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Saturday, Oct 31, 2009
  1. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. listens to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    After all the fuss, govt health plan to cover few AP - Sat Oct 31, 5:17 PM ETSent 367 times

    WASHINGTON - What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent.

  2. Is There a 'Bad Driver' Gene? HealthDay - Thu Oct 29, 11:49 PM ETSent 115 times

    THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Are you a bad driver? Maybe you can blame it on your genes.

  3. This June 16, 2009 photo shows a worker painting a sign with the image of Bob Marley in front of Tuff-Gong Studios where Marley recorded some of his best-known songs in the capital of Kingston, Jamaica. This year, Marley's family, with the help of a private equity firm and a team of lawyers, are trying to wrestle control of all rights to Marley's ubiquitous image from merchandise counterfeiters doing an estimated $600 million in annual sales across the globe. (AP Photo/Michael Sloley)
    Marley heirs wage global war on trademark pirates AP - Sat Oct 31, 5:09 PM ETSent 109 times

    KINGSTON, Jamaica - Coming to a store near you: Bob Marley video games, shoes ... snowboards?

  4. Dede Scozzafava, the Republican Congressional candidate in New York's 23rd district, debates an opponent in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Todd Bissonette)
    Republican in NY House race suspends campaign AP - Sat Oct 31, 6:02 PM ETSent 85 times

    ALBANY, N.Y. - Fighting plunging support, Republican Dierdre Scozzafava abruptly suspended her campaign Saturday in a special election for a U.S. House seat that has exposed a rift among national factions of the party.

  5. FILE - In this March 27, 2009, file photo Chief executives leave the White House in Washington following a with President Barack Obama. From left, Ronald E. Logue, Chief Executive Officer of State Street Corporation; Freddie Mac Chief Executive Officer John Koskinen; Rick Waddell, President and Chief executive officer Northern Trust; Banker's Association President and Chief Executive Ed Yingling, Celebrities Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Denzel Washington and heavyweights from high-tech industries were also among those landing visits with Obama or others at the White House during his first months in office. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
    Winfrey, Clooney among first White House guests AP - Sat Oct 31, 3:48 PM ETSent 84 times

    WASHINGTON - 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.

  6. This Oct. 13, 2009 photo shows Associated Press reporter William Foreman, left, biking on the streets of Guangzhou in southern China. Throngs of cyclists are an iconic image for China, but they are having a harder time on the roads as a swelling middle class switches to cars. Still, cycling is worth the risks for the opportunities it offers to take the pulse of a rapidly changing society. (AP Photo)
    Cycling in Chinese city is anything but leisurely AP - Sat Oct 31, 1:37 PM ETSent 81 times

    GUANGZHOU, China - A friend sent me a YouTube link to a video called "Insane Cycling — New York City." I clicked on it, hoping to glean a few tips for my own cycling on the anarchic streets of China.

  7. Daylight saving time
    When Clocks Change, Body May Need Time to Adjust HealthDay - Fri Oct 30, 11:49 PM ETSent 79 times

    FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- That extra hour of sleep you'll get in most parts of the country on Sunday might be restful, but the end of Daylight Saving Time could spell trouble for your body clock, a sleep expert says.

  8. This Oct. 13, 2009 photo shows Dr. Linda Abbey, right, listening to the heartbeat of 103 year old Nannie Sutton, as her blood pressure is taken in Richmond, Va. Abbey is part of a team that sees patients where and when they need it most, in their own homes, before a crisis lands them in the ER or a nursing facility. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
    House calls as cost-saver in health care reform? AP - Sat Oct 31, 6:08 PM ETSent 77 times

    RICHMOND, Va. - The doctor doesn't look like much of a crusader, bent over the frail frame of 90-year-old Alberta Scott.

  9. This Oct. 30, 2009 photo released by Royal Caribbean shows Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas departing a ship yard in Finland. The Oasis of the Seas, the largest passenger vessel ever built, is set to be handed over to Royal Caribbean International on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/ Royal Caribbean) NO SALES
    World's largest cruise ship sails for US port AP - Fri Oct 30, 10:36 PM ETSent 75 times

    HELSINKI - It's five times larger than the Titanic, has seven neighborhoods, an ice rink, a golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheater. The world's largest cruise ship is finally finished and Friday it began gliding toward its home port in Florida.

  10. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ,right, reacts as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference in Jerusalem. Saturday, Oct. 31. 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Israel is making 'unprecedented' concessions on West Bank settlement construction.The U.S. administration had previously demanded Israel halt all settlement building before negotiations could resume.But speaking at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, Clinton said 'there has never been a precondition. It has always been an issue with negotiations.'(AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
    Clinton calls Israeli concessions "unprecedented" AP - Sat Oct 31, 6:03 PM ETSent 75 times

    JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settlement construction — a position clearly at odds with the prevailing Palestinian view.

