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Today's Most Popular News: No trick: 2,000 kids knock on White House door As US looks for exit in Afghanistan, China digs in When Clocks Change, Body May Need Time to Adjust Coroner: 6 bodies found at home; Ohioan arrested After all the fuss, public health plan covers few Largest cruise ship passes bridge challenge Clinton calls Israeli concessions 'unprecedented' Marley heirs wage global war on trademark pirates Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards' graves Is There a 'Bad Driver' Gene? Third party challenges in NJ, NY are warning sign Republicans move to delay climate bill progress 4th typhoon leaves 14 dead in Philippines Ariz. jails Iraqi driver after daughter run down Geithner: Recovery could be 'a little choppy' NH hunter shot while using rope to hoist rifle Let Kids Sleep Late on Weekends to Fight Fat: Study Winfrey, Clooney among first White House guests Negative Words Register Faster Calif. searchers scour seas 2 days after air crash No trick: 2,000 kids knock on White House door Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:22 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday doled out presidential M&Ms and dried fruit mixes to more than 2,000 trick-or-treaters, marking their Halloween at a White House event partly aimed at honoring military families. Full Story Top As US looks for exit in Afghanistan, China digs in Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:01 pm PDT AP - At a former al-Qaida stronghold southeast of the Afghan capital, a state-owned Chinese company is at work on a $3 billion mine project to tap one of the world's largest unexploited copper reserves, a potential financial boon for an impoverished country mired in war. Full Story Top When Clocks Change, Body May Need Time to Adjust Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- That extra hour of sleep you'll get in most parts of the country on Sunday might be restful, but the end of Daylight Saving Time could spell trouble for your body clock, a sleep expert says. Full Story Top Coroner: 6 bodies found at home; Ohioan arrested Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:42 pm PDT AP - A convicted rapist who fled before police arrived to arrest him on new rape charges was arrested Saturday in his inner-city neighborhood after police found six decomposing bodies at his home. Full Story Top After all the fuss, public health plan covers few Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:44 pm PDT AP - What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent. Full Story Top Largest cruise ship passes bridge challenge Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:06 pm PDT AP - The world's largest cruise ship cleared a crucial obstacle Sunday, lowering its smokestacks to squeeze under a bridge in Denmark. Full Story Top Clinton calls Israeli concessions 'unprecedented' Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:40 pm PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settlement construction — a position clearly at odds with the prevailing Palestinian view. Full Story Top Marley heirs wage global war on trademark pirates Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:01 pm PDT AP - Coming to a store near you: Bob Marley video games, shoes ... snowboards? Full Story Top Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards' graves Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:41 pm PDT AP - On the big screen, the leader of the Dead Poets Society at an all-boys prep school was an inspirational teacher played by Robin Williams. Full Story Top Is There a 'Bad Driver' Gene? Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Are you a bad driver? Maybe you can blame it on your genes. Full Story Top Third party challenges in NJ, NY are warning sign Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:32 pm PDT AP - Third party candidates are shaking up two major races in elections Tuesday, and the success of those candidacies is a warning shot fired at both major parties by voters angry at government and disillusioned by politics as usual. Full Story Top Republicans move to delay climate bill progress Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:10 am PDT Reuters - All seven Republicans on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee plan to boycott next week's work session on a climate-change bill, an aide said on Saturday, in a move aimed at thwarting Democratic efforts to advance the controversial legislation quickly. Full Story Top 4th typhoon leaves 14 dead in Philippines Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:21 pm PDT AP - A tropical storm roared toward Vietnam on Sunday after battering the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces, leaving 14 people dead in a region still waterlogged from three previous, back-to-back storms. Full Story Top Ariz. jails Iraqi driver after daughter run down Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:10 pm PDT AP - An Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter with his car because she was becoming "too Westernized" was returned to Arizona Saturday to face aggravated assault charges. Full Story Top Geithner: Recovery could be 'a little choppy' Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:50 pm PDT AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the economic recovery "could be a little choppy" and it's going to take a while. Full Story Top NH hunter shot while using rope to hoist rifle Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:31 pm PDT AP - A New Hampshire deer hunter has accidentally shot himself in the right hand while trying to lift his loaded rifle into a tree stand using a rope tied around the weapon. Full Story Top Let Kids Sleep Late on Weekends to Fight Fat: Study Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Letting children sleep late on weekends and holidays might help them avoid becoming overweight or obese, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Winfrey, Clooney among first White House guests Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:48 pm PDT AP - Celebrities George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey and prominent lobbyists, corporate executives and Democratic fundraisers were among the first to score visits with President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle or top aides at the White House, newly released records show. Full Story Top Negative Words Register Faster Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - SATURDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Subliminal messages are most effective when they have negative words, English researchers say. Full Story Top Calif. searchers scour seas 2 days after air crash Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:21 pm PDT AP - Crews will search the Pacific's chilly waters overnight for nine people lost two days ago when a Marine Corps helicopter and a U.S. Coast Guard plane crashed in midair, though hope of finding survivors fades with each hour, a top Coast Guard commander said Saturday. Full Story Top

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