Thursday, 8 September 2011

Belgium beats US in Klinsmann's first away match

By SLOBODAN LEKIC

Associated Press

Associated Press Sports

updated 5:58 p.m. ET Sept. 6, 2011

BRUSSELS (AP) -Belgium beat a youthful United States team 1-0 in an international friendly on Tuesday in new coach Jurgen Klinsmann's first away match.

Nicholas Lombaerts' half volley in the 55th minute settled a match which the Belgians dominated throughout, while the U.S. rarely threatened.

Klinsmann was looking for his first win in the friendly, following a draw at home against Mexico and a loss to Costa Rica.

He has limited time left to assemble the players who will play in the World Cup qualifiers which start next June.

"It was an interesting game for both sides," Klinsmann said. "For the first 25 minutes the U.S. had a good passing game going, but then the individual Belgian class started to show.

"The (U.S.) players have learned a lot from the game."

He said the match showed that the U.S. had some good players coming up right now, including Juan Agudelo, Jose Torres, Brek Shea and Timmy Chandler.

Meanwhile, Belgium's chances of qualifying for next year's European Championship receded after it drew against Azerbaijan on Friday. Germany has already qualified in Group A, and Turkey is ahead of the Red Devils by one point.

The U.S. team played aggressively only in the opening minutes. In the sixth minute, Clint Dempsey's free kick was fumbled by Belgian goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. Ten minutes later U.S. playmaker Torres curled a free kick from the right just past the far post.

Although both sides found it hard going on a rain-soaked pitch, the home side looked increasingly dangerous as the match went on, repeatedly testing the U.S. defense.

In the 25th minute Timmy Simons struck a low ball from the right edge of the area, which U.S. keeper Tim Howard deflected. Seven minutes later, Dries Mertens crossed the ball into the area to an unmarked Marouane Fellaini, whose close-range shot was stopped by Howard.

Second-half substitutes Agudelo and Kyle Beckerman did little to energize the U.S. performance.

Still, the Americans had their best chance five minutes before the end, when a midfield cross found its way to Edu, who headed the ball past Mignolet. But the referee disallowed the goal because Clarence Goodson was deemed to have handled the ball inside the box.

Belgium coach Georges Leekens said the U.S. team had played well for the first 15 minutes, adding: "Then we got a grip and we really wanted to win at home after the Azarbaijan match."

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Lineups:

Belgium: Simon Mignolet, Laurent Ciman, Toby Alderweireld, Vincent Kompany, Nicolas Lombaerts, Timmy Simons, Eden Hazard (Marvin Ogunjimi, 61), Marouane Fellaini (Romelu Lukaku, 61), Igor De Camargo, Axel Witsel, Dries Mertens.

United States: Tim Howard, Steve Cherundolo, Timmy Chandler, Clarence Goodson, Carlos Bocanegra, Clint Dempsey, Robbie Rogers (Kyle Beckerman, 46), Maurice Edu, Jozy Altidore (Juan Agudelo, 46), Jose Torres (Jeff Larentowicz, 75), Brek Shea.

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Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Obama surveys damage in storm-stricken New Jersey (Reuters)

PATERSON, New Jersey (Reuters) ? President Barack Obama pledged on Sunday to do everything possible to help flood-stricken New Jersey and other states recover as he got a first-hand look at some of the damage from Hurricane Irene.

With rain-swollen rivers receding in the Northeast after the region suffered its worst flooding in decades, Obama got a first-hand look at the disaster response in the working-class city of Paterson, one of hardest-hit from the storm.

The Democratic president was joined by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a budget-cutting Republican who has bucked some of his party's fiscal hawks in Washington by calling for expedited federal aid to help his state's recovery.

"HELP US" said a large hand-lettered sign held aloft by a group of children as Obama's motorcade sped past. On the route to Paterson, soggy furniture and possessions were heaped in piles along the street while water was still being pumped out of some homes.

At his first stop in a poor neighborhood in the town of Wayne, Obama paused to console homeowners, telling them the federal government would do everything possible to help them.

"I know it's a hard time right now," Obama told a group of residents clustered around him on the street. "You guys hang in there. We'll do everything we can to help you."

Irene cut a swathe of destruction from North Carolina to Vermont and was blamed for at least 40 deaths. Total economic losses have been estimated at more than $10 billion.

New Jersey was especially hammered by flooding in the storm's wake last week. The floodwaters swept away homes, swamped roads and bridges and left hundreds of thousands without electricity.

