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• Baby snatch victim loses kids to state custody (AP)
• Insurance man accused of stalking ESPN's Andrews (AP)
• Jackson, Farrakhan at beaten Ill. teen's funeral (AP)
• Southern California forest fire destroys 3 homes (AP)
• Medical premiums could still be a 'heavy lift' (AP)
• Radical influences all around NYC terror suspect (AP)
• SCLC narrows finalists for new president to 2 (AP)
• Mormon church to build 5 new temples worldwide (AP)
• Police chiefs endorse anti-terror community watch (AP)
• T. rex still looking for home after Vegas auction (AP)
• Olympics loss forces Chicago to rethink city plans (AP)
• Somalia's president says terrorism growing there (AP)
• Water canal sparks skepticism, lawsuits in Calif. (AP)
• NM bookmobiles: Books for those without libraries (AP)
• Space tourism yet to fly, 5 years since 1st flight (AP)
• 19 chocolatiers prep for scrumdidlyumptious show (AP)
• Large universities changing freshman experience (AP)
• Everyday act leads to violence on NYC street (AP)

Baby snatch victim loses kids to state custody (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:46 PM PDT AP - A mother whose newborn was kidnapped by a knife-wielding woman posing as an immigration agent was briefly reunited with her baby Saturday, then saw him and her three other children taken from her and put into state custody.

Insurance man accused of stalking ESPN's Andrews (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:40 PM PDT AP - An insurance man called "as regular a guy as you'll ever meet" was ordered back to California on Saturday to face charges that he stalked ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and video taped her nude by aiming a cell phone camera through an altered peephole in her hotel room door.

Jackson, Farrakhan at beaten Ill. teen's funeral (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 10:27 PM PDT AP - The funeral of a Chicago teen who was beaten to death on his way home from school drew civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Saturday, both calling for an end to youth violence.

Southern California forest fire destroys 3 homes (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:56 PM PDT AP - A fire driven by winds of 40 mph destroyed three homes and threatened dozens of others in a rugged warren of mountains and canyons northeast of San Bernardino on Saturday.

Medical premiums could still be a 'heavy lift' (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:01 PM PDT AP - Many middle-class Americans would still struggle to pay for health insurance despite efforts by President Barack Obama and Democrats to make coverage more affordable.

Radical influences all around NYC terror suspect (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:04 PM PDT AP - If he chose to listen, Najibullah Zazi could hear the calls for violence all around him. The Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terror attack on New York City spent his earliest years in his wartorn homeland, a center of strife and fighting against a Soviet invasion and, after the occupiers left, clashing warlords.

SCLC narrows finalists for new president to 2 (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 06:19 PM PDT AP - The civil rights group co-founded by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. narrowed the list of finalists for its next president Saturday to his youngest daughter and an Arkansas judge.

Mormon church to build 5 new temples worldwide (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:11 PM PDT AP - Mormon church president Thomas S. Monson on Saturday announced plans to build five new temples in the United States and abroad.

Police chiefs endorse anti-terror community watch (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 06:15 PM PDT AP - A store clerk's curiosity about why Najibullah Zazi was buying large quantities of beauty supply products indicated that something about the transaction wasn't quite right — and it's an example of the kind of citizen vigilance that can combat terror, a police commander said Saturday.

T. rex still looking for home after Vegas auction (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 06:00 PM PDT AP - A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex is still looking for a home after bidders failed to meet the minimum price Saturday at a Las Vegas auction.

Olympics loss forces Chicago to rethink city plans (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 04:27 PM PDT AP - Chicago's dream of an Olympics-sized stimulus was dashed when the 2016 Summer Games were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, and the loss amounts to more than a bruised ego for the nation's third-largest city.

Somalia's president says terrorism growing there (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 03:33 PM PDT AP - The president of Somalia said Saturday his government is challenged by terrorism — which he called a "foreign idea" — and asked the Somali diaspora support him as he struggles to create peace in his war-torn country.

