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• Insane killer escapes on field trip to county fair (AP)
• Chief: Police may never know Yale killing motive (AP)
• States send mixed message on texting and driving (AP)
• Second man questioned in terror probe (AP)
• Political writer Irving Kristol dead at 89 (AP)
• Cardinal allegedly delayed report of abuse claim (AP)
• Court temporarily halts 2nd Ohio execution attempt (AP)
• Pa. man gulps 33 1/2 burritos, wins eating contest (AP)
• Authorities dig at home where kidnapped girl found (AP)
• In hundreds of cities, parking spaces become parks (AP)
• Police in Calif. believe financier killed himself (AP)
• Pa. budget deal ends impasse with cuts, taxes (AP)
• Calif. falls short of court's order to cut inmates (AP)
• NYC on pace for record-low number of homicides (AP)
• US asks court to dismiss challenge to marriage law (AP)
• Calif. advances tough flat-screen energy standards (AP)
• 4 Chicago ex-cops say they invaded homes, stole (AP)
• Charges dropped against Laotian hero in Calif. (AP)
• Texas group derides scent IDs as junk science (AP)
• Kidnapped woman Jaycee Dugard wants her pets back (AP)

Insane killer escapes on field trip to county fair (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:02 PM PDT AP - A criminally insane killer who escaped during a mental hospital field trip to a county fair remained on the run Friday, and furious residents and officials wondered why such a dangerous person was out in public.

Chief: Police may never know Yale killing motive (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:03 PM PDT AP - Police may never know the motive for the killing of a Yale University graduate student whose body was found hidden behind a wall on what should have been her wedding day, the police chief said Friday.

States send mixed message on texting and driving (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT AP - Fiddling with your iPhone behind the wheel can get you fined across much of the nation. But many states are more than happy to tweet you with up-to-the-minute directions on how to steer clear of a traffic jam.

Second man questioned in terror probe (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:11 PM PDT AP - A man under investigation in a terrorism probe in New York and Denver has indicated he is associated with al-Qaida and played a key role in a planned terror attack, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Friday.

Political writer Irving Kristol dead at 89 (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:05 PM PDT AP - Irving Kristol, the writer, editor and publisher known as the godfather of neoconservatism whose youthful radicalism evolved into a historic rejection of communism, liberalism and the counterculture, died Friday. He was 89.

Cardinal allegedly delayed report of abuse claim (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:04 PM PDT AP - A former high-ranking official with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles testified that Cardinal Roger Mahony ordered a subordinate to delay reporting clergy abuse claims to the police until the priest in question could be defrocked, according to court papers filed Friday.

Court temporarily halts 2nd Ohio execution attempt (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 07:21 PM PDT AP - A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted an unprecedented second attempt at lethal injection of an inmate who said his execution attempt this week was marred by painful needle sticks into his bone and muscles.

Pa. man gulps 33 1/2 burritos, wins eating contest (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:15 PM PDT AP - Professional eater "Humble Bob" Shoudt ate 33 1/2 burritos in 10 minutes, winning the 2009 World Burrito eating championship on Friday before an excited crowd at the New Mexico State Fair.

Authorities dig at home where kidnapped girl found (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 06:58 PM PDT AP - The property where Jaycee Dugard was held captive for 18 years became the site of an archaeological-style dig Friday as authorities revealed the discovery of another bone and a soil "anomaly" that could indicate something lies buried in an area where cadaver dogs earlier picked up a scent.

In hundreds of cities, parking spaces become parks (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 06:28 PM PDT AP - Activists across the nation parked themselves curbside Friday, taking up spaces reserved for cars and transforming them into mini parks with sod, potted plants, lawn chairs and even barbecues to raise awareness about how the auto has won the battle over public space in big cities.

Police in Calif. believe financier killed himself (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 06:44 PM PDT AP - Investigators believe Danny Pang, the international financier who died in Southern California last weekend while facing charges of fraud, committed suicide, a police spokesman said Friday.

