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September 23, 2011

	SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN: No Deal In Sight To Avoid Government Shutdown -- Again by Zeke Miller on Sep 23, 2011, 6:17 AM Congress takes it to the brink.

	SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN: Congress Squares Off Over Disaster Aid by Zeke Miller on Sep 23, 2011, 11:57 AM Cantor: "No reason that Harry Reid is holding this up other than politics."

Newser Superlatives - Beer Heist Goes Terribly Wrong

A roundup of today's most provocative stories, as voted by our readers.

Beer Heist Goes Terribly Wrong

(Newser) - An epic fail in the beer heist department, according to cops in Los Angeles County. They say two 19-year-olds went into a market and fled with a 30-pack of Tecate. Employees chased them and caught one, reports the Los Angeles Times . The other jumped into a waiting car driven by... More »

Most Brilliant: 93%

US to Launch Legal Action on Phone Hacking

(Newser) - Official proceedings against News Corporation are about to extend across the pond. Legal action over the company’s phone hacking scandal will take place in New York City, a British lawyer to many of the hacking victims tells the AP . He has hired Norman Siegel to fight the case against... More »

Most Scary: 85%

Corporations Push to Influence Redistricting

(Newser) - “Minnesotans for a Fair Redistricting” may sound like a pretty innocuous, non-partisan group. But its leadership is almost identical to the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota, a group tied to Koch Industries, a ProPublica investigation discovered. The Freedom Foundation’s head, Annette Meeks, claims she has “no involvement” with... More »

Most Depressing: 74%

Cops Weigh Charges in Bullying Suicide

(Newser) - Police are weighing criminal charges against three alleged teenage bullies who taunted a 14-year-old gay student for almost a year before he committed suicide , according to authorities. Jamey Rodemeyer killed himself earlier this week after blogging repeatedly about the bullying. No bullying laws exist in New York state, so the... More »

Most Intriguing: 73%

Saleh Makes Surprise Return to Yemen

(AP) - President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned today to the violence-torn Yemeni capital after more than three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia in a surprise move certain to further enflame battles between forces loyal to him and his opponents. Saleh left Yemen for Saudi Arabia in early June after he... More »

Most Annoying: 74%

Gary Johnson's Big Joke Keeps Getting Older

(Newser) - He still gets points for delivery, but Gary Johnson's well-received joke at last night's debate—"My neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this president"—goes back even further than thought, notes Daily Intel . For starters, Rush Limbaugh used it before the debate... More »