Thursday Morning

Occupy Sacramento protesters vow to flood courts with trials
By Andy Furillo at The Sac Bee
Pretty soon, the movement is going to earn itself a new name: Occupy Sacramento Courtrooms.


Closing arguments begin in Murray trial
By Victoria Kim and Harriet Ryan at The LA Times
Closing arguments began Thursday in the trial of Michael Jackson’s personal physician with a prosecutor telling jurors the evidence of the doctor’s guilt in the involuntary manslaughter case was overwhelming.

Facts back Bock claim about unsolved SF homicides
Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer at The San Francisco Chronicle
In district attorney candidate forums, campaign literature and a press conference, Sharmin Bock, an Alameda County deputy district attorney running for top prosecutor in San Francisco, has consistently thrown out some alarming figures.


Is Obama Toast? Handicapping the 2012 Election
By Nate Silver at The New York Times
Americans are usually forgiving when they vote a man into the White House and he wants a second term. Of the last eight elected presidents, all but two — George H. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter — got their four more years. Which is why the conventional wisdom long held that Barack Obama would most likely weather his midpresidency slump to win another term.


Expect fewer fliers but crowded planes at Thanksgiving
By A. Pawlowski, CNN
(CNN) -- Thousands of people are opting out of flying for Thanksgiving this year, but passengers who do book plane tickets for the holiday will still see jam-packed flights, the trade group that represents major U.S. airlines said Thursday.