Pa. budget deal ends impasse with cuts, taxes (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 07:33 PM PDT AP - Gov. Ed Rendell and legislative leaders reached a budget deal Friday to end Pennsylvania's distinction as the last state still fighting over its annual spending plan.

Calif. falls short of court's order to cut inmates (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 06:22 PM PDT AP - California prison officials on Friday released a plan to reduce the state's inmate population by more than 23,000 over the next two years, falling short of a federal court mandate.

NYC on pace for record-low number of homicides (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 05:42 PM PDT AP - More New Yorkers are out of work, and the cash-strapped city isn't graduating a new class of police cadets this year. And yet crime is going down — way down.

US asks court to dismiss challenge to marriage law (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 05:26 PM PDT AP - The Department of Justice on Friday asked a federal judge in Boston to dismiss a lawsuit that claims a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman is unconstitutional because it denies gay couples access to federal benefits given to other married couples.

Calif. advances tough flat-screen energy standards (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - Energy regulators on Friday moved forward with a plan that could ban the sale of the most power-hungry televisions from California retail stores.

4 Chicago ex-cops say they invaded homes, stole (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 03:41 PM PDT AP - Four former members of an now-disbanded Chicago police unit admitted Friday to taking part in a brazen scheme in which they barged into homes and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from suspected drug dealers and others — once after withholding insulin from a diabetic man until he told them where to find the cash.

Charges dropped against Laotian hero in Calif. (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 03:25 PM PDT AP - A federal grand jury in California investigating an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Laos has dropped charges against a leading figure in the nation's Hmong community, the U.S. attorney's office in Sacramento said Friday.

Texas group derides scent IDs as junk science (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 06:05 PM PDT AP - The Innocence Project of Texas said Friday that scent identification lineups, in which trained dogs determine if a suspect's smell matches the smell of crime scene evidence, are based on faulty science and have led to a number of wrongful convictions.

Kidnapped woman Jaycee Dugard wants her pets back (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 02:55 PM PDT AP - Jaycee Dugard wants her pets back after they were taken from the property where she allegedly was held captive since being kidnapped 18 years ago.

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• Iranian president raises stakes against Israel - Reuters
• Deeds in a Bit of a Bind on Taxes, Transportation - Washington Post
• Raymond Clark's Co-Workers Describe Him as a 'Control Freak' - ABC News
• Impasse in Middle East on Efforts to Renew Peace Talks - New York Times
• Review: gDial Pro, Google Voice app for Palm - CNET News
• US House votes to end bank-based student lending - Bizjournals.com

Iranian president raises stakes against Israel - Reuters Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:55 AM PDT Times Online Iranian president raises stakes against Israel Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad raised the stakes against Israel on Friday and called the Holocaust a lie, just as world powers try to decide how to deal with the nuclear ambitions of an Iran in ... Amid Large Protests, Iran Leader Calls Holocaust a LieNew York Times Fresh Iranian protests inconclusive for oppositionChristian Science Monitor US slams Iran leader's 'hateful' remarks on HolocaustAFP Voice of America -The Associated Press -Newsweek all 1,640 news articles »

Deeds in a Bit of a Bind on Taxes, Transportation - Washington Post Posted: 18 Sep 2009 05:08 AM PDT Washington Post Deeds in a Bit of a Bind on Taxes, Transportation Washington Post Virginia gubernatorial candidates Bob mcdonnell and Creigh Deeds address the issue of mcdonnell's thesis on Thursday in a debate held at the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. Democratic state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds declared pretty definitively to a ... McDonnell and Deeds couldn't escape lingering questions at Roanoke ...Roanoke Times Word and DeedWall Street Journal McDonnell holds solid lead over DeedsPolitico The New Ledger -American Spectator -CQPolitics.com all 478 news articles »

