Democrats see glimmers of hope in election gloom

US News News - October 8, 2010

Democrats see glimmers of hope in election gloom (Kansas City Star)

With only weeks left in the campaign, some staggering Democrats have jumped back into contention in congressional and gubernatorial races around the country, giving the party glimmers of hope that Election Day won't also be doomsday.In Illinois, Gov.

NY seeks to ban sugary drinks from food stamp buys (Buffalo News)

In this photo provided by the Mayor's office, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, and New York Gov.

NJ gov. scraps long-planned NJ-NY railroad tunnel (PhillyBurbs)

Gov. Chris Christie justified his decision to scrap the state's most ambitious public works project as a move to protect the long-range financial interests of New Jersey taxpayers.

Mexico says search for missing tourist intensified (Boston)

Hundreds of people using speedboats, helicopters and all-terrain vehicles are searching for a missing American tourist presumably shot and killed by Mexican pirates on a border lake, authorities in Mexico say.

George W. Bush Memoir Expected to Sell Millions (Fox 8 - WJW)

Former President George W. Bush's memoir will arrive next month with a huge first printing and an e-book with multimedia extras, Crown Publishers said in a statement Thursday.

Chinese dissident hot bet for Nobel Peace Prize (KLTV Tyler)

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo tops speculation for the Nobel Peace Prize - one betting site has already declared him the winner - though some experts expect a more low-key choice on Friday.

Biden to join Obama at Pa. rally for 2 big races (KansasCity)

President Barack Obama is being joined by Vice President Joe Biden in Philadelphia this weekend at a rally that aims to invigorate Democratic voters ahead of two crucial statewide races.Obama announced last week he'd be joined Sunday by U.S. Senate candidate Joe Sestak and gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato .

Dems Face Post-Election Ethics Trials (TheDenverChannel)

Ethics trials for two prominent House Democrats were set Thursday for after the midterm elections, depriving Republicans of headlines that could become campaign ads.

iPhone 4 engineers in 'lockdown' over 'glassgate,' glass cracking by cases? (examiner)

With antennagate grinding to a halt, more or less, but is Glassgate about to begin? It could be: speaking of grinding, it appears that third-party cases, especially those that slide on, are capable of trapping particulate matter between themselves and the iPhone 4's glass back, which could lead to ...

Health Law Foes Lose Key Court Ruling (FOXReno)

A federal judge on Thursday upheld the authority of the federal government to require everyone to have health insurance, dealing a setback to groups seeking to block the new national health care plan.

Senate report says that US hires Afghan warlords and thugs as security contractors (Philadelphia's WB 17)

Heavy U.S. reliance on private security in Afghanistan has helped to line the pockets of the Taliban because contractors often don't vet local recruits and wind up hiring warlords and thugs, Senate investigators said Thursday.

72,000 Dead People Got Stimulus Money (TheDenverChannel)

More than 89,000 stimulus payments of $250 each went to people who were either dead or in prison, a government investigator says in a new report.

Obama sends foreclosure docs bill back to Congress (The Topeka Capital-Journal)

President Barack Obama has rejected a bill that the White House fears could worsen the mounting problems caused by flawed or misleading documents used by banks in home foreclosures.

Duke grad Karen Owen's PowerPoint ranking school sex partners could earn her a job (examiner)

She is a 2010 Duke graduate, so the words "she's old enough to know better" come to mind, but apparently not.

WSJ report tweaked to point squarely at Verizon, not CDMA, iPhone (examiner)

The Wall Street Journal plugged some of holes in its story regarding a CDMA version of the iPhone overnight.