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• Samoans flock to churches to mourn tsunami victims (AP)
• Firefighters try to protect Calif mountain town (AP)
• Neighbors: Accused Andrews stalker kept to himself (AP)
• Somalia president condemns Minn. terror recruiting (AP)
• Tenn. mom left to wonder when she'll see 4 kids (AP)
• SD town gets rid of 44 tons of stinking bison meat (AP)
• Waves of new fund cuts imperil US nursing homes (AP)
• Peg Mullen, author of "Unfriendly Fire," dies (AP)
• Okla. trooper again accused of excessive force (AP)
• Reggae artist says NYC man slashed him with sword (AP)
• Ill. treasure hunt halted as possible prank (AP)
• Car slides under trailer on I-95 in Philly; 4 dead (AP)
• Big-play D sends undefeated Saints past Jets 24-10 (AP)
• NYC Chinatown could get 1st Chinese rep on council (AP)
• Devices locate kids, parents find peace of mind (AP)
• Arizona man's own actions led to murder confession (AP)
• Fans feast on undead as `Zombieland' opens to $25M (AP)
• Yale lab tech due in court to face murder charge (AP)
• Ex-Ala. judge accused of trading sex for leniency (AP)

Samoans flock to churches to mourn tsunami victims (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:57 PM 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 communites after a disaster that killed 176 people.

Firefighters try to protect Calif mountain town (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 07:46 PM PDT AP - Firefighters waged an aggressive ground and air assault Sunday against a wind-fanned wildfire that erupted in the San Gabriel Mountains and threatened a popular resort community.

Neighbors: Accused Andrews stalker kept to himself (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 06:59 PM PDT AP - The man accused of stalking ESPN reporter Erin Andrews kept his yard manicured, played golf and enjoyed cooking on a gas grill on a patio behind his $300,000 suburban Chicago town house.

Somalia president condemns Minn. terror recruiting (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 05:37 PM PDT AP - The president of Somalia on Sunday denounced the recruiting of young men from Minnesota's huge Somali community for terrorist activity in his war-ravaged homeland, and said he plans to work with the U.S. government to bring those still alive back home.

Tenn. mom left to wonder when she'll see 4 kids (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 05:22 PM PDT AP - A week ago, Maria Gurrolla was celebrating the birth of her fourth child. A blue yard sign announced: "IT'S A BOY!" She visited a local welfare office that helps low-income mothers.

SD town gets rid of 44 tons of stinking bison meat (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 05:39 PM PDT AP - Behind the freezer doors at a meat plant mysteriously abandoned by its owner, the 44 tons of bison meat managed to hold its own for months, masked by the brutal chill of two South Dakota winters.

Waves of new fund cuts imperil US nursing homes (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 12:14 PM PDT AP - The nation's nursing homes are perilously close to laying off workers, cutting services — possibly even closing — because of a perfect storm wallop from the recession and deep federal and state government spending cuts, industry experts say.

Peg Mullen, author of "Unfriendly Fire," dies (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:34 PM PDT AP - Peg Mullen, an author and former Iowa farm wife who hounded the U.S. military to find the truth about her son's death in Vietnam, has died. She was 92.

Okla. trooper again accused of excessive force (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:40 PM PDT AP - An Oklahoma trooper previously suspended for fighting with an ambulance driver is on paid administrative leave after being accused of using excessive force.

Reggae artist says NYC man slashed him with sword (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 03:25 PM PDT AP - Jamaican reggae artist Major Mackerel says he's been slashed in the head, arm and hand by a New York City man wielding a 2-foot sword.

Ill. treasure hunt halted as possible prank (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 02:03 PM PDT AP - An Illinois woman who set out on a treasure hunt for buried gold coins after finding a cryptic note in an antique rocking chair may have been the victim of a prolific prankster who died more than 30 years ago.

Car slides under trailer on I-95 in Philly; 4 dead (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 01:06 PM PDT AP - State police in Philadelphia say a car has gone out of control and has slid under a tractor-trailer on a major highway, killing four people.

