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Emanuel Seeks Cuts in Chicago Budget
Wall Street Journal
CHICAGO—Mayor Rahm Emanuel, moving to close a $636 million shortfall, proposed a budget Wednesday that would consolidate the police and fire departments' headquarters, lay off nearly 500 city workers and reduce library hours. ...
Chicago Hotel Tax Rises, Police Stations Cut in Emanuel PlanBusinessWeek
Emanuel's budget praised, but includes some tough sells for aldermenWBEZ
Emanuel calls for water fee hike, hiring more police, parking lot taxChicago Tribune
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CTV.ca
BlackBerry outage blamed on 'extremely critical' network failure
CNN
(CNN) -- Millions of BlackBerry users remained without service on Wednesday as a three-day service outage spread to North America, causing massive frustrations for people who rely on these smartphones for business and personal ...
BlackBerry outages spread to North AmericaWall Street Journal
RIM: We're still working on restoring BlackBerry serviceCNET
RIM: BlackBerry Outage Not Caused by HackersPC Magazine
Computerworld -Reuters
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Reuters
At New Hampshire debate, Mitt Romney shows he's still the man to beat
CBS News
HANOVER, NH--When you hold a debate at a boardroom table, the business guys are going to do well. Mitt Romney and Herman Cain were the winners at the Bloomberg/Washington Post debate Tuesday night at Dartmouth College. The eight candidates sat "in the ...
Romney Victory, Looks Presidential and Human: Margaret CarlsonBusinessWeek
Obama campaign charges Romney with flip-floppingBoston Globe
Obama campaign charges Romney with flip-floppingThe Associated Press
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CBC.ca
Saudis, U.S. trade charges with Iran over plot
Reuters
1 of 5. Manssor Arbabsiar is shown in this courtroom sketch during an appearance in a Manhattan courtroom in New York, New York on October 11, 2011. Arbabsiar, 56, who is a naturalized US citizen and holds an Iranian passport, was arrested at John F. ...
Biden: 'Nothing Off the Table' After Iran D.C. Terror PlotABC News
US believes Iran's Khamenei authorized assassination plotLos Angeles Times
Iran Rejects US Claims of Saudi PlotVoice of America
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Moneycontrol.com
RPT-UPDATE 3-Debt-laden Harrisburg, Pa., files for bankruptcy
Reuters
Oct 12 (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg, filed for a rare municipal bankruptcy on Wednesday in a desperate bid to resolve its debt crisis, but it now faces a showdown with the state over control of the city. ...
Harrisburg Files for Bankruptcy on Overdue Incinerator DebtBusinessWeek
Harrisburg Files for Bankruptcy ProtectionWall Street Journal
Harrisburg council approves bankruptcy filingUSA Today
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CBC.ca
The Senate's epic fails
Washington Post
Alex Wong/GETTY IMAGES - Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) . By David A. Fahrenthold and Paul Kane, On Tuesday evening, a landmark jobs proposal from a Democratic president came ...
Democrats Press Jobs Plan in Pieces After Hitting WallWall Street Journal
Dems move to stage two of jobs fight: Hammer the GOPCBS News
Lawmakers, White House regroup on jobsForbes
Go Banking Rates -Reuters -Fox News
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msnbc.com
Defense drops claim Jackson swallowed fatal dose
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death surprised prosecutors and a judge by dropping a key defense claim that the pop superstar swallowed a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol while the physician wasn't ...
Defense drops claim Jackson swallowed fatal dosemsnbc.com
Cardiology expert Dr. Alon Steinberg testifies in Jackson doc caseCBS News
Murray drops Jackson drug claimBBC News
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CTV.ca
Police Arrest Scarlett Johansson Hacker
Hollywood.com
Don't expect another surge of nude celebrity photos anytime soon, because the infamous celebrity hacker -- who released some very intimate photos of the lovely Scarlett Johansson a ...
Alleged Scarlett Johansson hacker didn't plan to profit, FBI saysLos Angeles Times
Hollywood hacking case victims include JohanssonThe Associated Press
Arrest made in celebrity phone-hacking investigationUSA Today
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Globe and Mail
Hamas official: Schalit won't be last solider we kidnap
Jerusalem Post
Group spokesman says releasing those left in Israeli prisons after exchange is "top priority"; Mashaal reportedly in Cairo to finalize deal. Hamas on Wednesday warned that Gilad Schalit will not be the last ...
Gazans Credit Hamas in Prisoner Swap DealNew York Times
Gilad Shalit and Palestinian prisoner swap prompts joy and anxietyThe Guardian
Analysis: Stars Align For Mideast Prisoner DealNPR
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ABC News
"Underwear bomber" changes plea to guilty
CBS News
DETROIT - A Nigerian man pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to bring down an international flight over Detroit with a bomb in his underwear, telling a surprised courtroom on the second day of his trial that the failed attack was retaliation for the ...
