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• Letterman affairs at center of extortion arrest (AP)
• Okla. boy's sister says she feared reporting abuse (AP)
• Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily (AP)
• Cops analyze evidence from Tenn. newborn abduction (AP)
• AP Exclusive: Autopsy shocker: Jackson was healthy (AP)
• Experts: Terror suspect could have killed scores (AP)
• Get everyone in US online, high-level panel says (AP)
• Texas judge clears way for gay divorce (AP)
• Officials discuss motives in slaying of 3 in Ariz. (AP)
• Suppliers face winter flu vaccine delays, cutbacks (AP)
• Friend: Japanese woman who took kids felt trapped (AP)
• Hundreds leave pioneering Fla. megachurch (AP)
• Complaint: Killing of tribal leader was hit job (AP)
• Military searches for bodies, brings aid to Samoas (AP)
• Topless club owner: Gingrich group rescinded award (AP)
• Fund OKd for claims against Va. peanut company (AP)
• FBI probes bomb threats on 2 Miami-Boston flights (AP)
• Piece be with you: Detroit pastors packing heat (AP)
• NH congressman questions Social Security on glitch (AP)
• Cousin of Texas governor killed by deputies (AP)

Letterman affairs at center of extortion arrest (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:51 PM PDT AP - Late-night host David Letterman acknowledged on Thursday's show that he had sexual relationships with female employees and that someone tried to extort $2 million from him over the affairs. CBS says an employee has been charged with attempted grand larceny in the case.

Okla. boy's sister says she feared reporting abuse (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 06:21 PM PDT AP - The sister of an Oklahoma boy who says his mother locked him in apartment closets over four years said Thursday she would bring her brother food, but would tell him not to chew because their mother would check his teeth to see whether he had eaten.

Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 06:20 PM PDT AP - Taking the stand for the first time since she was snatched from her girlhood bedroom seven years ago, Elizabeth Smart testified Thursday that her captor raped her three or four times a day, kept her tied up with a cable around her leg, and threatened to kill her if she tried to escape.

Cops analyze evidence from Tenn. newborn abduction (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 06:21 PM PDT AP - Nashville investigators are collecting evidence at the home of a newborn snatched after his mother says she was attacked by a woman posing as an immigration agent.

AP Exclusive: Autopsy shocker: Jackson was healthy (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:46 PM PDT AP - Michael Jackson's outward appearance was marred when he died with puncture marks to his arms, surgical scars around his body and cosmetic tattoos on his lips and scalp.

Experts: Terror suspect could have killed scores (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:45 PM PDT AP - The Afghan immigrant accused of buying large quantities of hair dye and nail polish remover to make explosives had the goods to kill scores of people in New York — a devastating attack on a scale with the transit bombings in London and Madrid, according to documents and interviews with former FBI experts.

Get everyone in US online, high-level panel says (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:26 PM PDT AP - The nation needs to give the same urgency to making sure all Americans have broadband access as the Eisenhower administration did in building an interstate highway system a half-century ago, a report released Friday concluded.

Texas judge clears way for gay divorce (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:43 PM PDT AP - A Texas judge cleared the way for two Dallas men to get a divorce, ruling Thursday that Texas' ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional guarantee to equal protection under the law.

Officials discuss motives in slaying of 3 in Ariz. (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:23 PM PDT AP - An Arizona man went on a vengeful killing spree over the last two years because he wanted to rid society of less-than-desirable people, including a drug-using Vietnam vet, a sex offender and a teenager struggling to kick a drug habit, prosecutors said Thursday.

Suppliers face winter flu vaccine delays, cutbacks (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:56 PM PDT AP - Waiting for the swine flu vaccine? Well, you might have to wait a bit longer for a seasonal flu shot, too.

Friend: Japanese woman who took kids felt trapped (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 04:37 PM PDT AP - A friend says Noriko Savoie felt trapped — she was a Japanese citizen new to the U.S. whose American husband had just served her divorce papers.

