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Tammy Duckworth, the Democratic candidate in Illinois' 6th Congressional District, is joined by Sens. Barack Obama, left, and Dick Durbin for a rally in Elmhurst, Ill. Duckworth is being challenged by Republican Peter Roskam. (Photo by M. Spencer Green / AP)

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Hastert on the hot seat in midterms

House Speaker Dennis Hastert is expected by many Republicans to step aside as the GOP's leader if Democrats win big in next week's election.

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Iraqi bus passengers 'kidnapped'

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Report: Missing U.S. soldier married to Iraqi

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CNN

Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghan bombing

A roadside bomb killed two NATO soldiers and wounded two others on patrol in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance said.

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Report: 820 million still going hungry

Global leaders have made little progress on a 10-year-old plan to combat world hunger, A UN report said.

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CBC News

Abstinence message goes beyond teens

The government is now targeting unmarried adults up to age 29 as part of its abstinence-only programs, which include millions of dollars in federal money under revised guidelines for 2007.

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Bush hails possible new North Korea talks

President Bush welcomed an agreement to bring North Korea back to six-party arms talks and said the United States will insist the communist regime abandon its nuclear weapons program in a verifiable fashion.

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China: N. Korea to rejoin 6-nation nuclear talks

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Report: North Korea has network of secret nuclear villages

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Reuters

NASA to send space shuttle to repair Hubble telescope

The decision is in and the Hubble Space Telescope is saved. NASA announced it will go ahead with one final space shuttle mission to repair Hubble after months of debate over the risks of such an endeavor.

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CDC probing salmonella outbreak in 18 states

A salmonella outbreak potentially linked to produce has sickened at least 172 people in 18 states, health officials said.

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Some sex offenders banned from Halloween

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Police stun gun kills teen with Bible

A teenager carrying a Bible and shouting "I want Jesus" was shot twice with a police stun gun and later died at a St. Louis hospital, authorities said.

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Audit faults US training of Iraqis

Deteriorating security in Iraq and bureaucratic wrangling between the State Department and the Pentagon have undermined the US government's effort to train provincial governments, said a report.

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BUSINESS

Merck to pay $1.1 billion for a start-up

Merck & Co. agreed to pay an eye-popping $1.1 billion to buy Sirna Therapeutics Inc., a firm developing drugs based on new technology at the heart of last month's Nobel Prize for medicine award.

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Los Angeles Times

U.S. drops bid over royalties from Chevron

The Interior Department has dropped claims that the Chevron Corporation systematically underpaid the government for natural gas produced in the Gulf of Mexico.

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TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft makes deals in China

Microsoft Corp. has struck licensing deals with two companies in China that will incorporate technologies from its Beijing research lab into their products.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Security firm warns of Halloween malware

Web filtering and security firm Websense has warned internet users to be aware of online tricksters seeking to exploit this year's Halloween celebrations.

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Vnunet

SPORTS

Sporting gives Africans a chance to shine in Singapore

An all-African "dream team" vying for honors in England's Premier League may never exist beyond footballing fantasy, but a blueprint for such a bold venture already exists in Singapore.

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Reuters

Forsberg scores two as Flyers blank Hawks

Robert Esche stayed prepared while he and the Philadelphia Flyers got off to a rocky start this season.

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TSN

Brady dismantles Vikings in 31-7 win

Tom Brady beat Minnesota's relentless rushing defense by simply throwing over it, over and over again. Brad Johnson? He was no match for New England's unflappable quarterback.

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Batman helps Ga. town infested by bats

So many bats have infested the town's historic district that the sky turns black with each sunset and the neighborhood is calling on Batman to come to the rescue.

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Australians unveil test tube baby koalas

Scientists on Monday unveiled three test tube baby koalas produced with new artificial insemination technology designed to ensure the species' survival.

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Abortion, gay marriage among ballot issues

Apart from deciding whether Republicans keep control of the U.S. Congress, Americans will vote next week on more than 200 state measures many politicians consider too hot to handle.

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Democrat may be first black Massachusetts governor

Running on the "politics of hope," Democrat Deval Patrick looks set to make history as Massachusetts' first black governor and the second black ever elected to the job in the United States.

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Iraq violence 'linked to US vote'

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Study says depression may weaken bones

Depression from ongoing stress may weaken bones, making osteoporosis more likely, a new study shows.

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Angelina Jolie may sue Cambodian ex-ally

An associate of Angelina Jolie has said a lawsuit may be filed on behalf of the Hollywood actress against the head of a Cambodian aid group she alleges misappropriated her donations.

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TV shows are dressed up for Halloween

It's Halloween -- and while you might not think of it as a national holiday, it has practically been turned into one.

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Louisville Courier-Journal

China tightens death penalty law

China has approved a law allowing only the country's top court to approve death sentences, state media reports.

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BBC

UN vows answers on whether Israel used uranium munitions during summer war

The UN, which has been studying ecological damage in Lebanon caused by Israel's summer offensive, said it would soon be able to say if uranium-based munitions were used.

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Daily Star

U.S. arming and training Palestinian forces

The U.S. has undertaken efforts to arm and train the Presidential Guard of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to prepare it for a potential violent confrontation with Hamas forces.

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Ha'aretz

Global warming report calls for immediate action

Hundreds of millions of people could suffer from hunger, water shortages and coastal flooding as the world gets warmer, according to a report.

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