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World Vegan Day

All Saints Day

Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00AM ET, as clocks fall back one hour.

The 2009 ING New York City Marathon

VH1 premieres new spin-off series “Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew,” not be confused with “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.” Of the eight folks checked into Sex Rehab, 2 are former porn actors, and four are former Playboy playmates.

Nobody seems to be expecting much of a rebound when October motor vehicle sales are announced this morning.

National Traffic Directors Day (www.tdga.org)
 

Election Day

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the U.S. Congress, ahead of ceremonies in Berlin marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

ABC-TV with the series premiere of the sci-fi drama V: THE SERIES

Hamid Karzai declared the winner of Afghanistan’s first-ever presidential election, five years ago today.
 

The Fed wraps up their 2-day meeting, and will announce any change in interest rates or monetary policy today at 2:15pm ET

The Iran hostage crisis began 30 years ago, as militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

Laura Bush turns 63 today.
 

President Obama holds a Tribal Nations Conference at the White House, to which one representative from each of the 564 federally recognized tribes has been invited.

Chain store sales figures for October are released.

Bravo with the season premiere for THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY

VH-1 with a premiere of their “Broke & Famous” series of celebrity documentaries, focusing this evening on Willie Ames.

Former President George W Bush and Laura Bush celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary
 

It is the first Friday of the month, and thus the latest unemployment figures are released at 8:30AM ET.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner heads to Scotland to attend the G-20 meeting of finance ministers.
 

Run-off election in Afghanistan, with President Hamid Karzai facing off against Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah.

At Santa Anita Racetrack, the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Championships

Chicagoans inherit an additional area code starting today, “872”

The USS New York is commissioned in NYC, made in part with steel recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. It will be stationed in Norfolk, VA.

Also from Chicago, CBS-TV has the live broadcast of MMA league StrikeForce’s fight card, headlined by the consensus #1 fighter in the world, “Fedor Emelianenko, taking on underfeated heavyweight Brett Rogers.

FOX-TV with the series premiere of THE WANDA SYKES SHOW.

DC-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced to six consecutive life terms in prison, with no chance of parole, 3 years ago today. His accomplice is scheduled to be executed in two days.
 

Deadline for Google to present a modified plan in regards to their hopes of creating a vast digital library. The Justice Department and others have issues with the current agreement, both on the anti-trust front and the financial front.

Supreme Court hears arguments, including the case of Graham v Florida/ Sullivan v Florida, as to whether it is unconstitutional to give life sentences to juveniles convicted on non-homicide crime.

Twenty years ago today, East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West.
 

Virginia plans to execute the so-called “Beltway Sniper,” John Allen Muhammad today. Muhammad was the mastermind of the deadly 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington DC area.

Court hearing for Robert Halderman, indicted for trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman.

Sesame Street turns 40 years old today.
 

Veterans Day. (though markets stay open, banks are closed)

Live from the Sommet Center in Nashville, ABC-TV broadcasts the 43rd Annual CMA Awards.
 

NASA’s next shuttle launch target, this time for Atlantis.

Treasury Department releases its monthly accounting of where the federal budget stands, deficit-wise.

President Obama begins his Asian trip in Tokyo today, where he will meet for a second time with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, five years ago today.
 

Friday the 13th.
 

World Diabetes Day

President will be in Singapore for the 17th summit of the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

WBC welterweight fight in Las Vegas featuring Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto. The fight will be the first ever to feature “instant replay,” which will be limited to determining if an injurious cut was caused by a head butt or punch. It will also feature the debut of the awarding of a “Diamond Belt” to the winner.

The UFC heads across the pond to Manchester, England. Headlining UFC 105 is a light heavyweight match between Randy Couture and Brandon Vera.

America Recycles Day

A quarter of a million protestors demonstrated against the Vietnam War in Washington, 40 years ago today.

Barry Bonds indicted for perjury in regards to testimony he gave on his steroid use, two years ago today. Still no trial yet, postponed indefinitely.
 

Sarah Palin, whose memoir comes out on the 17th, will appear on Oprah today.

Retail sales figures for October are released.

Fed Chair Ben Bernanke speaks at noon at the Economic Club in NYC

Bravo premieres new docu-series “Chef Academy, chronicling chef Jean Christophe Novelli as he opens a culinary institute in Los Angeles with nine students .
 

Release date for former Gov. Sarah Palin’s memoir, “Going Rogue: An American Life”

Producer price index and Industrial production figures for October are released

Housing starts figures for October are released

Bonfire at Texas A&M University collapses, killing twelve people.
 

Great American Smokeout

Tina Fey hosts the Ad Council’s 56th annual Public Service Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in NYC.
 

In Dallas, opening of the JFK Lancer Productions & Publications Annual Conference, where each year the research company looks into the assassination of the former president, and presents new “information” from a variety of sources.
 

UFC 106 in Vegas, with heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar defending his belt against Shane Carwin.
 

Start of National Bible Week

ABC-TV with the 2009 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
 

Existing home sales figures for October are released
 

India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be a guest at the White House, and the guest of honor at the first state dinner hosted by President Obama.

Gross Domestic Product for October is released
 

Durable goods orders for October are released

Elian Gonzalez was rescued by a pair of fisherman off the coast of Florida, ten years ago today.
 

Thanksgiving Day

National Flossing Day

New York’s Penn Station turns 99 years old today.
 

Jeffrey Dahmer was murdered in a Wisconsin prison by a fellow inmante, 15 years ago today.

Protestant and Catholic adversaries formed a Northern Ireland government, ten years ago today.
 

Official end of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season

In Munich, trial start for alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk on 27,900 counts of accessory to murder. The trial is expected to take 35 days, and Demjanjuk, who is 89-years-old, could get up to 15 years if convicted.

First-time homebuyer tax credit is scheduled to end, though there is currently legislation working its way thru Congress to extend the program.