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British girl found alive after hiding under bodies for hours in French Alps slayings

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT

ANNECY, France - For at least eight hours, the 4-year-old girl lay motionless, frightened and alone, hiding under her dead mother's skirt on the floor of a BMW after a killing spree in the French Alps. As the hours ticked by, police peered through the car's windows at the lifeless bodies of her parents and grandmother.

Girl hid under bodies after French Alps slayings

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:06 PM PDT

Investigators stand at the camp site where the slain British family were vacationing in Saint Jorioz, near Annecy, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. A 4-year-old British girl huddled for eight hours beneath the legs of her slain mother in the back of a car filled with corpses on a remote Alpine road, while French investigators stood nearby, unaware the girl was there. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)For at least eight hours, the 4-year-old girl lay motionless, frightened and alone, hiding under her dead mother's skirt on the floor of a BMW after a killing spree in the French Alps. As the hours ticked by, police peered through the car's windows at the lifeless bodies of her parents and grandmother.


Obama: Recovery will take Depression-level effort

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Delegates reacts as Rep. John Lewis of Georgia speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)His re-election in doubt, President Barack Obama acknowledged slow progress toward solving the nation's economic woes Thursday night but declared in a Democratic National Convention speech, "Our problems can be solved, our challenges can be met."


Obama speech: Hope has become hang in there

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:56 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he joins Former President Bill Clinton during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)For President Barack Obama, hope has become hang in there.


DEMOCRATS GATHER IN CHARLOTTE TO CHAMPION COOPERATION

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:50 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- For Americans who watched the first nights of the Democratic National Convention this week, something important and revealing could be seen and heard: The party was explaining, point-by-point, what President Obama was actually thinking in his first four years.For the first time, the president's chronology of actions began to come clear even to professional political types who have been asking: "Why is he doing that? And now?"Why health care, during his first year, when it blotted out issues such as saving the economy? It still is a mystery to many, but Maryland's impressive Gov. ...

Live Blog: Obama Addresses Convention

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:32 PM PDT

Live Blog: Obama Addresses ConventionIt's the third and final day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. President Barack Obama will accept his party's nomination – a formality – and make his case for reelection – a really important moment in a dead-locked race. There's an all-star...


Another 'No Easy Day' revelation: dramatic SEAL search for POW

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:55 PM PDT

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only POW from the Afghanistan war, went missing from his fortified base on June 30, 2009, under circumstances that are not entirely clear before being captured by the Taliban.

BAE's female trailblazer sets sights on minorities

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:52 PM PDT

President and CEO of BAE Systems, Inc. Linda Hudson takes part in the 2011 Reuters Aerospace and Defense Summit in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Linda Hudson, the first woman to head a big U.S. arms company, is heartened that other women are finally rising to top jobs in the traditionally male-dominated weapons business, but she is disappointed that minorities have not yet made similar inroads. Hudson, dubbed "first lady of defense" by Washingtonian magazine, instituted new measures this year aimed at boosting minority hiring at BAE Systems Inc , the U.S. unit of Europe's largest defense contractor. ...


Kerry speech a possible tryout for job at State

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2012 file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kerry's speech to the Democratic National Convention Thursday night is an audition of sorts for secretary of state if President Barack Obama is re-elected. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Sen. John Kerry dismissed Republican Mitt Romney as "out of touch at home, out of his depth abroad and out of the mainstream" in a Democratic National convention speech that's the Democrat's audition of sorts for secretary of state if President Barack Obama is re-elected.


Analysis: Clinton adds new hurdle to Romney's task

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:41 PM PDT

Former President Bill Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Republicans have no one who can match Bill Clinton's ability to deliver a forceful, point-by-point defense of President Barack Obama in the campaign's final two months. Luckily for Mitt Romney, Americans vote for candidates, not surrogates, and a coming cascade of Republican TV ads might drown Clinton's potent testimonial, which even GOP partisans call a masterpiece.


US sends more spies, diplomats to Syrian border

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:31 PM PDT

The U.S. is ramping up its presence at Syria's Turkish border, sending more spies and diplomats to help advise the rebel forces in their mismatched fight against the better armed Syrian regime, and to watch for possible al-Qaida infiltration of rebel ranks.

