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Obama calls Congress 'increasingly dysfunctional'

USA Today - David Jackson -
President Obama said today he will start issuing executive orders to forge new economic policies because "we can't wait for an increasingly dysfunctional Congress to do its job.
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Steve Forbes endorses Rick Perry's flat-tax plan

Los Angeles Times - James Oliphant -
The original flat taxer, Steve Forbes, has endorsed Rick Perry's presidential bid the day before the Texas governor plans to unveil his own flat-tax plan during a speech in South Carolina.

Gaddafi to be buried in secret desert grave: NTC

Reuters - Barry Malone, Jessica Donati -
1 of 13. Anti-Gaddafi fighters gesture to the crowds in front of a giant Kingdom of Libya flag during celebrations for the liberation of Libya in Quiche, Benghazi October 23, 2011.

Netflix stock plunges on brutal 3Q, somber outlook

The Associated Press -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix jolted its shareholders again with a third-quarter financial report that portrayed a company in crisis.

World Series Game 3 draws 2nd-lowest rating

San Francisco Chronicle - Ronald Blum -
Darron Cummings / AP Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig speaks before Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, in Arlington, Texas.

Obama Expands Mortgage Aid

Wall Street Journal - Nick Timiraos -
The federal government's revamped mortgage-refinancing program could allow more than a million borrowers to take advantage of falling interest rates, even if the value of their homes has plummeted.

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Turkey's Quake Victims Struggle in Aftermath

Wall Street Journal - Marc Champion -
ERCIS, Turkey—The death toll from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey rose into the hundreds on Monday, as rescue teams worked a second night to extract survivors, and residents fearful of aftershocks fought for tents to shelter ...

Tunisian Americans Celebrate First Free Elections Since 1956

Voice of America -
October 24, 2011 Tunisian Americans Celebrate First Free Elections Since 1956 Jeff Swicord | Washington Tunisians voted Sunday in what many are calling the political rebirth of the country.

Halloween pumpkin shortage? Sounds eerily familiar

Los Angeles Times -
Stop us if you've heard the one about a pumpkin shortage come this Halloween and Thanksgiving. Each year, it seems, there's a flurry of news reports about the scarcity of seasonal pumpkins -- with many of them playing off the beloved Peanuts comic ...

Bachmann's ex-NH staff: Campaign was rude, cruel

Boston.com - Holly Ramer -
AP / October 24, 2011 CONCORD, NH—Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann's former New Hampshire staffers say they were deceived and treated as second-class citizens before they quit in frustration last week.

Congress tackles EU emissions plan for airlines

Reuters - John Crawley, Roberta Rampton -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Passenger and cargo airlines would be shielded from a European law making carriers worldwide pay for carbon emissions under legislation approved by the House of Representatives on Monday.

US judge halts drug tests for aid applicants

Reuters - Michael Peltier, Jane Sutton -
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A judge on Monday halted a new Florida law that requires low-income parents seeking federal cash assistance to pass a drug test before receiving any money.

Stocks Continue to Shed the Summer Doldrums

New York Times - Christine Hauser -
Stocks in the United States closed higher Monday, extending the trend in global markets on the announcement of some strong corporate results, mergers and hope for an agreement on resolving Europe's debt problems.

Euro Snap Four-Day Rally After Europe Summit

Bloomberg - Rita Nazareth, Rob Verdonck -
The euro weakened against 12 of its 16 most actively traded peers following the summit, where leaders also explored how to strengthen the International Monetary Fund's rescue role.

Siri Comes to the iPad...Sort Of

Mashable - Christina Warren -
Apple has decided to restrict the usage of Siri to the iPhone 4S but that doesn't mean that enterprising developers haven't started the process of porting to devices like the regular iPhone 4 and iPad.

Steve Jobs book may be Amazon's 2011 top seller

Reuters - Cheryl Ravelo, Alistair Barr -
Customers walk past a display of the biography of Steve Jobs, sold at a bookstore in Quezon City, Metro Manila October 24, 2011. (Reuters) - The new biography of the late Apple Inc chief Steve Jobs is likely to be Amazon.

