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Delegates leaves the Great Hall of the People after the 17th Communist Party Congress held in Beijing. The congress, held once every five years, is a crucial test of strength for president and party leader Hu Jintao, who pledged to make the government more open. (Photo by Andy Wong / AP)

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Turkish government asks parliament to let troops enter Iraq

Turkey's cabinet asked parliament for permission to launch attacks on Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq that Washington fears could destabilize that area.

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Reuters

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Turkey's Kurdish minority in a quandary

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Al Jazeera

I-5 south reopens in California

The late-night crash in a California highway tunnel started a fire so hellish it melted steel and pulverized chunks of concrete.

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San Jose Mercury News

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Interstate lanes open after fire

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ABC News

Bush digs in for budget fight

President Bush admonished Congress for failing to send him a single spending bill yet, and warned lawmakers to trim their plans or face rejection.

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USA Today

Taiwan rejects Chinese call for peace

Taiwan rejected a call by Chinese President Hu Jintao for a formal peace accord between the two rivals, saying it lacked any significance.

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International Herald Tribune

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China's dream coming true in record time

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The Star

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China's congress

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BBC

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'Really tough issues' threaten to delay Mideast talks

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CNN

U.S. general says al-Qaida in Iraq crippled

The U.S. military has crippled, but not destroyed al-Qaida in Iraq, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway said after a speech to the Center for a New American Security think tank.

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Reuters

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Battle for Iraq

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Yahoo! News

AOL lays off 2,000 workers

AOL is laying off 2,000 workers - about one-fifth of its total workforce - in an effort to streamline its operations as it moves to an advertising-supported business model.

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MarketWatch

NATION

Americans win Nobel for economics

U.S. economists Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson have won the Nobel Memorial prize for economics. The three researchers' work "laid the foundations" of mechanism design theory.

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BBC

Second co-defendant to testify against Simpson in Vegas case

A second co-defendant in the O.J. Simpson armed-robbery case agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge. Walter Alexander also said he will testify against O.J. Simpson, others.

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CNN

Private contractors as combatants?

As the Bush administration deals with the alleged killings of civilians by private security businesses in Iraq, some officials are asking whether the contractors could be considered "unlawful combatants".

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Newsday

POLITICS

Romney reaches for Reagan mantle, but rivals stand in the way

When former governor Mitt Romney implied that only he represents the "Republican wing of the Republican Party," it drew a swift and harsh reaction from his rivals.

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ABC News

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Clinton: It's hard running for president as a woman

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CNN

BUSINESS

Citigroup earnings tumble on subprime mortgage, credit problems

U.S. financial sector heavyweight Citigroup Inc. reported that its third-quarter profit fell sharply due to the problems associated with the subprime mortgage market.

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CBC

Banks pool billions to stem credit crisis

A group of big banks plans to announce the creation of a fund that's likely to back $75 billion to $100 billion in securities to help stem U.S. economic damage.

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USA Today

The power of paper rectangles

In an age when people use Google to find gardeners and Microsoft Outlook instead of a Rolodex, standing out is crucial to small businesses. Many career counselors agree that business cards may be the best ads.

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Christian Science Monitor

HEALTH

Slowing down the onset heart disease

Scientists have shown that a protein called transthyretin (TTR) that is present in the blood may accelerate the development of atherosclerosis, a potentially fatal heart disease.

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Blood test may predict Alzheimer's

A blood test may help doctors determine which patients with mild memory problems may go on to develop Alzheimer's disease.

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Bloomberg

Sleep apnea can trouble kids, too

The interrupted sleep, snoring and nighttime breathing troubles associated with sleep apnea aren't just affecting adults — kids can get the condition, too, experts say.

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HealthDay

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Sleep apnea in children

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ABC News

SPORTS

Lack of offense biggest problem for Ariz.

The Arizona Diamondbacks can't get a base hit when it matters, and that has them one loss away from being swept by the steamrolling Colorado Rockies in the NL championship series.

