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...Sunni rebel group claimed responsibility for the meticulously planned twin suicide bombings on Oct. 25 that killed more than 155 people, including 30 children, just outside Baghdad's Green Zone. The attack--Iraq's deadliest since April 2007--circumvented the stringent security measures in the city's heavily protected core and heightened fears that the country's fledgling government may not be ready for January's parliamentary elections and the withdrawal of U.S. troops next year. The bombings came two months after blasts near the Foreign and Finance ministries left 100 people dead...
...revoked the licenses of two distracted Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles on Oct. 21. The pilots of the San Diego--to--Minneapolis flight said they were discussing airline policy and using personal laptops in the cockpit, a breach of company rules...
...Oct. 28 column for The Wall Street Journal, former Bush advisor Karl Rove wrote that “Democratic enthusiasm for President Barack Obama’s liberal domestic agenda—particularly for a government-run health insurance program—could wane after the results of the gubernatorial elections next Tuesday in Virginia and New Jersey. GOP victories in either state will tell Democrats in red states and districts that support for Obama’s policies is risky to their political health...
Only eight teams qualified for the invitation-only event, held between Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. All had won another national competition in recent years...