Obama warns of progress reversal if GOP wins – Forbes
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — President Barack Obama implored voters on Saturday to resist a Republican tide, warning that if the GOP prevails in Tuesday’s midterm elections all the progress of his first two years in office “can be rolled back.” That would be just fine, said Rep. John Boehner, in line to
Sick of campaign ad avalanche? TV stations aren’t – Seattle Times
For TV viewers, this cutthroat election year is a riot of attack ads and media saturation made possible by big-money donors. For TV stations, it’s a stimulus package. One research group expects TV political spending to hit a record $3 billion. The windfall may continue well past Election Day because
Yemen arrests woman in plot to send bombs to Chicago – Chicago Sun-Times
Yemeni officials arrested a woman Saturday and searched for other suspects linked to a plot to send two mail bombs to Chicago Jewish organizations. Officials said the woman was detained as part of a widening search for people believed to have used forged documents and ID cards in the plot thwarted
Juan Uribe, Aaron Rowand give Giants postseason magic – Los Angeles Times
Different time. Different team. Familiar feeling. Rowand, whom White Sox General Manager Ken Williams traded to get Jim Thome one month after the victory parade, knows it’s too early to celebrate anything. “You don’t change anything in your mind-set,” he said after a pinch-hit, bases-loaded triple
Louisville’s Powell out with apparent knee injury – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Louisville running back Bilal Powell, the nation’s No. 4 rusher, appeared to injure his right knee on a carry early in the second half against Pittsburgh and did not return to the game. The injury did not appear serious. Powell walked off the field without assistance and did not go to the locker
Obama Aide: US Ready To Aid Yemen Against Al-Qaida – msnbc.com
Washington – President Barack Obama’s counterterrorism adviser has called Yemen’s leader to make clear that the U.S. is ready help the Yemeni government in the fight against al-Qaida. The White House says Obama adviser John Brennan told Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, about the benefits of
Bond set for suspect charged in NIU homicide – Chicago Sun-Times
William P. Curl hung his head Saturday as he appeared via closed-circuit TV to face charges he killed 18-year-old Northern Illinois University freshman Antinette “Toni” Keller of Plainfield. Wearing glasses, dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit, his hands cuffed behind his back, Curl only said five
U.S., Japan Seek Calm With China on Island Dispute – BusinessWeek
(Adds Clinton meeting with Dai in the sixth through 10th paragraphs.) Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. and Japan sought to ease tensions with China fueled by territorial disputes in waters off its coast that have hindered talks on currency and trade policies before a Group of 20 summit next month
Experts: Passenger planes also at risk from cargo – Forbes
LONDON — The mail bombs discovered aboard cargo jets in England and Dubai could very easily have ended up on passenger planes, which carry more than half of the international air cargo coming into the U.S., experts say. And experts caution that cargo, even when loaded onto passenger planes, is
Thousands in D.C. to ‘restore sanity’ with Stewart, Colbert – Detroit News
Washington — A ‘sanity’ rally blending laughs and political activism drew thousands to the National Mall on Saturday, with comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as the unlikely maestros of moderation and civility in polarized times. Organizers insisted the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
