10/1/2009 6:40:54 PM
 Washington Post | In Networks' View, Chicago Is the Most Attractive Choice New York Times Michelle Obama greeting Nadia Comaneci and other former Olympians before the Chicago 2016 Dinner on Wednesday in Copenhagen. By RICHARD SANDOMIR Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics would probably bring in more money from a United States TV ... IOC awaits Obama on decision day for 2016 Games If only the IOC was still taking bribes Chicago's dramatic Olympic moment Friday rests with an eccentric group |
10/1/2009 7:22:11 PM
 Telegraph.co.uk | David Letterman Victim of $2 Million Extortion Plot People Magazine David Letterman made a shocking personal confession on his CBS Late Show Thursday, admitting he was the victim of a $2 million extortion attempt and that he had had sexual relations with female members of staff. ... David Letterman Victim of Extortion Plot-Reports Letterman Reveals Extortion Attempt Letterman admits affairs; claims extortion |
10/1/2009 7:33:33 PM
 BBC News | Fresh quake near Tonga, tsunami toll nears 200 Reuters LALOMANU, Samoa, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Grieving Samoans buried their dead in unmarked beachside graves on Thursday as the gruesome task of recovering bodies from villages destroyed by four tsunamis continued and an aftershock shook the ... Tsunami Death Toll Reaches 155 as Pacific Aid Effort Builds Powerful quake hits off Tonga Explaining seismic activity in Asia Pacific region |
10/1/2009 7:01:42 PM
 Times Online | Desperate hunt for survivors from Indonesia quake Reuters PADANG, Indonesia, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Rescue teams resumed a desperate search on Friday for scores of people feared trapped under the debris of buildings shattered in an earthquake in the Indonesian port of Padang. ... Voices under the rubble: schoolgirls found alive in Padang Sumatra quake toll tops 1100 Indonesian quake toll at 1100, thousands missing |
10/1/2009 7:22:00 PM
 BBC News | Iran Agrees to Send Enriched Uranium to Russia New York Times European Union foreign policy Chief Javier Solana, left, with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili as they arrive for talks over Iran's nuclear ambitions at a villa in Genthod, near Geneva, on Thursday. By STEVEN ERLANGER and MARK LANDLER ... News Analysis: Iran nuclear talks send positive signals Inspectors Prepare to Visit Qom Facility Washington Post Foreign Service |
10/1/2009 6:15:20 PM
 Straits Times | H1N1 vaccine on schedule, official says CNN (CNN) -- The rollout of vaccine intended to protect against the global pandemic of H1N1 influenza is continuing on or ahead of schedule, a federal health official told reporters Thursday. The H1N1 vaccine has begun shipping to 21 states and major ... Swine Flu Spreading Widely; Worry Over Pregnant Women DC Schools to Start Swine Flu Shots in Oct. Swine flu vaccine arrives, and the scramble begins |
10/1/2009 5:05:16 PM
 Los Angeles Times | mcentee: Elizabeth Smart once again shows her courage Salt Lake Tribune Brian David Mitchell was the opener, walking into federal court shackled, singing hymns, his lawyer looking worriedly at him, until the judge ordered him out of the courtroom and into a cell with video and audio of the hearing. ... Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily David Wells, Senior Web Producer and Candice Gale, Reporter FOX 13 ... Elizabeth Smart tells of her abduction and time in Lakeside |
10/1/2009 7:12:11 PM
 New York Times | Medical device makers press Senate on tax USA Today By Evan Vucci, AP By John Fritze, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" The industry that makes wheelchairs, pacemakers and other medical devices has launched a lobbying blitz to kill a tax on its products proposed in a health care bill moving through the Senate. ... Panel Easing Penalties for Those Without Insurance Dems ease impact of health bill, big advance nears US Sen Panel Approves State Health Insurance Plan Measure |
10/1/2009 5:12:34 PM
 CBS News | Washington Launches New Push to Curb Distracted Driving Wall Street Journal WASHINGTONâ€"The Transportation Department, in the federal government's first big push to curb distracted driving, said it would ban text-messaging by truckers, bus drivers and railroad engineers, and urge states to impose similar ... New law bans federal employees from texting while driving Obama bans gov't workers from texting while driving Obama Issues Executive Order Banning Texting While on Federal Time |
10/1/2009 12:06:02 PM
 Nanaimo Daily News | Abortion support falls sharply, new research finds CNN (CNN) -- Support for abortion rights has fallen sharply in the past year, with Americans now split roughly 50-50 between those who back legal access to abortion and those who oppose it, according to a new survey. ... Support for abortion slips … because Obama is pro-choice? Poll finds less support for abortion RESPECT? Not in Congress -- or church -- if you disagree |
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