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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Biden Blames Bush Administration for Deficit Where did the mammoth US budget deficits come from? North Carolina Teacher Allegedly Cuts Disabled Student's Hair Experts: Mayas prophesized, but not end of world Obama calls on Congress to approve refinance plan Voter registration problems widening in Florida Iranian news agency duped by Onion story on Obama poll High debate stakes: Romney looks to gain momentum Whitney Kropp: Bullied Michigan Teen Shines at Homecoming Game Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested U.S. intelligence takes blame for mixed Libya attack messages Connecticut Teacher Didn't Know He Shot Masked Son Until Police Identified Body Border Patrol agent shoots, kills woman in Calif. Why there is an Electoral College and how it works UFO or Lens Flare in Google Street View? You Decide Analysis: Candidates' deficit plans don't add up Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges Schwarzenegger admits affair with Brigitte Nielsen Fox News Airs Footage of Man Shooting Self in Head Romney talks about longtime friend Netanyahu, jokes about bomb graphic Fox News blames live airing of suicide on "severe human error" Asteroid Dust Could Fight Climate Change on Earth Libya attack: GOP goes after the White House, especially Susan Rice Masked Conn. teen killed by dad called a good kid Police in north Fla. rescue puppy buried alive Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences Hillary Clinton: Iran will do 'whatever it takes' to prop up Syrian 'crony' Democrats Defend Susan Rice Amid Call for Her Resignation Woman got loaded gun past TSA: report Calif. creates state-run private retirement plan Electoral College math: Not all votes are equal 6 teens arrested in taped beating of Pa. woman Anti-Islam filmmaker held at Los Angeles federal jail With charts and charm, Paul Ryan aims to steady a shaken ticket Will Ohio's Economic Uptick Be a Boon for Obama? "Gospel of Jesus' wife" fragment is a fake, Vatican says Jackson's absence testing patience in Chicago Drunken Man on Horseback Leads Police on Chase Across Florida Town Biden: Days into job, news of $1 trillion deficit APNewsBreak: NY pet cemetery deemed historic Biden Blames Bush Administration for Deficit Sat,29 Sep 2012 11:44 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - FORT MYERS, Fla. — Vice President Joe Biden placed the blame for the ballooning deficit on the Bush administration today, arguing that the previous administration saddled the country with the burden of trillions of dollars in debt. "Let's get serious here! How did we get... Full Story Top Where did the mammoth US budget deficits come from? Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:19 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - What's the cause of the federal government's huge budget deficits? That's a question that is harder to answer in the particular than you might think. The general problem is obvious: Uncle Sam has been spending more money than he takes in. The specific reasons as to why this state of affairs exists are a mix of human decisions, economic circumstance, and the cumulative effect of time. Full Story Top North Carolina Teacher Allegedly Cuts Disabled Student's Hair Fri,28 Sep 2012 11:36 AM PDT ABC News - The North Carolina mom of a 7-year-old girl with Down Syndrome is accusing a teacher of cutting off several inches of her daughter's beloved hair without her consent. "Most of the time, she's always brushing her hair, always doing something with her hair," Jesslyn's mother,... Full Story Top Experts: Mayas prophesized, but not end of world Fri,28 Sep 2012 07:25 PM PDT Associated Press - As the clock winds down to Dec. 21, experts on the Mayan calendar have been racing to convince people that the Mayas didn't predict an apocalypse for the end of this year. Full Story Top Obama calls on Congress to approve refinance plan Sat,29 Sep 2012 03:14 AM PDT Associated Press - Citing historically low mortgages, President Barack Obama is pressing Republicans to back housing policies the White House says would help struggling homeowners refinance their debts and prevent foreclosures. Full Story Top Voter registration problems widening in Florida Fri,28 Sep 2012 07:52 PM PDT Associated Press - What first appeared to be an isolated problem in one Florida county has now spread statewide, with election officials in at least seven counties informing prosecutors or state election officials about questionable voter registration forms filled out on behalf of the Republican Party of Florida. Full Story Top Iranian news agency duped by Onion story on Obama poll Fri,28 Sep 2012 11:01 AM PDT Iran's leading news agency published a mock poll that claimed rural whites in the U.S. favored Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over president Barack Obama. The mock poll was originally published on a popular U.S. media site, The Onion. The FARS news agency—which touts itself as Iran's leading independent news agency while others note its ties [...] Full Story Top High debate stakes: Romney looks to gain momentum Sat,29 Sep 2012 05:14 PM PDT Associated Press - Barack Obama is cruising into the presidential debates with momentum on his side, yet he's still struggling to revive the passion and excitement that propelled him to the White House. Mitt Romney is grasping for his last, best chance to reboot his campaign after a disastrous September. Full Story Top Whitney Kropp: Bullied Michigan Teen Shines at Homecoming Game Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT ABC News - For bullied high school sophomore Whitney Kropp, looking good was the best revenge. Earlier this month, the West Branch, Mich., teen said she thought about killing herself after some classmates told her she was nominated to homecoming court as a joke. On Friday, Kropp had... Full Story Top Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested Fri,28 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT Associated Press - A Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug test results now finds herself in the same position as the accused drug dealers she testified against: charged with a crime and facing years in prison. Full Story Top U.S. intelligence takes blame for mixed Libya attack messages Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:39 PM PDT Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's office on Friday tried to explain the shifting public explanations for who was behind the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the American compound in Benghazi, Libya. DNI public affairs director Shawn Turner said U.S. intelligence concluded "in the immediate aftermath" of the assault that it had  begun "spontaneously" in the [...] Full Story Top Connecticut Teacher Didn't Know He Shot Masked Son Until Police Identified Body Fri,28 Sep 2012 09:42 AM PDT ABC News - Man who gunned down teen son didn't know until he was identified by police. Full Story Top Border Patrol agent shoots, kills woman in Calif. Fri,28 Sep 2012 10:37 PM PDT Associated Press - A Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 32-year-old mother of five Friday in suburban San Diego as he rode on the hood of her car after she ran into him, authorities and family members said. Full Story Top Why there is an Electoral College and how it works Sat,29 Sep 2012 12:34 AM PDT Associated Press - Presidents are elected not by national popular vote but by an 18th century constitutional compromise called the Electoral College. Full Story Top UFO or Lens Flare in Google Street View? You Decide Fri,28 Sep 2012 05:13 AM PDT Google Maps helps many people do various things, but tracking UFOs might be a new one. Andrea Dove contacted ABC News affiliate KLTV in East Texas with an interesting tip. Dove was using Google Maps to get directions to visit her aunt in Jacksonville, Texas,...Some think it could be a lens flare, or the reflection of a nearby object like the one Jamey Boyum of KLTV stumbled upon in his report above. See what you think Full Story Top Analysis: Candidates' deficit plans don't add up Sat,29 Sep 2012 08:04 AM PDT Associated Press - Here's the rap on the presidential candidates' plans for cutting federal deficits: Mitt Romney's is too bold and the numbers don't add up, while President Barack Obama's is too timid and his numbers don't add up, either. Full Story Top Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges Sat,29 Sep 2012 12:06 AM PDT Associated Press - A chemist accused of lying about drug samples she tested at a state lab could face additional charges as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift through thousands of criminal cases that could be upended by her actions. Full Story Top Schwarzenegger admits affair with Brigitte Nielsen Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:34 AM PDT Associated Press - Arnold Schwarzenegger is confirming that he had a "hot affair" with actress Brigitte Nielsen at a time he and Maria Shriver were dating and already living together. Full Story Top Fox News Airs Footage of Man Shooting Self in Head Fri,28 Sep 2012 12:48 PM PDT ABC News - Arizona Carjacking Ends in Suspect Shooting Self Full Story Top Romney talks about longtime friend Netanyahu, jokes about bomb graphic Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:49 PM PDT ON THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN PLANE--Flying from Philadelphia to Boston, Mitt Romney gave reporters in the press cabin some quality candidate time. After joking with a reporter who had been accidentally left behind by the press bus and later passing out beef jerky, the GOP candidate was back again—this time to give reporters a read-out about [...] Full Story Top Fox News blames live airing of suicide on "severe human error" Sat,29 Sep 2012 03:33 PM PDT Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - Fox News apologized for a "severe human error" that resulted in viewers seeing a suspected carjacker fatally shoot himself after a police chase. The coverage of the Friday incident, which sparked outrage on social media and a quick on-air apology by anchor Shepard Smith, showed a man stumbling from an allegedly stolen car into the desert near Phoenix on Friday. As a camera in a helicopter provided live coverage, the man s topped a short distance away, pulled the trigger of a gun pointed to the right side of his head and crumpled face-forward into the ground. ... Full Story Top Asteroid Dust Could Fight Climate Change on Earth Sat,29 Sep 2012 06:22 AM PDT LiveScience.com - To combat global warming, scientists in Scotland now suggest an out-of-this-world solution — a giant dust cloud in space, blasted off an asteroid, which would act like a sunshade for Earth. Full Story Top Libya attack: GOP goes after the White House, especially Susan Rice Sat,29 Sep 2012 01:36 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - As the presidential debates and the election approach, questions about how the Obama administration has handled the attack in Libya that killed the US ambassador on Sept. 11 have taken a harder political edge. Full Story Top Masked Conn. teen killed by dad called a good kid Sat,29 Sep 2012 12:23 AM PDT Associated Press - Tyler Giuliano had no trouble with the law. The teenager loved flying small planes as a Civil Air Patrol cadet and seemed happy as he played an online game with friends Wednesday night. But hours later, authorities say, Tyler was outside wearing a black ski mask and wielding a knife when he was shot by his father, who thought he was a prowler. Full Story Top Police in north Fla. rescue puppy buried alive Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:12 AM PDT Associated Press - Police officers found a puppy buried alive near a pit in north Florida. Full Story Top Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences Sat,29 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a