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Indian United Nations soldiers drive past people fleeing fighting near Kibumba some 40 kilometers north of Goma in eastern Congo. Minutes later displaced people pelted the UN vehicle with rocks for failing to protect them, though nobody was injured. (Photo by Karel Prinsloo / AP)

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Thousands flee fighting as Congo rebels seize gorilla park

Congolese rebels seized a major military camp and a spacious gorilla park in a renewed bout of heavy fighting that sent thousands fleeing, according to the United Nations and park officials.

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CNN

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Rebels take over gorilla park

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CNN

Special section:

A closer look at mountain gorillas

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CNN

Gas prices drop record amount

A 53-cent drop in gas prices has set another record, and the publisher of a national survey predicted that prices will continue to decline - but at a slower pace.

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Gas is cheaper, but now what?

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NPR

McCain says Bush failed in number of areas

Sen. John McCain said Sunday that he was a proud Republican but believed the Bush administration had failed in a number of areas, asking voters to remember that “I’m not George Bush.”

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McCain: campaign doing fine

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US helicopters attack Syrian village

U.S. helicopters attacked an area along Syria's border with Iraq, causing casualties, Syrian state TV said. The report said the area is near the Syrian border town of Abu Kamal.

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Google News

Failed bank gets the housing fix right

One failed bank just may have the answer for the housing crisis. FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair told the SBC about the success her agency has had in helping IndyMac, which the FDIC took over this summer.

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Yes, there will be bonuses this year

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Forbes

IMF director keeps job despite affair

The head of the International Monetary Fund will keep his job despite having an affair with a married subordinate, the agency's executive board concluded.

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BusinessWeek

NATION

Spending stalls, jobs cut

As the financial crisis cuts demand for American goods and services, workers who produce them are losing jobs by the tens of thousands.

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International Herald Tribune

Chicago police torture probe widens

The investigation of claims that Chicago police tortured suspects with beatings and electric shocks won't stop with the federal indictment of a controversial homicide commander.

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ABC News

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Chicago's new top cop shaking things up

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POLITICS

Obama criticizes 'ugly' tactics

Obama, appearing in Nevada, said the "ugly phone calls, the misleading mail and TV ads, the careless, outrageous comments" were preventing change.

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BBC

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Alaska's largest newspaper endorses Barack Obama

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Early voting fraud: rhetoric or reality?

Nationwide, 40 million voters are expected to cast early ballots this year. And they're doing so amid charges from both parties of attempts to steal the election through either voter fraud or suppression.

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CBS News

Republican candidates warn against one-party rule

Staring down an election that could see them reduced to an ineffective minority in the House and the Senate, Republicans are offering a new argument to voters: the danger of single-party rule.

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McCain guarantees victory

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Politco

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The punditocracy's Seven Biggest Blunders of the 2008 election

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Salon.com

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Hudson family pleads for boy's safe return

The family of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson is pleading for the safe return of her 7-year-old nephew, who has been missing since Hudson’s mother and brother were found dead.

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Chicago Sun-Times

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Mother's heart-breaking plea

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Bono: 'Let's put humanity back on earth'

The pop star makes an impassioned call for Americans to resist the urge to turn inward during troubled times.

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AlterNet

HEALTH

A prenatal fix to a twin threat

Doctors at Children's Hospital and Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis are the first in Minnesota to offer the still experimental surgery.

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Star Tribune

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The complicated procedure

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KARE11

Sodium levels don't raise blood pressure

Elevated sodium levels in the blood aren't related to the future risk of high blood pressure, say U.S. researchers who looked at almost 2,200 people.

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HealthDay

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The new superfruits

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WebMD

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Software might soon let you know if you hog the discussion

People who want to improve their communication skills may one day have an unusual helper: software programs that analyze the tone, turn-taking behavior and other qualities of a conversation.

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International Herald Tribune

Treating cabin fever in microgravity

Cramped quarters, odd hours and constant contact with coworkers are all normal conditions for astronauts as they work in space.

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EDUCATION

Eco-friendly schools live their lessons

Eco-friendly schools offer ways to save energy, improve air quality and educate students about the environment.

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USA Today

Could independent colleges become the next economic bubble?

Many independent institutions start to look vulnerable as charitable donations and investment returns slide, according to a study by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

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Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

It's time to get rid of Electoral College

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Houston Chronicle

A makeover with an ugly gloss

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International Herald Tribune

Bush should run for Congress

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Christian Science Monitor

Emerging markets and the financial storm

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Economist

Why is Congress so disliked? Consider exhibits A and B

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USA Today

Low expectations could get lower

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Financial Times

Column (Kelefa Sanneh):

Saturday-night politics

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New Yorker

A coming blue tide in Colorado?

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Rocky Mountain News

Column (Dennis Byrne):

A turn in the housing market?

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Real Clear Politics

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GOOD NEWS

Man to donate 800-plus acres for park

Don Robinson has made arrangements to donate a piece of land as large as New York's Central Park to create a new Missouri state park.

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Televised performance to support longest-running annual fundraiser

The annual campaign raised more than $1 billion, which helped the Salvation Army serve 30 million Americans each year.

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WORLD

Report: Iranian president has fallen ill

A close associate of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the Iranian president has fallen ill under the strain of his position.

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USA Today

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Ahmadinejad: I want 'fresh endeavor' with U.S.

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CNN

Israeli coalition government talks end

The Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, abandoned efforts to form a government, putting Israel on course for early elections and dashing hopes of a peace deal with Palestinians before the end of the year.

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Guardian

BUSINESS

Companies start competing for treasury bailout money

Insurers, automakers and American subsidiaries of foreign banks all want the Treasury Department to cut them a piece of the largest government rescue in U.S. history.

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MSN Money

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Where will $700B bailout actually go?

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CBS News

Californians float plan for return of zeppelin to US

Now a California company is bringing the iconic zeppelin back to the United States, with plans to offer aerial tours of the San Francisco Bay area.

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SPORTS

World Series Game 4 preview

Breaking down tonight's World Series game. All stats for starting pitchers are postseason only.

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Sports Illustrated

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Rays 'shine on' through song

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ABC News

Devlin helps Penn State edge Ohio State

Pat Devlin came for injured quarterback Daryll Clark in the fourth quarter and, leading two fourth-quarter scoring drives, give No. 3 Penn State a 13-6 victory over No. 10 Ohio State.

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CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Will demand for solar homes pick up?

Today there are about 40,000 solar homes in the United States, but that number is set to spike, and soon.

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BusinessWeek

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All your green shopping needs

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TIME

From bad to worst

Green group catalogs world's 10 worst pollution problems.

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Grist

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Which religion picks the best stocks?

That may sound like a whimsical question, but there are, in fact, mutual funds tailored to a number of religions and denominations.

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TIME

How to vote Catholic

Does religion have a place in politics? The Catholic Church doesn't endorse particular candidates or parties, but it does intend to help Catholics recognize and understand the implications of their faith.

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Catholic Digest

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

New plastic strong as steel

By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent.

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A jogger runs in a park during sunny and dry weather in Dresden, eastern Germany. (Photo by Matthias Rietschel / AP)

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