Raymond Clark's Co-Workers Describe Him as a 'Control Freak' - ABC News Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:20 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Raymond Clark's Co-Workers Describe Him as a 'Control Freak' ABC News Raymond Clark is spending his first full day in a high-security prison, refusing to talk to cops about the crime for which he stands accused: the killing of Yale grad student Annie Le. ... ABC: Clark texted Le to meet at lab on day of killingUSA Today Media frenzy over Yale murder draws criticismChristian Science Monitor Lab tech's DNA matched evidence in Annie Le slaying, source saysLos Angeles Times CNN International -Hartford Courant -Huffington Post (blog) all 1,699 news articles »

Impasse in Middle East on Efforts to Renew Peace Talks - New York Times Posted: 18 Sep 2009 10:15 AM PDT FOXNews Impasse in Middle East on Efforts to Renew Peace Talks New York Times JERUSALEM — American diplomats were unable on Friday to bridge gaps between Israel and the Palestinians on restarting peace talks, meaning that while their leaders will likely meet with President Obama next week at the United Nations ... Netanyahu aide: PA is to blame for failure of Mitchell meetingsHa'aretz Israelis celebrate Jewish New YearThe Associated Press US not able to set date for Obama Mideast summitAFP CNN International -Voice of America -BBC News all 3,790 news articles »

Review: gDial Pro, Google Voice app for Palm - CNET News Posted: 18 Sep 2009 10:18 AM PDT Ars Technica Review: gDial Pro, Google Voice app for Palm CNET News Not long ago, my colleague Rafe Needleman ranked a handful of native Google Voice applications for mobile phones, declaring Google's own Google Voice app for Android phones the winner. No big surprise there, as Google owns both the ... Google To FCC: Apple Rejected Google VoiceWall Street Journal Google Voice rejection came from the top at AppleArs Technica Google says Apple rejected voice app for iPhoneReuters TG Daily -Macworld -The Associated Press all 132 news articles »

US House votes to end bank-based student lending - Bizjournals.com Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:26 AM PDT MiamiHerald.com US House votes to end bank-based student lending Bizjournals.com The US House of Representatives voted to abolish bank-based student lending with a bill that would end subsidies to student loan companies. The projected $87 billion in savings would be used to expand aid to students and colleges, according to the ... Texas second in nation on student loan defaultsDallas Morning News CORRECT(9/17):3rd UPDATE:US House Passes Sweeping Student Loan ...Wall Street Journal Students of Reform: A Paradigm Shift In LendingHuffington Post (blog) New York Times -Philadelphia Inquirer -Chicago Tribune all 879 news articles »

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• Dems unhappy with proposed tax in health care bill (AP)
• Mass. House approves Sen. Kennedy succession bill (AP)
• AP IMPACT: Gov't stands by as mercury taints water (AP)
• Police focus on Yale murder suspect's attitude (AP)
• Afghan leader: Election 'true and fair' (AP)
• AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb (AP)
• US military training Iraqi prison guards (AP)
• Google injects search savvy into display ad system (AP)
• TV anchor's flub turns into catch phrase overnight (AP)
• Miami puts emphatic end to Tech hex, 33-17 (AP)
• U.S. replaces Bush plan for Europe missile shield (Reuters)
• Obama, Baucus push U.S. healthcare reform (Reuters)
• U.S. envoy resumes push for Israel settlement deal (Reuters)
• Iran security forces clash with protesters: witness (Reuters)
• Contraception vital in climate change fight: expert (Reuters)
• At least 25 dead in NW Pakistan car bomb attack (Reuters)
• U.S. judge orders Kuwaiti held at Guantanamo freed (Reuters)
• Suicide blast kills at least 10 in Pakistan: police (AFP)
• Obama revamps Bush-era missile shield (AFP)

Dems unhappy with proposed tax in health care bill (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 10:27 PM PDT AP - Unhappy Senate Democrats on Thursday found plenty to complain about in the fine print of the latest health overhaul bill, particularly a tax provision they fear would hit hard at middle-class Americans, from coal miners in West Virginia to firefighters in New York.

Mass. House approves Sen. Kennedy succession bill (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT AP - A bill allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to name an interim appointment to the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward Kennedy is headed to the Massachusetts Senate, where its fate is uncertain.

