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• Feds: Chicago men planned to attack Danish paper (AP)
• More immigrants cite sexual orientation for asylum (AP)
• Calif. town rattled by alleged rape of girl, 15 (AP)
• San Francisco bridge closes after cable snaps (AP)
• Schwarzenegger sends lawmaker special veto message (AP)
• Boston cops: Psych patient stabs doc, is shot dead (AP)
• eBay: No auction for suspect in Kan. doc's death (AP)
• NTSB probe: Tire puncture caused Texas bus crash (AP)
• Former Memphis mayor is target of federal probe (AP)
• Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution (AP)
• Twitter user list favors Dems in Calif. gov race (AP)
• Publisher delays books by guru in sweat lodge case (AP)
• Big brewers battle it out in calorie-cutting (AP)
• Fisker to build hybrid cars at idled Del. GM plant (AP)
• Palin paid $1.25M for book by time she left office (AP)
• Jury convicts teenager in Mich. homeless killings (AP)
• Fla. gov says he didn't know Obama was in state (AP)
• World Series ticket prices falling in New York (AP)
• Ex-frat members plead guilty in NY hazing death (AP)
• Deputy marshal gets 4 years for information leak (AP)

Feds: Chicago men planned to attack Danish paper (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 07:00 PM PDT AP - Two Chicago men who were schoolmates in Pakistan plotted terrorist attacks against a Danish newspaper that triggered widespread protests by printing cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in announcing charges against the men.

More immigrants cite sexual orientation for asylum (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 06:45 PM PDT AP - For weeks, Nathaniel Cunningham and his boyfriend secretly lived together in rural Jamaica. They showed no affection in public and rarely spoke to neighbors.

Calif. town rattled by alleged rape of girl, 15 (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 06:41 PM PDT AP - The gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl on school grounds after her homecoming dance was horrific enough. But even more shocking, police say, was that up to two dozen people watched and did nothing to stop it.

San Francisco bridge closes after cable snaps (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 09:52 PM PDT AP - Authorities on Tuesday closed a major bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland after a cable on its upper deck snapped during the evening commute.

Schwarzenegger sends lawmaker special veto message (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 07:39 PM PDT AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger typically attaches a message to bills he signs or vetoes telling lawmakers why he took the action.

Boston cops: Psych patient stabs doc, is shot dead (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 09:07 PM PDT AP - A man stabbed a doctor while being treated at a psychiatric office at a Boston medical building Tuesday and was fatally shot by an off-duty security guard who saw the attack, police said.

eBay: No auction for suspect in Kan. doc's death (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 04:22 PM PDT AP - Online retailer eBay said Tuesday it will block an auction planned to raise money for the man charged with killing Kansas abortion provider George Tiller.

NTSB probe: Tire puncture caused Texas bus crash (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 06:01 PM PDT AP - Federal transportation officials recommended Tuesday that bus drivers take new steps to check tire pressure in the wake of a Texas bus crash that killed 17 people last year, but also criticized federal and state agencies for lax oversight of the motorcoach industry.

Former Memphis mayor is target of federal probe (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT AP - Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton may be the target of a federal criminal probe, but his campaign manager says it's not distracting him from making a run for congress.

Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 06:04 PM PDT AP - Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 ships that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution.

Twitter user list favors Dems in Calif. gov race (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 04:16 PM PDT AP - When people sign up for Twitter, the popular social-networking site presents a list of suggested users to follow, driving significant traffic to sports figures, celebrities, politicians and other prominent posters.

Publisher delays books by guru in sweat lodge case (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 03:41 PM PDT AP - The release of two books by author and motivational speaker James Arthur Ray has been postponed in the wake of three deaths that occurred after a sweat lodge ceremony he led this month in northern Arizona.

Big brewers battle it out in calorie-cutting (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 02:36 PM PDT AP - How low can beer makers go? Having conquered the beer-belly set, some of the nation's biggest brewers are trying to win over the six-pack-ab crowd with ultra-low-calorie suds.

