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    By: Caitlin Maguire

    News Round-Up: Friday, January 11th, 2013

    Friday, January 11th, 2013

    The U.S. orders a review of Boeing 787s;  the student that opened fire at CA’s Taft Union High Schol had intended targets; President Obama and President Hamid Karzai will meet to discuss troop levels in Afghanistan; campaign staffers report that Michele Bachmann still has not paid them; and the NYPD will review 800 rape cases due to mishandling of DNA evidence. Meanwhile, Iran will respond to ‘Argo’ with its own film; Justin Bieber’s former bodyguard sues him; and Justin Timberlake is ready to make new music.

    Caitlin

    CRUCIAL:

    Dreamliner investigation: U.S. orders review of Boeing 787s, http://trib.in/VrJlV3
    The FAA will conduct an investigation of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner after two separate incidents on aircrafts in Japan. The Dreamliner gained a great deal of attention when it was first introduced for its sophistication and technology; however, it has been plagued with mishaps and production delays.

    Taft Union school shooting: Boy had ‘intended targets,’ police say, http://lat.ms/XSPDQ3
    Kern County, CA police say the 16-year-old student who fired a shotgun in a Taft Union High School classroom Thursday had “intended targets.” The suspect burst into the class he was supposed to be attending and shot one student two to four times before trying to shoot another. A teacher and school supervisor talked the student into putting the gun down and evacuated the rest of the classroom safely. “They did a great job of protecting the kids,” said Ed Whiting, the chief of the Taft Police Department. “We can’t thank them enough for what they did today.” One victim is in critical condition while the teacher suffered a minor pellet wound to his head.

    Plea decision looms in James Holmes’ Aurora theater shooting case, http://bit.ly/VSApVM
    Colorado Judge William B. Sylvester ruled Thursday that there is enough evidence to try James Holmes for the shooting that killed 12 people and wounded 70 in an Aurora, CO movie theater.  The ruling ties Homes to 166 counts of murder, attempted murder, and other weapons charges. As a result, Holmes will be held without bail and arraigned Friday. Defense lawyers have said that they are not ready to plea and will most likely ask for a delay. Holmes’ lawyers have said that he is mentally ill, causing some to believe that he will plead not guilty by reason of insanity.

    Afghan troop levels top agenda for Obama-Karzai talks, http://reut.rs/VqqsBH
    President Obama will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Friday to discuss withdrawing U.S. troops from the country by 2014. The White House has been considering removing all troops with some suggesting that this “zero option” will be an important bargaining chip in Obama’s discussion with Karzai. White House aides say that it’s not likely any decisions will be made during Friday’s talk, and that it could be months before Obama decides how many troops to remove from Afghanistan. Chuck Hagel, Obama’s nomination for Defense Secretary, will most likely support removing as many troops as possible.

    Bachmann still hasn’t paid presidential campaign staffers, http://bit.ly/WxBn8N
    Peter Waldon, the former national field coordinator for Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign, has said that Bachmann has refused to pay five staffers. Waldon claims that the staffers are owed $5,000 and that Bachmann has $2,000,000 towards her campaign. Bachmann allegedly will not pay the owed funds until the staffers sign a nondisclosure agreement saying they will not tell members of the media about any “unethical, immoral, or criminal activity” witnessed on the campaign trail.

    New York Examines Over 800 Rape Cases for Possible Mishandling of Evidence, http://nyti.ms/USKQgr
    The NYPD said Friday that it will review 843 cases of rape where a lab technician overlooked or mishandled DNA evidence. According to the medical examiner’s office, supervisors have found 26 cases where the technician did not find biological evidence when it did actually exist. The director of forensic biology at the examiner’s office said that these errors are false negatives instead of false positives and that “nobody was wrongfully convicted” due to the mistakes. The cases in review span from 2001 to 2011, when the technician worked in the examiner’s office.

