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• Boy feared floating away in homemade balloon found (AP)
• Sheriff probes sweat lodge deaths as homicides (AP)
• Pilot sought after 2 F-16s collide off S.C. coast (AP)
• Interracial couple denied marriage license in La. (AP)
• Lesbian student in Miss. fights for tuxedo photo (AP)
• Okla. mom charged with locking son in closets (AP)
• Kan. lawmaker's anti-Obama 'RedNeck Rap' off Web (AP)
• Report: Sex offender freed in budget cut program (AP)
• NY pol partly acquitted in attack on girlfriend (AP)
• Mexican girl: Smuggler ignored plea to save family (AP)
• County to sick workers: Stay home or risk firing (AP)
• China-bound ex-Ford engineer charged with stealing (AP)
• Mom of Fla. teen set on fire says it's a nightmare (AP)
• 20 violent NC inmates going free under 1970s law (AP)
• Family of balloon boy featured on `Wife Swap' (AP)
• Geologist hired kids, friends for expert report (AP)
• Dad charged with groping nurse during childbirth (AP)
• Mistrial in case of Texas mayor's $26K deposit (AP)
• Ga. to return $330,000 to assisted suicide group (AP)
• California stages massive earthquake drill (AP)

Boy feared floating away in homemade balloon found (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:59 PM PDT AP - A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in a cardboard box in his family's garage Thursday after being feared aboard a homemade helium balloon that hurtled 50 miles through the sky on live television.

Sheriff probes sweat lodge deaths as homicides (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT AP - The deaths of two people during a sweat lodge ceremony led by self-help expert James Arthur Ray are being investigated as homicides, authorities said Thursday.

Pilot sought after 2 F-16s collide off S.C. coast (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:46 PM PDT AP - The Air Force says crews are searching for an F-16 fighter pilot off the coast of South Carolina after two jets collided Thursday night.

Interracial couple denied marriage license in La. (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:05 PM PDT AP - A white Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.

Lesbian student in Miss. fights for tuxedo photo (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 06:09 PM PDT AP - Everyone at Wesson Attendance Center knows 17-year-old Ceara Sturgis is gay because she's never tried to hide it.

Okla. mom charged with locking son in closets (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 06:44 PM PDT AP - The mother of a 14-year-old Oklahoma boy who says he was locked away in apartment closets over four years was charged Thursday with 29 counts of child abuse for allegedly torturing and imprisoning the teen.

Kan. lawmaker's anti-Obama 'RedNeck Rap' off Web (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 06:23 PM PDT AP - A video featuring a Kansas legislator criticizing President Barack Obama's policies while wearing a hat describing opossum as "the other dark meat" was removed Thursday from YouTube, where the lawmaker had posted it last month.

Report: Sex offender freed in budget cut program (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:59 PM PDT AP - Colorado authorities said they inadvertently released a sex offender from prison under a moneysaving early release initiative, prompting Republican lawmakers on Thursday to urge the state's Democratic governor to suspend the program.

NY pol partly acquitted in attack on girlfriend (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:26 PM PDT AP - A freshman state senator was acquitted Thursday of smashing a glass into his girlfriend's face, but was convicted of a lesser charge for dragging her bleeding from his apartment in a violent scene caught on videotape.

Mexican girl: Smuggler ignored plea to save family (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:38 PM PDT AP - Cecilia Cid-Contreras remembers waking up underwater, unable to breathe. A migrant smuggler had just plunged a GMC Suburban packed with about 20 suspected illegal immigrants into a canal, including Cid-Contreras' parents and 10-year-old brother.

County to sick workers: Stay home or risk firing (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:32 PM PDT AP - Employees of an Arizona county who have flu symptoms or a temperature of at least 100.4 degrees must stay home from work or risk being disciplined or fired under a new policy, officials said Thursday.

China-bound ex-Ford engineer charged with stealing (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:42 PM PDT AP - An engineer copied thousands of electronic documents and stole trade secrets before quitting Ford Motor Co. for a new job in China, authorities said Thursday in announcing criminal charges.

