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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leaves his campaign rally with his United States Secret Service escort at the New Mexico State Fair Grounds in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photo by Stephan Savoia / AP)

GOP defections buffet McCain as end draws near

John McCain heads into the final week of a historic presidential election beset by a wave of high-profile GOP defections and the second-guessing and recriminations from friendly quarters.

San Francisco Chronicle

Palin calls Bush a major obstacle to Republican campaign

MSNBC

Palin disputes $150,000 shopping spree

AOL News

Hundreds of Navy fighter aircrafts to be inspected for cracks

The U.S. Navy is having hundreds of its older F/A-18 fighter jets inspected, including some flying operations over Afghanistan, officials said.

CNN

Global teamwork needed to fight crunch

Asian and European leaders vowed to act together to address the global financial crisis, calling for decisive action following a two-day summit in the Chinese capital.

CNN

Throwing the bathroom sink at the economy

CNNMoney

Your money and the economic crisis

ABC News

Explaining the money markets

Economist

Jennifer Hudson's nephew missing after her mother's and brother's deaths

Authorities investigating the shooting deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother were searching for the missing 7-year-old nephew of the actress.

Associated Press

Three shot dead in Afghan capitol

Three people died in a shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan, including two foreigners, days after an aid worker was shot dead.

Guardian

Three shot dead in Afghan capital

BBC

NATION

Confessions of a Gitmo prosecutor

The inside story of a military lawyer who found stunning injustice at the heart of the administration's military commissions.

Salon.com

Long lines, glitches reported during early voting raise concerns for election day

With the issues that marred the 2000 election still in the electorate's memory, reports of problems are troubling signs for many who are skeptical of whether their votes will count.

CNN

POLITICS

Obama returns to campaign trail

He plans two rallies in Nevada, with an emphasis on getting supporters to vote early — locking in votes that might not materialize if people get busy or stay home because of bad weather.

USA Today

Christian right intensifies attacks on Obama

MSNBC

Who will fill the next president's cabinet?

NPR

Kennedy prepares to forge potential health care breakthrough

An ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy is trying to lay the groundwork for a breakthrough on health care reform. Many believe the enormous undertaking is even more difficult in a troubled economy.

USA Today

A Mississippi Democrat in the Senate? Unlikely, but possible

Even in an election year that hardly could be worse for Republicans, nobody expected they would be at risk of losing a Senate seat in Mississippi.

SunHerald

HEALTH

Half of doctors prescribe placebos

More than half of doctors offer fake prescriptions to make patients feel better. The findings come from doctors in specialties who often see patients with illnesses or pains that are difficult to cure.

WebMD

Warm your hands, warm your outlook?

People keen to make a positive impression on a new acquaintance might want to meet over a hot drink, a new study suggests.

National Geographic

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

'Synecdoche': Charlie Kaufman's dangerous mind

"Synedoche" is a portrait of a creative mind in artistic and emotional crisis, spanning 30 years, slipping from mundane reality into nightmare fantasy, and set in two New York State river cities 150 miles apart.

TIME

The birth of blues

“The blues had a baby and they named the baby rock and roll.” So sang Muddy Waters, one of the world's greatest bluesmen.

Economist

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Geoengineering to cool Earth — at a price

Global warming has become such an overriding emergency that climate experts are willing to consider schemes to partly shield the planet from the sun's rays. But no such scheme is a magic bullet.

Scientific American

Foamy invention could revolutionize saving energy and lives

Scientists have developed a space-age material so light and strong that it could revolutionize everything from vehicle bumpers to armor to biomedical devices.

LiveScience

EDUCATION

Buyers clean up as schools clean house

A few times a year, some school districts purge all unwanted or broken items at surplus auctions that attract a colorful and regular group of wheelers and dealers and a few novice buyers.

San Diego Union-Tribune

With a pre-P.S.A.T., the joys of testing start even earlier

The College Board, the nonprofit that owns the P.S.A.T. and S.A.T. college entrance tests, unveiled a new exam to assess eighth graders' readiness for high school and college courses.

TIME

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GOOD NEWS

UN head seeks crisis aid for poor

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for drastic measures to protect developing countries against the global financial crisis.

BBC

Love lab: Follow your instincts

A new book on the biology of human sexuality looks at what makes for good couple chemistry and why we should pay attention to our instincts (and our noses) when searching for a mate or a date.

Newsweek

WORLD

Pakistani forces capture al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold near Afghan border

Pakistan's army reported capturing a militant stronghold near the Afghan border, a breakthrough in an offensive against the Taliban and al-Qaida that sent nearly 200,000 civilians fleeing for safety.

CNN

Does Iraqi democracy mean early withdrawal of US forces?

John McCain ignored the U.S. demand for a conditions-based formula to withdraw troops. The Iraqi government brought the Bush administration back to firm deadlines for withdrawal.

TIME

Iraqi troops 'making progress'

BBC

BUSINESS

Tech firms to adopt code of conduct

Criticized for their human rights records, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft plan to adopt voluntary guidelines that will govern their business practices in nations like China that restrict free speech.

San Francisco Chronicle

Undaunted, skyscrapers reach higher

Eager developers want to shrug off the current economic crisis, but the global downturn could yet quash high-rise plans.

Business Week

SPORTS

Zona's Lute Olson retires; school hires rival's assistant Pennell as interim coach

With retirement of basketball icon Lute Olson, the University of Arizona hired assistant coach Russell Pennell from archrival Arizona State. Olson leaves with a 780-280 record and a championship.

Sporting News

McAllister, Smith among players reportedly testing positive

A number of NFL players including Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints tested positive under the NFL's steroid policy after taking water pills to control weight.

ESPN

ENVIRONMENT

Ecofriendly is good business

The race to be the country’s greenest city is more than a beauty contest. Huge pots of federal money are at stake for public transit and pedestrian-friendly downtowns.

Christian Science Monitor

Italian wine farmer vows green revolution among the vines

Meet Lorenzo Fasola-Bologna, a dashing 37-year-old with a winning smile, big ideas and lots of energy. He has set himself a challenge: to cut his family farm's CO2 emissions to zero by the end of 2009.

ABC News

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Religion: with God on our side

"That land that I live in has God on its side," Bob Dylan sang, reprising a go-to justification for war. That is, believers think they're doing the Lord's work — sometimes a dangerous inclination.

Psychology Today

Legal gay marriage would squash religious freedom, experts say

Robb and Robin Wirthlin didn't want to believe their son. In fact, they thought he might have just misunderstood the teacher's lesson, as second-graders sometimes do.

Baptist Press

Christian ghost hunters seeking life on the other side

Michael Reed, a practical, middle-aged man who works as a baker in Madison, Ala., didn't believe until the night something in his old house in New Orleans nearly squeezed the breath out of him.

Religion News Service

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