Hundreds leave pioneering Fla. megachurch (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:54 PM PDT AP - Hundreds of congregants have left a pioneering megachurch in Florida to form their own congregation because they were unhappy with leadership at the church that's seen as a bedrock of the religious right.

Complaint: Killing of tribal leader was hit job (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:36 PM PDT AP - An unsolved 1981 triple murder that spawned decades of conspiracy theories was a hit job orchestrated by a tribal casino director, financial adviser and others to cover up illegal activity at the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians reservation, state authorities said Thursday in a felony complaint.

Military searches for bodies, brings aid to Samoas (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT AP - Military vehicles brought food, water and medicine to the tsunami-hit Samoas as victims wandered through what was left of their villages, telling tales of lifting elderly parents above the surging waves and watching young children drown.

Topless club owner: Gingrich group rescinded award (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:10 PM PDT AP - Newt Gingrich's conservative group gave — and then rescinded — a business award to a popular topless club in Texas, the proprietor said Thursday.

Fund OKd for claims against Va. peanut company (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:37 PM PDT AP - A $12 million fund is being created for claims against Peanut Corp. of America, the processor at the center of a nationwide salmonella outbreak this year.

FBI probes bomb threats on 2 Miami-Boston flights (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:13 PM PDT AP - FBI agents are investigating any possible similarities between two recent bomb threats made on American Airlines flights between Miami and Boston, authorities said Thursday.

Piece be with you: Detroit pastors packing heat (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 02:32 PM PDT AP - The Rev. Lawrence Adams teaches his flock at the Westside Bible Church to turn the other cheek. Just in case, though, the 54-year-old retired police lieutenant also wears a handgun under his robe.

NH congressman questions Social Security on glitch (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:06 PM PDT AP - Rep. Paul Hodes has asked the Social Security Administration to investigate and stop a processing glitch that linked U.S. numbers to those issued in three foreign countries and could be causing credit problems for his constituents.

Cousin of Texas governor killed by deputies (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 02:57 PM PDT AP - A cousin of Texas Gov. Rick Perry was shot and killed over the weekend in his backyard during an exchange of gunfire with sheriff's deputies, officials said Thursday.

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• Israel Tones Down Warnings of Strike on Iran as Diplomatic Efforts ... - Voice of America
• Fossils Shed New Light on Human Origins - Wall Street Journal
• Sumatra rescue workers fear they will find thousands dead - Telegraph.co.uk
• Pelosi: GOP has double standard in health care rhetoric debate - CNN
• Communist China marks 60 years with tanks, kitsch - The Associated Press
• General McChrystal: Success in Afghanistan is Not Assured - Voice of America

Israel Tones Down Warnings of Strike on Iran as Diplomatic Efforts ... - Voice of America Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:40 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Israel Tones Down Warnings of Strike on Iran as Diplomatic Efforts ... Voice of America Israel has for some time warned it is ready to launch preemptive strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities at any time. With international pressure growing on Iran to freeze its nuclear program, analysts say Israeli leaders are toning ... Don't threaten Iran, Carter saysCNN Iran Inspections Are Expected in 2 Weeks, EU Official SaysWall Street Journal Iran, world powers agree to meet againThe Associated Press Bloomberg -Reuters -AFP all 5,915 news articles »

Fossils Shed New Light on Human Origins - Wall Street Journal Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:42 AM PDT guardian.co.uk Fossils Shed New Light on Human Origins Wall Street Journal After 15 years of rumors, researchers in the US and Ethiopia on Thursday made public fossils from a 4.4-million-year-old human forebear they say reveals that our earliest ancestors were more modern than scholars assumed and deepens ... Fossil Skeleton From Africa Predates LucyNew York Times Discovery in Ethiopia Casts Light on Human OriginsABC News The oldest known prehuman revealedSan Francisco Chronicle San Jose Mercury News -NPR -World Science all 253 news articles »

