Down Low Report for October 26th

This is your Wednsday October 26 2011 wrap up!

President Obama wants to give cash-strapped students and graduates a break on their college loans. The White House says the moves will help some seven and a half million students lower their payments and consolidate loans. The average in-state tuition and fees at four-year public college’s have risen by more than 8 percent compared to a year ago. Young voters were an important tool in Obama's 2008 Campaign,and Occupy Wall Street protesters have expressed concern about student loan debt. Outside of mortgages,student loans are the number one source of household debt.    Speaking of Occupply Wall Street. More than 100 people were arrested last night in Occupy Oakland and 53 including a state sentor were arrested in Atlanta.  The total number of arrests are between 1, 500 and 2,000 since September.

From arrest to bailouts.There are talks of a global banking lobby group to negotiate on behalf of private investors to have a new offer to Eurozone governments to help reduce Greece’s debt.

 Going from Greece to Turkey. Two teachers and a university student  were pulled out of the rubble after Sundays 7.2 earthquake in Turkey. More than 460 people are reported dead.

A former patient of Dr. Conrad Murray says Murray treated him for a heart attack 11 years ago and  he is caring and not motivated by money. Murray has pleaded not guily to involuntary manslaughter. Five character witnesses will be called today

A corener says Amy Winehouse  died by "misadventure" of drinking way too much alcohol. Winehouse had fought drug and alcohol abuse for years and was found dead in bed at her London home on July 23 at age 27.                                           There are Hollywood Icon Barbies, tattoo Barbies and royal Barbie-like dolls, the one thing they have in common is the tiny wait.So what aboutplus size barbies? Daily Venus Diva did some research and found that yes there a few plus size barbies to be had. There are a lot of thin celebs walking around, but 33.8 percent of adults and 17 percent of kids and teens in the US are obese. Do you think this society needs a plus size Barbie?

The normally red Coca Cola cans will be turning white during the holiday season to call attention to the protect the polar bear and their habitats campaign. The company is giving 2 million dollars to the World Wildlife Fund to support its work on polar bear protection.

 In the wide world of sports:

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is schedule to stand trial on misdemeanor charges accusing him of threatening two homeowner association security guards in October 2010, outside his Las Vegas home. Mayweather could face up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine if the judge finds him guilty.

 From boxing to football 37 year old Terrell Ownens has overcame his knee injuryand is ready to play his 16^th year of football. Only problem is there is no takers at the moment. Owens has played for five NFL teams  and caught 72 passes for 983 yards and nine touchdowns for the Cicinnati Bangals.The six time pro bowler said he wasn’t bothered by the fact NFL scouts didn’t come to watch him work out.

And President Obama wants candy to be given away on Halloween.  Obama poked at his wife on "the Jay Leno" show  last night  and how she likes to promote  healthy nutrition and fight against childhood obesity by handing by handing out fresh fruit and raisins to treat'o'treaters. He said he told her, that the White House is going to get egged if this keeps up you need to throw some candy in there.