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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Monday, September 27, 2010 Logan Square acid attack victim to testify | VIDEO Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of two women accused of throwing acid on a Logan Square woman in 2008. Protest planned against FBI following raids | VIDEO Anti-war activists plan to demonstrate against the FBI Monday and Tuesday after homes in Minneapolis and Chicago were raided last week. Report: CTA considers new Red Line stops | VIDEO According to a published report, plans to expand the CTA's Red Line on the city's South Side may be moving forward. Aldi reviews stores after debit fraud reports Aldi says it has finished a national review and removed debit card terminals that may have been compromised to steal customers' payment information. Woman charged with hitting grandson with cord A Chicago woman is charged with whipping her 12-year-old grandson with an extension cord. Pass the pie: Canned pumpkin shortage is over Pumpkin lovers can relax: A nearly yearlong shortage of the canned stuff is over. MORE STORIES Strange News Bra, bikini among items at Octomom yard sale Pa. district judge, constable help nab suspect Elmo wasn't tickled, he tussled Ga. leader: Boring names will stop rural sign theft Wyo. man douses self in paint to avoid Taser Consumer Southwest Airlines to buy AirTran for $1.4B Nestle plans to grow medicinal foods business Hyundai recalling some 2011 Sonatas Major retailers prepare for holiday season J.D. Power rates smart-phone satisfaction Healthbeat Good vibrations for Parkinson's Nestle plans to grow medicinal foods business Where to get help paying for costly cancer drugs Study: Statins linked to enlarged prostate risk Drugmaker: Epogen and Procrit recalled MOST POPULAR School beating victim's mother speaks one year later Man charged with killing brother after dice game Woman charged with hitting grandson with cord 2nd suspect charged in Lincoln Park rape Protest planned against FBI following raids All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 64°F 47°F Clouds breaking for some sun with a shower in spots Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Dancing with the Stars 9:01 PM Castle 10:00 PM ABC 7 News 10:35 PM Nightline Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope Inside the FBI's terrorism fight: Making friends Tucked neatly and discreetly into suburban Washington, D.C., is a top secret facility maintained by the CIA and staffed by the leaders in the USA's fight against terrorism. Before being allowed to enter, some in the group of Muslim men stop to pray. Watch the NCTC Video New England Comfort Food Chowders, Cranberries and apples often bring to mind the classic ingredients of the New England cuisine. And the soon to be fall chill may send you back into the kitchen to cook all those fabulous comfort foods. Pan Roasted Cod with Corn Chowder Herb Roasted Potatoes and Buttermilk Onion Strings Apple Cranberry Cobbler Lobster Roll SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS I'd like to receive the following newsletters from abc7chicago.com Sign up for news alerts Daily Weather | Daily News | 190 North SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Sign up for news alerts

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2010-09-27       The Daily Brief     Robert Kuttner: The Optimistic Scenario for Election Day AP Robert Kuttner: Tired of bleak political news? Here is an optimistic scenario of what just might happen on November 2: some Republican gains, but both houses of Congress remain Democratic. It may well be that the anticipated Republican takeover of Congress peaked a little too soon and that the Tea Parties were too successful for their own good. As Democrats get more strategic about smoking out the core differences between the two parties, disaffected voters will think twice about electing lunatic fringe candidates. Click here to read more. Michael R. Bloomberg: Report: Weak Laws Turn a Handful of States Into Shopping Malls for Gun Traffickers Every year, 12,000 people are murdered with guns in the United States. If one state ignores a gap in its laws, other states have to deal with the deadly consequences. Cheryl Saban: Putting Empowerment of Women and Girls on the Human Agenda During our session at the Clinton Global Initiative, one participant made an important point. Essentially it is this: "Do not allow the empowerment of women and girls to be 'ghettoized' strictly as a women's issue." Thomas Steinbeck: John Steinbeck, Michael Moore, and the Burgeoning Role of Planetary Patriotism The Steinbeck Award points to examples of American patriots who have made an indelible impact on our culture. Mr. Moore aptly fulfills every required parameter designed to guide the choice of award recipients. Alec Baldwin: You Would Think That Californians Had Learned Their Lesson by Now All governments need to be run in a more business-like manner and now more than ever. But government should never literally be run like a business. Drew Westen: The Two Stories of the Election of 2010: A Biopsy Before the Autopsy When the lights go down in November, if things look as dark as they do today, Democrats should take the time to figure out how they misplayed one of the strongest hands any party has been dealt in decades.     HuffPost News FBI Test Scandal Explodes: Investigation Finds Widespread Cheating On Domestic Spying Exam Stephen Trauber, Citigroup Trader, Reportedly Getting Pay Package Worth Up To $30 Million Barbara Boxer Rebound Confirmed By Another California Poll Ann Coulter To Gay Conservatives: Marriage 'Is Not A Civil Right -- You're Not Black' Ed Schultz: Chris Christie A 'Cold-Hearted Fat Slob' (VIDEO)   Get HuffPost on your iPhone!   ©2010 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. 560 Broadway, Suite 308, NY, NY 10012 Add dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. User Agreement Privacy Policy

Obama to Sign Small Business Bill Today | Business News Daily

Obama to Sign Small Business Bill Today | Business News Daily

The Small Business Lending Fund would make up to $30 billion incapital available to financially sound banks that have less than $10 billion in assets on their books. The goal is to encourage them to lend to small businesses. If participating banks increased lending to small businesses by 10 percent over the previous year, they would pay as little as 1 percent on the capital they received from the fund.