    BIDEN SEEKS VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY INPUT ON GUNS, http://bit.ly/WHJgYS
    Vice President Biden will meet with representatives from the videogame industry Friday to gauge videogames’ influence on violent behavior. On Thursday, Biden and his gun control task force met with heads of the NRA for more than 90 minutes. The meeting has been described as an open and frank discussion, but neither side came out of it showing signs of negotiating. Biden is set to present his ideas regarding gun laws to President Obama early next week.

    CULTURAL:

    Film to Present Iran’s View of ‘Argo’ Events, http://nyti.ms/VMPqbY

    JUSTIN BIEBER Sued By Ex-Bodyguard: He Punched & Berated Me!, http://tmz.me/10iQhrE

    Inside the Critics Choice Movie Awards: What You Didn’t See on TV, http://bit.ly/WJ8kPi

    Sharon Osbourne Slams Lady Gaga After Kelly Critique, Calls Her “Hypocrite” and “Bully”, http://eonli.ne/ZQ6qn0

    Justin Timberlake is “ready” for new project, http://bit.ly/ZCfN55

    Caitlin Maguire
    Bio: Caitlin is the Marketing & Operations Manager for Rock the Vote
    @caitlinmagu
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    By: Caitlin Maguire

    News Round-Up: Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

    Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

    President Obama is expected to nominate Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary; Syrian rebels release Iranian hostages in exchange for prisoners; 57 are injured in an NYC ferry crash; the U.S. may remove all troops from Afghanistan come 2014; the National Cathedral will host same-sex weddings; and Joe Biden will meet with the NRA today. Meanwhile, “Lincoln” leads the BAFTA nominations; Kate Middleton turns 31; and Glenn Beck will relaunch his media company.

    Caitlin

    CRUCIAL:

    Iranians held by Syria rebels released, http://bbc.in/UAbHbH
    The Free Syrian Army will release 48 Iranian hostages in exchange for 2,130 rebel prisoners being held by the Syrian government. Syrian rebels say the hostages were carrying out a mission for the Syrian government, which is closely allied with Iran. Iranian authorities admit that some of the hostages were former members of the armed forces, but claim that they were only in Syria to visit a shrine. The deal was brokered by Turkey and Qatar, which have both supported the Free Syrian Army.

    Obama Said to Name Jack Lew to Replace Geithner at Treasury, http://bloom.bg/13iqM7s
    President Obama is expected to nominate his chief of staff, Jack Lew, to replace Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary. Geithner recently announced that he plans to leave the position at the end of the month. Lew will have to hit the ground running as his next task is working with congress on the debt ceiling.

    More than 50 injured after Seastreak ferry crashes into Pier 11, http://bit.ly/WteCTq
    At least 57 people are reportedly injured after a ferry crashed into a pier near Wall Street early Wednesday morning. The Coast Guard, NYPD, and FDNY rushed to the scene. The extent of the injuries is not yet known.

    U.S. does not rule out removing all troops from Afghanistan, http://reut.rs/XKyV5f
    The White House announced Tuesday that it would consider removing all troops from Afghanistan instead of keeping the recommended 15,000 in the country. The “zero-option” is one “we would consider,” said Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes. There are currently 66,000 troops in Afghanistan with this number being gradually reduced through 2014 when the NATO combat mission ends. The amount of troops removed from the country will depend on whether or not Afghanistan becomes a place to house al Qaeda and if Afghan troops can be successfully trained for defense measures.

    Amid protests, China’s communist censors say their control over media is ‘unshakable’, http://wapo.st/13e1Ajp
    Anti-censorship protests in China’s region of Guangzhou have caused the government to issue an “urgent memo” stating that the Communist Party’s control over the media is “unshakable.” “The party has absolute control over the media,” the Propaganda Department insisted in the memo. The protests in Guangzhou resulted in clashes between “new leftists,” or government supporters who carried photos of Mao Zedong, and anti-censorship demonstrators. The memo also ordered that all media publications and websites “prominently republish” an editorial that reinforces the government’s censorship policies.

