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In White House Ceremony, A War Hero HonoredPresident Obama will present the Medal of Honor to the family of Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. It is only the second Medal of Honor awarded for service in Afghanistan after nearly eight years of fighting. Monti, a 30-year-old from Raynham, Mass., died in June 2006 trying to save one of his soldiers during a Taliban attack. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Sep 2009 | 5:49 am Fight Obesity? Add Sales Tax To Soda TabIn a bid to ramp up the public health battle against obesity, a group of nutrition and economics experts are pushing for a tax of 1 cent on every of ounce of sodas and other sweetened beverages. Proposals for a hefty soda tax though have repeatedly fallen flat. The idea was even floated as a way to help pay for health care reform, but government of
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:40 am Attacker wounds 9 students at German schoolANSBACH, Germany (AP) -- An 18-year-old student armed with an ax and Molotov cocktails attacked his high school in southern Germany on Thursday, wounding nine pupils, police said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:35 am Suicide bomber hits Italian troops in Afghan capital - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:34 am US 'shelves Europe missile plan'The US abandons plans to base a missile defence system in Europe, the Czech PM announces, in a major foreign policy shift.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:29 am US scraps missile defense shield plans - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:28 am Car bomb in Kabul kills 6 Italians, 10 AfghansKABUL (AP) -- A suicide car bomber attacked an Italian military convoy on a road in Afghanistan's capital Thursday, killing six Italian soldiers and 10 Afghan civilians, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:28 am Car bomb in Kabul kills 6 Italians, 10 Afghans (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:28 am First-time jobless claims expected to rise (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:25 am Blasts hit Somalia peacekeepersTwo huge explosions go off at an African Union peacekeepers' base in the Somali capital, witnesses say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:24 am Obama scrapping missile shield for Czech, PolandPRAGUE (AP) -- The Czech prime minister says President Barack Obama has told him that the U.S. is abandoning plans to put a missile shield in the Czech Republic and Poland....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:24 am Obama scrapping missile shield for Czech, Poland (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:23 am Suicide blast kills six Italian soldiers in Kabul (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:23 am Explosion rocks Uganda forces' base in MogadishuA blast rocked a barracks used by Ugandan peacekeepers in Somalia's restive capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least two people, witnesses said. "I have seen the bodies of two...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:23 am U.S. to shelve Europe missile shield plans: reportMOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States will shelve plans to deploy anti-missile systems in Poland and the Czech Republic, a step that would ease tensions with Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am U.S. to shelve Europe missile shield plans: report (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am 10 arrested on heroin distribution chargesSPRINGFIELD - Federal authorities have charged 10 men with being involved in a heroin distribution ring run out of a Holyoke barbershop. Prosecutors say 34-year-old John...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:19 am Police: Arrest due 'soon' in Yale student killingPolice say they expect to make an arrest shortly in the killing of a Yale graduate student whose body was found stuffed behind ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:19 am Obama scrapping missile shield for Czech, PolandThe Czech prime minister says President Barack Obama has told him that the U.S. is abandoning plans to put a missile shield in the Czech Republic and Poland. Czech Premier Jan Fischer...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:19 am FBI Raids In N.Y., Denver Yield Questions, No ArrestsLaw enforcement officials said raids earlier this week in Queens, N.Y. — and another search of a Denver apartment last night — are part of one of the most sensitive U.S. terrorism investigations in years. The FBI was tracking a group it claims had both the expertise and the ability to launch a serious attack inside the U.S. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:19 am 2ND LD: Actress Sakai offers tearful apology to fans+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH SAKAI'S PRESS CONFERENCE) Noriko Sakai, a 38-year-old former pop idol indicted for possession and use of stimulant drugs, offered a tearful apology to her...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:15 am Police: Indonesia terror chief killed in raidNoordin Muhammed Top, a regional terrorism mastermind who eluded capture for years and is blamed for attacks in Indonesia, was killed during a raid in central Indonesia, officials said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:14 am Terrorism Mastermind Killed During Police Raid in Indonesia - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:13 am Police say arrest 'soon' in Yale student killing (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:12 am Israel says Mideast not ready for nuclear arms ban - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:11 am Oil holds above $72 on signs US economy improvingOil prices held above $72 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid signs the U.S. economy, the world's largest consumer of crude, has stopped shrinking. Benchmark crude for October delivery was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:11 am Anger in Europe as Barack Obama 'scraps missile defence shield'Eastern European countries have looked to Washington for support against their former imperial master Russia.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am Hatoyama, Medvedev agree during phone talks to meet in U.S. next week+(Kyodo) _ New Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed on the phone Thursday to meet next week when they are scheduled to visit the United...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am Karzai rejects claims of major fraud in Afghan elections+(Kyodo) _ Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday rejected accusations of major fraud in last month's elections and said he believes in their integrity. "The international media has...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am NGOs urge Hatoyama to show leadership on climate at U.N., G-20 talks+(Kyodo) _ Nongovernmental organizations Oxfam International and the WWF said Thursday they encouraged Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to "play a leading role in international...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am China backs Hatoyama initiative to forge 'East Asian Community'+(Kyodo) _ China on Thursday expressed support for Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's call for an "East Asian Community," saying the establishment of such a community is a long-term...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am MIT Helps Little Dog Navigate Rough Terrain (Videos)Sometimes robot videos just make me laugh. CSAIL at MIT has been working with Boston Dynamics’ robot Little Dog, helping it navigate rough terrain in novel ways.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am Hamid Karzai defends integrity of Afghan vote - guardian.co.uk
