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• 1 adult killed, several students hurt in ID crash (AP)
• Sweat lodge victim's family says she was in shape (AP)
• Solar power outshining Colorado's gas industry (AP)
• Dam breaching celebrated on famed Rogue River (AP)
• Frank urges gay activists to lobby for change (AP)
• Columbine killer's mom: 'No inkling' son suicidal (AP)
• Unknown Civil War soldier reburied in Tennessee (AP)
• An Iraqi's trek from Sadr City to Monterey (AP)
• 'Die quickly' congressman new hero for Fla. Dems (AP)
• Calif. top justice slams state referendum process (AP)
• Pollution an enduring legacy at old missile sites (AP)
• NYC Astor trial shines light on jury-room strife (AP)
• Padilla, Dodgers beat Cardinals 5-1 for sweep (AP)
• Navy honors civil rights martyr Medgar Evers (AP)
• New Lincoln exhibit tells how NYC shaped his image (AP)

1 adult killed, several students hurt in ID crash (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:09 PM PDT AP - A bus carrying a celebrated Utah high school band swerved off an Idaho interstate and crashed on its side Saturday night, killing an instructor and injuring some students, police and a school official said.

Sweat lodge victim's family says she was in shape (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 06:45 PM PDT AP - A 38-year-old New York woman who died after sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge at a scenic Arizona resort was an avid surfer and hiker who was "in top shape," took self-improvement seriously and had a passion for art, a family spokesman said.

Solar power outshining Colorado's gas industry (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:08 PM PDT AP - The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.

Dam breaching celebrated on famed Rogue River (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 05:12 PM PDT AP - The wild and scenic Rogue River has become even wilder with the demolition of a dam that had hindered passage of salmon and steelhead to their spawning grounds for 88 years.

Frank urges gay activists to lobby for change (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 08:14 PM PDT AP - Rep. Barney Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the demonstration "a waste of time at best."

Columbine killer's mom: 'No inkling' son suicidal (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:44 PM PDT AP - In the first detailed public remarks by any parent of the two Columbine killers, Dylan Klebold's mother says she had no idea her son was suicidal until she read his journals after the 1999 high school massacre.

Unknown Civil War soldier reburied in Tennessee (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 03:06 PM PDT AP - A Civil War soldier whose remains were found in a battlefield grave last spring was reburied Saturday by admirers who knew neither his name nor even what side he fought on.

An Iraqi's trek from Sadr City to Monterey (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:02 PM PDT AP - On one of his first days in America, Hussein Albayati visited the Statue of Liberty.

'Die quickly' congressman new hero for Fla. Dems (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PDT AP - Weeks after his harsh remarks toward the GOP, a Florida congressman's popularity with Democrats isn't dying quickly.

Calif. top justice slams state referendum process (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 03:05 PM PDT AP - The chief justice of the California Supreme Court criticized the state's reliance on the referendum process Saturday, saying it has "rendered our state government dysfunctional."

Pollution an enduring legacy at old missile sites (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:16 AM PDT AP - As U.S. Air Force officials marked the 50th anniversary of the deployment of nuclear missiles to sites in the rural United States this past week, residents in some of these communities are still grappling with another legacy — groundwater pollution from chemicals used to clean and maintain the weapons.

NYC Astor trial shines light on jury-room strife (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 11:32 AM PDT AP - Jurors in the epic criminal case about philanthropist Brooke Astor's fortune seemed to have hit a breaking point.

Padilla, Dodgers beat Cardinals 5-1 for sweep (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:04 PM PDT AP - Unemployed in August and a star for the Los Angeles Dodgers in October. Once Vicente Padilla got out of the first inning, he slammed the door on the St. Louis Cardinals' season.

Navy honors civil rights martyr Medgar Evers (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 07:04 AM PDT AP - The widow of slain civil-rights pioneer Medgar Evers fought tears Friday as Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a former Mississippi governor, announced he's naming a new Navy supply ship for Evers' late husband.

New Lincoln exhibit tells how NYC shaped his image (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 11:27 AM PDT AP - Abraham Lincoln visited New York City only five times in his life, and only once as president, yet the growing 19th-century metropolis played a central role in burnishing his enduring public image.

