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News: $6.6 billion in lost Iraq cash now accounted for, inspector says Worst California biker feud in decade erupted at Starbucks McDonald's bans mom on clean play-area crusade Young boy wishes to join Girl Scouts The Campaign Against Racially Insensitive Halloween Costumes and a Filmmaker Funds Movie on Twitter Bernie Madoff 'Can Live With' Fraud Victims' Anger, But Not Family's, He Tells Barbara Walters Exclusively Confessions of a Gold Scammer Man reports date as burglar when girlfriend shows Rick Perry comes out against Confederate flag license plate Washington Post defends publishing odd Occupy Oakland photo featuring cop petting kitten Nightmare scenario: U.S. deflation risks rising Real-Life 'Slumdog Millionaire' First to Win Big California researcher cracks secret society's cipher Poll: Gun ownership at 20-year high Gadhafi's dead, but White House war on "leading from behind" escalating Man thought to be Gacy victim found alive in Fla. "Wife-sharing" haunts Indian villages as girls decline Jon Huntsman on the tea party, the polls, and his hair: the Yahoo News interview Widow sues over grizzly mauling that killed her husband Why Coke Is Going White for Polar Bears Occupy protesters rally around wounded veteran Amid unemployment and inequality, is the American Dream at risk? 'Dancing With The Stars' Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Reveals She Met Fiance Online Tensions rise as Occupy Wall Street protests stretch across the country Which GOP flat tax plan is fairest of them all? Are American workers in a race against the machine? Zimbabwean man claims prostitute turned to donkey: report Michael Lohan Arrested Again, Jumps From Balcony Archeologists believe shipwreck found off Japan belongs to Kublai Khan's 13th-century "lost fleet" Injured vet spent day at work, nights at protest Rick Perry plans to skip some upcoming debates Europe reaches key deal to help Greece Vibrator quip gets US airport security agent in hot water Archaeologists discover rare statues at Angkor Wat Teen Blinded by Stargardt's Disease Chases Dreams With Guide Dog Special report: Harrisburg: a city at war with itself Romney's Killing It General admission for Gingrich-Cain debate: $200 per ticket Can Herman Cain actually win the GOP nomination? Obama tells students of plans to ease loan burden $6.6 billion in lost Iraq cash now accounted for, inspector says Thu,27 Oct 2011 08:39 AM PDT The Envoy - It's a rare day when positive news surfaces from the frontlines of Iraq's post-occupation government--or from its troubled economy. However, a U.S. Iraq inspector general report that concluded this week that $6.6 billion in shrink-wrapped cash the U.S. government previously feared had gone missing in the chaotic early days of the Iraq occupation has in [...] Full Story Top Worst California biker feud in decade erupted at Starbucks Wed,26 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A turf war between the Hells Angels and a rival motorcycle gang that erupted outside a California Starbucks shop last year has left several men dead, wounded or missing in three states, stirring fears of more bloodshed. Full Story Top McDonald's bans mom on clean play-area crusade Thu,27 Oct 2011 08:34 AM PDT AP - An Arizona mother of four has received a hand-delivered letter from a lawyer prohibiting her from setting foot in eight Phoenix-area McDonald's and threatening her with criminal trespassing charges if she did. Full Story Top Young boy wishes to join Girl Scouts Wed,26 Oct 2011 02:01 PM PDT The Upshot - Bobby Montoya is a 7-year-old boy from Denver. Unlike a lot of young boys, Bobby has no desire to join the Boy Scouts. Instead, he wants to be a Girl Scout. We first saw Montoya's story over at 9news.com. The NBC affiliate reports that when the boy's  mother, Felisha Archuleta, tried to sign her son [...] Full Story Top The Campaign Against Racially Insensitive Halloween Costumes and a Filmmaker Funds Movie on Twitter Thu,27 Oct 2011 08:49 AM PDT Trending Now - To get my updates all day, follow me on Twitter @Adriana Tweeting and "like" me on Facebook.com/AdrianaDiazNews. Halloween is just around the corner, and a group of Ohio University students wants to limit what costumes people can wear. The group called Students Teaching Against Racism in Society, aka or STARS, has