CTReaderEast.com Local News, Read all about it!: National Headlines Obama Seeks To Help Small Businesses ================================================================================ Headlines on 29 October, 2009 03:57:36 President Barack Obama speaks to small business leaders about the administration's plans to offer them assistance. Man Forgotten In Ind. Jail Cell For 12 Hours ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 08:14:22 Guards at a northern Indiana jail face disciplinary action and will receive additional training after a man was accidentally trapped inside a cell for 12 Phone Fans Hungry For Verizon's Droid ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 09:57:12 Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone -- the Droid -- will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing Senators Agree To Extend Homebuyer Tax Credit ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 10:16:32 Senators agreed Wednesday to extend a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers and to offer a reduced credit to some repeat buyers. Feds: Leader Of Radical Islam Group Killed In Raid ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 10:34:54 Federal authorities in Detroit say they fatally shot the leader of a radical fundamentalist Sunni Islam group after he failed to surrender on several criminal Too Fat To Kill? Fla. Man Uses Weight As A Defense ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 04:47:27 A Florida man accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey is arguing that he was unable to commit the crime because he was too Obama Gives Donors Special Access, Report Says ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 05:12:36 President Barack Obama has rewarded top Democratic donors with perks ranging from holiday visits to the White House to policy briefings, carrying on a practice US Airways Cutting 1,000 Jobs, Reducing Flying ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 06:01:53 Struggling US Airways said on Wednesday it will cut some 1,000 jobs next year, shift nearly all of its flying to its three hubs and Smoky Mountains Tops In Visitor Spending ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 06:25:19 A National Park Service study has ranked the Great Smoky Mountains as tops in visitor spending. House Dems Prepare To Unveil Health Bill ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 06:30:28 House Democrats are poised to unveil health care legislation that would offer a new government-run plan for people without affordable coverage. Coyotes Maul Woman On Hike In Canadian Park ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 06:41:02 Two coyotes attacked a Canadian woman while she was hiking alone in a national park in eastern Canada, and authorities said she died Wednesday of LaHood Adds 'Distracted Flying' To Inquiry ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 06:52:56 Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is adding distracted flying to his distracted driving initiative thanks to two Northwest Airlines pilots. Cheated Winner Wants Texas Lotto To Pay Him ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 12:55:14 A man who says he is the rightful owner of a stolen $1 million winning lottery ticket wants the Texas Lottery Commission to pay him. Troops Already Outnumber Taliban 12-1 ================================================================================ Headlines on 27 October, 2009 11:41:24 There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. Obama Girls Get H1N1 Shots; Obama Waits ================================================================================ Headlines on 28 October, 2009 12:23:36 President Barack Obama's daughters, Malia and Sasha, have received their swine flu shots. Report: Afghan President's Brother Gets CIA Pay ================================================================================ Headlines on 27 October, 2009 04:00:53 Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the president of Afghanistan, gets regular payments from the CIA and has for much of the past eight years, San Francisco Bridge Closes After Cable Snaps ================================================================================ Headlines on 27 October, 2009 04:56:31 Authorities on Tuesday closed a major bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland after a cable on its upper deck snapped during the evening commute. Jackson Delivers On 'This Is It,' Early Fans Say ================================================================================ Headlines on 27 October, 2009 07:02:32 "Michael Jackson's This Is It" premiered to high praise from fans who applauded at each number as though they were at a concert and marveled