US aims to punish Iran for Saudi envoy plot (AP)

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• US aims to punish Iran for Saudi envoy plot (AP)
• Nigerian man pleads guilty in underwear bomb plot (AP)
• Lawmakers, White House regroup on jobs (AP)
• Herman Cain's sudden surge powered by 9-9-9 plan (AP)
• Obama campaign charges Romney with flip-flopping (AP)
• Alabama Hispanics protest new law on immigration (AP)
• Flooded Vt. town struggles to ID cemetery remains (AP)
• BlackBerry outages spread to North America (AP)
• Hollywood hacking case victims include Johansson (AP)
• South African biker and beast collide, helmet wins (AP)
• Saudis, U.S. trade charges with Iran over plot (Reuters)
• Romney leads GOP, Cain second: Reuters/Ipsos (Reuters)
• Europe eyes bigger Greek losses for banks (Reuters)
• House panel subpoenas failed gun sting documents (Reuters)
• Bullish Apple investors start calling for dividend (Reuters)
• "Underwear bomber" pleads guilty in court (Reuters)
• Congress poised to approve Bush-era trade deals (Reuters)
• Chrysler, UAW reach tentative labor pact (Reuters)
• Social media drive Occupy Wall Street. Do they also divulge its secrets? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Senate slap of China a sign that patience is wearing thin on trade (The Christian Science Monitor)

US aims to punish Iran for Saudi envoy plot (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT AP - The alleged Iranian plot to kill Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States is a "dangerous escalation" in Iran's support for terrorism and must draw an international response, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday.

Nigerian man pleads guilty in underwear bomb plot (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:56 PM PDT AP - A Nigerian man pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to bring down a jetliner with a bomb in his underwear, defiantly telling a federal judge that he acted in retaliation for the killing of Muslims worldwide and referring to the failed explosive as a "blessed weapon."

Lawmakers, White House regroup on jobs (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:58 PM PDT AP - A day after Senate Republicans killed his $447 billion jobs bill, President Barack Obama said he isn't taking no for an answer. In his first, combative appearance since a united Senate GOP caucus filibustered the jobs plan to death, Obama promised to keep the pressure on Congress for his job initiatives.

Herman Cain's sudden surge powered by 9-9-9 plan (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:29 PM PDT AP - If there's a policy star in the Republican presidential primary it may be Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax overhaul plan. It has helped fuel the Georgia businessman's sudden surge in the GOP race. But behind the catchy slogan is a reality: Experts say it will raise taxes on some Americans.

Obama campaign charges Romney with flip-flopping (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:23 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's presidential campaign staff on Wednesday accused former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney of changing his positions on a series of issues, offering a preview of what could be their central argument against the Republican presidential candidate next year.

Alabama Hispanics protest new law on immigration (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:32 PM PDT AP - At least a half-dozen poultry plants shut down or scaled back operations Wednesday and many other businesses closed as Hispanics in Alabama skipped work to protest the state's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law.

Flooded Vt. town struggles to ID cemetery remains (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT AP - The remnants of Hurricane Irene killed four people in Vermont, but the storm scattered dozens of sets of human remains — bodies pried from eternal rest in a mountain cemetery and swept down a raging river, where some may never be identified or even found.

BlackBerry outages spread to North America (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:48 PM PDT AP - BlackBerry users across the world were exasperated Wednesday as an outage of email, messaging and Internet services on the phones spread to the U.S. and Canada and stretched into the third day for Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa.

Hollywood hacking case victims include Johansson (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:24 PM PDT AP - A Florida man was charged with hacking into the emails of Christina Aguilera, Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis in a computer invasion scheme that targeted Hollywood celebrities, federal authorities said Wednesday.

South African biker and beast collide, helmet wins (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 11:44 AM PDT AP - A South African mountain biker's collision with an antelope became an Internet sensation with uncommon speed and international reach, YouTube said Wednesday.

Saudis, U.S. trade charges with Iran over plot (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:56 PM PDT Reuters - Saudi Arabia and the United States traded charges with Iran Wednesday over an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington, deepening divisions and sharpening a contest for power in the oil-rich Gulf.

Romney leads GOP, Cain second: Reuters/Ipsos (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:10 PM PDT Reuters - Mitt Romney leads the field vying for the Republican presidential nomination but fewer than one in four of the party's voters back him as a surging Herman Cain gains ground, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.

Europe eyes bigger Greek losses for banks (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:39 AM PDT Reuters - Euro zone countries will ask banks to accept losses of up to 50 percent on their holdings of Greek debt, officials said on Wednesday, as part of a grand plan to avert a disorderly default and stem a crisis that threatens the world economy.

House panel subpoenas failed gun sting documents (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:17 PM PDT Reuters - Republican congressional investigators demanded on Wednesday Attorney General Eric Holder turn over documents and communications about a bungled operation that allowed guns to be smuggled to Mexican drug cartels from the United States.

Bullish Apple investors start calling for dividend (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:09 PM PDT Reuters - Apple Inc is starting to hear a common refrain from investors: Show us the money.

"Underwear bomber" pleads guilty in court (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:10 AM PDT Reuters - A Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day 2009 with a bomb in his underwear pleaded guilty Wednesday and said he wanted to avenge the killing of innocent Muslims by the United States.

Congress poised to approve Bush-era trade deals (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 11:13 AM PDT Reuters - The Congress was poised on Wednesday to approve long-delayed trade pacts with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that are expected to create U.S. jobs by boosting exports by about $13 billion a year.

Chrysler, UAW reach tentative labor pact (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:49 PM PDT Reuters - The United Auto Workers and Chrysler Group LLC have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year labor contract that would pay workers smaller bonuses than unionized workers at General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co.

Social media drive Occupy Wall Street. Do they also divulge its secrets? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:15 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Social media, a main engine driving "Occupy Wall Street's" spread, both nationally and globally, are increasingly serving another vital function: helping outsiders who are trying to track and anticipate the leaderless movement’s next steps.

Senate slap of China a sign that patience is wearing thin on trade (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:56 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The Senate voted Tuesday to pass a bill that would sanction China for currency manipulation â€" a sign that the massive loss of manufacturing jobs, widely viewed as a result of unfair trade practices by China, can no longer be dismissed, especially by lawmakers representing hardest-hit states and districts.

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