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:09 am Afghan president defends vote, admits some biasKABUL (AP) -- Afghanistan's president conceded Thursday some government officials had been biased toward him in last month's election but defended the integrity of the vote, saying he had so far seen little proof of fraud....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:09 am Afghan president defends vote, admits some biasAfghanistan's president conceded Thursday some government officials had been biased toward him in last month's election but defended the integrity of the vote, saying he had so far seen...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:09 am Car bomb kills at least 10 in KabulA suicide car bomb hit vehicles carrying foreign troops near the U.S. Embassy and an American military base in Afghanistan's ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am Identified amnesia patient doesn't know who he isIt was seven weeks ago that Edward Lighthart walked out of a Seattle park with no idea of who he was and how he got there, the apparent victim of a bizarre case of amnesia.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am Six Italian soldiers 'killed in Kabul attack'Six Italian soldiers were killed and another three wounded in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday in the Afghan capital Kabul, the defence ministry said.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am Italian and US soldiers inspect the blast siteItalian and US soldiers inspect the site of a blast which struck vehicles with the NATO-led force in Kabul. Six Italian soldiers were killed and another three wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am Teen dies in Leominster house fireLEOMINSTER - Fire officials say a 16-year-old boy has died in a two-alarm house fire in Leominster. Firefighters responded to the home on West Street just before 11 p.m....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am Explosion Rocks Afghan Capital Near U.S. EmbassyLarge explosion rocks center of Afghanistan's capital, killing at least 10Source: ABC News: International | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am Police say arrest 'soon' in Yale student killingCROMWELL, Conn. - Police say they expect to make an arrest shortly in the killing of a graduate student whose body was found stuffed behind the wall of a campus research...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:04 am Suicide Car Bomber Hits Italian Convoy In KabulA suicide car bomber attacked an Italian military convoy on a road in Afghanistan's capital Thursday, killing Italian soldiers and Afghan civilians, officials said. The explosion was the fourth major attack in the capital in five weeks. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:01 am EU offers extra help to ease dairy crisisThe European Commission on Thursday promised extra steps to combat sinking dairy prices but insisted it would not abandon long-term farm reforms that include phasing out milk quotas after 2015.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am The US reportedly believes that Iran's long-range missile program has not progressed as rapidly as previously estimatedIran's Revolutionary Guards fire the Shahab-3 long-range missile in the Iranian desert in 2006. The United States plans to shelve plans for a missile-defense system based in Poland and the Czech Republic,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am Moscow had vigorously opposed the proposed shield as a threat to its securityA banner hangs from a roof in Prague prostesting against the possible location of a US strategic missile defense base in the Czech Republic. The United States is to shelve plans for a missile-defense system...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am The previous US administration proposed the missile-defense system to counter a perceived threat from IranIllustration showing how the planned US missile defence shield would work. The United States is to shelve plans for a missile-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, the Wall Street Journal has...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am The US was proposing to have interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar station in the Czech RepublicMap of Europe with details of th US missile shield. The United States is to shelve plans for a missile-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, cheering...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am Everton poised to bring in NeillLucas Neill undergoes a medical at Goodison Park with a view to moving to Everton on a free transfer.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:58 am 4 convicted in 2nd trial in China needle attacksA court in western China's Xinjiang region sentenced four men accused of jabbing a pedestrian with a hypodermic needle to prison terms of up to 15 years Thursday, as authorities move swiftly to assuage public panic.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:58 am Witnesses say two large explosions rock African Union peacekeepers base in Mogadishu.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:56 am Critics' attacks of President Obama are scarier than bias - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:56 am Suicide bomber hits Italian troops in Afghan capitalKABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb hit an Italian military convoy on a road between the U.S. embassy and the main airport in the center of Kabul on Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, Afghan and Italian officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:56 am Bali suspect 'dies' in Java raidIndonesia's most-wanted Islamist militant, Noordin Mohamed Top, has died in a raid in central Java, says the national police chief.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:56 am US to scrap plans for missile shield in Europe: report (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:54 am Juan Martin del Potro puts his hometown on the mapA hand-painted sign in Juan Martin del Potro's hometown of Tandil summed it up: "Welcome to the capital of tennis."Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:53 am Blast Kills at Least 10 in KabulSuicide Car Bomb Goes Off Near U.S. Embassy, Base; Taliban Claims Responsibility; 4th Big Attack in Afghan Capital in 5 WeeksSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:53 am Italian troops die in Kabul blastItaly says a bomb attack on one of its military convoys in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed at least six troops.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:51 am Suicide bomber hits Italian troops in Afghan capital (Reuters)Reuters - A suicide car bomb hit an Italian military convoy on a road between the U.S. embassy and the main airport in the center of Kabul on Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, Afghan and Italian officials said.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:51 am Is the US right to cut missile defence plan?The US is to reportedly scrap its plan to develop a missile defence system in eastern Europe. Is it the right decision?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:51 am 75 Year Old Comes Out as Britain's Oldest TranssexualWARNING: Picture cannot be unseen!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:50 am New Japan PM gets good news on economy, voter ratingTOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama got some good news on his first full day in office as the central bank said the struggling economy was showing signs of recovery and 72 percent of voters backed his cabinet.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:49 am Mom finds slain bodies of 2 kids, ex-husbandA mother found her two children and ex-husband dead in an apparent homicide at an apartment in Southern California, police said Thursday.