Plan for suburban Detroit mosque draws resistance

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:16 PM PDT

A sign for the future home of Islamic Culture Association is shown outside the former Eagle Elementary School in West Bloomfield, Mich., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. This affluent Detroit suburb with a diverse mix of religions and races and center of the region's Jewish community is the latest battleground over mosque construction, as some residents push back against a school district's decision to sell a vacant elementary school to an Islamic group. The Farmington Hills school district defends its agreement to sell Eagle Elementary School to a Muslim association and an administrator says opposition now can be classified as "Islamophobia." (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)On a prime piece of real estate in suburban Detroit stands a large, vacant elementary school with no vestiges of life — save for a tiny sign that identifies the building as the "future home" of the Islamic Cultural Association.


Obama Promises 'Harder' but 'Better' Path to the Future at DNC

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:08 PM PDT

Obama Promises 'Harder' but 'Better' Path to the Future at DNCPresident Obama to Sell Status Quo, Not 'Change' in DNC Speech


New Romney ad uses Clinton's words against Obama

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:36 PM PDT

A new television ad from Mitt Romney's campaign is using Bill Clinton's words against President Barack Obama.

The annotated Bill Clinton convention speech

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT

What did Bill Clinton plan to say and what did he actually say? We've compared his prepared remarks with his actual live speech, so you can follow along with the ad libs, or planned differences.

Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 ways they differ on military issues

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:22 PM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has not been expansive regarding his views of the war in Afghanistan – likely, analysts speculate, because both he and President Obama do not have significantly different plans for US troops embroiled in America's longest conflict. But the next administration is not only winding down a war but ALSO making critical decisions on how to care for returning veterans and resize the Pentagon to fit shrinking defense dollars.

Allsup True Help(R) Disability Web Expo Addresses Veterans Disability Issues

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Web Expo features presentation and moderated chat on wounded warriors Sept. 27.Belleville, Ill. (PRWEB) September 06, 2012 Experts on mental health, caregiving, healthcare and veterans services will team with Allsup, a nationwide provider of services for people with disabilities, to host a moderated chat titled, "Wounded warriors—a discussion on veteran disability issues," during the Allsup True Help® Disability Web Expo. This free, online event is 508 compliant for accessibility and will be held Thursday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST. ...

Michelle Obama: It's Getting Better All the Time

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:59 PM PDT

As some Democrats waver over whether the country is "better off today than four years ago," first lady Michelle Obama told ABC "World News" anchor Diane Sawyer her answer is yes, and that Americans "are growing to understand just how much we've accomplished." Mrs. Obama pointed...

James Clyburn's Speech: Full Text from the Democratic National Convention

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:39 PM PDT

The Democratic National Convention released a full transcript of Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) speech to the 2012 Democratic National Convention (as prepared for delivery). Read the full text below:

Girl hid under bodies after French Alps shootings

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Plainclothes Surrey police officers stand outside of the home of Saad al-Hilli in Claygate, south of LondonCHEVALINE, France (Reuters) - A four-year-old British girl spent eight hours cowering among the bodies of three adults, thought to be her mother, father and grandmother, who were shot dead in a car in the French Alps. The child, apparently on a family camping holiday from Britain, was found by police unhurt shortly before midnight on Wednesday huddled on the floor behind the front seats of the car, hidden under the legs and skirt of one of the dead women. ...


Beau Biden's Speech: Full Text from the Democratic National Convention

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:09 PM PDT

The Democratic National Convention released a full transcript of Beau Biden's speech to the 2012 Democratic National Convention (as prepared for delivery). Read the full text below:

French Alps slayings: Child found 8 hours later

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:48 AM PDT

Gendarmes block access to a killing site near Chevaline, French Alps, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012. French authorities say at least four people have been shot to death in a forest in the Alps.An official with the regional administration for the Haute-Savoie region says three of the bodies were found in a BMW registered in Britain. (AP Photo/Alexis Moro)French authorities struggled Thursday to explain why no one found a 4-year-old girl for eight hours at a blood-strewn crime scene as she huddled in a car under the skirt of a corpse — apparently her dead mother or grandmother.


