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Friday, October 7, 2011 12:16 AM PDT

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News - Latest News & Headlines: Obama to GOP: Act on jobs or get run out of town Apple fans reach for Jobs' devices to mourn him Panel advises against prostate cancer screening Near-daily protests add to the hardship in Greece Feds target Calif. pot dispensaries for closure Obama acknowledges Wall Street protests as a sign Feds to design health insurance for the masses Police: Mo. baby's parents stop cooperating Aussie band loses appeal on 'Down Under' ruling Kidnap victims allegedly held in Mexican jail Obama hits China on trade; cautious on currency bill EU works on banks, Obama urges swift action Hiring seen as dismally weak in September Obama chides banks, taps anger over Wall Street Sniper fire holds up push into Gaddafi's hometown Pakistan says Obama pressure on militants hurts Energy loans official leaves in wake of Solyndra Film festival comes to Kabul on war anniversary Sweden's Transtromer wins 2011 Nobel Literature prize Secret panel can put Americans on "kill list' Obama to GOP: Act on jobs or get run out of town Thu,6 Oct 2011 06:33 PM PDT AP - A combative President Barack Obama challenged a divided Congress on Thursday to unite behind his jobs bill or get ready to be run "out of town" by angry voters. Hoping to use public frustration and economic worry as leverage, he called his proposal an insurance plan against a painful return to recession. Full Story Top Apple fans reach for Jobs' devices to mourn him Thu,6 Oct 2011 08:06 PM PDT AP - He was a conjurer, a modern magician who reached into tomorrow and came up with things that changed millions of lives. And as people gathered at Apple Stores from Sydney to San Francisco to mourn Steve Jobs, the feeling was more than grief for an executive or even an inventor. It was something closer to awe for a wizard. Full Story Top Panel advises against prostate cancer screening Thu,6 Oct 2011 09:06 PM PDT AP - Those PSA blood tests that check for prostate cancer do more harm than good and healthy men should no longer receive them as part of routine cancer screening, a government panel is recommending. Full Story Top Near-daily protests add to the hardship in Greece Thu,6 Oct 2011 11:48 PM PDT AP - With no warning, a few dozen students blocked a major avenue in central Athens, marching slowly up the middle of the street to make sure motorists couldn't get through. Tempers frayed, horns honked. Full Story Top Feds target Calif. pot dispensaries for closure Thu,6 Oct 2011 08:29 PM PDT AP - Federal prosecutors have launched a crackdown on some pot dispensaries in California, warning the stores that they must shut down in 45 days or face criminal charges and confiscation of their property even if they are operating legally under the state's 15-year-old medical marijuana law. Full Story Top Obama acknowledges Wall Street protests as a sign Thu,6 Oct 2011 06:12 PM PDT AP - Concerns over Wall Street practices and economic inequality that have led to sit-ins and rallies in New York and elsewhere reverberated up to the White House on Thursday, with President Barack Obama saying the protesters are expressing the frustrations of the American public. Full Story Top Feds to design health insurance for the masses Thu,6 Oct 2011 04:26 PM PDT AP - The federal government is taking on a crucial new role in the nation's health care, designing a basic benefits package for millions of privately insured Americans. A framework for the Obama administration was released Thursday. Full Story Top Police: Mo. baby's parents stop cooperating Thu,6 Oct 2011 08:11 PM PDT AP - The parents of a missing 10-month-old Missouri girl are no longer cooperating with investigators, police said late Thursday — an assertion the family quickly and firmly denied. Full Story Top Aussie band loses appeal on 'Down Under' ruling Thu,6 Oct 2011 11:48 PM PDT AP - Australian rockers Men at Work on Friday lost their final court bid to prove they did not steal the distinctive flute riff of their 1980s hit "Down Under" from a children's campfire song. Full Story Top Kidnap victims allegedly held in Mexican jail Thu,6 Oct 2011 09:43 PM PDT AP - Several police officers in northern Mexico allowed a violent drug gang to hold kidnap victims in the local jail while ransom payments were being negotiated, a state official said Thursday. Full Story Top Obama hits China on trade; cautious on currency bill Thu,6 Oct 2011 06:28 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama accused China on Thursday of "gaming" international trade by keeping its currency weak, but was cautious about a bill before the Senate aimed at pressing Beijing to revalue the yuan. Full Story Top EU works on banks, Obama urges swift action Thu,6 Oct 2011 01:15 PM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union moves to shore up ailing banks moved into higher gear on Thursday as President Barack Obama urged European leaders to act faster to tackle a sovereign debt crisis that threatens global economic recovery. Full Story Top Hiring seen as dismally weak in September Thu,6 Oct 2011 09:06 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment likely grew only modestly in September, with hiring too weak to pull down a lofty jobless rate and dispel recession fears. Full Story Top Obama chides banks, taps anger over Wall Street Thu,6 Oct 2011 03:26 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched an onslaught against banks and Republicans on Thursday for working to block financial reform, using a populist tone amid public anger over Wall Street practices. Full Story Top Sniper fire holds up push into Gaddafi's hometown Thu,6 Oct 2011 04:13 PM PDT Reuters - SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Snipers loyal to Muammar Gaddafi held back government forces trying to capture his hometown on Thursday and the deposed leader warned the heads of the developing world who have recognized Libya's new rulers that they would face a similar fate to his own. Full Story Top Pakistan says Obama pressure on militants hurts Thu,6 Oct 2011 11:09 PM PDT Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's warning to Islamabad over suspected ties to militants will hurt efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and fuel anti-Americanism, the chairman of Pakistan's Senate Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday. Full Story Top Energy loans official leaves in wake of Solyndra Thu,6 Oct 2011 06:05 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Thursday its top energy loans official was stepping down, following a widening probe into the embarrassing collapse of a solar panel company that got $535 million in federal support. Full Story Top Film festival comes to Kabul on war anniversary Thu,6 Oct 2011 11:17 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - A father desperately searches for his son, who has been sent on a suicide bomb mission. After losing everything, he ends up homeless and insane on the dusty streets of Kabul. Full Story Top Sweden's Transtromer wins 2011 Nobel Literature prize Thu,6 Oct 2011 03:07 PM PDT Reuters - STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer won the 2011 Nobel prize for literature, the awarding committee said on Thursday. Full Story Top Secret panel can put Americans on "kill list' Thu,6 Oct 2011 05:26 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials. Full Story Top

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