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Today's Most Popular News: Largest cruise ship squeezes under Danish bridge Colorado county copes with methane mystery Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions N.H. restaurant sets meatball record Retail faces uncertainty as CIT enters bankruptcy Former President Clinton unveils statue in Kosovo Beijing's first snow of season 'artificially induced' Future of GOP and moderate Republicans uncertain `This Is It' tops charts with $101M worldwide Obama says NJ governor is key to his own agenda US, S.Korea plan for N.Korea collapse: report Flex spending accounts face hit in health overhaul Internet believers: Pastors open online churches Ohio coroner: 6 bodies found were homicide victims Republicans aim for rival health plan in House UN secretary-general arrives in Afghanistan Limbaugh calls Obama 'immature, inexperienced' CIT Group files for bankruptcy Challenger's pullout leaves Afghan government of dubious legitimacy Winfrey, Clooney among first White House guests Largest cruise ship squeezes under Danish bridge Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:23 am PST 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 Colorado county copes with methane mystery Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:19 pm PST AP - Bernice and Jerry Angely like to show visitors the singed T-shirt a friend was wearing when their water well exploded and shot flames 30 feet high. Full Story Top Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions Sun, 1 Nov 2009 02:42 pm PST AFP - Swathes of dirty clouds brood over a coal plant in rural Japan, but scientists are now hoping to send the pollutants the other way, deep into the bowels of Mother Earth. Full Story Top N.H. restaurant sets meatball record Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:22 pm PST AP - The bouncing mega-meatball record has landed in the East Coast. Full Story Top Retail faces uncertainty as CIT enters bankruptcy Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:09 pm PST AP - The bankruptcy of a key lender that helps retailers stock their shelves is adding to the industry's worries ahead of the critical holiday shopping season. Full Story Top Former President Clinton unveils statue in Kosovo Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:46 am PST AP - Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name. Full Story Top Beijing's first snow of season 'artificially induced' Sun, 1 Nov 2009 01:56 am PST AFP - Chinese meteorologists covered Beijing in snow Sunday after seeding clouds to bring winter weather to the capital in an effort to combat a lingering drought, state media reported. Full Story Top Future of GOP and moderate Republicans uncertain Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:07 pm PST AP - In a Republican Party struggling to find its identity, the surprise withdrawal of the chosen GOP candidate for a New York congressional race — forced by a rising conservative upstart — renews a lingering national debate: Are moderates welcome in today's Grand Old Party? Full Story Top `This Is It' tops charts with $101M worldwide Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:45 pm PST AP - "Michael Jackson's This Is It" pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run. Full Story Top Obama says NJ governor is key to his own agenda Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:06 pm PST AP - In a final campaign swing on behalf of the only governor seeking re-election this fall, President Barack Obama on Sunday pitched Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine's bid as a key component for the White House to make good on its political promises. Full Story Top US, S.Korea plan for N.Korea collapse: report Sun, 1 Nov 2009 02:26 am PST AFP - The United States and its ally South Korea have drawn up a contingency plan to cope with emergencies in North Korea, including a possible regime change there, a report said Sunday. Full Story Top Flex spending accounts face hit in health overhaul Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:00 pm PST AP - Those tax-free spending accounts that you and your co-workers use to help pay for dental work, insurance copayments or over-the-counter drugs face a hit under the health overhaul bills in Congress — unless a coalition that includes a powerful union, insurers and others can stop it. Full Story Top Internet believers: Pastors open online churches Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:55 pm PST AP - Church volunteers greet visitors entering the lobby. The worship band begins its set and a pastor offers to pray privately with anyone during the service. Full Story Top Ohio coroner: 6 bodies found were homicide victims Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:32 pm PST AP - Six women whose badly decomposed bodies were found at the home of a convicted rapist were all victims of homicide, the coroner's office said Sunday. Full Story Top Republicans aim for rival health plan in House Sun, 1 Nov 2009 03:36 pm PST Reuters - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to offer an alternative to Democrats' massive healthcare reform bill that would not raise taxes or require people or businesses to buy health insurance, the House Republican leader said on Sunday. Full Story Top UN secretary-general arrives in Afghanistan Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:51 pm PST AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Monday, a day after the only challenger to President Hamid Karzai withdrew from next week's runoff election. Full Story Top Limbaugh calls Obama 'immature, inexperienced' Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:45 am PST AP - From his home and on a friendly network, Rush Limbaugh lobbed pot shots across the airwaves Sunday at President Barack Obama — "immature, inexperienced, in over his head," offering the country "radical leadership" and laying siege to the economy. Full Story Top CIT Group files for bankruptcy Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:14 pm PST Reuters - CIT Group Inc, a lender to hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, as the global financial crisis left it unable to fund itself and the recession clobbered its loans. Full Story Top Challenger's pullout leaves Afghan government of dubious legitimacy Sun, 1 Nov 2009 02:35 pm PST McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan -- As he announced his withdrawal from the presidential runoff Sunday, Abdullah Abdullah refused to concede that his rival, President Hamid Karzai, could be the legitimate winner of Afghanistan's marathon election. 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

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