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Sports Illustrated

Pats down the Cowboys

Tom Brady threw five touchdown passes to lead the New England Patriots over the Dallas Cowboys 48-27 in a matchup of two of the three remaining unbeaten NFL teams.

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Bloomberg

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Argentine priest says Church complicit in dirty war

The Catholic Church expressed its pain and regret over clergyman's crimes, but human rights groups want a broader mea culpa for what they say was the church hierarchy's support for the military junta.

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Reuters

Turmoil at the Vatican

The Vatican was at the center of an unusually public sex scandal after acknowledging it had suspended a senior official who was filmed apparently propositioning a young man in his office.

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Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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GOOD NEWS

Web site seeks to help spot autism early

Parents and even doctors sometimes miss warning signs of autism in children, but a new, online video "glossary" makes them startlingly clear.

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CBS News

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The politics of kids' health

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Christian Science Monitor

Cancer death rates are dropping faster than ever in U.S.

A turning point in cancer deaths came in 2002, scientists conclude in the annual "Report to the Nation" on cancer. Between 2002 and 2004, death rates dropped by an average of 2.1 percent a year.

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MSNBC

WORLD

China communists 'falling short'

Chinese President Hu Jintao has said in a keynote speech that the Communist Party he leads has fallen short of the people's expectations.

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BBC

UN envoy says Middle East quartet failing to address Palestinian situation

The UN should withdraw from the quartet of Middle East mediators unless the group addresses Palestinian human rights, said its envoy.

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Guardian

Accounts reveal terror of crackdown

Following a month of protests in Myanmar, the ruling junta has carried out a campaign of nighttime arrests, cleansing monasteries and neighborhoods of people they say rose up against them.

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International Herald Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

India: chronic diseases grow along with consumption

Over the next decade, India’s burgeoning consumer class is likely headed for an onslaught of chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, cancer and HIV/AIDS.

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Environmental News Network

Arctic muds reveal sea ice record

A new technique to track changes in the extent of Arctic sea ice over the past 1,000 years is being developed by a UK team from the University of Plymouth.

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BBC

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Fisherman lands record 844-pound shark

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ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Hannah Montana' hits the big time

The Hannah Montana star's concert tour is the most requested event at Ticketmaster this quarter, beating out such acts as Bruce Springsteen and the Chicago Bears.

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USA Today

Cancer takes life of cartoon character

Lisa Moore died last week from breast cancer and some people around the country are very angry about it. But there are many others who say they are buoyed by her battle against cancer.

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ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Monsanto ups investment in Mendel

Monsanto Co said that it had increased its investment in Mendel Biotechnology Inc in a deal that will boost the privately held company's work in cellulosic biofuels like grasses and food crop waste.

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Scientific American

Hitachi: 4TB desktop drives by 2011

Hitachi Ltd. unveiled a new technology that it said can be used to cut the size of hard disk drive recording heads in half, which would dramatically boost storage capacity.

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Europe set for major space campaign

Europe is on the cusp of a renaissance in space, with its first permanently tended orbital laboratory, a cargo transporter and other gear about to make their debuts.

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BBC

EDUCATION

Wealthy colleges quizzed about costs

Colleges raked in money by the billions last year. But their investing success now has a price — a movement in Congress to force the wealthiest schools to spend to keep down tuition.

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Associated Press

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Why can't Harvard be free?

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Harvard Crimson

More Ariz. schools are failing or lagging

More Arizona schools are failing or underperforming as they try to get their students to make academic progress, a state assessment shows.

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Arizona Republic

Cut the pre-college stress

According to the National Association for College Admission Counseling, an applicant's interview had limited or no importance at two-thirds of 386 four-year institutions surveyed.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

'He looks like a Bob' is true

Researchers at Miami University think they know why you can remember some peoples’ names but not others’. They’ve shown quantitatively that certain names are associated with certain facial features.

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Clothes dry on a tree that fell during heavy rains that flooded the town of Cabaret, Haiti. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos / AP)

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