Fisker to build hybrid cars at idled Del. GM plant (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 03:47 PM PDT AP - Luxury automaker Fisker Automotive is buying a shuttered General Motors assembly plant in Delaware to produce plug-in hybrid electric cars, officials said Tuesday.

Palin paid $1.25M for book by time she left office (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 03:36 PM PDT AP - Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin reported Tuesday that she has received at least $1.25 million for her hugely anticipated upcoming memoir "Going Rogue."

Jury convicts teenager in Mich. homeless killings (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT AP - A 15-year-old was convicted on Tuesday of beating two homeless men to death in a fading Michigan industrial city and will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Fla. gov says he didn't know Obama was in state (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 02:04 PM PDT AP - When Barack Obama came to Florida in February, GOP Gov. Charlie Crist gave him a hug. This time, Crist says he didn't even know the president was in his state.

World Series ticket prices falling in New York (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 03:41 PM PDT AP - A rainy forecast is causing online ticket prices to drop for the opening game of the World Series in New York.

Ex-frat members plead guilty in NY hazing death (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 01:56 PM PDT AP - Two former members of a banned college fraternity at a western New York campus admitted Tuesday they plied a student with so much beer, champagne and vodka during a three-day hazing that the young man died of alcohol poisoning.

Deputy marshal gets 4 years for information leak (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 01:54 PM PDT AP - A federal deputy marshal was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for leaking information about the government's star witness at Chicago's biggest organized crime trial in decades.

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• Health bill to include 'opt-out' public option - Bizjournals.com
• UPDATE 1-Obama announces $3.4 bln in grants for smart grid - Reuters
• Chicago Men Face Terror Charges - Wall Street Journal
• Iran Accepts Uranium-Deal Framework With 'Important' Changes - Bloomberg
• Pregnant Women Wary of Swine Flu Shot - WebMD
• NASA's Ares IX test flight delayed by weather - CNET News
• Grayson causes another ruckus - Boston Globe
• French Branch of Scientology Convicted of Fraud - New York Times

Health bill to include 'opt-out' public option - Bizjournals.com Posted: 27 Oct 2009 11:04 AM PDT FOXNews Health bill to include 'opt-out' public option Bizjournals.com The Senate will vote on a health care reform bill that will include government-run plans in new insurance exchanges, unless states choose not to offer a public option. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday afternoon that he had decided to ... Senate moderates voice concern over public optionThe Associated Press Poll: support growing for public optionBoston Globe Behind Harry Reid's Bid for a Public Optionmsnbc.com Bloomberg -True/Slant -CQPolitics.com all 2,460 news articles »

UPDATE 1-Obama announces $3.4 bln in grants for smart grid - Reuters Posted: 27 Oct 2009 10:01 AM PDT ABC News UPDATE 1-Obama announces $3.4 bln in grants for smart grid Reuters ARCADIA, Fla., Oct 27 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced $3.4 billion in grants to help build a "smart" electric grid meant to trim utility bills, reduce blackouts and carry power generated by solar and wind energy ... Obama putting $3.4B toward 'smart' power gridmsnbc.com Obama promotes 'smart grid' and new energy legislationUSA Today Obama Names 'Smart Grid' ProjectsWall Street Journal The Associated Press -Bloomberg -Bizjournals.com all 812 news articles »

Chicago Men Face Terror Charges - Wall Street Journal Posted: 27 Oct 2009 09:49 AM PDT Global Chicago Men Face Terror Charges Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON -- US prosecutors accused two men in Chicago of plotting with a Pakistani terror group to carry out an attack on a Danish newspaper that in 2005 printed controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. ... Two Chicago men accused of plotting terror attacks in DenmarkWashington Post 2 Chicago men arrested on terror chargesCNN 2 Chicago men accused of plotting terror attacksThe Associated Press BBC News -Bloomberg -AFP all 468 news articles »

Iran Accepts Uranium-Deal Framework With 'Important' Changes - Bloomberg Posted: 27 Oct 2009 10:08 AM PDT guardian.co.uk Iran Accepts Uranium-Deal Framework With 'Important' Changes Bloomberg Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Iran accepts the "general framework" of a United Nations-brokered proposal for the country to send most of its enriched uranium to Russia for processing into reactor fuel, though it will ... Iran May Accept 'Framework' of Nuclear AgreementVoice of America Iran wants big changes to nuclear deal with powersReuters Iran reportedly seeks to amend deal on overseas enrichment of its uraniumLos Angeles Times PRESS TV -Xinhua -The Associated Press all 1,814 news articles »

