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September 19, 2011

	Obama To Propose $1.5 Trillion In Tax Increases by Zeke Miller on Sep 18, 2011, 10:41 PM Only $580 Billion in new spending cuts.

	Obama Unveils Tax Increases, Geithner Faces Grilling by Zeke Miller on Sep 19, 2011, 12:37 PM GOP rejects Obama jobs plan.

	By The Numbers: Obama's Tax Increases by Zeke Miller on Sep 19, 2011, 6:30 AM How Democrats and Republicans tally Obama's deficit plan.

	Obama's Deficit Speech As A Word Cloud by Zeke Miller on Sep 19, 2011, 1:11 PM Spending, Tax, Pay

	Politics in 60 Seconds: What You Need To Know Right Now by Zeke Miller and Grace Wyler on Sep 19, 2011, 7:40 AM The Obama tax plan, Chris Christie speculation is back, and a Rick Perry caters to his base in New York.

Newser Superlatives - Whoops: Qwikster Tweets Definitely Not From Netflix

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

Whoops: Qwikster Tweets Definitely Not From Netflix

(Newser) - Unless Netflix has recently discovered a passion for pot, the @Qwikster Twitter account doesn’t belong to the company, and that's an unfortunate (and hilarious) oversight. Writing for TechCrunch , Alexis Tsotsis calls it an "immediate chink in the company’s rebranded armor, other than the fact that, like... More »

Most Brilliant: 95%

Yanks' Rivera Makes Record 602nd Save

(AP) - Mariano Rivera set the major league record with his 602nd career save, pitching a perfect ninth inning today to preserve the New York Yankees' 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. With fans standing and cheering from his first pitch to his last, Rivera retired Trevor Plouffe, Michael Cuddyer, and Chris... More »

Most Scary: 80%

Earthquakes Kill 1, Shake Buildings in Guatemala

(Newser) - Two earthquakes rattled buildings and killed one person in a landslide in southern Guatemala today, the Buenos Aires Herald reports. An initial 4.8 quake struck the sugar cane-growing area near Santa Rosa, followed by a 5.8 temblor about a half-hour later. "There is one dead in Cuilapa,... More »

Most Depressing: 90%

Irene's Belated Cruel Blow: Pumpkin Shortage

(Newser) - Hurricane Irene destroyed plenty of things—and one of them could be Halloween. There's a serious pumpkin shortage in the Northeast, the gloomy result of the destruction Irene inflicted on the region's pumpkin patches. The AP talked to one farmer in upstate New York who watched his entire... More »

Most Intriguing: 52%

How Wendy's Reinvented Its Burgers

(Newser) - Wendy’s classic burger hasn’t changed for more than 40 years—but with sales struggling and new competitors emerging, the fast-food chain finally decided it was time for something new. To that end, it has created the new Dave’s Hot ‘n’ Juicy burger, named for the restaurant’... More »

Most Annoying: 84%

Netflix Spins Off 'Qwikster,' CEO Admits 'I Messed Up'

(Newser) - Netflix’s recent price hike caused rampant backlash , cost the movie rental service one million subscribers , and sent the company’s stock tumbling. Last night, CEO Reed Hastings admitted in a blog post , “I messed up.” But he’s not offering a reversal on the price hike, simply... More »