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• Jokes, apologies from David Letterman on his show (AP)
• Sources: Terror suspect contacted senior al-Qaida (AP)
• Sources: Family tried to sell snatched Tenn. baby (AP)
• Craig Ferguson defends Letterman, his boss (AP)
• Man dies when wheelchair falls down elevator shaft (AP)
• Twin pediatricians fight child sex accusations (AP)
• Man guilty of murdering boy in Ga. trailer park (AP)
• Feds: No death penalty for US embassy bomb suspect (AP)
• DDT deposit off Southern California will be capped (AP)
• 8-year sentence for doctoring files on body parts (AP)
• 1 in custody after gunman reported on Fla. campus (AP)
• Court won't block release of sex abuse papers (AP)
• NYC judge tells Astor jury to keep deliberating (AP)
• Judge: Suspect in Iowa coach death can stand trial (AP)
• Man accused of filming Andrews released on bond (AP)
• Judge says Dallas bomb plot case to proceed (AP)
• Kan. official: Illegal sex problem for all prisons (AP)
• W.Va. diverts more child support to poor (AP)
• Ohio gov. delays 2 executions to review injection (AP)
• BET founder mimics Va. gov candidate's speech (AP)

Jokes, apologies from David Letterman on his show (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:59 PM PDT AP - David Letterman, days after revealing on air that he'd been sexually involved with women from his television program, apologized to his wife on Monday's "Late Show," saying she had been "horribly hurt by my behavior" and stating flat-out those affairs "are in the past."

Sources: Terror suspect contacted senior al-Qaida (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 07:55 PM PDT AP - An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack in New York after receiving training in Pakistan was in contact with a senior al-Qaida operative, intelligence officials familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press.

Sources: Family tried to sell snatched Tenn. baby (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 06:11 PM PDT AP - A Tennessee newborn kidnapped in a knife attack on his mother was placed in foster care with his three siblings after allegations arose that a family member tried to sell the infant, sources familiar with the case said Monday.

Craig Ferguson defends Letterman, his boss (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:08 PM PDT AP - Of all of those reacting to David Letterman's situation, Craig Ferguson had a unique perspective.

Man dies when wheelchair falls down elevator shaft (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:05 PM PDT AP - Detroit police say a 58-year-old man died when his motorized wheelchair fell eight floors down an elevator shaft in a downtown building.

Twin pediatricians fight child sex accusations (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 06:46 PM PDT AP - Twin brother pediatricians are going on trial on charges that for years they used their practices in a middle-class Ohio community to recruit boys for sex and bribed them not to tell authorities.

Man guilty of murdering boy in Ga. trailer park (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 08:12 PM PDT AP - A jury deliberated for about two hours Monday before finding a Georgia man guilty of murder and child molestation in the death of a 6-year-old boy whose body was later discovered wrapped in trash bags and dumped near a road.

Feds: No death penalty for US embassy bomb suspect (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:28 PM PDT AP - The U.S. government has decided not to seek the death penalty against a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.

DDT deposit off Southern California will be capped (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:55 PM PDT AP - Clean sand and silt will be used to cover a vast deposit of the pesticide DDT and toxic compound PCB on the ocean floor off Southern California, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday.

8-year sentence for doctoring files on body parts (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 04:28 PM PDT AP - A former North Carolina body parts harvester was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for what prosecutors described as a heinous fraud scheme in which he falsified medical records of cadavers so tissues could be sold for transplant.

1 in custody after gunman reported on Fla. campus (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:18 PM PDT AP - The University of South Florida was locked down for a time Monday after someone reported a man with a gun and a bomb near the library, and police had one person in custody.

Court won't block release of sex abuse papers (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:45 PM PDT AP - The Supreme Court refused on Monday to block the release of documents generated by lawsuits against priests in Connecticut for alleged sexual abuse.

NYC judge tells Astor jury to keep deliberating (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:53 PM PDT AP - Signs of stress and a struggle to reach a verdict emerged Monday among jurors in the five-month-long criminal trial over philanthropist Brooke Astor's will.