    NATIONAL CATHEDRAL TO HOST 1ST SAME-SEX WEDDINGS, http://bit.ly/11eBPzU
    The National Cathedral will become one of the first Episcopal congregations to host same-sex marriages. Same-sex marriage is legal in both Washington, DC and Maryland. “I read the Bible as seriously as fundamentalists do,” the cathedral’s dean Rev. Gary Hall said. “And my reading of the Bible leads me to want me to do this because I think it’s being faithful to the kind of community Jesus would have us be.”

    Biden, NRA to meet on guns, http://bit.ly/11chICE
    As leader of the White House’s newly created gun violence task force, Joe Biden will meet with the NRA Wednesday to discuss stricter gun laws. Biden’s task force has been working on significant changes to current gun laws and will send them to President Obama at the end of the month. The NRA has consistently rejected creating stricter gun laws, but said it would send a representative to the task force’s meeting “to hear what they have to say.”

    CULTURAL:

    Armstrong Set to Appear on Oprah Next Week, as New Allegation Surfaces, http://nyti.ms/10dyQIV

    Singer Amy Winehouse died watching YouTube videos of herself after vodka binge, inquest hears, http://bit.ly/VQeE8n

    Kate Middleton Turns 31: How She’s Celebrating Her Birthday, http://usm.ag/RG18XC

    EE British Academy Film Awards Nominations in 2013, http://bit.ly/ZpeTJ6

    Glenn Beck Relaunching The Blaze As Global Libertarian News Network, http://bit.ly/REGdnJ

    Caitlin Maguire
    Bio: Caitlin is the Marketing & Operations Manager for Rock the Vote
    @caitlinmagu
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    By: coral@rockthevote.com

    NEWS ROUND-UP: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011

    Thursday, October 13th, 2011

    In today’s news, Congress passes free-trade agreements; the NYPD admits to fabricating charges to fill arrest quotas; the Tea Party goes after Occupy Wall Street; and Barack Obama has raised 70 million dollars this quarter. In other news, Ron Paul loses an eyebrow during Tuesday night’s GOP debate, and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello will play at Occupy Wall Street.

    Coral + Caitlin

    CRUCIAL

    Obama gets win as Congress passes free-trade agreements, http://wapo.st/rfTk3U
    On Wednesday, Congress passed free-trade agreements with South Korea, Columbia, and Panama. The deals with Columbia and Panama will have limited impact; however, the deal with South Korea is the biggest agreement since the North American Free Trade Agreement between America, Canada, and Mexico in 1994. This agreement has the potential to create as many as 280,000 American jobs and boost exports by more than $12 million. “Tonight’s vote, with bipartisan support, will significantly boost exports that bear the proud label ‘Made in America,’ support tens of thousands of good-paying American jobs and protect labor rights, the environment and intellectual property,” President Obama said.

    We fabricated drug charges against innocent people to meet arrest quotas, former detective testifies, http://nydn.us/quUcjV
    A former NYPD narcotics detective, Stephen Anderson, has admitted to planting drugs on innocent people in order to fill arrest quotas. Anderson, testifying under a cooperation agreement with prosecutors, was arrested for planting cocaine on four men in a Queens bar in 2008. Anderson said he did so to help out fellow cop Henry Tavarez, whose arrest activity had been low.

    Tea party goes after Occupy Wall Street, http://politi.co/r2fRNp
    Big Tea Party organizations are unhappy about Occupy Wall Street being called the left-wing Tea Party. As a result, it has launched an attack on the Occupy protests. Some members are looking for evidence of extremists or bad behavior such as evidence of union ties, fringe rhetoric, arrests, recordings of incendiary speeches, tales of littering, drug use and debauchery. Tea Party members have started posting their “evidence” on the internet. “The left is trying to create a counter force to the tea party, but it’s almost laughable that anyone is comparing the two, because they’re totally different,” said Sal Russo, chief strategist for the Tea Party Express.