Sumatra rescue workers fear they will find thousands dead - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:45 AM PDT guardian.co.uk Sumatra rescue workers fear they will find thousands dead Telegraph.co.uk Rescue workers on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have said they expect to find several thousand bodies in the wreckage caused by a series of earthquakes. By Nick Britten Countless victims also remained trapped alive in the rubble in Padang last night ... Sumatran city of Padang lies in ruins as quake toll nears 1000Times Online Indonesia Quake Kills Hundreds and Traps Thousands MoreWall Street Journal Indonesian Earthquake Kills More Than 700Voice of America Washington Post -The Associated Press -BBC News all 3,864 news articles »

Pelosi: GOP has double standard in health care rhetoric debate - CNN Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:22 AM PDT USA Today Pelosi: GOP has double standard in health care rhetoric debate CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped congressional Republicans on Thursday for holding Democrats to a higher standard in the rhetoric employed in the often acidic health care debate. Rep. Alan Grayson isn't backing down from his ... Pelosi Plays Down Grayson RemarkNew York Times Grayson blasts GOP's 'knuckle-dragging Neanderthals'Kansas City Star Pelosi: Hot rhetoric interferes with Hill's workThe Associated Press msnbc.com -True/Slant -USA Today all 737 news articles »

Communist China marks 60 years with tanks, kitsch - The Associated Press Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:41 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Communist China marks 60 years with tanks, kitsch The Associated Press BEIJING — Jets, tanks and missile-toting trucks thundered through Beijing on Thursday in a show of military muscle to celebrate six decades of communist rule and China's transformation from a war-battered regional player into global economic superpower ... Sport in China: 60 years of changeTelegraph.co.uk China celebrations recall another eraBBC News Worldwide praise to China for its achievements over 60 yearsXinhua AFP -Christian Science Monitor -The Press Association all 2,312 news articles »

General McChrystal: Success in Afghanistan is Not Assured - Voice of America Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:05 AM PDT Voice of America General McChrystal: Success in Afghanistan is Not Assured Voice of America General Stanley McChrystal, NATO's top commander in Afghanistan says the situation there is serious and success is not assured. Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, the general said it is the ... Obama Can't Outsource AfghanistanWall Street Journal Afghanistan Deteriorating, Needs Action, General SaysBloomberg General Stanley McChrystal: we must give the Taleban jobsTimes Online New York Times -AFP -Reuters all 3,414 news articles »

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• 2nd quake shakes Indonesia after temblor kills 467 (AP)
• Death toll in Samoas tsunami reaches 149 (AP)
• Advisers split complicates Obama's Afghan decision (AP)
• Stop sign ahead for texting while driving? (AP)
• Health care may hit House, Senate floor mid-month (AP)
• Economy sends numerous signals of rebound (AP)
• GM to shut down Saturn after Penske walks away (AP)
• Supreme Court takes a fresh look at handgun laws (AP)
• Asia readies for next storm as death toll rises (AP)
• Tigers beat Twins; move closer to AL Central title (AP)
• Indonesia quake death toll may be thousands (Reuters)
• China marks 60 years with spectacle of power (Reuters)
• U.S. and Iran to face off at six-power nuclear talks (Reuters)
• U.S. senators vote to encourage healthy behavior (Reuters)
• Honduras' Micheletti backs off Brazil deadline (Reuters)
• Climate control debate heats up in the Senate (Reuters)
• Obama hears opinions on new strategy in Afghanistan (Reuters)
• U.S. officials worry about homegrown terrorism plots (Reuters)
• Thousands feared dead in Indonesian quake (AFP)
• Iran pressed to clear up nuclear aims at talks (AFP)

2nd quake shakes Indonesia after temblor kills 467 (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:14 AM PDT AP - A second powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia on Thursday as rescuers struggled to reach survivors of the previous day's temblor, which killed at least 467 people and left thousands trapped under collapsed buildings.

Death toll in Samoas tsunami reaches 149 (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:46 AM PDT AP - Stunned Samoans dug through the sodden wreckage of their homes and told of the terror of being trapped underwater or flung inland by the tsunami that ravaged towns and killed at least 149 people in the South Pacific.