Obama speech about job security _ for him, for all

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:33 AM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he joins Former President Bill Clinton during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)To a nation short on job security, President Barack Obama has his night to protect his own.


Wounded Warriors to Participate in 2012 Nation’s Triathlon as Part of Disabled Sports USA’s Team Warfighter Sports

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:12 AM PDT

Disabled Sports USA and PCI Strategic Management sponsor a team of severely injured service members undergoing therapy at Walter Reed Military Medical Center to swim, bike and run in paratriathlon categoryRockville, MD (PRWEB) September 06, 2012 Disabled Sports USA, in partnership with PCI Strategic Management, announced their sponsorship of Team Warfighter Sports' participation at the 7th Annual Nation's Triathlon this Sunday, September 9, 2012 starting at 7am in Washington, DC. ...

How presidents make their case for 4 more years

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:38 AM PDT

President Barack Obama stands with Former President Bill Clinton after Clintons' address to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Presidents seeking a second term can't run on "change." They've got records to defend and complaints to answer.


Migrant boat sinks off Turkey, children among 61 dead

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:36 AM PDT

AHMETBEYLI, Turkey (Reuters) - At least 61 migrants including Palestinians and Syrians, more than half of them children, died after their overcrowded boat sank just tens of meters off Turkey's western Aegean coast on Thursday, officials said. Tahsin Kurtbeyoglu, governor of the coastal district of Menderes in Izmir province, told Reuters an initial investigation showed the small vessel sank around dawn due to overcrowding. Its destination was unclear but the small Turkish town of Ahmetbeyli from where it set out is only a few kilometers from the Greek island of Samos. ...

Signs Syria used cluster bombs - arms monitor group

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:22 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Syrian government forces have almost certainly used cluster bombs, which kill and maim civilians long after conflicts end, during their crackdown on a 17-month revolt, a disarmament group said on Thursday citing video and photographic evidence. The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) said it had collected pictures and footage from Syrian activists showing fragments of cluster munitions at least two sites in Syria. ...

Libyan Militant Claims Waterboarding, CIA Abuses: Report

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:22 AM PDT

Libyan Militant Claims Waterboarding, CIA Abuses: ReportFormer Libyan Militants Tell Human Rights Watch They Were Abused While in US Custody


Canada has the Best Reputation in the World According to Reputation Institute

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:18 AM PDT

Study reveals interesting developments in countries' reputations amidst the Euro crisis, the rise of Asia and the dominance of EnglishLondon, England (PRWEB) September 06, 2012 Canada has been chosen as the country with the best reputation in the world. The results are from Reputation Institute's 2012 Country RepTrak™ that ranks the world's most reputable countries and determines what drives people to support one country more than another. ...

Tom Brokaw: Press coverage of both conventions fair, ‘about the same’ [VIDEO]

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:02 AM PDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NBC News special correspondent and former "NBC Night News" anchor Tom Brokaw told The Daily Caller on Wednesday evening that he views the media coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions as fair to both sides of the political spectrum.

VP role secure, Biden makes pitch for Obama re-election

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:52 AM PDT

U.S. Vice President Biden and first lady Michelle Obama applaud as they watch from the first lady's box during the second session of the Democratic National Convention in CharlotteCHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Joe Biden was a pragmatic choice for vice president: a U.S. Senate veteran with foreign policy expertise. Four years later, he is one of Barack Obama's most trusted advisers, helping the president on the world stage and with voters at home. Biden, after three and a half years dotted with off-the-cuff remarks, will make the case for Obama's re-election at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night in ways that few others can. And in doing so, he will put persistent rumors of his own departure to rest by accepting his party's nomination. ...


Iraqi leader to Obama: ‘Why did you leave Iraq to Iran?’

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:50 AM PDT

President Barack Obama is expected to tout the end of American military involvement in Iraq during his Thursday night speech at the Democratic National Convention, but a prominent tribal leader who helped end the Iraq War is now asking Obama, "Why did you leave Iraq to Iran?"

