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• King siblings settle lawsuit over estate (AP)
• Arizona sweat lodge where 2 died lacked permit (AP)
• Inmates say Okla. gov's mansion workers raped them (AP)
• FBI delves into DMV photos in search for fugitives (AP)
• Calif. wildfire-area communities prepare for rain (AP)
• Monster-maker to Vt. brewer: No 'Vermonster' beer (AP)
• Worker dies in Philly after 125-foot fall (AP)
• Chicago auction house all shook up over Elvis hair (AP)
• Schwarzenegger creates day honoring Harvey Milk (AP)
• Trial starts in slaying of 7 at Indianapolis home (AP)
• 2 Nobel winners may shape financial crisis debate (AP)
• Mishap meant swollen ND lake dropped only inches (AP)
• Conn. police: Kidnapping-ransom story was a lie (AP)
• Defendants in Anna Nicole Smith case face hearing (AP)
• Swine flu and kids: Heed warning signs, MDs say (AP)
• NJ woman gets $570,000 from ex in dough-mixer suit (AP)
• Fla. to seek death for 4 accused of killing couple (AP)
• College cutbacks make it harder to earn degrees (AP)
• Amtrak ridership down, but still near record high (AP)
• Man held in 1968 hijacking faces NYC arraignment (AP)

King siblings settle lawsuit over estate (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT AP - After more than 14 hours of discussion, the heirs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. reached a settlement late Monday that will keep the family from a public jury trial.

Arizona sweat lodge where 2 died lacked permit (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:02 PM PDT AP - A sweat lodge in central Arizona where two people were overcome and later died lacked the necessary building permit, an official said Monday.

Inmates say Okla. gov's mansion workers raped them (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:12 PM PDT AP - Prosecutors are investigating claims that the former head chef and chief groundskeeper at the Oklahoma governor's mansion raped three female prison inmates assigned to work on the mansion's grounds.

FBI delves into DMV photos in search for fugitives (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:28 PM PDT AP - In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver's license photos with pictures of convicts in a high-tech analysis of chin widths and nose sizes.

Calif. wildfire-area communities prepare for rain (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:46 PM PDT AP - Southern California communities below wildfire-scorched mountains made preparations Monday for the possibility of fast-moving floods laden with mud and rocks as a Pacific storm headed for the West Coast.

Monster-maker to Vt. brewer: No 'Vermonster' beer (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:25 PM PDT AP - Forget David and Goliath. This fight's between Matt and Monster.

Worker dies in Philly after 125-foot fall (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:45 PM PDT AP - A tall construction lift toppled over and struck a downtown Philadelphia apartment building Monday, killing a construction worker who fell 125 feet.

Chicago auction house all shook up over Elvis hair (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:55 PM PDT AP - The King may be dead, but that doesn't mean it's too late to run your fingers through his hair. Elvis Presley's hair, at least a clump of hair that Presley may have lost to an Army barber when he went into the service back in 1958, is going on the auction block this Sunday at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago.

Schwarzenegger creates day honoring Harvey Milk (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - Slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk will get a special day of recognition in California, making him only the second person in state history — in addition to conservationist John Muir — to gain such a designation.

Trial starts in slaying of 7 at Indianapolis home (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:06 PM PDT AP - Investigators found no physical evidence linking a 31-year-old man to the 2006 slayings of seven family members in their home, but statements the man made before the attack and his actions afterward prove he fired the fatal gunshots, a prosecutor said Monday.

2 Nobel winners may shape financial crisis debate (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 02:49 PM PDT AP - One scholar studies how best to manage resources like forests, fisheries and oilfields. A fellow American looks at why some companies grow so large. Together they're winners of this year's Nobel Prize in economics for groundbreaking work that could affect efforts to prevent another global financial crisis.

Mishap meant swollen ND lake dropped only inches (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:08 PM PDT AP - A swollen lake behind a damaged dam that threatens a small southeastern North Dakota town dropped only a couple of inches over the summer because a valve on the pipe used to drain it was only partially open, a state official said Monday.

Conn. police: Kidnapping-ransom story was a lie (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:04 PM PDT AP - A Connecticut family made up claims that it rescued three immigrant relatives from a kidnapper by showing up with baseball bats at a ransom exchange meeting, according to police reports.

Defendants in Anna Nicole Smith case face hearing (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:58 PM PDT AP - Two doctors and the lawyer-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith are due in court to hear what government witnesses have to say about their alleged roles in supplying drugs that killed the celebrity model.

