| Obama blasts ‘Republican shutdown’ Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:38 AM PDT  'They've shut down the government over an ideological crusade.'
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| Statue of Liberty, other top tourist sites closed Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:08 AM PDT  Some of the nation's top tourist spots were closed Tuesday because of the government shutdown.
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| NYPD: Motorcyclists pull over, beat SUV driver Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:57 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A man driving with his family along a New York City highway was attacked and beaten by a large group of motorcyclists who first surrounded his SUV and stopped it on the road, then chased him for miles after he plowed through the blockade of bikes in an attempt to escape.
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| Insurance markets open to surge of new customers Posted: 01 Oct 2013 09:53 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — The online insurance marketplaces that are at the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul struggled to handle the wave of new consumers Tuesday, the first day of a six-month open-enrollment period.
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| Obama: Launch of insurance exchanges is 'historic' Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:44 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hailing it as an "historic day," President Barack Obama pressed forward his flagship health care program Tuesday, inaugurating new insurance exchanges to expand access for those without coverage despite the shutdown taking hold across much of the government.
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| UN: Nearly 1,000 Iraqis killed in September Posted: 01 Oct 2013 09:01 AM PDT  BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi sheik carried his infant grandson's tightly wrapped body, staring ahead with a blank gaze as men behind him bore the coffin of the baby's mother during their funeral Tuesday, a day after they were killed in a wave of bombings in Baghdad.
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| Sour food, shattered glass: Cleaning Kenya's mall Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:45 AM PDT  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The sour odor of rotting food overwhelms the senses. Shattered glass crunches underfoot. And evidence of looting is ever-present, including in Westgate Mall's chandelier-filled casino.
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| Chemical weapons inspectors cross into Syria Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:55 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — An advance group of international inspectors arrived in Syria on Tuesday to begin the ambitious task of overseeing the destruction of President Bashar Assad's chemical weapons program, kicking off a mission that must navigate the country's bloody civil war as well as the international spotlight.
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| As deadline nears, applications to 9/11 fund soar Posted: 01 Oct 2013 12:17 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — With just a few days remaining until a key deadline, more than 32,000 people have applied to the federal compensation fund for people with illnesses that might be related to toxic fallout from the Sept. 11 attacks, program officials said.
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| AP PHOTOS: Syrian children attend school amid war Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:16 AM PDT  MADAYA, Syria (AP) — Clutching his books close to his chest, 12-year-old Abdo al-Fikri eagerly walked into a classroom in Madaya, an opposition-held village in northern Syria, his brother and sister trailing behind him.
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| 'Obamacare' exchanges start up as gov't shuts down Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:11 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's long-anticipated launch Tuesday of new insurance exchanges to provide health care to millions of uninsured Americans is coming under the cloud of a government shutdown that began the same day.
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| Israel's Netanyahu: We will not let Iran get nukes Posted: 01 Oct 2013 09:46 AM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons, even if it stands alone, because Israel's future is threatened by a "nuclear-armed'" Iran seeking its destruction.
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| Strap on your computer, wearable tech taking off Posted: 01 Oct 2013 12:14 AM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The digital domain is creeping off our desktops and onto our bodies, from music players that match your tunes to your heart beat, to mood sweaters that change color depending on your emotional state — blue for calm, red for angry. There are vacuum shoes that clean the floor while you walk and fitness bracelets, anklets and necklaces to track your calorie burning.
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| Kenyan president vows to keep troops in Somalia Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:21 AM PDT  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president vowed Tuesday to keep the country's troops in Somalia until that country is stabilized, after a Somali Islamic extremist group said it staged a deadly attack on an upscale Nairobi mall to force the withdrawal of Kenyan troops from its Horn of Africa nation.
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| Health insurance markets open; success to be seen Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:16 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — Online insurance marketplaces at the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul struggled to handle the volume of consumers on Tuesday, the first day of a six-month open enrollment period.
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| Pope urges reform, wants church with modern spirit Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:41 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says he doesn't want a "Vatican-centric" church concerned about itself but a missionary church that reaches out to the poor, the young, the elderly and even to non-believers. That's the vision he laid out as he opened a landmark meeting Tuesday on reforming the 2,000-year-old institution.
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| HealthCare.Gov experiences delays on first day Posted: 01 Oct 2013 09:41 AM PDT  The marketplace's online hub appeared to be plagued with delays shortly after its launch, as many visitors were greeted with a message: "Please wait."
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| House GOP not planning new proposals Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:56 AM PDT  The Senate on Tuesday rejected a House bill that passed overnight.
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| More than 115,000 killed in Syria's war: monitor Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:10 AM PDT Beirut (AFP) - At least 115,206 people have been killed in Syria's devastating 30-month conflict, most of them fighters from both sides, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. |
| Healthcare launch poised to reach millions despite shutdown drama Posted: 01 Oct 2013 11:09 AM PDT  By David Morgan and Caroline Humer (Reuters) - Technical glitches stalled Tuesday's launch of new insurance exchanges at the heart of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, a slow start that could fuel the political debate over providing millions of uninsured Americans with coverage. The administration went ahead with opening day for a six-month enrollment period on the state marketplaces, or exchanges, despite a partial federal government shutdown precipitated by Republican opposition to the healthcare law that deadlocked a spending bill in Congress. ...
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| Poll: Americans reject GOP strategy Posted: 01 Oct 2013 06:25 AM PDT  Americans aren't crazy about Obamacare, but hate closing the government to repeal it.
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| Americans annoyed with shutdown Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:58 AM PDT  The impact of the shutdown was mixed: painful for some; just irritating for others.
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| Pope promises to change Vatican mentality Posted: 01 Oct 2013 05:21 AM PDT  By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis began landmark meetings on Tuesday to reform the Vatican, promising to do all he could to change the mentality of an institution he said was too focused on its own interests. Francis and eight cardinals from around the world are holding three days of closed-door meetings to discuss the Vatican's troubled administration and to map out possible changes in the worldwide Church. ...
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| Federal workers get shutdown instructions Posted: 01 Oct 2013 03:47 AM PDT  After setting out-of-office replies, furloughed employees have strict orders not to work.
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| Two U.S. generals ousted over failure to secure Afghan base Posted: 30 Sep 2013 05:44 PM PDT  By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Marine Corps on Monday effectively fired two U.S. generals over their failure to defend a major base in Afghanistan from a deadly Taliban attack last year, in an extraordinary and rare public censure. Two Marines were killed and eight personnel were wounded when Taliban insurgents breached what a military investigation determined was inadequate security at Camp Bastion, in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province. ...
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| Obama spotlights healthcare launch as Republicans try to block it Posted: 01 Oct 2013 03:04 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is due to lead officials spotlighting the opening day sign-up on Tuesday for his landmark healthcare program even as staunch Republican opposition to the plan shut down government operations. Obama is scheduled to meet and pose for pictures in the Oval Office with a group of people who stand to benefit from the healthcare law's provisions, while an interview with Vice President Joe Biden promoting the plan will air on 450 college radio stations in critical states, the administration said. ... |
| No deal: Government shutdown begins Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:56 AM PDT  Congress fails to end a bitter dispute over funding for the president's health care law.
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