- Mugabe 'gives Zanu-PF key posts' - BBC News
- Diplomats: North Korea coming off terror blacklist - The Associated Press
- Matsuzaka, Red Sox blank Rays in opener - Boston Globe
- 'Body of Lies' is another anti-terror thriller - Tulsa World
- Parties spar on ACORN, sign-ups - Philadelphia Inquirer
- NJ authority raises tolls on two highways - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Bridge directors vote for net to deter suicides - San Francisco Chronicle
- Conn. Ban On Gay Marriage Reversed - Washington Post
- Phillies beat Dodgers to take 2-0 series lead - Los Angeles Times
- Palin ethics lapse cited - Los Angeles Times
- US to buy shares in struggling banks - Los Angeles Times
- Texas-Oklahoma matchup has it all - Dallas Morning News
- $30 million buys Austin resident a ride on Soyuz mission - Houston Chronicle
- McCain Lauds and Attacks Obama in Same Day - New York Times
- Angelina Jolie's very public private moment - Entertainment Weekly
- Picture-Book Politics - New York Times
- Morgan Stanley, Goldman May Gain Investment From US Treasury - Bloomberg
- YouTube to Offer TV Shows With Ads Strewn Through - New York Times
- Stevens's Reputation 'Sterling,' Powell Says - Washington Post
- John McCain, speaking to supporters, tries to defuse an anti ... - Los Angeles Times
- Markets' message: Give us a financial rescue that works - Los Angeles Times
- John McCain, Barack Obama on healthcare - Los Angeles Times
- HPV infection rates similar in men and women - Reuters
- Obama's Primetime Buy Comes at Bargain Price - Washington Post
- Okla. abortion ultrasound requirement challenged - The Associated Press
- Notes on a Milk Scandal - Wall Street Journal
 Reuters South Africa |
BBC News -
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has begun allocating key ministries to his own party in defiance of a power-sharing deal, reports say.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe hands key ministries to his party
Zimbabwe Rivals Agree To Further Mediation By S. Africa's Mbeki
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 8:53 am
 Voice of America |
The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is ready to drop North Korea from a terrorism blacklist, the Associated Press has learned, in the latest attempt by the administration to salvage a nuclear deal with Pyongyang before President Bush's term ends.
US to remove NKorea from terrorist list Saturday: report
US Near Changing Stance on North Korea as Terrorist
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 8:41 am
 Boston Globe |
Boston Globe -
JD Drew spins to the ground after being hit on the shoulder by a pitch from Grant Balfour in the eighth. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff) By Amalie Benjamin ST.
Matsuzaka mastering art of the escape
Rays let Daisuke Matsuzaka off hook
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 8:32 am
Tulsa World -
By MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer Did you like "The Departed" enough to see it dressed up in Middle East attire? "Body of Lies," the Ridley Scott-directed entry in the Hollywood urge to make films about the Iraq war both topical and something the ...
Body of Lies
'Body of Lies': Desert Norm, By Kurt Loder
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 8:27 am
 ABC News |
Philadelphia Inquirer -
By Deborah Hastings AP Accusations of voter fraud have hurled a giant mud ball into an already messy presidential campaign, with Republicans alleging that Democrat Barack Obama has close ties to an activist group accused of compiling fake registration ...
GOP Alleges Nonprofit Voter Fraud
On Obama, Acorn and Voter Registration
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 8:20 am
 Staten Island Advance - SILive.com |
Philadelphia Inquirer -
By Paul Nussbaum Tolls will increase by nearly 50 percent on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway in about six weeks following unanimous approval yesterday by the Turnpike Authority board.
Pike sued for Fast Lane, E-ZPass toll differences
Authorities pass toll hikes on state's major highways
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 8:08 am
 Javno.hr |
San Francisco Chronicle -
(10-10) 13:58 PDT SAN FRANCISCO - -- Golden Gate Bridge directors voted decisively Friday to try to stop people from jumping to their deaths from the landmark bridge by hanging nets along the sides of the span.
Golden Gate Managers Vote to Build Suicide Net
Golden Gate Bridge to get suicide net to catch would-be jumpers
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 8:08 am
 Boston Globe |
Washington Post -
By William Branigin The Connecticut Supreme Court overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage yesterday, ruling that it "discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation" in violation of the state constitution.
Video: Connecticut Court Allows Gay Marriage
Gay Marriage Is Ruled Legal in Connecticut
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 8:03 am
 Los Angeles Times |
Los Angeles Times -
Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino is congratulated by right fielder Jayson Werth after making a leaping catch at the wall to rob Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake of an extra-base hit with two men on and two outs in the seventh inning of Game 2 ...
Video: Myers Three Hits Pace Phillies Win
Phillies foil Ramírez, LA
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 8:02 am
 Washington Post |
Los Angeles Times -
Al Grillo / AP Palin's unhappiness that Mike Wooten, pictured on the right, had not been fired was "a likely contributing factor" in the firing of former Commissioner of Public Safety Walt Monegan, left, the report found.
