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This edition was generated on Wed Oct 10 08:45:01 EDT 2007

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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

U.S., Iraqis probe civilian killings
AP - 56 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - U.S. and Iraqi officials Wednesday were investigating yet another shooting of Iraqi civilians by a heavily armed security firm linked to U.S. government-financed work in Iraq.

60 MINUTES ON YAHOO! NEWS

The Boss is back

Springsteen defends his new album as patriotic.

Video Report

Wreckage found

Divers discover a historic shipwreck off the coast of Alaska.

People of the Web

Expensive tastes

Take a tour of New York on a million dollars a day.

HOT ZONE

'A World of Conflict'

Kevin Sites traces a yearlong journey through the world's war zones.

  • Signs of change are evident on the signage marking the Chrysler-Warren Stamping plant in Warren, Mich., Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, as negotiations continue between the UAW and Chrysler at Chrysler LLC's Aurburn Hills headquarters. A strike deadline has been set for Wednesday if there is no agreement on a new contract. (AP Photo/Amy E. Powers)
    Chrysler, UAW talk as deadline nears AP - 58 minutes ago

    DETROIT - Negotiators for the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC bargained through the night and continued talks Wednesday morning with just hours to go before a strike deadline.

  • China is urged to loosen Web controls AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

    BEIJING - An international media rights group called on China on Wednesday to loosen controls on Internet news and personal expression, calling the country's system of censorship an insult to the spirit of online freedom.

  • Actor Keifer Sutherland arrives at the Fox Fall Eco-Casino Party in Los Angeles in this Sept. 24, 2007 file photo. Sutherland pleaded no contest Tuesday in his drunken driving case to ensure the star of Fox's '24' could avoid a lengthy jail sentence, his attorney and network officials said. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles,file)
    Sutherland to do jail time on DUI charge AP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - Kiefer Sutherland pleaded no contest Tuesday in his drunken driving case and will begin serving a 48-day jail sentence while his Fox TV drama "24" begins its winter production break in December.

  • Exotic dancer worker's comp upheld AP - 10 minutes ago

    INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana appeals court upheld a worker's compensation award Tuesday for an exotic dancer who was injured while performing on a pole at a strip club.

  • Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick grimaces on the sideline after being helped off the field during the second half of a football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in this Dec. 31, 2006 file photo in Philadelphia. The Falcons are entitled to recover nearly US$20 million in bonus money paid to Vick, an arbitrator ruled Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)
    Vick must repay $20 million from bonus AP - 36 minutes ago

    ATLANTA - The Atlanta Falcons are entitled to recover nearly $20 million in bonus money paid to disgraced quarterback Michael Vick, an arbitrator ruled Tuesday. The players' union vowed to appeal.

  • United Auto Workers (UAW) President Ron Gettelfinger (R) answers a question as UAW Vice-President Chrysler Group General Holiefield listens during a news conference at the headquarters of the former DaimlerChrysler in Auburn Hills, Michigan July 20, 2007. (Rebecca Cook - UNITED STATES/Reuters)
    Chrysler and UAW negotiating as strike deadline nears Reuters - Wed Oct 10, 4:55 AM ET

    DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union and automaker Chrysler LLC remained locked in contract talks on Wednesday morning just hours ahead of a strike deadline set by the union that could trigger the industry's second major work stoppage in as many weeks.

  • A helicopter used by private security contractors flies near al-Mansour hotel in Baghdad June 25, 2007. Iraqi officials on Wednesday accused guards working for a foreign security company of firing randomly when they killed two women in the latest incident involving private security contractors that has outraged Iraqis. (Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud/Reuters)
    Security guards fired randomly: Iraq official Reuters - 58 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi officials on Wednesday accused guards working for a foreign security company of firing randomly when they killed two women in the latest incident involving private security contractors that has outraged Iraqis.

  • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei (C), India Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar (R) and other Indian officials walk in front of the historic Gateway of India (L, behind) in Mumbai October 9, 2007. (Stringer/Reuters)
    IAEA chief in India as worries rise on nuclear deal Reuters - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's head arrived on Wednesday in India's capital for talks with government leaders, as concern grew a prolonged row with communists could scupper a nuclear deal with the United States or spark snap elections.

  • Construction workers put up second story framing as they build homes in Carlsbad, California November 17, 2005. U.S. economists have chopped their forecasts for 2008 economic growth for a third straight month, saying the housing slump will be deeper and last longer than earlier expected, a survey released on Wednesday showed. (Mike Blake/Reuters)
    Economists cut 2008 forecasts for U.S. growth Reuters - Wed Oct 10, 12:36 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economists have chopped their forecasts for 2008 economic growth for a third straight month, saying the housing slump will be deeper and last longer than earlier expected, a survey released on Wednesday showed.

