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• Army: 12 dead, 31 hurt in attack at Fort Hood (AP)
• Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect (AP)
• Fla. baby found alive in box under sitter's bed (AP)
• Its 'Mother' dead, doomsday sect's future in doubt (AP)
• Ohio woman: I got away from serial killing suspect (AP)
• FBI refuses to talk about arrest in NM nun slaying (AP)
• NM boy tells 911 operator he shot father in anger (AP)
• Mass. man faces new charges in alleged terror plot (AP)
• Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine (AP)
• Medical marijuana shops abound in California (AP)
• Texas polygamist sect member guilty of sex assault (AP)
• Cousin of shooting suspect says family is shocked (AP)
• Calle 13 wins 5 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas (AP)
• SC high court says gov's ethics probe is public (AP)
• Splashdown pilot Sullenberger to lead Rose Parade (AP)
• Rail worker killed in Philly on 3rd day of strike (AP)
• Fannie Mae offers borrowers option to foreclosure (AP)
• Conn. anti-war candidate weighs run for governor (AP)
• Guilty plea in fatal NY stabbing of immigrant (AP)
• Feds seize computers, cash at Fla. lawyer's office (AP)

Army: 12 dead, 31 hurt in attack at Fort Hood (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:37 PM PST AP - An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.

Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:35 PM PST AP - His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients.

Fla. baby found alive in box under sitter's bed (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:22 PM PST AP - Investigators spent five days searching a rural area of dense vines and marshes for a missing infant, only to find her lying quietly in a 2-foot by 3-foot cedar box that had been shoved under her baby sitter's bed. Clothing was packed around it to muffle any sounds and baking soda placed inside to mask the stench of dirty diapers.

Its 'Mother' dead, doomsday sect's future in doubt (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:28 PM PST AP - It wasn't long ago that thousands of members of the Church Universal and Triumphant followed their leader's call to donate their life savings to build underground shelters against a coming nuclear apocalypse.

Ohio woman: I got away from serial killing suspect (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:38 PM PST AP - Suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell seemed like a "civilized person" on the April evening that Tanja Doss went up to his third-floor bedroom for a beer — until, she said, he leapt up and began choking her and threatening to kill her.

FBI refuses to talk about arrest in NM nun slaying (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:05 PM PST AP - Federal and tribal law enforcement agents descended on a small community on the Navajo Indian reservation early Thursday to make an arrest as part of their investigation into the slaying of a nun whose body was found in her home on church property.

NM boy tells 911 operator he shot father in anger (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:50 PM PST AP - Desperation filled the voice of the boy on the other end of the phone line. Through fits of agitation and sobbing, he pleaded repeatedly with the emergency operator on the other end to send someone quickly.

Mass. man faces new charges in alleged terror plot (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 07:01 PM PST AP - A pharmacy college graduate was indicted Thursday on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and shoot people at American shopping malls.

Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:53 PM PST AP - Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.

Medical marijuana shops abound in California (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:32 PM PST AP - The medical marijuana dispensary in this California wine country town is in a former auto dealership, and has more registered patients than the town has residents. Los Angeles has more pot shops than Starbucks and almost as many as public schools.

Texas polygamist sect member guilty of sex assault (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:20 PM PST AP - The first polygamist sect member to face criminal trial following last year's raid at the Yearning For Zion Ranch in West Texas was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting an underage girl with whom he had a so-called "spiritual marriage."

Cousin of shooting suspect says family is shocked (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 08:32 PM PST AP - A cousin of the man suspected of opening fire at Fort Hood, Texas, says his family is shocked and saddened by the tragedy.

Calle 13 wins 5 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:40 PM PST AP - Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 won all five awards it was nominated for Thursday at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including two of the top awards of the night and honors in both urban and alternative categories.

SC high court says gov's ethics probe is public (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:43 PM PST AP - South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an ethics investigation into Gov. Mark Sanford's travel must be made public, clearing the way for lawmakers considering impeachment to review a report on the probe.

Splashdown pilot Sullenberger to lead Rose Parade (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:27 PM PST AP - Hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has been named the grand marshal of the 121st Tournament of Roses parade.

Rail worker killed in Philly on 3rd day of strike (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:37 PM PST AP - A packed commuter train struck and killed a rail worker during the morning rush Thursday, disrupting service for three hours and stranding hundreds of riders on a system already crippled by a transit strike.