Judge: Suspect in Iowa coach death can stand trial (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:19 PM PDT AP - A judge ruled Monday that the man accused of gunning down a longtime Iowa high school football coach is mentally competent to stand trial.

Man accused of filming Andrews released on bond (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:18 PM PDT AP - An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews apparently uploaded videos of other unsuspecting nude women to the Internet, a federal prosecutor said Monday.

Judge says Dallas bomb plot case to proceed (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 04:22 PM PDT AP - A Jordanian teenager accused of trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper researched how to use a cell phone to detonate a bomb and recorded a 7-minute video he believed would be transmitted to Osama bin Laden, an FBI agent who oversaw the investigation testified Monday.

Kan. official: Illegal sex problem for all prisons (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:00 PM PDT AP - Illegal sex is a problem in Kansas prisons, but it's not as widespread as inmates and staff suggest, the state's top prisons official said Monday.

W.Va. diverts more child support to poor (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:56 PM PDT AP - Changes in how state governments are allowed to disperse child support payments to welfare families has put more money in the pocket of West Virginia resident Becky Salmons, allowing her to buy school supplies and medicine for her 17-year-old daughter.

Ohio gov. delays 2 executions to review injection (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:49 PM PDT AP - Gov. Ted Strickland on Monday delayed the state's next two executions to allow a full review of lethal injection procedures, the latest in a series of unprecedented capital punishment developments in Ohio.

BET founder mimics Va. gov candidate's speech (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:48 PM PDT AP - The billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television apologized Monday for pretending to stutter at a campaign event as she mimicked the Democratic candidate for governor.

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• UN Condemns Pakistan Suicide Bombing - Voice of America
• First doses of H1N1 flu vaccine going out - CNN
• Obama touts health plan to doctors - Reuters
• A Timely Hit On Ensign - Atlantic Online
• Adobe Prepping Flash For Smartphones - InformationWeek
• Gourmet magazine to stop publishing - Los Angeles Times
• Disaster Workers Reach Remote Indonesian Villages - New York Times

UN Condemns Pakistan Suicide Bombing - Voice of America Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:42 AM PDT Daily Nation UN Condemns Pakistan Suicide Bombing Voice of America The UN Secretary-General is condemning the terrorist attack that killed five World Food Program aid workers in Islamabad, Pakistan. Several other people were injured in the attack as well. Islamabad police say a suicide bomber disguised ... Q+A: Has the back of the Pakistani Taliban been broken?Reuters Bomb at UN Food Office in Pakistan Kills at Least 5New York Times Pakistan Suicide Bombing Kills 5 at World Food Program OfficeBloomberg Christian Science Monitor -Times Online -Daily Breeze all 1,282 news articles »

First doses of H1N1 flu vaccine going out - CNN Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:28 AM PDT Washington Post First doses of H1N1 flu vaccine going out CNN (CNN) -- A national campaign to inoculate tens of millions of Americans against H1N1 influenza begins Monday, with health care workers in Tennessee and Indiana targeted as the first recipients, federal health authorities said. ... Region Expects First Vaccine Shipments This WeekWashington Post US swine flu vaccination gets underwayReuters Worry Grows Among Doctors Over Clamor for Flu VaccineNew York Times Bizjournals.com -Baltimore Sun -The Associated Press all 862 news articles »

Obama touts health plan to doctors - Reuters Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:44 AM PDT BBC News Obama touts health plan to doctors Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama gathered doctors from every US state at the White House on Monday to press his case for healthcare reform in a week when the sweeping overhaul could clear a major hurdle in Congress. ... Obama enlists doctors in healthcare reform campaignLos Angeles Times President Obama Delivers Remarks to Doctors on Health Insurance ReformWashington Post Obama asks docs to suit up for health care debateUSA Today Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press -guardian.co.uk all 407 news articles »

