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Today's Front Page News: Attack on remote Afghan outposts kills 8 US troops Latest typhoon kills 16 in northern Philippines Indonesian villagers use bare hands to dig corpses 'SNL' zings David Letterman's difficulties Insurance man accused of stalking ESPN's Andrews Baby snatch victim loses kids to state custody Socialists favored to win Greece's election Health insurance bills could be hardship for many Dodgers clinch NL West with 5-0 win over Rockies Signature win for 'Canes: Miami knocks off Sooners Hopes fade for Indonesia quake survivors Eight U.S. troops killed in east Afghan battle North Korea's Kim woos China's Wen on rare visit Typhoon kills 17 in Philippines Report says Iran has data to make atom bomb Former Japan finance minister found dead Afghan soldier shoots dead two American troops Honduran leader, Zelaya inch toward crisis talks Hopes fade for Indonesian quake victims China's PM in NKorea amid bid to restart nuclear talks Attack on remote Afghan outposts kills 8 US troops Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:41 pm PDT AP - Militant fighters streaming from a village and a mosque attacked a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan border, killing eight American soldiers and as many as seven Afghan forces in one of the fiercest attacks of the troubled eight-year war. Full Story Top Latest typhoon kills 16 in northern Philippines Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:02 pm PDT AP - Landslides buried two families in the Philippines as they sheltered in their homes from Asia's latest deadly typhoon, which killed at least 16 people and left more than a dozen flooded villages cut off Sunday. Full Story Top Indonesian villagers use bare hands to dig corpses Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:42 pm PDT AP - With no outside help in sight, villagers used their bare hands Sunday to dig out rotting corpses, four days after landslides triggered by a huge earthquake obliterated four hamlets in western Indonesia. Full Story Top 'SNL' zings David Letterman's difficulties Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:46 pm PDT AP - Add "Saturday Night Live" to the shows making sport of David Letterman's difficulties. But in the hands of "SNL," Dave got off pretty easy. Full Story Top Insurance man accused of stalking ESPN's Andrews Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:47 pm PDT AP - An insurance man called "as regular a guy as you'll ever meet" was ordered back to California on Saturday to face charges that he stalked ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and video taped her nude by aiming a cell phone camera through an altered peephole in her hotel room door. Full Story Top Baby snatch victim loses kids to state custody Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:47 pm PDT AP - A mother whose newborn was kidnapped by a knife-wielding woman posing as an immigration agent was briefly reunited with her baby Saturday, then saw him and her three other children taken from her and put into state custody. Full Story Top Socialists favored to win Greece's election Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:51 pm PDT AP - Greeks cast ballots Sunday in a snap general election likely to produce a change in government, as voters angered by scandals and a foundering economy were expected to reject the conservatives in favor of the opposition Socialists. Full Story Top Health insurance bills could be hardship for many Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:52 pm PDT AP - Many middle-class Americans would still struggle to pay for health insurance despite efforts by President Barack Obama and Democrats to make coverage more affordable. Full Story Top Dodgers clinch NL West with 5-0 win over Rockies Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:30 pm PDT AP - The Dodgers' magic number for clinching the NL West is down to zero — finally. Full Story Top Signature win for 'Canes: Miami knocks off Sooners Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:53 pm PDT AP - After Jacory Harris threw his second interception of the opening minutes, Miami's sophomore quarterback went to the sideline with a most unusual reaction. He laughed. Rattled? Not in the slightest. Full Story Top Hopes fade for Indonesia quake survivors Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:22 pm PDT Reuters - Rescue teams combing the rubble in the shattered Indonesian city of Padang said on Sunday there was little hope of finding more survivors of a massive earthquake that authorities say may have killed 3,000 people. Full Story Top Eight U.S. troops killed in east Afghan battle Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:32 pm PDT Reuters - Eight U.S. troops were killed in battle after tribal militia attacked two combat outposts in a remote area in eastern Afghanistan, the military said on Sunday, the deadliest battle for U.S. troops in more than a year. Full Story Top North Korea's Kim woos China's Wen on rare visit Sat, 3 Oct 2009 09:01 pm PDT Reuters - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il made a rare appearance at Pyongyang's airport on Sunday to personally greet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the start of a top-level visit likely to test the North's stance on nuclear disarmament. Full Story Top Typhoon kills 17 in Philippines Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:24 pm PDT Reuters - A powerful typhoon slowly moved out to sea on Sunday after slamming into the remote northeastern Philippines and killing 17 people, but damage and flooding, while extensive, were less widespread than feared. Full Story Top Report says Iran has data to make atom bomb Sat, 3 Oct 2009 04:18 pm PDT Reuters - A confidential analysis by staff of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has concluded that Iran has acquired "sufficient information to be able to design and produce" an atom bomb, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Full Story Top Former Japan finance minister found dead Sat, 3 Oct 2009 08:55 pm PDT Reuters - Former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who was forced to deny he was drunk at a G7 news conference in February, has died, Tokyo police said on Sunday. Full Story Top Afghan soldier shoots dead two American troops Sat, 3 Oct 2009 07:34 am PDT Reuters - An Afghan soldier on guard at a joint base with U.S. troops shot dead two American servicemen and wounded two others as they slept, a provincial official said on Saturday. Full Story Top Honduran leader, Zelaya inch toward crisis talks Sat, 3 Oct 2009 05:07 pm PDT Reuters - Honduran de facto leader Roberto Micheletti and ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Saturday edged toward negotiating an end to a political crisis triggered after troops toppled the leftist in a June coup. Full Story Top Hopes fade for Indonesian quake victims Sat, 3 Oct 2009 09:14 pm PDT AFP - Rescuers held out scant hope Sunday for Indonesian quake survivors, handing recovery teams the grim task of retrieving the decaying bodies of some 4,000 victims believed buried in rubble. Full Story Top China's PM in NKorea amid bid to restart nuclear talks Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:10 pm PDT AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in North Korea Sunday for a high-level visit likely to test the North's willingness to return to talks on scrapping its nuclear programme. Full Story Top

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