    Prosecutors drop attempted rape complaint against former IMF head, http://bit.ly/qk8Oqq
    International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn was accused of attempting to rape a French journalist when she went to his home for an interview; however, the charges have been dropped because the prosecutors say they do not have enough evidence. The journalist pressed charges after Strauss-Kahn faced charges for sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York City.

    Gunman kills 8 at Seal Beach salon, http://lat.ms/oeXZ17
    On Wednesday, a gunman who was apparently enraged by a recent custody battle, entered a Seal Beach, CA hair salon where his former wife worked and opened fire. He killed 8 people and critically wounded another person in the deadliest shooting in Orange County’s history. The attacker peppered Salon Meritage with gunfire and continued his rampage outside where he shot one man who apparently tried to flee in a Range Rover.

    (via Bloomberg) Pandit Says He’d Be Happy to Talk With Wall Street Protesters, http://buswk.co/o8cxgK: Vikram Pandit, chief executive officer of Citigroup Inc., said he would be happy to talk with Occupy Wall Street protesters, calling their sentiments “completely understandable.” “Trust has been broken between financial institutions and the citizens of the U.S., and that is Wall Street’s job, to reach out to Main Street and rebuild that trust,” Pandit said. Pandit said he would tell the protesters how Citigroup, the third-biggest U.S. bank, is trying to increase lending to small businesses.

    Warren Buffett brings tax fight to supercommittee, http://yhoo.it/rfXhwD
    Warren Buffett is offering to release his federal tax return if other uber rich Americans do the same. “If you could get other ultra rich Americans to publish their returns along with mine, that would be very useful to the tax dialogue and intelligent reform,” Buffett wrote in a letter sent Tuesday to Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan. Buffett did reveal new information about his own earnings last year. He wrote that his adjusted gross income, which can exclude some income and expenses, was $62,855,038. Of that, $39,814,784 was taxable. Buffett ended up paying $6,938,744 in taxes.

    (via Associated Press) Obama blames plot to kill Saudi diplomat on Iran, http://apne.ws/mX4wr8: President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. will make sure that Iranian officials are held accountable for “reckless behavior” in what he said was their direct role in an alleged assassination plot against the Saudi Arabian ambassador in the United States. Obama said the U.S. will be able to support all of its allegations of Iranian involvement. “Those facts are there for all to see,” he told a joint White House news conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

    Barack Obama Raised $70 Million Over the Summer, http://bit.ly/n7GsCZ
    On Thursday morning, President Obama’s campaign announced that it had “raised more than $70 million combined for his re-election and the Democratic party” in the quarter that ended in September. Though the amount is less than the $86 million he brought in the second quarter, it still surpasses the combined total of all GOP presidential candidates’ fundraising. It’s also more than the $55 million target that his campaign staffers set as a goal.

    (via PPP) Cain leads nationally, http://bit.ly/qkFeu0: Cain is up 30-22 on Romney with Newt Gingrich sneaking past Rick Perry for 3rd place at 15% to Perry’s 14% with Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul tied for 5th at 5%, Jon Huntsman 7th at 2%, Rick Santorum 8th at 1%, and Gary Johnson 9th with less than 1%. With non-Tea Party Republicans Romney actually leads Cain 29-27. But with the Tea Party crowd Cain is getting 39% with Gingrich at 16%, Perry at 14%, and Romney in 4th place at 13%.

    CULTURAL

    Raising Eyebrows, http://nyti.ms/oFSyjQ

    Tom Morello Set To Perform At Occupy Wall Street, http://on.mtv.com/qpM6kp

    Scarlett Johansson Nude Photo Hacker Arrested, http://on.mtv.com/nFPkOA

    Miranda Kerr models 2.5 million dollar bra, http://bit.ly/q0Glg0

    Whitney Houston Loses Cool on Delta Flight, http://bit.ly/q3HVze

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    By: coral@rockthevote.com

    NEWS ROUND-UP: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011

    Thursday, October 6th, 2011

    In today’s news, the world mourns the loss of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs; 13 more people are suing News International for hacking their phones; Sarah Palin will not run for president in 2012; and a team of scientists at Duke University may have built an exoskeleton to help paralyzed people walk. In other news, the producers of “The Simpsons” agree to take pay cuts, and Occupy Wall Street protester Jeanne Mansfield relays a first hand account of being maced by the NYPD.

