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Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore, left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss a financial bailout plan. (Photo by Susan Walsh / AP)

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Biden, though experienced, sometimes goes too far

Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., is an experienced debater and is knowledgeable on a range of topics, but has a tendency to go too far.

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International Herald Tribune

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Palin confident, but often vague

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MSNBC

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Palin holds on in past debates

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ABC News

Border Patrol expands transportation checks for illegal immigrants

Border Patrol agents are stepping up surprise inspections on domestic trains, buses and ferries, nabbing illegal immigrants far from the border.

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USA Today

Senate to vote on bailout

Senate leaders scheduled a vote on a $700 billion financial bailout package after accepting tax breaks and a higher limit for insured bank deposits to win House approval.

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International Herald Tribune

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Stocks down as Senate vote looms

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Financial pros answer your top questions

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CBS News

Top US general in Afghanistan needs more troops 'as quickly as possible'

The top American military commander in Afghanistan said that he needs more troops and other aid "as quickly as possible" in a counterinsurgency battle that could get worse before it gets better.

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MSNBC

Obama, McCain pause presidential campaign for Senate bailout vote

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain will step off the presidential campaign trail and hustle back to Washington to vote on a Senate plan to rescue Wall Street.

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Obama makes gains with women, hits new high in polls

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NATION

Southern gas shortage hard on drivers

Motorists are rising before dawn to be at the filling station when the delivery truck arrives. Others are skipping work, even switching to public transportation.

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CBS News

NYC Mayor Bloomberg wants to alter term-limits law, seek another 4 years

For a long time, Mayor Michael Bloomberg seemed to despise the notion of changing a law restricting elected officeholders to two terms. He appears to have reversed himself.

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POLITICS

Studying the candidates on college costs

Sen. Obama calls for student tax credits; Sen. McCain favors improving, but not expanding, aid system.

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CBS News

Report raises questions of voter purges

With Election Day rapidly approaching, a new report raises serious questions and exposes flaws in the way states maintain their voter registration rolls.

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CBS News

SPORTS

Danks limits Twins, Thome blasts solo shot as ChiSox clinch playoff berth

A big swing by Jim Thome, a strong throw from Ken Griffey Jr. and the marvelous pitching of John Danks helped the White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 1-0 to finally decide an AL Central winner.

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ESPN

Al Davis fires Raiders coach Kiffin, names Cable interim head coach

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis finally pulled the trigger and fired embattled second-year head coach Lane Kiffin. Offensive line coach Tom Cable steps in as interim head coach.

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The Sports Network

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Al Davis talks after firing of Lane Kiffin

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ESPN

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Lane Kiffin responds to being fired by Raiders

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ESPN

EDUCATION

Urban school superintendents scarce

Despite good salaries and perks, a study found the average urban superintendent stays on the job only about three years, which educators say isn't enough time to enact meaningful, long-lasting reform.

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USA Today

Amid numerous foreclosures, a rise in homeless students

The pain caused by foreclosures and a weak economy is spilling over into the nation's schools. School districts nationwide are seeing a big increase in the number of students who are homeless.

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NPR

ENVIRONMENT

California first in nation to enact green chemistry program

California will reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in consumer products and the environment under legislation signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Environment News Service

Brazil nuts

As Amazon deforestation soars, Brazil blames its own land-reform agency.

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Grist

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GOOD NEWS

Moving from fishing to sustainable tourist expeditions in Mexico

Many Mexican fishermen are converting their boats into sport-fishing vessels for tourists' catch-and-release fishing or diving expeditions to observe sharks firsthand.

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National Geographic

Elderly women win battle over crab apple tree after protest

Two elderly women who tied themselves to a crab apple tree to protest its removal have rescued the tree and saved themselves from eviction.

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WORLD

EU deploys peace monitors in Georgia

The EU began deploying monitors to Georgia despite earlier threats by the Russian military to bar them from buffer zones around Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

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International Herald Tribune

Surge test: Will Iraq's government back the Sunni militias?

Sunni paramilitary groups — formed by U.S. troops after tribal sheikhs in Anbar province turned against al-Qaida in Iraq and quieted a province once thought lost to insurgents — are now in a delicate balance.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Voices from inside Iraq

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BBC

BUSINESS

More job cuts loom as economy slows

The number of job cuts announced in September rose as the economy slowed according to outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

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EU executive proposes tougher bank capital rules

Banks must tie up more capital to cover risky operations in the future by limiting how much they can lend to one party, the European Commission proposes.

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Forbes

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Janet Jackson falls ill before concert

A representative for Janet Jackson says the singer has been hospitalized after falling ill shortly before a concert.

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Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel team up in NYC benefit concert for Obama

Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen will team up for a Barack Obama benefit concert at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom. The concert will be Obama’s last New York appearance before the election.

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HEALTH

Scientists locate brain's 'fear hub'

Scientists may have found the glue that keeps fearful memories stuck in the brain, a discovery that could be useful in new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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LiveScience

Gene could link obesity, colon cancer

Researchers have uncovered a genetic link between obesity and the risk of colon cancer. The discovery could lead to greater accuracy predicting who is at risk for the disease, experts say.

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HealthDay

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Experts fear US bailout may set back funding for science

With Congress wrangling over a $700-billion bailout plan for the financial crisis, experts say that any bailout — or even no bailout at all — may set back funding for science.

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National Geographic

Should you blame testosterone for America's financial crisis?

If you blame reckless men for America's leading investment houses collapsing, you may be right. High levels of testosterone correlate with riskier financial behavior, research suggests.

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Scientific American

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Liberty to allow gay group to visit campus

The Soulforce 2008 Equality Ride, a nationwide bus tour that promotes acceptance for gays and lesbians on Christian college campuses, will start this year's tour with a visit to Liberty University.

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Religion News Service

Another casualty in Orissa: Malaria claims life of nun who fled to jungle

The unabated violence against Christians in Orissa has claimed a new victim, with a young nun from the southern Kerala state succumbing to malaria.

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Catholic World News

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Worshipers approach the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's old city, where Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen / AP)

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