  11. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hand out candy at the White House, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 in Washington, on Halloween. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
    No trick: 2,000 kids knocking on White House door AP - Sat Oct 31, 7:38 PM ETSent 72 times

    WASHINGTON - More than 2,000 kids are getting the ultimate trick-or-treating treasure: Candy from President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House.

  12. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore addresses the audience, on the second day of the 'Leaders in Dubai' conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tuesday Oct. 27, 2009. Gores said it is too early for the United States and other leading economies to shift their focus away from stimulus efforts because the economy remains fragile, and that the world is recovering from the economic downturn, but progress remains slow. AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
    Republicans move to delay climate bill progress Reuters - Sat Oct 31, 2:10 PM ETSent 66 times

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All seven Republicans on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee plan to boycott next week's work session on a climate-change bill, an aide said on Saturday, in a move aimed at thwarting Democratic efforts to advance the controversial legislation quickly.

  13. Andre Agassi is pictured in action at Wimbledon in 1993. Agassi has admitted the lion mane-style hairstyle he sported during the 1990s was actually a wig, in extracts from his autobiography published in British newspapers Saturday.(AFP/EPA/File)
    Agassi admits mane was a wig AFP - Sat Oct 31, 1:09 PM ETSent 60 times

    LONDON (AFP) - Former tennis star Andre Agassi has admitted the lion mane-style hairstyle he sported during the 1990s was actually a wig, in extracts from his autobiography published in British newspapers Saturday.

  14. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (R) reach out his hand to former U.S. President George Bush (C) as former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev applauds during a ceremony of the Konrad-Adenauer foundation to mark the upcoming 20-year anniversary of the fall of the wall which once divided communist East Berlin from capitalist west Berlin, in Berlin October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
    Bush, Gorbachev, Kohl mark Berlin Wall's fall Reuters - Sat Oct 31, 2:34 PM ETSent 52 times

    BERLIN (Reuters) - George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl paid their respects to the ordinary people who were behind the peaceful revolution of 1989 that brought down the Berlin Wall at an emotional ceremony in Berlin on Saturday.

  15. This undated photo released by the Cleveland Police Department shows Anthony E. Sowell. Police in Cleveland have arrested Sowell, a convicted rapist after they found as many as six bodies at his house. (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Department)
    Coroner: 6 bodies found at home; Ohioan arrested AP - Sat Oct 31, 7:36 PM ETSent 45 times

    CLEVELAND - A convicted rapist who fled before police arrived to arrest him on new rape charges was arrested Saturday in his inner-city neighborhood after police found six decomposing bodies at his home.

  16. Negative Words Register Faster HealthDay - Sat Oct 31, 7:03 PM ETSent 37 times

    SATURDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Subliminal messages are most effective when they have negative words, English researchers say.

  17. President Barack Obama leaves the physical fitness center at Ft. McNair in Washington, after playing basketball, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    Obama tempers economic news with caution on jobs AP - Sat Oct 31, 4:59 PM ETSent 35 times

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Saturday tempered excitement about a growing economy with a sober outlook that more people will lose their jobs. He called that a heartbreaking reality and cautioned that even a burst of upbeat news "does not mean there won't be difficult days ahead."

  18. This Oct. 21, 2009 photo shows Walter Skold, founder of the Dead Poets Society of America, reading a poem at a graveyard in Cundys Harbor, Maine. Skold, an amateur poet, says he just finished a three-month road trip in which he visited the graves of 150 poets in 23 states, hoping to call attention to some of the dead poets' work. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)
    Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards' graves AP - Sat Oct 31, 6:41 PM ETSent 35 times

    CUNDY'S HARBOR, Maine - On the big screen, the leader of the Dead Poets Society at an all-boys prep school was an inspirational teacher played by Robin Williams.

  19. Side effects not always due to swine flu shot AP - Fri Oct 30, 8:01 PM ETSent 33 times

    LONDON - Hundreds of people on any given day will die, develop the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome or have spontaneous abortions, and that doesn't necessarily mean that their swine flu vaccination shot was to blame, a new study says.

  20. A customer pays her lunch bill at the Other Side Cafe in Boston, Massachusetts October 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
    Thank heavens for the downturn? Some people think so Reuters - Fri Oct 30, 12:59 AM ETSent 32 times

    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - It seems the financial crisis isn't all doom and gloom: one in four people are glad the world's economy slumped like it did, because it helped them realize their priorities in life, according to a global survey.