Pregnant Women Wary of Swine Flu Shot - WebMD Posted: 27 Oct 2009 09:55 AM PDT Straits Times Pregnant Women Wary of Swine Flu Shot WebMD Oct. 27, 2009 -- A new survey shows only about one in four pregnant women and mothers of young children plan to get the H1N1 flu vaccine this year, despite recommendations from public health groups urging them to do so. ... Swine Flu: Why a shortage? Is the government doing enough?Washington Post JCPS to give H1N1 vaccine in late NovemberWAVE Will County H1N1 Vaccination ClinicsABC7Chicago.com FOXNews -WILX-TV -MPBN News all 3,131 news articles »

NASA's Ares IX test flight delayed by weather - CNET News Posted: 27 Oct 2009 10:17 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk NASA's Ares IX test flight delayed by weather CNET News KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--Launch of NASA's Ares IX rocket on a planned $445 million test flight was delayed 24 hours Tuesday because of bad weather and an errant freighter that briefly strayed into the off-shore danger area. ... NASA Scrubs 'Mars Rocket' FlightInformationWeek NASA's Ares IX Rocket Launch Foiled by Boat, CloudsNational Geographic Bad weather halts NASA's Mars rocket test launchComputerworld The Associated Press -ABC News -DailyTech all 1,055 news articles »

Grayson causes another ruckus - Boston Globe Posted: 27 Oct 2009 10:31 AM PDT FOXNews Grayson causes another ruckus Boston Globe Republicans are trying to tar and tie President Obama with the latest eyebrow-raising remarks from a Florida congressman. Representative Alan Grayson called a senior Federal Reserve adviser a "K Street whore" in a radio interview last month that is now ... Fla. Democrat calls Fed adviser "K Street whore"The Associated Press Report: Grayson Staff Defends Congressman's 'K Street Whore' CommentFOXNews GOP Outrage, Dems Chide Grayson over "K Street whore" RemarkOrlando Sentinel CBS News -Salon -Politico all 108 news articles »

French Branch of Scientology Convicted of Fraud - New York Times Posted: 27 Oct 2009 09:31 AM PDT Voice of America French Branch of Scientology Convicted of Fraud New York Times PARIS — The French branch of the Church of Scientology was convicted of fraud and fined nearly $900000 on Tuesday by a Paris court. But the judges did not ban the church entirely, as the prosecution had demanded, saying that a change ... France Convicts Church of Scientology of FraudVoice of America Scientology's French fraud conviction: Not the first legal caseChristian Science Monitor Church of Scientology convicted of fraud in FranceThe Associated Press Aljazeera.net -Bloomberg -Wired News all 542 news articles »

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• No guarantees on Senate health bill's public plan (AP)
• Gov't may say recession over but not job losses (AP)
• Al-Qaida linked group claims Baghdad attacks (AP)
• Long-term care insurance program gains in House (AP)
• New safety worry: Laptops, devices in the cockpit (AP)
• Police: Pakistan army officer, mother attacked (AP)
• Study: Amtrak loss comes to $32 per passenger (AP)
• Bad weather could interfere with NASA test flight (AP)
• Joke's on Bill Cosby as Seinfeld, Rock pay tribute (AP)
• A Jackson jig: Eagles roll, beat Redskins 27-17 (AP)
• Senate panel kicks off climate bill drive (Reuters)
• Obama tells troops he will not rush Afghan decision (Reuters)
• Iran hints at acceptance of atom deal with powers (Reuters)
• Bankers' group defends practices, faces down protesters (Reuters)
• Qaeda-linked group claims Baghdad bomb attacks (Reuters)
• Chinese military backs closer U.S. ties (Reuters)
• Economic reports point to bumpy recovery (Reuters)
• Obama vows not to rush Afghan troop decision (AFP)
• Karadzic genocide trial set to resume (AFP)

No guarantees on Senate health bill's public plan (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:41 AM PDT AP - The focus of the health overhaul debate now shifts to whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can persuade a handful of moderate senators to get behind his new proposal for a government-sponsored insurance plan.

