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Obama shifting focus to Al Qaeda over TalibanLos Angeles Times - - 29 minutes ago
The evolving strategy could help the administration avoid the major troop increase being sought by US military commanders in Afghanistan.
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Emerging Goal for Afghanistan: Weaken, Not Vanquish, Taliban
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New Philippine floods kill dozensBBC News - 2 hours ago
More than 90 people have been killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain in the northern Philippines, reports say. Local officials said at least 69 people were killed in Benguet province alone.
Brooke Astor's son found guiltyLos Angeles Times - - 32 minutes ago
Anthony Marshall faces up to 25 years in prison for tricking the New York philanthropist into changing her will to divert her nearly $200-million fortune to him.
Looking Beyond the Glamour, Astor Jury Found a Moral Flaw
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17 Die in Kabul Bomb Attack
New York Times - - 4 hours ago
KABUL, Afghanistan - A car packed with explosives blew up beside the Indian Embassy on Thursday morning, leaving 17 people dead in what India's foreign secretary said was a direct attack on the embassy ...
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Indian Embassy in Kabul Is Bombed
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A Prize That Shies From Predictability
New York Times - - 4 hours ago
The childhood home in Nitzkydorf of the Romanian-born novelist Herta Müller, the 2009 Nobel winner in literature. By DWIGHT GARNER The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature isn't always a bolt-out-of-the-blue surprise, a writer whose work is known ...
Video: Romanian-born German Writer Wins Nobel Prize
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A Nobel for Tales of Tyranny
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French minister clings to post in sex tourism furor
Reuters - 9 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand on Thursday rejected calls for his resignation for having written about paying boys for sex in Thailand, saying his partners had been consenting adults.
French Polanski backer in controversy of his own
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Sarkozy Backs Aide Hit by Sex Scandal
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Lawmakers play hoops with Obama at White House
The Associated Press - - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON - You could call it the Obama All-Stars vs. the Capitol Hills. President Barack Obama and a few members of his Cabinet played basketball Thursday night at the White House with a handful of House members, two of them Republicans.
Video: Gibbs: Obama Got Game
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The Associated Press
Wider Ethics Inquiry for Rangel
New York Times - - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee announced on Thursday that it had expanded its investigation into a series of questionable financial dealings made by Representative Charles B. Rangel of New York.
Ethics Panel Widens Rangel Investigation
Wall Street Journal
Partial Patriot Act Extension Is Approved by Senate Panel
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday that would renew portions of the USA Patriot Act in an effort to address administration concerns about protecting terrorism investigations.
Patriot Act Redo Clears Split Panel
Wall Street Journal
Senate committee approves Patriot Act changes
The Associated Press
Stocks rally on earnings hopes
CNNMoney.com - 6 hours ago
Wall Street welcomes Alcoa's better-than-expected results and a government report showing that the number of people filing for first-time unemployment declined.
US Stocks Remain Higher On Alcoa, Retailers' September Reports
Wall Street Journal
Fed Said to Consider Clearing Banks, Facility to Drain Reserves
Bloomberg - - 1 hour ago
By Liz Capo mccormick and Craig Torres Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve is considering accessing money market funds through clearing banks or creating a facility to drain the record amount of cash added to the financial system, according to ...
The Fed's $2.2 trillion fire hose
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Fed's Hoenig: Fed Funds Rate Can't Remain Low Indefinitely
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US anti-foreclosure programs not enough: watchdog
Reuters - - 57 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government programs to fight the US home foreclosure crisis look increasingly inadequate and should be reworked, expanded and supplemented with new ideas, a congressional watchdog said in a report on Friday.
Moon punch draws a crowd to Mountain View
Los Angeles Times - 29 minutes ago
A NASA satellite will steer a spacecraft into the Cabeus crater at 4:30 am, then check the cloud of dust for water. An artist's rendering provided by NASA via Brown University shows the Centaur upper stage rocket on a trajectory toward the moon.
CTIA Diary: Major Themes at Wireless's Big Show
PC World - - 4 hours ago
CTIA Conference, San Diego--Since arriving here yesterday, I've seen a few things that have impressed me, and heard a few ideas that keep coming up in conversation.
