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Today's Top Stories: Sources: Abdullah to pull out of Afghan runoff Clinton continues push for Mideast peace Cheney told FBI he had no idea who leaked Plame ID 4th typhoon in month lashes sodden Philippines Celebs, lobbyists among White House guests Federal regulators close 9 banks, mostly in West Calif. searchers seek survivors after midair crash ALL BUSINESS: Credit-card rates up before new law More jamming for rock 'n' roll royalty at Garden South Florida stops No. 20 West Virginia again Nine U.S. banks seized in largest one-day haul Japan preparing up to $5 billion in Afghan aid: report Fed to meet bank execs on pay reviews Typhoon cuts power, uproots trees in Philippines Honduras' Zelaya set to return to power Iran tells U.N. it wants nuclear fuel first: envoys Consumer spending falls as sentiment sours Madoff to SEC watchdog: Agency held me in awe Mixed messages as Europe reaches out on climate Abdullah to call poll boycott if terms not met: sources Sources: Abdullah to pull out of Afghan runoff Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:51 pm PDT AP - Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah plans to boycott next week's runoff against incumbent Hamid Karzai following a breakdown in talks on how to fix the country's electoral crisis, two people familiar with the discussions said. Full Story Top Clinton continues push for Mideast peace Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:50 pm PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is making a new push to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table, holding talks Saturday in this Persian Gulf city with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and later in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Full Story Top Cheney told FBI he had no idea who leaked Plame ID Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:01 pm PDT AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney told the FBI in 2004 he had no idea who leaked to the news media that Valerie Plame, wife of a Bush administration critic, worked for the CIA. Full Story Top 4th typhoon in month lashes sodden Philippines Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:44 pm PDT AP - A powerful typhoon crashed into the Philippine capital Saturday with pounding rain and strong winds, causing a massive power outage, downing trees and bringing fresh floods to areas still partially submerged from a recent deadly storm. Full Story Top Celebs, lobbyists among White House guests Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:04 pm PDT AP - Celebrities Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and Denzel Washington, prominent Democratic fundraisers and heavyweights from the financial services and high-tech industries were among those landing visits with President Barack Obama or others at the White House during Obama's first months in office. Full Story Top Federal regulators close 9 banks, mostly in West Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:09 pm PDT AP - Regulators on Friday shut California National Bank of Los Angeles and eight smaller related banks as the weak economy continues to produce a stream of loan defaults. Full Story Top Calif. searchers seek survivors after midair crash Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:18 pm PDT AP - The nighttime collision of a Coast Guard aircraft on a rescue mission and a Marine helicopter left nine people feared dead at sea Friday as investigators tried to solve the mystery of how the aircrews failed to see each other in a heavily used military training area. Full Story Top ALL BUSINESS: Credit-card rates up before new law Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:17 pm PDT AP - Have you checked the interest rates on your credit cards lately? Odds are they're going way up. Full Story Top More jamming for rock 'n' roll royalty at Garden Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:47 pm PDT AP - U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers — Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas — with them onstage Friday at another night of mix and match magic at Madison Square Garden. Full Story Top South Florida stops No. 20 West Virginia again Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:46 pm PDT AP - Once again, South Florida had all the answers for slowing down West Virginia. Full Story Top Nine U.S. banks seized in largest one-day haul Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:11 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. authorities seized nine failed banks on Friday, the most in a single day since the financial crisis began and the latest stark sign that substantial parts of the nation's banking industry are being crippled by bad loans. Full Story Top Japan preparing up to $5 billion in Afghan aid: report Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:46 pm PDT Reuters - Japan is preparing new aid for Afghanistan of up to $5 billion to be used to help former Taliban fighters find jobs and build roads, a big increase from previous commitments, the Nikkei newspaper said on Saturday. Full Story Top Fed to meet bank execs on pay reviews Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:19 pm PDT Reuters - Federal Reserve officials are scheduled to meet with bank executives on Monday to discuss executive pay at large financial firms, a Fed spokesperson said on Friday. Full Story Top Typhoon cuts power, uproots trees in Philippines Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:39 pm PDT Reuters - The third typhoon to hit the Philippines in five weeks slammed into the main island of Luzon on Saturday, uprooting trees and toppling power lines, but there were no immediate reports of widespread damage. Full Story Top Honduras' Zelaya set to return to power Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:20 pm PDT Reuters - Honduras' de facto government buckled under international pressure and agreed to allow the return to power of President Manuel Zelaya, who was toppled in a military coup four months ago. Full Story Top Iran tells U.N. it wants nuclear fuel first: envoys Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:40 pm PDT Reuters - Iran has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog it wants fresh fuel for a reactor in Tehran before it will agree to ship most of its enriched uranium stocks to Russia and France, diplomats said Friday. Full Story Top Consumer spending falls as sentiment sours Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:42 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. consumers cut spending in September and turned gloomier this month, underscoring the fragility of the economy's recovery even as signs emerged that manufacturing may be picking up. Full Story Top Madoff to SEC watchdog: Agency held me in awe Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:44 pm PDT Reuters - Bernard Madoff believed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission employees were too dazzled by his stature on Wall Street to properly probe his operations and uncover his massive fraud, documents released on Friday showed. Full Story Top Mixed messages as Europe reaches out on climate Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:57 pm PDT AFP - Europe's leaders wanted to send a clear message to Asian giants from this week's summit -- one about coughing up their share in the fight against climate change. Full Story Top Abdullah to call poll boycott if terms not met: sources Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:22 pm PDT AFP - Opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah will call a boycott of Afghanistan's run-off presidential poll if a series of demands are not met by the end of Saturday, according to officials in his campaign team. Full Story Top

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