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• Medical examiner says Yale student was suffocated (AP)
• FBI searches home of Colorado man in terror probe (AP)
• Hofstra University student recants rape story (AP)
• DC sniper mastermind's execution set for November (AP)
• Study: 8 million Americans consider suicide (AP)
• Va. synagogue doubles as mosque during Ramadan (AP)
• Defendant in Wash. sound engineer slaying flees (AP)
• CIA boss asks US Muslims to aid anti-terror effort (AP)
• Police: Mom stabs 2 young daughters at Calif. home (AP)
• College students protest coal use on campuses (AP)
• Feds pulled SC gov's security status for a week (AP)
• Audit: Wisc. database missing DNA of 12K felons (AP)
• Feds probe attack on Ga. reservist as hate crime (AP)
• Must-know figures could change for Texas students (AP)
• Calif. case casts harsh spotlight on sex offenders (AP)
• Ohio police: Woman spanked stranger's toddler son (AP)
• NY prosecutor: Astor's son is 'depraved' (AP)
• Slain Mich. activist remembered as unwavering (AP)
• Ohio inmate spends long day near death chamber (AP)

Medical examiner says Yale student was suffocated (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 10:30 PM PDT AP - A Yale graduate student found stuffed in the wall of a research center had been suffocated, the medical examiner reported Wednesday as police awaited DNA tests on evidence taken from a lab technician who worked in the building.

FBI searches home of Colorado man in terror probe (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 10:11 PM PDT AP - Federal agents on Wednesday searched the home of a suburban Denver man identified by law enforcement as having a possible link to al-Qaida, carting away several boxes of evidence.

Hofstra University student recants rape story (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 09:20 PM PDT AP - Four New York men were released from jail Wednesday and authorities dismissed charges that they gang-raped a Hofstra University student after the 18-year-old woman recanted her story.

DC sniper mastermind's execution set for November (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 02:57 PM PDT AP - A Virginia judge on Wednesday set a Nov. 10 execution date for John Allen Muhammad, mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C., area that left 10 dead.

Study: 8 million Americans consider suicide (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 09:11 PM PDT AP - More than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide each year, according to a new government study.

Va. synagogue doubles as mosque during Ramadan (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 09:05 PM PDT AP - On Friday afternoons, the people coming to pray at this building take off their shoes, unfurl rugs to kneel on and pray in Arabic. The ones that come Friday evenings put on yarmulkes, light candles and pray in Hebrew.

Defendant in Wash. sound engineer slaying flees (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 10:34 PM PDT AP - A man accused of fatally shooting a prominent Seattle-area sound engineer through his motel room door because he mistakenly thought someone was trying to break in has fled, leaving his family a letter saying he would rather die than lose his freedom, court documents said.

CIA boss asks US Muslims to aid anti-terror effort (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 07:49 PM PDT AP - The director of the CIA beseeched Arab-American and Muslim leaders Wednesday to join efforts to reduce the threat of terrorism in the U.S.

Police: Mom stabs 2 young daughters at Calif. home (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 07:32 PM PDT AP - A woman who allegedly stabbed herself and her two young daughters with a knife called 911 to get help and report the crime Wednesday morning, according to an audio recording of the call.

College students protest coal use on campuses (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 05:27 PM PDT AP - College students from Missouri to Oregon are urging their schools to stop using coal-based electricity in favor of cleaner energy sources ranging from wood chips to geothermal power.

Feds pulled SC gov's security status for a week (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 04:25 PM PDT AP - The Department of Homeland Security suspended South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's security clearance following his emotional confession to an affair with an Argentine woman due to concerns about his trustworthiness, according to documents a newspaper obtained through an open records request.

Audit: Wisc. database missing DNA of 12K felons (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 04:14 PM PDT AP - Mandatory DNA profiles of at least 12,000 Wisconsin felons are missing from a statewide database, according to an audit released Wednesday. The audit was conducted after officials discovered no DNA was on file for a convicted felon now suspected in a string of Milwaukee killings.

Feds probe attack on Ga. reservist as hate crime (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 02:44 PM PDT AP - A black female Army reservist said Wednesday she hasn't been able to sleep since she was beaten by a white man in front of her 7-year-old daughter last week, and federal authorities said they were investigating the incident as a hate crime.

