AP Online back issues from Friday, January 30:
Obama calls $18B in Wall St. bonuses 'shameful'
Jan 30, 2009; ... President Barack Obama issued a withering critique Thursday of Wall Street corporate behavior, calling it "the height of irresponsibility" for employees to be paid more than $18 billion in bonuses last year while their crumbling financial sector received a bailout from taxpayers ....
Shaq back in All-Star game for 15th time
Jan 30, 2009; ... Shaq is back in the All-Star game. After being left out of the NBA's midseason gala for first time in his career last season, Shaquille O'Neal received his 15th All-Star selection Thursday night when the reserves were announced for the Feb. 15 game in Phoenix. O'Neal and ...
Army suicides at record high, passing civilians
Jan 30, 2009; ... Stressed by war and long overseas tours, U.S. soldiers killed themselves last year at the highest rate on record, the toll rising for a fourth straight year and even surpassing the suicide rate among comparable civilians. Army leaders said they were doing everything they could think ...
Burris says he stands behind Blagojevich removal
Jan 30, 2009 ... Illinois Sen. Roland Burris says he stands behind the ouster of Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) as governor. He says it shows "loud and clear" that there were serious hurdles keeping the governor from doing his job. Blagojevich was convicted Thursday at his impeachment ...
Senate GOP leader: Party must explain core values
Jan 30, 2009; ... After crushing defeats in back-to-back elections, the top Senate Republican warned Thursday that the GOP risks remaining out of power in the White House and Congress unless it better explains its core principles to woo one-time faithful and new loyalists. "The results of the two ...
Workers receiving unemployment at 25-year high
Jan 30, 2009; ... Week by week, the numbers that measure the economy get worse, heading toward uncharted territory. The Labor Department released figures Thursday showing that the percentage of the workforce receiving unemployment benefits reached a 25-year high in mid-January. The raw numbers were the ...
Child star, parents happy to be part of `Slumdog'
Jan 30, 2009; ... The makers of "Slumdog Millionaire" have done more for the film's child stars than their parents ever could, the father of one young actress said. Rafiq Qureshi, whose 7-year-old daughter, Rubina, appears in the film, said that the filmmakers enrolled his daughter in school ...
15-year-old smashes car into Calif. home; 3 die
Jan 30, 2009; ... A 15-year-old driver, his younger brother and a young neighborhood friend were killed when they fled at speeds up to 90 mph and then crashed into a house after a police car pulled them over. California Highway Patrol officials said an officer had stopped the car for running a red ...
New Illinois governor is grass-roots crusader
Jan 30, 2009; ... Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was schooled in the politics of the Chicago Machine, but his successor's career has been built on grass-roots organizing to cut government and protect the little guy. Pat Quinn ...
Biographical information on Blagojevich
Jan 30, 2009; ... NAME _ Rod R. Blagojevich. AGE _ 52. Born Dec. 10, 1956. HOME _ Chicago. FAMILY _ Wife, Patricia; two daughters. EDUCATION _ Northwestern University, graduated 1979; Pepperdine University, law degree, 1983. EXPERIENCE _ Elected Illinois ...
Blagojevich says he's saddened by ouster
Jan 30, 2009 ... Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's saddened, but not surprised, by the state Senate's decision to boot him from office. Blagojevich spoke to reporters and neighbors gathered outside his home on Chicago's North Side. He says he ...
AP Top News at 7:43 p.m. EST
Jan 30, 2009 ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A small group gathered for a closed-door meeting at NFL headquarters two years ago in December, as it had regularly since 2003. The topic: ...
Official: Obama to repeal 4 Bush executive orders
Jan 30, 2009; ... President Barack Obama intends to overturn four Bush-era executive orders that unions opposed, a labor official said Thursday. Obama planned to reverse one order Friday that allowed unionized companies to post signs informing workers that they were allowed to decertify their union, an ...
Obama calls $18B in Wall Street bonuses 'shameful'
Jan 30, 2009; ... President Barack Obama issued a withering critique Thursday of Wall Street corporate behavior, calling it "the height of irresponsibility" for employees to be paid more than $18 billion in bonuses last year while their crumbling financial sector received a bailout from taxpayers....
Lab confirmed salmonella for Georgia peanut plant
Jan 30, 2009; ... A lab company president called to testify before Congress in the salmonella outbreak investigation said Thursday that manufacturers "can't retest away a positive result." Charles Deibel, whose labs conducted tests for Peanut Corp. of America, said that if 100 containers were ...
