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Abdullah plans runoff boycott to delay Afghan voteThe Associated Press - - 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.
Abdullah widely expected to boycott Afghan run-off election Washington Post U.S. sees 10 million more H1N1 vaccine doses next weekReuters - - 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.
Don't be duped by common myths about flu Minneapolis Star Tribune Upstate Republican Abruptly Suspends Race for CongressNew York Times - - 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 ...
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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 - - 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 makes personal bid to resume Mideast talks The Associated Press
At Abu Dhabi, PA resists US pressure to renew peace talks Jerusalem Post
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.
Clinton Defers Role in South Asia Feud Wall Street Journal
US-Pakistan 'trust deficit' BBC News
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Obama tempers economic news with caution on jobs
The Associated Press - - 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.
White House Visitor Log Lists Stars and CEO's New York Times
Presidential Visitor List Is Released Wall Street Journal
Newsom Ends Bid for California Governor
ABC News - - 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.
SF Mayor Newsom bows out of race for governor San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Mayor Drops Governor Bid New York Times
Lapses Kept Scheme Alive, Madoff Told Investigators
New York Times - - 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.
Madoff: SEC Agent Was a 'Blowhard' Wall Street Journal
For SEC, Madoff Answers More Troubling Than Questions The American Lawyer
US Bancorp Takes Over 9 Banks Seized by Regulators
Bloomberg - - 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.
Nine more US banks closed Bizjournals.com
US Stocks Close Sharply Lower; DJIA Ends Month Flat
Wall Street Journal - - 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 ...
Stocks Tumble on Consumer Weakness; Dow Down 2.5% New York Times
Stocks take a big slide CNNMoney.com
In Hindsight: As Great Recession ends, does Droid era begin?
San Jose Mercury News - - 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.
A Comeback for Motorola? Barron's
Review: The Motorola Droid Wired News
US government opens $9m cyber security center
TG Daily - - 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.
US cyber center opens to battle computer attacks The Associated Press
Lieberman lays out his cyber security plan Washington Post
Facebook Wins $711 Million From Spammer
InformationWeek - - 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.
Spammer ordered to pay Facebook $711 million San Francisco Chronicle
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.
Ryan Seacrest 'stalker' arrested BBC News
Rock royalty tips its cap to the 1960s at Hall of Fame concert in New York
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
Springsteen, Sting, Paul Simon and other icons perform at Madison Square Garden in the shadow of Woodstock's 40th anniversary.
Rock 'n' roll royalty jam for 2nd night in NYC The Associated Press
Hawkeyes totally in command
ESPN - - 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 ...
Iowa football: Hawkeyes survive Indiana scare, stay perfect DesMoinesRegister.com
Rainout puts Johnson, Martin on front row
SportingNews.com - - 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?
Rain washes out qualifying at Talladega The Associated Press
Showers expected during Game 3
MLB.com - - 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 ...
A Steady Presence, Matsui May Soon Be Gone New York Times
Obama lifts HIV travel ban for visitors to US
San Francisco Chronicle - - 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.
Obama Lifts a Ban on Entry Into US by HIV-Positive People New York Times
Nancy Pelosi Fights for Health Care Reform
ABC News - - 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 - - 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 ...
Video: Dennis Hopper Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer The Associated Press Video: Dennis Hopper Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer The Associated Press
Are Our Crime Fighters Becoming 'Mexicanized'?
FOXNews - - 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 - - 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 - - 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) - - 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.