Swine flu and kids: Heed warning signs, MDs say (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:35 PM PDT AP - Max Gomez was a bright-eyed 5-year-old happy to have just started kindergarten when he developed sniffles and a fever. His mother figured it was only a cold. Three days later, the Antioch, Tenn., boy was dead, apparently from swine flu. At least 76 American children have died from the new virus, and doctors are urging parents to watch for warning signs that the flu has become life-threatening.

NJ woman gets $570,000 from ex in dough-mixer suit (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:34 PM PDT AP - Twelve years after her divorce, Karin Seruga finally got what she really wanted: A dough mixer.

Fla. to seek death for 4 accused of killing couple (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:12 PM PDT AP - Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty for four of eight people charged in the killings of a Panhandle couple known for adopting children with autism, Down syndrome and other special needs.

College cutbacks make it harder to earn degrees (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 11:30 AM PDT AP - It isn't just tuition increases that are driving up the cost of college. Around the country, deep budget cuts are forcing colleges to lay off instructors and eliminate some classes, making it harder for students to get into the courses they need to earn their degree.

Amtrak ridership down, but still near record high (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:53 AM PDT AP - Amtrak said Monday its ridership dropped by more than 1 million passengers during the past year, but was still the second-highest year in the railroad's history.

Man held in 1968 hijacking faces NYC arraignment (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 07:58 AM PDT AP - More than four decades after he hijacked a jetliner from Kennedy International to Cuba, Luis Armando Pena Soltren voluntarily returned to the same airport to surrender and face prosecution, authorities said Monday.

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• Rates to rise under Senate health plan, industry group says - CNN
• Two Americans Win Nobel Economics Prize - Washington Post
• Pakistan Bomb Kills 41, Support Grows for Army Strike - Bloomberg
• Sidekick Users See Their Data Vanish Into a Cloud - Washington Post
• Google-Apple board ties severed; collaboration next to go? - Ars Technica
• Clinton Lauds Irish Peace Process, Urges More Progress - Voice of America
• Britain's Brown to repay $19000 expense claims - The Associated Press
• Resignation of Afghan election official raises anxiety level - Los Angeles Times
• Clinton Says North Korea's Missiles Won't Deter Talks - Bloomberg

Rates to rise under Senate health plan, industry group says - CNN Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:05 AM PDT Seattle Post Intelligencer Rates to rise under Senate health plan, industry group says CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Health insurance premiums for the typical American family would increase by another $4000 by 2019 under a key Senate overhaul plan, according to an industry trade group analysis. Sen. Max Baucus' Finance Committee is likely to vote ... White House blasts health insurance sector reportReuters Seniors lobby challenges health insurance reportThe Associated Press Obama and the insurance industry, daggers drawn over health care billUSA Today Los Angeles Times -ModernHealthcare.com -MarketWatch all 682 news articles »

Two Americans Win Nobel Economics Prize - Washington Post Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:44 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Two Americans Win Nobel Economics Prize Washington Post Two academics who broke new ground in researching how people cooperate with each other outside of conventional markets won the Nobel prize in economics Monday. Elinor Ostrom, a political economist at Indiana University, ... Ostrom, Williamson Win Nobel Prize for EconomicsWall Street Journal Two Americans Share Nobel in EconomicsNew York Times Surprising Nobel in EconomicsBusinessWeek The Associated Press -Bizjournals.com -Forbes all 1,443 news articles »

Pakistan Bomb Kills 41, Support Grows for Army Strike - Bloomberg Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:08 AM PDT Globe and Mail Pakistan Bomb Kills 41, Support Grows for Army Strike Bloomberg Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- A bomb attack on a military convoy passing through a northwest Pakistan marketplace killed 41 people a day after the army ended a Taliban siege of its headquarters, taking the death toll from four ... 41 killed, 45 hurt as bombings continue in PakistanLos Angeles Times 41 Killed in Blast Near Pakistan's Swat ValleyVoice of America Recent attacks in or linked to PakistanThe Associated Press Wall Street Journal -New York Times -AFP all 1,111 news articles »

Sidekick Users See Their Data Vanish Into a Cloud - Washington Post Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:24 AM PDT ABC News Sidekick Users See Their Data Vanish Into a Cloud Washington Post A server meltdown over the weekend wiped out the master copies of personal data -- including address books, calendars, to-do lists and photos -- accumulated by users of T-Mobile's formerly popular Sidekick smartphone. ... T-Mobile halts sales of SidekickCNET News UPDATE 1-T-Mobile-Sidekick US users face personal data lossReuters Sidekick Foul-Up is Not a Failure of the CloudPC World BetaNews -NetworkWorld.com -Computerworld all 464 news articles »