    Coral + Caitlin

    CRUCIAL

    World Mourns Loss of Steve Jobs, http://fxn.ws/rfHLHI
    Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died last night after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jobs inspired the Macintosh computer, iPod, iPhone and iPad, and today he is mourned by millions. At Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, flags are flying at half mast as admirers gather on the lawn to pay condolences. In New York City last night, people gathered outside of a 24-hour Apple store on Fifth Avenue making an impromptu memorial out of fliers, apples, and flowers.

    Occupy Wall Street: Video Allegedly Shows NYPD Officer Striking Protesters With Baton, http://huff.to/qR1c10
    A new video shows the New York Police Department beating Occupy Wall Street protesters with a baton. The video shows a police officer nudge someone then it appears that the officer backs up and starts swinging at the protester. It is unclear from the video what provoked the officer’s actions, but The Huffington Post’s Matt Sledge, who was at the scene, reports the baton swinging took place after a handful of people had been arrested for attempting to cross a police barricade. The NYPD also arrested 28 more demonstrators on the same night.

    (via Independent Online) Re-trial for Bahrain medics, http://bit.ly/nI4UaG: Bahrain Public Prosecutor Ali al-Boainain has ordered the re-trial of 20 Shi’a medics handed jail terms by a military court of up to 15 years on sedition charges. “After reviewing the file of the case, the public prosecutor has decided that the ruling issued by the National Security Court on September 28 should be reconsidered in the civilian courts,” a statement from the prosecutor’s office said.

    Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer wins Nobel literature prize for ‘condensed, translucent’ works, http://wapo.st/oVKNbf
    Poet Tomas Transtromer of Sweden has been awarded the Nobel literature prize. Transtromer is said to be the most influential Scandinavian poet of recent decades. His most famous work is 1966’s “Windows and Stones.” The poet is said to be a master of imagery and metaphor: “Waking up is a parachute jump from dreams. Free of the suffocating turbulence the traveler sinks toward the green zone of morning,” reads the prelude to “The Great Enigma.”

    Derrick Bell, Law Professor and Rights Advocate, Dies at 80, http://nyti.ms/pKuwhT
    On Wednesday Derrick Bell, a legal scholar who worked to expose the persistence of racism in America through his books, articles and provocative career moves, died at age 80. Bell had given up a Harvard Law School professorship to protest the school’s hiring practices. He died of carcinoid cancer.

    96-year-old Chattanooga resident denied voting ID, http://bit.ly/oPXWfn
    96-year-old Dorothy Cooper was denied a voter ID in Tennessee because she did not have a marriage license. After Cooper learned she needed a new ID to vote in the state, she went to the Cherokee Boulevard Driver Service Center to retrieve one. She took documents with her to prove her identity, including her rent receipt, a copy of her lease, her voter registration card and her birth certificate. However, her birth certificate had her maiden name on it, and the clerk denied Cooper an ID because she did not have a marriage license to prove her married name.

    Gessler Attacks Troops’ Right To Vote: Act Now!, http://bit.ly/qHSlis
    Soldiers registered to vote in Colorado and serving overseas will not be mailed ballots if they did not vote in 2010, according to an order by Colorado Secretary of State Gessler. The County Clerk objected to this policy and after doing so, Gessler sued in court to confirm the measure. “Skip an Election – Lose Your Ballot – and Thank You For Your Service!” said Gessler.

    Sarah Palin’s Die Hard Supporters ‘Stunned,’ ‘Disappointed’, http://abcn.ws/ovuNCE
    On Wednesday, Alaska’s former Governor Sarah Palin announced she will not be entering the 2012 presidential race. Palin released a statement to ABC News and also told radio host Mark Levin that she will not run. Palin told Fox News correspondent Greta Van Susteren that she apologizes to her die hard supporters and hopes they understand that “you don’t need a title to make a difference in this country.”