AP IMPACT: Gov't stands by as mercury taints water (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 10:28 PM PDT AP - Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California's rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state's major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to eat and risking the health of at least 100,000 impoverished people.

Police focus on Yale murder suspect's attitude (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:10 AM PDT AP - Police are considering whether a Yale University graduate student's killing may have stemmed from a dispute with an animal research technician described as an overbearing "control freak" who clashed with scientists and their proteges in the lab where they both worked.

Afghan leader: Election 'true and fair' (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:14 AM PDT AP - President Hamid Karzai called Afghanistan's disputed election "true and fair" and said he would not accept a second round of voting simply to satisfy critics claiming massive fraud, after European monitors said more than a quarter of the votes were suspect.

AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 10:36 PM PDT AP - Iran experts at the U.N.'s nuclear monitoring agency believe that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and worked on developing a missile system that can carry an atomic warhead, according to a confidential report seen by The Associated Press.

US military training Iraqi prison guards (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 11:25 PM PDT AP - As the U.S. military prepares to hand over the remnants of its detention system to the Iraqi government next year, it is training Iraqi wardens and guards to ensure that changes it made after the Abu Ghraib scandal remain in place.

Google injects search savvy into display ad system (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 11:20 PM PDT AP - Google Inc. is counting on the crown jewel of its online advertising empire to burnish a diamond in the rough.

TV anchor's flub turns into catch phrase overnight (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 10:41 PM PDT AP - A veteran New York City news anchor flubs a line and an obscene catch phrase goes viral on the Internet.

Miami puts emphatic end to Tech hex, 33-17 (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 10:42 PM PDT AP - Miami quarterback Jacory Harris raised some eyebrows this week when he suggested the Hurricanes' offense couldn't be stopped. Georgia Tech did nothing to disprove that theory.

U.S. replaces Bush plan for Europe missile shield (Reuters) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped a Bush-era missile defense plan for Europe that Russia had bitterly opposed and offered what he said would be faster, more flexible defense systems to protect against Iran.

Obama, Baucus push U.S. healthcare reform (Reuters) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 03:07 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama pitched his U.S. healthcare reforms to college students on Thursday and Senate Democrats searched for common ground after some criticized elements of a highly anticipated new plan.

U.S. envoy resumes push for Israel settlement deal (Reuters) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:05 AM PDT Reuters - United States and Israeli officials began a third meeting in Jerusalem on Friday to try to reach agreement on a West Bank settlement freeze that could restart peace talks with the Palestinians.

Iran security forces clash with protesters: witness (Reuters) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:52 AM PDT Reuters - Iran security forces clashed with supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and arrested at least 10 of them during annual anti-Israel rallies in central Tehran on Friday, a witness said.

Contraception vital in climate change fight: expert (Reuters) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 11:51 PM PDT Reuters - Contraception advice is crucial to poor countries' battle with climate change, and policy makers are failing their people if they continue to shy away from the issue, a leading family planning expert said on Friday.

At least 25 dead in NW Pakistan car bomb attack (Reuters) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:50 AM PDT Reuters - The death toll from a car-bomb attack in northwest Pakistan on Friday was at least 25, with victims killed either in the blast or when nearby buildings collapsed on them, an administrator said.

U.S. judge orders Kuwaiti held at Guantanamo freed (Reuters) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 07:38 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the Obama administration to release another Kuwaiti detainee held at the controversial U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Suicide blast kills at least 10 in Pakistan: police (AFP) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 11:30 PM PDT AFP - A suicide car bomb attack killed at least 10 people after tearing through shops and vehicles at a market in a small Shiite-dominated town in northwest Pakistan on Friday, police said.

Obama revamps Bush-era missile shield (AFP) Posted: 17 Sep 2009 08:03 PM PDT AFP - In a major shift after reviewing the threat from Iran, US President Barack Obama Thursday shelved plans for a missile shield in Eastern Europe which sparked a Cold War-style row with Russia.

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