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Marisa's Musings: Samoa Earthquake/Indonesia Earthquake/Afghanistan Strategy/Iran/Saturn

Clean-up efforts have started and the death toll continues to rise from the earthquakes in Samoa and Indonesia, President Obama and his national security team discuss Afghanistan and Saturn is no longer...I'm Marisa Bramwell and here's the latest from the...

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September 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

The Roman Polanski Debate Grows

Two very strident commentaries today, in two major newspapers, grappling over the question: Was the arrest of acclaimed filmmaker Roman Polanski an appropriate exercise of justice – or a case of prosecutorial overreach? Steve Lopez of The Los Angeles Times...

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September 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (16)

911 Dispatcher Answers Call -- Finds Out Own House is on Fire

ABC's Bradley Blackburn reports from New York: 9-1-1 dispatcher Mike Bowes of Quincy, Massachusetts has handled thousands of emergency calls, with lives on the line every time he picks up the phone. But when he answered a call on Monday...

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The Agony of Victory: Angels Celebration Causing Backlash

ABC's Stu Schutzman reports from New York: Corks popped and beer flowed as players whooped it up in the LA Angels locker room the other night after they clinched the American League western division title. It appeared to be no...

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September 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (10)

Those ATM & Checking Fees Adding Up...

Bankrate.com is out today with a measure of just how many fees you’re paying to your bank in fees. Some interesting nuggets: Use another bank’s ATM and -- on average -- you’ll pay $3.54 in fees. The average fee for...

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September 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (8)

Quotes of the Day

“Time is not on our side, so we need a decision pretty quickly.” -- Senator John McCain, to ABC News, on today’s White House discussions of strategy and troop strength for the war in Afghanistan "Certainty in the face of...

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September 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

Marisa's Musings: Samoa Earthquake/Afghanistan/Health Care Reform/Markets

A powerful earthquake rocked the islands of Samoa, discussions on the situation in Afghanistan continue and a setback for liberal Dems on health care reform...I'm Marisa Bramwell and here's the latest from the ABC News Desk. SOUTH PACIFIC EARTHQUAKE: A...

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September 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

The Financial Collapse of 2008: One Year Later

On this day one year ago, September 29, 2008, the House of Representatives voted down the $700 billion Paulson financial rescue package. As a result, the stock market plummeted by 777 points -- the biggest one-day point-drop in Dow history....

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September 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Arizona Says Yes to Guns in Bars

ABC's Bradley Blackburn reports from New York: Last month, ABC’s Steve Osunsami told you about a controversial law in Tennessee that allows licensed gun owners to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants. Today, we noticed that the idea is...

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September 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (170)

'Father Polanski Would Go to Jail' Says Jesuit

ABC's Bill Blakemore reports from New York: The arrest of film director Roman Polanski has prompted a focused splash of perspective from a Jesuit Priest. “Imagine if the Knights of Columbus decided to give an award to a pedophile priest...

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September 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (41)