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Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., points to supporters at a rally in Columbia, Mo. (Photo by Jae C. Hong / AP)

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Poll: Obama maintains comfortable lead

With less than one week until Election Day, Barack Obama maintains a clear lead over John McCain in the presidential race, a new CBS News/New York Times poll suggests.

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CBS News

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AP poll: 1 in 7 voters still persuadable in presidential race

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Growing doubts on Palin take a toll, poll finds

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International Herald Tribune

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How Sen. McCain can still win

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MSNBC

Passenger trains once more gain favor with public and Congress

After half a century as more of a curiosity than a convenience, passenger trains are back on track in some parts of the country.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

World stock prices head for worst month ever

Shares in Asia and Europe fell as they headed for their worst month ever, while the low-yielding yen shot up as Japan's interest rate cut failed to quell concerns about the global economic outlook.

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U.S. consumer spending declined 0.3% in September

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Bloomberg

Cease-fire brings calm in Congo

An uneasy calm returned to Congo as a tenuous cease-fire halted clashes and residents return to home.

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Battles rage in Congo

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Congo crisis deepens as rebels make gains

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NPR

Another success? Iraqi mayor Bush once hailed flees to US

Two years ago, President Bush hailed Najim al Jabouri as a symbol of success in the battle to curb Iraq's sectarian violence. Now, Jabouri is a symbol of how uncertain that success is.

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McClatchy

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An African lion cub inspects a pumpkin stuffed with meat at the Fort Worth Zoo. (Photo by L. M. Otero / AP)	Former Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and mascot Snoopy promote the animated movie "Fly Me to the Moon," in Tokyo. (Photo by Katsumi Kasahara / AP)	Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain earns a donkey's "vote" at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif. (Photo by Paul Sakuma / AP)

NATION

US mulls up to $600 billion in home mortgage guarantees

Regulators are working on a new federal program that could provide government guarantees for up to $600 billion of mortgages to help prevent foreclosures.

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Reuters

Can the US system handle record voter turnout, legal challenges?

A record number of Americans are voting early this year and Election Day turnout is expected to be so high that experts predict long, snaking lines — and legal challenges.

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POLITICS

Bill Clinton, Obama join forces to energize Democratic party

Bill Clinton says Sen. Barack Obama "represents America's future" and should be elected president for his philosophies, policies and ability to change lives.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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McCain, Obama ratchet up attacks in final days before election

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MSNBC

Obama's campaign infomercial drew 30.1 million viewers

Sen. Barack Obama's extended campaign ad was watched by 30.1 million people on CBS, NBC, Fox and Univision.

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CBS News

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Earn under $100,000? Obama plan cuts your taxes

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MSNBC

Stevens vows to appeal convictions

A defiant Sen. Ted Stevens returned to his home state a convicted felon, telling cheering supporters at an airport that bears his name that he's innocent and vowing he will be vindicated.

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LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

AC/DC return to the road with same old amazing song and dance

The opening gig of their 2008 world tour in Pennsylvania was everything fans expected, which is precisely what made it so amazing. Why change it now?

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Beatles finally coming to video games

For the first time, the Fab Four are coming to a console near you in the form of a rock band-like game.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Beastie Boys rock for votes in Virginia

The legendary hip-hop group, in a move to attract voters in the swing state of Virginia, put up a show in which they went over their classics and newer songs.

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SPORTS

Ken Macha hired as Brewers manager

Ken Macha was hired as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, taking over from Dale Sveum following the team's first postseason appearance since 1982.

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Beckham will join AC Milan

AC Milan has announced David Beckham will officially join the club on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy.

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Adequate pain care lacking for patients

Medical science has learned a great deal about the causes of pain and ways to relieve it, pain experts say, but the treatment of pain and suffering has improved hardly at all in recent years.

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McClatchy

Forecasting the future

Why our inability to predict emotion may be beneficial: Every decision we make is based on belief that it will ultimately make us happier than would an alternative choice.

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Psychology Today

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

High-tech search for legendary warlord

A young scientist at the University of San Diego is hoping to succeed where others have failed, and answer a question that has puzzled historians for centuries: Where is the tomb of Genghis Khan?

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Ghost lusters: If you want to see a specter badly enough, will you?

Researchers in Canada, England and elsewhere around the world explore what happens in the brain to create the illusion that something is "haunted."

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Scientific American

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Vatican issues screening guidelines for selecting new priests

The Vatican issued new psychological screening guidelines for seminarians — the latest effort by the Roman Catholic church to be more selective about its priesthood candidates after the sex abuse scandals.

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San Francisco Chronicle

A cross-country tour to rewrite the Bible

In the tradition of medieval monks, a unique project invites 31,173 believers to write out the holy scriptures in their own hand.

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TIME

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GOOD NEWS

King Solomon's copper mines found?

An international team of archaeologists has excavated an ancient copper-production center at Khirbat en-Nahas believed to have been controlled by Bible's King David and his son Solomon.

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Combo treatment best for anxiety disorder in kids

For children with anxiety disorders, a combination of cognitive behavior therapy and the antidepressant sertraline works better than either treatment alone.

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U.S. News & World Report

Cambodia's first rock opera set to open next month

Cambodia's first rock opera will premiere in Phnom Penh, a cultural milestone in the Southeast Asian country where performing arts were banned during the brutal Khmer Rouge years.

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WORLD

Indian bomb blasts kill 62, wound 300

At least 61 people have been killed in a series of bomb explosions in India's north-eastern state of Assam, the police say.

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BBC

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Deadly blasts rock Assam

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Explosions rip through India

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CNN

Russia looks to create an 'OPEC' for natural-gas nations

The nations with the world's three biggest reserves of natural gas — Russia, Iran, and Qatar — are quietly moving ahead to form a "gas OPEC," an organization modeled after the oil cartel.

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BUSINESS

Exxon Mobil posts biggest US quarterly profit ever

Exxon Mobil Corp said it shattered its own record for the biggest profit from operations by a U.S. corporation, earning $14.83 billion in the third quarter.

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United Airlines offers to FedEx luggage overnight — at a price

United Airlines passengers who don't want to lug their luggage and other belongings to and from airports can now ship them via an overnight courier — at a price.

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ENVIRONMENT

'Carbon army' hopes to grab slice of bailout cash

A growing "carbon army" of environmentalists, bankers and investors has seized on official backing for major public spending announced in Britain and the United States.

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Reuters

Step 1 in curbing mercury emissions: Find their source

Some amount of the element mercury, occurs naturally on earth’s surface. Since 1750, the rate at which mercury is deposited into the environment has tripled.

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Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Study: Louisiana public school grads, enrollment to drop

The number of graduates from public high schools in Louisiana and public school enrollment are expected to plunge more than any state in the nation in the next decade, a new study shows.

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College tuition rises faster than inflation yet again

Costs rose 5.9 percent this year at private four-year colleges in the U.S., outpacing the biggest gain in inflation in 17 years and increasing the demand for financial aid.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Credit crunch goes to college

Last year, students borrowed $77 billion to pay for higher education, according to a College Board report.

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BITS AND PIECES

Photo of the Day

Former athlete Diego Maradona's fans gather in Buenos Aires for a mock religious procession for his birthday and pending confirmation as Argentina's soccer coach. (Photo by Natacha Pisarenko / AP)

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