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From right and left, questions about peace prizeThe Associated Press - - 32 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Gee, you'd think a US president who won the Nobel Peace Prize might get rave reviews from his party's activists and polite congrats from top Republicans.
Iraqis credit troop withdrawal plan for Obama award
Los Angeles Times
Obama discusses troop levels for AfghanistanThe Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - Hours after winning a Nobel Peace Prize, President Barack Obama assembled his war council in the White House basement to talk about how many troops might be needed to right the 8-year-old Afghanistan conflict that military commanders are ...
Video: Afghan Policy Based on Keeping Al-Qaida at Bay War Council Meets on Afghan Strategy
Wall Street Journal
Bones found in California kidnap case probably oldReuters - - 34 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bone slivers found near the home of a California man accused of kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and holding her for 18 years did not yield human DNA and are probably old Native American remains, police said on Friday.
Sheriff: Bones at Garrido home buried long ago
The Associated Press
Garrido bones probably from Indians
San Francisco Chronicle
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Top UN official to assess RP storm damage next week
Inquirer.net - 1 hour ago
UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes is to begin a two-day visit to the Philippines Monday to review relief efforts in response to the devastating tropical storm Ketsana (Philippine codename: Ondoy) and Typhoon Parma (Philippine codename: ...
More than 160 Killed in Landslides in Philippines
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Deluge in rain-soaked Philippines kills over 160
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Pakistan vows anti-Taliban campaign
Aljazeera.net - 17 minutes ago
Pakistan has vowed to launch a new offensive against Taliban strongholds along the Afghan border after a suicide car bomber killed 49 people in a crowded market in the city of Peshawar.
Suicide attack kills 49 in Pakistan
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Mills appeal calls for Berlusconi
BBC News - 3 hours ago
Prosecutors in the appeal case of UK tax lawyer David Mills have opposed a defence request for the Italian prime minister to appear as a witness.
Silvio Berlusconi: I am inferior to no one in history
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2 die, 19 overcome at Arizona retreat sweat lodge
The Associated Press - - 22 minutes ago
PHOENIX - A sauna-like sweat lodge at an Arizona resort meant to provide spiritual cleansing became the scene of a police investigation Friday when more than a dozen people became ill during a two-hour session and two later died.
Arizona sweat-lodge ceremony leaves 2 dead
United Press International
Corzine Uses Ad Blitz to Close Christie Gap
Wall Street Journal - - 22 minutes ago
The Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey is losing his grip on a race that once seemed his to lose. Chris Christie, a 47-year-old former US attorney, had a 10-point lead in polls over Democratic Gov.
NJ governor candidate Chris Daggett touts his independence from major parties
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Poll: Corzine winning over Obama supporters
Philadelphia Inquirer
Obama defends new consumer agency
BBC News - 3 hours ago
US President Barack Obama has launched a staunch defence of his proposed new agency to protect the interests of the American consumer.
Video: Obama Pushes Consumer Agency
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Stocks Finish with Gains
BusinessWeek - 1 hour ago
The Dow reached its highest closing level in a year Friday. Next week brings a flood of earnings reports and data on retail sales and industrial production US stocks wound up a solid week with modest gains Friday.
US Stocks Close Out Rallying Week With Solid Gain
Wall Street Journal
Occidental Sees Reward, but Some See Risk
Wall Street Journal - - 35 minutes ago
In buying Phibro LLC, Occidental Petroleum Corp. has gone from a bit part to a starring role in the global commodities-trading business -- and could be exposing itself to more financial risk by doing so.
Video: Citi's Phibro Sale All Political
Fox Business
GM Finalizes Deal To Sell Hummer To China's Tengzhong
Wall Street Journal - - 3 hours ago
DETROIT (Dow Jones)--General Motors Co. on Friday finalized an agreement to sell its Hummer truck brand to a Chinese manufacturer, which would mark China's first major entry into the US auto market.
Plan: Hummer will continue in Shreveport, La.
BusinessWeek
Iconic Hummer brand sold to Chinese manufacturer
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FCC Probes Google Voice Service
Wall Street Journal - - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON —The Federal Communications Commission opened an inquiry Friday into whether Google Inc.'s phone-management service is restricting calls as regulators grappled with how to regulate new-media products.
FCC Begins Inquiry Into Google Voice
Washington Post
Can VoIP Providers Block Certain Calls?
BusinessWeek
Moon crash: Public yawns, scientists celebrate
The Associated Press - - 12 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - 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.
