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Patience Tested At 'Occupy' Protest Sites (VIDEO)

Police and neighbors in some cities are starting to lose patience with the Occupy Wall Street protesters, who are preparing to settle in for the winter months. (Oct. 26)

Alleged Video Of Gadhafi Burial Ceremony

A Dubai-based TV station airs dark, grainy video it says is exclusive video showing the ceremony before Gadhafi's burial. WATCH:

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CBO: Top 1% Getting Exponentially Richer

Source: CBS News The Occupy Wall Street movement has, for the most part, been formed around the idea that wealth distribution in America is unfair, and that the economic system is skewed to reward the already wealthy with the highest gains. A new report from the Congressional Budget Office appears to have confirmed that. Specifically, [...]

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Farrakhan Slams West Over Gadhafi's Death

Source: AP / CBS News CHICAGO – Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said Tuesday that those rejoicing in the death of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will come to sorrow and predicted that the U.S. is unprepared for the looming backlash from his overthrow. Farrakhan told a Chicago radio station that Gadhafi's death was "an [...]

REV. JESSE L. JACKSON: We Bail Out Banks, But Not Desperate Students

By Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The sign at the Occupy Wall Street demonstration revealed the struggles of America's young: "A B.A., $30,000 in student debt and no job." Young people are graduating from college into the worst jobs market since the 1930s while carrying record levels of student debt. The sad truth of Occupy [...]

Terrell Owens Holds Workout (VIDEO)

Source: ESPN No teams attended Terrell Owens' workout in Calabasas, Calif., on Tuesday, but the 37-year-old receiver said he was confident that he showed enough that teams will be interested. The free-agent receiver is unsigned after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and having surgery in early April. He participated in some drills and caught passes [...]

President Obama To Appear On NBC's Jay Leno Tuesday Night

Source: Natalie Jennings / The Washington Post President Obama's Western swing this week included a taping for "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Burbank, Calif., which will air Tuesday night on NBC. It will be the second time in his term the president will appear on Leno's show, according to our POTUS tracker. He has also [...]

President Obama To Offer Plan To Aid Students Buried In Debt

Source: Jennifer Liberto / CNN Money WASHINGTON – President Obama is expected to announce measures aimed at helping college graduates climb out of their student loan debt hole. One of the proposals would push up the start date for more favorable terms on a special loan repayment program based on income, sources tell CNNMoney. Another [...]

New York City Police Busted For Alleged Gun Smuggling

Source: Jonathan Dienst, Shimon Prokupecz and Joe Valiquette / MSNBC Eight NYPD officers and one New Jersey corrections officer have been arrested on charges that they were running a gun-smuggling ring that trafficked more than $1 million in illegal weapons and stolen goods. The officers arrested include five active-duty officers assigned to Brooklyn and three [...]