Iraq gunmen kill 10, abduct 50 on buses
(AP)
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:01:47 GMT
AP - Gunmen ambushed minibuses south of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 10 passengers and kidnapping about 50 others, police reported.
Bush hails bravery, dedication of troops
(AP)
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:00:03 GMT
AP - President Bush marked Veterans Day by praising U.S. troops who have fought oppression around the world, yet spoke only briefly about Iraq, where U.S. commanders are re-evaluating strategy.
Democrats now look to sustain majority
(AP)
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:09:53 GMT
AP - It's the question Democrats would rather not ask in their moment of revelry: Are their new majorities in the House and Senate sustainable?
Intrepid partners with Navy to free ship
(AP)
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:57:57 GMT
AP - The Navy is coming to the rescue of one of its mightiest veterans, joining the operation to free the World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid from deep Hudson River mud that has blocked efforts to move the ship to a dry dock for renovation, officials announced Saturday.
Bush says Rumsfeld replacement is agent of change
(Reuters)
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:01:36 GMT
Reuters - Signaling an openness to a broad
shift in his Iraq policy, President George W. Bush on Saturday
described his new pick for defense secretary, Robert Gates, as
an able manager and "agent of change."
Putin meets Iran's nuclear negotiator
(AP)
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:10:41 GMT
AP - Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saturday, indicating a strong Russian diplomatic push to get Iran to shift its position on its nuclear program.
Eakins painting sells for $68 million
(AP)
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:03:45 GMT
AP - The National Gallery plans to buy one of the 19th century's best-known American paintings, "The Gross Clinic" by Thomas Eakins, for a record $68 million.
PlayStation 3 makes debut in Japan
(AP)
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:34:50 GMT
AP - Sony's PlayStation 3 made its highly anticipated debut in Japan to long lines on Saturday, with local stores selling out their supplies of the video game console in a pattern that's expected to be repeated around the world.
Pynchon fans eager to feast on new novel
(AP)
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:56:16 GMT
AP - Zak Smith is a painter, a rebel and an Ivy Leaguer, a Yale University graduate with a green mohawk, an apartment of wall-to-wall illustrations and a passion for comics, classic novels — and Thomas Pynchon.
Henin-Hardenne will finish year No. 1
(AP)
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:40:35 GMT
AP - Justine Henin-Hardenne will finish the year as the top-ranked player in women's tennis after beating Maria Sharapova 6-2, 7-5 (5) Saturday in the semifinals of the WTA Championships.
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