Big-play D sends undefeated Saints past Jets 24-10 (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - A vastly improved defense with a penchant for big plays has the New Orleans Saints undefeated through four games for the first time since 1993.

NYC Chinatown could get 1st Chinese rep on council (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT AP - Chinatown is likely to get its first Chinese-American representative on the City Council, and a Taiwanese immigrant is headed for citywide office — a dramatic change for the nation's largest city, which had no Asian-Americans in elected office just eight years ago.

Devices locate kids, parents find peace of mind (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 11:45 AM PDT AP - With a computer or cell phone and an electronic tracking device, you can locate a missing pet, follow the path of a stolen car, find a skier buried in an avalanche and rescue a hiker lost in the woods.

Arizona man's own actions led to murder confession (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:43 AM PDT AP - A scruffy 21-year-old walked into the police station in the small eastern Arizona town of Springerville, winded after running the 2 1/2 blocks there from his home. He wanted to tell the police chief that cops from out of town were in his jurisdiction.

Fans feast on undead as `Zombieland' opens to $25M (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:42 AM PDT AP - The undead were alive and well at movie theaters as Woody Harrelson's horror comedy "Zombieland" opened on top with $25 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Yale lab tech due in court to face murder charge (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:31 AM PDT AP - A former Yale University lab technician is due in court this week on charges that he strangled a graduate student and stuffed her body inside a wall.

Ex-Ala. judge accused of trading sex for leniency (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 09:23 AM PDT AP - Herman Thomas had an enviable political record as a black Democrat elected and re-elected in a county overwhelmingly white and increasingly Republican. The respected circuit judge once was the Democratic Party's choice to be the first black federal judge in south Alabama.

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• Security Adviser Calls Troop Increase McChrystal's Opinion - New York Times
• Report Says Iran Has Data to Make a Nuclear Bomb - New York Times
• Fatah and Hamas eye truce deal, but hurdles remain - Reuters
• Taiwan takes early actions against approaching typhoon - Xinhua
• Exit Polls Show Socialists Winning Greek Election - New York Times
• Former Japanese Finance Minister Is Found Dead - New York Times
• Questions surround start of new Supreme Court term - Christian Science Monitor

Security Adviser Calls Troop Increase McChrystal's Opinion - New York Times Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:41 AM PDT Reuters Security Adviser Calls Troop Increase McChrystal's Opinion New York Times President Obama's national security adviser, Gen. James L. Jones, said on Sunday that a recommendation to send another 40000 American troops to Afghanistan was just one part of a review of overall strategy that included such factors as ... Taliban return to power unlikely: White House aideReuters At Least 10 Coalition Troops Killed in Eastern AfghanistanVoice of America 8 US troops killed in fierce Afghan fightingThe Associated Press AFP -CNN -Telegraph.co.uk all 1,990 news articles »

Report Says Iran Has Data to Make a Nuclear Bomb - New York Times Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:45 AM PDT Globe and Mail Report Says Iran Has Data to Make a Nuclear Bomb New York Times Senior staff members of the United Nations nuclear agency have concluded in a confidential analysis that Iran has acquired "sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable" atom bomb. ... Iran has questions to answer after 'secret annexe' and Qom revelationsTimes Online Iran 'co-operation' draws praiseBBC News US sees advance in Iran nuclear cooperationReuters Bloomberg -Xinhua -PRESS TV all 1,421 news articles »

Fatah and Hamas eye truce deal, but hurdles remain - Reuters Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:44 AM PDT MiamiHerald.com Fatah and Hamas eye truce deal, but hurdles remain Reuters GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas and Fatah, the warring parties that have divided the Palestinian territories, may agree this month to an Egyptian-brokered deal that sketches out a path to peace between them, but which also faces many ... No guarantee of early Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swapXinhua Hamas slams 'reckless' delay of UN Gaza reportAFP Goldstone: As Jew, it's my duty to probe war crimesYnetnews Washington Post -Jerusalem Post -Aljazeera.net all 2,924 news articles »