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:49 am Karzai defends vote 'integrity'Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he believes in the integrity of last month's election, despite allegations of fraud.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:49 am 47 m agoAnnie Le investigators to make announcement - Newsday
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:48 am Australian charged with raping daughter for 30 years, fathering 4 children'We lived in a big house, so I wouldn't have known,' wife tells newspaper
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:48 am 9 students hurt in axe attack at German schoolPolice say 19-year-old student stormed school, armed with axe and Molotov cocktails
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:45 am Report: U.S. to scale back missile planThe Obama administration is expected to announce Thursday that it will shelve many of the components of a European missile defense plan that has been a major irritant in relations with Russia.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:44 am Police: Terrorism mastermind Noordin M. Top deadSOLO, Indonesia (AP) -- Noordin Muhammed Top, a regional terrorism mastermind who eluded capture for nine years and is blamed for a string of deadly attacks in Indonesia, was killed during a raid in central Indonesia, the police chief said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:42 am Police: Terrorism mastermind Noordin M. Top dead (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:42 am Teams do anything to win - IrvineEx-Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine says there has been an overreaction to the race-fixing charges being levelled at the Renault team.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:41 am Peugeot Globule Shape-shifting Electric Car [pics]Designed by Ahmad Moslemi Far, the Peugeot Globule is made up of four separate parts each with the capacity of one passenger and powered by an electric motor, and these parts are connected together to a centralized battery system.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:40 am No Powerball jackpot winnerNone of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 17-37-40-51-56 Powerball: 25 (seventeen, thirty-seven,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:39 am 'Laugh-In' Actor Henry Gibson Dies At 73Henry Gibson, the veteran comic character actor best known for his role reciting offbeat poetry on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, has died. He was 73. Gibson's son, James, said Gibson died Monday at his home in Malibu after a brief battle with cancer. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am Sculpture missing from Madoff's NY beach homeSecurity has been tightened at Bernard Madoff's former beach home after the theft of a sculpture off the front porch.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:37 am Aeroflot plans to cut 2,000 jobsRussian airline Aeroflot says it is ready to "thin" its workforce after profits plunge amid fewer passengers and higher fuel costs.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:36 am Karzai defends 'integrity' of Afghan vote
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:35 am Bumblebees Now Vanishing Too: Yeah, We're ScrewedNot only do bumblebees pollinate about 15 percent of our food crops (valued at $3 billion), they also occupy a critical role as native pollinators.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am 'The Beatles: Rock Band' going fastLimited edition version might not be available at year's end.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am Obama Expected To Shelve Missile Defense SystemCzech Premier Jan Fischer told reporters in Prague on Thursday that President Obama phoned him to say Washington, D.C., has decided to scrap plans to put a missile shield in the Czech Republic and Poland, a plan that had deeply angered Russia. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am An Afghan man carries his wounded son at the site of the blastAn Afghan man carries his wounded son at the site of a blast in Kabul. The bodies of six people, including a foreign soldier, were seen at the site of an attack on Italian vehicles from the NATO-led force...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am Proxy wedding means Marine's widow, baby unwelcomeHotaru Ferschke just wants to raise her 8-month-old son in his grandparents' Tennessee home, surrounded by photos and memories of the father he'll never meet: a Marine who died in combat a month after marrying her from thousands of miles away.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:28 am U.S. to shelve Europe missile shield plans: reportsCancelling deployment in Poland and the Czech Republic could ease tensions with Russia
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:26 am Pupils injured in Germany attackGerman police arrest a former pupil after several children are injured in an attack at a school in the Bavarian town of Ansbach.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:25 am Explosions hit Myanmar's biggest city, no injuriesA series of seven small explosions hit the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city, on Thursday, but no casualties were reported.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:22 am Pakistan: Al-Qaida commanders killed in US strikesISLAMABAD (AP) -- An Al-Qaida operations chief in Pakistan and an Uzbek militant commander were believed killed in U.S. missile strikes in the northwest of the country earlier this month, Pakistani officials said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:15 am Inside Somalia - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:14 am Italian defense minister: 6 dead in Afghan blastThe Italian defense minister says six Italian soldiers were killed in an attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and four others were injured.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:14 am CNN Pressured To Give Up Controversial HostCNN is facing pressure on a number of fronts to drop Lou Dobbs from their roster of on-air talent, a move that would force millions of Americans seeking out news about the conspiracy to spread leprosy throughout America via illegal Mexican immigrants to turn instead to the guy who lives under the bridge by the old tire factory.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:10 am Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72BOSTON - Mary Travers, one-third of the popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary who were perhaps best known for their hit "Puff (The Magic Dragon)," died in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:08 am U.S. expected to shelve many parts of European defense planThe Obama administration is expected to announce Thursday that it will shelve many of the components of a European missile defense ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:06 am Despite stroke, humorist Garrison Keillor not slowing downST. PAUL, Minn. - Despite suffering a minor stroke last week, humorist Garrison Keillor says he has no plans to postpone the upcoming season of "A Prairie Home Companion." Keillor...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:03 am Officials question how another prisoner was mistakenly released in SaskatchewanMan had been charged with assaulting a corrections officer; no one noticed he was missing for two weeks