Paterson now faces a massive cleanup after the Passaic River overflowed its banks in the center of the city of 150,000, dealing the latest blow to a one-time industrial powerhouse that has since fallen on hard times.

Obama officially declared New Jersey a disaster area on Wednesday, making the state eligible for federal disaster aid.

He is expected to ask Congress for extra funds to help recover from Irene, but Washington's unrelenting budget battle -- and a deepening ideological divide between Republicans and Democrats over the role of government -- could complicate relief efforts.

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White House spokesman Jay Carney said it was critical to avoid playing politics with the storm response.

"When disaster strikes, Americans suffer -- not Republicans, not Democrats, not independents -- and we come together," he told reporters traveling with Obama.

Eric Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives said last week that any new disaster aid must be offset with spending cuts elsewhere to avoid adding to the budget deficit, projected to hit $1.3 trillion this year.

But Christie, a rising Republican star and blunt-talking fiscal conservative who has repeatedly denied any interest in seeking his party's 2012 presidential nomination, has called for immediate assistance for his state.

He has insisted that New Jersey cannot wait while lawmakers in Washington fight over budget offsets.

That makes Christie an unlikely ally for Obama, who is seeking re-election next year, in the debate over storm relief. The two men shook hands warmly at the bottom of Air Force One's staircase and then boarded a presidential helicopter for an aerial tour of the storm damage.

The Obama administration opposes Cantor's position, and Democrats who oversee disaster funding in the Senate said they would refuse to cut other programs to boost emergency aid.

This comes as lawmakers debate further budget reductions after months of bitter feuding over the country's debt pushed the government to the brink of a shutdown in April and to the edge of a first-ever national default in August.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has suspended funding for some rebuilding programs from earlier disasters to ensure that its disaster-relief fund will not run out of money, agency administrator Craig Fugate has said.

Cantor and other Republicans have made spending cuts a top priority since taking control of the House in November and have sought to challenge Obama and his Democrats on fiscal matters.

The White House has worked to show it has learned the lessons of the government's bungled handling of Katrina under the administration of former President George W. Bush. Aides have portrayed Obama as deeply engaged in the Irene response.

The trip was Obama's first since October to New Jersey, a state he won handily in the 2008 election and hopes to keep in his camp for 2012 re-election bid.

But even as Obama visited New Jersey, his administration's emergency planners were keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Lee, threatening New Orleans and other parts of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast with heavy rains, high tides and flooding.

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Tuesday, 6 September 2011

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Carla Bruni says will keep baby out of view (Reuters)

PARIS (Reuters) ? French first lady Carla Bruni said on Sunday she will keep the baby she is expecting with President Nicolas Sarkozy strictly out of view and not allow any photographs to be shown publicly.

Bruni, who is due to give birth in the autumn, said she did not know whether she was expecting a boy or a girl, but her main aim was to protect the infant from the glare of publicity.

"You don't have a child for the gallery," Bruni told TF1 television in an interview.

"I understand the media interest (but) for children it's not possible. I will do everything to protect this infant and I'll be absolutely rigorous. I will never show photos of this child, I will never expose this child," she said.

Bruni's remarks suggested Sarkozy will shy away from using glossy magazine spreads of a newborn baby to polish his family-man image later this year as he announces a widely expected run at a second term in next year's presidential election.

The conservative is expected to announce his reelection plans in early November, just after France's G20 heads of state summit in Cannes and close to the time Bruni, a former supermodel, is expected to give birth.

Sarkozy's low popularity ratings have inched up during the summer as photos of him relaxing at the beach with the heavily pregnant Bruni gave him a family glow that contrasted with coverage of his erstwhile election rival on the left, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was in New York fighting sex assault charges.

Bruni, 43, and also a singer-songwriter, said she learned her lesson when she let paparazzi snap photos of her son from a former relationship, Aurelien, perched on Sarkozy's shoulders on a trip to Egypt during their whirlwind courtship.

Sarkozy's rapid attachment to the glamorous Bruni on the tails of his 2007 election and just a few months after his separation from his ex-wife Cecilia created a media frenzy.

With many French people critical of a manner they see as too brash and flashy for a head of state, Sarkozy has been at pains in recent months to act in a more austere and presidential way. He and Bruni kept silent about the long-rumored pregnancy until mid-July.

Bruni shed no light on when Sarkozy will announce his election plans, but said she hoped he would be there for the birth of their first child together.

(Reporting by Catherine Bremer)

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