launched a campaign against [...] Full Story Top Bernie Madoff 'Can Live With' Fraud Victims' Anger, But Not Family's, He Tells Barbara Walters Exclusively Thu,27 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT Good Morning America - Madoff: 'The Average Person Thinks I Robbed Widows and Orphans. I Made Wealthy People Wealthier' Full Story Top Confessions of a Gold Scammer Thu,27 Oct 2011 06:22 AM PDT Good Morning America - Convicted Swindler Says He Regrets Taking Thousands From Unsuspecting Buyers Full Story Top Man reports date as burglar when girlfriend shows Wed,26 Oct 2011 06:23 PM PDT AP - Police say a man's girlfriend unexpectedly came home just before another woman was due to visit, so he called police to report his new acquaintance as a burglar. Full Story Top Rick Perry comes out against Confederate flag license plate Thu,27 Oct 2011 12:27 PM PDT The Ticket - Texas Gov. Rick Perry has come out against the marketing of a Confederate license plate in his state, an issue that could come up again in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. As the Austin American Statesman's Jason Embry reports, the plate has been proposed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, an ancestral history [...] Full Story Top Washington Post defends publishing odd Occupy Oakland photo featuring cop petting kitten Thu,27 Oct 2011 07:52 AM PDT The Cutline - News outlets and demonstrators alike chronicled the violence that erupted between police and Occupy Wall Street protesters in Oakland on Tuesday night. As a result, news consumers saw plenty of dramatic, teargas-filled images and video beamed, streamed and broadcast across virtually all media platforms. And that's why many readers were puzzled by the Washington Post's [...] Full Story Top Nightmare scenario: U.S. deflation risks rising Wed,26 Oct 2011 01:45 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Risks are rising that a moribund job market and potentially steep drop in inflation could push the United States into a downward spiral of falling wages and prices. Full Story Top Real-Life 'Slumdog Millionaire' First to Win Big Thu,27 Oct 2011 02:44 PM PDT ABC News Blogs - Sushil Kumar, 26, grew up in one of the poorest states in India. His family was so impoverished that they couldn't even afford a television set. But today he is a millionaire and television superstar, the first contestant to win $1 million on the Indian... Full Story Top California researcher cracks secret society's cipher Wed,26 Oct 2011 07:27 AM PDT The Lookout - A computer scientist at the University of Southern California and two Swedish linguists have cracked a 75,000-character cipher from the 18th century that described the laws of a secret society. The "Copiale Cipher" was neatly hand-written in Greek and Roman characters with some unknown symbols thrown into the mix. Researchers suspected that the original language [...] Full Story Top Poll: Gun ownership at 20-year high Thu,27 Oct 2011 07:04 AM PDT The Lookout - Nearly half of Americans say they have a gun in their household, the highest percentage since 1993, according to a new Gallup poll. Forty-seven percent of Americans say they have a gun on their property. Gun ownership is up among Republicans as well as Democrats, though only 40 percent of Democrats say their home has [...] Full Story Top Gadhafi's dead, but White House war on "leading from behind" escalating Thu,27 Oct 2011 10:19 AM PDT The Envoy - Moammar Gadhafi was buried in a secret location in the Libyan desert this week, bringing closure to Libyans' nine-month struggle to topple their dictator of 42 years. Despite the victory celebrations in Benghazi over Gadhafi's demise, the Obama administration apparently is still bothered by a noteworthy phrase that has been used to describe President Barack [...] Full Story Top Man thought to be Gacy victim found alive in Fla. Wed,26 Oct 2011 12:44 PM PDT AP - Siblings who feared their brother was one of serial killer John Wayne Gacy's eight unidentified victims were amazed and overjoyed to learn that he's been living in Florida for decades. Full Story Top "Wife-sharing" haunts Indian villages as girls decline Thu,27 Oct 2011 01:36 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHPAT, India (TrustLaw) - When Munni arrived in this fertile, sugarcane-growing region of north India as a young