The CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. Click on the headlines for more.
WASHINGTON/POLITICAL:
CNN: Congress passes continuing resolution, avoids another shutdown threat
Congress passed a temporary spending measure on Thursday that will keep the federal government funded and open for business until December 16. The continuing resolution was necessary because the federal government is set to run out of money by midnight Friday.
CNN: White House shooting suspect faces attempted assassination charge
An Idaho man who acquaintances say called President Barack Obama "the anti-Christ" was charged Thursday with trying to assassinate him in a shooting incident outside the White House, federal authorities said.
CNN Money: Energy Secretary Chu offers no apologies for Solyndra
Energy Secretary Steven Chu made no apologies Thursday for the $535 million loan guarantee the government made to now bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra, saying the company's collapse was unforeseeable and politics did not play a role in the approval process.
CNN: Secret Service confirms Cain protection
Presidential candidate Herman Cain will receive protection from the United States Secret Service, the agency confirms to CNN.
NATIONAL:
CNN: Syracuse puts associate basketball coach on leave amid police probe
Syracuse University placed associate men's basketball coach Bernie Fine on administrative leave Thursday over an inappropriate contact allegation made by a man in 2005.
CNN: Court: California same-sex marriage fight can continue
A complex legal fight over the constitutionality of same-sex marriage is back on track after California's highest court on Thursday allowed an appeal over a controversial ballot initiative to move ahead in federal court.
CNN: Authorities: Tons of drugs went through cross-border tunnel
A nondescript white warehouse building in southern California hid a sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel that traffickers used to transport tons of marijuana from Mexico into the United States, authorities said.
CNN: ‘Occupy’ protesters, police clash during ‘day of action’
Thousands of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators deluged New York on Thursday, a show of strength in the movement's original home that was echoed nationwide as part of a "mass day of action."
INTERNATIONAL:
CNN: U.S. to send Clinton to Myanmar
U.S. President Barack Obama announced Friday that he will send Hillary Clinton to Myanmar next month, the first visit by a U.S. secretary of state in more than 50 years.
CNN: Defectors in Syria strike pro-regime office
Army defectors in northwestern Syria - armed with rocket-propelled grenades - attacked a pro-government youth group office and clashed with Syrian security personnel Thursday, activist groups said.
CNN: New radiation scare for rice in Japan
Japanese authorities have halted the shipment of rice from some farms northwest of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after finding higher-than-allowed levels of radioactive cesium, local authorities said Thursday.
CNN: Al Qaeda-linked group finds fertile territory in Nigeria as killings escalate
Two weeks ago, dozens of armed men descended on a town in northern Nigeria and killed more than 100 people in a coordinated series of bombings and gun attacks.
BUSINESS:
CNN Money: Debt committee: Market reaction a big unknown
Given how volatile markets have become, predicting how traders will react to the congressional debt committee next week is a dicey undertaking.
CNN Money: Stocks in sharp sell-off
U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as jumpy investors dumped risky assets on fears of more debt trouble in the eurozone.
Wall Street Journal: As Whirlpool Exits, Jobs Hunt Begins
When a new refrigerator plant opened here in 1962, this city held a parade to celebrate the arrival of a big employer. Now the resilience of Fort Smith, long noted for its ability to attract manufacturers and their well-paying jobs, is being tested again.
In Case You Missed It…
An emotional Herman Cain breaks down in tears during an interview with affiliate WMUR.
The CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. Click on the headlines for more.
WASHINGTON/POLITICAL:
CNN: Deficit talks shift toward blame game
A week before their deadline, Democrats and Republicans on a special joint deficit committee blamed each other for a failure to compromise on how to reform the tax code and entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security.
CNN: Gingrich faces more questions about Freddie Mac
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spent a second day trying to campaign in Iowa but fending off questions about his relationship with mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
CNN: Millionaires ask Congress to raise their taxes
A group of two dozen millionaires stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday, demanding lawmakers raise their taxes.
Washington Post: GOP supercommittee members’ tax plan gives party an identity crisis
Growing Republican support for raising taxes to help reduce the deficit has prompted a GOP identity crisis, sparking a clash within the party over whether to abandon its bedrock anti-tax doctrine.
NATIONAL:
CNN: Obama pledges U.S. military power in Pacific
President Barack Obama declared Thursday that the United States will take an expanded role in shaping the Asian Pacific region, with an increased military presence one step of that policy.
CNN: Man arrested in White House shooting probe
An Idaho man wanted in connection with a White House shooting incident was arrested Wednesday in western Pennsylvania, police and the U.S. Secret Service announced.
CNN: Storms sweep across the South, killing at least 4
Search teams combed through rural South Carolina on Thursday morning after a storm swept through the Southeast, killing four people and causing injuries in several states.