Must-know figures could change for Texas students (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 02:23 PM PDT AP - Does civil rights activist Cesar Chavez belong alongside Benjamin Franklin as an example of a model American citizen? Should Texas schoolchildren be required to identify Rush Limbaugh? How big a place does the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall — most famous for his victory in integrating the nation's schools — deserve in the history books?

Calif. case casts harsh spotlight on sex offenders (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 01:30 PM PDT AP - After being locked away for 25 years for sex crimes, Donald Robinson moved to a little block of unassuming homes in this city on the San Francisco Peninsula on Aug. 27.

Ohio police: Woman spanked stranger's toddler son (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 01:28 PM PDT AP - A woman took a stranger's toddler son over her knee and spanked him three times inside a Salvation Army store after he said something that annoyed her, police said Wednesday.

NY prosecutor: Astor's son is 'depraved' (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 03:31 PM PDT AP - Anthony Marshall plundered his mother Brooke Astor's estate because he was greedy and couldn't wait for her to die, a prosecutor charged Wednesday.

Slain Mich. activist remembered as unwavering (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 03:09 PM PDT AP - An anti-abortion activist gunned down in a drive-by shooting was praised Wednesday as an unwavering worker for his cause, even if some people didn't agree with his approach of holding a sign depicting a dead fetus.

Ohio inmate spends long day near death chamber (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 03:21 PM PDT AP - Some events leading to Gov. Ted Strickland's decision to stop the Tuesday execution of Romell Broom because of difficulties finding a usable vein:

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• Baucus Offers Health Plan, Trimming Cost to $856 Billion - New York Times
• Yale student strangled to death, medical examiner's office says - CNN
• Carter's Racism Charge Sparks War of Words - New York Times
• WWE's Linda McMahon running for Senate - Kansas City Star
• Air Force to Take Lead on Tanker Contract - New York Times
• Swine flu death rate similar to seasonal flu: expert - Reuters
• Joint Statement from Obama and Harper - Wall Street Journal
• Japan's new leader vows more equal US relationship - The Associated Press

Baucus Offers Health Plan, Trimming Cost to $856 Billion - New York Times Posted: 16 Sep 2009 09:14 AM PDT Los Angeles Times Baucus Offers Health Plan, Trimming Cost to $856 Billion New York Times WASHINGTON — Senator Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat, on Wednesday unveiled his plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million uninsured Americans, providing a detailed look at a legislative proposal ... The Fix: No Republicans Sign On to Health-Care BillWashington Post Sen. Max Baucus unveils his healthcare overhaul planLos Angeles Times Liberal Activists Do Not Like Baucus BillAtlantic Online Bizjournals.com -MiamiHerald.com -BBC News all 3,369 news articles »

Yale student strangled to death, medical examiner's office says - CNN Posted: 16 Sep 2009 10:29 AM PDT guardian.co.uk Yale student strangled to death, medical examiner's office says CNN NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (CNN) -- Yale University graduate student Annie Le, whose body was found Sunday in the wall of a basement lab near the campus, was strangled to death, a spokesman for the Connecticut medical examiner's office said Wednesday. ... Lab Technician's DNA Is Examined in Yale KillingNew York Times 1 m agoYale tech released after DNA samples takenNewsday Yale student's cause of death: traumatic asphyxiaThe Associated Press Bloomberg -New York Daily News -ABC News all 2,122 news articles »

Carter's Racism Charge Sparks War of Words - New York Times Posted: 16 Sep 2009 09:45 AM PDT Washington Post Carter's Racism Charge Sparks War of Words New York Times Former President Jimmy Carter's view that some of the recent protests against President Obama, including the "You Lie!" outburst by Representative Joe Wilson last week, are "based on racism," has fueled a new war of words over this ... Wilson's son says Congressman is not racistThe Associated Press Pretty Much Nobody Has Jimmy Carter's Back on This OneNew York Magazine Carter: Some Obama Opposition Race-RelatedVoice of America Reuters Blogs -myfoxny.com -msnbc.com all 1,178 news articles »

WWE's Linda McMahon running for Senate - Kansas City Star Posted: 16 Sep 2009 09:55 AM PDT MiamiHerald.com WWE's Linda McMahon running for Senate Kansas City Star Watch out, Chris Dodd. After decades of running the business side of World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE CEO Linda McMahon is jumping into a different ring. "I've decided to enter the race as GOP candidate for the US Senate from Connecticut," McMahon ... McMahon Latest to Join Senate Fray in ConnecticutNew York Times WWE's Linda McMahon Will Run for SenateTwirlit WWE's Linda McMahon resigns to run for Senate against DoddLos Angeles Times Atlantic Online -AHN -News & Observer all 375 news articles »

