2.President Obama begins a three-day bus tour to stop in Asheville, NorthCarolina today. He is trying to pressure Congress to pass individual pieces ofthe jobs bill that was blocked.

 

 

 

3.A now month-old occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow, nearly 300,000dollars has been donated and similar protests have begun around the world.

 

 

 

4.Salvage crews are racing to pump oilfrom a ship stuck on a reef off the New Zealand coast. Authorities believe thevessel will break apart or sink soon. Just 82 tons of oil has been removedwhile an estimated 1,400 tons remain aboard.