Gov't may say recession over but not job losses (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:16 AM PDT AP - It's about to become official: The recession is over — but not the pain.

Al-Qaida linked group claims Baghdad attacks (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:02 AM PDT AP - Al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in Baghdad that killed at least 155 people this week.

Long-term care insurance program gains in House (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:30 AM PDT AP - House health care legislation expected within days is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help seniors and disabled people stay out of nursing homes, senior Democrats say.

New safety worry: Laptops, devices in the cockpit (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:55 AM PDT AP - Two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew 150 miles past their destination because they were focused on laptop computers instead of cockpit displays may have opened a new avenue of concern for safety regulators — distracting personal electronic devices on the flight deck.

Police: Pakistan army officer, mother attacked (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:19 AM PDT AP - A gun attack on a senior army officer and his mother caused no casualties but rattled Pakistan's capital Tuesday, just days after a similar strike killed a military official and signaled Islamist militants are turning more to assassination tactics.

Study: Amtrak loss comes to $32 per passenger (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:35 AM PDT AP - U.S. taxpayers spent about $32 subsidizing the cost of the typical Amtrak passenger in 2008, about four times the rail operator's estimate, according to a private study.

Bad weather could interfere with NASA test flight (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:46 AM PDT AP - NASA's newest rocket is on the verge of blasting off on a test flight.

Joke's on Bill Cosby as Seinfeld, Rock pay tribute (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:12 AM PDT AP - Someone had to hold Bill Cosby back to keep him from crawling over a balcony and joining fellow comedians on stage as the stars lined up to pay tribute to his life's work.

A Jackson jig: Eagles roll, beat Redskins 27-17 (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:23 PM PDT AP - DeSean Jackson scored on a 67-yard run and a 57-yard reception, both in the first half. His night might have been perfect if his tender right ankle hadn't messed up his touchdown tap dance.

Senate panel kicks off climate bill drive (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:39 AM PDT Reuters - A Senate committee on Tuesday launches three long days of hearings on a Democratic climate bill in a bid to further convince an international summit in December that Washington is serious about tackling global warming.

Obama tells troops he will not rush Afghan decision (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 04:25 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama, accused by some of dithering over a new strategy for Afghanistan, vowed on Monday not to be rushed into a decision over whether to send more U.S. troops to the war zone.

Iran hints at acceptance of atom deal with powers (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - Iran said on Monday it could endorse a U.N. deal for it to send potential nuclear fuel abroad for processing, the first official indication that Tehran could respond positively to the outline agreement.

Bankers' group defends practices, faces down protesters (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:22 PM PDT Reuters - A top banking industry group on Monday defended the practices of traditional banks while facing protesters who railed against Wall Street abuses.

Qaeda-linked group claims Baghdad bomb attacks (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:52 AM PDT Reuters - An al Qaeda-linked group has said it carried out the twin suicide bombings that killed 155 people in Baghdad on Sunday and revived doubts about security in the run-up to Iraq's elections in January.

Chinese military backs closer U.S. ties (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:25 PM PDT Reuters - China's military sought to assure the United States on Monday that its arms buildup was not a threat and said Beijing wanted to expand cooperation with the Pentagon to reduce the risk of future conflicts.

Economic reports point to bumpy recovery (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 08:26 PM PDT Reuters - Regional economic reports on Monday suggested the U.S. economy has clambered back to levels associated with the end of recession, but recovery will be patchy and may prove fleeting.

Obama vows not to rush Afghan troop decision (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 07:02 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama vowed that despite criticism that he is dithering, he will not rush a fateful decision on whether to send tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan.

Karadzic genocide trial set to resume (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 07:05 PM PDT AFP - The genocide trial of Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic is set to resume in The Hague on Tuesday amid much uncertainty as to the impact of his planned second day of boycott.

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