Mom of Fla. teen set on fire says it's a nightmare (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:30 PM PDT AP - Michael Brewer loves his skateboard, SpongeBob and the tree swing in his front yard. Now the 15-year-old whose family calls him Mikey has burns over two-thirds of his body and is fighting to live after authorities say five other teens — some of whom were at his house to play a month ago — doused him in rubbing alcohol and flicked a lighter.

20 violent NC inmates going free under 1970s law (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:51 PM PDT AP - A cadre of murderers and rapists, several of whom victimized young girls, will be set free from North Carolina prisons this month after state courts agreed that a decades-old law defined life sentences as only 80 years long.

Family of balloon boy featured on `Wife Swap' (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - The family of a 6-year-old boy who set off a nationally televised scramble when he was thought to be in a balloon over Colorado has been featured twice in the ABC show "Wife Swap."

Geologist hired kids, friends for expert report (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:28 PM PDT AP - A geologist admitted Thursday that he hired his own three daughters and family friends to do legwork for a report that became the backbone of Oklahoma's pollution lawsuit against the Arkansas poultry industry.

Dad charged with groping nurse during childbirth (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:17 PM PDT AP - Authorities say a Utah man accused of groping a nurse who was helping a woman giving birth to his child has been charged with forcible sexual abuse.

Mistrial in case of Texas mayor's $26K deposit (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:55 PM PDT AP - A mistrial has been declared in the case of a Texas mayor who says he accidentally deposited a $26,000 city check intended for a vendor into a personal account.

Ga. to return $330,000 to assisted suicide group (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:24 PM PDT AP - A judge has ordered Georgia to return $330,000 seized from an assisted suicide group in February.

California stages massive earthquake drill (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:10 PM PDT AP - School children dove under tables in Los Angeles and sirens sounded in San Francisco on Thursday as California practiced how to survive a major earthquake.

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• Coordinated Attacks Strike at Police in Pakistan - New York Times
• Paterson rolls out deficit reduction plan - Albany Times Union
• Obama's visit to New Orleans drawing criticism - CNN
• Obama Backs $250 Payment to Seniors Lacking COLA Hike - Bloomberg
• Bill Gates says ideology threatens hunger fix - Reuters
• Jurors take back verdict in Abramoff-related case - The Associated Press
• First Stimulus Jobs Numbers Are Released - New York Times

Coordinated Attacks Strike at Police in Pakistan - New York Times Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:20 AM PDT BBC News Coordinated Attacks Strike at Police in Pakistan New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Militants dressed in police uniforms simultaneously attacked three law enforcement agencies in Lahore on Thursday morning, the fifth major attack in Pakistan in the last 10 days. ... Co-ordinated Taliban attacks kill dozens in PakistanTelegraph.co.uk Gunmen, Bombers Hit 5 Sites in Pakistan; 38 DieWashington Post London stands 'shoulder to shoulder' with Pakistan: PMAFP BBC News -Aljazeera.net -Christian Science Monitor all 2,330 news articles »

Paterson rolls out deficit reduction plan - Albany Times Union Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:59 AM PDT New York Daily News Paterson rolls out deficit reduction plan Albany Times Union ALBANY -- Gov. David Paterson announced a two-year, $5 billion deficit reduction plan that involves across-the-board cuts, targeted trims to health care and education, as well as reform measures such as a ... Gov. Paterson proposes $5B in spending cutsNewsday Paterson unveils specifics of plan to reduce deficitBuffalo News Paterson Proposes $5 Billion in Cuts to Close DeficitNew York Times Bloomberg -New York Daily News -WCBS-TV New York all 109 news articles »

Obama's visit to New Orleans drawing criticism - CNN Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:54 AM PDT The Associated Press Obama's visit to New Orleans drawing criticism CNN NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- President Obama, who as a candidate lambasted the federal government for its response to Hurricane Katrina, is visiting New Orleans, Louisiana, as president for the first time Thursday, and is attracting some criticism ... UPDATE 1-Obama flies to New Orleans to inspect recoveryReuters Obama in New Orleans to Assess Post-Katrina RevivalBloomberg Katrina's KidsNewsweek The Associated Press -Los Angeles Times -Washington Times all 873 news articles »

