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Jeff Reed of Pepe's on the River grill in Texas, looks out along the Rio Grande River that forms the border between Mexico and the U.S. Businessowners are wondering if the future wall will hurt them. (Photo by Joel Martinez / AP)

Bush OKs 700-mile U.S.-Mexico fence

President Bush signed a bill authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to give Republican candidates a platform for asserting they're tough on illegal immigration.

CNN

South Korea takes first step in sanctions on North

South Korea announced it would ban the entry of North Koreans who are part of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, the first step taken by Seoul to adhere to U.N. sanctions.

Reuters

Indian UN vet treats animal victims of Lebanon war

Amal al-Nimr flips a goat on its back in her muddy farmyard in south Lebanon to show the Indian vet how the shrapnel wound in its leg is healing.

Reuters

U.S. death toll in Iraq worst in a year

Forbes

Rumsfeld tells war critics to 'back off'

Houston Chronicle

Marine pleads guilty to assaulting Iraqi

Houston Chronicle

WORLD

Afghans say dozens of civilians killed

Dozens of civilians were killed during NATO airstrikes in a volatile area of southern Afghanistan that was once the heartland of the Taliban, the Afghan government and villagers said.

Houston Chronicle

NATION

Serial killer Danny Rolling executed in Florida

Danny Harold Rolling, Florida's most notorious serial killer since Ted Bundy, was executed by lethal injection for butchering five college students in a ghastly string of slayings in 1990.

MSNBC

Firefighters killed in Calif. blaze

Three firefighters were killed and two critically injured as they battled a wildfire that drove hundreds of people from their homes near Palm Spring.

Yahoo

Officials lock down Fla. school after shooting

Officials locked down a Florida elementary school after two people reportedly fired shots at each other and fled the scene.

MSNBC

New Jersey court recognizes right to same-sex unions

New Jersey's Supreme Court opened the door to gay marriage, ruling that homosexuals are entitled to the same rights as heterosexuals, but leaving it to lawmakers to legalize same-sex unions.

CNN

Daylight-saving time returns on weekend

Most Americans will get a chance at an extra hour of sleep this weekend, as the clocks fall back to standard time.

Yahoo

ENVIRONMENT

More weight leads to higher gas prices

A new study that says Americans are burning nearly 1 billion more gallons of gasoline each year than they did in 1960 because of their expanding waistlines.

Yahoo

ENVIRONMENT

British PM condemned for 'toothless' approach to climate legislation

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was under intense pressure to commit the government to statutory annual targets for cutting harmful CO2 emissions.

Independent

Humans living far beyond planet's means: WWF

Reuters

Cowboys elevate Romo to starting quarterback

The Cowboys' starting quarterback is now Tony Romo, who, until two weeks ago had not thrown a pass in a regular-season game in the NFL.

San Jose Mercury News

Ageless wonders of sports, how do they do it?

The youngsters can't seem to touch them. The most amazing pitchers in the big leagues today also appear to be the oldest.

ABC News

TECHNOLOGY

HP adds PayPal as payment option

Hewlett-Packard Co. said it now has PayPal as a payment option at its Home & Home Office Store.

AOL

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Wasting money in Iraq

International Herald Tribune

Editorial:

Don't fall for media's spin about the Minutemen

CNN

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Why Democrats are losing the culture war

USA Today

Editorial:

A separate but equal ruling for gay marriage

Time

Blog:

Cheney on waterboarding?

ABC News

Editorial:

The strategic case for talking with Iran

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

A voter ID as an election safeguard

Christian Science Monitor

Column:

Bush should talk to Kim Jong Il

International Herald Tribune

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UN must act in Darfur

International Herald Tribune

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Russian bloggers face Kremlin control

International Herald Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

WORLD

Little evidence of Thaksin graft

Thai investigators are struggling to find definite evidence that ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra is guilty of graft.

BBC

Australia angered over cleric comments

Australia's most senior Muslim cleric has prompted an uproar by saying that some women are attracting sexual assault by the way they dress.

BBC

Poll: Democrats lead in US election

Reuters

Poll: Middle Class Favoring Democrats

Fox News

HEALTH

Study: moderate exercise may lower cold risk

Women who want to reduce their sniffling and sneezing this winter may want to lace up their walking shoes and get moving.

Web MD

EDUCATION

New rules open way for single-sex schools

The Bush administration is giving public school districts broad new latitude to expand the number of single-sex classes, and even schools.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

RELIGION

Second man accuses Foley priest of sex abuse

Another former altar boy says he was sexually abused in the 1970s by the same retired Catholic priest who acknowledged fondling former Rep. Mark Foley when Foley was a teenager.

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Home prices plunge by most in 35 years

The median price of a new home plunged in September by the largest amount in more than 35 years, even as the pace of sales rebounded for a second month.

Yahoo

Exxon Mobil 3rd-quarter profit climbs to $10.49 billion, second biggest ever

Oil industry behemoth Exxon Mobil Corp. said its third-quarter profits rose to $10.49 billion, the second-largest quarterly profit ever for a publicly traded U.S. company.

Vancouver Sun

Vermont college goes green with cow manure

Vermont's Green Mountain College is getting greener with a new program that uses cow manure to generate power.

Reuters

Tough new law protecting Indian women against domestic violence takes effect

Men who beat, threaten or yell at their wives or live-in girlfriends could be jailed and fined under India's first law specifically targeting the often-tolerated problem of domestic violence.

Canada.com

ENTERTAINMENT

CNN, NPR to refuse ads for 'Death'

CNN and National Public Radio said they won't accept ads for the controversial film "Death of a President," about the fictional assassination of President Bush.

Los Angeles Times

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