bride years ago, little did she imagine she would be forced into having sex and bearing children with her husband's two brothers who had failed to find wives. Full Story Top Jon Huntsman on the tea party, the polls, and his hair: the Yahoo News interview Wed,26 Oct 2011 09:00 PM PDT The Ticket - WASHINGTON--A crowd of eager college students huddled outside an auditorium at The George Washington University on Tuesday, pleading with a skinny kid wearing a headset to let them inside. "There's no more room," the kid insisted. "I can't let you in." Some in the crowd begged--one even asked me if he could pretend to be [...] Full Story Top Widow sues over grizzly mauling that killed her husband Wed,26 Oct 2011 04:30 PM PDT Reuters - CODY, Wyo (Reuters) - The widow of a man killed by a grizzly bear last year near Yellowstone National Park has sued the federal government, saying researchers were negligent in warning residents about trapping activities in the area. Full Story Top Why Coke Is Going White for Polar Bears Thu,27 Oct 2011 08:29 AM PDT Time.com - The 125-year-old Coca-Cola Company doesn't like to mess with its brand image. That's in part because it's so valuable — according to Interbrand Coke has the best brand in the world — but also because previous efforts to tweak its image haven't always worked out so well, and sometimes lead to things like this. Full Story Top Occupy protesters rally around wounded veteran Thu,27 Oct 2011 08:12 AM PDT AP - Veering around police barricades, anti-Wall Street protesters held a late-night march through Oakland streets, a day after one of their number — an Iraq War veteran — was left in critical condition with a fractured skull following a clash with police. Full Story Top Amid unemployment and inequality, is the American Dream at risk? Wed,26 Oct 2011 01:01 PM PDT The Lookout - For well over a century, the American Dream has acted as a beacon of hope to people around the world: the notion that by working hard and playing by the rules, anyone can build a secure, comfortable life for themselves and a bright future for their kids. But as the country struggles to shake off [...] Full Story Top 'Dancing With The Stars' Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Reveals She Met Fiance Online Thu,27 Oct 2011 08:55 AM PDT Access Hollywood - After many attempts to find love the traditional way, "Dancing with the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba went online to meet the right guy - and it worked!"I met him on eHarmony!" Carrie Ann told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Tuesday's Access Hollywood Live when asked about fiance Jesse Sloan. Full Story Top Tensions rise as Occupy Wall Street protests stretch across the country Thu,27 Oct 2011 01:38 PM PDT The Lookout - More than a month after the first Occupy Wall Street protests, the movement to highlight inequality and corporate influence on politics has spread across the country and around the world. But as the sit-ins drag on, tensions with local city officials are rising. In Oakland, there have been violent clashes between police and demonstrators. In [...] Full Story Top Which GOP flat tax plan is fairest of them all? Wed,26 Oct 2011 03:34 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - Three Republican presidential candidates have put forward flat tax plans so far, but their proposals would not affect US taxpayers in the same way. All, however, would probably lead to less revenue for the US government, analysts say, meaning spending cuts of a sizable magnitude would be in order. Full Story Top Are American workers in a race against the machine? Thu,27 Oct 2011 09:53 AM PDT The Lookout - Is technology worsening America's jobs crisis? That's the argument of a new book, Race Against The Machine: How the Digital Revolution is Accelerating Innovation, Driving Productivity, and Irreversibly Transforming Employment and the Economy, by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee. The authors contend that advances in technology have reduced the economy's ability to create new jobs [...] Full Story Top Zimbabwean man claims prostitute turned to donkey: report Wed,26 Oct 2011 09:10 AM PDT AFP - A Zimbabwean man has told a court that he hired a prostitute who during the night transformed into a donkey, and that he is now "seriously in love" with the animal, state media said