  • Undated handout picture shows German scientist Gerhard Ertl. Ertl won the 2007 Nobel Prize for chemistry for his surface chemistry work, the Nobel chemistry panel at the Swedish Academy of Sciences said on October 10, 2007. (HO/Reuters)
    German Ertl wins Nobel for chemistry Reuters - 17 minutes ago

    STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - German Gerhard Ertl won the Nobel Prize for chemistry on his 71st birthday on Wednesday for work which helped to develop cleaner car exhaust systems and explain the depletion of the ozone layer.

  • Republican presidential candidate, former Senator Fred Thompson (R-Tn), stands on stage during the presidential debate in Dearborn, Michigan October 9, 2007. Thompson is making his first Republican debate appearance of the 2008 presidential campaign. (Jason Reed/Reuters)
    Thompson debuts in Republican economic debate Reuters - Tue Oct 9, 6:31 PM ET

    DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson made a crisp debut in his first 2008 debate appearance on Tuesday, and rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney battled over their records on taxes and spending.

  • A vendor arranges pirated Microsoft software at a store in Beijing April 19, 2006. A senior U.S. official took aim at a clutch of China's industrial policies on Wednesday, saying they could give domestic firms an unfair competitive edge and spell a retreat from open markets. (Stringer/Reuters)
    U.S. chides China for "worrisome" industrial policy Reuters - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official took aim at a clutch of China's industrial policies on Wednesday, saying they could give domestic firms an unfair advantage and spell a retreat from open markets.

  • Russia's President Vladimir Putin's supporters stand in front of his portrait on the bank of the Moskva River before the celebrations for his 55th birthday in central Moscow October 7, 2007. Support among Russian voters for the United Russia party rose to a record high after Putin announced he would run on the party's ticket in this year's parliamentary election, an opinion poll showed. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)
    Russian party receives poll boost from Putin Reuters - Wed Oct 10, 5:15 AM ET

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Support among Russian voters for the United Russia party rose to a record high after President Vladimir Putin announced he would run on the party's ticket in this year's parliamentary election, an opinion poll showed.

  • The daughters (L, 2nd L and 2nd R) of Iraqi Armenian Christian woman Maroni Awanis, who was killed by foreign security guards, mourn during the funeral procession in Baghdad. Outraged Iraqi authorities have condemned the killing in Baghdad of two women by foreign security guards but the Australian-run firm which hired the contractors defended their actions.(AFP/Ali Yussef)
    Outraged Iraqis condemn killings by foreign guards AFP - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (AFP) - Outraged Iraqi authorities on Wednesday condemned the killing in Baghdad of two women by foreign security guards but the Australian-run firm which hired the contractors defended their actions.

  • A displaced Congolese family in stands next to a makeshift hut after they fled the fighting in the Nord-Kivu region, September 2007. More than 100 fighters, including 85 rebels, have been killed in clashes in the Nord-Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.(AFP/File/Sofia Bouderbala)
    More than 100 killed in DR Congo fighting AFP - 55 minutes ago

    KINSHASA (AFP) - More than 100 fighters, including 85 rebels, have been killed in clashes in the Nord-Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a top army officer said on Wednesday.

  • Pakistani soldiers carry the body of their comrade killed in battle with pro-Taliban rebels in Parachinar. Pakistani troops and militants observed an unofficial ceasefire after days of heavy fighting, as thousands of tribesmen buried 50 people killed in airstrikes.(AFP/Javad Khan)
    Pakistan clashes halt as tribesmen bury dead AFP - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

    IPPI, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistani troops and militants observed an unofficial ceasefire Wednesday after days of heavy fighting, as thousands of tribesmen buried 50 people killed in airstrikes, officials and witnesses said.

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy (L) during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. Putin refused to bend to Western pressure over Iran, saying after talks with Sarkozy that he did not believe the Islamic republic was trying to build a nuclear bomb.(AFP/Pool/Sergei Ilnitsky)
    Sarkozy fails to soften Russian backing for Iran AFP - 59 minutes ago

    MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin refused Wednesday to bend to Western pressure over Iran, saying after talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy that he did not believe the Islamic republic was trying to build a nuclear bomb.

  • Gerhard Ertl of Germany poses for a photo at his office at the Fritz-Haber-Institute in Berlin. Ertl has won the Nobel Chemistry Prize, his 71st birthday, for work that has become invaluable to the modern chemical industry and helped the fight to fix the ozone hole.(AFP/DDP/Axel Scmidt)
    Germany's Gerhard Ertl wins Nobel Chemistry Prize AFP - 48 minutes ago

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Gerhard Ertl of Germany won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday, his 71st birthday, for work that has become invaluable to the modern chemical industry and helped the fight to fix the ozone hole.

