Iran condemns US mosque seizure
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran on Sunday denounced as ‘disgraceful’ U.S. moves to seize four mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim nonprofit organization suspected of Iranian links.
Hawaii’s famed white sandy beaches are shrinking
“It really used to be a beautiful beach,” said the 35-year-old mother of two. “And now when you look at it, it’s gone.” Geologists say more than 70 percent of Kauai’s beaches are eroding while Oahu has lost a quarter of its sandy shoreline.
Obama in Japan: Public Solidarity Masks Tension
President Obama’s popular and rhetorical success on the global stage has not yet been matched by resolution of the United States’ foreign policy challenges.
Solar power outshining Colorado’s gas industry (AP)
AP – The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.
Obama: Consensus and obstructionism on health care (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama sees both “unprecedented consensus” from outside Congress on his drive to remake the nation’s health care system and obstructionism by some on Capitol Hill.
Rob Asghar: Why Obama Deserves His Nobel
Commentators on the hawkish right are furious that Barack Obama can win a Nobel Peace Prize only eight months into his presidency.
Obama’s Nobel Prize Inspires Conservative Outrage And Confusion
The unexpected news that President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize early Friday morning has prompted a serious debate as to whether the award was deserved and what exactly Obama should do to commemorate the moment. It’s also created a remarkable bit of fury among the president’s Republican opponents. One week after conservatives were exuberant with Obama’s failure to secure the Olympics for his hometown of Chicago, they were left bitter and bemused that he was bestowed the world’s most prestigious honor “The real question Americans are asking is, ‘What has President Obama act
Pakistan Taliban head cracks jokes, vows vengeance (AP)
AP – Flanked by heavily armed fighters, the new leader of the Pakistani Taliban sat on a blue blanket, amiable and relaxed as he cracked jokes and mixed in threats of vengeance for deadly U.S. airstrikes.
Suspect’s lawyer says Letterman ‘manipulates’ (AP)
AP – The defense lawyer for the CBS News producer charged with trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman is calling the talk-show host “a master at manipulating audiences.”
Smell has some cities ripping out ginkgo trees (AP)
AP – The ginkgo tree is renowned for its hardiness, surviving everything from road salt to an atomic bomb, but it may be undone by another trait — it reeks.
