Top Stories: Listeria Outbreak; '70s Fugitive Caught In Portugal

By Mark Memmott

Published September 28, 2011 at 8:35 AM EDT

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- Listeria Outbreak Tied To Colorado Cantaloupes; 13 Known Dead.

-- Did You Hear About Andy Rooney? He's Retiring.

-- Officials Push Back On Mullen's Linking Of Pakistan To Terrorists.

Other leading stories:

-- "US Fugitive Hid In Portugal Hamlet," Escaped From Custody In 1970. (The Associated Press)

-- In Financial Markets, "Rally Slows Amid Fears Of Eurozone Split." (The Financial Times)

-- "Amazon Expected To Launch Tablet Wednesday." (The Associated Press)

Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.

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