Water canal sparks skepticism, lawsuits in Calif. (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 01:16 PM PDT AP - Peter Hunn has a simple wish: He'd like his children to farm the land in California's delta that his great, great grandfather settled more than a century ago.

NM bookmobiles: Books for those without libraries (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:45 AM PDT AP - It's the last stop of the day for Rural Bookmobile West, snugged up against a curb in a corner of the Ramah Post Office parking lot, where a few customers-to-be wait in their cars protected from looming dark clouds that smell of rain.

Space tourism yet to fly, 5 years since 1st flight (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 12:20 PM PDT AP - When a private spaceship soared over California to claim a $10 million prize, daredevil venture capitalist Alan Walton was 68 and thought he'd soon be on a rocket ride of his own.

19 chocolatiers prep for scrumdidlyumptious show (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:30 AM PDT AP - Lionel Clement's training regimen for a scrumdidlyumptious showdown in Paris with 18 other chocolate chefs would make Willy Wonka himself proud.

Large universities changing freshman experience (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:13 AM PDT AP - The freshman experience at large state universities can still resemble a failed social experiment more than the start of a four-year journey to enlightenment.

Everyday act leads to violence on NYC street (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 02:21 AM PDT AP - New Yorkers bump into each other countless times on crowded sidewalks, and sometimes there's an "excuse me," sometimes a terse "watch where you're going," and then disappearance again into the sea of faces.

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• Madrid laments failed 2016 Olympics bid - USA Today
• Ireland Votes Yes for European President - Washington Post
• Health Care Overhaul Is Drawing Close to Floor Debate - New York Times
• Typhoon Parma Hits Northern Philippines, on Course for Taiwan - Bloomberg
• GOP: Dems Ignoring Public's Health Care Concerns - CBS News
• American Samoa relief builds - The Associated Press

Madrid laments failed 2016 Olympics bid - USA Today Posted: 03 Oct 2009 10:32 AM PDT FOXNews Madrid laments failed 2016 Olympics bid USA Today MADRID — As Madrid's bid team for the 2016 Olympics returned to Spain on Saturday, questions remained over what went wrong alongside speculation over another possible run in 2020. Madrid's delegates returned from ... After Chicago's Loss, Critics Assail the USOCNew York Times Olympics aren't necessarily an economic bonanzaThe Associated Press Olympic notes: good for RioAtlantic Online Washington Post -Chicago Tribune -FOXNews all 15,212 news articles »

Ireland Votes Yes for European President - Washington Post Posted: 03 Oct 2009 10:00 AM PDT Straits Times Ireland Votes Yes for European President Washington Post LONDON, Oct. 3 -- Henry Kissinger once famously asked, "Who do I call if I want to call Europe?" The answer, thanks to the Irish, may soon be the president of Europe. Results from a referendum in Ireland indicate that voters there ... INSTANT VIEW: Irish voters approve EU's Lisbon reform treatyReuters Ireland 'backs EU treaty'Aljazeera.net Ireland Backs Lisbon Treaty, Clearing Obstacle for EUBloomberg Times Online -Voice of America -Wall Street Journal all 1,479 news articles »

Health Care Overhaul Is Drawing Close to Floor Debate - New York Times Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:52 AM PDT FOXNews Health Care Overhaul Is Drawing Close to Floor Debate New York Times WASHINGTON — With the Senate Finance Committee set to approve its health care bill this week, Democrats are tantalizingly close to bringing legislation to the floor of both houses of Congress that would make ... Senate finance panel nearly done with its healthcare billLos Angeles Times Reid's at the Reins in Health-Care BattleWashington Post Health overhaul closer than ever - and yet far offThe Associated Press Kaiser Health News -Washington Times -Fort Worth Star Telegram all 4,546 news articles »