  21. In this undated photo made available by the family, Paul and Rachel Chandler, who went missing when sailing from the Seychelles to Tanzania after sending a distress signal on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, are seen at an unknown location. The British navy on Thursday found an empty yacht in international waters belonging to the missing British couple and a defense official said Somali pirates may have transferred them to another vessel. International naval forces have been searching for the couple for days. Paul and Rachel Chandler were heading to Tanzania in their yacht, the Lynn Rival, when a distress signal was sent last Friday. (AP Photo) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
    Somali pirates: Western boats 'loot' Somali fish AP - Sat Oct 31, 2:55 PM ETSent 32 times

    MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali pirates who are demanding $7 million in ransom for a British sailing couple said Saturday that boats from other countries are plundering Somalia's fish-rich waters.

  22. U2's Bono, right, and Bruce Springsteen perform at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
    Rock 'n' roll royalty jam for 2nd night in NYC AP - Sat Oct 31, 10:09 AM ETSent 27 times

    NEW YORK - U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers — Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas — with them onstage Friday at another night of mix-and-match magic at Madison Square Garden.

  23. FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 picture, Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan foreign minister who ran against President Hamid Karzai in August's vote, gives a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. Talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah have broken down, and Abdullah is likely to pull out of next week's presidential runoff, a person with knowledge of the talks said Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Farzana Wahidy)
    Abdullah plans runoff boycott to delay Afghan vote AP - Sat Oct 31, 6:30 PM ETSent 25 times

    KABUL - President Hamid Karzai's challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend's runoff election in an attempt to force the vote's postponement until spring, his campaign manager said — a move that would dim U.S. hopes for a stable Afghan government for months.

  24. This image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a Coast Guard aircrew member from Sector San Diego conducting search patterns east of San Clemente Island Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 to search for survivors of a mid-air collision that occurred Thursday. The collision occurred between a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and a Marine AH-1 Super Cobra.(AP Photo/U.S Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall)
    Calif. searchers scour seas 2 days after air crash AP - Sat Oct 31, 7:06 PM ETSent 20 times

    SAN DIEGO - Rescuers are still searching for any survivors from a midair crash between Marine Corps and Coast Guard aircraft, a top commander said Saturday afternoon, as families of the nine military members lost in the Pacific nearly two days ago held out hope their loved ones would be found alive.

  25. People are seen negotiating a flooded railway in the central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh, a few days ago, after the passage of tropical storm Mirinae. At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in central Vietnam following storms and flooding that have now left almost 130 people dead, according to officials.(AFP/HO/File)
    4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 7 killed AP - Sat Oct 31, 3:29 PM ETSent 19 times

    MANILA, Philippines - A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing.

  26. Let Kids Sleep Late on Weekends to Fight Fat: Study HealthDay - Wed Oct 28, 11:49 PM ETSent 18 times

    WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Letting children sleep late on weekends and holidays might help them avoid becoming overweight or obese, a new study suggests.

  27. Pope Benedict XVI (R) exchanges gifts with Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah during a private meeting at the Vatican November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (VATICAN RELIGION POLITICS)
    Vatican to decide each case of Anglican priests AP - Sat Oct 31, 11:55 AM ETSent 17 times

    VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said Saturday that married Anglican priests will be admitted to the Catholic priesthood on a case-by-case basis as Rome makes it easier for disillusioned conservative Anglicans to convert.

  28. Schools shun Obama yet let sales firms prey on students The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Oct 30, 5:00 AM ETSent 17 times

    Las Vegas, N.V. - "OK, sixth graders, scream!"

  29. Nine U.S. banks seized in largest one-day haul Reuters - Sat Oct 31, 12:11 AM ETSent 15 times

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. authorities seized nine failed banks on Friday, the most in a single day since the financial crisis began and the latest stark sign that substantial parts of the nation's banking industry are being crippled by bad loans.

  30. FILE - These various dated file photos shows some of House members exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach of security involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics. Top row, from left are, Rep. James Moran, D-Va., Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., Rep. Peter Visclosky, D-Ind., and Rep. Nancy Kaptur, D-Ohio. Bottom row, from left are, Rep. Laura Richardson, D-Calif., Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., Rep. C.W. Young, R-Fla., and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. (AP Photo/FILES)
    Ethics panel scrutinizing dozens of House members AP - Fri Oct 30, 10:24 PM ETSent 15 times

    WASHINGTON - Dozens of lawmakers have drawn scrutiny from their ethics monitor this year for everything from financial dealings to travel and campaign donations, according to a leaked account showing an active House panel secretly at work.

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