Albanian PM calls for independence for Kosovo Reuters via Yahoo! News
Albania's prime minister on Tuesday called for independence for Kosovo, a U.N.-governed province of Serbia with a mostly ethnic Albanian population.
US duo win Nobel Physics Prize for work on Big Bang theory AFP via Yahoo! News
US scientists John C. Mather and George F. Smoot have won the 2006 Nobel Physics Prize for their work on the Big Bang theory on the origin of the universe, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has said.
Clown is running for mayor of Alameda AP via Yahoo! News
A real clown is running for mayor of Alameda, and even his sister won't vote for him.
BSO 'Ticketing' Children For Kindness WPLG Click10.com via Yahoo! News
The Broward Sheriff's Office has a warning for children -- anyone caught committing a random act of kindness will be ticketed. BSO school resource deputies who see a student doing something nice for someone else will reward him or her with a coupon good for a free Slurpee from any 7-Eleven store in the county.
Political gridlock: Good news for big stocks CNN Money
No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session, according to a 19th-Century New York State judge. And similar reasoning applies to the stock market: Political gridlock should be better for the economy than an overly energetic government.
U.S. duo win physics Nobel for backing up Big Bang Reuters via Yahoo! News
Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for spearheading a satellite program that added weight to the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe.
Health fears for Guinea's leader BBC News
Guinea President Lansana Conte fails to make his usual independence day speech, increasing concern for his health.
Mather, Smoot Win Nobel Prize for Big Bang Research Update2 Bloomberg.com
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. scientists John Mather and George Smoot won the Nobel Prize in physics for research into cosmic microwave background radiation that helped explain the origins of galaxies and stars.
Clown Is Running for Mayor of Alameda Los Angeles Times
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- A real clown is running for mayor of Alameda, and even his sister won't vote for him. Kenneth Kahn, 41, a professional joker known as "Kenny the Clown," admits he's running a long-shot campaign for City Hall's top spot.
GM May Weigh Kerkorian's Bid for Review, People Say Update4 Bloomberg.com
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp.'s board today probably will consider billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's request for an independent review of an alliance he's pushing to revive the automaker, people familiar with the agenda said.

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