Taiwan takes early actions against approaching typhoon - Xinhua Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:02 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Taiwan takes early actions against approaching typhoon Xinhua TAIPEI, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan is on high alert and taking early actions including pre-storm evacuations in expectation of typhoon Parma, barely two months after typhoon Morakot devastated the island. More than 1200 villagers from four counties ... Typhoon Parma kills 15 in the PhilippinesAFP Typhoon Parma approaches TaiwanAljazeera.net Latest typhoon kills 16 in northern PhilippinesThe Associated Press Reuters -Bloomberg -Times of India all 1,464 news articles »

Exit Polls Show Socialists Winning Greek Election - New York Times Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:41 AM PDT BBC News Exit Polls Show Socialists Winning Greek Election New York Times By REUTERS ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's opposition Socialists were on course to win Sunday's election with enough seats to form a government and oust conservatives who angered voters for failing to tackle graft and the economy, exit polls showed. ... Greek Socialists set for poll winBBC News INSTANT VIEW - Socialists make comeback in Greece: exit pollsReuters Greek Socialists Poised To Win Elections - State TVWall Street Journal Aljazeera.net -Bloomberg -WJLA all 1,051 news articles »

Former Japanese Finance Minister Is Found Dead - New York Times Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:57 AM PDT Brisbane Times Former Japanese Finance Minister Is Found Dead New York Times TOKYO — Shoichi Nakagawa, the former Japanese finance minister who resigned after appearing to be drunk at an international meeting this year, was found dead Sunday. Mr. Nakagawa, 56, was found in his bedroom early Sunday, ... Former Japanese minister Shoichi Nakagawa found deadTelegraph.co.uk Former Japanese Finance Minister Nakagawa Found Dead at HomeBloomberg Former Japanese finance minister found deadguardian.co.uk MarketWatch -The Associated Press -Times Online all 451 news articles »

Questions surround start of new Supreme Court term - Christian Science Monitor Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:04 AM PDT Christian Science Monitor Questions surround start of new Supreme Court term Christian Science Monitor How will Sonia Sotomayor vote? Is John Paul Stevens soon to retire? Will John Roberts and Samuel Alito be more unabashedly conservative? The term begins Monday. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Welcome: Chief Justice ... RPT-PREVIEW-US court term has major gun rights, business casesReuters The Supreme Court, AppealingWashington Post New justice brings a new style to Supreme CourtThe Associated Press AFP -New York Daily News -Ozarks First all 432 news articles »

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• Attack on remote Afghan outposts kills 8 US troops (AP)
• Latest typhoon kills 16 in northern Philippines (AP)
• Indonesian villagers use bare hands to dig corpses (AP)
• Judge to decide Monday on bail in Andrews stalking (AP)
• 'SNL' zings David Letterman's difficulties (AP)
• Baby snatch victim loses kids to state custody (AP)
• Socialists favored to win Greece's election (AP)
• Health insurance bills could be hardship for many (AP)
• Dodgers clinch NL West with 5-0 win over Rockies (AP)
• Signature win for 'Canes: Miami knocks off Sooners (AP)
• Hopes fade for Indonesia quake survivors (Reuters)
• Eight U.S. troops killed in Afghan battle (Reuters)
• North Korea's Kim woos China's Wen on rare visit (Reuters)
• Typhoon kills 17 in Philippines (Reuters)
• Report says Iran has data to make atom bomb (Reuters)
• Former Japan finance minister found dead (Reuters)
• Afghan soldier shoots dead two American troops (Reuters)
• Honduran leader, Zelaya inch toward crisis talks (Reuters)
• Hopes fade for Indonesian quake victims (AFP)
• China's PM in NKorea amid bid to restart nuclear talks (AFP)

Attack on remote Afghan outposts kills 8 US troops (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:41 PM PDT AP - Militant fighters streaming from a village and a mosque attacked a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan border, killing eight American soldiers and as many as seven Afghan forces in one of the fiercest attacks of the troubled eight-year war.