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:02 am U.S. military shuts largest detainee camp in IraqBAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military Thursday closed down its largest detention center in Iraq as it continued to release or hand to Iraqi authorities the thousands of people it has held since the 2003 U.S. invasion.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am Pakistan: Al-Qaida commanders killed in US strikesISLAMABAD - An Al-Qaida operations chief in Pakistan and an Uzbek militant commander were believed killed in U.S. missile strikes in the northwest of the country earlier this...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:59 am Alleged NYC Terror Plot Suspect Returns Home, After FBI Raid - ABC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:58 am Danica Patrick, Ryan Briscoe in the spotlight at Indy JapanMOTEGI, Japan - Danica Patrick will be looking to repeat history. Ryan Briscoe is hoping to make his own at the Indy Japan 300, the penultimate event of the 2009 IndyCar series. Briscoe...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:57 am Mass. Megabucks winning numbersBRAINTREE - The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night in the "Massachusetts Megabucks" game were: 1-2-7-13-14-29 (one, two, seven, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-nine) There...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:53 am China anniversary puts security jitters on showBEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government is flooding Beijing with armed police and up to one million security "volunteers" to head off any unrest over October's sensitive anniversary of 60 years of Communist Party rule.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:53 am Magna held talks with Geely on Chinese stake in Opel: sourceUnlikely bid underscores Chinese auto makers' growing ambitions to be global players
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:52 am Indian farmers in their field in the drought-hit district of KamrupWith India's farmers struggling with the worst drought in two decades and economic growth faltering in the wake of the global financial crisis, ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi has led a push to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am Indian Foreign Minister S.M. KrishnaIndian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna announced Sunday he would sacrifice his official 14-seater Embraer jet for visits abroad.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am Congress party chief Sonia GandhiLast month, Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi asked all Congress leaders to accept a 20 percent pay cut for a year, and on Monday she set a personal example by forgoing her normal chartered plane and flying...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am The suspected attacker has been arrestedGerman police cordon off a street. A 19-year-old man injured 10 people, three seriously, after throwing Molotov cocktails in a school in Germany, before being overpowered by police, authorities said.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am How-To: Hack Your Android G1 PhoneWhile the G1 might leave a lot to be desired out of the box, power users who aren't afraid to take matters into their own hands have the ability to significantly enhance the handset's capabilities. On the following pages, we're going to show you how to hack your G1 the easy way so you can do things with it that other G1 owners only wish they could
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am Google to reincarnate digital books as paperbacksWill provide link to high-speed publishing machine that can manufacture paperback-bound book of about 300 pages in under five minutes
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:45 am Afghan president defends vote, admits some biasAfghanistan's president defended the integrity of last month's election Thursday, but said some government officials "were partial ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:38 am A television viewer's guide to college football games for the upcoming weekendWe don't blame you if some of your viewing priorities for this weekend have changed based on the results from the first two weeks of the season. While some of this weekend's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:20 am Chinese car maker BYD aiming to zoom past ToyotaFast-growing Chinese battery and automaker BYD Co. is thinking big — really big. It aims to overtake Toyota Motor Co. to become the global auto leader in under two decades, company officials say.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:17 am Cannabis Planet: New TV Show Focuses On MarijuanaA new TV show seen in L.A. focuses exclusively on marijuana and its uses. It's the latest in niche programming. Brad Lane, the show's producer, says his audience is hungry for more. Lane is on a marijuana mission. While some might say his new TV show is half-baked, Lane would probably tell you it's baked all the way.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:10 am 8 Comic Books That Would Make For Awesome MoviesWith a new president on board, it's time DC and WB started working to get these franchises into theaters.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:10 am Synagogue a mosque during Ramadan
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:57 am Afghan leader says election fraud exaggeratedKABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday he believed reports of fraud in the country's presidential election had been exaggerated and he firmly believed in the integrity of the process.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:46 am U2 raises the roofBono and company take Toronto by storm with a dazzling rock spectacle