Wednesday. Full Story Top Michael Lohan Arrested Again, Jumps From Balcony Thu,27 Oct 2011 06:27 AM PDT ABC News - Michael Lohan's in trouble with the law for the second time this week. According to ABC affiliate WFTS, Tampa, Fla. police took the father of "Mean Girls" star Lindsay Lohan into custody early Thursday for violating the terms of his release. He was arrested Tuesday... Full Story Top Archeologists believe shipwreck found off Japan belongs to Kublai Khan's 13th-century "lost fleet" Wed,26 Oct 2011 07:52 AM PDT The Envoy - Marine archeologists say that the ancient wreckage of a ship discovered in the seabed off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan, belongs to the ancient "lost fleet" of ships deployed by China's 13th century Mongol ruler Kublai Khan, CNN reports. Explorers found the 20-meter-long shipwreck some 25 meters off the coast of Nagasaki using ultra-sound equipment, [...] Full Story Top Injured vet spent day at work, nights at protest Thu,27 Oct 2011 08:58 PM PDT AP - The Iraq War veteran injured during a clash between police and anti-Wall Street protesters this week wasn't taking part in the demonstrations out of economic need. Full Story Top Rick Perry plans to skip some upcoming debates Thu,27 Oct 2011 07:00 AM PDT The Ticket - Rick Perry, who earlier this week called his participation in recent presidential debates a "mistake," plans to limit his participation in upcoming forums heading into the heat of the primary season. The Texas governor and 2012 hopeful will participate in a CNBC debate scheduled for Nov. 9 in Michigan, but a top aide told CNN's [...] Full Story Top Europe reaches key deal to help Greece Thu,27 Oct 2011 09:14 AM PDT AP - European leaders agreed Thursday morning on a crucial plan to reduce Greece's debts and provide it with more rescue loans so that the faltering country can eventually dig out from under its debt burden. Full Story Top Vibrator quip gets US airport security agent in hot water Wed,26 Oct 2011 03:48 PM PDT AFP - A US airport security agent who found a vibrator in the baggage of a transatlantic traveler, and then advised her in writing what to do with it, is facing disciplinary action. Full Story Top Archaeologists discover rare statues at Angkor Wat Thu,27 Oct 2011 07:02 AM PDT AP - Archaeologists at Cambodia's famous Angkor Wat temple complex say they have unearthed the largest Buddhist statues there in eight decades. Full Story Top Teen Blinded by Stargardt's Disease Chases Dreams With Guide Dog Wed,26 Oct 2011 06:23 AM PDT ABC News - Sami Stoner, 16, Can Run Thanks to Golden Retriever, Chloe Full Story Top Special report: Harrisburg: a city at war with itself Thu,27 Oct 2011 10:41 AM PDT Reuters - HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - For three days last summer, Mayor Linda Thompson joined religious leaders to pray for a "cooperative spirit" among city leaders, the business community and residents here in Pennsylvania's state capital. Full Story Top Romney's Killing It Thu,27 Oct 2011 04:55 AM PDT The Daily Beast - Mitt is better liked in the first primary state than virtually anywhere else. Jill Lawrence explains why. Full Story Top General admission for Gingrich-Cain debate: $200 per ticket Thu,27 Oct 2011 01:47 PM PDT The Ticket - Republican presidential candidates Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich will go head to head in their own "Lincoln-Douglas" style debate in a few weeks, but if you want to see it live, it's going to cost a pretty penny. General admission to the event costs $200, according to the Texas Patriots PAC, the nonprofit group that's [...] Full Story Top Can Herman Cain actually win the GOP nomination? Thu,27 Oct 2011 09:15 AM PDT Christian Science Monitor - From the start, Herman Cain has confounded the Republican elite. The former pizza magnate, Navy mathematician, and talk radio host with no political experience jumped into the presidential race with both feet way back in January and has never looked back. Full Story Top Obama tells students of plans to ease loan burden Wed,26 Oct 2011 12:53 PM PDT Reuters - DENVER (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to take steps to ease the burden of student loans, potentially helping cash-strapped college graduates in a tough U.S. economy. Full Story Top

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