No Social Security COLA Expected for 2011

US News News - October 10, 2010

No Social Security COLA Expected for 2011 (ABC News)

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2010 file photo, Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., chairman of the House Ways and... FILE - In this Jan.

View from the Hill (Edge San Francisco)

Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin On April 21, Rep. Barney Frank called Get Equal's protest of a hearing held by House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller aimed at getting a committee vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act ''stupid,'' ''immature'' and ''tacky.'' At the time, Frank asked, ''How does this help us get the bill ...

Obama to stump for Minnesota Democratic governor hopeful Mark Dayton on Oct. 23 (TwinCities)

President Barack Obama will headline a Minneapolis campaign rally for Mark Dayton on Oct.

Some House Democrats may hold ground against Republican wave (The CW Washington, WDCW-TV)

Reporting from Bismarck, N.D. - From all appearances, Rep. Earl Pomeroy was the wrong guy, at the wrong place, in the wrong year - with the wrong message.

Magazine: House Candidate in Ohio Wore German SS Uniform for Nazi Reenactments (Fox 8 - WJW)

A report says a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Ohio dressed up in a German SS uniform to participate in Nazi reenactments.

Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn Has Cancer (huliq)

Major league baseball Hall of Famer and multiple batting title champion Tony Gwynn has cancer. He suspects his use of chewing tobacco during his career had something to do with it.

No 3D for 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1': Warner Bros. (examiner)

There are only two movies left in the "Harry Potter" series, so wouldn't it be great to see them in 3D? It might be, but those hoping to see "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1," when it opens on Nov. 19th should stop hoping.

Google's driving ambition spreads to cars (examiner)

Google's drive for innovation is extending to the road. The company has been testing automated, self-driving automobiles, and the cars, six Toyota Priuses and an Audi TT, have logged a total of 140,000 miles.

Hard Feelings As US Moves On From Oil Spill ( KETV-TV)

About 800 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, Dave Edmonds is struggling to remind people about the BP oil spill.

Statewide races could tip House contests (Buffalo News)

Call it a ripple-down effect that could determine House control. The outcomes of marquee races always influence down-ballot contests on Election Day, and, this year, whether Democrats keep power or Republicans seize it could well hinge on which party prevails in several hotly contested races for governor and Senate.

Wal-Mart preps to sell the iPad (examiner)

Wal-Mart surely wasn't happy to see its arch-rival Target get the iPad on Oct. 3rd. Wal-Mart, in May, said it was expecting to begin offering the iPad for sale in its U.S. retail stores "later this year," but it hasn't happened ... yet.

Mexico opens probe into reported lake shooting (WIS-TV Columbia)

The Mexican government said Friday it has opened a federal investigation into the reported shooting of an American tourist on a border lake plagued by Mexican pirates and strongly denied delaying action on finding the man or his attackers.

Geohot to jailbreak iOS 4.1 with LimeRa1n, one day after GreenPois0n release (examiner)

The Chronic Dev Team are set to release the GreenPois0n jailbreak on 10-10-10 at 10:10:10 GMT. Jailbreakers will have a choice, however, on what jailbreak to use: they will be joined a day later by Geohot, who will release his own jailbreak for iOS 4.1, LimeRa1n, using a different bootrom exploit.

On housing, Donilon at center of regulatory fight (Salon)

Before President Barack Obama picked him to be his next national security adviser, Tom Donilon was a lobbyist for mortgage giant Fannie Mae and fought off congressional attempts to impose new regulations.