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OCTOBER 2009
10/30/09
- This Halloween, parents wary of flu.
- CDA recommends Halloween tips for good oral health.
- Obama's Halloween bash featuring Chicago's Redmoon theater.
- 10 Halloween safety tips for parents and trick-or-treating kids.
- Lucky 13 Safety Tips for Halloween.
- Police give Halloween safety tips.
- Halloween etiquette: Trick-or-treat but be polite.
10/29/09
- Sanchez donates dogs, burgers after sideline "sin."
- Woman charged with prostitution in World Series sex-for-seats case gets tickets to game.
- "Haunted house" gets a little scarier - Off-duty officer accused of pulling gun on character.
- Top 50 biggest movies of 2010!
- First Lady Michelle Obama scores over the President in popularity.
- Docs have no respect for obese.
10/28/09
- FAA revokes licenses of wayward pilots.
- Artists plan to encase vacant Detroit home in ice.
- Median home price in Detroit = $7,500.
- CNN drops to last place among Cable News Networks.
- First Lady reveals President Obama's "annoying" habits.
- Report finds fewer deaths on the Nation's roads.
- Maria Shriver caught parking illegaly.
- Rialto mother turns home where sons died into haunted house.
- Mom opens haunted house where her kids died.
- Pay-to-party: How the stars rake in the cash.
- Jon Gosselin wants big money for appearances.
- Yves Saint Laurent top-earning dead celebrity.
- First, Second Ladies to attend World Series.
- Cheesecakes vs. Cheese Steaks.
- "Desperate" Phillies fan arrested for offering sex in exchange for World Series tickets.
- All DH or no DH for World Series.
- Prices soar for World Series seats, good or bad "Cheap" tickets cost $400.
- Phillies Fans sick of Kate Hudson.
10/27/09
- Sports in brief: ESPN's Griese is suspended.
- Survey highlights Haloween Hits & Disses for 2009: Hannah Montana narrowly beats President Obama as coolest mask.
- The Annual Dead Rabbit Throw in New Zealand has been canned.
- 5-year-old flaunts "World-Breaking" abs of steel.
- According to a new study, women who are obese and put on too much weight during pregnancy tent to retain this weight post pregnancy.
- Google Social Search searches your social circle.
- La. gator farmers scaling back operations.
- Balloon boy mom comes out and says that the whole incident was a hoax.
- Report: Pilots were distracted by laptops, discussion in cockpit.
- Check out line: Forecast calls for early Christmas shopping.
- Christmas tree farm refills tall order for White House.
- President Obama ties George W. Bush on golf.
10/26/09
- Costumed family kicked out of Busch Gardens.
- Detroit braces for Halloween arson spree.
- Swine Flu costume ideas.
- Saw 6 and Paranormal Activity win at the box office.
- J.R. and Sue Ellen may be coming back to Dallas.
- Garth's still got it: Brooks' vegas shows sell out.
- Saw 7 movie will be in 3D.
- Bill Cosby prides himself on comedy that has no shelf life.
- Pie-splattered comedian Soupy Sales dies.
- Co-pilot: No sleeping or arguing in cockpit.
- Plane crazy: NWA flight misses MSP by 150 miles.
- Swine flu cases overestimated?
- Sex ed and a trip to Hooters.
- Obama gets grief for male-only basketball games.
- Obama and woman go golfing (just like Adam Sandler & Bob Barker)
10/23/09
- 80-year-old bowls 80 games to celebrate his birthday.
- 45% worried over funding Christmas.
- Pumpkin Pie Blizzard available at Dairy Queen.
- Toys R Us launches new layaway program to save Christmas 2009.
- A lawsuit, a fight and a 6-year-old girl.
- Scary movies trump trick-or-treating and costume parties as America's favorite way to celebrate Halloween.
- No charges will be filed against Raiders head coach Tom Cable.
- Congressman join fight to kill College football's BCS.
- Obama suffers worst 3rd quarter drop in approval since 1953.
