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Keeping stakes in check, Ryan rejects needs for breakthrough in first ...

Washington Post - ‎30 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney's running mate shot down the need for a breakthrough in the first presidential debate Wednesday, trying to allay Republican concerns that the race is slipping away with five weeks to go and momentum on President Barack Obama's ...
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Co-ordinated blasts kill 32 in Iraq

Financial Times - ‎27 minutes ago‎
BAGHDAD - Co-ordinated bomb attacks killed more than 32 people across Iraq on Sunday, the latest violence in an insurgency the government has failed to quell more than nine months after the last US troops withdrew.
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US and Afghan Killings Reflect War's Trust Gap

Wall Street Journal - ‎15 minutes ago‎
By MARIA ABI-HABIB And HABIB KHAN TOTAKHIL KABUL—US and Afghan troops turned their guns on each other this weekend, leaving two Americans and three Afghan soldiers dead in an incident that highlighted the breakdown of trust following a recent spate of ...
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Apple backtracks on 'most powerful' map app claim

CNET
2 hours ago
Written by
Steven Musil
The Web page describing the beleaguered map application has dropped a claim that it's the "most powerful mapping service ever.
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Lindsay Lohan allegedly assaulted at NYC hotel after meeting man in nightclub

Fox News - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Actress Lindsay Lohan was allegedly assaulted by a man she met at a nightclub in Manhattan after she confronted him about pictures he was taking on his cellphone, sources told the New York Post.
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Hugo Chavez says he'd vote for Obama

Houston Chronicle - ‎33 minutes ago‎
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has weighed in on the US presidential race, saying he prefers President Barack Obama.
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Syria suicide attack strikes remote Kurdish town, kills at least 4 at security ...

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
BEIRUT - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a Syrian security compound in a remote, predominantly Kurdish town Sunday, killing at least four people, state media said, in a new sign that the country's largest ethnic minority might be drawn ...
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Two Kenyan police shot dead near Somalia border

Reuters Africa - ‎17 minutes ago‎
By Abdisalan Ahmed GARISSA, Kenya Sept 30 (Reuters) - Two police officers were shot dead in Kenya on Sunday in the northern town of Garissa close to the border with Somalia, police said, hours after a child was killed in a grenade attack on a church in ...
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Lee Boyd Malvo, 10 years after DC area sniper shootings: 'I was a monster'

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Lee Boyd Malvo said he remembers each of the sniper shootings in detail. But one moment - one image - stands out among the carnage of that terrifying time 10 years ago: “Mr. Franklin's eyes.
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Carmageddon II: 405 Freeway expected to open before morning commute

Los Angeles Times - ‎59 minutes ago‎
The 10-mile stretch of the 405 Freeway that has been closed since late Friday is set to reopen before the Monday morning rush hour, Metro officials said at a Sunday briefing at the construction site.
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2 dead, 1 wounded after shooting at Fla. VFW

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎25 minutes ago‎
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Police say two people are dead and another is injured after a shooting at a central Florida Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
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Warren stays on positive course

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Having recently returned to Washington after three years in Boston, I read with great interest the Sept. 25 front-page article “The gloves come off in Mass.
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Whitney Kropp: Opposing Team,Town Rally Around Bullied Teen

ABC News (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
Stepping out of a Hummer limousine, Whitney Kropp walked with glamor and grace as she took her place in the Owega High School homecoming court.
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Spain Popular approves capital hike of up to 2.5 billion euros: source

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
| MADRID (Reuters) - The board of Spain's Banco Popular (POP.MC) has approved a capital increase of up to 2.5 billion euros ($3.2 billion), a source close to the process said on Sunday.
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Consumer Spending Jumps in August

Daily Beast - ‎Sep 29, 2012‎
The bad news from the Commerce Department's latest report is that wages aren't growing quite as quickly as everyone would hope.
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Wednesday's presidential debate will change everything or nothing, according ...

Salon
58 minutes ago
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Natasha Lennard
By Natasha Lennard New Jersey Governor Chris Christie addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.
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The 10 House Democrats Republicans would love to beat

The Hill - ‎48 minutes ago‎
By Molly K. Hooper - 09/30/12 02:19 PM ET House Republicans, coming off a historic year in 2010, say they can expand their majority this fall.
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Medicare Helps Obama in Battleground States

Daily Political - ‎3 hours ago‎
A new poll shows that among all registered voters the desire to maintain Medicare the way it currently is peaks in Florida at 65%.
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Being 'Better Off' May Not Be Enough To Win Colo.

