"This is kind of interesting. Osama bin Laden's first wife -- it's always the first wife -- is coming out with a book that gives a rare glimpse into the personal life of the infamous al Qaeda leader. She says Osama bin Laden was very tough on their children and was a strict disciplinarian. Well there's a shock." --Jay Leno

The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam

• Bomb kills US soldier in Afghanistan: NATO

• US report details lapses in deadly Iraq shooting

• Man charged in plot to attack U.S. shopping mall Reuters

• Afghan president's rival accepts Nov. 7 runoff

• Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off

• Veiled Iranian women suspected of drug smuggling

• Pakistan hits Taliban, urges NATO to seal border

• Gates pushes Japan on U.S. troop shift plan

To Go Or Not To Go

The White House said Wednesday it's "certainly possible" that President Barack Obama could announce before a scheduled new election in Afghanistan whether to send more troops into the U.S. war there.

Disturbing News

• 22 die as one train rams another in northern India AP

Bystander President? (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Public option’s at stake — tock, tick, tock.
Please step up to the plate, Dear Barack.
Though the sidelines were cool
For a while, you’re a fool
If you fail to ensure it’s a lock.
 

Republican-Shenanigans News

• Senator urges Obama: Don't start enemies list Reuters

• GOP warns Obama on troop surge The Hill

• Steele 'not really' concerned about declining GOP support

"I don't know if you saw it Friday. That whole -- people thought the 6-year-old kid was in the balloon. I mean, it was so tense, Maria Shriver put down her cell phone while driving, picked up her Sony TV Watchman to watch." --Jay Leno

Rock-The-Voter News

• Ending death penalty could save US millions: study

"President Obama announced he wants to give every senior citizen $250 next year. This is part of his 'Cash for Geezers' program. Actually, if you're a senior citizen working on Wall Street, then you get $250 million." --Jay Leno

Biz-Tech News

• Oil slips for second day, falls below $79

• Auto task force shocked by state of GM, Chrysler

• Obama scolds Wall Street over reforms, lending

• Three states may sue FedEx for labor violations

• AirTran posts 3Q profit of $10.4 million

• Continental loses $18 million in third quarter

Watching Obama's Back

An internal congressional report questioning the ability of the Secret Service to continue fulfilling its duties was leaked to the Boston Globe. The report says the Secret Service is strained by a drastic increase in threats to President Obama, coupled with deep budget cuts. Some are speculating that the agency may need to relinquish all or part of its roles in protecting the country's financial machinery in order to focus resources on the protection of the president and other high-profile leaders.

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Group tries to blunt right wing on closing Gitmo

"And the Post Office may cancel Saturday delivery of the mail. Do you know about this? See, for young people before texting and twittering, you used to send pieces of paper to each other." --Jay Leno

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Congressman to dine with Cheney, Bolton The Hill

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