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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, talks with voters with his wife, Cindy, and his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov., Sarah Palin in Pittsburgh, Pa., Palin's daughter, Piper, stands next to her. (Photo by Stephan Savoia / AP)

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In a down economy, US culture wars grab the election spotlight

Jobs disappearing, banks failing and the housing market a mess led Democrats to presume the election was about the economy. Suddenly the talk is about faith, family and female voters.

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Reuters

US stocks rise led by energy, technology; banking sector drops

U.S. stocks rose as investors snapped up energy shares trading at their cheapest in 18 months. Tech companies were buoyed by Texas Instruments' profit outlook.

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Bloomberg

Oil companies procure sex, drugs and gifts for US Interior regulators

Inspector General reports accuse government employees of rigging contracts in exchange for sex, drugs and gifts.

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CBS News

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Oil production and politics

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ABC News

Obama hits back on ‘lipstick’ flap

Barack Obama accused Republican John McCain's campaign of using "lies and phony outrage and Swift-boat politics" in claiming he used a sexist comment against vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

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MSNBC

Candidates connundrum over lipstick on pigs

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Did Sarah Palin try to ban books?

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ABC News

US to focus on Pakistani border

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff has called for a new strategy in Afghanistan which will deny militants bases across the border in Pakistan.

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BBC

NATION

Texas evacuates as Ike comes to shore

Hurricane Ike has reached Category 2 status and continues strengthening in the Gulf's warm waters. Officials have begun to move inland the first of millions of coastal residents in the path of the storm.

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CBS News

US shifts to Predator drone planes in hunt for Osama bin Laden

Frustrated in the search for Osama bin Laden, U.S. and Pakistani officials are questioning their strategy and intensifying the hunt by using unmanned, but lethal, Predator drone spy planes.

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MSNBC

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Pentagon urges caution when cutting troops in Iraq war

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USA Today

POLITICS

Presidential race turns into a dead heat

Republican Sen. John McCain has nearly erased Democrat Sen. Barack Obama’s national lead and turned the presidential contest into a dead heat.

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MSNBC

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Obama win preferred in world poll

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BBC

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Poll: Uncommitted voters move to McCain

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CBS News

Minn. Dems pick Al Franken for Senate

Comedian Al Franken grabbed the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, setting up a showdown with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman that has been years in the making.

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CBS News

BUSINESS

Lehman posts $3.9 billion loss

The struggling investment bank, Lehman Brothers, posted a preliminary loss of $3.9 billion for the third quarter and said that it would sell a majority stake in its investment management unit.

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International Herald Tribune

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Lehman and global markets

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Financial Times

False bankruptcy report shows risks of online news

Investors are getting a fresh lesson in the power and perils of lightning-fast news on the Web in an already fast-moving market.

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MarketWatch

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Enormous 'big bang' experiment begins

Scientists have hailed a successful switch-on for an experiment that will recreate the conditions a few moments after the Big Bang.

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BBC

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Hawking bets against collider finding elusive higgs particle

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Large hadron collider: best- and worst-case scenarios

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Wired

Cars converted to the future

In less than four hours, mechanics at a Raleigh garage can outfit a Prius with a second battery pack that plugs into a wall outlet. The result: a car that delivers 100 miles per gallon.

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McClatchy

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Creation vs. evolution

The controversy over evolution rages on. Win all your debates against creationists with the science in this special report.

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Scientific American

Somalis win prayer case at Gold'n Plump

In a landmark settlement, St. Cloud-based Gold'n Plump Inc. has agreed to allow Somali workers short prayer breaks and the right to refuse handling pork at its poultry processing facilities.

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Star Tribune

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Muslims protest Ramadan accommodations at Swift

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Examiner

HEALTH

MRI scans reveal the mechanisms of fear

Until recently, the neural mechanisms of anxiety weren't well understood; nor was it clear how our brains cope with trying to mitigate fear's effects.

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Wired

Fewer med students choose primary care

Saddled with debt, fewer American medical students are choosing careers in primary care, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who were the backbone of the medical system.

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ABC News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Camille Paglia):

Debut, rebirth, and a tenuous position

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Salon.com

Bush wants it both ways

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International Herald Tribune

Blog (Rosa Brooks):

Put lipstick on Sarah Palin...

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Slate

Column (Dick Morris):

November Lineup: Obama vs. Obama

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Real Clear Politics

When kids become mass murderers

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Salon.com

Americans smarter than you think

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Christian Science Monitor

Column (Mike Madden):

How Dems fight back against Palin

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Salon.com

Column (Mark Penn):

Voters concerned about the economy

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Financial Times

Column (Tom Bevan):

It's not going to be about the issues

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Real Clear Politics

Column (Dahlia Lithwick):

Palin signals fewer choices for women

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Newsweek

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GOOD NEWS

Americans adopting HIV-positive kids from Ethiopia

Figures from U.S.-based Adoption Advocates International, the agency that arranges the majority of HIV-positive adoptions in Ethiopia, show a clear and steady rise.

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Vitamin B12 boasts brain benefits

Simple dietary changes may help ward off brain volume loss in old age.

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WebMD

WORLD

Iraq cancels 6 no-bid oil contracts

An Iraqi plan to award six no-bid contracts to Western oil companies, which came under sharp criticism from several U.S. senators, has been withdrawn, participants in the negotiations said.

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International Herald Tribune

North Korea denies Kim is ill

Senior North Korean officials have rejected suggestions that the country's leader, Kim Jong-il, is seriously ill amid mounting international speculation over his health.

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Al Jazeera

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Report: North Korean leader collapses

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Reuters

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King Jong's life in photos

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MSNBC

SPORTS

Lance Armstrong confirms comeback plan after retirement

After more than three years away from professional cycling, Lance Armstrong - the cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France winner - announced that he would emerge from retirement.

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International Herald Tribune

Rays rally past Red Sox in ninth to stay in first, snap four-game skid

With a victory the Red Sox could have moved into first place; instead, the Rays are 1 1/2 up and assured of leading the AL East when they begin a weekend series against the New York Yankees.

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ESPN

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Guitar Hero World Tour

Guitar Hero World Tour has already revealed an intimidating track list, and today Rock Daily can unveil another nine songs that will be included in the franchise’s latest offering.

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New homes become more accommodating to seniors

States and cities worried about where the growing number of senior citizens will live are starting to ask that all new homes be built to accommodate the elderly.

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USA Today

ENVIRONMENT

Eco-justice groups sue over Chevron refinery expansion

An environmental review concealed that the refinery would process heavier, dirtier oil, pollute the air and increase the risks of accidents and oil spills, a group claims.

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Environment News Service

Ocean conditions create feast for salmon

A flip-flop in atmospheric conditions is creating a feast for salmon and other sea life off the West Coast, reversing a trend that contributed to a virtual shutdown of West Coast salmon fishing this summer.

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MSNBC

EDUCATION

Many would consider a teaching career

Forty-two percent of college-educated 24- to 60-year-olds would consider teaching as a career, according to a new survey.

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Christian Science Monitor

Struggling school-age boys

Parents of nearly one of every five boys in the U.S. were concerned enough about their sons' emotional or behavioral problems to consult a doctor or healthcare professional.

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Newsweek

Photo of the Day

Designer Betsey Johnson takes a bow at presentating her spring 2009 collection during Fashion Week in New York. (Photo by Bebeto Matthews / AP)

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