10/22/09
- Back-seat Driver: New laws change California's rules of the road.
- Sheriff: Landfill body appears to be Florida girl.
- Michelle Obama may be a renowned fitness fiend - but she's equally devoted to her fries.
- A man was arrested for being nude in his own home. The naked truth? Woman's account exposes different story.
- Weather channel to air movies for first time.
- The worst sexy Halloween costumes: "Sexy Skeleton" edition.
- Names increasingly reflect dogs' integration into the family.
10/21/09
- Should Balloon Boy parents lose kids?
- Balloon Boy dad thinks world will end in 2012.
- Oprah Winfrey to interview Sarah Palin.
- Jay Leno's new time slot wreaks havoc for NBC affiliates.
- Male-on-male blowjobs are no longer gay, apparently.
- It takes "this much money" to eat with Barack Obama.
- Survey: Thanksgiving plans changing for many this year.
- Papa Murphy's gears up for its Halloween tradition - Jack-O-Lanter pizzas!
- How poor are America's poor? Examining the "plague" of poverty in America.
- 1 in 6 Americans in poverty, report shows.
- Drinking your way to health? Perhaps not.
- Reno man allegedly drinks his way to third dui arrest in three weeks.
- Car seats can be dangerous outside the car.
- Target, CVS put plastic bags in the bull's eye, pay for reusables.
- 980-pound man needs 'life-saving' operation.
10/20/09
- Just once, go naked as your Halloween costume.
- Firefighter reinstated; flag stickers to be allowed.
- Fall TV premiere weeks DVR numbers released.
- Bill Cosby's hip-hop album drops.
- Live Feed's TV series survival status chart 2009-10.
- Robber suspect who prayed with victim surrenders.
- US to end war on medical marijuana in legal states.
- Obama won't seek to arrest medical pot users.
- Click here to see Obama's 4 favorite words.
10/19/09
- Cyndi Lauper spotted on Celebrity Apprentice set.
- Maria Shriver just one of many chatty California drivers.
- Nine-year-old to Obama: "Why do people hate you?"
- California rights group wants Target to pull "illegal alien" Halloween costume.
- Police: Teens wearing Halloween masks rob "fat kid" of iPhone.
- A quest to read a book a day for 365 days.
- Report: Bible quoting passenger causes delta plane diversion.
- What's really at stake: Villaraigosa bets Budweiser and giant burrito on Dodgers Vs Cardinals.
- Michael Jackson's hair was auctioned off for $2,000.
- No more Jon & Kate after November.
- 7-Eleven blasted for sexy "Simpson" Playboy.
- Newsom sends S.F. gifts galore to Johnson -- plus his stolen stuff.
- Touching touchdown stars special student.
- Favre is No. 1 in Jersey Sales.
- CDC: 86 children dead from H1N1.
- Judge halts flu vaccine mandate for health workers.
- Sheriff: Balloon boy hoax may have conspirators.
- Colorado Sheriff calls balloon saga a hoax.
10/16/09
- Halloween fake spiders "could scare arachnophobic man to death"
- Dentists offer cash for Halloween sweets.
- Polarizing political figures make for popular Halloween Masks.
- Men cry up to six tiems a year, according to this study.
- Overeating on pocket change.
- Sticker shock at the supermarket: Food prices poised to raise.
- Progress stalls for US fourth-grade math test scores.
- What happened to global warming?
- Maria Shriver apologizes over cell phone use while driving.
- Fox News Poll: 43 percent would vote to re-elect President Obama.
- Poll shows Secretary Clinton now more popular than President Obama.
- Boy believed to have been in runaway balloon found.
- Heene kids often were put in danger, says business partner.
- Second business partner: Balloon dad "always scheming"
- Balloon boy gets sick twice during TV interviews.
10/15/09
- Mom fears DCF will take 400-pound son.
- H3N8 flu is truly one for the dogs.
- Sudden infant death tied to sleeping with drunk, drugged parent.