'Underwear bomber' pleads guilty to trying to blow up US jetLos Angeles Times
Christmas Day underwear bomber pleads guiltyUSA Today
Pleads guilty to U.S. aeroplane bomb bidThe Hindu
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msnbc.com
Obama: Full confidence in AG over Fast and Furious
CBS News
(AP) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he has complete confidence in Attorney General Eric Holder amid Republican accusations that Holder was aware months earlier than he's acknowledged about a flawed operation to stem gun-smuggling. ...
Obama defends Eric Holder amid Fast and Furious probeLos Angeles Times
Obama backs Holder, but hedges on Fast and Furious : 2011-10-06Washington Times
Republicans Say Holder Received at Least 5 Fast and Furious MemosFox News

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Reuters
Search intensifies for missing Mo. baby
CBS News
(CBS/KCTV/AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Crews looking for 10-month-old Lisa Irwin, whose parents said was abducted from their Kansas City home, have extended their search to a nearby heavily wooded area, an industrial park and the sewers. ...
Missouri Parents Plead for the Return of Their Missing InfantTIME
Mo. Parents Describe Panic After Baby DisappearedABC News
Mo. parents describe panic after baby disappearedForbes
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Globe and Mail
Sarah Palin pulls out of US presidential race
The Guardian
Sarah Palin chose not to run for president in 2012, but says other candidates for the nomination are looking for her support. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters The former governor of Alaska and star of the American right Sarah Palin is still hoping to be ...
How "decisive" will Palin's 2012 role actually be?CBS News
Sarah Palin decides not to run in 2012Reuters
Why Sarah Palin and I Aren't RunningWall Street Journal
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New York Daily News
Ex-NYPD officer's wife acquitted of his murder
Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK — A school secretary was acquitted Thursday of murder but convicted of a weapon charge after shooting her husband, a former police sergeant, 11 times with his own guns in a sensational case that cast a spotlight on the world of sustained ...
Ex-NYPD officer's wife acquitted of his murderCBS News
Ex-NYPD officer's wife acquitted of his murderThe Associated Press
Ex-NYPD officer's wife acquitted of his murderAtlanta Journal Constitution
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Globe and Mail
Cupertino shooting: Three deputies killed suspected gunman
Los Angeles Times
Three Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies on routine patrol shot and killed the alleged gunman in the Cupertino workplace shootings Thursday after spotting the armed suspect in a Sunnyvale neighborhood and attempting to make contact with him, ...
California Quarry Shooting Suspect Reportedly Shot and KilledFox News
Police: Calif. Shooting Suspect ShotTIME
Suspect in quarry shootings believed to have been killedCNN
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Globe and Mail
Steve Jobs' virtual DNA to be fostered in Apple University
Los Angeles Times
To survive its late founder, Apple and Steve Jobs planned a training program in which company executives will be taught to think like him, in 'a forum to impart that DNA to future generations.' Key to this effort is Joel Podolny, former Yale Business ...
Apple Fans Mourn Steve Jobs's Death, Hold IPhone-Lit VigilsBusinessWeek
How Steve Jobs Touched My Life: Readers SpeakInformationWeek
At an Apple store, one man's tribute to Steve JobsComputerworld
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USA Today
Obama to keep hitting Congress for doing nothing
CBS News
President Obama said Thursday that he plans to take his message that the economy is weakening because of Republican obstructionism straight to the American people over the next year, though he denied that strategy is based on Harry Truman's famous 1948 ...
Obama: Voters will run a 'do nothing' Congress out of townChristian Science Monitor
Obama Says Jobs Plan Can Protect U.S. Economy From RetreatSan Francisco Chronicle
Obama vows to force votes on key parts of jobs planUSA Today
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USA Today
Voting for 2012 election could start in December 2011
Chicago Tribune
Caucuses at Christmas? It's an ever-more real possibility Thursday after Nevada became the latest state to move up its nominating contest despite party efforts to delay the start of the process. The calendar jockeying began last ...
Santorum, Huntsman Take Aim at Romney Over Primary DatesFox News (blog)
Did Romney Nudge Nevada to Move Its Caucuses?New York Times (blog)
Huntsman camp digs at Romney for Nevada movemsnbc.com
Patch.com -Politico -USA Today
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Chicago Tribune
Judge OKs exhuming Gacy victim remains for ID testing
Chicago Sun-Times
Michael Marino, whose mother is questioning whether he was a victim of John Wayne Gacy. A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that a mother may exhume the body of one of serial killer John Wayne ...
Judge allows exhumation of John Wayne Gacy victimForbes
John Wayne Gacy Victim to Be ExhumedThirdAge
Judge allows exhumation of John Wayne Gacy victimWJBC News
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New York Times
Rick Perry Mitt Romney immigration stance could weigh on 2012 Nevada caucuses
Politico
The outcome of the conservative skirmish of the moment in the Republican presidential primary — a back-and-forth between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry on immigration — will have implications for either candidate should he make it to the general election, ...
Does Herman Cain want to be president or a best-selling author?CBS News
Can Herman Cain leverage his fervent support base to boost primary bid?Washington Post
House Turns Away Resolution Demanding Perry Apology Over Hunting Camp NameFox News
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