High & Low Finance: Truth and Consequences on Public Pensions

High & Low Finance: Truth and Consequences on Public Pensions

High & Low Finance: Truth and Consequences on Public Pensions

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:35 PM PST

Pensions for workers could soon come under the kind of scrutiny that led to the demise of private pensions.

ArtsBeat: Jim Morrison Is Pardoned in Florida

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:36 PM PST

Morrison, the lead singer for the Doors, was convicted in 1970 following a raucous performance where witnesses said they saw him expose himself.

Bucks: Social Security Seeks to End Free Loans

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:30 PM PST

New rules from the Social Security Administration make it harder to receive interest-free loans from the agency.

China blocks some media signals

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:50 PM PST

On the eve of the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, CNN.com and CNN International are among the websites and television networks that have been blocked in mainland China. The winner of the prize is imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. What's going on? CNN's Beijing Bureau Chief Jaime FlorCruz offers some insight.

Israel proposes Turkey compensation

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:36 PM PST

Israel offers compensation to relatives of the nine Turks killed during a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May.


Why the Nobel peace award upset China

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:41 PM PST

Keeping dissidents locked up, blocking prominent intellectuals from leaving the country and blacking out news reports -- China is pulling out all the stops to keep news about Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo out of public sight.

Doors singer pardoned by Florida

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:30 PM PST

Rock legend Jim Morrison is pardoned by Florida Governor Charlie Crist for a four-decade-old indecent exposure conviction.


Men killed at factory identified

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:30 PM PST

Police name two men killed in a Merseyside factory which has faced four health and safety inquiries in 10 years.


African Union suspends Ivory Coast amid political chaos

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 11:31 AM PST

The African Union has suspended the Ivory Coast from the organization amid the country's political chaos following a November runoff election, it said in a statement.

Dutch Police Arrest Teen in Pro-WikiLeaks Attacks

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:44 PM PST

Dutch authorities said they arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of being involved in attacks on the websites of MasterCard and Visa allegedly mounted by sympathizers of document-leaking website WikiLeaks.


The Caucus: Obama and Clinton to Meet at White House

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:46 PM PST

Former President Bill Clinton will meet with President Obama at the White House Friday for a postelection conversation about moving the Democratic agenda forward.

ArtsBeat: After Artwork Flap, a Question: What Are We Seeing?

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:30 PM PST

David Wojnarowicz's "A Fire in My Belly," which was pulled by the National Portrait Gallery after complaints by a religious group, is a raw, disturbing piece of art.

US police burn up 'bomb-factory'

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:18 PM PST

The US authorities set fire to a house in California packed with homemade explosives allegedly assembled by the home's former occupier.


Prince Charles' car attacked by London protesters

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:44 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - A car carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Duchess of Cornwall was attacked by protesters in central London demonstrating against higher student fees, a spokesman for the prince said in a statement on Thursday.

Berlusconi, rivals dig in ahead of crucial vote

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:03 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will not resign before next week's confidence vote as his rivals want, an aide said Thursday, playing down reports of behind-the-scenes negotiations between the two camps.

Pogue's Posts: Smartphones’ Heroic Gorilla Glass

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 11:17 AM PST

People carry their phones around in pockets with keys and change. People drop these things, toss them, scrape them. Why on earth don't they get totally scratched up?

Green: Wind Farm Would Link Region’s Grids

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:51 AM PST

A company unveils a proposal for an offshore wind farm that would sprawl across 270 square miles in Rhode Island Sound.

Bits: YouTube Lifts Time Limit for Some Videos

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 11:16 AM PST

For a group of trusted users, YouTube will no longer limit uploaded videos to 15 minutes.

Fees protesters kick prince's car

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:29 PM PST

A car carrying Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall was attacked by protesters but the couple were unharmed, Clarence House said.


Protesters attack Prince Charles' car

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:54 PM PST

Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are OK after student protesters attacked a car carrying them in London. The protests came as British lawmakers approved a tuition hike plan.

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