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Official: Saudis could have helped prevent 9/11

Saudi Arabia could have helped the U.S. prevent al-Qaida's 2001 attacks if American officials had consulted Saudi authorities in a "credible" way, an ex-Saudi ambassador said.

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CNN

U.S. envoy defends Iraq embassy decision

The U.S. ambassador to Iraq defended a recent decision to force foreign service officers to work in the wartorn nation, saying diplomats have a responsibility to the nation.

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Associated Press

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U.S. diplomats' posting protest

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BBC

Noel becomes hurricane; toll at 115

Hurricane Noel, the deadliest storm to hit the Atlantic this year, is not expected to gain strength in the next 24 hours as it tracks northward toward the U.S. but it may grow in size.

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AFP

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Noel devastates Caribbean

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The World in Photos .........................................................................
An elderly man paints earthern lamps ahead of the Diwali festival, in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Manish Swarup / AP)	A woman looks at an artwork called "Big Chook," made of fibreglass and high gloss epoxy marine paint, on Tamarama Beach in Sydney. (Photo by Mark Baker / AP)	The referee, right, gives eight counts for American Michael Hunter, left, during the quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championships. (Photo by Nam Y. Huh / AP)

NATION

Alarming trend: Nationally and locally, criminals aim at police

The cold-blooded shooting of a Philadelphia police officer is a part of a national trend in which criminals are demonstrating an increasing fearlessness of taking aim at law enforcement officers.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

As gaming grows, many tribes worry

Potential competition from three proposed casinos in Massachusetts is pushing the Indian-run casino to upgrade its facilities even more.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Gambling addiction in America

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POLITICS

Immigration: from talking point to sore point for Sen. Clinton

Like the debate over Iraq, the exchanges over granting licenses to illegal immigrants underscored the tensions for Sen. Hillary Clinton as she seeks to court various interest groups.

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MSNBC

Senate considers SCHIP for third time

More than 20 states will run out of money for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, unless Congress and the White House can resolve a dispute over funding for the measure, a new study shows.

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BUSINESS

Prisoners of debt

In a financial version of "Night of the Living Dead," debts forgiven by bankruptcy courts are springing back to life to haunt consumers.

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BusinessWeek

Foreclosures up 30 percent

As Congress and the White House continue to work toward solutions to help embattled homeowners, home foreclosure filings took a big jump in the third quarter, according to data from real estate Web site RealtyTrac.

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Fed cuts interest rates

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HEALTH

Heart disease drops among adult diabetics

From 1997 to 2005, the percentage of U.S. diabetics 35 years of age or older with self-reported heart disease decreased by 11 percent, according to a new report.

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MSNBC

SPORTS

Hingis admits positive drug test

Martina Hingis has retired from tennis after revealing she tested positive for cocaine at this year's Wimbledon.

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BBC

Dodgers general manager talking with Torre, no deal yet

While general manager Ned Colletti insisted they had not agreed on a contract, he indicated the former New York Yankees manager was the leading candidate to replace Grady Little, who resigned.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Catholic bishops weigh political statement

The nation's bishops will vote next month on a political roadmap for Roman Catholics headed into the 2008 election that gives top billing to abortion, but also spotlights a wide range of issues.

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Beliefnet

African fishermen find way of conservation in the Quran

An experiment in Tanzania is emerging as an Islamic model for spreading environmental ideals.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Quick guide: Islam

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BBC

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The Daily Quote

“Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.”

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Real wheels: Warren Brown Nov. 2 at 11 am

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Washington Post

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Books: Sally Bedell Smith Nov. 2 at 1:30 pm

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Washington Post

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GOOD NEWS

Red pandas prove it's never too late to fall in love

After eight years of living together, two red pandas past their prime have fallen in love and discovered the art of kissing.

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Reuters

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Red pandas pucker up

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ITN

More active U.S. parents

U.S. parents are reading more to their children and placing more restrictions on their television viewing than they did 10 years earlier.

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Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Japan pulls out of Afghanistan coalition

Japan's government has ordered its navy to end its mission in support of coalition forces in Afghanistan after failing to win opposition backing to renew the deployment.

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Guardian

Turkey tightens screw on Kurdish rebels

Turkey tightened the screw on Kurdish rebels by pushing ahead with planned economic measures designed to halt fighting on its border with Iraq, according to Turkish officials.

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Times Online

ENVIRONMENT

Monkey sighting raises climate fears

The discovery in Kenya of a new population of monkeys far from their normal habitat is a sign of how climate change may already be changing Africa's ecology, a leading conservationist said.

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Environmental News Network

Norway to protect Amazon rainforest

The Norway government will grant $24 million towards the protection of the Amazon rainforest.

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Forbes

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Writers Guild eyes strike

Writers Guild of America negotiators unanimously decided to bring a strike recommendation to their elected leadership.

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Hollywood Reporter

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Hollywood writers to strike

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KCAL

Naomi Campbell joins Hugo Chavez at political rally

Supermodel Naomi Campbell left the glitz and bright lights of the fashion world behind and joined Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at a political rally and toured government-funded housing projects.

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USA Today

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Fossil jellyfish discovered in Utah

They didn't have any bones to leave behind, but 10 fossilized jellyfish recently discovered in Utah have made an impression in more ways than one.

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National Geographic

Cat's eye view of DNA sheds light on human disease

The first full genetic map of a cat, a pedigreed Abyssinian, is already shedding light on a common cause of blindness in humans and may offer insights into AIDS, researchers reported.

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Reuters

New spin on how stars are born

Invisible magnetic field lines twisted like long ropes of DNA help stars spiral into life, according to a new model.

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LiveScience

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Patterns in nature: star trails

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National Geographic

EDUCATION

19 colleges pledge support for low-income students

The heads of 19 state university systems are joining to make sure their policies match their rhetoric about more diversity and better learning.

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Christian Science Monitor

Poll: most OK birth control for schools

People decisively favor letting their public schools provide birth control to students. They also voice misgivings that divide them along generational, income and racial lines, a poll showed.

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Yahoo! News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

U.S. launches ‘MySpace for spies’

America’s intelligence agencies are preparing to launch “A-Space,” an internal communications tool modelled on the popular social networking sites, Facebook and MySpace.

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Financial Times

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The Anak Krakatau volcano emits a plume of hot gas and ash in Indonesia. (Photo by Photo by AP)

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