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• Banned from churches, sex offenders go to court (AP)
• Thousands mob Detroit center in hopes of free cash (AP)
• Pot legalization gains momentum in California (AP)
• APNewsBreak: SC gov's driver pulled for speeding (AP)
• Father of Palin's grandson to pose for Playgirl (AP)
• Woman accused in Tenn. baby grab staying in jail (AP)
• Feds give sea otters habitat protection in Alaska (AP)
• Report: Global Muslim population hits 1.57 billion (AP)
• AP Poll: Third of parents oppose swine flu vaccine (AP)
• Montana legislator faces 3 felonies in boat crash (AP)
• Army unit's morale improving after 8 deaths (AP)
• Prosecutors seek DNA sample in Craigslist killing (AP)
• Holder, Duncan plan to fight Chicago teen violence (AP)
• Taped confession to child deaths played in court (AP)
• Pipe bombs, rifles found in car stopped in Conn. (AP)
• Soprano Sills' estate sells for more than $500K (AP)
• Fashion, celebrity photographer Irving Penn dies (AP)
• Slain Florida couple's daughter appears on `Oprah' (AP)
• Police probe disease exposure at Fla. hospital (AP)

Banned from churches, sex offenders go to court (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 05:41 PM PDT AP - Convicted sex offender James Nichols said he was trying to better himself by going to church. But the police who arrested him explained: The church is off-limits because it has a daycare center.

Thousands mob Detroit center in hopes of free cash (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 06:47 PM PDT AP - Scuffles erupted as several thousand Detroit residents jockeyed, pushed and shoved Wednesday to get free money being offered to only 3,500 of the city's recently or soon to be homeless.

Pot legalization gains momentum in California (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 06:49 PM PDT AP - Marijuana advocates are gathering signatures to get as many as three pot-legalization measures on the ballot in 2010 in California, setting up what could be a groundbreaking clash with the federal government over U.S. drug policy.

APNewsBreak: SC gov's driver pulled for speeding (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 07:58 PM PDT AP - A Highway Patrol trooper stopped South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's car for speeding and asked his protective detail driver why he was driving so fast, but let them go without issuing a ticket after he shook the governor's hand, a video released Wednesday shows.

Father of Palin's grandson to pose for Playgirl (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 06:51 PM PDT AP - Levi Johnston is going for the ultimate exposure — the 19-year-old father of Sarah Palin's grandchild will pose nude for Playgirl, his attorney said Wednesday.

Woman accused in Tenn. baby grab staying in jail (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 05:49 PM PDT AP - An Alabama woman accused of snatching a newborn from his Tennessee home will remain in federal custody while authorities Wednesday investigate whether she was the only person involved.

Feds give sea otters habitat protection in Alaska (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 06:33 PM PDT AP - Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were given an important recovery tool.

Report: Global Muslim population hits 1.57 billion (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 08:39 PM PDT AP - The global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly 1 in 4 people in the world practice Islam, according to a report Wednesday billed as the most comprehensive of its kind.

AP Poll: Third of parents oppose swine flu vaccine (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 01:34 PM PDT AP - As the first wave of swine flu vaccine crosses the country, more than a third of parents don't want their kids vaccinated, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.

Montana legislator faces 3 felonies in boat crash (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 08:04 PM PDT AP - Prosecutors on Wednesday filed felony charges against a Montana state senator accused of recklessly endangering a U.S. congressman and three others when he allegedly crashed a boat at high speed onto a rocky embankment after a night of drinking.

Army unit's morale improving after 8 deaths (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 06:33 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon announcement Wednesday confirmed their worst fears — the eight American soldiers killed in a bloody weekend attack in Afghanistan were all from a single Fort Carson unit. But commanders here insisted that unit's morale is rebounding.

Prosecutors seek DNA sample in Craigslist killing (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:02 PM PDT AP - Prosecutors said Wednesday they are seeking a DNA sample from a former Boston University medical student charged with killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist, but the man's lawyer would not say whether he will turn it over voluntarily.

Holder, Duncan plan to fight Chicago teen violence (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 02:44 PM PDT AP - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday pledged federal support to fight a surge in youth violence in Chicago and other cities, calling the brutal beating death of a teenager on the city's South Side a wake-up call for the country.

