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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Miracle baby emerges from Turkish quake rubble (AP)

Miracle baby emerges from Turkish quake rubble (AP)

Miracle baby emerges from Turkish quake rubble (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Turkish rescuers carry Azra Karaduman, a two-week-old baby girl they have saved from under debris of a collapsed building in Ercis, Van, eastern Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The baby's mother, Semiha, was still alive, pinned next to a sofa inside the flattened building from where the child was rescued. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake toppled some 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey, Sunday.(AP Photo)AP - After 48 hours, a miracle emerged from a narrow slit in rubble of a Turkish apartment building: a 2-week-old baby girl, half-naked but still breathing.

Moammar Gadhafi buried in unmarked grave (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:26 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, a man reacts while viewing the bodies of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, background, his ex-defense minister Abu Bakr Younis and his son, Muatassim Gadhafi, foreground, in a commercial freezer at a shopping center in Misrata, Libya. Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's all-powerful leader for four decades, spent his final weeks shuttling from hideout to hideout in his hometown of Sirte, alternating between rage and melancholy as his regime crumbled around him, said a Gadhafi confidant now in custody. Gadhafi, his son Muatassim and an entourage of two dozen die-hard loyalists were largely cut off from the world while on the run, living in abandoned homes without TV, phones or electricity, said Mansour Dao, a member of the Gadhafi clan and chief bodyguard. (AP Photo/David Sperry)AP - Moammar Gadhafi, the dictator who ruled Libya for 42 years, was buried early Tuesday in an unmarked grave with only a few people allowed to attend. The modest Islamic ceremony closed the book on the 8-month civil war that ousted him and ended in the gruesome spectacle of people lining up for days to view his decomposing corpse on display in a cold storage unit.

Perry wants flat tax with some popular deductions (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:45 AM PDT

Republican Presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the ISO Poly Films plant, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, in Gray Court, S.C. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)AP - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry proposed a sweeping economic plan Tuesday that includes a flat tax proposal, private retirement accounts for Social Security, a lower corporate tax rate and reforms aimed at keeping Medicare solvent.

Just in time for the holidays, a bad economic mood (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2011 file photo, a woman and child leave a mall with purchases in Culver City, Calif. Consumers' confidence in the economy fell in October to the lowest it's been since 2009 when the U.S. was in the middle of a deep recession, according to a report released Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, by a private research group.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)AP - Americans say they feel worse about the economy than they have since the depths of the Great Recession. And it's a bad time for a bad mood because households are starting to make their holiday budgets.

Boys should get HPV vaccine too, panel says (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:16 AM PDT

AP - The controversial HPV shot given to girls should also be given to boys, in part to help prevent the spread of the virus through sex, a government medical panel said Tuesday.

Police arrest 75 protesters at Oakland's City Hall (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:54 PM PDT

An American flag is left discarded on the ground as a remnant of the Occupy Oakland protests Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, in Oakland, Calif. Police in riot gear began clearing anti-Wall Street protesters on Tuesday morning from the plaza in front of Oakland's City Hall where they have been camped out for about two weeks. City officials had originally been supportive of the protesters, but the city later warned the protesters that they were breaking the law and could not stay in the encampment overnight. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - Police in riot gear cleared anti-Wall Street protesters from in front of Oakland's City Hall on Tuesday morning, leaving a sea of overturned tents, protest signs and trash strewn across the plaza.

Ex-ad exec with ties to 'Gayle King' is convicted (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2011 photo, Richard Shenkman watches on as his attorney Hugh Keefe takes notes while final evidence and witnesses are presented by the State's Attorney's Office during Shenkman's trial in Hartford Superior Court, Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 in Hartford, Conn. Shenkman was convicted Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 of kidnapping his ex-wife, holding her hostage for nearly 12 hours and burning down the Connecticut home they used to share. (AP Photo/Tim Cook, Pool)AP - A former advertising executive who once had ties to the "Gayle King Show" was convicted Tuesday of kidnapping his ex-wife, holding her hostage for nearly 12 hours and burning down the Connecticut home they used to share.