A Timely Hit On Ensign - Atlantic Online Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:14 AM PDT CBS News A Timely Hit On Ensign Atlantic Online Residents of Las Vegas and Reno will start seeing new TV ads today criticizing Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) for his votes against the public option in committee. The progressive coalition Health Care for America Now! has announced a $100000 media buy to run ... Health Care Ad Hints At Ensign's AffairFox5 KVVU TV ad released today targets John Ensign on public optionLas Vegas Sun Healthcare reform ads target EnsignUnited Press International KXNT -Washington Post -New York Times all 829 news articles »

Adobe Prepping Flash For Smartphones - InformationWeek Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:28 AM PDT CNET News Adobe Prepping Flash For Smartphones InformationWeek Full versions of Flash Player 10 are planned for every major smartphone platform except Apple's iPhone. By Marin Perez Adobe introduced Flash Player 10.1 Monday and the latest version of the software places a stronger emphasis on extending the ... Faster Forward: Adobe Pushes for a Flash-ier Mobile WebWashington Post Nvidia, Qualcomm to Speed Up Flash, Via ChipsPC Magazine Full Flash support headed to Android, webOS, Symbian, BlackBerry ...Afterdawn.com PC World -Ars Technica -ChannelWeb all 333 news articles »

Gourmet magazine to stop publishing - Los Angeles Times Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:58 AM PDT guardian.co.uk Gourmet magazine to stop publishing Los Angeles Times The decision by the monthly magazine's parent, Conde Nast, which also owns competitor Bon Appetit, surprises many. Gourmet's book publishing, TV programming and recipes online will continue. By Russ Parsons Gourmet magazine, the queen of American food ... Conde Nast Will Close Four MagazinesNew York Times Condé Nast, Hit By Downturn, to Close Gourmet, Three Other ...Wall Street Journal Goodbye, 'Gourmet' magazineEntertainment Weekly Washington Post -Atlantic Online -Chicago Tribune all 378 news articles »

Disaster Workers Reach Remote Indonesian Villages - New York Times Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:57 AM PDT ABC News Disaster Workers Reach Remote Indonesian Villages New York Times A boy and his friends looked for the bodies of missing friends and relatives in Lubuh Lawek village outside Padang, Indonesia, on Monday. More Photos > By PETER GELLING LUBUK LAWEK, Indonesia — The arrival of heavy machinery in this tiny village on ... Indonesia calls off search for missing survivorsThe Associated Press Mayor vows no shoddy rebuilding of Indonesia cityReuters Indonesian Earthquake Efforts Shift to Rebuilding PhaseVoice of America BBC News -Christian Science Monitor -CNN International all 978 news articles »

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• Adviser downplays threat of renewed al-Qaida haven (AP)
• Government report questions rescue claims (AP)
• Samoans flock to churches to mourn tsunami victims (AP)
• Indonesia calls off search for missing survivors (AP)
• World Food Program office in Pakistan bombed (AP)
• 3 dead, 4 seriously injured in NY speedboat crash (AP)
• Government finds higher autism figure: 1 in 100 (AP)
• Twins, Tigers set for 1-game playoff in AL Central (AP)
• Steelers hold off Chargers rally, win 38-28 (AP)
• Even as layoffs persist, some good jobs go begging (AP)
• China vows to stand by isolated North Korea (Reuters)
• Eight U.S. soldiers killed in east Afghan battle (Reuters)
• Some schools reopen in quake-hit Indonesia city (Reuters)
• California town evacuated as wildfire approaches (Reuters)
• U.S. court term has major gun rights, business cases (Reuters)
• Typhoon stalls, dumps rain on northern Philippines (Reuters)
• Swine flu vaccination effort starts Monday: CDC (Reuters)
• U.S. sees advance in Iran nuclear cooperation (Reuters)
• Bomb inside UN office kills three in Pakistan (AFP)
• China, NKorea vow to strengthen friendship (AFP)

Adviser downplays threat of renewed al-Qaida haven (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:43 PM PDT AP - A top U.S. commander's public plea for more troops in Afghanistan prompted a mild rebuke Sunday from the White House national security adviser, as the administration heads into a second week of intensive negotiations over its evolving Afghan strategy.