Staubach pulling for Cardinals in Super Bowl
Jan 30, 2009; ... The thought of the Pittsburgh Steelers owning more Super Bowl titles than the Dallas Cowboys doesn't sit well with Roger Staubach. So the Hall of Famer likes the Arizona Cardinals in Sunday's NFL championship game. The Steelers and the Cowboys both have won a record five titles, and ...
Ill. gov unanimously convicted, tossed from office
Jan 30, 2009; ... Gov. Rod Blagojevich was unanimously convicted at his impeachment trial and thrown out of office Thursday, ending a nearly two-month crisis that erupted with his arrest on charges he tried to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Blagojevich becomes the first U.S. governor in more than 20 ...
Obama calls $18B in Wall Street bonuses 'shameful'
Jan 30, 2009; ... President Barack Obama issued a withering critique Thursday of Wall Street corporate behavior, calling it "the height of irresponsibility" for employees to be paid more than $18 billion in bonuses last year while their crumbling financial sector received a bailout from taxpayers....
Blagojevich says he's saddened by ouster
Jan 30, 2009 ... Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's saddened, but not surprised, by the state Senate's decision to boot him from office. Blagojevich spoke to reporters and neighbors gathered outside his home on Chicago's North Side. He says he ...
Report: Estalella to testify against Bonds
Jan 30, 2009 ... Former major league catcher Bobby Estalella has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors to testify at Barry Bonds' trial, ESPN.com reported Thursday. Estalella, who was on the San Francisco Giants with Bonds in 2000 and 2001, is expected to testify to firsthand knowledge that Bonds ...
AP Top News at 7:00 p.m. EST
Jan 30, 2009 ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A small group gathered for a closed-door meeting at NFL headquarters two years ago in December, as it had regularly since 2003. The topic: ...
S. American leaders join anti-Davos social forum
Jan 30, 2009; ... South America's leading advocates of socialism got a hero's welcome from 100,000 activists at the mouth of the Amazon River Thursday as they demanded an overhaul of global capitalism. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the time has come for the world's leftists to "leave the ...
Power's return could take weeks in Ky., Ark.
Jan 30, 2009; ... Storm-battered residents of several states hunkered down in frigid homes and shelters Thursday, expecting to spend at least a week without power and waiting in long lines to buy generators, firewood, groceries and bottled water. Utility companies in ...
Sept. 11 memorial to open on 10th anniversary
Jan 30, 2009 ... The head of the agency that owns the World Trade Center site says the Sept. 11 memorial will open on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. But that doesn't mean the memorial will be completed by then. Executive Director Chris Ward says the Port Authority of New York and New ...
AP Top News at 7:05 p.m. EST
Jan 30, 2009 ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A small group gathered for a closed-door meeting at NFL headquarters two years ago in December, as it had regularly since 2003. The topic: ...
Lab confirmed salmonella for Georgia peanut plant
Jan 30, 2009; ... A lab company president called to testify before Congress in the salmonella outbreak investigation said Thursday that manufacturers "can't retest away a positive result." Charles Deibel, whose labs conducted tests for Peanut Corp. of America, said that if 100 containers were ...
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich thrown out of office
Jan 30, 2009; ... Gov. Rod Blagojevich was thrown out of office Thursday without a single lawmaker rising in his defense, ending a nearly two-month crisis that erupted with his arrest on charges he tried to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Blagojevich becomes the first U.S. governor in more than ...
Pfizer deal gives Wyeth say on board, breakup fee
Jan 30, 2009; ... Drug giant Pfizer Inc.'s agreement to acquire rival Wyeth would give Wyeth directors a voice on Pfizer's board and includes hefty penalties aimed at preventing the deal from collapsing, according to a regulatory filing made Thursday. The 86-page agreement states that Pfizer will add ...
Impeachment charges against Illinois governor
Jan 30, 2009; ... The 13 accusations in the Illinois House's article of impeachment against Rod Blagojevich: _Plotting to obtain a personal benefit in exchange for his appointment to fill the vacant seat in the United States Senate. _Plotting to award state financial help to Tribune Co. only ...
Timeline of Blagojevich downfall
Jan 30, 2009; ... Key moments in Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich's time in office and downfall: _Jan. 13, 2003: Sworn in. _June 30, 2006: U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald says he has witnesses to "very serious allegations of endemic hiring fraud" in the Blagojevich ...
Ill. gov unanimously convicted, tossed from office
Jan 30, 2009; ... Gov. Rod Blagojevich was thrown out of office Thursday without a single lawmaker rising in his defense, ending a nearly two-month crisis that erupted with his arrest on charges he tried to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Blagojevich becomes the first U.S. governor in more than 20 years ...