Obama Backs $250 Payment to Seniors Lacking COLA Hike - Bloomberg Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:23 AM PDT Boston Globe Obama Backs $250 Payment to Seniors Lacking COLA Hike Bloomberg Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama has proposed spending $13 billion to give Social Security recipients $250 apiece as the Labor Department announced that they may not get a cost-of-living increase this year for the first ... DeFazio leads effort to provide bonus to Social Security recipientsOregonLive.com Yet Another Social Security ProblemAtlantic Online Social Security Benefits Won't Increase, Spelling Trouble for Older Americans ...ABC News CNNMoney.com -BBC News -Kansas City Star all 1,231 news articles »

Bill Gates says ideology threatens hunger fix - Reuters Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:01 AM PDT Malaysia Star Bill Gates says ideology threatens hunger fix Reuters DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The fight to end hunger is being hurt by environmentalists who insist that genetically modified crops cannot be used in Africa, Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of ... Bill Gates pushes for more attention on AfricaThe Associated Press Gates Foundation Announces $10 Million Donation to SmithsonianWashington Post Africa: Bill Gates' Speech at the World Food Prize SymposiumAllAfrica.com Quad City Times -AFP -Monsters and Critics.com all 482 news articles »

Jurors take back verdict in Abramoff-related case - The Associated Press Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:42 AM PDT Jurors take back verdict in Abramoff-related case The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Jurors undid their verdict Thursday in the trial of an ex-lobbyist caught up in the Jack Abramoff influence peddling scandal, prompting the judge to send the panel back for more deliberations. On the eighth day of reviewing the evidence in ... Jury in trial of lobbyist Kevin Ring still deadlockedNewsOK.com Judge Plans to Declare Mistrial for Kevin RingThe BLT: Blog of Legal Times Jury in Ring Trial Now Deadlocked on All CountsMain Justice Muckety -National Journal (blog) -Roll Call (subscription) all 82 news articles »

First Stimulus Jobs Numbers Are Released - New York Times Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:03 AM PDT The Associated Press First Stimulus Jobs Numbers Are Released New York Times Businesses that got stimulus contracts directly from the federal government reported creating or saving 30383 jobs so far, according to data published Thursday by the Obama administration. The jobs reported on Thursday represent the ... WSJ: Stimulus Created Or Saved About 30000 JobsWall Street Journal Stimulus Saved 30000 Jobs. Is That Terribly Low?Atlantic Online Report: Stimulus has saved or created more than 1000 Texas jobsDallas Morning News The Associated Press -CNNMoney.com -Palm Beach Post all 298 news articles »

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• Gunmen, bomber hit 4 sites in Pakistan, kill 26 (AP)
• Social Security to make it official: No COLA (AP)
• Foreclosures rise 5 percent from summer to fall (AP)
• President Obama makes first trip to New Orleans (AP)
• No quiet fadeaway for federal insurance option (AP)
• AP sources: al-Qaida's Afghan head contacted Zazi (AP)
• McCain strategist defends Palin as 2008 VP choice (AP)
• Honduran talks advance, but rivals urge caution (AP)
• Avril Lavigne files for divorce from Sum 41 rocker (AP)
• Dodgers to start Kershaw, Phillies go with Hamels (AP)
• Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein dies (Reuters)
• NATO mulls Afghan troops, decision hinges on Obama (Reuters)
• Obama to survey New Orleans recovery effort (Reuters)
• Pakistan police targeted as attacks kill 24 (Reuters)
• Obama asks Congress to back new payments to elderly (Reuters)
• Honduras de facto leader dampens hope of Zelaya deal (Reuters)
• Limbaugh dropped from group bidding for St Louis Rams (Reuters)
• 21 dead as militants ambush Pakistan police (AFP)
• Britain pledges extra troops as US mulls Afghan options (AFP)

Gunmen, bomber hit 4 sites in Pakistan, kill 26 (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:20 AM PDT AP - Teams of gunmen attacked three security sites Thursday in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore while a suicide bomber hit a northwestern town, killing a total of 26 people in an escalating a wave of terror aimed at scuttling a planned offensive into the militants' heartland on the Afghan border.

Social Security to make it official: No COLA (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:25 AM PDT AP - The Social Security Administration makes it official Thursday: There will be no cost of living increase for Social Security recipients next year, the first year without one since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975.