Video: NASA Thrilled With Double Moon Bombing
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Barnes & Noble May Sell Its Own E-reader
PC World - - 3 hours ago
Is bookstore behemoth Barnes & Noble about to enter the e-book fray with its own Android-powered device? I like these rumors: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that bookstore behemoth Barnes & Noble will soon start selling its own e-reader device, ...
Will Barnes & Noble Break E-Reader Price Barrier?
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Barnes & Noble's E-Reader Gets Real
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Jon Gosselin's Lawyer -- SOL
TMZ.com (blog) - 2 hours ago
TMZ has learned Jon Gosselin's lawyer may be aced out of the Jon and Kate case because the person who vouched for him in Pennsylvania has withdrawn his support.
Kate Gosselin: Gimme My Cash, Jon!
E! Online
Couples Retreat: Movie vs. Reality, Meet the Real Relationship Experts
ABC News - - 10 hours ago
Couples struggling with their relationships have long traveled to far away destinations to try and mend their wounds. And this weekend such trips are likely to take center stage thanks to Vince Vaughn new comedy, "Couples Retreat.
Film: The decline and fall of Vince Vaughn
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Can 'The Office' wedding episode catch Emmy bouquet?
Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago
Last night's one-hour wedding special on "The Office" drew rave reviews from the likes of Entertainment Weekly, Time, Newsday and the Star-Ledger.
'The Office' recap: Jim and Pam get married, everyone wins!
Entertainment Weekly
LSU's Scott ready for more
ESPN - 4 hours ago
Counting Charles Scott's carries Saturday against Florida may be the best gauge on how the game's going for LSU. If he's up around 20 carries and 100 yards, the Tigers have a great chance.
Ex-Gator's Concussion Sheds Light on Tebow's
New York Times
Reaction to golf's inclusion in the Olympics
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
Reaction to the IOC vote Friday that reinstated golf for the 2016 and 2020 Olympics: ___ "Time will show your decision was very wise.
IOC adds golf to 2016 Rio Olympics
FOXSports.com
Heads-up Yanks deny Twins a run
MLB.com - - 37 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- A baserunning gaffe by Twins center fielder Carlos Gomez cost his team a run in the fourth inning of Friday's American League Division Series Game 2 against the Yankees.
Twins' Tolbert leaves Game 2 with strained muscle
The Associated Press
Go-Go Gomez slips and is gone-gone, baserunning mishap costs Twins in Game 2
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Could take years to lower pandemic alert level - WHO
Reuters - - 8 hours ago
GENEVA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - It could take years for the World Health Organisation to downgrade the H1N1 flu from a pandemic to seasonal-like virus, the UN agency said on Friday.
Rapid Rise in Pediatric Deaths From Swine Flu, Officials Say
Washington Post - - 5 hours ago
The number of children who have died from the swine flu has jumped sharply as the virus continues to spread widely around the United States, striking youngsters, teenagers, young adults and pregnant women unusually often, federal officials ...
Vitamin D Good for Breast Cancer Patients
U.S. News & World Report - 7 hours ago
FRIDAY, Oct. 9 (healthday News) -- Many breast cancer patients have low levels of vitamin D, which could lead to weaker bones and increased risk of fractures, say US researchers who recommend high doses of vitamin D for them.
Breast cancer patients need research, and research needs patients
Los Angeles Times
David Letterman had secret bedroom above Ed Sullivan Theater, sez ex-'Late ...
New York Daily News - Oct 4, 2009
David Letterman had a special 'suite' above the 'Late Show' theater, according to an ex-staffer. An ex-"Late Show" intern unmasked herself Saturday as one of David Letterman's former flings - and sources revealed the randy funnyman keeps a bachelor pad ...
Queen 'appalled' at Church of England moves, claim Vatican moles
Telegraph.co.uk - - Oct 3, 2009
When Pope Benedict visits this country next year, he is expected to stay at Buckingham Palace as a guest of the Queen. The warmth of her welcome will come as no surprise to the Pontiff, if senior sources at the Vatican are to be believed.
Roger & Me and Fahrenheit 9/11
A.V. Club - - Oct 4, 2009
My dad worked for a major business-equipment company for 30 years. He was a “customer services technician,” and it was his job to travel to businesses that owned equipment made by the company and fix broken machines.
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SI.com - - Oct 4, 2009
AP With all due apologies to TNT -- the sister station to TBS that will broadcast Tuesday's one-game American League Central playoff game between the Tigers and Twins and the ensuing Division Series that awaits the winner -- we can say this about the ...
US interstate rivalry hits new lows
BBC News - - Oct 4, 2009
It is supposed to be the United States, but the recession has turned America into 50 competing parts. As the economy bites, states across America are resorting to dirty tactics to steal business from their neighbours.