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• NYC officials visit site of anti-gay gang torture (AP)
• Obama: GOP plans to 'shortchange' education (AP)
• Hiker freed by Iran appeals for friends' release (AP)
• Why the Internet Isn't Making Us Stupid (Time.com)
• Dying communities see salvation in new prisons (AP)
• America moves on from spill; coast feels abandoned (AP)
• Space double: Astronaut twins to join up in orbit (AP)
• John Lennon's 70th celebrated in NY's Central Park (AP)
• Suicide surge: Schools confront anti-gay bullying (AP)
• Report: Candidate in Ohio wore German SS uniform (AP)
• Capsule docks at space station with 3 new arrivals (AP)
• Ca. school shooting suspect called uncooperative (AP)
• Major balloon race gets under way in Albuquerque (AP)
• Mexico opens probe into reported lake shooting (AP)
• NJ gov. agrees to rethink rail tunnel cancellation (AP)
• Nevada family's secret life unravels (AP)

NYC officials visit site of anti-gay gang torture (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:27 PM PDT AP - The abandoned home that served as a clubhouse — and allegedly a torture chamber — for a street gang accused of trapping and brutalizing three gay men sits in a neighborhood where homosexuality is both common and tolerated, residents said.

Obama: GOP plans to 'shortchange' education (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 02:32 PM PDT AP - Offering voters a reason to keep Democrats in power on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama says Republicans would cut education spending and put the country's economic future at risk if they had their way.

Hiker freed by Iran appeals for friends' release (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:52 PM PDT AP - An American hiker recently freed by Iran said Saturday she is still haunted by images of her friend and fiance in their cramped jail cells and won't have her life back until they have been released.

Why the Internet Isn't Making Us Stupid (Time.com) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 04:30 PM PDT Time.com - Why the Internet Isn't Making Us Stupid

Dying communities see salvation in new prisons (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 11:26 AM PDT AP - Mike Secinore is pinning his hopes on prison.

America moves on from spill; coast feels abandoned (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:16 AM PDT AP - About 800 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, Dave Edmonds is struggling to remind people about the BP oil spill.

Space double: Astronaut twins to join up in orbit (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:07 PM PDT AP - The stars may have finally aligned for the world's only space sibling team.

John Lennon's 70th celebrated in NY's Central Park (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:56 PM PDT AP - A crush of fans circled a flower-graced mosaic in Central Park's Strawberry Fields and sang lyrics from "Imagine" on Saturday to honor Beatles legend John Lennon on his 70th birthday.

Suicide surge: Schools confront anti-gay bullying (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 02:34 PM PDT AP - A spate of teen suicides linked to anti-gay harassment is prompting school officials nationwide to rethink their efforts against bullying — and in the process, risk entanglement in a bitter ideological debate.

Report: Candidate in Ohio wore German SS uniform (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:45 PM PDT AP - 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.

Capsule docks at space station with 3 new arrivals (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - A Russian capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, bringing three new residents.

Ca. school shooting suspect called uncooperative (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 01:58 PM PDT AP - The suspect in a San Diego-area grade school shooting that left two young girls injured was not cooperating with investigators, police said, and the man's neighbors described strange behavior in the months before the shooting.

Major balloon race gets under way in Albuquerque (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 02:31 AM PDT AP - Racers lifted off early Saturday in one of ballooning's most prestigious events, but without two pilots considered to be among the fiercest competitors at the annual America's Challenge gas balloon race.

Mexico opens probe into reported lake shooting (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:07 PM PDT AP - 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.

NJ gov. agrees to rethink rail tunnel cancellation (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:29 PM PDT AP - Under pressure from the Obama administration, Republican Gov. Chris Christie agreed Friday to rethink his decision to cancel construction of a $9 billion rail tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York City.

Nevada family's secret life unravels (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:28 AM PDT AP - Melissa Reed was a proud fiancee applying for what she thought was a routine marriage license two weeks ago when she learned a stunning secret: She had been abducted as a child and living under an assumed name.

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