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Bartlett freight derailment, fire hampers Metra | VIDEO
Twenty-two cars of a freight train left the tracks in the northwest suburbs Thursday, sparking a fire and stopping traffic on a Metra commuter train line.

4 dead, 2 hurt in Far South Side store shooting | VIDEO
Six people were shot, four of them fatally, in what police are calling a shootout at a store on the Far South Side Wednesday night.
Police question man in connection to teen's murder | VIDEO
Police are questioning a man in connection to the stabbing death of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Indian Head Park, Kelli O'Laughlin.
Mayor Emanuel's office denies leak on Cain allegations
A spokesperson for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel denies a report that his office is involved in a story about allegations of sexual harassment against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.
Victim inappropriately hugged on DePaul campus
DePaul University students are being warned after a woman says she was touched in an offensive manner by a strange man.
Daley appeal not to testify in Burge case denied
It appears former Chicago mayor Richard Daley will be deposed by attorneys representing an alleged victim of police torture.

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'Occupy' Movement Planning To Swarm Iowa Caucuses

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THE BIG STORY, BY MATT TAYLOR
Occupy Wall Street is getting ready to occupy the 2012 presidential campaign.

Iowa activists are planning to "shut down" campaign offices of all presidential contenders in the week leading up to the Jan. 3 caucuses, in the hope that direct confrontation with the political system -- at a time when hundreds of journalists have descended on the state to cover the first official battle in the Republican primary campaign -- will focus national debate on income inequality, money in politics, and the troubles of the "99 percent." READ MORE
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What protest groups on the left and the right share with less activist middle-class Americans -- the apolitical voters who often decide elections -- is an abiding sense that the bond between work and reward has been broken. Huge financial rewards are given to executives who fail miserably and get fired. Debt relief programs help not only those who have fallen behind through no fault of their own, but also the profligate who lived beyond their means. READ MORE
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As the trial opens for the remaining members of the "kill team" -- U.S. Army soldiers who allegedly murdered and dismembered three Afghan civilians -- it is worth asking what can be done to prevent further abuses. But the military has been reluctant to investigate up the chain of command and critically examine the conditions and policies that led to the gruesome incidents at the center of the case. READ MORE
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Featured Column: Leonard Pitts Jr.
Ever since the tough Alabama immigration law was passed, Hispanic farm laborers who had been taking jobs from hard-working Americans have been fleeing that state like a foreign language film with subtitles. As a result, there is now lots of work available in the exciting field of...

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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will try to win over irate European leaders Wednesday, hours after persuading his cabinet to back a hugely-controversial referendum on the debt-crippled country's latest rescue package. READ MORE
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Thursday's Daily Brief

Thursday, November 3, 2011
Arianna Huffington: I'm haunted by a passage in Ron Suskind's Confidence Men in which Paul Volcker questions whether Obama and his economic team are really serious about the financial crisis and is reminded of a phrase that he knew Lawrence Summers sometimes used: "the important thing is just to be caught trying." "Be caught trying." Is there a better description of the mindset of so many of our political leaders at this troubled moment in our nation's history? The fact that there's a crisis, and that people are hurting -- or at least that the people are angry -- has finally sunk in around official Washington. And everyone there wants to be caught trying to do something about it. But what the country, and especially the millions who are suffering, needs are leaders who will do more -- much more -- than just be caught trying. This isn't just about helping those in need; this is about helping keep our society strong.
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Herman Cain Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Another Former Employee
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Obama Mocks Congress For Vote
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Occupy Protests Get Ugly
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Ban Ki-Moon: Palestinian Aim To Join UN Agencies Is 'Not Beneficial For Anybody'
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The New James Bond Is Revealed!
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James Moore: Whodunnit to Herman?
Herman Cain can blame Rick Perry for leaking past sexual harassment charges. And he might be right. But it doesn't really matter who did it. The information was there and he ought to have planned his messaging for when it went public. And he didn't.
Cara Santa Maria: WATCH: Talk Nerdy to Me: Is Human Sexuality Innate?
Recent studies are revealing that genes, environment, brain structure, and hormones all seem to have a mixed role in sexual orientation and preferences.
Vicki Larson: Kim and Kris' Worst Newlywed Mistakes
If nothing else, the reality TV stars' whirlwind courtship and marriage has an important message for anyone who ever hopes to live happily-ever-after: Better to put a lot more thought into planning your life together than your "big day."
Robert Scheer: Too Big to Jail
Why has Robert Rubin, the onetime treasury secretary who went on to become Citigroup chairman during the time of the corporation's financial shenanigans, never been held accountable for this and other deep damage done to the U.S. economy on his watch?
Charlotte Singmin: 5 Tips for Staying Healthy This Cold and Flu Season
Stress weakens the immune system making us susceptible to infection. Don't let stress get the better of you; try meditation or yoga, both proven to reduce stress and anxiety. It can be as simple as taking a few minutes out of your morning to sit in quiet contemplation.
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Occupy Oakland Protesters Tear Gassed by Police