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:42 am Two tax-agency workers diverted refunds to their own accountsHundreds of thousands of dollars taken; officials refuse to release fraudsters' names
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:30 am Obama to reassure G20 on Wall Street reformWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will pledge U.S. action on financial regulatory reform at the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh and underscore the need for global coordination on the issue, a senior aide said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:27 am Senate health care plan a 'building block' - San Francisco Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:13 am Baucus aims for center, but some call plan off-targetA proposal to change the nation's $2.6 trillion health care system that was unveiled Wednesday has no Republican support, but ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:12 am California lawmaker plans hearings on soda-obesity linkLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California lawmaker who spearheaded a high-profile anti-obesity effort across the country's most populous state is now training his sights on sugar-sweetened drinks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:09 am Israel rebuffs inquiry into Gaza war crime allegationsGovernment leaders attempt to discredit a report by a U.N. panel that accuses both Israelis and Palestinians of committing atrocities during last winter's conflict.Israel on Wednesday rejected a call by a United Nations panel to open an independent inquiry into its wartime conduct in the Gaza Strip and launched a diplomatic campaign to thwart any prosecution of its soldiers at an international criminal tribunal.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Sen. Max Baucus unveils his healthcare overhaul planBaucus' proposal would require all Americans to get insurance, but it does not include a public option. Key Republicans reject the plan.Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released the crucial moderate alternative Wednesday in the struggle to refashion America's healthcare system, a $856-billion bill that includes a mix of sweeping new insurance regulations but no government-run plan.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Former Interior Secretary Gale Norton is focus of corruption probeThe Justice Department investigation centers on a 2006 decision to award oil shale leases in Colorado to a Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary. Months later, the oil giant hired Norton as a legal counsel.The Justice Department is investigating whether former Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton illegally used her position to benefit Royal Dutch Shell PLC, the company that later hired her, according to officials in federal law enforcement and the Interior Department.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Mary Travers dies at 72; folk singer performed with the trio Peter, Paul and MaryThe group's harmony-laden recordings of politically minded songs by Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger ushered them to the top of the sales charts in the 1960s.Mary Travers, the clarion-voiced female third of the quintessential folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary whose harmony-laden recordings of politically minded songs by Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger ushered them to the top of the sales charts in the 1960s, died Wednesday after battling leukemia for several years. She was 72.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am House ethics panel investigates Rep. Maxine WatersThe Los Angeles congresswoman faces scrutiny over her husband's ties to a bank that received federal bailout funds.The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles), who has come under scrutiny because of her husband's ties to a bank that received federal bailout funds.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Marching to a different drummer at Dodger StadiumThe Dodgers have been occasionally brilliant, occasionally repellent and consistently entertaining this season. On this night, they get an assist from the USC Trojan Marching Band.My favorite new yoga position -- you should try this -- is slanted kind of sideways in a loge-level seat, a bag of peanuts balanced on my knee, a foamy beverage in my left hand like a six-gun. This position stretches the torso and loosens the hamstrings. A couple of innings like this and you'll feel like a new man -- or a new woman, if that's your preference. Honestly, I can't recommend this yoga stuff enough.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am As al-Qaida grows, Yemen battles Shiite rebelsSAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- While the U.S. is pressing Yemen hard to take action against an increasingly powerful al-Qaida, this turmoil-ridden nation is too busy fighting an escalating war with Shiite rebels. The chaos may only help the terror network flourish....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 17 Sep 2009 | 12:56 am Rockies beat Giants, extend wild-card lead
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Sep 2009 | 12:37 am Chris Brown begins community serviceChris Brown cleared weeds and debris at police horse stables in Virginia on the first day of his 180-day court-ordered community service for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Sep 2009 | 12:33 am The party's (almost) overSchmoozing hits its peak with the InStyle bash, which doesn't disappoint
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Sep 2009 | 12:18 am Terror mastermind killed in Indonesia - reportSOLO, Indonesia - Police hunting for suspects in Jakarta hotel bombings raided a hideout in central Indonesia, sparking gunfire and an explosion Thursday that left four suspected militants dead, officials said. Three alleged terrorists...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 17 Sep 2009 | 12:01 am Four Suspected Militants Killed in RaidAlleged Hideout Searched in Central Indonesia for Suspects in Jakarta Hotel BombingsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Sep 2009 | 11:30 pm Police: DNA should help speed arrest in Yale deathDNA evidence could provide a speedy arrest in the death of Yale graduate student Annie Le, who was found strangled in a university ...