Ill. gov unanimously convicted, tossed from office
Jan 30, 2009; ... Gov. Rod Blagojevich was thrown out of office Thursday without a single lawmaker rising in his defense, ending a nearly two-month crisis that erupted with his arrest on charges he tried to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Blagojevich becomes the first U.S. governor in more than ...
Senate GOP leader: Party must explain core values
Jan 30, 2009; ... After crushing defeats in back-to-back elections, the top Senate Republican warned Thursday that the GOP risks remaining out of power in the White House and Congress unless it better explains its core principles to woo one-time faithful and new loyalists. "The results of the two ...
Judge: Anti-gay marriage donors must be public
Jan 30, 2009; ... A federal judge denied a request Thursday to keep secret the names of donors to California's anti-gay marriage initiative, saying the public had a right to know who gave money to state ballot measures. Supporters of the Proposition 8 initiative, which overturned a state Supreme Court ...
New Illinois governor is grass-roots crusader
Jan 30, 2009; ... Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was schooled in the politics of the Chicago Machine, but his successor's career has been built on grass-roots organizing to cut government and protect the little guy. Pat Quinn ...
AP Top News at 7:58 p.m. EST
Jan 30, 2009 ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A small group gathered for a closed-door meeting at NFL headquarters two years ago in December, as it had regularly since 2003. The topic: ...
AP Top News at 7:07 p.m. EST
Jan 30, 2009 ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A small group gathered for a closed-door meeting at NFL headquarters two years ago in December, as it had regularly since 2003. The topic: ...
Obama calls $18B in Wall St. bonuses 'shameful'
Jan 30, 2009; ... President Barack Obama issued a withering critique Thursday of Wall Street corporate behavior, calling it "the height of irresponsibility" for employees to be paid more than $18 billion in bonuses last year while their crumbling financial sector received a bailout from taxpayers ....
AP Top News at 7:35 p.m. EST
Jan 30, 2009 ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A small group gathered for a closed-door meeting at NFL headquarters two years ago in December, as it had regularly since 2003. The topic: ...
Blackwater says it could leave Iraq with 72 hours
Jan 30, 2009; ... Blackwater Worldwide, denied an operating license in Iraq because of lingering outrage over a deadly shooting spree in Baghdad, promised Thursday to leave the country where it guards American diplomats within 72 hours of being ordered out by the State Department. But Blackwater ...
Iowa man convicted of killing young stepdaughters
Jan 30, 2009 ... An Iowa man has been found guilty of killing his two stepdaughters during a ritual from a satanic bible. Lawrence Harris Sr., of Sioux City, was convicted Thursday on two counts of first-degree murder in Woodbury County District Court. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 18 ....
Biographical information on Blagojevich
Jan 30, 2009; ... NAME _ Rod R. Blagojevich. AGE _ 52. Born Dec. 10, 1956. HOME _ Chicago. FAMILY _ Wife, Patricia; two daughters. EDUCATION _ Northwestern University, graduated 1979; Pepperdine University, law degree, 1983. EXPERIENCE _ Elected Illinois ...
Analysis: GOP gambles in opposing Obama stimulus
Jan 30, 2009; ... WASHINGTON (AP _ Eight days after Barack Obama took office as a "change" president, House Republicans have made a huge political gamble that could set the tone for the next election cycle. In unanimously opposing the massive spending bill that Obama says is crucial to ...
Lab confirmed salmonella for Ga. peanut plant
Jan 30, 2009; ... A lab company president called to testify before Congress in the salmonella outbreak investigation said Thursday that manufacturers "can't retest away a positive result." Charles Deibel, whose labs conducted tests for Peanut Corp. of America, said that if 100 containers were ...
Thursday's Sports Scoreboard
Jan 30, 2009; ... All Times Eastern National Football League Playoffs No games today. National Basketball Association Cleveland vs Orlando, 8 p.m....
NKorea declares past accords with South 'dead'
Jan 30, 2009 ... North Korea declared all military and political agreements with South Korea "dead" Friday, warning it would not honor past accords if Seoul continues to push the Koreas to the brink of war. The North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea accused South Korean ...
Army: Body armor safe for US troops in combat
Jan 30, 2009; ... No U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan because their body armor was flawed and failed to protect them, a senior Army official said Thursday as the service defended the way the lifesaving gear is tested before being used in combat. A new audit by the Pentagon inspector ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EST
Jan 30, 2009 ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A small group gathered for a closed-door meeting at NFL headquarters two years ago in December, as it had regularly since 2003. The topic: ...