Government report questions rescue claims (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:06 AM PDT AP - The credibility of the government's $700 billion financial rescue program was damaged by claims a year ago that all of the initial banks receiving support were healthy, a new report contends.

Samoans flock to churches to mourn tsunami victims (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:20 AM PDT AP - Hundreds of survivors of the Samoas tsunami gathered at a church on high ground to mourn lost relatives, while pledging to rebuild their obliterated communities after a disaster that killed 177 people.

Indonesia calls off search for missing survivors (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:38 AM PDT AP - Rescue workers called off the search Monday for life under the rubble left by a massive earthquake, focusing instead on bringing aid to survivors in the towns and hills of western Indonesia, despite being hampered by torrential rains.

World Food Program office in Pakistan bombed (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:47 AM PDT AP - A bomb inside the offices of the World Food Program in the Pakistani capital killed at least two people and wounded several others Monday, police and witnesses said.

3 dead, 4 seriously injured in NY speedboat crash (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:40 AM PDT AP - Three people were killed and four others seriously injured when their 40-foot powerboat plowed onto marshland on a moonlit Sunday night off Long Island's southern shore, authorities said.

Government finds higher autism figure: 1 in 100 (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT AP - Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders — higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150.

Twins, Tigers set for 1-game playoff in AL Central (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:37 AM PDT AP - The chase for the AL Central championship once again is going to extra innings.

Steelers hold off Chargers rally, win 38-28 (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:36 AM PDT AP - Ben Roethlisberger's throwing got fast-starting Pittsburgh going on its first two drives, Rashard Mendenhall surpassed his previous career total with 165 yards rushing and two scores and the Steelers opened a 28-point lead, then held on to beat the San Diego Chargers 38-28 on Sunday night.

Even as layoffs persist, some good jobs go begging (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT AP - In a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits.

China vows to stand by isolated North Korea (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:51 PM PDT Reuters - China pledged to strengthen bonds with isolated North Korea on Monday, calling their relationship a boon to peace, while reports of swoops on North Korean ships underscored strains behind a recent easing of tension.

Eight U.S. soldiers killed in east Afghan battle (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:45 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. forces in Afghanistan suffered their worst losses in more than a year when fighters stormed remote outposts near the Pakistan border, cutting off contact with police, authorities said on Sunday.

Some schools reopen in quake-hit Indonesia city (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:23 AM PDT Reuters - Markets reopened and some children attended school in the earthquake-shattered city of Padang on Monday, but inland hamlets engulfed by landslides were to be left as mass graves to focus on getting aid to survivors.

California town evacuated as wildfire approaches (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:56 PM PDT Reuters - A wildfire fanned by erratic winds chased thousands of people from their homes in a mountaintop town 80 miles east of Los Angeles, officials said on Sunday.

U.S. court term has major gun rights, business cases (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 05:26 AM PDT Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court will again consider gun rights and decide an important case that could loosen restrictions on corporation spending in political campaigns in its new term beginning on Monday.

Typhoon stalls, dumps rain on northern Philippines (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:45 AM PDT Reuters - A powerful storm hovered off the Philippines' northwestern coast on Monday, two days after thrashing remote mountain areas on the main island Luzon and killing 22 people, officials said.

Swine flu vaccination effort starts Monday: CDC (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:03 PM PDT Reuters - Healthcare workers in Indiana and Tennessee will be among the first to get swine flu vaccines in the United States on Monday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

U.S. sees advance in Iran nuclear cooperation (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:41 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's top security adviser on Sunday dismissed a report that Iran was closer to making an atomic bomb and said Iranian cooperation in the last few weeks was good for nuclear non-proliferation.

Bomb inside UN office kills three in Pakistan (AFP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:35 AM PDT AFP - Two Pakistani women and one foreign national were killed Monday in a bomb blast inside a United Nations office in the capital Islamabad, senior police officials said.

China, NKorea vow to strengthen friendship (AFP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:42 AM PDT AFP - China and North Korea vowed Monday to strengthen a friendship which they said preserved regional peace, as Premier Wen Jiabao pressed on with a mission to bring Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks.

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