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Cuts in Government Led US Economy to Lose 95000 Jobs

New York Times - Catherine RampellMichael Powell - ‎1 hour ago‎
Job seekers met with recruiters at a job fair for military veterans and others in Los Angeles this week. By CATHERINE RAMPELL The economy shed 95000 nonfarm jobs in September, the Labor Department reported Friday, with most of the decline the result of ...
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Year After Obama Won Nobel, World Looks for Signs of Peace

ABC News - Russell Goldman - ‎29 minutes ago‎
One year after the Nobel prize jury made its controversial decision to award President Obama the prize for world peace, a larger jury is still waiting for the president to live up to those lofty expectations.
Bloomberg - NPR - Telegraph.co.uk - Foreign Policy - Wikipedia: Liu Xiaobo

James Jones to step down as national security advisor

Los Angeles Times - Christi Parsons - ‎15 minutes ago‎
The retired Marine general will be replaced by his deputy, Tom Donilon, an administration official says. The move comes amid a larger turnover in the Obama White House.
Washington Post - The Associated Press - FOXNews - Reuters - Wikipedia: Thomas E. Donilon

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New Blood Evidence Found in Lake Pirate Attack

CBS News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Tiffany Hartley, left, and family members, lay a wreath near the site where her husband, David Hartley, was shot last week, on Falcon Lake, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 in Zapata, Texas.

Fired anchor Rick Sanchez says he 'screwed up'

msnbc.com - Frazier Moore - ‎1 hour ago‎
Ex-CNN host does wonder, 'Why is it always me?' in reference to 'Daily Show' treatment Rick Sanchez was fired one day after he had called comedian Jon Stewart a "bigot" during a radio interview on Sept.

A List of Countries Considering BlackBerry Bans

ABC News - ‎16 minutes ago‎
AP By AP - India - The country of almost 1.2 billion people had threatened to block corporate e-mail and messaging services unless BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.

Five Cuts: Lincecum displays old school dominance in opener

SI.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
Tim Lincecum breezed through the Braves in one of the most dominating postseason pitching performances of the past 60 years. SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum quietly filed his nails with an emery board after almost every inning in which he dominated the ...

The Facebook Movie Is Great For America

San Francisco Chronicle - Henry Blodget - ‎1 hour ago‎
True, it paints Harvard as a stuffy cartoon-scape. True, it treats women as as video-game props, sex tools, and platforms for coke-snorting.

Another ejection for Twins' Ron Gardenhire

Boston Herald - Patrick Reusse - ‎3 hours ago‎
MINNEAPOLIS - The Twins are down 2-0 in a Division Series and headed for another fast departure from the postseason. New York's 5-2 victory was not a surprise when you consider the elements in place ...

Adobe Shares Slump As Microsoft Takeover Talks Dissipate

Wall Street Journal - Shara Tibken - ‎20 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) shares declined Friday, after a sharp runup Thursday, as talks of a potential takeover by Microsoft Corp.

Key Part Of Barack Obama's Healthcare Law Upheld By US Judge

Medical News Today - Christian Nordqvist - ‎2 hours ago‎
US District Judge, George Streeh, of the Eastern District of Michigan ruled that Congress does have the authority to enact a key part of President Obama's healthcare law reform, requiring US citizens to obtain coverage by 2014.

USDA Crop Report 'Shocker' Ripples Through Commodities, Equities

Wall Street Journal - Ian BerryBob Tita - ‎53 minutes ago‎
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Government forecasters slashed estimates for the US corn harvest Friday, shocking commodity traders and igniting shares of agriculture companies.

Death toll rises in Hungary toxic sludge spill

BBC News - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Pollution levels in the River Danube from Hungary's toxic sludge spill have declined, officials say, calming fears of an ecological disaster.

IMF's Blanchard sees nothing worrying in euro rise

Reuters - ‎26 minutes ago‎
PARIS Oct 8 (Reuters) - The IMF's chief economist Olivier Blanchard said on Friday he saw nothing very worrying about the euro's rise against the dollar and did not expect it to continue, and he reiterated calls for faster appreciation of China's yuan.

Fayyad slams IDF's killing of two Hamas terrorists

Jerusalem Post - Herb KeinonKhaled Abu Toameh - ‎1 hour ago‎
PA prime minister's comments come ahead of important meeting with Arab League poised to back Abbas decision to leave direct talks.

Celebrating John Lennon's life and legacy

msnbc.com - Harriet Baskas - ‎55 minutes ago‎
JavaScript is required to view our full story experience. Please enable JavaScript in your browser preferences. Paul McCartney first met John Lennon (in plaid shirt) after this July 6, 1957, performance of the Quarrymen.

Microsoft boss upbeat on new mobile phone operating system

AFP - ‎2 hours ago‎
MADRID - Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer said Friday he was confident the company's new mobile phone operating system would help it claw back market share from rivals, days after Goldman Sachs downgraded its assessment of the firm's stock.

1/5/03: Albert Haynesworth is his brother's keeper

The Tennessean - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Albert Haynesworth's world has been spinning faster and faster the past six months, and he says at times it's been difficult hanging on.

GOP Jobless Reax

TIME - Mitch McConnell - ‎1 hour ago‎
"Americans are speaking out, and they want Washington to focus on jobs. But with each passing month, and each new jobs report, it becomes increasingly clear that while massive Washington spending is growing the size of government, it's clearly not...

Afghan governor killed in bomb attack on mosque

Telegraph.co.uk - Ben Farmer - ‎17 minutes ago‎
An Afghan governor and key Nato ally in northern Afghanistan has been killed in a bomb attack on a busy mosque. Mohammad Omar, governor of the German-garrisoned province of Kunduz, died alongside at least 14 others in the explosion and more than 30 ...

Legislature passes budget after all-nighter

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎9 minutes ago‎
One-hundred days after the beginning of the fiscal year, the California Legislature has passed the main bill in a budget to solve both a $19 billion deficit and the record-breaking impasse.

Voter registration to begin in November for South Sudan referendum

CNN International - Lillian Leposo - ‎19 minutes ago‎
(CNN) -- Residents of Southern Sudan will begin registering November 14 for an historic referendum that will decide whether the region remains part of Sudan or breaks off to form a new nation.

Jerry Brown Leaves a Voice Mail

New York Times - Jesse Mckinley - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Los Angeles Times released a recording on Thursday night of a voice-mail message left by Jerry Brown, the Democratic candidate for governor in California, in which an unidentified person apparently can be heard suggesting that his ...

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