- Capt. Lou Albano, legendary WWF-era wrestling manager and Cyndy Lauper video star, diest at 76.
- Leona Lewis slapped at book signing.
- End of retirement for country superstar Garth Brooks.
- Michelle Obama offers more healthy food tips.
- Silver continues to be the most popular car color.
- Lottery hoax causes riot at Ohio coat store.
- Bleak US job market boosts military recruitment.
- Study: Bosses who bully may feel incompetent.
- Man accused of attacking Sears worker.
- Halloween haters say Boo Humbug!
10/14/09
- Taylor Swift & Michael Jackson are top nominees at American Music Awards.
- It's a fork, it's a spoon, it's a... weapon?
- After uproar on suspension, district will rewrite rules.
- Delaware 1st-grader has 45-day suspension lifted.
- Boy suspended over utensil gets reprieve.
- Schwarzenegger promises "swift action" on wife's in-car cell phone use.
- Trashy Halloween costumes for kids worry parents.
- Recession Hallween: Michael Jackson costumes hot; Obama not.
- Pumpkin squashes competition in weigh-off.
- Less candy on offer for trick-or-treaters this year: US survey.
- All the rage in baby names: what's unusual?
- Secret Service probes anti-Obama message at Lakeville golf course.
- CDC: most adults hospitalized for H1N1 had other illnesses.
- Sacramento Int'l. Airport involved in flu fight.
- UCD Health requires flu shots or masks for staff, students.
10/13/09
- KISS melts in your mouth, not in your hands.
- Debate over effects of Leno's show.
- Michael Vick gets his own TV show on BET.
- Michelle Obama aims to "make me happy," says it ripples and benefits kids, husband, her health.
- Obama: I'll let gays serve openly in military.
- Pumpking Carving: Doctors encourage Halloween alternatives.
- This poll shows Americans plan to spend an average of $740 on Christmas gifts.
10/12/09
- Target slashes toy prices 50% for the holidays.
- Recession has moms redefining Christmas gift lists.
- Retailers group doesn't see happy holidays.
- Feds: food stamps traded for booze, Viagra.
- PETA delivers a message to Buffalo school children.
- Sacramento Mayor robbed in SF.
- Pot legalization gains momentum in California.
- Popular Halloween costumesthis year include vampires, Michael Jackson.
- Throwing a monster Halloween party on a broomstick budget.
- Did Nobel committee fear Obama's premature death?
- Men are participating in "mens-only knitting parties"
10/9/09
- Welcome to 'Stache Bash 2009.
- Comptetitive eater takes on 30,000 calorie meal.
- Meet the 1,500 calorie "Craz-E Burger": beef patty, bacon and cheese on Krispy Kreme donut.
- According to this study, fast food ban won't ease obesity.
- First look: calories on fast-food menus don't change choices.
- Bake sales are banned in NY city schools.
- Red Robin cuts crayons, forces you to talk to kids.
- Bacon + Bourbon: The next big thing?
- Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Stimulus money available for low-income, homeless Detroit residents.
- Convertibles may make you hard of hearing, study finds.
- Denver survey finds residents spend 3 hours on phone every day.
- Poll: strong majority back military action in Iran.
- United tries $249 fee to check luggage for a year.
- Some Idaho school kids enjoy an early snow day.
- Las Vegas ski & snowboard resort now open.
- "Whatever" voted most annoying word.
- Click here to see the most annoy phrases according to Americans.
- Marge Simpson in Playboy: What 'toon do You want to see naked next?!
- Letterman's apologies bring big night in ratings.
- Neiman Marcus 2009 gifts go luxury lite.
- Click here to see the 2009 Neiman Marcus Catalog.
10/8/09
- Crowds hit Detroit center in hopes of cash - Crowds swarm Cobo Hall trying to get applications for $3,000 from city.
- Woman who pleaded to Obama is still struggling.
- Don't give me a five! New ways to greet others without exchanging germs.
