Friday,  November 2, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 108 • 45 of 47 •  Other Editions

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you walk towards it. It is a real big deal to Miranda and I."
• Shelton's entertainer win was the biggest surprise of a night full of them. Even he couldn't believe he'd won the award in a field that included Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley.
• "I didn't think about that tonight. I was thinking there's Taylor Swift right there," he said of the two-time entertainer of the year. "Really, this is pretty dumb that there's anyone else even nominated."
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Norv's Bolts finally find end zone to beat staggering Chiefs 31-13

• SAN DIEGO (AP) -- It took a win against arguably the worst team in the NFL to get Norv Turner off the hot seat, at least for 10 days.
• And if things have been bad for the embattled Turner, imagine what Romeo Crennel is going through.
• Antonio Gates caught a 14-yard yard scoring pass from Philip Rivers on the game's opening drive to snap a streak of six straight quarters without a touchdown and the San Diego Chargers went on to a 31-13 victory Thursday night over the woeful Kansas City Chiefs.
• The Chiefs committed four turnovers and lost their fifth straight game.
• Turner had been heavily criticized by fans after the Chargers (4-4) blew double-digit, second-half leads in losses to New Orleans and Denver, and then lost 7-6 at Cleveland on Sunday.

Today in History
The Associated Press

• Today is Friday, Nov. 2, the 307th day of 2012. There are 59 days left in the year.

• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Nov. 2, 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a brief statement to the nation in which he said that aerial photographs had confirmed that Soviet missile bases in Cuba were being dismantled, and that "progress is now being made toward the restoration of peace in the Caribbean."

• On this date:

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