FCC To Examine Prices Phone Cos Pay For Network Connections
Wall Street Journal
Windows 7, Bing and mobile will determine Ballmer's future
Register - 2 hours ago
The wheels continue to roll, and fall off, of Steve Ballmer's pan-European tour of serious-minded national and broadcast media.
Why Is Steve Ballmer Downplaying Windows 7?
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Vince Vaughn grows up in 'Couples Retreat'
Newsday - - 8 minutes ago
Photo credit: Universal Pictures | From left to right, Joey (JON FAVREAU), Ronnie (MALIN AKERMAN), Dave (VINCE VAUGHN), Shane (FAIZON LOVE) and Lucy (KRISTIN DAVIS) co-star in "Couples Retreat," in which four Midwestern couples travel to a tropical ...
Get an Early Checkout At 'Couples Retreat'
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Bickering in Paradise: Honeymoon Is Definitely Over
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Jon & Kate Gosselin call truce to celebrate twins Mady & Cara's birthday
New York Daily News - - 3 hours ago
Jon and Kate Gosselin reportedly had a 'cordial' reunion on Thursday for the birthday of their daughters, Mady and Cara. Do you think Jon & Kate have made too much of their personal issues public since splitting?
'Entertainment Something' & Jon/Kate Cake Caper
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A Hilarious Look at Black 'Dos & Don'ts
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
Chris Rock watches as a 6-year-old has her hair relaxed in "Good Hair." (Roadside Attractions) By Ann Hornaday "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?
Look but Don't Touch: It's All About the Hair
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'Good Hair'
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Wainwright's outing inspires awe
MLB.com - - 30 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES -- Before it ended so wrong for the Cardinals, it had all been so Wainwright. Adam Wainwright tendered a postseason masterpiece for eight innings of Game 2 of the National League Division Series, repeatedly going ...
Dodgers' no-names spark comeback win
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Dodgers vs. Cardinals live inning-by-inning updates: Dodgers win, 3-2
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Lackey baffles Sox in Game 1
MLB.com - - 30 minutes ago
ANAHEIM -- Two dominant figures, a pair of alpha males, rule the Angels' clubhouse. One is John Lackey, and the other is Torii Hunter.
Angels dominate Red Sox in Game 1 victory
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Nebraska beats Missouri 27-12
The Associated Press - - 18 minutes ago
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Zac Lee threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Niles Paul, and Ndamukong Suh and Dejon Gomes intercepted passes to set up two more fourth-quarter scores in No.
Lee, Nebraska use big 4th to upend Mizzou
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Swine flu vaccine arriving in Florida
MiamiHerald.com - - 24 minutes ago
The first swine flu vaccine doses have arrived in two North Florida counties. More vaccine will be flooding into Florida soon. BY FRED TASKER The first swine flu vaccine arrived in Florida on Thursday, in Jefferson and St. Johns counties -- two ...
First doses of H1N1 vaccine trickle in
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Swine Flu Put Many Hospitalized Patients Into ICU
ABC News - - 38 minutes ago
AP In this photo provided by the Ohio Department of Health, a worker holds a package of H1N1 flu... One quarter of Americans sick enough to be hospitalized with swine flu last spring wound up needing intensive ...
Swine flu put many hospitalized patients into ICU
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Students diversify involvement in Pinktober
The Daily Toreador (registration) - - 29 minutes ago
Saturday's Pack the Jones in Pink event has come and gone, but Texas Tech students are still fired up about National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Stickin' It To Breast Cancer....
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Low vitamin D linked to higher risk of breast cancer
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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 ...
Op-Ed Columnist The Public Imperative
New York Times - - Oct 4, 2009
NEW YORK - Back from another trip to Europe, this time Germany, where the same dismay as in France prevails over the US health care debate.
Couple Trading Affronts Put Their Marriage On The Line
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - - Oct 4, 2009
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. DEAR ABBY: Several months ago I made a terrible mistake and e-mailed "Tom" -- a friend I had a crush on -- some topless pictures ...
Why do women have sex?
Salon - - Oct 4, 2009
Oct. 5, 2009 | Women just don't think about sex all that much. They have sexual fantasies only twice a month. Sometimes, they have sex simply out of a sense of duty.
Op-Ed Columnist The Politics of Spite
New York Times - - Oct 4, 2009
There was what President Obama likes to call a teachable moment last week, when the International Olympic Committee rejected Chicago's bid to be host of the 2016 Summer Games.