Fannie Mae offers borrowers option to foreclosure (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:25 PM PST AP - Can't pay the mortgage? You still might be able to stay in your home. Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year.

Conn. anti-war candidate weighs run for governor (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 02:44 PM PST AP - Ned Lamont, the anti-Iraq war political phenomenon who nearly knocked Joe Lieberman out of the U.S. Senate, has turned his attention to next year's race for the Connecticut governorship.

Guilty plea in fatal NY stabbing of immigrant (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 01:51 PM PST AP - A man who agreed to testify against his friends in a fatal gang attack on an Ecuadorean immigrant pleaded guilty Thursday to hate crime charges, telling a judge he knew from the start they wouldn't "get away with it."

Feds seize computers, cash at Fla. lawyer's office (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 01:53 PM PST AP - Federal agents seized computers, bank and investment records, cash and even the key to a Ferrari during an all-night search at the office of an attorney suspected of operating a massive fraud scheme.

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• Ex-head of NY police pleads guilty to corruption - Reuters
• Rove: Tuesday's Suburban Vote Swing - Wall Street Journal
• EPW Dems End-Run Boycotting GOP, Vote 11-1 for Climate Bill - New York Times
• Climate treaty may need extra year - Reuters
• 'You Will Not Be Forgotten,' Obama Tells Tribal Leaders - New York Times
• 'Ship shows Iran-Lebanon arms route' - Jerusalem Post
• Infant's Mother, Babysitter, Charged in Baby's Disappearance - ABC News
• Cleveland authorities work to ID more bodies from death house - CNN
• Official: 'Fatah will not replace Abbas' - Jerusalem Post

Ex-head of NY police pleads guilty to corruption - Reuters Posted: 05 Nov 2009 09:34 AM PST Washington Post Ex-head of NY police pleads guilty to corruption Reuters WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) - Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to White House officials and tax evasion charges in a deal that could send him to prison for almost three ... Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik is now the first city police ...New York Daily News Kerik pleads guilty to giving false info to Bush officialsCNN Ex-NYPD Commissioner Pleads GuiltyABC News BBC News -Newsday -The Associated Press all 616 news articles »

Rove: Tuesday's Suburban Vote Swing - Wall Street Journal Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:02 AM PST guardian.co.uk Rove: Tuesday's Suburban Vote Swing Wall Street Journal Tuesday's elections should put a scare into red state Democrats—and a few blue state ones, too. Barack Obama was said to have redrawn the electoral map by winning Virginia last year with 53% of the vote. On Tuesday, Republican Bob ... For young Obama voters, the thrill is goneBaltimore Sun Obama Courts House Democrats Before VoteNew York Times Moderate Party's fundraising equals gop'sWarwick Beacon msnbc.com -Janesville Gazette -Washington Times all 6,027 news articles »

EPW Dems End-Run Boycotting GOP, Vote 11-1 for Climate Bill - New York Times Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:33 AM PST Washington Post EPW Dems End-Run Boycotting GOP, Vote 11-1 for Climate Bill New York Times Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Democrats quashed a three-day-long Republican boycott and passed global warming legislation today using a procedural move that could undermine support from moderate ... Climate Bill Clears Senate Committee 11-1Wall Street Journal Senate Democrats move greenhouse gas bill along without GOPHouston Chronicle Senate moving on energy without GOPChicago Tribune Reuters -AFP -BusinessWeek all 1,491 news articles »

Climate treaty may need extra year - Reuters Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:02 AM PST guardian.co.uk Climate treaty may need extra year Reuters BARCELONA/WASHINGTON, Nov 5, Reuters - A UN climate treaty may need an extra year beyond a December deadline to agree details, delegates at UN talks said on Thursday even as a US Senate committee approved a ... Negotiators scale back UN climate pact ambitionsThe Associated Press Climate Treaty Talks May Last an Extra Year, UN SaysBloomberg Global climate deal at least a year away, negotiators sayguardian.co.uk Telegraph.co.uk -ABC News -AllAfrica.com all 2,311 news articles »