Google-Apple board ties severed; collaboration next to go? - Ars Technica Posted: 12 Oct 2009 09:46 AM PDT Ars Technica Google-Apple board ties severed; collaboration next to go? Ars Technica Google and Apple no longer share any board members thanks to increasing legal scrutiny from various government entities. Because of this, the two companies can no longer afford to be public friends, but does that mean the end of collaboration between ... Levinson Departs From Google Board Amid FTC ProbeWall Street Journal Levinson quits Google over FTC concernsTG Daily Levinson quits Google's boardCNET News ChannelWeb -The Associated Press -Reuters all 326 news articles »

Clinton Lauds Irish Peace Process, Urges More Progress - Voice of America Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:14 AM PDT BBC News Clinton Lauds Irish Peace Process, Urges More Progress Voice of America US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised the peace process in Northern Ireland, saying it serves as an example for other conflict areas that bitter enemies can resolve differences peacefully. Secretary Clinton was addressing the ... Clinton Urges Hewing to Irish Peace ProcessNew York Times In Belfast, Clinton Seeks Power-Sharing ProgressWashington Post Unionists walk out over Hillary Clinton's peace speech to StormontTimes Online CNN -The Associated Press -BBC News all 989 news articles »

Britain's Brown to repay $19000 expense claims - The Associated Press Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:40 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Britain's Brown to repay $19000 expense claims The Associated Press LONDON — In the latest blow to Gordon Brown's beleaguered leadership, the British prime minister is being forced to repay over 12000 pounds ($19000) in disputed claims following an audit into how British lawmakers spent public money. ... Brown to repay £12415 expensesBBC News mps' expenses: Gordon Brown to repay £12400Telegraph.co.uk British PM to repay over 12000 pounds in expensesAFP guardian.co.uk -Bloomberg -Monsters and Critics.com all 549 news articles »

Resignation of Afghan election official raises anxiety level - Los Angeles Times Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:13 AM PDT BBC News Resignation of Afghan election official raises anxiety level Los Angeles Times The disgruntled member of the Electoral Complaints Commission cites 'foreign interference,' adding an acrimonious new element to the controversial election at a crucial moment for Afghanistan. By Laura King Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - The ... Evidence of fraud could force Afghan runoff electionMcClatchy Washington Bureau Watchdog alters Afghan recount rules, member quitsReuters How the Afghan Election Was RiggedTIME BBC News -CNN -The Associated Press all 1,007 news articles »

Clinton Says North Korea's Missiles Won't Deter Talks - Bloomberg Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:52 AM PDT RTE.ie Clinton Says North Korea's Missiles Won't Deter Talks Bloomberg Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said North Korea's test-firing of five short-range missiles today won't deter the US from working to resolve the dispute over the communist nation's nuclear ... North Korea Test-Fires 5 Short-Range MissilesVoice of America US policy 'unaffected' by nkorean missile tests: ClintonAFP US to push ahead with talks, despite latest missile testsWBIR-TV 9&10 News -Reuters -WashingtonTV all 739 news articles »

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• Taliban claim responsibility for army HQ attack (AP)
• Insurers mount attack against health reform (AP)
• Gay rights marchers in DC: 'We won't back down' (AP)
• Police piece together clues from tragic bus crash (AP)
• Vt. health reform: manage chronically ill patients (AP)
• Schwarzenegger calls session to discuss water deal (AP)
• Clinton in Belfast seeks power-sharing progress (AP)
• Rodriguez and Posada power Yanks back to ALCS (AP)
• Angels rally off Papelbon in 9th to sweep Red Sox (AP)
• UN chief acknowledges fraud in Afghan vote (AP)
• Pakistan bombs militants, ground offensive imminent (Reuters)
• Housing risks still lurk even as buyers return (Reuters)
• U.S. arrests suspected 1968 Pan Am flight hijacker (Reuters)
• Senator: Obama should get Pentagon support on gays (Reuters)
• Clinton warns Iran of need for nuclear progress (Reuters)
• No sign of breakthrough in U.S. Mideast peace mission (Reuters)
• Yankees, Angels complete playoff sweeps (Reuters)
• U.N. mission chief denies Afghan fraud cover-up (Reuters)
• Pakistan army awaits orders to strike Taliban (AFP)
• Afghan vote fraud 'significant': UN special envoy (AFP)

Taliban claim responsibility for army HQ attack (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:58 AM PDT AP - Pakistan's Taliban have claimed responsibility for a brazen weekend attack on the army's headquarters compound in the city of Rawalpindi.

