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Abdullah plans runoff boycott to delay Afghan vote

The Associated Press - Heidi Vogt, Robert H. Reid - ‎15 minutes ago‎
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai's challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend's runoff election, hoping to force a delay until spring to allow time to organize a fair vote, his campaign manager said Saturday.

U.S. sees 10 million more H1N1 vaccine doses next week

Reuters - Andrea Shalal-Esa, Anthony Boadle - ‎4 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five drug companies are now increasing production of the vaccine for the H1N1 swine flu, and 10 million more doses are expected next week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Saturday.

Upstate Republican Abruptly Suspends Race for Congress

New York Times - Jeremy W. Peters, Adam Nagourney - ‎1 hour ago‎
A moderate Republican whose candidacy for an upstate New York Congressional seat had set off a storm of national conservative opposition, abruptly withdrew on Saturday, emboldening the right at a time when the ...

Six Afghans arrested for attack on UN staff

CNN International - ‎3 hours ago‎
An Afghan police officer guards an ambulance carrying victims of the attack that killed five UN personnel. Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Six Afghans have been arrested for planning this week's guest house suicide attack that killed five UN employees in ...

Clinton meets Abbas and Israel to push peace talks

Reuters - Andrew Quinn, Jeffrey Heller - ‎1 hour ago‎
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed on Saturday to persuade Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume talks with Israel, a spokesman for Abbas said, citing Jewish settlements as a ...

Clinton's Pakistan visit reveals widespread distrust of U.S.

Los Angeles Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Even well-mannered college students and respected journalists question Washington's intentions in Pakistan. Some compare US drone missile strikes to terrorism.

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Obama tempers economic news with caution on jobs

The Associated Press - Darlene Superville - ‎2 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Saturday tempered excitement about a growing economy with a sober outlook that more people will lose their jobs.

White House visitor list revealed

BBC News - ‎4 hours ago‎
George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey as well as key lobbyists and fundraisers were some of the first to visit the Obama White House, records show.

Newsom Ends Bid for California Governor

ABC News - Kate Snow - ‎1 hour ago‎
Maybe he was foreshadowing things to come. Maybe he truly hadn't decided whether he wanted to continue to run. Or maybe he's a good actor.

Lapses Kept Scheme Alive, Madoff Told Investigators

New York Times - Diana B. Henriques - ‎18 hours ago‎
After all, it would have been pretty simple, he said in a transcript of a jailhouse interview that is part of a trove of official exhibits released on Friday by the SEC's inspector general, H. David Kotz.

US Bancorp Takes Over 9 Banks Seized by Regulators

Bloomberg - Vivek Shankar, Dakin Campbell - ‎2 hours ago‎
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- US Bancorp, the Minneapolis-based lender expanding amid the financial crisis, agreed to acquire nine failed banks owned by closely held FBOP Corp.

US Stocks Close Sharply Lower; DJIA Ends Month Flat

Wall Street Journal - Donna Kardos Yesalavich - ‎22 hours ago‎
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US stocks tumbled Friday, with Bank of America, jpmorgan Chase and Alcoa leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average's components lower as investors again grew concerned about the ...

In Hindsight: As Great Recession ends, does Droid era begin?

San Jose Mercury News - Frank Michael Russell - ‎37 minutes ago‎
Apple's Vice President of ipod and iphone Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak speaks during an event to officially launch the Apple iphone for the first time on Mainland China in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.

US government opens $9m cyber security center

TG Daily - Mike Magee - ‎1 hour ago‎
The US government is promising a more coordinated approach to cyber attacks, with the creation of a new $9 million cyber security center.

Facebook Wins $711 Million From Spammer

InformationWeek - Thomas Claburn - ‎Oct 30, 2009‎
In addition to financial damages, Sanford Wallace, among the first to be crowned "Spam King," may face jail time. By Thomas Claburn Facebook has won yet another massive judgment against a spammer who already owes $234 million to MySpace.