'You Will Not Be Forgotten,' Obama Tells Tribal Leaders - New York Times Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:33 AM PST Washington Post 'You Will Not Be Forgotten,' Obama Tells Tribal Leaders New York Times President Obama told hundreds of tribal leaders at an Interior Department summit today that he knows what it means to feel ignored and forgotten, pledging to work with them on issues including energy development and ... Obama to Native Americans: "You will not be forgotten"Reuters President Obama delivers remarks at White House-Tribal Nations conferenceWashington Post Obama pledge to Native AmericansBBC News Wall Street Journal -USA Today -Los Angeles Times all 340 news articles »

'Ship shows Iran-Lebanon arms route' - Jerusalem Post Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:09 AM PST Los Angeles Times 'Ship shows Iran-Lebanon arms route' Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF Following the seizure of a massive shipment of Iranian arms bound for Hizbullah, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Thursday that the successful Israel Navy operation proved the arms flow to Syria and south Lebanon from Iran. ... Israel says weapons shipment a war crime, Iran and Syria cry foulChristian Science Monitor Israel says U.N. censure should focus on its foesReuters Israel facing challenge of stopping weapons' supplyto its enemiesXinhua Voice of America -guardian.co.uk -WashingtonTV all 1,296 news articles »

Infant's Mother, Babysitter, Charged in Baby's Disappearance - ABC News Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:43 AM PST BBC News Infant's Mother, Babysitter, Charged in Baby's Disappearance ABC News A Florida woman who reported her 7-month-old daughter missing was arrested and charged today with giving the infant to her babysitter, a woman who was a suspect in the disappearance of her own son 22 years ago. ... Officials: Mom gave missing Florida infant to sitterThe Detroit News Missing, 7-month-old baby girl found alive in box underneath baby sitter's bedCNN Florida baby missing for five days found alive under bedNECN Holmes County Times Advertiser -WTOC -WMBB-TV all 1,095 news articles »

Cleveland authorities work to ID more bodies from death house - CNN Posted: 05 Nov 2009 08:14 AM PST ABC News Cleveland authorities work to ID more bodies from death house CNN Cleveland, Ohio (CNN) -- A Cleveland city council member called Wednesday for an independent investigation into whether police and health authorities should have spotted signs of foul play sooner at a house where 11 bodies were found. ... Clergy urge Ohio families of missing to give DNAThe Associated Press Cleveland police prepare to dismantle home of Anthony Sowellguardian.co.uk No bail in Cleveland murder caseLos Angeles Times ABC News -New York Daily News -United Press International all 967 news articles »

Official: 'Fatah will not replace Abbas' - Jerusalem Post Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:23 AM PST Times Online Official: 'Fatah will not replace Abbas' Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF If Palestinian Authority President Abbas were to withdraw from the upcoming presidential elections, the continued existence of the Palestinian Authority would become unnecessary, a senior Fatah official was quoted by Israel Radio as ... Profile: Mahmoud AbbasAljazeera.net Abbas Aides: Palestinian Leader Will Not Seek Re-ElectionVoice of America Palestinian Leader Threatens to RetireNew York Times AFP -Times Online -Los Angeles Times all 269 news articles »

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• Democrats' plan to help 'uninsurables' questioned (AP)
• Voters to pols: Give us jobs, results, not spats (AP)
• Ecstasy in the Bronx! Yankees win title No. 27 (AP)
• UN relocating about 600 staff after Afghan attack (AP)
• October sales promise a bit of relief to stores (AP)
• 'Clunker' data show pickup-for-pickup trades (AP)
• Analysis: Democrats have short memory on judges (AP)
• Congress set to clear aid to jobless, homebuyers (AP)
• In Ohio, relatives ask how victims went unnoticed (AP)
• Group urges CW stations not to air 'Gossip Girl' (AP)
• U.N. evacuates hundreds of staff from Afghanistan (Reuters)
• Senate approves aid for jobless, homebuyers (Reuters)
• Democrats wrestle with abortion on health bill (Reuters)
• Hezbollah denies link to arms ship seized by Israel (Reuters)
• Myanmar election needs Suu Kyi involvement, U.S. says (Reuters)
• Countrywide ex-CEO Mozilo must face SEC fraud case (Reuters)
• Italy convicts former CIA agents in rendition trial (Reuters)
• UN to pull non-essential staff from Afghanistan (AFP)
• Hezbollah denies link to arms seized by Israel (AFP)

Democrats' plan to help 'uninsurables' questioned (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:34 AM PST AP - You're afraid your cancer is back, and a health insurance company just turned you down. Under the health care bills in Congress, you could apply for coverage through a new high-risk pool that President Barack Obama promises would immediately start serving patients with pre-existing medical problems. Wait a second. Read the fine print. You may have to be uninsured for six months to qualify.