- 10-year-old El Paso boy gets $260 ticket.
- Tips for carving pumpkins!
- Dallas woman fuming over smoking neighbor at complex.
- Vote For The 2009 Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year.
10/7/09
- Source: 49ers, WR Crabtree finally reach deal.
- Limbaugh confirms that he may own the St. Louis Rams.
- Elderly Texas woman tasered by Cop accepts $40G settlement.
- Wisconsin parents face 25 years in prison when they're sentenced in daughter's prayer death.
- 11 reasons he dumped you.
- T-shirt sales measure Obama's success.
- 49ers sign Crabtree.
- Vikings' Brett Favre is NFL's most overrated player, poll says.
- Favre leads Vikings and ESPN to big win.
- "Monday Night Football" most-watched event in cable history.
- Dunk' busts out pumpkin latte for Halloween.
- "Jon & Kate Plus 8" now a Halloween sensation.
10/6/09
- Oakland Raiders coach may be arrested in relation to the alleged assault on an assistant coach.
- Sesame Street celebrates 40 years of making the world a little brighter with debut of new season on November 10th with Michelle Obama.
- Nasal spray H1N1 flu vaccine becoming available.
- Swine flu could exceed hospital capacity in 15 states.
- Zhu Zhu pet update: Ebay sells hot 2009 Christmas toy hamsters.
- Toys R Us to hire 35,000 for the holidays.
- Amusement parks are tricked out for Halloween.
- Pumpkin Fest brings heavy-weight pumpkins to the competition.
- Great pumpkin weigh-off produces half-ton winner.
- Prize pumpkin weighs in at 1,471 lbs.
- Top 2009 Halloween costumes: Dead Celebrities.
10/5/09
- 9 in 10 teens short on fruits and veggies.
- A couple, upset over the slow delivery of their Kentucky Fried Chicken, assaulted a man at the fast food restaurant.
- History Channel stays the reality course, introducing "Ice Road Truckers" spinoff, "American Pickers"
- Eager fans line up to see how David letterman responds to sex extortion scandal on "Late Show"
- Jon Gosselin secretly empties out $200,000 from Kate's bank account.
- Obama was told a trip to Olympics meeting may clinch Chicago win.
- The Obamas' 17th anniversary was this past weekend.
- Latest MLB playoff scenarios.
- Abstinence Girl cheers tufts' love.
- LaHood pledges to crack down on distracted driving, warns of fatal consequences.
- In 16 states, drug deaths overtake traffic fatals.
- Obama bans government workers from texting while driving.
10/2/09
- 2016 race to the Olympics too close to call.
- Study: parents lie to children surprisingly often.
- Report: Hanson told police Raiders coach Tom Cable broke his jaw.
- Toys R Us makes bets on holiday toys.
- Secret Service: Facebook poll posed no threat to Obama.
- Olympics decision stuns Chicago crowd.
- "Forbes" 400 riches Americans lost a combined $300B this year.
10/1/09
- Sunday is our happiest day - but what about the rest of the week?
- Ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has finished her memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life," which her delighted publisher will have on the shelves in November for Christmas shoppers.
- Sarah Palin already a best seller with her memoir "Going Rogue"
- Halloween sales may be haunted!
- Bear Invasion! Aspen sees tenfold increas in bear sightings.
- Wal-Mart supersizes holiday toy program.
- Retailers give the Christmas shopping season an even earlier start, elicit few holiday cheers.
- Study: "No-religion" group is on the rise.
- Americans' belief in God is high but nuanced, study says.
- Jon Gosselin tries to end Kate Plus 8.
- Disaster official rush aid to the Samoas after a tsunami strikes! This is an event Arnie predicted to happen in the year 2009. Click here to see his Top 5 Predictions for 2009!
- Michelle Obama vows to strike Olympic gold for Chicago.
- Obama's Olympic pitch draws GOP complaint.
- Rio preparing big party for Olympic announcement. |
