October 23, 2009 - Be sure to click the red "A1A News" header at top of the page to see all the news from the past 24-48 hours

America's real quagmire: the Media owned by or in bed with the Military Industrial Complex

Big Picture Blog looks at Hindu's "Diwali 2009"

White House panel says NASA should skip the moon and fly elsewhere in 155 page document

Rapper Lil' Wayne to serve one year in prison on gun conviction

Coming to the end of the $8,000 first time homebuyer's credit, NAR says sales rose 9.4% in September for the biggest rise in home resales in 26 years

FCC vote unanimously for open Internet rule with "reasonable" net management

Pelosi: House health bill will include public option

Jet Overshoots Airport by 150 Miles

Over 1,100 law enforcement agents take over South LA and beging locking up members of the Rolling 40s Gang

Galaxy Cluster Smashes Distance Record

10 animals on the verge of extinction

Average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage edges up to 5%, Freddie Mac reports

WSJ: Photos for the Day - 22 Oct 09

The Most Dangerous Global Warming Deniers

U.S. Drones Aiding Pakistani Military Offensive

The Apple of Nokia's Eye

The high, the awakening, the unraveling & the crisis: the turnings in Anglo-American history

Attending community college does make you richer, study says

Ice-Skating Bear Kills Trainer

Bill making violence against gays a hate crime headed to White House

US Deaths in Afghanistan reach 806

U.S. maps protected Alaska habitat for polar bears

Consumer advocates cheer, FIRE Economy leaders jeer advance of new Consumer Protection bill

Congressman Grayson (D-FL) amends "Names of the Dead" website

Strong earthquake rocks Afghanistan and Pakistan

White House tells Dick Cheney to stuff his "dithering" charge about Afghanistan

Phillies repeat back to back NL Pennant wins and soon to be 2nd World Series appearance in a row

Body in Georgia is missing Florida girl, sheriff says