Ill. gov unanimously convicted, tossed from office
Jan 30, 2009; ... Gov. Rod Blagojevich was bounced from office Thursday without a single lawmaker rising in his defense, ending a nearly two-month crisis that erupted with his arrest on charges he tried to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Blagojevich becomes the first U.S. governor in more than ...
Obama rooting for Steelers in Super Bowl
Jan 30, 2009 ... President Barack Obama said he's pulling for the Pittsburgh Steelers over the Arizona Cardinals in football's biggest game on Sunday _ and he did so with a politician's touch. Obama said Thursday that he would root for Pittsburgh against the "long-suffering" and "great ...
Turkish PM admonishes Israel president over Gaza
Jan 30, 2009; ... Turkey's prime minister stalked off the stage at the World Economic Forum red-faced Thursday after reproaching Israel's president over the Gaza offensive by saying "You kill people." The packed audience, which included President Barack Obama's close adviser Valerie Jarrett, ...
Colo. man accused of threatening Obama surrenders
Jan 30, 2009; ... A Colorado man has been indicted on charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and blow up the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis. Timothy Ryan Gutierrez, 20, surrendered Thursday at the FBI's office in Durango and was being held without bond, the U.S. attorney's ...
AP Top News at 7:13 p.m. EST
Jan 30, 2009 ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A small group gathered for a closed-door meeting at NFL headquarters two years ago in December, as it had regularly since 2003. The topic: ...
Lawsuit argues Clinton ineligible for state post
Jan 30, 2009; ... A conservative watchdog group filed a lawsuit Thursday arguing that Hillary Rodham Clinton cannot legally serve as secretary of state, even though she was sworn in last week. The suit is based on an obscure section of the Constitution on compensation for public officials, the ...
Thursday's Sports Scoreboard
Jan 30, 2009; ... All Times Eastern National Football League Playoffs No games today. National Basketball Association Cleveland vs Orlando, 8 p.m....
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EST
Jan 30, 2009 ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A small group gathered for a closed-door meeting at NFL headquarters two years ago in December, as it had regularly since 2003. The topic: ...
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich bounced from office
Jan 30, 2009; ... Gov. Rod Blagojevich was bounced from office Thursday without a single lawmaker rising in his defense, ending a nearly two-month crisis that erupted with his arrest on charges he tried to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Blagojevich becomes the first U.S. governor in more than ...
AP Top News at 7:21 p.m. EST
Jan 30, 2009 ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A small group gathered for a closed-door meeting at NFL headquarters two years ago in December, as it had regularly since 2003. The topic: ...
Glance at ousted US governors
Jan 30, 2009; ... U.S. governors impeached and ousted from office: _William W. Holden of North Carolina, removed in 1871 after he sent a militia to quell violence by the Ku Klux Klan and suspended the right of habeas corpus for accused Klan leaders. He also had several political opponents arrested. ...
Army: Body armor safe for US troops in combat
Jan 30, 2009; ... No U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan because their body armor was flawed and failed to protect them, a senior Army official said Thursday as the service defended how the lifesaving gear is tested before being used in combat. A new audit by the Pentagon inspector ...
Professor who slammed Clinton will be Obama aide
Jan 30, 2009; ... Samantha Power, the Harvard University professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who earned notoriety for calling Hillary Rodham Clinton a "monster" while working to elect Barack Obama president, will take a senior foreign policy job at the White House, The Associated Press has ...
Arena says Beckham will return to Galaxy
Jan 30, 2009 ... Galaxy coach Bruce Arena dismissed reports from Italy that David Beckham could stay with AC Milan beyond his current loan. "No one ever knows the accuracy of anything," Arena said after practice Thursday. "Everything gets distorted, so we don't concern ourselves with ...
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,236
Jan 30, 2009; ... As of Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, at least 4,236 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,406 military personnel died as a result ...
Ill. gov unanimously convicted, tossed from office
Jan 30, 2009; ... Gov. Rod Blagojevich was thrown out of office Thursday without a single lawmaker rising in his defense, ending a nearly two-month crisis that erupted with his arrest on charges he tried to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Blagojevich becomes the first U.S. governor in more than 20 years ...
AP President Curley to receive White media honor
Jan 30, 2009 ... Tom Curley, president and chief executive of The Associated Press and a leading industry voice on press freedom issues, has been named the 2009 recipient of the William Allen White Foundation's national citation. Curley will receive the honor Feb. 6 at the University of Kansas. ...