Typhoon Parma Hits Northern Philippines, on Course for Taiwan - Bloomberg Posted: 03 Oct 2009 06:38 AM PDT TIME Typhoon Parma Hits Northern Philippines, on Course for Taiwan Bloomberg Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Typhoon Parma knocked down trees and power lines in northern Philippines after veering further away from Manila and surrounding provinces, parts of which are still flooded a week after ... Typhoon Parma slams into PhilippinesCNN International 400000 evacuated as typhoon Parma lashes Philippines raising new ...Telegraph.co.uk Second storm slams into northern PhilippinesThe Associated Press 9&10 News -Reuters -ABC Online all 4,411 news articles »

GOP: Dems Ignoring Public's Health Care Concerns - CBS News Posted: 03 Oct 2009 04:34 AM PDT FOXNews GOP: Dems Ignoring Public's Health Care Concerns CBS News (AP) The Democratic-run Congress is ignoring the public's concerns in the rush to pass legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system, Republicans say. "The American people expect us to get this right and to do it in an open, ... RNC Survey in Virginia Suggests Draft, Welfare Expansion on 'Obama ...Washington Post Dems taunt GOP: Where's your health care plan?The Associated Press 80 percent agreement on health care? No way that's trueMiamiHerald.com FOXNews -Huffington Post (blog) all 1,197 news articles »

American Samoa relief builds - The Associated Press Posted: 02 Oct 2009 09:41 PM PDT CNN American Samoa relief builds The Associated Press HONOLULU — On a search-and-rescue mission in a tsunami-stricken American Samoa village, Capt. Nate Duff and his Hawaii Air National Guard troops waded through knee-deep swampland and under trucks hanging from trees in hopes of finding missing children. ... South Pacific Toll in Tsunami RisesNew York Times American Samoa relief efforts buildUSA Today They have just minutes to issue tsunami warningCNN Reuters -BBC News -The Associated Press all 10,599 news articles »

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• Big police depts back anti-terror citizen watch (AP)
• 2nd typhoon lashes northern Philippines (AP)
• Police: Kidnapped newborn found safe in Alabama (AP)
• FBI: Man arrested in ESPN reporter nude video case (AP)
• Samba! Rio wins right to host the 2016 Olympics (AP)
• Health overhaul closer than ever - and yet far off (AP)
• Obama meets with Afghanistan commander in Denmark (AP)
• DA: Man charged in Letterman plot was deep in debt (AP)
• Polanski agreed to $500,000 payment in civil suit (AP)
• Jimenez sharp, Rockies close gap on Dodgers (AP)
• Rio wins 2016 Games as IOC rebuffs Obama (Reuters)
• U.S. jobless rate hits 26-year high of 9.8 percent (Reuters)
• Gasps greet Chicago's ouster from Games bid (Reuters)
• ElBaradei bound for Iran to pin down Geneva accord (Reuters)
• Indonesia quake levels villages, eight trapped in hotel (Reuters)
• Honduras leader says met OAS chief, ready to talk (Reuters)
• Typhoon changes course, to only clip Philippines (Reuters)
• Indonesian disaster leaves whole villages buried (AFP)
• UN atomic chief due in Iran as pressure mounts (AFP)

Big police depts back anti-terror citizen watch (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 12:24 AM PDT AP - The nation's big city police chiefs are backing an anti-terrorism community watch program to educate people about what behavior is truly suspicious and ought to be reported to police.

2nd typhoon lashes northern Philippines (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 12:19 AM PDT AP - Powerful winds toppled power poles and trees Saturday in the northern Philippines as the second typhoon in eight days bore down on the country. Farther north, Taiwan began evacuating villages also in the path of the storm.

Police: Kidnapped newborn found safe in Alabama (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 12:21 AM PDT AP - A newborn infant kidnapped from his mother in Tennessee was found safe in Alabama on Friday, and a woman suspected of abducting the baby was arrested, police said.

FBI: Man arrested in ESPN reporter nude video case (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 12:54 AM PDT AP - A Chicago-area man arrested at O'Hare airport who is accused of taping surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was due to appear in federal court late Saturday morning, authorities said.

