Libya's Moammar Gadhafi killed in hometown battle (AP)

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• Libya's Moammar Gadhafi killed in hometown battle (AP)
• With warped vision, Gadhafi maddened Libya, West (AP)
• LIBYA LIVE: Piecing together Gadhafi's last hours (AP)
• Greek lawmakers pass austerity bill despite riots (AP)
• AP-GfK Poll: Hope weak for economy, Obama remedies (AP)
• Paul drops $2M in new TV ads to criticize rivals (AP)
• Ohio owner of exotic animals was deep in debt (AP)
• Santorum says Cain misleads voters on abortion (AP)
• AP Exclusive: Brewer touts immigration law in book (AP)
• Lohan late to Day 1 of community service at morgue (AP)
• Gaddafi killed in hometown, now Libya eyes future (Reuters)
• Obama: Gaddafi death is warning to iron-fist rulers (Reuters)
• Franco-German split over bailout fund threatens crisis (Reuters)
• Groupon to list shares on Nasdaq: sources (Reuters)
• Greece adopts austerity bill amid protests (Reuters)
• Factory, jobs data offer hope for economy (Reuters)
• Basque separatists ETA say end armed struggle (Reuters)
• Tribune Co's warring parties brace for key ruling (Reuters)
• With proper treatment, Michael Jackson would be alive, expert says (The Christian Science Monitor)
• New Obama jobs bill: Do too many Democrats view it as 'bailout lite'? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Libya's Moammar Gadhafi killed in hometown battle (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:13 PM PDT AP - Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's dictator for 42 years until he was ousted in an uprising-turned-civil war, was killed Thursday as revolutionary fighters overwhelmed his hometown of Sirte and captured the last major bastion of resistance two months after his regime fell.

With warped vision, Gadhafi maddened Libya, West (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:15 PM PDT AP - During nearly 42 years in power in Libya, Moammar Gadhafi was one of the world's most eccentric dictators, so mercurial that he was both condemned and courted by the West, while he brutally warped his country with his idiosyncratic vision of autocratic rule until he was finally toppled by his own people.

LIBYA LIVE: Piecing together Gadhafi's last hours (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:16 PM PDT AP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was killed today as his hometown fell to the one-time rebels who ousted him, ending the last vestiges of control for the man once hailed as the "king of kings of Africa."

Greek lawmakers pass austerity bill despite riots (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:16 PM PDT AP - Greek lawmakers have passed a deeply resented austerity bill that has led to violent protests on the streets of Athens, despite some dissent from one Socialist lawmaker.

AP-GfK Poll: Hope weak for economy, Obama remedies (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:16 PM PDT AP - A new AP-GfK poll shows that the dark funk that appeared to settle over the country this summer has eased slightly, but the American public remains gloomy about the economy and more than half say President Barack Obama does not inspire confidence in a recovery.

Paul drops $2M in new TV ads to criticize rivals (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:16 PM PDT AP - Republican presidential contender Ron Paul is opening his wallet for $2 million of television ads that criticize rivals Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Herman Cain for supporting federal spending while touting his own proposal for drastically shrinking Washington's bottom line.

Ohio owner of exotic animals was deep in debt (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:16 PM PDT AP - The owner of an exotic animal farm who killed himself after setting his menagerie of tigers, lions, bears and other beasts loose in the Ohio countryside was deep in debt, records show.

Santorum says Cain misleads voters on abortion (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:01 PM PDT AP - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum pounced on rival Herman Cain's position on abortion Thursday, saying it mirrors the views of abortion-rights supporters and shows that Cain is not a true conservative.

AP Exclusive: Brewer touts immigration law in book (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:01 PM PDT AP - Gov. Jan Brewer provides behind-the-scenes details in her new book about her handling of Arizona's controversial immigration enforcement law last year, including a tense meeting with President Barack Obama and her administration's attempts to avoid being branded racist over the crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Lohan late to Day 1 of community service at morgue (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:01 PM PDT AP - Lindsay Lohan arrived late to her first day of community service at the county morgue Thursday and was turned away, another hiccup in the actress' effort to prove to a judge that she is complying with terms of her probation.

Gaddafi killed in hometown, now Libya eyes future (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi was killed by Libyans he once scorned as "rats", succumbing to wounds, some seemingly inflicted after his capture by fighters who overran his last redoubt on Thursday in his hometown of Sirte.

Obama: Gaddafi death is warning to iron-fist rulers (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday hailed Muammar Gaddafi's death as a warning to authoritarian leaders across the Middle East that iron-fisted rule "inevitably comes to an end," and as vindication for his cautious strategy toward Libya.

Franco-German split over bailout fund threatens crisis (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 11:49 AM PDT Reuters - Deep divisions between France and Germany mean they will make scant progress on strengthening the euro zone bailout fund at a summit on Sunday in a sign that Europe's leaders are still some way from getting a grip on the bloc's debt crisis.

Groupon to list shares on Nasdaq: sources (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:00 PM PDT Reuters - Daily deals website Groupon Inc will list its shares on the Nasdaq, two sources familiar with the situation said.

Greece adopts austerity bill amid protests (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:29 PM PDT Reuters - The Greek parliament approved a painful set of austerity measures on Thursday, defying violent protests in central Athens and a general strike which shut down much of the country.

Factory, jobs data offer hope for economy (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 11:40 AM PDT Reuters - Factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic region rebounded in October and the number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits fell last week in fresh signs that the economy was likely to duck a new recession.

Basque separatists ETA say end armed struggle (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:21 PM PDT Reuters - Basque separatists ETA, Europe's last major guerrilla group, called a halt to 50 years of violence on Thursday.

Tribune Co's warring parties brace for key ruling (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 11:42 AM PDT Reuters - Tribune Co, the publisher of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune newspapers, may be nearing the end of its bitter bankruptcy that quickly followed a disastrous leveraged buyout led by financier Sam Zell.

With proper treatment, Michael Jackson would be alive, expert says (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Oct 2011 06:39 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Pop star Michael Jackson would be alive and completely uninjured had his personal physician been properly trained and equipped to administer the anesthetic propofol, an expert in anesthesiology testified on Wednesday.

New Obama jobs bill: Do too many Democrats view it as 'bailout lite'? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Oct 2011 04:33 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Firefighters, in town to lobby for a $35 billion jobs bill, so jammed a cavernous Senate hearing room that many had to be asked to leave â€" for exceeding the fire code.

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