Happy Halloween!

Omaha World-Herald - ‎3 hours ago‎
Rolling Hills Ranch retirement community, 4324 N. 132nd St., will offer Trick-or-Treat Halloween Safe House from 6:30 pm to 8 pm Children accompanied by an adult are invited to trick-or-treat throughout the building as they show off their costumes and ...
Halloween calls for fun and safety Louisville Courier-Journal

Ryan Seacrest Fine After Stalker Incident

People Magazine - ‎43 minutes ago‎
Ryan Seacrest is "fine … happy"] according to his Twitter message after a restraining order went out Friday against a man arrested on suspicion of stalking the über-host.

Rock royalty tips its cap to the 1960s at Hall of Fame concert in New York

Los Angeles Times - Geoff Boucher - ‎1 hour ago‎
Springsteen, Sting, Paul Simon and other icons perform at Madison Square Garden in the shadow of Woodstock's 40th anniversary.

Hawkeyes totally in command

ESPN - Adam Rittenberg - ‎27 minutes ago‎
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa's rallies have transpired in different ways this season, but few saw this one coming. After looking lifeless in the first half and falling behind 24-14 at the end of the third quarter, the Hawkeyes have stormed back to take ...

Rainout puts Johnson, Martin on front row

SportingNews.com - Reid Spencer - ‎1 hour ago‎
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- If Clint Eastwood had been at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday to ask Mark Martin his iconic movie question, "Do I feel lucky?

Showers expected during Game 3

MLB.com - Bryan Hoch - ‎1 hour ago‎
PHILADELPHIA -- Coming full circle to the last World Series game played at Citizens Bank Park, it is again appropriate to keep one eye on the forecast as the Phillies and Yankees prepare for Game 3 of the Fall Classic on ...

Obama lifts HIV travel ban for visitors to US

San Francisco Chronicle - Victoria Colliver - ‎6 hours ago‎
(10-30) 18:51 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Public health and AIDS experts hailed President Obama's announcement Friday to end a two-decade ban on people with HIV from entering the country, a restriction they described as archaic and discriminatory.

Nancy Pelosi Fights for Health Care Reform

ABC News - Bill Weir - ‎6 hours ago‎
She has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for Democrats over the years, so it goes without saying that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi knows how to pack -- and work -- a room.

Dennis Hopper diagnosed with prostate cancer

Food Consumer - David Liu, Rachel Stockton - ‎1 hour ago‎
Actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the common male reproductive malignancy. His manager, Sam Maydew tells CNN that Hopper, 73, is being treated at the University of Southern California, no other details were ...

Are Our Crime Fighters Becoming 'Mexicanized'?

FOXNews - Judith Miller - ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
Chilling signs that one of the worst features of Mexico's war on drugs—law enforcement officials on the take from drug lords—is becoming an American problem as well.

How the AvantGrand, Yamaha's new electronic piano, improves upon a 300-year ...

Slate - Chris Wilson - ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
Yamaha's AvantGrand There are nine pianos squeezed into the back of Yamaha's music salon in the old Aeolian Building in New York, and between them they represent an abridged history of ...

Inhofe: Cap-and-Trade Largest Tax Increase in US History

NewsMax.com - Jim Meyers - ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
Sen. James Inhofe tells Newsmax that the cap-and-trade bill that Democrats support would amount to "the largest tax increase in the history of America" - and won't accomplish anything.

Excerpts From The Book The NBA Doesn't Want You To Read

Deadspin (blog) - ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
To have a little fun at the expense of the worst troublemakers, the referees working the game would sometimes make a modest friendly wager amongst themselves: first ref to give one of the bad boys a technical foul wouldn't have to tip the ball boy that ...

The Human Body Is Built for Distance

New York Times (blog) - Tara Parker-Pope - ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
BASIC FOOTWEAR Arnulfo Quimare, a Tarahumara Indian who is a champion distance runner, laces up his sandals for a 50-mile race on canyon trails.
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