Air Force to Take Lead on Tanker Contract - New York Times Posted: 16 Sep 2009 10:10 AM PDT Seattle Post Intelligencer Air Force to Take Lead on Tanker Contract New York Times NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Wednesday that he would put the Air Force in charge of awarding a $35 billion contract for refueling tankers even though it botched two earlier efforts. ... Gates says Air Force to run US tanker contestReuters New long-range strike aircraft still on Air Force's radarGovExec.com Gates outlines Air Force priorities and expectationsStars and Stripes Aviation Week -AirForceTimes.com -Northwest Cable News all 342 news articles »

Swine flu death rate similar to seasonal flu: expert - Reuters Posted: 16 Sep 2009 09:10 AM PDT BBC News Swine flu death rate similar to seasonal flu: expert Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The death rate from the pandemic H1N1 swine flu is likely lower than earlier estimates, an expert in infectious diseases said on Wednesday. New estimates suggest that the death rate ... SLU to test swine flu shot for pregnant womenBizjournals.com Swine flu: Separating fact from fictionMiamiHerald.com One-Shot Swine Flu Results May Spur Vaccine Sharing, WHO SaysBloomberg ABC News -msnbc.com -Princeton University all 3,719 news articles »

Joint Statement from Obama and Harper - Wall Street Journal Posted: 16 Sep 2009 10:18 AM PDT Reuters Joint Statement from Obama and Harper Wall Street Journal Joint statement by President Barack Obama of the United States of America and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada on accelerating economic recovery and job creation. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper today discussed common ... Obama: No 'pending' decision on troops to AfghanThe Associated Press Obama: No Immediate Decision on Troops For AfghanistanNew York Times Trade, Afghan concerns as Obama meets Canadian PMAFP Bloomberg -CBC.ca -Reuters all 1,166 news articles »

Japan's new leader vows more equal US relationship - The Associated Press Posted: 16 Sep 2009 09:51 AM PDT BBC News Japan's new leader vows more equal US relationship The Associated Press TOKYO — Japan's parliament named Yukio Hatoyama prime minister Wednesday, as his party took power for the first time ever with promises to revive the slumping economy and make Tokyo a more equal partner in its alliance with the United States. ... Japan Fin Min Fujii: No Change In Stance Vs FX InterventionWall Street Journal Women bring fresh air to Japan's new parliamentAFP Political Dynasty Heir Hatoyama Becomes Japan's New Prime MinisterVoice of America Reuters -BBC News -Times Online all 1,971 news articles »

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• Baucus unveiling health bill without GOP on board (AP)
• Technician in custody in Yale grad student slaying (AP)
• Consumer prices expected to have remained in check (AP)
• Japan's new prime minister announces Cabinet (AP)
• US envoy pressing for settlement curtailment (AP)
• Analysis: Al-Qaida death a blow to terror group (AP)
• Home of suspected Calif. kidnapper searched again (AP)
• Governor delays Ohio execution after vein troubles (AP)
• President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate (AP)
• Zito strikes out 9 as Giants beat Rockies 10-2 (AP)
• Uninsured Americans hope reform brings health coverage (Reuters)
• Obama tells workers U.S. economy is on the mend (Reuters)
• More U.S. troops needed for Afghan war: Mullen (Reuters)
• Critics attack Senate health bill before release (Reuters)
• One year later, Lehman bank is still in business (Reuters)
• New Japan PM faces hurdles on economy, U.S. ties (Reuters)
• U.S. police alerted about bomb makers after NY raids (Reuters)
• U.S. Justice Dept wants surveillance methods extended (Reuters)
• Japan's new PM takes power (AFP)
• Obama, Sarkozy discuss Iran nuclear 'compliance' (AFP)

Baucus unveiling health bill without GOP on board (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:20 AM PDT AP - Sen. Max Baucus' decision to release his long-awaited health care overhaul bill with no Republicans on board dims the chances for a bipartisan compromise on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

Technician in custody in Yale grad student slaying (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:21 AM PDT AP - Police have taken a Yale University animal research technician into custody to collect DNA samples and searched his apartment for evidence that might link him to the death of a graduate student who worked in the same lab.

