Group 2 10/28

McCain running out of time, polls show
John McCain's campaign is banking its fortunes on a come-from-behind win in Pennsylvania, but a new CNN poll of polls of the Keystone state suggests the Arizona senator has made little progress there over the last week.
CNN

Feds disrupt skinhead plot to assassinate Obama
WASHINGTON – Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said Monday.
Yahoo!

Rain Interrupts Game 5 in Philadelphia
In the first World Series game to be suspended due to rain, the Phillies and Rays were tied, 2-2, in the middle of the sixth inning. It is scheduled to resume Tuesday at 8 p.m. By Tyler Kepner, Tuesday, October 28, 2008
NY Times

Effigy of Sarah Palin hanging by a noose creates uproar in West Hollywood
By Victoria Kim | 6:58 PM PDT Los Angeles sheriff's officials say the Halloween display isn't a hate crime. Authorities are keeping an eye on the house to make sure the situation doesn't get out of hand.
LA Times

Hot ticket this Halloween? You betcha!
On the campaign trail, the closest that Sarah Palin came to a public appearance in San Francisco was a rally in Burlingame. But the streets of the city will be awash with Palins during this weekend's Halloween festivities. By Peter Hartlaub, Monday, October 27, 2008
SF Gate

One Person Shot on Ethan Way
SAC-Sacramento County sheriffs responded to a shooting on Ethan Way near the Arden Fair Mall. Dispatchers said the shooting occured around 9:20 last night.
Sacbee

Jury Convicts Alaska's Stevens
The Senate's longest-serving Republican has been convicted of lying about free home renovations and other gifts he received from a wealthy oil contractor.
NPR

Invisibility Cloak And Ultra-powerful Microscopes
A new research field called transformation optics may usher in a host of radical advances including a cloak of invisibility and ultra-powerful microscopes and computers by harnessing nanotechnology and "metamaterials."
Science Daily

Charles Barkley sets sights on governor's office
Former NBA star Charles Barkley spoke Monday to CNN's Campbell Brown about politics, race and his plans to run for governor in his boyhood home state of Alabama.
CNN

Religious outcry sparks LittleBigRecall
LittleBigPlanet, one of this year's most-anticipated PlayStation 3 releases, won't be arriving in stores next week as expected.
Yahoo!

Group 2
Leslie G
Leidhra J
Abbie E
Rebecca S
Kristin G
Garrett M