Rights Watch: Evidence of wider US waterboarding

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:26 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 file photo, Libyans search for documents inside Abu Salim prison, Libya's most notorious prison of Gadhafi's regime and the scene of a 1996 massacre of prisoners, in Tripoli, Libya. A new report by New York-based Human Rights Watch reveals details about abuse and torture of Libyan Islamist detainees by their own government and the US and cooperation between Libya led by dictator Moammar Gadhafi and other governments, including the US, Britain, China, Sudan and Morocco, in the rendition program. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)Human Rights Watch said it has uncovered evidence of a wider use of waterboarding than previously acknowledged by the CIA, in a report Thursday detailing brutal treatment of detainees at U.S.-run lockups abroad after the 9/11 attacks.


Human rights group alleges U.S. waterboarded Gaddafi opponents

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:10 AM PDT

Protestors perform a simulation of the waterboarding torture technique on a man dressed as a prisoner in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A human rights organization says it has collected evidence of two previously unreported cases in which U.S. agents used waterboarding or a similar harsh interrogation technique on Libyan militants held by American forces in Afghanistan. In a report released on Thursday, Human Rights Watch also says it acquired new evidence of the extent to which the United States and some of its allies, including Great Britain, allegedly detained exiled opponents of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and forcibly transferred them back to Libya. ...


What Bill Clinton Wrote vs. What Bill Clinton Said

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 08:14 AM PDT

What Bill Clinton Wrote vs. What Bill Clinton SaidIf you were following any journalists on Twitter last night, one of the most remarked upon aspects of Bill Clinton's nomination speech was how liberally he deviated from the prepared text. What was handed out to the media was four pages of single-spaced, small font text, but — as an exasperated TelePrompTer operator found out —that was really just a guideline to what Clinton actually wanted to say. We decided to compare the two versions to see how one of the great speechmakers of his era goes about his business.


Japan made to sweat for 1-0 win over UAE

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:41 AM PDT

Japan's forward Mike Havenaar lines up a shot during practice for the FIFA U20 World Cup soccer tournament in VictoriaNIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) - Mike Havenaar spared Japan's blushes with a 69th-minute winner to give the Asian champions a 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates in a World Cup qualifying warm-up on Thursday. The Dutch-based forward powered home a close-range header from Yuichi Komano's cross just when the Japanese appeared to be running out of ideas in front of 42,000 in Niigata. Midfielder Keisuke Honda blazed just over with barely a minute gone, but that was close as Japan got in a disappointing performance from the Blue Samurai until Havenaar's winner. ...


Syrian troops recapture rebel-held town, cutting off refugees

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:29 AM PDT

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Turkey: Death toll in refugee boat sinking hits 58

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:10 AM PDT

Coast guards search for survivors after at least 58 illegal immigrants drowned when a fishing boat carrying people who had been promised refuge in Europe sank after hitting rocks off the coast near Aegean city of Izmir, Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, officials said. Dozens of survivors, mostly from Iraq and Syria, were able to swim through the Aegean waters to shore, only 50 meters (160 feet) away.(AP Photo/Hurriyet) TURKEY OUTSome 58 people drowned when a fishing boat carrying migrants that smugglers had promised refuge in Europe sank after hitting rocks off the coast of western Turkey, officials said Thursday.


UPDATE 1-Soccer-Japan made to sweat for 1-0 win over UAE

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:44 AM PDT

* Asian champions struggle against lively UAE side * Kagawa disappoints but Japan coach "satisfied" with result (Adds quotes, details) NIIGATA, Japan, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Mike Havenaar sparedJapan's blushes with a 69th-minute winner to give the Asianchampions a 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates in a WorldCup qualifying warm-up on Thursday. The Dutch-based forward powered home a close-range headerfrom Yuichi Komano's cross just when the Japanese appeared to berunning out of ideas in front of 42,000 in Niigata. ...

Soccer-Japan made to sweat for 1-0 win over UAE

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:18 AM PDT

NIIGATA, Japan, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Mike Havenaar sparedJapan's blushes with a 69th-minute winner to give the Asianchampions a 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates in a WorldCup qualifying warm-up game on Thursday. The Dutch-based forward powered home a close-range headerfrom Yuichi Komano's cross just when the Japanese appeared to berunning out of ideas in front of 42,000 in Niigata. Midfielder Keisuke Honda blazed just over with barely aminute gone, but that was close as Japan got in a hugelydisappointing performance until Havenaar's winner. ...

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