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| A Poet With Words Trapped Inside | | | Ntozake Shange, suffering from the effects of two strokes and a neurological disorder, is unable to write or type, and even voice recognition software is working against her, auto-correcting her very personal style. |
| Marcia Wallace of 'Newhart' dies | | | Marcia Wallace, whose four-decade television career included playing the secretary on "The Bob Newhart Show" and Bart's fourth-grade teacher on "The Simpsons," has died, her agent said Saturday. |
| White House official fired over anonymous tweets | | | Oct. 23 - Speaking about a senior White House official who was the voice behind a Twitter account known for its insults of public figures at the White House, spokesman Jay Carney said he "does not work here anymore." Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
| Iran sends out feelers for any return to oil markets | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Iran is reaching out to its old oil buyers and is ready to cut prices if Western sanctions against it are eased, promising a battle for market share in a world less hungry for oil than when sanctions were imposed. |
| Does power make you mean? | | | We all know the story. Someone gets promoted at work and suddenly they change -- they start forgetting their previous peers or turning into bullies. |
| Blatter's African call fuels re-election rumors | | | Is Sepp Blatter angling for another term as head of world football? The FIFA president had vowed this would be his last, but Friday's comments about Africa's under-representation at the World Cup has fueled speculation sparked by his earlier claim that he has "a mission" to complete. |
| Jovanka Broz, Titos Widow, Is Dead at 88 | | | Ms. Broz was a peasant girl who married Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavias supreme leader, and became a glamorous symbol of Yugoslav unity she was an ethnic Serb; he, a Croat. |
| Dyson Disqualified for Touching Line of Putt | | | Simon Dyson, in a six-way tie for second going into the weekend at the BMW Masters, was disqualified Saturday morning for a rules violation that was discovered a few hours before he was to tee off in one of the final groups at Lake Malaren. |
| Jackson's doctor to be freed | | | Dr. Conrad Murray is set to be freed from jail Monday after serving two years for causing Michael Jackson's death. |
| Senator Paul plans 'hold' on Yellen Fed nomination | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul threatened on Friday to put a 'hold' on the nomination of Janet Yellen to be chair of the Federal Reserve unless he gets a vote on a bill he... |
| Bankers warn of long crisis as rich seek comfort | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Private banks are telling their clients financial volatility surrounding Europe's debt crisis will continue for at least a year as more of the continent's rich seek the comfort of... |
| Facebook execs coach Brazil politicians before Internet vote | | | BRASILIA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - As Brazil threatens to impose strict new regulations on American Internet companies, Facebook offered some of its top politicians free advice this week on how to win "friends" and maximize "likes" on their webpages. |
| The top films at the North American box office | | | LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Oct 27 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting Oct. 25, led by 'Bad Grandpa,' according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. |
| Moooove over fossil-fuels - Cow power's coming | | | Oct. 27 - Argentine researchers have demonstrated how methane can be separated from other digestive gases produced by cattle, to power a car. The scientists say that harnessing cow power on an industrial scale could create a new form of sustainable energy while also reducing the carbon footprint produced by cattle ranches. Elly Park reports. |
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