Today's Headlines -- Friday

• Officials chase unconfirmed al-Qaida bomb threat (AP)
• Obama to Congress: 'Pass this jobs bill' (AP)
• Outage affects millions in Southwest, Mexico (AP)
• ESSAY: After 9/11, searching for American optimism (AP)
• River levels start falling in flooded NY city (AP)
• TSA chief: optimist about everything but terror (AP)
• Slipping Bachmann seeks jolt for GOP campaign (AP)
• Captain Jihad: Ex-terrorist is now comic book hero (AP)
• Book: Kennedy scorned idea of Johnson as president (AP)
• Rodgers throws 3 TDs, Packers outlast Saints 42-34 (AP)
• U.S. sees credible September 11 threat (Reuters)
• Huge blackout hits Southern California, Mexican border (Reuters)
• Stocks fall on U.S. growth worries; euro slumps (Reuters)
• BofA discussing about 40,000 job cuts: report (Reuters)
• Economic gloom piles pressure on G7 finance talks (Reuters)
• On the Afghan frontline, U.S. soldiers see longer war ahead (Reuters)
• IMF says policymakers should use all measures (Reuters)
• Major Yahoo shareholder calls for new board (Reuters)
• 9/11 lessons not learned: three failed reforms (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Texas wildfires leave survivors with little but gratitude to be alive (The Christian Science Monitor)