Voters to pols: Give us jobs, results, not spats (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:35 AM PST AP - Voters' memo to politicians: We're angry and fearful, mostly about jobs and the economy. We want tangible solutions, not partisan bickering or intraparty spats. And we'll vote either party out of office if we don't think you're listening.

Ecstasy in the Bronx! Yankees win title No. 27 (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:52 AM PST AP - The New York Yankees bolted from the dugout even before the last grounder was scooped up. After waiting nine years for championship No. 27, no one would dare hold them back.

UN relocating about 600 staff after Afghan attack (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2009 11:28 PM PST AP - The United Nations said Thursday that it is temporarily relocating more than half its international staff in Afghanistan following last week's deadly Taliban attack against U.N. workers — the most direct targeting of its employees during decades of work in the country.

October sales promise a bit of relief to stores (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2009 09:33 PM PST AP - October sales reports from major retailers ranging from Target Corp. to Macy's Inc. are expected to offer more evidence of a spending recovery when they're released Thursday.

'Clunker' data show pickup-for-pickup trades (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:16 AM PST AP - Billed as a way for the government to put more fuel-efficient vehicles on highways, the $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program sold thousands of commuter-friendly cars, even hybrids, and more: Turns out, the most common deals replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press.

Analysis: Democrats have short memory on judges (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:39 AM PST AP - Ten months into Barack Obama's presidency, Democrats are accusing Republicans of creating "a dark mark on the Senate" by delaying confirmation of his federal court nominees.

Congress set to clear aid to jobless, homebuyers (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:46 AM PST AP - Congress is one vote away from sending the president legislation that continues aid to more than a million jobless people and extends tax breaks to hundreds of thousands of prospective homebuyers and struggling businesses.

In Ohio, relatives ask how victims went unnoticed (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:30 AM PST AP - The discovery of 11 bodies in one home in a run-down neighborhood here has relatives of the presumed victims wondering how such a gruesome scene could have gone unnoticed for perhaps years, and they charge that police ignored their missing person reports.

Group urges CW stations not to air 'Gossip Girl' (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:27 PM PST AP - On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show.

U.N. evacuates hundreds of staff from Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:16 AM PST Reuters - The United Nations said on Thursday it would temporarily evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilize the country.

Senate approves aid for jobless, homebuyers (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2009 03:02 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to extend aid for jobless workers and broaden tax breaks for homebuyers and businesses in a bid to breathe life into the struggling U.S. economy.

Democrats wrestle with abortion on health bill (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2009 06:25 PM PST Reuters - Democrats in the House of Representatives scrambled on Wednesday to iron out lingering concerns over abortion in a healthcare reform bill that was headed to a close and potentially historic weekend debate.

Hezbollah denies link to arms ship seized by Israel (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:53 AM PST Reuters - Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrilla group denied on Thursday any connection with a shipment of weapons that Israel said it had intercepted on the high seas.

Myanmar election needs Suu Kyi involvement, U.S. says (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:49 AM PST Reuters - It would be "very hard" for next year's elections in Myanmar to be legitimate without the involvement of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a senior United States official said on Thursday .

Countrywide ex-CEO Mozilo must face SEC fraud case (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2009 05:24 PM PST Reuters - A federal judge rejected a request by Angelo Mozilo, the former chief executive of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp, to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing him of securities fraud and insider trading.

Italy convicts former CIA agents in rendition trial (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2009 11:22 AM PST Reuters - An Italian judge sentenced 23 Americans to up to eight years in prison on Wednesday for the abduction of a Muslim cleric, in a symbolic condemnation of the CIA "rendition" flights used by the former U.S. government.

UN to pull non-essential staff from Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:53 PM PST AFP - The United Nations is to evacuate its non-essential foreign staff from Afghanistan after a deadly Taliban attack on a guesthouse for UN workers, a spokesman said Thursday.

Hezbollah denies link to arms seized by Israel (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:05 AM PST AFP - Lebanon's Hezbollah on Thursday vehemently denied Israeli accusations that a huge shipment of arms seized by the Jewish state was destined for the militant group.

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