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Today's Top Stories: Obama presses for longer school years Historic political meeting under way in NKorea Spill panel: Federal confusion lost public trust Georgia executes inmate who had attempted suicide Kremlin fires iconic Moscow mayor after 18 years Texan imprisoned for child sex assault exonerated Some US executions held up by shortage of drug Downtown Los Angeles bakes at record 113 degrees 'Titanic' co-star Gloria Stuart dies at 100 Cutler, Bears beat Packers 20-17 Obama hits the road in hopes of firing up voters U.S. business fears "downward spiral" in China trade North Korean leader's son unveiled, seen as successor RIM unveils PlayBook tablet to compete with iPad U.S. mounting first test of cyber-blitz response plan Emanuel not yet decided if leaving White House: source TV writer among recipients of "genius" grants Japan PM to attend Asia-Europe meet amid China row N.Korea opens party meeting, expected to anoint Kim's son Chavez claims vote win, dismisses 'micro' opposition Obama presses for longer school years Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:39 pm PDT AP - Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Monday: Their year in the classroom should be longer, and poorly performing teachers should get out. Full Story Top Historic political meeting under way in NKorea Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:06 pm PDT AP - North Korea's biggest political gathering in 30 years began Tuesday hours after leader Kim Jong Il appointed his youngest son as a military general in what was seen as part of a succession plan. Full Story Top Spill panel: Federal confusion lost public trust Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:39 pm PDT AP - The Obama administration's repeated low estimates of the huge BP oil spill undermined public confidence in the government's entire cleanup effort, leaders of a White House-appointed commission declared at an investigatory hearing Monday. One likened the mistakes to Custer's disastrous decisions at Little Big Horn. Full Story Top Georgia executes inmate who had attempted suicide Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:27 pm PDT AP - A Georgia prisoner who tried to kill himself last week by slashing his arms and throat with a razor blade was executed Monday night amid heightened security for the 1998 murders of a trucking company owner and his two children. Full Story Top Kremlin fires iconic Moscow mayor after 18 years Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:12 pm PDT AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday fired Yury Luzhkov, ending the 18-year rule of the Moscow mayor who gave the crumbling metropolis a glamorous facelift but was maligned for outdated values and bellicose posturing. Full Story Top Texan imprisoned for child sex assault exonerated Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:31 pm PDT AP - A judge on Monday overturned the 1993 conviction of a deaf man who was sent to prison for raping a 5-year-old girl despite an absence of physical evidence linking him to the attack. Full Story Top Some US executions held up by shortage of drug Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:45 pm PDT AP - Some executions in the U.S. have been put on hold because of a shortage of one of the drugs used in lethal injections from coast to coast. Full Story Top Downtown Los Angeles bakes at record 113 degrees Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:38 pm PDT AP - California's blistering fall heat wave sent temperatures to an all-time record high of 113 degrees Monday in downtown Los Angeles, and many sought refuge at the beach or in the shade. Full Story Top 'Titanic' co-star Gloria Stuart dies at 100 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:05 pm PDT AP - Gloria Stuart, the 1930s Hollywood beauty who gave up acting for 30 years and later became the oldest Academy Award acting nominee as the spunky survivor in "Titanic," has died. She was 100. Full Story Top Cutler, Bears beat Packers 20-17 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:43 pm PDT AP - Still doubting the Bears? Full Story Top Obama hits the road in hopes of firing up voters Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:15 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama travels across the United States this week to try to regenerate enthusiasm among voters -- particularly young ones -- whose support Democrats desperately need if they hope to hold onto their majorities in Congress on November 2. Full Story Top U.S. business fears "downward spiral" in China trade Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:38 pm PDT Reuters - Congressional passage of a bill to pressure Beijing to revalue its currency could further harm U.S.-Chinese trade relations already hampered by mutual mistrust and suspicion, U.S. companies invested in China said on Monday. Full Story Top North Korean leader's son unveiled, seen as successor Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:49 pm PDT Reuters - North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong-il gave his youngest son his first public title on Tuesday, naming him a general in a move analysts said marked the first stage of dynastic succession in the secretive state. Full Story Top RIM unveils PlayBook tablet to compete with iPad Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:27 pm PDT Reuters - Research In Motion unveiled a tablet computer aimed at its core business customers, as it tries to gain a foothold in a fast-growing market dominated by Apple's consumer-friendly iPad. Full Story Top U.S. mounting first test of cyber-blitz response plan Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:43 pm PDT Reuters - The United States is launching its first test of a new plan for responding to an enemy cyber-blitz, including any attack aimed at vital services such as power, water and banks. Full Story Top Emanuel not yet decided if leaving White House: source Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:25 pm PDT Reuters - White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has yet to decide whether he will leave the Obama administration to run for mayor of Chicago, although an announcement could come as early as Friday, a source close to Emanuel said on Monday. Full Story Top TV writer among recipients of "genius" grants Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:12 pm PDT Reuters - The creator of the acclaimed TV series "The Wire," a stone carver, and a scientist working to rescue threatened bees were among 23 recipients of $500,000 "genius" grants awarded by a U.S. charity on Tuesday. Full Story Top Japan PM to attend Asia-Europe meet amid China row Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:35 pm PDT Reuters - Japan's prime minister will attend an Asia-Europe summit next week where his Chinese counterpart will also be present, Japan's top spokesman said on Tuesday, as Tokyo struggles to repair worsening ties with Beijing. Full Story Top N.Korea opens party meeting, expected to anoint Kim's son Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:58 pm PDT AFP - North Korea's ruling party Tuesday began its biggest meeting for 30 years, a historic gathering expected to set the stage for an eventual power transfer from leader Kim Jong-Il to his youngest son. Full Story Top Chavez claims vote win, dismisses 'micro' opposition Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:41 pm PDT AFP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday said his leftist party had won most votes as well as seats in key legislative elections, and mocked opposition claims that he had lost significant support. Full Story Top

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