    (via ABC News) The 2012 Field Is Set, But The Calendar Isn’t, http://abcn.ws/qnUUEd: Nevada has set their 2012 primary for January 14th. This could move the New Hampshire primary as far up as Tuesday, Jan. 3. And if New Hampshire goes with that date, that means a December date for the Iowa Caucuses would be inevitable.

    Body suit may soon enable the paralyzed to walk, http://lat.ms/n4GYpe
    Scientists at Duke University may be able to build a prosthetic exoskeleton which will allow paralyzed people to walk. This full-body prosthetic suit would provide sensory information straight to the brain and has been proven to work on monkeys. The scientists’ goal is to have a young quadriplegic walk into midfield at the beginning of the 2014 World Cup of soccer in Brazil.

    Steve Jobs 1955-2011: The Father of Digital Music, and His Legacy, http://bit.ly/qGKlig
    Not only was Steve Jobs a co-founder of Apple, he is also revered as the father of the digital music business. He was the one who ended the Beatles’ digital embargo, convinced Dr. Dre to release his tracks digitally, and negotiated with Bono to create the U2 iPod in 2004. Jobs not only made this music available digitally, but also took a major role in creating the iPod and iTunes. iTunes began as a music management software, but today is a retail store with millions of songs available at the click of a mouse.

    CULTURAL

    Jeanne Mansfield tells us, “Why I Was Maced at the Wall Street Protests” http://bit.ly/oKNI3e

    LA Times is, “Putting pot in its place” http://lat.ms/pnAXr7

    Are Disney’s 3D Re-Releases Helping People Change Their Minds About 3D?, http://bit.ly/orLeLl

    Producers of Simpsons to Take Pay Cuts, http://bit.ly/q7QhrT

    George Clooney Takes His Parents to Ides of March Premiere, http://bit.ly/pbRpfg

    Snoop Dogg Gets NBC Sitcom Deal, http://on.mtv.com/qjzfju

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    By: coral@rockthevote.com

    NEWS ROUND-UP: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

    Thursday, September 29th, 2011

    In today’s news, Bahrain sentences 20 medics for treating protesters; the Saudi Arabian King pardons a woman arrested for driving; a Massachusetts man is arrested for planning to attack the Pentagon and Capitol with drones; and presidential hopeful Herman Cain jumps to third place in the primary race. In entertainment news, MTV reports on the leading fall albums, and Lil Wayne looks to Jimi Hendrix for inspiration.

    Coral + Caitlin

    CRUCIAL

    German parliament approves expanded bailout fund, http://wapo.st/ooHK71
    On Thursday, German lawmakers voted to approve expanded powers for a European bailout fund that Chancellor Angela Merkel has said is critical to ensuring economic stability in Europe. With an approval vote of 523 to 85, the euro-zone took the first step in righting its economic crisis. The move also helped boost European stocks Thursday, and Wall Street appeared to head for gains at its opening.

    Bahrain sentences medics who treated protesters, http://bbc.in/qC8GOM
    A court in Bahrain has sentenced 20 medics between 5 to 15 years in jail for alleged incitement to overthrow the government. The medics treated people injured during a protest movement that called for more rights for the country’s Shia majority in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. The medics were also accused of refusing to give police officers medical attention; however, relatives of some of the medics claim they were tortured into giving false confessions.

    Saudi Woman Spared Lashing, http://bit.ly/rn2Zit
    Saudi Arabian King Abdullah pardoned a woman sentenced to receive at least 10 lashes for driving. The woman was sentenced just one day after the King granted women the right to participate in the next election. “Belatedly allowing women to vote in council elections is all well and good, but if they are still going to face being flogged for trying to exercise their right to freedom of movement, then the King’s much-trumpeted ‘reforms’ actually amount to very little,” said Amnesty International Deputy Director Philip Luther.