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:43 pm Baucus health care bill gets lukewarm receptionThe Democratic leader of a bipartisan group of senators released a long-awaited proposal Wednesday to revamp the nation's health ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:33 pm Fighting Houston's Gentrification: Garnet ColemanIn a city that is growing and changing more rapidly than almost any other in the nation, NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on State Rep. Garnet Coleman's efforts to keep his Houston neighborhood just the same. Coleman has used his control of a local board to buy up land in the Third Ward, as a way to prevent gentrification. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:25 pm Yankees fight back with bats, top Jays in 9th
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:20 pm Will The Global Economy Learn Its Lesson?One year after the global economy crashed, a terrifying question remains: What are the chances the world will go through this all again? The answer all depends on whether we learn the proper lessons from the financial crisis — and apply them. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:01 pm 4 suspected militants killed in Indonesian raidGunfire and an explosion killed four suspected militants and wounded a police officer Thursday when authorities raided an alleged ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Sep 2009 | 9:59 pm Panel: Electrical grid vulnerable to terrorist attackThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is pushing Congress for authority to require power companies to take protective steps ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Sep 2009 | 9:38 pm Obama to measure progress of Afghan warThe Obama administration cited general objectives, including security and government development, as part of its plan to measure ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Sep 2009 | 9:24 pm Gunmen kill 10 at Mexico drug treatment centerCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- Gunmen burst into a drug treatment center in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and shot to death 10 people, the second such mass killing this month....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 16 Sep 2009 | 9:18 pm FBI question Colorado man linked to NY raidDENVER (Reuters) - Federal agents conducting an anti-terrorism probe on Wednesday questioned a suspected al Qaeda sympathizer whose recent visit to New York City preceded a series of law enforcement raids there earlier in the week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Sep 2009 | 8:49 pm The Final Count? Karzai With 54 PctFull Afghan vote tally shows Karzai at 54 percent; fraud probes pending.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:43 pm Mary Travers Of Peter, Paul And Mary DiesTravers joined forces with Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey in the early 1960s. The trio mingled their music with liberal politics, both onstage and off. They were vehement in their opposition to the Vietnam War, managing to stay true to their liberal beliefs while creating music that resonated in the American mainstream. The singer died Wednesday after battling leukemia for several years. She was 72. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:43 pm Mother, Daughter Get Probation In Artifacts TheftA federal judge in Utah will not send Jeanne Redd, 59, and Jericca Redd, 37, to prison for digging up and trafficking in ancient Native American artifacts from federal and Indian land. They instead received probation in the first guilty pleas resulting from a two-year federal sting targeting an artifacts black market. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:34 pm Video: A 92-Year-Old Chart Topper"Only On The Web": Vera Lynn's voice was a reminder of home to soldiers on far-off battlefields 70 years ago. Today, the 'forces sweetheart' has topped the charts once again, as a 92-year-old.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:05 pm Video: 'Forces Sweetheart' ReturnsVera Lynn's voice was a reminder of home to soldiers on far-off battlefields 70 years ago. Today, the 'forces sweetheart' has struck a chord with a brand new audience. Mark Phillips reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:04 pm US military closes largest detention camp in IraqCAMP BUCCA, Iraq (AP) -- The U.S. military on Wednesday closed Camp Bucca, an isolated desert prison that was once its largest lockup in Iraq, as it moves to release thousands of detainees or transfer them to Iraqi custody before the end of the year....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:02 pm Video: More Troops in Afghanistan?The new American commander in Afghanistan is expected to ask President Obama to send him more troops, but the Mr. Obama says there is no "immediate decision pending." David Martin reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Sep 2009 | 6:59 pm ACORN Grapples With Fallout Of Damaging VideosThe community-organizing group is under fire after its employees were caught on camera appearing to advise a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp how to buy a house without letting anyone know it's being used for prostitution. ACORN's CEO says the group will have an independent investigator look into what happened, but she also says it's the target of a broad, right-wing attack. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Sep 2009 | 6:11 pm Senator's plan joins heated healthcare debateWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Max Baucus unveiled a long-awaited healthcare overhaul on Wednesday that would dramatically revamp insurance rules but does not include a government-run option backed by liberal Democrats.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Sep 2009 | 5:33 pm US child sex tourist jailedPHILADELPHIA - A wealthy Russian-American car exporter has been sentenced to eight years in prison for procuring girls from a Russian orphanage to have sex with them.Andrew Mogilyansky, 39, raped one girl on her 14th birthday...