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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., second from left, meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington with (from left to right) Sen. Bob Bennett, Sen. Charles Schumer, and Sen. Chuck Hagel. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP)

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MUFG to buy 10-20 percent of Morgan Stanley

Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has said it will buy a stake in its bruised Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley.

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Financial Times

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Steve Forbes: The move had to be made

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Forbes

CNN poll: GOP takes brunt of blame for economy; Obama gains

By a two-to-one ratio, Americans blame Republicans over Democrats for the financial crisis that has swept across the country, a new national poll suggests.

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CNN

Oil prices skyrocket

Oil prices spiked more than $25 a barrel — the biggest one-day price jump ever — in response to anxiety over the government's $700 billion bailout plan.

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ABC News

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Stocks down on oil, bailout worries

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CNNMoney

Special section:

In depth: global financial crisis

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Financial Times

$700 billion bailout runs into resistance

Senate Democrats put forward their version of the rescue plan, including a bold addition aimed at helping homeowners at risk of foreclosure.

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International Herald Tribune

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McCain and Obama question Bush administration's $700 billion bailout

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MSNBC

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Bush wants fast action on economic crisis

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CBS News

Livni picked to form next Israeli coalition

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, the head of the largest party in Israel's parliament, called on opposition leaders after she was asked by President Shimon Peres to try to form a ruling coalition.

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Bloomberg

NATION

Galveston still danger zone, but slated to soon reopen

Businesses were beginning to reopen, cell phone service was improving and power was coming back, but leaders warned that Galveston remains dangerous.

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MSNBC

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Ike could increase power bills for years

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Houston Chronicle

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Legal, illegal Latino labor rebuilds Texas

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CBS News

Homeland security grants are becoming a local burden in Washington state

Since 9/11, millions of dollars worth of homeland security grants have flowed to Washington state. But now the Department of Homeland Security wants them to start sharing in the cost.

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McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Campaign focus on presidential debates

After months of political brawling, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama meet face-to-face in the first of three crucial presidential debates.

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Reuters

Todd Palin has expansive role in Alaska

Todd Palin's involvement in Alaska policy surprises some observers.

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CBS News

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First Dude' blends personal and public

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MSNBC

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Palin pick aided Obama

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New polls show Obama and McCain tied everywhere (almost)

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Christian Science Monitor

SPORTS

Oakland Raiders reportedly to fire coach Lane Kiffin

Lane Kiffin will be fired as Oakland Raiders coach, according to multiple online reports.

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Legends make last call at Yankee Stadium

It began 85 years ago when Babe Ruth christened Yankee Stadium with a home run. It ended with wild applause for the greatest Yankees who brought 26 Championships to the baseball cathedral.

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Yankee Stadium closes

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MSNBC

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Illusionist David Blaine risks eyesight in latest stunt

Losing eyesight is possibly on the line for illusionist David Blaine, who will hang upside down for 60 hours over New York City's Central Park.

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Monsters and Critics

Thriller 'Lakeview Terrace' dominates at box office

Moviegoers welcomed Samuel L. Jackson to the neighborhood, lifting his thriller "Lakeview Terrace" to the top spot at the weekend box office with $15.6 million in sales, according to estimates.

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San Francisco Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Burying CO2 could pay for itself by 2030

Trapping and burying carbon dioxide from power plants could become viable without public funding by 2030.

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Environmental News Network

New reef creatures found in Australia

Previously unknown shrimps, worms, scavenging crustaceans, and spectacularly colored soft corals were identified at the tropical sites during a study led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

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National Geographic

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Renovation planned for Chicago church

Architects have unveiled a $37 million plan to rebuild a landmark 1890 church on Chicago's South Side that played a major role in the development of gospel music.

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The Herald

More young Jews are displaying their identity with tattoos, despite traditional Jewish law and ties to the Holocaust.

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Star Tribune

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Braun Mincher):

We teach math, why not Money 101?

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Christian Science Monitor

Blog (Ross Douthat):

Palin and her (conservative) critics

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Atlantic Online

Time for a GOP panic?

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Spectator

When do voters change their minds?

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Salon.com

Candidates fight it out in Pennsylvania

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Newsweek

Why we need more subprime loans

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Newsweek

Resistance is futile

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Forbes

The push to 'otherize' Obama

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International Herald Tribune

America's 10 healthiest places to retire

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U.S. News & World Report

Bank bailout also a warning

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USA Today

Pakistan's contradictory faces

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

RPT-Qiagen test may stop cervical cancer in rural women

A new rapid test for the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, has proven to be 90 percent accurate in a trial involving women in rural villages in eastern China.

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Reuters

Clean-coal debut in Germany

It used to be called stinky town, because the pollution from burning dirty coal was so appalling. But now, if a new pilot plant works, Spremberg could become the birthplace of a clean-coal revolution.

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ABC News

WORLD

Without clear borders problems persist in Pakistan

Investigators are still picking through the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad but all attention is on the tribal areas on the western border of Pakistan, where the prime suspects behind the suicide blast are believed to be.

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Times Online

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Marriott 'escape' report denied

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BBC

Egypt abduction talks 'ongoing'

Egyptian officals say negotiations are still ongoing to secure the release of 19 people abducted in southern Egypt.

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BBC

A bitter end for South Africa's Mbeki

The South African President's resignation opens the path to power for rival Jacob Zuma amidst questions about his country's future course.

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TIME

BUSINESS

Microsoft plans debt sales, $40 billion stock buyback

Microsoft Corp., seeking to revive the share price after a 29 percent slump, plans to buy back as much as $40 billion in stock, raise its dividend and issue its first commercial paper.

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Bloomberg

Don't touch those investments

It's been a rough week on Wall Street, and it seems everyone's investments - even supposedly "risk-free" money funds - look a little riskier than they used to.

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Forbes

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Be ticked off - but get over it

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CNNMoney

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Men with traditional views on sex roles earn more money

Men who believe in traditional roles for women earn more money than their more forward-thinking counterparts, according to a new study.

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LiveScience

Israel unleashes first 'skunk bomb'

The first use by the Israeli police of a new, smelly weapon to disperse demonstrators is a new development in chemical warfare.

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Wired

HEALTH

Shorter-course radiation for breast cancer safe, effective

A more intense but briefer course of radiation therapy is equally effective as the traditional longer course for certain breast cancer patients, Canadian researchers report.

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U.S. News & World Report

New season, new diet

Why wait for January? Fall is the perfect time to launch a diet and fitness program.

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WebMD

EDUCATION

New winners of MacArthur genius grant to be revealed

The new list of MacArthur "genius award" winners will be announced. This award provides $500,000 to give very smart people five years to focus on their work, without having to worry about money.

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Kansas City Star

Many 8th-graders can't handle algebra

Since the mid-1990s, schools have pushed students into challenging math courses. From 2000 to 2005, the percentage of very low-performing students in advanced math classes more than tripled.

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USA Today

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Digital textbooks new word in schools

An emerging alternative to the traditional college textbook may lighten students' backpacks and lessen the strain on their pocketbooks.

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New York Yankee fans watch from the upper deck as past Yankee greats are introduced during a ceremony before the last regular season baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York. (Photo by Julie Jacobson / AP)

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