House Democrats Reject Obama Deal In Non-Binding Vote: Will Estate Tax Uncertainty Cloud The New Year?

House Democrats Reject Obama Deal In Non-Binding Vote: Will Estate Tax Uncertainty Cloud The New Year?

House Democrats Reject Obama Deal In Non-Binding Vote: Will Estate Tax Uncertainty Cloud The New Year?

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:22 PM PST

On December 9, 2010, House Democrats rejected the Obama deal in a non-binding vote. A prepared state


Protesters gather in Beijing before Nobel ceremony

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:49 PM PST

Groups of protesters gathered outside the Norwegian Embassy and United Nations offices in Beijing on Friday -- hours before an imprisoned Chinese dissident was scheduled to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Morales warns of climate 'genocide'

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:49 PM PST

Bolivian leader says agreement essential as climate summit remains deadlocked on final day of talks.


Report notes decrease in Colombian cocaine production

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:59 PM PST

Colombia, the world's biggest supplier of cocaine, saw production of the illegal narcotic decline last year amid a government spraying campaign and declining U.S. consumption, according to a report.


10 Jobs With High Depression Rates

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:02 PM PST

Financial advisors carry the burden of their clients' retirement happiness. It's not an easy job.


China social networking co hires banks for U.S. IPO (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:46 PM PST

Reuters - One of China's largest social networking companies, Oak Pacific Interactive, has hired investment banks for an initial public offering in the United States in the first half of next year, sources close to the matter told Reuters on Friday.


Obama vows to fight gay troop ban

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:01 PM PST

US president urges senate to try again to overturn ban on openly gay troops after bid to repeal the policy is blocked.


How China branded Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo a traitor

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:37 PM PST

HONG KONG -- The magazine is banned in mainland China. So, too, is its Web site. Its editor is barred from visiting the land of his birth. Yet Chinese authorities have repeatedly cited reporting from the blacklisted publication.



Report: Tobacco smoke does immediate damage

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:40 AM PST

Even occasional smoking or secondhand smoke causes immediate damage to one's organs and poses risk of serious illness or death, the U.S. Surgeon General said in a new report released Thursday.

'Anonymous' hackers: 'We will fight'

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 01:45 PM PST

If you think there's a group of nerdish hackers somewhere hunched over their computers launching cyberattacks 24-7 on companies that have refused service to WikiLeaks, you're wrong.

U.S. House Speaker to attend Nobel ceremony

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:49 PM PST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will attend the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony Friday in Oslo, Norway, as part of the official delegation on behalf of winner Liu Xiaobo of China, her office announced.

Bomb plotter's father pleads not guilty

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 11:09 AM PST

The father of a man who admitted to a 2009 plot to detonate explosives in New York's subway system, pleaded not guilty Thursday to a series of new charges brought against him.

Doors singer Morrison wins indecent exposure pardon

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 02:23 PM PST

The charismatic but unpredictable lead singer of American rock band The Doors may receive a posthumous pardon almost 40 years after he was convicted of exposing himself on stage during a show in Miami.

'Jigsaw expert' saves shredded cash

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:12 PM PST

A forensic expert pieces back together 200 bank notes after a man accidentally put more than £4,000 worth of cash into a shredder.


Mexican drug lord suspected killed in clashes (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:11 PM PST

A soldier stands guard as girls walk past in Morelia November 24, 2010. REUTERS/Leogivildo GonzalezReuters - Mexican security forces may have killed a leader of the powerful La Familia drug cartel, a top government official said on Thursday.

Beijing residents wonder: Liu Xiao-who? (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:24 PM PST

Reuters - Liu Xiaobo may be lauded by the international community for his tireless efforts to promote human rights and democracy in China, but the jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner's ideals remain a mystery to many in Beijing.


Mexican drug lord suspected killed in clashes

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:14 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican security forces may have killed a leader of the powerful La Familia drug cartel, a top government official said on Thursday.

'Jigsaw expert' saves shredded cash

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:12 PM PST

A forensic expert pieces back together 200 bank notes after a man accidentally put more than £4,000 worth of cash into a shredder.


Bank of Korea says economic growth to slow in 2011 (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 08:36 PM PST

AP - South Korea's economic growth is set to slow to a more normal level of 4.5 percent next year following its strong recovery from the global financial crisis, the central bank said Friday.


In Russia, freedom of speech belongs to the state

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 07:50 PM PST

MOSCOW - Here's what the world looks like in a country where the government controls the media:


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