Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will lift a longstanding ban on women serving in combat, according to senior defense officials.The services have until this May to come up with a plan to implement the change, according to a Defense Department official.That means the changes could come into effect as early as May. The services will have until January 2016 to complete the implementation...
'Avatar' director Cameron accused over screenplay
Labels: Technology LOS ANGELES: A US judge ordered director James Cameron to hand over drafts of the screenplay for "Avatar" Wednesday, to lawyers for a man claiming he wrote the script on which the 3D blockbuster was based.Eric Ryder is seeking compensation from Cameron and his production company Lightstorm Entertainment, claiming that the 2009 Oscar-nominated film is based on a story he wrote called "K.R.Z....
'Dell dude': I can save Dell, dude
Labels: LifestyleHe was a wonder in his day.(Credit:TelevisionArchives/YouTube Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)I already know what you're thinking. I'm like that sometimes.You're thinking: "What is he, high?"You're thinking that because Ben Curtis, he who once used to invade your home through your TV and say, "You're getting a Dell, dude," believes he can make a comeback and resurrect the brand.You're also thinking...
Jan
22
Evidence shows bold L.A. priest abuse cover-up
Labels: Health (CBS News) LOS ANGELES - There is new evidence that leaders of the Catholic Church in Los Angeles maneuvered secretly to shield priests accused of sexually abusing children. Documents just released indicate they never told parishioners -- or the police -- what they knew. "What we're seeing in these files is but a glimpse into a very, very dark, and endless tunnel of secrecy, of abuse, of silence,"...
Left Turn? Obama Speech Invigorates Progressives
Labels: Business A presidential campaign that was largely about jobs and the economy gave way during Monday's inaugural ceremonies to a sweeping affirmation of progressivism and call for "collective action." Now, liberal allies of President Obama say they're closely watching to see whether the second-term president follows through on issues with which he has struggled before.Obama's groundbreaking...
Netanyahu claims election win despite losses
Labels: WorldJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged the bruised winner of Israel's election on Tuesday, claiming victory despite unexpected losses to resurgent center-left challengers. Exit polls showed the Israeli leader's Likud party, yoked with the ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu group, would still be the biggest bloc in the 120-member assembly with 31 seats,...
Rushdie in India for new film screening
Labels: Technology NEW DELHI: British author Salman Rushdie said he was "sick and tired" of being called controversial as he flew in to India for the screening of a new film based on his iconic novel "Midnight's Children".The Mumbai-born novelist, whose 1988 book "The Satanic Verses" remains banned in India for allegedly insulting Islam, said it was groups which enforce bans on books and artistes that should...
Senator disputes Aaron Swartz's SOPA, Protect IP role
Labels: LifestylePeter Eckersley, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's technology projects director and Aaron Swartz's former roommate, speaks at a gathering in San Francisco.(Credit:Declan McCullagh/CNET)Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, is taking issue with a description of how a discussion with one of his aides led the late Aaron Swartz to campaign against Hollywood-backed copyright bills.At...
Jan
21
Prince Harry says he killed Taliban fighters
Labels: Health Prince Harry, on his way home to England from Afghanistan, said he killed Taliban insurgents on his latest tour. According to the Press Association's pool report, the 28-year-old British royal said he took enemy fighters "out of the game" during his 20-week posting. "Yea, so lots of people have," he said when asked if he had killed anyone from working as a gunner inn Apache attack helicopters. "The...
Obama's 2nd Term: Who's Time Is 'Our Time'?
Labels: Business Jan 21, 2013 12:50pm Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty ImagesANALYSIS By RICK KLEINPresident Obama used a brief pause in the partisan warfare that’s scarred his time in office to return to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence, with his own declaration of urgency and a call to action that reflects shared sacrifice and responsibility.This was no centrist conciliator. It...
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