Samba! Rio wins right to host the 2016 Olympics (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 12:51 AM PDT AP - The country's president was blunt. "It is," Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, "Brazil's time."

Health overhaul closer than ever - and yet far off (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:53 PM PDT AP - Eight months in office, Barack Obama has now pushed closer than any other president in generations to creating a basic health care safety net for working Americans. Yet the fate of legislation delivering on his goal is far from certain: Republicans are nearly unified in opposition, Democrats hardly united in support.

Obama meets with Afghanistan commander in Denmark (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:58 PM PDT AP - At a pivotal point in the administration's Afghanistan strategy, President Barack Obama and his top Afghan war commander met privately aboard Air Force One Friday for a talk the White House described as productive.

DA: Man charged in Letterman plot was deep in debt (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 09:47 PM PDT AP - A CBS newsman who prosecutors said was desperate and deep in debt was charged Friday with trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that forced the late night comic to acknowledge having sex with some of the women who have worked for him.

Polanski agreed to $500,000 payment in civil suit (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:59 PM PDT AP - Film director Roman Polanski agreed to pay his sexual assault victim $500,000 to settle a lawsuit 15 years after he fled the United States, according to court documents provided to media outlets Friday.

Jimenez sharp, Rockies close gap on Dodgers (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 12:08 AM PDT AP - A day after the Colorado Rockies clinched at least a wild-card spot, Ubaldo Jimenez gave them a chance to win the NL West.

Rio wins 2016 Games as IOC rebuffs Obama (Reuters) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:57 PM PDT Reuters - Rio de Janeiro won a resounding vote on Friday to stage the first Olympics in South America in 2016, rebuffing U.S. President Barack Obama, who had personally lobbied for his adopted hometown Chicago.

U.S. jobless rate hits 26-year high of 9.8 percent (Reuters) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. employers unexpectedly cut more jobs in September than in August, underscoring the fragility of the economy's recovery from its worst recession in 70 years as businesses remain cautious about the future.

Gasps greet Chicago's ouster from Games bid (Reuters) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:09 PM PDT Reuters - Gasps and tears greeted the announcement on Friday that Chicago had lost its bid to host the 2016 Summer Games, as the city went from favorite to also-ran in the multibillion-dollar Olympics sweepstakes.

ElBaradei bound for Iran to pin down Geneva accord (Reuters) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:23 PM PDT Reuters - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog will head to Iran this weekend to pin down an Iranian pledge, made at talks with big powers on Thursday, to open a newly revealed uranium enrichment site to inspections. The Geneva meeting, which also yielded agreement on follow-up talks before the end of October, lowered tensions a notch in a protracted standoff over suspicions that Iran is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons.

Indonesia quake levels villages, eight trapped in hotel (Reuters) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 09:48 PM PDT Reuters - Eight people were believed to be still alive in the ruins of a hotel on Saturday, nearly three days after a strong quake hit Indonesia's port city of Padang.

Honduras leader says met OAS chief, ready to talk (Reuters) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 07:14 PM PDT Reuters - Honduran de facto president, Roberto Micheletti, said on Friday he had held talks in Honduras with Organization of American States chief Jose Miguel Insulza as a step toward negotiating an end to a post-coup crisis.

Typhoon changes course, to only clip Philippines (Reuters) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 09:32 PM PDT Reuters - A powerful typhoon bearing down on the Philippines may not be as destructive as feared since it has changed course and should only clip the far north of the archipelago later on Saturday, officials said.

Indonesian disaster leaves whole villages buried (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:14 PM PDT AFP - Whole villages in Indonesia's quake zone were found obliterated by landslides Saturday, as rescuers searched desperately for up to 4,000 people believed still trapped in the disaster area.

UN atomic chief due in Iran as pressure mounts (AFP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 12:46 AM PDT AFP - The head of the UN atomic watchdog was expected to arrive in Tehran at the weekend after Washington and its allies demanded quick progress from Tehran in revived talks on the nuclear standoff.

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