SPB News for Saturday

O.J. Guilty on All Counts
LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson has been found guilty on all charges in the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room more than a year ago.
It was 13 years ago Friday that the jury reached a not guilty verdict in his murder trial. The verdict was read just before 11 p.m.

Inspector General: Rove must answer to prosecutor

Ohio woman, 90, shoots self during eviction; Fannie Mae wipes off loan

Citigroup Fights Wachovia Takeover Battle With Wells Fargo

Biden At Son's Deployment: "Stay Strong, Stand Together"

Palin Tax Returns Show Joint Income Of $170K In '07

Inspector General: Rove must answer to prosecutor

DOD Dropping $300M For Propaganda In Iraq
Lost in the flood of news about the bailout and the VP debate, the WaPo had a huge scoop: the Pentagon has awarded a $300 million, 3-year psy-ops contract to produce news stories in Iraq in support of US 'core themes and messages.' The terms mean the effort may extend beyond the withdrawal of all US combat troops.

McCain Campaign's Ad Spending Now Nearly 100 Percent Devoted To Attack Ads — The McCain campaign has now shifted virtually 100 percent of his national ad spending into negative ads attacking Obama, a detailed breakdown of his ad buys reveals. — By contrast, the Obama campaign is devoting less …

Govt. Uses Contractors to Probe Iraq Contractors --State Dept. Move to Let Contractors Probe Complaints Over Other Contractors Is Illegal In an apparent violation of federal regulations, the State Department has outsourced to private contractors the responsibility to investigate possible crimes committed by security contractors in Iraq. Earlier this year, the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security hired the private firm U.S. Investigations Services (USIS) to fill positions in the newly created Force Investigation Unit (FIU) that investigates potential misuses of force against civilians by U.S. security contractors... According to a contract obtained by ABC News, the company was hired to supplement Diplomatic Security personnel. However, the eight USIS contractors hired for the team represent the majority of the full-time team, an apparent violation of federal regulations that prohibit such work by contractors.

Iraq war a mistake, Harper admits Stephen Harper admitted Thursday that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was a mistake - one that Canadian troops would have been plunged into had he been prime minister in 2003. The grudging admission came during the second televised leaders debate as the five leaders discussed the Canadian mission in Afghanistan.

Obama Adds Field Office In Nebraska
Some evidence that the Obama campaign is heavily targeting the state's second congressional district: they've just opened another field office in Omaha.