It's Crunch Time for Nokia

Wall Street Journal - Christopher Lawton -
When Nokia Corp. Chief Executive Stephen Elop takes the stage Wednesday at the big cellphone maker's annual conference in London, all eyes will be on the device in his hand.

Album review: Coldplay's 'Mylo Xyloto'

Los Angeles Times -
It can't be easy being Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin, with so many critics working overtime to justify their contempt, picking apart his band's words not for enjoyment but in a search for the cheesiest mixed metaphors, listening to melodies not for ...

Kelly Clarkson On Romance: 'I've Never Been In Love'

Access Hollywood -
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Kelly Clarkson makes the scene at the 2009 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre LA Live in LA on November 22, 2009Kelly Clarkson has said her career as a superstar singer has gotten in the way of her romantic life.

Giuliana Rancic Back on E! News: "I Have a Road Ahead of Me, but It's Nothing ...

E! Online - Natalie Finn -
Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic, looking as tan and relaxed as if she'd been on vacation for the past week, kicked off the show with a tease about Kim Kardashian's birthday party, and then... "But first, we've got to give a round of applause to ...

Singer Loretta Lynn out of hospital

Reuters - Tim Ghianni, Andrew Stern -
Loretta Lynn waves after performing the song ''Miss being Mrs.'' at the 39th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 26, 2004.

Bautista, Kemp take home 2011 Aaron Awards

MLB.com - Mark Newman -
ARLINGTON -- Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays joined Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds as the only players to repeat a Hank Aaron Award, accepting his trophy Monday along with National League recipient Matt ...

Ndamukong Suh calls Matt Ryan's ankle injury 'karma'

USA Today - Nate Davis -
The Detroit Lions are making all kinds of new friends outside the confines of the NFC North. A week after coach Jim Schwartz's run-in with the 49ers' Jim Harbaugh, the Detroit D-line has maintained a running banter with the ...

Houston Texans take command of division with resounding win in Nashville

Washington Post -
HOUSTON - Just when another Texans season seemed to be cracking, Houston put together one of its best performances under Gary Kubiak to take command of the AFC South.

2000-year-old stellar mystery solved

CBS News -
The exploded star was observed by the ancient Chinese in the year 185, and visible for eight months. It was later found to be a bigger-than-expected supernova remnant, 8000 light years away.

The scientific finding that settles the climate-change debate

Washington Post -
For the clueless or cynical diehards who deny global warming, it's getting awfully cold out there. The latest icy blast of reality comes from an eminent scientist whom the climate-change skeptics once lauded as one of their own.

Scientist: Satellite must have crashed into Asia

USA Today - Juergen Baetz -
BERLIN - A defunct German research satellite crashed into the Earth somewhere in Southeast Asia on Sunday, a US scientist said - but no one is still quite sure where.

Particles Faster Than the Speed of Light? Not So Fast, Some Say

New York Times - Dennis Overbye -
So asks the Irish band the Corrigan Brothers in a new song, “Einstein and the Neutrinos,” that is the latest rollicking riff on news that shocked the scientific world last month.

Stretching Key to Yoga's Back Pain Relief

MedPage Today - Kristina Fiore -
Yoga can help improve symptoms of chronic lower back pain, but it's likely not the meditation component that does the trick, researchers found.

Fizzy Drinks May Make Teens Explode

MedPage Today - Kristina Fiore -
Drinking a lot of soda may uncork bottled-up aggression among high school students, researchers found. Those who drank more than five cans of soft drinks per week were significantly more likely to have ...

Screening mammograms save fewer lives than you think

Los Angeles Times -
If you or someone you know discovered she had breast cancer thanks to routine mammography screening, and if you or that friend with breast cancer got treatment and today is cancer-free, it's natural to assume that the mammogram was a life-saver.

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