Consumer prices expected to have remained in check (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:27 AM PDT AP - A report due out Wednesday is expected to show that inflation remained in check last month, as the weak economy prevents retailers and manufacturers from raising prices.

Japan's new prime minister announces Cabinet (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:35 AM PDT AP - Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has announced his Cabinet lineup, picking a veteran lawmaker and party ally as finance minister and a fellow party leader as his foreign minister.

US envoy pressing for settlement curtailment (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:35 AM PDT AP - Washington's special envoy to the Mideast will press Israel on Wednesday for further concessions on settlement construction, having failed a day earlier to reach an accommodation palatable to the U.S. and the Palestinians.

Analysis: Al-Qaida death a blow to terror group (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:11 AM PDT AP - The death of a key al-Qaida leader in a daring helicopter assault in Somalia caps more than a decade-long hunt by U.S. authorities and strikes a blow to the terror group's operation there, but it could also trigger a new spate of attacks on Western targets.

Home of suspected Calif. kidnapper searched again (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:39 AM PDT AP - The search for clues into the disappearances of two girls in the 1980s has led authorities to a now-familiar address: the Northern California home of the couple charged with kidnapping an 11-year-old and holding her captive in their backyard for 18 years.

Governor delays Ohio execution after vein troubles (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:32 AM PDT AP - Problems finding a usable vein during an attempt to execute an Ohio inmate have halted his lethal injection for a week, but one death penalty scholar says possible legal challenges could further delay his return to the death chamber.

President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:44 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West are provoking a debate over standards of journalism in the Twitter age.

Zito strikes out 9 as Giants beat Rockies 10-2 (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:09 AM PDT AP - Barry Zito struck out a season-high nine in his biggest win yet as a Giant, Juan Uribe drove in three runs and San Francisco shaved another game off Colorado's hold on the NL wild card with a 10-2 victory over the Rockies on Tuesday night.

Uninsured Americans hope reform brings health coverage (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 10:10 PM PDT Reuters - As debate rages on how to reform the U.S. healthcare system, many of the one in six Americans now without medical insurance are hoping that reform brings at least one thing -- affordable coverage.

Obama tells workers U.S. economy is on the mend (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 01:12 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama promised struggling autoworkers on Tuesday he was committed to rebuilding a thriving U.S. auto industry and said the world's largest economy was on the mend.

More U.S. troops needed for Afghan war: Mullen (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 06:17 PM PDT Reuters - Even more U.S. troops will likely be needed in Afghanistan beyond the 68,000 who will have deployed there by the end of this year, the top U.S. military officer said on Tuesday.

Critics attack Senate health bill before release (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 05:12 PM PDT Reuters - Critics in both parties assailed the Senate Finance Committee's healthcare reform plan on Tuesday, one day before the panel publishes a long-awaited bill that could form the basis for compromise in Congress.

One year later, Lehman bank is still in business (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:37 PM PDT Reuters - A visit to the last major operating business of the once swaggering Wall Street firm Lehman Brothers feels a bit like entering a pawn shop.

New Japan PM faces hurdles on economy, U.S. ties (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:40 AM PDT Reuters - Japan's Yukio Hatoyama was voted in as prime minister by parliament's lower house on Wednesday, ushering in an untested government that must try to revive a struggling economy and manage ties with nervous ally Washington.

U.S. police alerted about bomb makers after NY raids (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:50 PM PDT Reuters - Federal anti-terrorism officials alerted local police departments around the United States about how to track evidence of bomb-making after authorities raided New York homes on Monday in an apparent search for homemade explosives.

U.S. Justice Dept wants surveillance methods extended (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 01:20 PM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration has asked the U.S. Congress to extend three surveillance techniques for intelligence agencies tracking suspected militants that expire this year, according to a letter to lawmakers.

Japan's new PM takes power (AFP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 11:17 PM PDT AFP - Japan's new centre-left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama took power on Wednesday in a fresh start for Asia's top economy, which had been under conservative rule for almost all of the post-war era.

Obama, Sarkozy discuss Iran nuclear 'compliance' (AFP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 09:29 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama and his French counterpart discussed Tuesday ways to bring Iran "into compliance" with UN resolutions on its nuclear program ahead of diplomatic talks, the White House said.

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