show of unity on Friday on preventing a nuclear-armed Iran, seeking to tone down the acrimony between the two leaders that has become an issue in the final stretch of the U.S. presidential race. Obama, widely seen as having snubbed Netanyahu by not meeting face to face with him during his U.S. visit, spoke instead by phone to the Israeli prime minister amid signs of movement toward a truce in their war of words over how to confront Tehran. Netanyahu used his U.N. ... Full Story Top Hillary Clinton: Iran will do 'whatever it takes' to prop up Syrian 'crony' Fri,28 Sep 2012 03:45 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - According to the United States, a lack of coordination among the various rebel groups taking control of growing swaths of Syria is one of their principle weaknesses. Full Story Top Democrats Defend Susan Rice Amid Call for Her Resignation Fri,28 Sep 2012 07:13 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Top Democrats are defending Ambassador Susan Rice after a top House Republican called for her resignation because of questionable statements she made about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has been hammered by Republican... Full Story Top Woman got loaded gun past TSA: report Fri,28 Sep 2012 07:17 AM PDT At less than six inches and just under 10 ounces, the Ruger .380 is considered by gun owners to be a great little pocket pistol. So small, in fact, that you can sometimes get one onto an airplane. D'oh! Yep, the New York Daily News reports that a woman flew 938 miles from Orlando, Fla., [...] Full Story Top Calif. creates state-run private retirement plan Fri,28 Sep 2012 07:01 PM PDT Associated Press - California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that will create the nation's first state-run retirement savings program for private-sector workers, over the objection of critics who said it creates a new liability for taxpayers. Full Story Top Electoral College math: Not all votes are equal Sat,29 Sep 2012 12:33 AM PDT Associated Press - When it comes to electing the president, not all votes are created equal. And chances are yours will count less than those of a select few. Full Story Top 6 teens arrested in taped beating of Pa. woman Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:05 PM PDT Associated Press - Six teenagers were in custody Friday on charges they brutally beat a neighbor on her stoop "just for fun" and then posted cellphone video of the attack on Facebook, authorities said. Full Story Top Anti-Islam filmmaker held at Los Angeles federal jail Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:12 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California man behind an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was being held at a federal high-rise jail in downtown Los Angeles on Friday over possible probation violations, a prison official said. Federal officials, citing safety concerns, were tight-lipped about the conditions of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula's confinement, including whether he was being held with the general population or was isolated from other inmates. ... Full Story Top With charts and charm, Paul Ryan aims to steady a shaken ticket Sat,29 Sep 2012 07:06 AM PDT Reuters - VANDALIA, Ohio (Reuters) - Trailing in the must-win state of Ohio, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney asked his running mate Paul Ryan to meet him here this week. After 24 days apart, Romney and Ryan reunited on an airport tarmac on Tuesday amid grumbling from some Republicans that the campaign has grown complacent, leaving Ryan, its strongest advocate, off the national stage. "Wow, that's quite a guy, Paul Ryan," Romney shouted to the crowd. "Isn't that something?" Romney's many conservative critics share that assessment. ... Full Story Top Will Ohio's Economic Uptick Be a Boon for Obama? Sat,29 Sep 2012 06:50 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Will auto bailout and uptick in Ohio economy be a boon to Obama's re-election chances? Full Story Top "Gospel of Jesus' wife" fragment is a fake, Vatican says Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:11 AM PDT Reuters - VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - An ancient papyrus fragment which a Harvard scholar says contains the first recorded mention that Jesus may have had a wife is a fake, the Vatican said on Friday. "Substantial reasons would lead one to conclude that the papyrus is indeed a clumsy forgery," the Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, said in an editorial by its editor, Gian Maria Vian. "In any case, it's a fake. ... Full Story Top Jackson's absence testing patience in Chicago Sat,29 Sep 2012 12:29 AM PDT Associated Press - His home in Washington is for sale. His wife says he'll come back to work only when a doctor approves. He vowed to return to the campaign by Labor Day, a deadline that came ... and went. Full Story Top Drunken Man on Horseback Leads Police on Chase Across Florida Town Fri,28 Sep 2012 03:01 AM PDT A man allegedly was drunk when he rode a horse around a Florida town, disrupting traffic and making a spectacle as he led police on a low-speed chase that was caught by surveillance cameras. Charles Larkin Cowart, 29, of Bunnell, Fla., was arrested Monday and... Full Story Top Biden: Days into job, news of $1 trillion deficit Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:28 AM PDT Associated Press - Vice President Joe Biden says that he and President Barack Obama had been on the job less than a week when a top economic adviser told them the country was facing a trillion-dollar budget deficit. Full Story Top APNewsBreak: NY pet cemetery deemed historic Sat,29 Sep 2012 12:05 AM PDT Associated Press - Another cemetery has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, but this one's a little different. It has dogs and cats and iguanas and a lion cub. Full Story Top

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