Advisers split complicates Obama's Afghan decision (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:41 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is confronting a split among his closest advisers on Afghanistan, reflecting divisions in his own party over whether to send in thousands more U.S. troops and complicating his efforts to adopt a war policy he can sell to a public grown weary of the 8-year-old conflict.

Stop sign ahead for texting while driving? (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:33 AM PDT AP - Targeting text messaging behind the wheel, the Obama administration plans to offer recommendations to address the growing traffic safety risk of distracted driving and the use of mobile devices by multitasking drivers.

Health care may hit House, Senate floor mid-month (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:40 AM PDT AP - Historic health care legislation could be on the floor of both houses of Congress as early as mid-October as Democrats work to answer President Barack Obama's call for greater protections for those who have unreliable insurance or no coverage at all.

Economy sends numerous signals of rebound (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:28 AM PDT AP - Consumer spending, the bulwark of economic growth, is showing signs of life as the economy transitions from recession to recovery.

GM to shut down Saturn after Penske walks away (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:29 AM PDT AP - For those who expected General Motors' once-funky Saturn brand to live on with a new owner, Wednesday brought a sad twist. Saturn, once billed as a different kind of car company, appears as dead as Pontiac and Oldsmobile.

Supreme Court takes a fresh look at handgun laws (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:37 AM PDT AP - The Supreme Court could ignite a vigorous new fight over state and local gun controls across the nation when it rules on a challenge to Chicago's handgun ban.

Asia readies for next storm as death toll rises (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:44 AM PDT AP - Asia had little respite Thursday from an already brutal storm season, with warnings the next tempest was en route to the Philippines while three nations counted their dead from the previous one, with the toll reaching 383.

Tigers beat Twins; move closer to AL Central title (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 11:59 PM PDT AP - Magglio Ordonez hit a three-run double and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Wednesday night to move closer to the AL Central title.

Indonesia quake death toll may be thousands (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:38 PM PDT Reuters - Rescue teams struggled in heavy rain on Thursday to find people trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian city of Padang, possibly killing thousands.

China marks 60 years with spectacle of power (Reuters) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:39 AM PDT Reuters - China celebrated its wealth and rising might with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles in Beijing on Thursday, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its embrace of communism.

U.S. and Iran to face off at six-power nuclear talks (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:54 PM PDT Reuters - Six world powers gather in Switzerland on Thursday for a meeting with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and U.S. officials said there could be an opportunity for a rare bilateral meeting with the Iranians.

U.S. senators vote to encourage healthy behavior (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 06:46 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday adopted a measure aimed at rewarding healthy behavior in a sweeping healthcare overhaul sought by President Barack Obama as lawmakers pushed to complete the legislation.

Honduras' Micheletti backs off Brazil deadline (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 09:30 PM PDT Reuters - De facto Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti on Wednesday backed away from a deadline set for Brazil to decide on the fate of ousted leader Manuel Zelaya, who has been holed up at the Brazilian embassy for more than a week after sneaking back from exile.

Climate control debate heats up in the Senate (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 05:47 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's drive to fight global warming got a boost on Wednesday as Democrats in the U.S. Senate unveiled a bill aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the next four decades.

Obama hears opinions on new strategy in Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 05:38 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama heard opinions from top advisers on how to reverse the deteriorating Afghanistan war on Wednesday as part of a sweeping strategy review that could lead to more U.S. troops.

U.S. officials worry about homegrown terrorism plots (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 01:36 PM PDT Reuters - Top Obama administration officials on Wednesday said recent arrests in alleged bombing plots highlight the challenges they face combating "self-radicalized, homegrown extremists" as well as foreigners in the United States determined to carry out attacks.

Thousands feared dead in Indonesian quake (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 11:46 PM PDT AFP - A massive earthquake in Indonesia is feared to have killed thousands, authorities said Thursday as rescue workers dug with their bare hands to reach those trapped alive under rubble.

Iran pressed to clear up nuclear aims at talks (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:03 AM PDT AFP - The United States pressed Iran to prove it has peaceful nuclear ambitions ahead of crunch talks with six world powers in Geneva on Thursday aimed at breaking a deadlock.

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