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• Gunmen hold up to 15 hostages in Pakistan army HQ - The Associated Press
• Armenia-Turkey pact delayed over disagreements - Reuters
• A milestone & new starting point for China, Japan, ROK - Xinhua
• Kabul attack handiwork of enemies of Indo-Afghan ties: India - Times of India
• Poland Ratifies EU Treaty - Voice of America

Gunmen hold up to 15 hostages in Pakistan army HQ - The Associated Press Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:50 AM PDT ABC News Gunmen hold up to 15 hostages in Pakistan army HQ The Associated Press RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Heavily armed militants were holding up to 15 soldiers hostage inside Pakistan's army headquarters Saturday after they stormed the complex in an audacious assault on the heart of the nuclear-armed country's most powerful ... Pakistan: six soldiers killed and 15 taken hostage in terror attackTelegraph.co.uk Armed militants hold hostages at Pakistani army HQCNN International Pakistan militants take hostagesBBC News Times Online -Aljazeera.net -Washington Post all 1,469 news articles »

Armenia-Turkey pact delayed over disagreements - Reuters Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:53 AM PDT BBC News Armenia-Turkey pact delayed over disagreements Reuters ZURICH (Reuters) - A planned peace agreement between Turkey and Armenia to end a century of enmity hit a last minute snag on Saturday over disagreements with statements to be read at the historic ceremony. ... Turkey and Armenia Struggle to Normalize TiesNew York Times Armenia-Turkey agreement delayedBBC News Turkey, Armenia Delay Signing AccordVoice of America Washington Post -Aljazeera.net -CNN International all 1,075 news articles »

A milestone & new starting point for China, Japan, ROK - Xinhua Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:11 AM PDT Xinhua A milestone & new starting point for China, Japan, ROK Xinhua BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Republic of Korea's President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama erected not only a milestone but a new starting point for the tripartite cooperation as the second ... New order takes shape in EastTelegraph.co.uk Japan PM says too early to end regional stimulusAFP Nukes, financial woes top agenda for Asian talksCNN Xinhua -Xinhua -Xinhua all 1,089 news articles »

Kabul attack handiwork of enemies of Indo-Afghan ties: India - Times of India Posted: 10 Oct 2009 07:45 AM PDT ABC News Kabul attack handiwork of enemies of Indo-Afghan ties: India Times of India KABUL/NEW DELHI: Without naming Pakistan or its spy agency ISI, India on Saturday said the attack on its embassy in Kabul earlier this week was the handiwork of the enemies of India-Afghan friendship and their "patrons across the border". ... 17 Die in Kabul Bomb AttackNew York Times Indian Embassy in Kabul Is BombedWall Street Journal US condemns bombing outside Indian embassy in KabulAFP Xinhua -Reuters India -Washington Post all 2,136 news articles »

Poland Ratifies EU Treaty - Voice of America Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:16 AM PDT Times Online Poland Ratifies EU Treaty Voice of America Poland has signed the Lisbon Treaty which aims to streamline the workings of the European Union. This leaves just one more country, the Czech Republic, to ratify the agreement before it takes effect. In a ceremony Saturday, ... Polish leader ratifies EU treatyBBC News Lisbon Treaty strengthens European community: Polish PMXinhua Polish president ratifies EU reform treatyThe Associated Press CNN International -AFP -Wall Street Journal all 941 news articles »

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• Gunmen attack Pakistan army HQ; troops kill all 4 (AP)
• Rescuers rush to save Philippine landslide victims (AP)
• Police: Fla. man shot fiancee 1 day before wedding (AP)
• Turkey and Armenia seek diplomatic ties (AP)
• Job competition toughest since recession began (AP)
• CDC: 76 children dead of swine flu as cases rise (AP)
• Gasps as Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize (AP)
• Moon crash: Public yawns, scientists celebrate (AP)
• Angels' Weaver, Izturis beat Bosox for 2-0 lead (AP)
• Teixeira homers in 11th inning, Yankees beat Twins (AP)
• China urges neighbors, U.S. to talk to North Korea (Reuters)
• Gunmen attack Pakistani army HQ (Reuters)
• Obama says Nobel Peace Prize is "call to action" (Reuters)
• Netanyahu-Mitchell talks "constructive": Israel PM (Reuters)
• China says rich countries undercut climate talks (Reuters)
• Father of New York bomb plot suspect arraigned (Reuters)
• U.N. plane crash in Haiti kills 11 (Reuters)
• 4 killed in gunbattle at Pakistan army HQ: military (AFP)
• Obama basks in new glory after Nobel Peace Prize win (AFP)

Gunmen attack Pakistan army HQ; troops kill all 4 (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:09 AM PDT AP - A team of gunmen wielding assault rifles and grenades tried to break into Pakistan's army headquarters Saturday, sparking a ferocious 45-minute gunbattle outside the capital that ended when all the assailants were killed, authorities said.