    Mass. man accused of plotting to hit Pentagon and Capitol with drone aircraft, http://wapo.st/oZ20Zy
    A 26-year-old physics graduate and model hobbyist from Massachusetts was arrested Wednesday in an FBI undercover operation. He has been accused of planning to build small, explosive-laden drones to attack the Pentagon and the Capitol, according to an FBI affidavit and law enforcement officials. Rezwan Ferdaus, a U.S.born citizen of South Asian background, traveled to Washington last May to conduct surveillance and intended to launch three small GPS-guided aircraft from East Potomac Park — two against the Pentagon and one against the Capitol, according to a detailed plan he gave to the FBI.

    Occupy Wall Street: inquiries launched as new pepper-spray video emerges, http://bit.ly/oQN0jR
    Senior New York Police Officer, Anthony Bologna, is under investigation after another video has emerged from the Occupy Wall Street protests. This video captures the officer, not only pepper spraying a group of women protesters who were trapped in an orange net, but also pepper spraying one of the women while she was recovering from the first attack. In both incidents, the policer officer appeared to have violated the NYPD’s guidance on how pepper spray should be used.

    25 voters to get free photo ID ride to DMV, only 4 in Tri-County area, http://bit.ly/oFhsE9
    The Department of Motor Vehicles says 25 people in South Carolina are getting a free ride to receive a photo identification card to comply with the state’s new voter law. DMV spokeswoman Beth Parks said the agency spoke to 675 people who wanted information on the law and about 48 people requested a ride for Wednesday; however, when the agency called back, people had obtained rides or state IDs in some other way.

    UW to create new ID cards, http://bit.ly/qjz2FS
    To accommodate for new voting laws, Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Chair Hannah Somers said University of Wisconsin will be instituting new student IDs to include a signature and a valid expiration date. “This is really good news,” Somers said. “This means we don’t have to lobby the university to change our IDs.”

    Romney Reclaims Top Spot While Perry Falls and Cain Rises, http://abcn.ws/r6FVLN
    In a poll released today, Herman Cain has tripled his support base and jumped to third place in the race for the Republican primary. Also, Mitt Romney has reclaimed his front-runner status, and Rick Perry has dropped ten points since the last poll taken in August. This marks the first time Perry has taken second place in the polls; he has been on top since entering the presidential race six-weeks ago. Herman Cain reached the third-place slot after claiming 17 percent, an 11-point jump since August.

    Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Would Not Necessarily Prove Einstein Wrong, http://bit.ly/qWACEu
    Last week, the physics community was shaken when the OPERA (Oscillation Project with Emulsion tracking Apparatus) team working in central Italy announced that preliminary findings seemed to have found subatomic particles, neutrinos, traveling faster than the speed of light. According to the team, the neutrinos were observed to have traveled the distance of about 450 miles in less time than it would take a light beam – disproving, some have said, Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity.

    Nokia to cut another 3,500 jobs, http://cnet.co/nDQLGi
    Nokia will cut another 3,500 jobs to lower its operating costs to run more efficiently. “We must take painful, yet necessary, steps to align our workforce and operations with our path forward,” Chief Executive Stephen Elop said in a statement today. Nokia will close a manufacturing facility in Cluj, Romania, and reduce workers in its supply chain operations. This will cause a loss of 2,200 employees. Also, they will cut 1,300 workers in its commerce and location business.

    CULTURAL

    Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse backs “Fighting for Pell Grants,” http://huff.to/pfPpdL

    McKay Coppins asks, “Donald Trump GOP Kingmaker?,” http://bit.ly/nal2k7

    ‘Dancing With the Stars’ studio receives letter containing white powder, http://bit.ly/qqQkzz

    Red Sox Lose to Orioles 4-3, http://abcn.ws/nEuIWC

    Coldplay, Rihanna, Evanescence Lead Fall Albums, http://on.mtv.com/qPu0yk

    Susan Powell’s Parents Granted Custody of Boys, http://bit.ly/pWGo88

    Lil Wayne Channels Jimi Hendrix For New Vibe Cover, http://on.mtv.com/nYwzwc

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