Good Morning

Columbus Day 

– Because it’s Columbus Day, here’s a collection of stories by the Real News on Indigenous People.

– Also, only 23 states allow their workers off today with pay.

Government Shutdown, Day 14

– Update of the 14th day of the shutdown. Three days ’til default.

– A deal is close to being reached in the Senate, but today was not the day —> Sen. Harry Reid: Tomorrow will be a bright day

– 74% of Americans disapprove of Republicans’ handling of the shutdown

– Cleanup at 505 Superfund sites by the EPA have been suspended because of the shutdown. Recall, it’s been 14 days.

– “As her husband worked late into the night devising a strategy to negotiate the ongoing budget crisis that has ground Washington to a halt, the wife of House Speaker John Boehner called for her big, strong Shutdown King to come back to bed, sources confirmed early Monday morning

– Which agencies will run out of money soon?

International Politics

– Some Red Cross staff have been freed after being kidnapped, but others are still being kept

– Assad makes a joke on the Nobel Peace Prize by saying he should have received it.

– More than 2,500 have been killed by drones and their names have been released. Over half are civilians.

– Meanwhile, Malala told Obama that drone attacks “fuel terrorism,” something the White House did not mention in their statement.

– “A Journey to the Heart of Israel’s National Nightmare”

– Gallup: Only 1/3 of Iranians approve of nuclear programs for military use

– “A Libyan Al-Qaeda suspect who was snatched from Tripoli by US commandos and interrogated on an American warship, has been brought to New York to face trial, a prosecutor said Monday.”

– In Greece: “Over 100,000 applications have been received from people from families with no income for 10,000 temporary, five-month positions being offered at municipal and regional authorities across the country.”

– Also, motorised military parade will be returning…with sponsorship

– The Prime Minster of Greece should explain his connections with Golden Dawn

– North Korea has a photoshop problem

– Three US economists have won the Nobel Prize for Economics. They celebrate by going to school

– Swiss researchers have found the possibility of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat being poisoned likely

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