Latest typhoon kills 16 in northern Philippines (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:02 PM PDT AP - Landslides buried two families in the Philippines as they sheltered in their homes from Asia's latest deadly typhoon, which killed at least 16 people and left more than a dozen flooded villages cut off Sunday.

Indonesian villagers use bare hands to dig corpses (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT AP - With no outside help in sight, villagers used their bare hands Sunday to dig out rotting corpses, four days after landslides triggered by a huge earthquake obliterated four hamlets in western Indonesia.

Judge to decide Monday on bail in Andrews stalking (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 12:14 AM PDT AP - A judge was expected to decide Monday whether a man accused of stalking ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and secretly video taping her nude should be returned to Los Angeles as a federal prisoner or free on bail to face charges.

'SNL' zings David Letterman's difficulties (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:46 PM PDT AP - Add "Saturday Night Live" to the shows making sport of David Letterman's difficulties. But in the hands of "SNL," Dave got off pretty easy.

Baby snatch victim loses kids to state custody (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:47 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.

Socialists favored to win Greece's election (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:51 PM PDT AP - Greeks cast ballots Sunday in a snap general election likely to produce a change in government, as voters angered by scandals and a foundering economy were expected to reject the conservatives in favor of the opposition Socialists.

Health insurance bills could be hardship for many (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:52 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.

Dodgers clinch NL West with 5-0 win over Rockies (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:30 PM PDT AP - The Dodgers' magic number for clinching the NL West is down to zero — finally.

Signature win for 'Canes: Miami knocks off Sooners (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:53 PM PDT AP - After Jacory Harris threw his second interception of the opening minutes, Miami's sophomore quarterback went to the sideline with a most unusual reaction. He laughed. Rattled? Not in the slightest.

Hopes fade for Indonesia quake survivors (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 12:46 AM PDT Reuters - Rescue teams combing the rubble in the shattered Indonesian city of Padang said on Sunday there was little hope of finding more survivors of a massive earthquake that authorities say may have killed 3,000 people.

Eight U.S. troops killed in Afghan battle (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 12:23 AM PDT Reuters - Insurgents stormed remote outposts in eastern Afghanistan killing eight Americans in the deadliest battle in more than a year, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

North Korea's Kim woos China's Wen on rare visit (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:01 PM PDT Reuters - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il made a rare appearance at Pyongyang's airport on Sunday to personally greet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the start of a top-level visit likely to test the North's stance on nuclear disarmament.

Typhoon kills 17 in Philippines (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:24 PM PDT Reuters - A powerful typhoon slowly moved out to sea on Sunday after slamming into the remote northeastern Philippines and killing 17 people, but damage and flooding, while extensive, were less widespread than feared.

Report says Iran has data to make atom bomb (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 04:18 PM PDT Reuters - A confidential analysis by staff of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has concluded that Iran has acquired "sufficient information to be able to design and produce" an atom bomb, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

Former Japan finance minister found dead (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 08:55 PM PDT Reuters - Former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who was forced to deny he was drunk at a G7 news conference in February, has died, Tokyo police said on Sunday.

Afghan soldier shoots dead two American troops (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 07:34 AM PDT Reuters - An Afghan soldier on guard at a joint base with U.S. troops shot dead two American servicemen and wounded two others as they slept, a provincial official said on Saturday.

Honduran leader, Zelaya inch toward crisis talks (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - Honduran de facto leader Roberto Micheletti and ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Saturday edged toward negotiating an end to a political crisis triggered after troops toppled the leftist in a June coup.

Hopes fade for Indonesian quake victims (AFP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:14 PM PDT AFP - Rescuers held out scant hope Sunday for Indonesian quake survivors, handing recovery teams the grim task of retrieving the decaying bodies of some 4,000 victims believed buried in rubble.

China's PM in NKorea amid bid to restart nuclear talks (AFP) Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:10 PM PDT AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in North Korea Sunday for a high-level visit likely to test the North's willingness to return to talks on scrapping its nuclear programme.

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