'Joe the Plumber' launching congressional bid (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:14 PM PDT

FILE - In an Oct. 16, 2008 file photo, Joe Wurzelbacher, also known as 'Joe The Plumber,' laughs while talking outside of his home in Holland, Ohio. Wurzelbacher, who became a household name after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 campaign, has filed paperwork to run for Congress. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero, File)AP - Joe the Plumber is launching his bid for Congress in Ohio.

Netflix shares tank amid backlash and defections (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT

AP - Netflix shares plunged 35 percent Tuesday after the one-time Wall Street favorite revealed a massive departure of subscribers angered by price increases and other questionable changes at the rental service that was created to make entertainment a snap.

AP Source: Big 12 approves WVU to replace Missouri (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:56 PM PDT

West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith throws against Syracuse during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y., on Friday, Oct 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)AP - The Big 12 has approved bringing in West Virginia to replace Missouri when the Tigers complete their move to the Southeastern Conference, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Amazon quarterly profit falls 73 percent (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:11 PM PDT

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc reported a 73 percent drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday after spending heavily on its new tablet computer and other long-term projects.

ECB row, Italy flare on eve of euro rescue summit (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:09 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel uses her phone as she waits for Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before a welcome ceremony in Berlin October 25, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzReuters - A flare-up over the European Central Bank and political turmoil in Italy kept the euro zone on edge on Tuesday on the eve of a summit meant to confront the currency bloc's worsening sovereign debt crisis.

Libya gives Gaddafi inglorious secret burial (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:51 AM PDT

People take pictures of the body of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi inside a meat locker in Misrata, October 22, 2011. REUTERS/Youssef BoudlalReuters - Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mo'tassim were buried in a secret desert location on Tuesday, five days after the deposed Libyan leader was captured, killed and put on grisly public display.

Quake rescuers save baby, Turkey requests aid (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:57 AM PDT

An earthquake survivor walks back after receiving food aid in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 25, 2011. REUTERS/Osman OrsalReuters - Rescuers pulled a two-week-old baby girl alive from a collapsed apartment block on Tuesday as they battled to find survivors of an earthquake in eastern Turkey that killed more than 400 people and made tens of thousands homeless.

U.S. advisers recommend Gardasil HPV shots for boys (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:30 AM PDT

Gardasil, a Human Papillomavirus vaccine, is displayed at the Girls to Women Health and Wellness clinic in Dallas, Texas March 6, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Boys should be routinely vaccinated against the human papillomavirus or HPV in an effort to protect them from oral, anal and penile cancers, and to extend protection of girls from cervical cancer, U.S. vaccine advisers said on Tuesday.

House Speaker Boehner assails Obama "reset" with Russia (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:25 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - The top Republican in Congress on Tuesday assailed President Barack Obama's "reset" policy with Russia as contrary to U.S. interests and values, and urged him to rethink his approach in light of Vladimir Putin's impending return to the Kremlin.

Exclusive: IMF considering participation in EU bailout fund (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Reuters - The International Monetary Fund is considering taking part in a special investment vehicle being proposed by the euro zone bailout fund but has not made a decision yet, euro zone officials said on Tuesday.

Consumer confidence tumbles, home prices stagnate (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:32 AM PDT

Reuters - Consumer confidence unexpectedly dropped to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years in October, while house prices were unchanged at low levels in August, suggesting the consumer is still struggling.

Michael Jackson: Defense of Dr. Conrad Murray stumbles at the start (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 06:52 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Lawyers defending Michael Jackson’s personal physician sought Monday to poke holes in the prosecution’s case in the month-long manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray.

How Occupy Wall Street is testing the next US president (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:33 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As buzz grows and poll numbers rise for Occupy Wall Street, the now-global movement that launched in New York City on Sept. 17 may yet become the unexpected, outside player that forces the 2012 election field to adjust its course.
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