Top Stories: Steve Jobs' Death; Swedish Poet Wins Literature Nobel

NPR | By Mark Memmott

Published October 6, 2011 at 5:25 AM MST

Good morning.

Our headlines so far:

-- Literature Nobel Goes To Swedish Poet Tomas Transtromer.

-- The Word For Steve Jobs: Visionary.

-- Obama To Hold News Conference This Morning.

Some other top stories:

-- "Unions Join Protest Against Wall Street." (The New York Times)

-- "Overseas Gains Lift U.S. Stock Futures." (The Wall Street Journal)

-- "Stock Markets Rise On Expectation Of Eurozone Debt Plan." (BBC News)

-- "Palin: GOP Hopefuls Calling Already." (Politico)

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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