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Today's Front Page News: Alleged Ft. Hood gunman may have 9/11 mosque link House health care overhaul faces Senate stone wall Iraq electoral law passes, sets up national vote Philadelphia transit system running as strike ends Police say suicide bomber kills 3 in Pakistan Late-season hurricane takes aim at US Gulf Coast AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn — by a PC virus Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' coming to basic cable Cowboys topple Eagles 20-16 Hurricane Ida on path to Gulf of Mexico oil fields Healthcare measure faces tough path in Senate Obama, Netanyahu to meet as U.S. peace effort flounders Cold War frontier gone in Germany, remains in Korea Suicide bomber kills three in Pakistan More troops needed for Afghanistan: U.S. General Casey Iraq passes election law paving way for January poll World leaders line up to mark fall of Berlin Wall Leaders to fete fall of Berlin Wall at giant bash US Army appeals for help in Fort Hood inquiry Alleged Ft. Hood gunman may have 9/11 mosque link Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:28 pm PST AP - A key U.S. senator said Sunday he would begin an investigation into whether the Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood had embraced an increasingly extremist view of Islamic ideology. Full Story Top House health care overhaul faces Senate stone wall Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:29 pm PST AP - The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate. Full Story Top Iraq electoral law passes, sets up national vote Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:17 pm PST AP - Iraq's parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal. Full Story Top Philadelphia transit system running as strike ends Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:11 pm PST AP - Representatives of Philadelphia's transit system and its largest union signed a contract early Monday, bringing an end to a strike that idled the city's subways, buses and trolleys for six days. Full Story Top Police say suicide bomber kills 3 in Pakistan Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:09 pm PST AP - A suicide bomber in a rickshaw detonated his explosives near a group of policemen in northwest Pakistan's main city of Peshawar, killing three people Monday, police said. Full Story Top Late-season hurricane takes aim at US Gulf Coast Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:02 pm PST AP - Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded early Monday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges. Full Story Top AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn — by a PC virus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:25 pm PST AP - Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography. Full Story Top Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:30 pm PST AP - The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches. Full Story Top HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' coming to basic cable Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:52 pm PST AP - TV Land and TV Guide Network say they are jointly acquiring basic cable rights to air "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO comedy series produced by and starring "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David. Full Story Top Cowboys topple Eagles 20-16 Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:40 pm PST AP - Miles Austin punctuated his touchdown catch by emphatically firing the ball into the stands. Full Story Top Hurricane Ida on path to Gulf of Mexico oil fields Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:01 pm PST Reuters - Hurricane Ida headed toward oil and gas facilities in the central Gulf of Mexico on Monday on a path to the U.S. Gulf Coast after killing 124 people in El Salvador following floods and mudslides. Full Story Top Healthcare measure faces tough path in Senate Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:39 am PST Reuters - After a landmark win in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for healthcare reform faces a difficult path in the Senate amid divisions in his own Democratic Party on how to proceed. Full Story Top Obama, Netanyahu to meet as U.S. peace effort flounders Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:10 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama was due to hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday amid floundering U.S. efforts to jump-start stalled Middle East peace talks. Full Story Top Cold War frontier gone in Germany, remains in Korea Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:00 pm PST Reuters - As a united Germany marks the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall on Monday, about 1 million soldiers face off across the Cold War's last great divide -- the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. Full Story Top Suicide bomber kills three in Pakistan Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:18 pm PST Reuters - A suicide bomber in an auto-rickshaw blew himself up in Pakistan on Monday killing three people when police stopped him at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the city of Peshawar, police said. Full Story Top More troops needed for Afghanistan: U.S. General Casey Sun, 8 Nov 2009 06:46 am PST Reuters - General George Casey, Army chief of staff, on Sunday became the latest U.S. military official to advocate sending more troops to Afghanistan as President Barack Obama nears a decision on a new strategy. Full Story Top Iraq passes election law paving way for January poll Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:50 pm PST Reuters - Iraqi lawmakers passed a long-delayed election law on Sunday to pave the way for a January poll, after parliament sidestepped a potentially explosive row over the oil-producing city of Kirkuk. Full Story Top World leaders line up to mark fall of Berlin Wall Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:29 pm PST Reuters - World leaders past and present will join German crowds on Monday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall -- a stark symbol of the Cold War that divided a city and a continent. Full Story Top Leaders to fete fall of Berlin Wall at giant bash Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:26 pm PST AFP - World leaders past and present on Monday gathered for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, with 100,000 people expected at celebrations to toast a free and united Europe. Full Story Top US Army appeals for help in Fort Hood inquiry Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:16 pm PST AFP - US Army investigators looked for help Monday as they tried to find an explanation why a US Army major opened fire at a military base in Fort Hood, Texas, killing 13 people and wounding 30. Full Story Top

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