NPR - ‎1 hour ago‎
Colorado is a good venue for a presidential debate focusing on domestic issues. The first of three highly anticipated debates between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, will take place Wednesday at the University of Denver.
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Meg Whitman's Toughest Campaign: Retooling HP

New York Times
Sep 29, 2012
Written by
Quentin Hardy
PALO ALTO, Calif. IT'S not as easy being Meg Whitman as Meg Whitman might have expected. At 56, Ms. Whitman, the eBay billionaire who spent a fortune unsuccessfully trying to become the governor of California, has found her Act III.
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B&N makes the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight's $20 price drop official

Engadget
1 hour ago
Written by
Sean Buckley
By Sean Buckley posted Sep 30th 2012 1:11PM The Nook's $20 price drop is more than the whim of a few major retailers -- it's Barnes & Noble's new MSRP.
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Justin Bieber 'Getting Better' After Becoming Sick On Stage

People Magazine - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Alison Schwartz After throwing up on stage during his Believe tour Saturday night, the pop star seems to be taking it easy before he takes the stage in Las Vegas.
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'Hotel Transylvania' checks in with $43M debut

The Associated Press - ‎52 minutes ago‎
By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer - 1 minute ago LOS ANGELES (AP) - Adam Sandler's monster mash-up "Hotel Transylvania" has brought the weekend box office back to life after a late-summer slump.
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Global Citizen Festival: Concert Review

Hollywood Reporter - ‎24 minutes ago‎
An all-star lineup, including Neil Young, John Legend and the Foo Fighters, delivers a hard rocking free show in Central Park to spotlight the issue of extreme poverty.
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Anne Hathaway marries in Big Sur - reports

Chicago Tribune - ‎32 minutes ago‎
Sept 30 (Reuters) - Actress Anne Hathaway married fiance Adam Shulman at a wedding on the scenic coast of Big Sur, California, celebrity media reports said on Sunday.
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BET Calls Backstage Brouhaha Between Rick Ross And Young Jeezy Unfortunate

Cinema Blend
26 minutes ago
Written by
Mack Rawden
The skirmish between Rick Ross and Young Jeezy may have dominated all post BET Hip Hop Awards talk, but when viewers sit down to watch the ceremony on October 9, they won't even notice anything out of the ordinary.
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Donald gives Europe 1st point at Ryder Cup

The Seattle Times - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Europe's comeback plan is on track, with Luke Donald winning the day's first match at the Ryder Cup. By NANCY ARMOUR AP National Writer No comments have been posted to this article.
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Holmes carted off with knee injury

FOXSports.com - ‎16 minutes ago‎
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The Big Picture: Record-setting Week 4 makes WVU's Smith Heisman favorite

CBSSports.com
2 hours ago
Written by
Bruce Feldman
By Bruce Feldman | Senior College Football Columnist MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- One hour after Geno Smith crafted arguably the most prolific passing performance in major college football history, his teammates celebrated with their families and friends in ...
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Teixeira expected back in Yankees lineup

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First images of particle jets at edge of a supermassive black hole

Ars Technica
Sep 27, 2012
Written by
John Timmer
by John Timmer - Sep 27, 2012 6:00 pm UTC Supermassive black holes appear to occupy the center of almost all galaxies. When they are actively swallowing matter, these black holes can power energetic jets that shine brighter than the entire rest of the ...
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Solar Storm, Sun Unleashes Huge CME

PlanetSave.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
A very large Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the Sun on September 27th, 2012 at 10:25 pm EDT. CMEs are solar eruptions that send billions of tons of solar particles into space, that then make their way to the Earth in one to ...
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Potentially Deadly Virus Related to SARS Appears to Be Not Easily Spread

New York Times - ‎Sep 29, 2012‎
A new strain of a potentially deadly virus related to SARS, which has killed one man in Saudi Arabia and left a Qatari man critically ill in London, does not appear to spread easily from person to person, the World Health Organization says.
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The dangerous games that kids take part in

The New Age Online - ‎5 hours ago‎
More and more kids are losing their lives and getting serious injuries from dangerous stunts they see and copy from the internet. Gallo images More and more kids are losing their lives and getting serious injuries from dangerous stunts they see and ...

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