CNN: Two police departments say Penn State coach never filed report
Representatives of Penn State's campus police and State College police said Wednesday they have no record of having received any report from a Penn State assistant football coach about his having witnessed an alleged rape of a boy by former coach Jerry Sandusky.
INTERNATIONAL:
CNN: Karzai aims to set limits on American troops
Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to set limits on what American and NATO troops could - and could not - do in his country Wednesday in a lengthy speech to tribal elders.
CNN: Will Syria listen to anyone as crisis grows?
Syria has faced a chorus of criticism over its eight-month crackdown on opposition protesters that has left, according to sources reporting to the U.N., at least 3,500 people dead. The regime is showing no indication it will soften its position, so will President Bashar al-Assad be open to any outside influence?
CNN: Monti takes Italy's top job, aiming to end crisis
Mario Monti, the man tasked with hauling Italy out of the debt crisis that brought down Silvio Berlusconi, took office as prime minister Wednesday.
New York Times: U.S. Hones Warnings to Egypt as Military Stalls Transition
Brazen attempts by Egypt’s interim military rulers to hold on to power long after elections have elicited a sharp reaction domestically and for the first time have prompted Washington to warn about the potential for new unrest.
BUSINESS:
CNN Money: Stocks nosedive on EU contagion fears
Stocks took a nosedive in the final hour of trading Wednesday, when investors got spooked by a Fitch report that outlined U.S. banks' exposure to contagion from European sovereign debt.
CNN Money: The 1% more pessimistic about U.S. economy
Pessimism toward the U.S. economy - particularly concerning the near future - is rapidly growing among America's wealthy, according to the PNC Wealth and Values Survey released Wednesday.
Wall Street Journal: Banks Face Funding Stress
European banks, increasingly concerned about their ability to access funding, are devising complex and potentially risky new deals that enable them to continue borrowing from the European Central Bank.
In Case You Missed It…
Jon Huntsman's daughters are a hit on Twitter and they hope their popularity helps boost dad's chances in New Hampshire. Piers Morgan interviews the the candidate and his daughters.
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Rachel Maddow pointed out that by trying to tie Occupy Wall Street to the man who shot at the White House; Fox News has reached a new desperate low. Here.
Rachel Maddow Calls Out Fox <b>News</b>' New Low Against Occupy Wall <b>...</b>The CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. Click on the headlines for more.
WASHINGTON/POLITICAL:
CNN: Congress passes continuing resolution, avoids another shutdown threat
Congress passed a temporary spending measure on Thursday that will keep the federal government funded and open for business until December 16. The continuing resolution was necessary because the federal government is set to run out of money by midnight Friday.
CNN: White House shooting suspect faces attempted assassination charge
An Idaho man who acquaintances say called President Barack Obama "the anti-Christ" was charged Thursday with trying to assassinate him in a shooting incident outside the White House, federal authorities said.
CNN Money: Energy Secretary Chu offers no apologies for Solyndra
Energy Secretary Steven Chu made no apologies Thursday for the $535 million loan guarantee the government made to now bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra, saying the company's collapse was unforeseeable and politics did not play a role in the approval process.
CNN: Secret Service confirms Cain protection
Presidential candidate Herman Cain will receive protection from the United States Secret Service, the agency confirms to CNN.
NATIONAL:
CNN: Syracuse puts associate basketball coach on leave amid police probe
Syracuse University placed associate men's basketball coach Bernie Fine on administrative leave Thursday over an inappropriate contact allegation made by a man in 2005.
CNN: Court: California same-sex marriage fight can continue
A complex legal fight over the constitutionality of same-sex marriage is back on track after California's highest court on Thursday allowed an appeal over a controversial ballot initiative to move ahead in federal court.
CNN: Authorities: Tons of drugs went through cross-border tunnel
A nondescript white warehouse building in southern California hid a sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel that traffickers used to transport tons of marijuana from Mexico into the United States, authorities said.
CNN: ‘Occupy’ protesters, police clash during ‘day of action’
Thousands of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators deluged New York on Thursday, a show of strength in the movement's original home that was echoed nationwide as part of a "mass day of action."
INTERNATIONAL:
CNN: U.S. to send Clinton to Myanmar
U.S. President Barack Obama announced Friday that he will send Hillary Clinton to Myanmar next month, the first visit by a U.S. secretary of state in more than 50 years.
CNN: Defectors in Syria strike pro-regime office
Army defectors in northwestern Syria - armed with rocket-propelled grenades - attacked a pro-government youth group office and clashed with Syrian security personnel Thursday, activist groups said.
CNN: New radiation scare for rice in Japan
Japanese authorities have halted the shipment of rice from some farms northwest of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after finding higher-than-allowed levels of radioactive cesium, local authorities said Thursday.
