Today's Headlines -- Thursday

• Countering China, Obama asserts US a Pacific power (AP)
• Police say no record of McQueary report found (AP)
• Millionaires on Capitol Hill: Please tax me more! (AP)
• AP Impact: Right-to-know laws often ignored (AP)
• Suspect in shooting near White House arrested (AP)
• Syria faces army defectors, worldwide isolation (AP)
• Kuwait opposition protesters disrupt parliament (AP)
• Now what? Few tangible effects of Wall St protests (AP)
• Gingrich defends big contracts with Freddie Mac (AP)
• Woods and Stricker get worst loss (AP)
• Obama tells Asia, U.S. "here to stay" (Reuters)
• Deficit committee locked in budget stalemate (Reuters)
• Evicted Wall St protesters seek rebound with rally (Reuters)
• Severe storms cause deaths, injuries in South (Reuters)
• Google launches music service (Reuters)
• France and Germany clash over ECB crisis role (Reuters)
• Police arrest suspect in shooting that hit White House (Reuters)
• October consumer prices fall, giving Fed more room (Reuters)
• Bullet hits White House: Is this common? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Occupy Wall Street: Time to become more overtly political? (The Christian Science Monitor)