Palin abused powers, Alaska ethics probe finds
Report stings Palin over Troopergate flap
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 8:00 am
 Sydney Morning Herald |
Los Angeles Times -
The government will take equity ownership in financial institutions for the first time since the Great Depression. By Jim Puzzanghera, Richard Simon and Michael A. Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers WASHINGTON -- In an extraordinary response to ...
Paulson Indicates Need to Purchase Bank Equity `Soon as We Can'
Obama welcomes Paulson plan to buy equity in firms
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 8:00 am
 ESPN |
Dallas Morning News -
It isn't easy for a rivalry with a tradition as rich as Texas-Oklahoma built over more than a century to get any bigger. "It's going to be a real challenge," Sooners coach Bob Stoops said, and I think he was talking about stopping the Longhorns, ...
Oklahoma Sooners’ Sam Bradford more in control this season
On top of their games
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 6:57 am
 ABC News |
Houston Chronicle -
By MARK CARREAU DMITRY LOVETSKY AP An Austin space tourist will blast off early Sunday with an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a voyage to the international space station.
Meltdown! Space-Station Toilet Breaking Down Again
Game developer set for space launch
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 6:37 am
 Times Online |
New York Times -
Senator John McCain of Arizona and his supporters at a rally on Friday in La Crosse, Wis. By ELISABETH BUMILLER LAKEVILLE, Minn. - After a week of trying to portray Senator Barack Obama as a friend of terrorists who would drive the country into ...
Video: McCain Links Obama To Ayers
McCain Mum on Former Pastor
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 6:08 am
 ABC News |
Entertainment Weekly -
Is there something inherently hypocritical about the cover story in the new issue of W, which depicts a breastfeeding Angelina Jolie on its cover?
Jolie breast-feeding photo: triumph or trouble?
Morning Piss: Angelina Jolie—Deceitful, Wannabe Publicist
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 6:01 am
 BBC News |
New York Times -
Barack Obama may well become the first black president of the United States. If this happens, it will alter the culture of this country in ways we can’t yet imagine.
Barack Obama says negative ads won't sway voters
FOX News Poll: Americans 'Bail' On the Bail-Out
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 5:50 am
 Boston Globe |
Bloomberg -
By Christine Harper Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the biggest independent US investment banks, may reap cash infusions as part of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's plan to buy stakes in financial institutions, ...
As Stock Falls, Morgan Looks to Japanese Bank
Morgan Stanley hangs on Mitsubishi's $9bn pledge
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 5:30 am
 Canada.com |
New York Times -
By BRIAN STELTER After months of experimenting with long-form video, YouTube said on Friday it would start offering full-length episodes of some television shows on its sprawling Web site.
YouTube beams up Star Trek for long-form video, prominent new ads
YouTube to Offer Full TV Shows
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 4:43 am
 Boston Globe |
Washington Post -
By Del Quentin Wilber Former secretary of state Colin L. Powell told jurors in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens yesterday that the powerful Alaska Republican had a "sterling" reputation among the nation's military and political leaders.
Reporter's Notebook: Powell Takes the Stand for Stevens
Powell says Sen. Stevens' integrity "sterling"
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 4:13 am
 Wall Street Journal |
Los Angeles Times -
Harsh words, false allegations and downright bile increasingly marked a series John McCain/Sarah Palin rallies in recent days. Tonight, in Lakeville, Minn.
McCain-Palin Supporters Gone Wild
Labor warns McCain about crowds
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 3:30 am
 New York Times |
Los Angeles Times -
If Wall Street wanted to keep the pressure on world leaders for another huge government-led bailout of the global financial system, maybe the rally in the final hour today wasn’t the right strategy.
Video: US Stocks Extend Huge Losses
Stocks: Buyer Beware
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 12:31 am
 Washington Post |
Los Angeles Times -
How workable are the presidential candidates' health reform plans? Here's a summary of their proposals and a list of online resources for more information.
In this economy, don't count on comprehensive health reform
Voters weigh value of candidates' tax plans
Posted on 11 October 2008 | 12:27 am
 CBS News |
Reuters -
By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although men are at high risk of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, most last no more than a year, about the same time this sexually transmitted disease persists in women, researchers report in ...
Cancer Vaccine Used by 25% of Girls 13 to 17
One-Quarter of Teen Girls Received Merck's Gardasil
Posted on 10 October 2008 | 10:51 pm
 New York Daily News |
Washington Post -
By Lisa deMoraes Barack Obama's presidential campaign is getting a bargain for the half-hour of Oct. 29 primetime it's bought on CBS and NBC.
Obama campaign to pay millions for primetime buy
Barack Obama, TV $tar
Posted on 10 October 2008 | 8:14 pm
The Associated Press -
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An advocacy group is suing over an Oklahoma law that prohibits a woman from getting an abortion unless she first has an ultrasound and the doctor describes to her what the fetus looks like.
Abortion provider sues to halt ultrasound law
Ultrasound requirement law challenged
Posted on 10 October 2008 | 7:34 pm
 Canada.com |
Wall Street Journal -
By JOSEPH STERNBERG | FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA It's a question I'd never expected to spend much time thinking about.
France pulls tainted Chinese food
Milk quality key issue for worried consumers
Posted on 10 October 2008 | 7:28 pm