| Schwarzenegger creates day honoring Harvey Milk (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:46 PM PDT  AP - Slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk will get a special day of recognition in California, making him only the second person in state history — in addition to conservationist John Muir — to gain such a designation.
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| T-Mobile: Missing Sidekick data "almost certainly has been lost" Posted: 12 Oct 2009 07:44 AM PDT ![]() The Sidekick was one of the first phones to keep all your e-mail, contacts, events, and photos in an online "cloud"; cool, right? But in the wake of a critical server outage more than a week ago, frustrated Sidekick users are learning the hard way that wh
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| Sharpton, Jackson attack Limbaugh bid (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 09:13 AM PDT ![]() The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson attacked the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy the St. Louis Rams on Monday, saying the conservative radio host's track record on race should exclude him from owning an NFL team. Sharpton sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, arguing that Limbaugh has been divisive and "anti-NFL" in some of his comments.
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| Obama skewered on TV Posted: 12 Oct 2009 09:19 AM PDT  The president's Nobel Peace Prize win has become the topic of many late-night jokes.
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| 'Paranormal Activity' Terrifies Audiences Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:51 AM PDT  Sleep will never be the same. If you've heard the name, you've probably heard the buzz. Paranormal Activity, a new Indie horror flick about a young couple experiencing demonic activity while they sleep, is being hailed as the next Blair Witch Project. Except many people think it's one of the scariest films they've ever seen.
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| Chicago Cubs file for Ch. 11 to speed team's sale (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:11 PM PDT ![]() The Chicago Cubs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, a step that will allow their owner to sell the baseball team in an $845 million deal.
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| McCain, Feinstein demand more Afghan troops Posted: 12 Oct 2009 02:27 AM PDT ![]() Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, said the White House would be committing "an error of historic proportions" if it doesn't accede to Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal's request for tens of thousands more troops in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California upped the pressure for a major Afghanistan troop surge from the Democratic side, saying it makes no sense to stay in Afghanistan and not grant the general the forces he says are necessary. Mr. McCain said he doesn't think the United States can win in Afghanistan unless President Obama sends at least 40,000 more troops to augme
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| GOP uses ACORN to fight bank redlining law (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:58 PM PDT  AP - Conservative Republicans are capitalizing on the troubles of community activist group ACORN — ranging from charges of voter registration fraud to embarrassing videos of its employees — to revive their long-standing fight against a federal law that grades banks on their investments in poor and minority neighborhoods.
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| Body found in New Zealand likely that of missing Irish toddler (IrishCentral) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:13 AM PDT ![]() New Zealand police in search of missing Irish toddler Aisling Symes have discovered a body near the location where she disappeared.
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| Official: Taliban better financed than al-Qaida (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 02:19 PM PDT  AP - The Taliban are in much stronger financial shape than al-Qaida and rely on a wide range of criminal activities to pay for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, a senior Treasury Department official said Monday.
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| Poll: Is The Recession Over? Posted: 12 Oct 2009 09:58 AM PDT ![]() The National Association of Business Economists said a majority of business economist believe the worst recession since the Great Depression has ended. Do you agree?
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| Sarkozy's son, 23, ignites uproar over job bid (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:48 AM PDT  AP - He's 23 and has no college degree, and he's angling for a plum job overseeing France's premier business district. Jean Sarkozy, whose papa is the nation's president, is likely to get what he wants.
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| Weiner: AHIP Report Makes Strongest Case In Weeks For Public Option Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:43 AM PDT ![]() One of the most high-profile progressives in the House of Representatives argued on Monday that a new insurance lobby report disparaging the Senate's main reform effort gives an unexpected and strong boost to hopes for passing a public option. Appearing on MSNBC, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) was asked about the hot news of the day on the health care front: a new report commissioned by America's Health Insurance Plans, which concluded that, under the Senate Finance Committee's legislation, family premiums would rise more than $4,000. While dismissing the report's findings as typical of an i
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| It’s a Fork, It’s a Spoon, It’s a ... Weapon? Posted: 11 Oct 2009 07:58 PM PDT  A 6-year-old's suspension for bringing a camping tool to school sparks a debate over schools' zero-tolerance policies.
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| Sharpton, Jackson ask NFL to bar Rush Limbaugh from ownership Posted: 12 Oct 2009 09:59 AM PDT ![]() The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson attacked the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy the St. Louis Rams on Monday, saying the conservative ...
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