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In this file photo, the logo of the CIT Group is seen in New York. Lender CIT Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a potential blow to the thousands of small and mid-sized businesses that rely on the company for loans to keep their operations afloat. (Photo by Seth Wenig / AP)

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CIT files for bankruptcy

CIT Group Inc., one of the nation's leading funders of small and medium-sized businesses, filed for bankruptcy protection as part of a reorganization plan that has the support of many debtholders.

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CNNMoney

Dramatic win puts NY Yankees in sight of 27th World Series

The New York Yankees are one win away from clinching a 27th World Series title after a dramatic victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

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Guardian

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Broadcasters call A-Rod's double

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MLB.com

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Game 4 of the 2009 World Series

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NBC Sports

Deadly blast rocks Pakistani city

At least 30 people were killed after a suicide bomber targeted workers queuing for their salaries outside a bank in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad.

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Al Jazeera

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CNN

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Pakistan’s political journey in pictures

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MSNBC

An inside look at H1N1 vaccine production

60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley went inside the federal government's $3 billion H1N1 vaccine project. This is the first time the public has seen where and how the vaccine is made.

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CBS News

World leaders accused of myopia over climate change deal

Officials and negotiators are increasingly gloomy about the prospects for a global warming deal, with the British government admitting there is now no chance of a legally binding treaty.

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Guardian

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Final round for UN climate talks

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BBC

NATION

Guantánamo suspects want to stay

As President Barack Obama's deadline to close Guantánamo looms, some occupants of the notorious detention center would rather prolong their stay than be sent to the prisons on the U.S. mainland.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Guantanamo Uighurs arrive in Palau

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Al Jazeera

USS NY sets her sights on Manhattan

The U.S.S. New York ship, will dock in its namesake city, in a ceremony complete with a 21-gun salute and a tribute to those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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NBC New York

Memories of 9/11 endure for warship’s crew

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Search ends for 9 missing people after midair collision

Authorities called off a search-and-rescue mission for nine people who may have plunged into the Pacific Ocean off southern Calif. after a Coast Guard C-130 plane and a Marine AH-1 Cobra helicopter collided.

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CNN

POLITICS

NY Republican endorses Democrat

The Republican who abandoned her campaign in an upstate New York congressional race due to deep divisions in the Republican Party urged her supporters to vote for the Democratic candidate.

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How Dems got Scozzafava's nod

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Politico

White House reveals its star visitors

A newly published list of visitors to the executive mansion since President Barack Obama’s inauguration includes Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, as well as figures including Andy Stern.

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Times Online

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change pact on the agenda at US-EU summit

Progress on reaching a climate change pact will play prominently at the summit of the United States and European Union.

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Earth Times

Australia oil well catches fire

An oil well at the centre of a massive spill in the Timor Sea off the north-west coast of Australia is on fire.

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BBC

HEALTH

For dialysis patients, too thin can be risky

Dialysis patients with very low body fat are much more likely to die than other people on dialysis, even those with the highest levels of body fat, a new study has found.

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HealthDay

Program offers kids incentive to not eat treats

Wondering what to do with the Halloween candy your children collected while trick or treating? Several dentists are willing to pay for it.

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FOX News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Elton John hospitalized for flu and cancels tour dates

Elton John has checked into the hospital after battling the flu for the last two weeks. The musician is now "feeling much better," the source told Access.

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Access Hollywood

‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ is top weekend movie in ticket sales

"Michael Jackson’s This Is It" was the top film in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters, bringing in $21.3 million for distributor Sony Corp.

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Bloomberg

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Michael Jackson is still 'it' overseas

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TIME

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Prophet Mohammed film planned

Filming of the English-language film was set to start in 2011, with Barrie Osborne as its producer, Almoor Holdings, a Qatari media company said.

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Telegraph.co.uk

US churches pave way for Catholic switch

A few Texas churches may have helped pave the way for Anglicans worldwide to become Catholic under a new Vatican plan that makes it easier for such conversions.

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MSNBC

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Vatican may accept some married priests

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GOOD NEWS

SD man uses unemployment to raise food for charities

In the eyes of the charities who receive his donated food, Brian Parsons is a godsend in the garden, where he plies the soil to help people in need.

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USA TODAY

Pastor on solid ground after spending 4 days a little closer to heaven

Rev. Craig Steifel endured a wet month in St. Louis in a tent on the roof of his church in an effort to raise money for a global children's charity.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WORLD

Future of Afghan election unclear

Efforts are under way to resolve confusion over whether the final round of Afghanistan's presidential election will go ahead as previously expected.

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BBC

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Election pullout adds risk for Karzai, Obama

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Bloomberg

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Afghan election

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YouTube

Tehran set to lose status as Iran capital

Tehran's days as the Iranian capital appear numbered after a powerful state body approved a plan for a new principal city.

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Guardian

Former President Bill Clinton unveils statue in Kosovo

Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved the cold to welcome former President Bill Clinton as he attended the unveiling of an 11 foot statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name.

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Albanians hail Bill Clinton as hero

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Reuters

BUSINESS

Geithner: choppy recovery underway

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner cautioned that while there were some encouraging signs in the latest report on economic growth, the recession is not yet over.

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MarketWatch

Stimulus not reaching key industries

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Examiner

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Pace of job loss has 'slowed dramatically'

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MSNBC

How Detroit, the Motor City, turned into a ghost town

Wall Street is celebrating a recovery in the U.S. economy, but the future looks bleak in America's industrial heartland.

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Guardian

Nintendo's game designer unfazed by profit drop

On tour to promote New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Shigeru Miyamoto expresses patience with the recession but wishes rivals would innovate more and copy less.

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BusinessWeek

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Google's voice cannot be heard in some rural areas

Google Inc. is blocking customers' calls to some high-cost numbers in the Midwest, prompting a dispute.

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NPR

Motorola Droid, an iPhone likeness

Though the Motorola Droid and Apple iPhone have different chassis, their high-octane engines are similar.

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CNET News

SPORTS

Overwhelming boos greet Brett Favre in Lambeau Field

Head down, once-beloved Packers legend Brett Favre trotted onto Lambeau Field in his white-and-purple Vikings No. 4 jersey to overwhelming boos.

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USA TODAY

Ravens return kickoff 95 yards for touchdown to give Broncos first loss

The Baltimore Ravens handed Denver its first loss by using the same blueprint the Broncos employed to win their first games.

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ESPN

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Ravens vs. Broncos

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EDUCATION

More districts use income, not race, as basis for busing

Struggling to improve schools that have large populations of poor and minority students, a small group of school districts are integrating schools by income.

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USA TODAY

Federal government takeover of college loan pool in works

Banks and other private sources would be cut out of the college loan process by the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, passed by the U.S. House. The measure still must be considered by the Senate.

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Kansas City Star

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Can the world's fisheries survive?

A two-year study shows that 63 percent of the analyzed fish stocks worldwide are still in decline.

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TIME

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A Sikh woman lights oil lamps at the Golden temple on the eve of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, who founded the Sikh religion, in Amritsar, India. (Photo by Prabhjot Gill / AP)

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