Taped confession to child deaths played in court (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 03:15 PM PDT AP - A Maryland man calmly described to detectives how he methodically drowned his three young children by holding them underwater in a hotel bathtub for 10 minutes each — a confession that was recorded by police and played in court Wednesday.

Pipe bombs, rifles found in car stopped in Conn. (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 02:38 PM PDT AP - Two Connecticut men face charges of bomb making and other offenses after police say they found them in a Mercedes with explosives in a residential New Haven neighborhood.

Soprano Sills' estate sells for more than $500K (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:51 PM PDT AP - An auction of the late soprano Beverly Sills' estate fetched more than a half-million dollars Wednesday — far more than expected for the costume designs, art and other personal items.

Fashion, celebrity photographer Irving Penn dies (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 05:04 PM PDT AP - Irving Penn, whose photographs revealed a taste for stark simplicity whether he was shooting celebrity portraits, fashion, still life or remote places of the world, died Wednesday at his Manhattan home. He was 92.

Slain Florida couple's daughter appears on `Oprah' (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 03:25 PM PDT AP - A Florida woman said she is fulfilling a promise she never thought she'd have to keep by raising nine special-needs children her parents had adopted before they were shot to death in their home in July.

Police probe disease exposure at Fla. hospital (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 02:07 PM PDT AP - Police were looking into possible criminal charges against a nurse at a South Florida hospital where officials say she may have exposed more than 1,800 patients to HIV and hepatitis by reusing medical supplies.

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• Berlusconi immunity law overruled - BBC News
• Anna Nicole Smith Investigated in Murder Plot - ABC News
• Goldstone row rumbles on in press - BBC News
• House Kills Resolution to Oust Rangel From Chair of Tax-Writing Committee - FOXNews
• Duncan: Chicago education plan not causing deaths - The Associated Press
• Politics, coast to coast, with the LA Times - Los Angeles Times
• Egypt Severs Ties with Louvre Over 'Stolen' Ancient Egyptian Artifacts - Voice of America
• A Bold and Modern White House - New York Times

Berlusconi immunity law overruled - BBC News Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:50 AM PDT Daily Mail Berlusconi immunity law overruled BBC News Italy's highest court has overturned a law granting Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution while in office. The Constitutional Court annulled the law, which had allowed him to withdraw from several cases. ... Analysis: what now for Silvio Berlusconi?Times Online Italian court throws out Berlusconi immunityReuters Italy's top court strips Berlusconi of immunityAFP The Associated Press -Wall Street Journal -Telegraph.co.uk all 232 news articles »

Anna Nicole Smith Investigated in Murder Plot - ABC News Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:45 AM PDT New York Daily News Anna Nicole Smith Investigated in Murder Plot ABC News Before she died in 2007, Anna Nicole Smith was investigated by the FBI in connection with an alleged murder plot against the son of her late oil tycoon husband, but the former Playboy Playmate was never prosecuted. ... Anna Nicole's plot to kill; ESPN's Body IssuesThe Virginian-Pilot Anna Nicole was investigated for murderThe Blemish Released FBI Report Shows Anna Nicole Smith Was Investigated For Murder PlotChattahBox Kansas City Star -Muckety -Bodog Beat all 686 news articles »

Goldstone row rumbles on in press - BBC News Posted: 07 Oct 2009 08:38 AM PDT MiamiHerald.com Goldstone row rumbles on in press BBC News Israeli and Palestinian newspapers have been giving widely varying reactions to the UN Human Rights Council's decision on Friday to defer its response to the findings. Israeli commentators are divided between those who believe the report is a threat to ... Arab leaders slam government, claim Israel digging under site.Jerusalem Post Abbas Aide: We Erred Over Gaza ReportVoice of America Palestinian official: We erred over Gaza reportThe Associated Press Christian Science Monitor -Ynetnews -guardian.co.uk all 1,952 news articles »

House Kills Resolution to Oust Rangel From Chair of Tax-Writing Committee - FOXNews Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:38 AM PDT FOXNews House Kills Resolution to Oust Rangel From Chair of Tax-Writing Committee FOXNews The vote comes the same day reports emerged that the New York Democrat funneled a $3 million earmark -- included in the massive Defense Appropriations Bill -- to City College to fund research on materials used to protect Army vehicles from attack. ... House GOP to Introduce Vote Calling For Rangel to Step DownNBC New York Dems plan to reject GOP's Rangel resolutionPolitico Lawmakers Slow to Investigate Other LawmakersABC News TPM LiveWire -Washington Post -Wall Street Journal (blog) all 50 news articles »

