| Viewers react with sympathy, disgust for Letterman (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:28 PM PDT  AP - Will David Letterman's very public revelation of a new, very human flaw bring him closer to viewers, or will it cloud him in cliche showbiz debauchery?
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| Gasps greet Chicago's ouster from Games bid (Reuters) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:54 AM PDT  Reuters - Gasps and tears greeted the announcement on Friday that Chicago had lost its bid to host the 2016 Summer Games, as the city went from favorite to also-ran in the multibillion-dollar Olympics sweepstakes.
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| Obama's Olympic Failure Posted: 02 Oct 2009 09:53 AM PDT  President Obama's vaunted star power flopped on the world stage -- and his failure to bring the 2016 Olympics to his hometown of Chicago may cost him a heavy price in political capital. The Olympic diss was especially embarrassing because Chicago was the first of four finalists to be eliminated by the world body despite the president's dramatic late-night flight to Copenhagen to make his pitch in person. No U.S president had ever personally pitched the Olympics, and Chicagoans had desperately hoped their city's favorite son would use his charisma to bring back the games. "I have no doubt it
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| Rio erupts in celebration with 2016 Olympics (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:11 AM PDT ![]() Nearly 50,000 people cheered in celebration when Rio de Janeiro was announced as host of the 2016 Olympics, jumping and shouting in a Carnival-like party on Copacabana beach. A huge roar was heard at the famed beach the moment International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said the words "Rio de Janeiro" to announce the winner in Copenhagen on Friday.
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| Olympics decision stuns Chicago crowd (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:11 AM PDT ![]() Thousands of people are standing in stunned silence in downtown Chicago after watching the International Olympic Committee choose someone else for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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| Warsaw ghetto uprising leader Edelman dies at 90 (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 02:07 PM PDT  AP - Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the ill-fated 1943 Warsaw ghetto revolt against the Nazis, died Friday at the age of 90.
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| Todd Palin Resigns From Oil Job Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:43 AM PDT  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The husband of former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has quit his oil field job on the North Slope. Todd Palin's resignation as a production operator for oil giant BP PLC comes almost two months after his wife stepped down as Alaska governor and shortly before the release of her highly anticipated memoir.
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| David Letterman Talks About Extortion: Video Posted: 02 Oct 2009 07:51 AM PDT  Did he do the right thing? Did you hear David Letterman's on-air confession last night? What did you think about it? There's a debate going on over whether or not Letterman should have talked about the issue in such a joking manner. We're glad he was so honest, but wonder if it was the best thing for him to do.
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| Jon Gosselin: "I Have to Be a Man" Posted: 02 Oct 2009 07:40 AM PDT  Jon Gosselin told Larry King an "epiphany" made him realize TLC's recently re-tooled Kate Plus Eight has exploited his family and claimed the network terminated his contract after it learned he wanted to end the program. "I don't want them to film anymore. I don't think it's healthy for them," Gosselin said on Larry King Live on Thursday."And I — the reason I don't think it's healthy for them is that we're going through a divorce right now. And I don't think it should be televised. And I think my kids should be taken off the show." News: Kate Plus Eight in turmoil Kate Gosselin's attorney,
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| What we now know about these Longhorns Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:46 PM PDT  Colt McCoy tends to use the word "we" when he's asked a question that has anything to do with his individual performance on the field. But earlier this week, the Texas quarterback, ever so briefly, allowed himself to talk about his own performance in a little more than a half's worth of play against Texas-El Paso. "That was good to come out and play like that," McCoy said.
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| Fla. college ready for flesh-eating zombie attack Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:51 PM PDT ![]() GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No one expects a zombie apocalypse. But the University of Florida is making sure officials are ready for a night of the living dead, just in case.
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| Bad news: Jobs market getting worse Posted: 02 Oct 2009 06:27 AM PDT  More jobs were lost in September than expected and unemployment rate hits 26-year high of 9.8%.
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| Bill Frist on Health Bill: I'd Vote For It Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:36 PM PDT ![]() Or so the former Senate Republican Leader, a surgeon who has written a new book on health care, told me a few minutes ago in an interview. Were he still in the Senate, "I would end up voting for it," he said. "As leader, I would take heat for it. ... That's what leadership is [...]
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| Her message finally got across Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:51 AM PDT ![]() Ann Hernandez's message in a bottle was retrieved by Michel and Daniele Onesime in France. Your article has been sent.
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| Chicago Loses, Nerds Win Posted: 02 Oct 2009 08:54 AM PDT ![]() The real story behind the battle over the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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