CNN: Al Qaeda-linked group finds fertile territory in Nigeria as killings escalate
Two weeks ago, dozens of armed men descended on a town in northern Nigeria and killed more than 100 people in a coordinated series of bombings and gun attacks.
BUSINESS:
CNN Money: Debt committee: Market reaction a big unknown
Given how volatile markets have become, predicting how traders will react to the congressional debt committee next week is a dicey undertaking.
CNN Money: Stocks in sharp sell-off
U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as jumpy investors dumped risky assets on fears of more debt trouble in the eurozone.
Wall Street Journal: As Whirlpool Exits, Jobs Hunt Begins
When a new refrigerator plant opened here in 1962, this city held a parade to celebrate the arrival of a big employer. Now the resilience of Fort Smith, long noted for its ability to attract manufacturers and their well-paying jobs, is being tested again.
In Case You Missed It…
An emotional Herman Cain breaks down in tears during an interview with affiliate WMUR.
The CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. Click on the headlines for more.
WASHINGTON/POLITICAL:
CNN: Deficit talks shift toward blame game
A week before their deadline, Democrats and Republicans on a special joint deficit committee blamed each other for a failure to compromise on how to reform the tax code and entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security.
CNN: Gingrich faces more questions about Freddie Mac
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spent a second day trying to campaign in Iowa but fending off questions about his relationship with mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
CNN: Millionaires ask Congress to raise their taxes
A group of two dozen millionaires stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday, demanding lawmakers raise their taxes.
Washington Post: GOP supercommittee members’ tax plan gives party an identity crisis
Growing Republican support for raising taxes to help reduce the deficit has prompted a GOP identity crisis, sparking a clash within the party over whether to abandon its bedrock anti-tax doctrine.
NATIONAL:
CNN: Obama pledges U.S. military power in Pacific
President Barack Obama declared Thursday that the United States will take an expanded role in shaping the Asian Pacific region, with an increased military presence one step of that policy.
CNN: Man arrested in White House shooting probe
An Idaho man wanted in connection with a White House shooting incident was arrested Wednesday in western Pennsylvania, police and the U.S. Secret Service announced.
CNN: Storms sweep across the South, killing at least 4
Search teams combed through rural South Carolina on Thursday morning after a storm swept through the Southeast, killing four people and causing injuries in several states.
CNN: Two police departments say Penn State coach never filed report
Representatives of Penn State's campus police and State College police said Wednesday they have no record of having received any report from a Penn State assistant football coach about his having witnessed an alleged rape of a boy by former coach Jerry Sandusky.
INTERNATIONAL:
CNN: Karzai aims to set limits on American troops
Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to set limits on what American and NATO troops could - and could not - do in his country Wednesday in a lengthy speech to tribal elders.
CNN: Will Syria listen to anyone as crisis grows?
Syria has faced a chorus of criticism over its eight-month crackdown on opposition protesters that has left, according to sources reporting to the U.N., at least 3,500 people dead. The regime is showing no indication it will soften its position, so will President Bashar al-Assad be open to any outside influence?
CNN: Monti takes Italy's top job, aiming to end crisis
Mario Monti, the man tasked with hauling Italy out of the debt crisis that brought down Silvio Berlusconi, took office as prime minister Wednesday.
New York Times: U.S. Hones Warnings to Egypt as Military Stalls Transition
Brazen attempts by Egypt’s interim military rulers to hold on to power long after elections have elicited a sharp reaction domestically and for the first time have prompted Washington to warn about the potential for new unrest.
BUSINESS:
CNN Money: Stocks nosedive on EU contagion fears
Stocks took a nosedive in the final hour of trading Wednesday, when investors got spooked by a Fitch report that outlined U.S. banks' exposure to contagion from European sovereign debt.
CNN Money: The 1% more pessimistic about U.S. economy
Pessimism toward the U.S. economy - particularly concerning the near future - is rapidly growing among America's wealthy, according to the PNC Wealth and Values Survey released Wednesday.
Wall Street Journal: Banks Face Funding Stress
European banks, increasingly concerned about their ability to access funding, are devising complex and potentially risky new deals that enable them to continue borrowing from the European Central Bank.
In Case You Missed It…
Jon Huntsman's daughters are a hit on Twitter and they hope their popularity helps boost dad's chances in New Hampshire. Piers Morgan interviews the the candidate and his daughters.
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<b>News</b> round-up November 14 - 18 - Edge Magazine
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<b>News</b> round-up November 14 - 18 - Edge Magazine2011 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Loutraki Day 4: Ziyard <b>...</b>
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2011 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Loutraki Day 4: Ziyard <b>...</b>Rachel Maddow Calls Out Fox <b>News</b>' New Low Against Occupy Wall <b>...</b>
Rachel Maddow pointed out that by trying to tie Occupy Wall Street to the man who shot at the White House; Fox News has reached a new desperate low. Here.
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