Duncan: Chicago education plan not causing deaths - The Associated Press Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:40 AM PDT Boston Globe Duncan: Chicago education plan not causing deaths The Associated Press CHICAGO — Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday it is ridiculous to suggest that an ambitious plan to improve education in Chicago contributed to a surge in violence among students. Duncan, along with Attorney General Eric Holder, ... Obama officials meet on Chicago teen violencemsnbc.com 2 From Cabinet to Meet on Chicago Youth ViolenceNew York Times Eric Holder's Chicago youth violence remarks.Chicago Sun-Times Journal Gazette and Times-Courier -Washington Post -NPR all 386 news articles »

Politics, coast to coast, with the LA Times - Los Angeles Times Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:38 AM PDT TPMDC (blog) Politics, coast to coast, with the LA Times Los Angeles Times It seems early to be talking about the 2012 presidential election -- after all, we haven't even had the 2010 congressional one -- but this is Iowa we're talking about. You know, first in the nation, caucus state, informed voters, yada yada. ... Pawlenty to visit Iowamsnbc.com Gov. Pawlenty headlining Iowa GOP event next monthThe Associated Press Pawlenty heads to Iowa in NovemberChicago Tribune Washington Post -Minneapolis Star Tribune -CNN Political Ticker all 115 news articles »

Egypt Severs Ties with Louvre Over 'Stolen' Ancient Egyptian Artifacts - Voice of America Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:59 AM PDT ABC News Egypt Severs Ties with Louvre Over 'Stolen' Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Voice of America By VOA News Egypt's antiquities chief says Egypt is suspending ties with the Louvre, saying the French museum has not returned what he says are stolen artifacts. Zahi Hawass on Wednesday said the Louvre has repeatedly ignored requests to return steles, ... Egypt Claims Louvre Stelae; French Minister in FavorBloomberg France Ready to Hand Back Egyptian MuralsABC News Egypt cuts ties with LouvreCBC.ca Blast -Monsters and Critics.com -BBC News all 270 news articles »

A Bold and Modern White House - New York Times Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:50 AM PDT New York Daily News A Bold and Modern White House New York Times The Obamas' taste in art is as broad as abstract canvases by Josef Albers, American Indian scenes by George Catlin and paintings by little-known figures like Alma Thomas, the African-American Expressionist painter. ... Barack and Michelle Obama show decisiveness in White House art choicesguardian.co.uk With Obamas, art changes on White House wallsAFP Obamas' Choice of Works On Loan to White House Reflects a Discerning EyeWashington Post The Associated Press -Times Online -The AtlanticWire all 110 news articles »

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• AP Poll: Health care overhaul has a pulse (AP)
• Israeli woman potential Nobel chemistry winner (AP)
• INSIDE WASHINGTON: Oversight lacking on war costs (AP)
• Diplomats converge on Honduras for talks (AP)
• Obama weighs options on anniversary of Afghan war (AP)
• Pakistan expects 'tough resistance' in Waziristan (AP)
• Court hears arguments about cross on park land (AP)
• Clinton: Government violence in Guinea criminal (AP)
• 2 celebrities hang up their 'Dancing' shoes (AP)
• Twins complete comeback, beat Tigers 6-5 in 12th (AP)
• U.S. lawmakers press Obama on Afghan war strategy (Reuters)
• Gold's record price rise finds tepid response (Reuters)
• Tough to meet Guantanamo closing deadline: Holder (Reuters)
• Disrupted U.S. bomb plot was seen as serious threat (Reuters)
• NATO says kills 100 fighters in huge Afghan battle (Reuters)
• Fed's Hoenig: too soon to pull support as U.S. recovers (Reuters)
• New Atlantic storm Henri expected to fizzle out (Reuters)
• Twins beat Tigers to win AL Central title (Reuters)
• Obama holds intense talks on Afghan war (AFP)
• Indonesia mulls declaring villages mass graves (AFP)

AP Poll: Health care overhaul has a pulse (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:19 AM PDT AP - The fever has broken. The patient is out of intensive care. But if you're President Barack Obama, you can't stop pacing the waiting room. Health care overhaul is still in guarded condition.