Insurers mount attack against health reform (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:42 AM PDT AP - After working for months behind the scenes to help shape health care reform, the insurance industry is now sharply attacking the emerging plan with a report that maintains Senate legislation would increase the cost of a typical policy by hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars a year.

Gay rights marchers in DC: 'We won't back down' (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:27 AM PDT AP - Rainbow flags fluttered above the crowds near the White House as tens of thousands of gay rights supporters rallied to demand that President Barack Obama keep his promises to end discrimination against gays and also let them serve openly in the military.

Police piece together clues from tragic bus crash (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:49 AM PDT AP - State Police say they are piecing together information to understand just how a bus carrying a Utah high school band veered off a southeastern Idaho interstate, killing a 33-year-old band teacher and injuring dozens of student musicians who hours earlier had swept a competition.

Vt. health reform: manage chronically ill patients (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:26 PM PDT AP - What could play a central role reforming the nation's health care system happens in a small conference room of the Aesculapius Medical Center — two patients learning the basics of managing their diabetes.

Schwarzenegger calls session to discuss water deal (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:22 AM PDT AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders plan a seventh straight day of water negotiations Monday, as the governor summoned lawmakers for a special session on the state's water problems.

Clinton in Belfast seeks power-sharing progress (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:58 AM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is meeting the rival leaders of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government and urging them to take the next steps in making Catholic-Protestant cooperation work.

Rodriguez and Posada power Yanks back to ALCS (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:31 PM PDT AP - Alex Rodriguez finally delivered the playoff performance he needed and his talent demanded, powering the New York Yankees back to the AL championship series.

Angels rally off Papelbon in 9th to sweep Red Sox (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:46 PM PDT AP - Torii Hunter emerged from the visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park to spray champagne over the fans and family gathered there. Erick Aybar did him one better, handing over bottles of bubbly to those who came from California to see the Los Angeles Angels go for the sweep.

UN chief acknowledges fraud in Afghan vote (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:29 PM PDT AP - The top U.N. official in Afghanistan on Sunday acknowledged "widespread fraud" in the disputed presidential election and rejected allegations from a former deputy that he covered up cheating to smooth the path to victory for President Hamid Karzai.

Pakistan bombs militants, ground offensive imminent (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:46 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistani aircraft attacked Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold near the Afghan border as the government said a ground offensive against the al Qaeda-linked fighters was imminent.

Housing risks still lurk even as buyers return (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:35 AM PDT Reuters - On the surface, a glimmer of confidence is returning to the battered U.S. housing market, after more than three years of gut-wrenching defaults, price slumps and foreclosures.

U.S. arrests suspected 1968 Pan Am flight hijacker (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:25 PM PDT Reuters - A man wanted in connection with the hijacking of a Pan Am flight to Cuba nearly 41 years ago was arrested in New York on Sunday, a Justice Department official said.

Senator: Obama should get Pentagon support on gays (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:20 AM PDT Reuters - A leading U.S. Senate Democrat said on Sunday he expects President Barack Obama to keep a renewed vow to end discrimination against gays in the military, but that Obama should do so with the support of the Pentagon.

Clinton warns Iran of need for nuclear progress (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:41 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that international powers would not wait forever for Iran to prove it was not developing nuclear bombs.

No sign of breakthrough in U.S. Mideast peace mission (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:56 AM PDT Reuters - A U.S. presidential envoy ended a Middle East shuttle mission on Sunday with no sign of any imminent resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Yankees, Angels complete playoff sweeps (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:45 AM PDT Reuters - The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of their division series and set up an AL Championship Series against the Los Angeles Angels.

U.N. mission chief denies Afghan fraud cover-up (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:44 AM PDT Reuters - The head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan denied accusations on Sunday that he had helped cover up election fraud, and said he still believed a result could be reached that Afghans would find credible.

Pakistan army awaits orders to strike Taliban (AFP) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:00 PM PDT AFP - Pakistan's army said Monday it was waiting for government orders to launch a strike against Taliban strongholds in the northwest tribal belt after a brazen hostage siege left 19 people dead.

Afghan vote fraud 'significant': UN special envoy (AFP) Posted: 11 Oct 2009 07:43 PM PDT AFP - The UN special representative to Afghanistan has acknowledged for the first time that the country's presidential election had been tainted by "significant" and "widespread" fraud.

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