Police have used tear gas and “flash bang” grenades on a large crowd of demonstrators that lit a massive bonfire in the streets of downtown Oakland, Calif., in a conflict following a day of action that saw the city’s port closed after demonstrators. blocked it

Dozens of police in riot gear advanced on protesters who had pushed together several large metal and plastic trash bins to start a fire that reached 15 feet in the air, according to The Associated Press. Police reportedly warned protesters to clear out before firing several rounds of tear gas and “flash bang” grenades.

Several protesters, many of whom wore gas masks, chanted “We Are Scott Olson” as the police fired at them early Wednesday. Olson is the Iraq War veteran who suffered a fractured skull last month after he was hit in the head by a projectile during a conflict with police.

The conflict came hours after thousands of Occupy Oakland protesters marched on the Port of Oakland, disrupting operations at the nation’s fifth largest port and causing all maritime operations in the city to be shut down.

Officials at the Port of Oakland said Wednesday that they hope to resume normal operations in the morning after protesters marched through the city all day and into the night on a “general strike” that saw banks and stores picketed and disrupted the flow of traffic.

Demonstrators began marching to the port at 4 p.m. Wednesday, and by 5 p.m. all work had been halted at the port. A message on the website OccupyOakland.org said that the goal was “to stand in solidarity with the longshore workers and shut down the evening shift of the port.”

Omar Benjamin, the director of the Port of Oakland, confirmed the closing of the port at a late-evening news conference.

“Maritime operations remain effectively shut down. And the port is working to ensure that all workers in the harbor area can get home safely. … It is our hope that the work day can resume tomorrow and port workers will be allowed to get to their jobs without incident,” Benjamin said.

“Continued missed shifts represent economic hardship for maritime workers, truckers and their families as well as lost jobs and lost tax revenue for our region,” he added.

Wednesday’s march through Oakland was largely peaceful according to Oakland’s interim police chief Howard Jordan.

“There’ve been no arrests, there have been no injuries. Earlier today at about 7:46 we received a call of a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle,” Jordan said late Wednesday.

Several banks were vandalized and a dozen windows were shattered at the Wells Fargo branch, while an area of Whole Foods was vandalized after rumors spread that employees who participated in the strike would be fired, according to ABC News affiliate KGO.

Conflict among protesters arose as some scrubbed graffiti from a branch of Wells Fargo bank and a group of protesters attempted to stop another from vandalizing a Whole Foods, KGO reported. A police spokesperson said that five businesses were vandalized throughout the day.

Late Wednesday Oakland Mayor Jean Quan confirmed that the protesters were leaving the city’s port.

“Literally thousands of people have demonstrated today in Oakland primarily peacefully. We are disappointed that a small group created some vandalism,” she said. “It looks like this was a good day for demonstrators and for the 99 percent movement.”

Quan’s support of the protests has created controversy amongst city workers. After ordering officers to clear protesters last week, Quan now supports the movement and gave city workers other than police the day off to join the work stoppage.

In an open letter from the police union, officers accused her of sending mixed messages.

“As your police officers, we are confused,” the letter read. “Is it the city’s intention to have city employees on both sides of a skirmish line?”

The Occupy Oakland has quickly become one of the largest movements in the country after the Occupy Wall Street movement began in mid-September. The movement in Oakland became a flashpoint last week when police used teargas to disperse crowds and Iraq War veteran Scott Owen was hospitalized with a critical skull fracture after he was hit with a projectile during a clash with police.

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