Apple iPhone 4S Now Available for Pre-Order | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Apple iPhone 4S Now Available for Pre-Order | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Apple's latest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, is now available for pre-order via AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and Apple.com.
The 16GB device is selling for $199.99, the 32GB is $299.99, and the 64GB is $399.99, all with a two-year service contract."

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U.S. Stock Futures Rally on Employment Growth - Bloomberg

U.S. Stock Futures Rally on Employment Growth - Bloomberg: "U.S. stock futures rallied, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will extend its weekly gain, after larger-than-forecast growth in jobs tempered concern that the economy was slowing."

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U.S. Adds 103,000 Jobs - Rate Holds Steady at 9.1% - NYTimes.com

U.S. Adds 103,000 Jobs - Rate Holds Steady at 9.1% - NYTimes.com: "As an increasing number of economists warn of a possible dip back into recession, the Labor Department said Friday that American employers added 103,000 jobs in September, staving off the bleakest forecasts for now."

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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman - NYTimes.com

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman - NYTimes.com: "LONDON — The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded on Friday to three campaigning women from Africa and the Arab world in acknowledgment of their nonviolent role in promoting peace, democracy and gender equality. The winners were Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — Africa’s first elected female president — her compatriot, peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen, a pro-democracy campaigner."

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AOL News Boss Takes Sides In Wall Street Protest | Fox News

AOL News Boss Takes Sides In Wall Street Protest | Fox News: "A leading force in online journalism appears to be making a strong effort to be anything but fair and balanced.

Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of AOL Huffington Post Media Group, has become a full-on supporter of the Occupy Wall Street protests — injecting her endorsement of the demonstrations into her media outlets’ coverage of the events in lower Manhattan."

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Illinois town evacuated following fiery train derailment - chicagotribune.com

Illinois town evacuated following fiery train derailment - chicagotribune.com: "The entire town of Tiskilwa was evacuated early this morning after a freight train derailed and several tanker cars containing ethanol exploded, according to fire officials and area residents."

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The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post: "Labor Department says 45,000 Verizon workers who had been on strike went back to work, so job creation was a more modest 58,000. Still, numbers offer a measure of reassurance that economy is stuck, not contracting."

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FACT CHECK: Obama’s claim on Republicans and jobs bill not entirely right - The Washington Post

FACT CHECK: Obama’s claim on Republicans and jobs bill not entirely right - The Washington Post: "Obama’s claim on Republicans and jobs bill not entirely right"

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