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• Voters carry anxiety, disappointment to the polls (AP)
• Electrical problem on shuttle delays launch (AP)
• Despite dry run, timing midair explosion not easy (AP)
• After the Midterms: Image Repairs for Obama, Republicans (Time.com)
• In a Surreal Race, Reid's Fate Hinges on Turnout (Time.com)
• Future teachers must show, not just tell, skills (AP)
• Gunfire targets 5th military-related site near DC (AP)
• Man caught in Dallas bombing plot withdraws appeal (AP)
• Wyo. sheriff: No survivors in crash of small plane (AP)
• NM tribe bans newspaper after story of killing (AP)
• BP's oil spill costs grow, Gulf residents react (AP)
• Astronauts cast early ballots from space station (AP)
• Penpal: Levy killing suspect wrote of 'dead girl' (AP)
• US judge: no Argentine extradition in killings (AP)
• 'Lion King' actress dies from leukemia (AP)
• Prosecutors: DeLay had major role in PAC (AP)
• Appeals court hints at tossing part of Arizona law (AP)
• Pfizer 3Q profit down 70 percent due to charges (AP)
• Mich. mom sells handwritten Obama letter for $7K (AP)

Voters carry anxiety, disappointment to the polls (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:53 PM PDT AP - The millions of Americans voting in midterm elections Tuesday were not always sure what they wanted, or even whom. But many knew they were unhappy â€" uneasy about the economy, frustrated with the direction of the country and dissatisfied with politics.

Electrical problem on shuttle delays launch (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 04:43 PM PDT AP - The final launch of space shuttle Discovery has been delayed again, this time because of an electrical problem.

Despite dry run, timing midair explosion not easy (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 04:35 PM PDT AP - Even after a suspected test run in September, last week's attempted mail bombings from Yemen were a shot in the dark for al-Qaida, which could not have known exactly where its packages were when they were set to explode, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

After the Midterms: Image Repairs for Obama, Republicans (Time.com) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 04:30 PM PDT Time.com - The midterm elections are the battle, but the real challenge for elected officials begins the night of Nov. 2

In a Surreal Race, Reid's Fate Hinges on Turnout (Time.com) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 04:30 PM PDT Time.com - Senate majority leader Harry Reid is fighting for his political life and the Nevada midterms race is so much about him, it hardly matters who is running against him. The fact that his opponent is Tea Party darling Sharron Angle simply adds more color

Future teachers must show, not just tell, skills (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:15 PM PDT AP - Standing at the edge of a pond surrounded by her class of fourth-graders, Jasmine Zeppa filled a bucket with brown water and lectured her pupils on the science of observing and recording data. Many of the children seemed more interested in nearby geese, a passing jogger and the crunchy leaves underfoot.

Gunfire targets 5th military-related site near DC (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:18 PM PDT AP - At least one shot was fired overnight at a Coast Guard recruiting office in northern Virginia, police said Tuesday, the fifth case since last month of unexplained gunfire targeting military-related buildings in the Washington area.

Man caught in Dallas bombing plot withdraws appeal (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:03 PM PDT AP - The Jordanian man sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper has withdrawn his appeal of the sentence.

Wyo. sheriff: No survivors in crash of small plane (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 10:24 AM PDT AP - The wreckage of a small plane carrying four members of a Minneapolis family has been found in a rugged Wyoming mountain range a week after it disappeared, and searchers said there were no survivors.

NM tribe bans newspaper after story of killing (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:01 PM PDT AP - The leaders of a small Indian reservation nestled in northern New Mexico's mesas and red rocks were horrified by the seven-paragraph story recounting a gruesome murder in their community.

BP's oil spill costs grow, Gulf residents react (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:00 PM PDT AP - BP PLC is once again reporting profits even with an estimated $40 billion price tag for the response to its blown out well in the Gulf of Mexico.

Astronauts cast early ballots from space station (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 09:57 AM PDT AP - Red states. Blue states. And now voting from a weightless state.

Penpal: Levy killing suspect wrote of 'dead girl' (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:39 PM PDT AP - While in prison, the man charged with murdering Washington intern Chandra Levy wrote a penpal admitting that he was involved in a crime that involved a "dead girl," a witness testified Tuesday, though her memory of the letter came under scrutiny in cross-examination.

US judge: no Argentine extradition in killings (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:29 PM PDT AP - A federal judge has denied Argentina's extradition request for a former military officer accused of taking part in a 1972 massacre of leftist guerrillas in his homeland.

'Lion King' actress dies from leukemia (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PDT AP - Shannon Tavarez, the 11-year-old who starred on Broadway in "The Lion King" and whose battle with leukemia won the hearts of many, including Alicia Keys, Rihanna and 50 Cent, has died.

Prosecutors: DeLay had major role in PAC (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:49 PM PDT AP - Prosecutors on Tuesday tried to imply to jurors that former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was the driving force behind a political action committee authorities say was involved in illegally funneling $190,000 in corporate donations into Texas legislative races eight years ago.

Appeals court hints at tossing part of Arizona law (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 06:38 PM PDT AP - Arizona's immigration law faced tough scrutiny from a federal appeals panel Monday as the state's governor appeared in person to support the controversial provision on the day before the election in which she's seeking her first full term.

Pfizer 3Q profit down 70 percent due to charges (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:18 PM PDT AP - Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.'s mega-acquisition of Wyeth boosted its third-quarter revenue 39 percent, but hefty charges and a higher tax rate, both related to that $68 billion purchase, dragged its profit down 70 percent, the company said Tuesday.

Mich. mom sells handwritten Obama letter for $7K (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 10:43 AM PDT AP - Jennifer Cline said having President Barack Obama think enough about her family's struggles to send a handwritten letter promising "things will keep getting better" was priceless — until she was offered $7,000 for the handwritten note.

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