  • A Royal Bank of Scotland branch in central London. A European consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland has declared victory in the takeover battle for Dutch group ABN Amro, sealing the biggest takeover in banking history.(AFP/File/Andrew Stuart)
    RBS consortium calls victory in ABN Amro takeover AFP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - A European consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland on Wednesday declared victory in the takeover battle for Dutch group ABN Amro, sealing the biggest takeover in banking history.

  • A bottle of Schweppes lemonade. Cadbury Schweppes has said it would split off and list its Americas Beverages division on the New York Stock Exchange after failing to find a buyer for the unit.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)
    Cadbury to spin off US drinks arm in NYSE listing AFP - Wed Oct 10, 5:25 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Cadbury Schweppes said Wednesday it would split off and list its Americas Beverages division on the New York Stock Exchange after failing to find a buyer for the unit.

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  • Turkish military trucks carry tanks on a road connecting Turkey's southeastern town of Cizre to Sirnak, October 9, 2007. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Wednesday the government was drawing up plans to authorize a military incursion into northern Iraq to crush Kurdish rebels there if this is deemed necessary. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Turk PM confirms plan to allow operation in Iraq Reuters - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

    ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Wednesday his government was drawing up plans to authorize a military incursion into northern Iraq to crush Kurdish rebels using the region as a base.

  • Nobel prize winner Albert Fert of France poses in an office at the CNRS (Scientific Research National Center) in Paris, October 9,2007. (Philippe Wojazer/Reuters)
    Hard disk pioneers win physics Nobel Reuters - Tue Oct 9, 2:07 PM ET

    STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - France's Albert Fert and Germany's Peter Gruenberg won the 2007 Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday for a breakthrough in nanotechnology that lets huge amounts of data be squeezed into ever-smaller spaces.

  • Board the plane, turn off your phone ... and surf the Web The Christian Science Monitor - Tue Oct 9, 4:00 AM ET

    NEW YORK - Coming soon to an airplane near you: broadband.

  • This image provided shows Jupiter's moon Io as seen by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. Rising 200 miles into space from the volcano Tvashtar at the north pole of the moon is an umbrella-shaped plume of dust. The U.S. space agency released scientific details of the probe's flyby of Jupiter earlier this year, including observing lightning strikes at the giant planet's two poles. (NASA/JHUAPL/Reuters)
    NASA probe discovers lightning at Jupiter's poles Reuters - Tue Oct 9, 4:22 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A NASA spacecraft observed lightning strikes at Jupiter's poles as it provided insights into the giant planet's dynamic atmosphere as well as volcanic activity on one of its moons, scientists said on Tuesday.

  • Ahmed el Keiy chats with listeners calling his nightly Ramadan radio programme at the Paris radio station Beur FM, popular with French-born sons and daughters of North African immigrants, September 25, 2007. (Tom Heneghan/Reuters)
    Paris Ramadan radio raps Muslim ignorance of Islam Reuters - Tue Oct 9, 9:16 PM ET

    PARIS (Reuters) - It's late of a Ramadan evening in Paris, the iftar dinners are finished and Muslims from around France are calling Ahmed el Keiy to ask questions about Islam.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Agent hints A-Rod likely to opt out

AP - Wed Oct 10, 2:25 AM ET

NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez is ready to cash in. Again. Agent Scott Boras hinted Tuesday that A-Rod will opt out of the final three seasons of his contract with the New York Yankees and seek a new deal in the free-agent market that will lock him up through his pursuit of Barry Bonds' home-run record.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Chrysler, UAW talk as deadline nears

AP - 58 minutes ago

DETROIT - Negotiators for the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC bargained through the night and continued talks Wednesday morning with just hours to go before a strike deadline.

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Lateshow Top Ten List

Top Ten Good Things About Being Elected To The National Baseball Hall Of Fame Presented By Tony Gwynn And Cal Ripken, Jr.

10. While traveling the country, I can shower with any team I choose

9. Can now advertise my garage sales as "Hall of Fame garage sales"

8. George Steinbrenner just offered me $20 million to play again

7. On Bobblehead Day, guess who gets two bobbleheads?

6. At any moment, there's a good chance Bob Costas is boring someone with stories about me

5. It's nice to be mentioned in the same breath as Arky Vaughan, Burleigh Grimes, and Gabby Hartnett

4. Free chalupa from Taco Bell if I mention them in my induction speech

3. Made all those years playing in southern California's lousy climate worth it

2. I can now admit I broke my streak in 1998 because I had tickets to "Les Mis"

1. Get to be on national television-- even if it is this show

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - October 10, 2007
I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.
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Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000), Charlie Brown in "Peanuts"
You get fifteen democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions.
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Senator Patrick Leahy (1940 - ), May 1990
Without the aid of prejudice and custom I should not be able to find my way across the room.
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William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830)
Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand
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Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007)

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