Israeli woman potential Nobel chemistry winner (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:47 AM PDT AP - If Nobel judges are looking to improve the balance of women winning the chemistry prize, Israeli scientist Ada Yonath could be a strong candidate when the award is announced Wednesday.

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Oversight lacking on war costs (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:21 AM PDT AP - During a routine check of a watch tower at a U.S. military base in Kuwait, an Army sergeant found the guard leaning back in a chair, his sunglasses on, apparently sound asleep. When the soldier woke the guard, an employee of a defense contractor named Combat Support Associates, he denied he'd dozed off while on duty.

Diplomats converge on Honduras for talks (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:27 AM PDT AP - Diplomats from throughout the hemisphere were converging Wednesday on Honduras to resolve a standoff that has left the impoverished Central American country with two presidents, a capital scarred by protests and a bitterly divided population.

Obama weighs options on anniversary of Afghan war (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:25 AM PDT AP - On the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is gathering his national security team for another strategy session.

Pakistan expects 'tough resistance' in Waziristan (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:31 AM PDT AP - The Pakistani army expects Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in the South Waziristan tribal region to put up "tough resistance" against a military offensive, the army's chief spokesman said.

Court hears arguments about cross on park land (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:40 AM PDT AP - The Supreme Court is taking up a long-running legal fight over a cross honoring World War I soldiers that has stood for 75 years on public land in a remote part of California.

Clinton: Government violence in Guinea criminal (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:36 PM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling violence by Guinea's government "criminality of the greatest degree."

2 celebrities hang up their 'Dancing' shoes (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 07:41 PM PDT AP - Politician Tom DeLay and actress Debi Mazar have turned in their last dance. Both are leaving "Dancing With the Stars."

Twins complete comeback, beat Tigers 6-5 in 12th (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:04 PM PDT AP - The Metrodome erupted in a jet-like roar as Carlos Gomez zoomed home with the winning run to finish off an AL Central race — and a thrilling tiebreaker — that didn't want to end.

U.S. lawmakers press Obama on Afghan war strategy (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 03:28 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama told congressional leaders on Tuesday his decision on a new Afghan war strategy would not make everyone happy, while Republicans urged him to heed his military commander's call for more troops.

Gold's record price rise finds tepid response (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:18 AM PDT Reuters - Gold received a lukewarm reception a day after racing to a record high, with consumers in Asia more likely to be cashing in than panic buying.

Tough to meet Guantanamo closing deadline: Holder (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 01:35 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that it would be tough to meet the fast-approaching January deadline to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that houses terrorism suspects.

Disrupted U.S. bomb plot was seen as serious threat (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 02:38 PM PDT Reuters - A recently disrupted bombing plot represented one of the most serious security threats to the United States since the September 11 attacks, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday.

NATO says kills 100 fighters in huge Afghan battle (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 07:10 AM PDT Reuters - NATO forces said Tuesday they had killed more that 100 fighters in a huge weekend battle in eastern Afghanistan in which eight Americans died, the deadliest firefight for U.S. troops in more than a year.

Fed's Hoenig: too soon to pull support as U.S. recovers (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:15 AM PDT Reuters - A Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday that while the U.S. economy is clearly rebounding, it is too soon to begin to withdraw the Federal Reserve's massive support.

New Atlantic storm Henri expected to fizzle out (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 02:48 PM PDT Reuters - Tropical Storm Henri formed in the Atlantic Ocean, east of the Caribbean's Leeward Islands, on Tuesday, but was expected to dissipate within two days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Twins beat Tigers to win AL Central title (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:08 PM PDT Reuters - The Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 6-5 in 12 innings in a drama-packed, one-game playoff Tuesday to decide the American League Central division champions.

Obama holds intense talks on Afghan war (AFP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 08:05 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama told top lawmakers not to politicize his deliberations on whether to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan, but failed to quell raging debate on the unpopular war.

Indonesia mulls declaring villages mass graves (AFP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:38 PM PDT AFP - Villages buried in landslides triggered by last week's earthquake may be declared mass graves, Indonesian authorities said Wednesday as relief agencies battled to reach remote areas.

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