Rescuers rush to save Philippine landslide victims (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:29 AM PDT AP - Rescuers dug out six survivors and more bodies buried under landslides that killed nearly 200 people in the storm-soaked northern Philippines, as workers rushed Saturday to clear mountain roads to aid relief efforts.

Police: Fla. man shot fiancee 1 day before wedding (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:07 PM PDT AP - A man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to be married, police said Friday.

Turkey and Armenia seek diplomatic ties (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:18 AM PDT AP - Turkey and Armenia plan to sign an agreement Saturday establishing diplomatic ties in hopes of ending a century of acrimony over their bloody past and reopening their border, but nationalists on both sides are seeking to derail its implementation.

Job competition toughest since recession began (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 05:03 PM PDT AP - The number of job seekers competing for each opening has reached the highest point since the recession began, according to government data released Friday.

CDC: 76 children dead of swine flu as cases rise (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 07:09 PM PDT AP - Health officials said Friday that 76 U.S. children have died of swine flu, including 19 new reports in the past week — more evidence the new virus is unusually dangerous for the young.

Gasps as Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 07:02 PM PDT AP - The announcement drew gasps of surprise and cries of too much, too soon. Yet President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday because the judges found his promise of disarmament and diplomacy too good to ignore.

Moon crash: Public yawns, scientists celebrate (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 07:04 PM PDT AP - NASA's great lunar fireworks finale fizzled. After gearing up for the space agency's much-hyped mission to hurl two spacecraft into the moon, the public turned away from the sky Friday anything but dazzled. Photos and video of the impact showed little more than a fuzzy white flash.

Angels' Weaver, Izturis beat Bosox for 2-0 lead (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:58 PM PDT AP - Jered Weaver followed in John Lackey's day-old footsteps throughout the night, all the way to his final triumphant walk off the Angel Stadium mound. He even waved his cap at the standing, cheering crowd with nearly the same sweep of his arm.

Teixeira homers in 11th inning, Yankees beat Twins (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 08:46 PM PDT AP - Mark Teixeira got chills as Yankee Stadium roared and his teammates celebrated around him.

China urges neighbors, U.S. to talk to North Korea (Reuters) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:51 PM PDT Reuters - North Korea wants to ease a standoff with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told East Asian neighbors at a summit focused on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and on regional integration.

Gunmen attack Pakistani army HQ (Reuters) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:29 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani soldiers killed all four gunmen who attacked the tightly guarded army headquarters in the city of Rawalpindi on Saturday, military officials said.

Obama says Nobel Peace Prize is "call to action" (Reuters) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision that honored the first-year U.S. president more for promise than achievement and drew both praise and skepticism around the world.

Netanyahu-Mitchell talks "constructive": Israel PM (Reuters) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 04:04 PM PDT Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "constructive" talks on Friday with U.S. President Barack Obama's envoy George Mitchell on advancing efforts to achieve peace with the Palestinians, his office said.

China says rich countries undercut climate talks (Reuters) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:45 PM PDT Reuters - China accused rich countries of undermining key elements of an international climate change agreement that nations hope to agree by the end of 2009, adding to a chorus of discord over the negotiations.

Father of New York bomb plot suspect arraigned (Reuters) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - The father of an Afghan immigrant accused of plotting one of the most serious security threats to the United States since the September 11 attacks pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge that he lied to federal agents.

U.N. plane crash in Haiti kills 11 (Reuters) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - Eleven U.N. peacekeepers died on Friday when their surveillance plane crashed into a mountainside in Haiti during a routine patrol, U.N. officials said.

4 killed in gunbattle at Pakistan army HQ: military (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:36 AM PDT AFP - An attack on Pakistani army headquarters in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, ended on Saturday with all four attackers killed, a military spokesman told Pakistani television.

Obama basks in new glory after Nobel Peace Prize win (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:39 AM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama basked in new-found glory Saturday, vowing to consider his surprise Nobel Peace Prize as "a call for action" to address the challenges of the new century.

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