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6 die in family murder-suicide in upscale LA home (AP)
October 7, 2008
AP - An unemployed man with an advanced finance degree who was despondent over his own financial problems shot and killed his wife, three children, mother-in-law and then himself in an upscale home in a gated community, police said Monday.
Character attacks emerge in McCain-Obama race (AP)
October 7, 2008
AP - The two men who supposedly exemplified a different kind of politics are engaged in an increasingly bitter campaign as character attacks are emerging to compete with issues like the troubled economy.
Asian markets show signs of life after global rout (AP)
October 7, 2008
AP - Asian stocks showed signs of life Tuesday after a global market sell-off, with several markets climbing into positive territory or paring losses after opening sharply lower.
Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid (AP)
October 7, 2008
AP - The now-bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers arranged millions in bonuses for fired executives as it pleaded for a federal lifeline, lawmakers learned Monday, as Congress began investigating what went so wrong on Wall Street to prompt a $700 billion government bailout.
Penguins ride air force jet to South Atlantic (AP)
October 7, 2008
AP - More than 370 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches were flown south on a huge air force cargo plane and released closer to the frigid waters they call home, animal advocates said Monday.
Obama awarded Illinois grants to relative's group (AP)
October 7, 2008
AP - As a state senator, Democrat Barack Obama awarded $75,000 in government grants to a Chicago social service organization led by a rabbi who is also his wife's cousin, records show.
Microwaves pose burn injury risk to small children (Reuters)
October 7, 2008Reuters - Microwave ovens pose a serious safety hazard to young children, a new study of scald burn injuries demonstrates.
11 civilians killed in Mogadishu's 'forgotten war' (AFP)
October 7, 2008
AFP - A mortar battle in central Mogadishu claimed the lives of 11 civilians Monday, the latest incident in a conflict which aid groups warned is being neglected by the international community.
Divorced But Not Really (Dear Margo)
October 7, 2008Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: My husband and I have been married for a year and together for four.
Prosecutors move to delay Rezko sentencing (AP)
October 7, 2008
AP - Federal prosecutors moved Monday to delay indefinitely the sentencing of convicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, sending their strongest hint yet that he is ready to spill his political secrets.
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