Foreclosures rise 5 percent from summer to fall (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:29 PM PDT AP - The number of households caught up in the foreclosure crisis rose more than 5 percent from summer to fall as a federal effort to assist struggling borrowers was overwhelmed by a flood of defaults among people who lost their jobs.

President Obama makes first trip to New Orleans (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:28 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama, who accused former President George W. Bush of leading a government "that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns," is hearing directly from New Orleans residents who have struggled to rebuild their city since the 2005 hurricane season.

No quiet fadeaway for federal insurance option (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:45 PM PDT AP - Fears about high costs of the health care overhaul and mistrust of insurers are rekindling interest in letting the government sell health insurance as part of the plan.

AP sources: al-Qaida's Afghan head contacted Zazi (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:34 PM PDT AP - The airport shuttle driver accused of plotting a bombing in New York had contacts with al-Qaida that went nearly all the way to the top, to an Osama bin Laden confidant believed to be the terrorist group's leader in Afghanistan, U.S. intelligence officials told The Associated Press.

McCain strategist defends Palin as 2008 VP choice (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:14 PM PDT AP - A top adviser from John McCain's presidential campaign who has criticized Sarah Palin's odds as a 2012 presidential candidate defended Wednesday the decision to pick her as McCain's 2008 running mate.

Honduran talks advance, but rivals urge caution (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:00 PM PDT AP - The rivals for Honduras' presidency toned down hopes for an end to the nation's political standoff despite an apparent breakthrough by negotiators who said they had reached consensus on ousted President Manuel Zelaya's return to office.

Avril Lavigne files for divorce from Sum 41 rocker (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:34 PM PDT AP - Court records show Avril Lavigne has filed for divorce from her musician husband after three years of marriage. Lavigne filed for divorce from Sum 41 singer Deryck Jason Whibley on Friday in Los Angeles.

Dodgers to start Kershaw, Phillies go with Hamels (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:33 AM PDT AP - The Phillies and Dodgers are back in the National League championship series for the second straight year, making them the closest thing the NL has to a couple of dominant teams.

Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein dies (Reuters) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 07:08 PM PDT Reuters - Bruce Wasserstein, the legendary Wall Street deal maker identified with an era of no-holds-barred takeover battles, has died at the age of 61. His death leaves major questions about the future direction and leadership of Lazard Ltd., the investment bank he headed.

NATO mulls Afghan troops, decision hinges on Obama (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:18 AM PDT Reuters - NATO's top defense officials will examine proposals Saturday for a big troop surge to contain Afghanistan's escalating insurgency but any such move hinges on a decision by the U.S. president, NATO military officials said.

Obama to survey New Orleans recovery effort (Reuters) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:06 PM PDT Reuters - Barack Obama makes his first presidential visit to New Orleans on Thursday to reassure residents of his commitment to the city's recovery four years after the Bush administration's botched response to Hurricane Katrina.

Pakistan police targeted as attacks kill 24 (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:04 AM PDT Reuters - Militants launched a string of attacks on police in Lahore in the Pakistani heartland and in the troubled northwest on Thursday, killing 24 people after a week of violence in which more than 100 people died.

Obama asks Congress to back new payments to elderly (Reuters) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:40 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed another $13 billion in spending next year -- or $250 per person -- to help some 57 million senior citizens, disabled people and military veterans weather the economic recession.

Honduras de facto leader dampens hope of Zelaya deal (Reuters) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 07:44 PM PDT Reuters - Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti appeared to back away on Wednesday from a deal to end a political crisis sparked when the army ousted President Manuel Zelaya in a coup.

Limbaugh dropped from group bidding for St Louis Rams (Reuters) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 08:37 PM PDT Reuters - Controversial conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from a group trying to buy the St. Louis Rams after several black NFL players objected and the league commissioner weighed in against Limbaugh's "divisive comments."

21 dead as militants ambush Pakistan police (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:43 AM PDT AFP - Militants unleashed coordinated attacks on Pakistani police Thursday, storming offices in Lahore and bombing a northwest station, killing 21 people and escalating 11 days of carnage.

Britain pledges extra troops as US mulls Afghan options (AFP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:32 PM PDT AFP - Britain announced it was sending an extra 500 soldiers to Afghanistan, as US President Barack Obama huddled with his war cabinet to decide whether to deploy thousands more US troops.

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