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Sep 2009 | 5:32 pm Senate approves guns on trainsWASHINGTON - The US Senate has voted to allow passengers on Amtrak trains to transport handguns in their checked baggage.The proposal, approved by a 68-30 vote, seeks to give Amtrak riders rights comparable to those enjoyed by...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Sep 2009 | 4:38 pm Northrop chairman to step downRonald D. Sugar, who also is chief executive, will leave his posts by the end of the year. He'll be replaced by Wesley G. Bush, the defense contractor's president and chief operating officer.Northrop Grumman Corp. said today that Chairman and Chief Executive Ronald D. Sugar will step down from his posts by end of the year.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Sep 2009 | 4:15 pm Movie-star monkeys evacuatedBOSTON - Two movie-star monkeys and crew members of the Adam Sandler film The Zookeeper are among the 300 guests who were evacuated from a Boston hotel after carbon monoxide alarms went off.Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Sep 2009 | 3:58 pm More Rocket Fire During Biden Iraq VisitVice President Remains Confident as He Meets with Iraqi LeadersSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Sep 2009 | 3:30 pm Kiwi pilot not to blame in NYC collision: officialWASHINGTON - The pilot of a plane involved in a mid-air collision over New York's Hudson River read back the wrong radio frequency to an air traffic controller but was not corrected by the controller, a US government safety official...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Sep 2009 | 3:26 pm Race row erupts over Jimmy Carter claimAfter lurking near the surface of political discourse in America for months, awkward questions about race and bigotry burst into the open yesterday after Jimmy Carter forthrightly suggested that "an overwhelming portion" of the more...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Sep 2009 | 3:20 pm Sunken Tongan ferry repaired at night - reportTongan ferry Princess Ashika, which sank with the loss of 73 lives, was repaired at night to stop people querying its seaworthiness, Tonga's Kele'a newspaper says.The newspaper report stemmed from a letter written by the head...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Sep 2009 | 3:10 pm Israel hits back at Gaza war crimes reportIsraeli leaders yesterday united in condemnation of a "biased" UN report that severely criticised their invasion of Gaza last winter and rejected the central recommendation that Israel should hold an independent investigation into...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Sep 2009 | 2:47 pm Teen accused of California wildfire arson: policeLOS ANGELES - Authorities say they believe a 13-year-old boy set a 850-hectare wildfire last month in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles.Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt David Infante says his department asked prosecutors...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Sep 2009 | 2:39 pm Queen Mum's private letters revealedLONDON - She was known for much of her life as the queen mother. And according to her official biography, she detested it."Horrible name," she wrote in a 1953 letter to her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.Queen Elizabeth, the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Sep 2009 | 2:26 pm Israel Rejects Independent Inquiry Into Gaza WarIsrael rejects call for independent inquiry into Gaza war.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Sep 2009 | 1:56 pm Gazans welcome UN war crimes reportGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Gazans who lost loved ones during Israel's winter offensive against Hamas militants said Wednesday they're taking some solace from a U.N. report that accuses both sides of committing war crimes, but they're skeptical anyone will be brought to justice....Source: AP Top International News At 6:36 a... | 16 Sep 2009 | 1:54 pm Afghanistan: two British soldiers killed in separate bomb attacksLatest deaths bring to 216 the number of British troops killed in Afghanistan since the start of operations in October 2001.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Sep 2009 | 1:21 pm Patients can register with GP anywhere they want says Health Secretary Andy BurnhamPatients to be able to register with a doctor anywhere they choose in the country Andy Burnham will announce.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Sep 2009 | 1:11 pm 3 Arrested for Rocket Attack During Biden VisitU.S. military: 3 arrested on suspicion of firing rockets during VP Biden visit.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Sep 2009 | 1:03 pm Yale student's cause of death: traumatic asphyxiaThe chief state's medical examiner said today that a Yale University graduate student whose body was found stuffed inside a basement wall died of traumatic asphyxiation.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Sep 2009 | 12:20 pm British soldier dies after being injured in Afghanistan explosionSoldier died in British hospital after being wounded when the Viking armoured vehicle he was in hit an explosive device.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Sep 2009 | 12:19 pm Cat Strays 2,400 Miles, Returns HomeAustralian cat that strayed 2,400 miles is reunited with owner after 3 years.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Sep 2009 | 12:03 pm Obama: No Quick Decision on Afghan WarPresident Says No "Immediate Decision Pending" on Whether to Send More Troops to Wartorn RegionSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Sep 2009 | 12:00 pm Gordon Brown 'misled Commons' over spending cutsThe shadow chancellor has obtained leaked Treasury papers showing ministers plan to cut spending by over nine per cent.