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Tuesday's headlines: Large crowd is gathering in Tahrir Square; the U.S. economy grew slightly less than thought in the third quarter; the UC Davis chancellor gave students an emotional apology.

The supercommittee's failure to reach a budget deal had been predicted for days, even weeks. And now leaders in Washington cannot agree on who is to blame, or what should happen next. President Obama said he would veto any effort to get rid of the automatic spending cuts to domestic and defense spending.

Director David Lynch — the man who made Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Eraserhead -- has released his first solo album, titled Crazy Clown Time. Rock critic Ken Tucker says it's a strange trip that ends up making a lot of sense.

Authorities are hoping Occupy protesters in Los Angeles will accept their offer of basically free office space and farmland in exchange for leaving their camp near city hall.

Before Barbara Smith graced the packages of Pillsbury and Betty Crocker products, she was a fashion model on magazine covers. At her famed Washington, D.C.-based restaurant, she discusses her career and shares her signature bourbon bread pudding.

The Internet deal was so popular the business owner had to make 102,000 cup cakes at a loss.

Jose Pimentel was arrested for allegedly plotting to build and detonate bombs in New York City. The NYPD built their case through an informant, but reports indicate that the FBI chose not to pursue a case against Pimentel due to concern about the role played by the informer and his handlers.

Parenting used to end when the kids left home at 18. Now, more college grads are moving back home. To the rescue: new parenting books on the trials and tribulations of raising your adult child. The hottest topics? Money. And kids moving back home.

The reason for its late-night flowering is a mystery, but scientists hypothesize its pollinators are midges, which forage at night.

The former House speaker began his career as a history professor at West Georgia College. "He thought he could have some kind of impact, to get kids to think," says a friend and former colleague. "But he really wanted to get into politics."