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Sep 2009 | 11:30 am WATCH: South Korea's City of the FutureSource: ABC News: International | 16 Sep 2009 | 11:27 am Canada and Sweden inspire Tory cuttersSocial security and debt interest payments will account for a third of all Government spending leaked Treasury documents show.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Sep 2009 | 11:27 am China says Uighur Bomb Plot FoiledSuspects Accused of Plotting to Blow up Cars, Motorcycles and People in XinjiangSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am British Teens Cleared of Plotting Columbine-Style AttackTwo British teens were acquitted of a plot to carry out a massacre at their high school in a Columbine-inspired attack despite police evidence of the pair allegedly making explosives together.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:54 am Full, Uncertified Afghan Vote Reports 54 Pct for KarzaiAfghan election officials say President Hamid Karzai has 54.6 percent of the country's presidential vote, according to final, preliminary vote counts.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:52 am Israelis Angry Over U.N. War ReportReport claims Israel deliberately targeted civilians in Gaza.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:43 am Gordon Brown's 'costs of failure' will reach £256 billionSocial security and debt interest payments will account for a third of all Government spending leaked Treasury documents show.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:25 am Cat Returns From 2,400-Mile Outback TrekLong-haired Himalayan "Clyde" Gone Three Years, Identified By MicrochipSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Off the Beaten Path: Europe's Unknown Island DestinationsFrom the Mediterranean to the Arctic, explore 10 of Europe's hidden island gemsSource: ABC News: International | 16 Sep 2009 | 9:50 am Karzai Has 54% of Afghan Vote, For NowElection Totals Released But If Enough Fraudulent Votes are Invalidated, President Would Face Top Challenger in RunoffSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Sep 2009 | 9:40 am Trial of 'Columbinestyle massacre' plot was 'farcical' says defence lawyerDecision to prosecute teenagers for fantasising about blowing up school a "waste of public money".Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Sep 2009 | 9:23 am Student says assistant principal who repeatedly molested her is 'terrible man who ruined my life'The former student who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a Los Angeles assistant principal now feels "worthless and guilty," according to a probation report obtained by The Times.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Sep 2009 | 8:45 am Gunfire Rocks Town in Indonesia During Anti-Terror RaidPolice cordoned off a neighborhood late Wednesday in a suburb of the Central Java city of Solo.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Sep 2009 | 8:41 am 3 Arrested for Green Zone Attack During Biden Iraq VisitU.S.-Iraqi forces arrested three militants suspected of firing rockets at Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, where visiting Vice President Joe Biden was spending the night, the U.S. military said Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Sep 2009 | 8:31 am Refugee Boat Carrying 48 Intercepted in Australian WatersHome Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said there were 48 passengers and four crew on board the vessel.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Sep 2009 | 8:28 am WATCH: Stray Cat's 2,400-Mile Journey HomeSource: ABC News: International | 16 Sep 2009 | 8:06 am Two more L.A. water mains burst overnight, bringing more questionsTwo more water mains broke overnight in the San Fernando Valley, the latest in a rash of problems hitting L.A.'s water system.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:53 am Stray Cat 'Clyde' Returns Home After 2,400-Mile JourneyA cat named Clyde was reunited with his owner on Wednesday after a mysterious three-year odyssey in which the long-haired Himalayan strayed 2,400 miles into the Australian Outback.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:41 am Foxes Used as Live Bait in London Dog Fighting CirclesPolice are investigating reports that urban foxes are being caught in London then used as bait for fighting dogs.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:35 am Church of England Head: Bankers Should RepentArchbishop of Canterbury says bankers should repent over financial crisisSource: ABC News: International | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:08 am Cuba Says U.S. Should Lift Embargo UnconditionallyCuba will not make any political or policy concessions to improve relations with the U.S. no matter how small, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Sep 2009 | 6:22 am Teenagers cleared of 'Columbinestyle massacre' plotTeenagers accused of plotting to kill "thousands" in massacre at Manchester school walk free from court.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Sep 2009 | 6:18 am New Japan PM Wants Frank Talks With ObamaJapan's new prime minister says he wants to build a relationship of trust with President Barack Obama, but has no intention to back down on plans to push for a review of the U.S. military presence here.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Sep 2009 | 5:42 am David Cameron attacks Gordon Brown's 'coverup' over 10 per cent cutsTory leader has demanded that the PM explain why he has refused to admit that Labour would cut services after a leaked document exposed secret plans for big cuts over four years.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Sep 2009 | 5:14 am Hungary to Accept 1 Guantanamo DetaineeHungary will accept a prisoner from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military detention center, which President Barack Obama has pledged to close, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai said Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am
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