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A newspaper headline is taped to a booth on the New York Stock Exchange floor.   (Photo by Richard Drew / AP) 'Barracuda' vs. Biden With built-in nail-biting drama, the vice presidential debate could turn out to be this election cycle's most compelling reality show. San Francisco Chronicle Interview: Biden and Palin on Roe v. Wade CBS News Interview: VP candidates on church and state CBS News Fossett plane found, sheriff says Authorities found the plane Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared last year, but not the remains of the millionaire adventurer. CNN Officials confirm documents belonged to fossett Yahoo! News   Bush: Lawmakers 'must listen' and vote yes President Bush said "a lot of people are watching" to see if Congress will enact the $700 billion financial rescue plan that he called the best chance to restore calm to the financial industry. Newsweek Senate approves $700B financial rescue Bloomberg Analysis: A vote with unforeseen consequences? Associated Press Protesting the bailout TIME Iraqi police: Bombs kill 17, injures more than 30 near Shiite mosques Suicide bombers targeted Shiite worshippers as they left morning prayers at two Baghdad mosques, killing 17 people and injuring more than 30, police said. Associated Press Judge may dismiss Stevens case A federal judge is considering dismissing Sen. Ted Stevens' criminal case after government prosecutors violated a court order to turn over critical evidence to the Alaska Republican's defense team The Hill   NATION American leadership, one more casualty of the financial meltdown There is a palpable sense that the financial crisis represents a defining moment: the days when the U.S. could lecture other nations may be gone. TIME Supreme Court will not revisit child rape execution case The Supreme Court refused to revisit its ruling that outlawed the death penalty for those convicted of raping a child. Reuters POLITICS The other housing rescue starts now The Federal Housing Administration unveiled its $300 billion Hope for Homeowners program, allowing borrowers to refinance into more affordable mortgages backed by the government. CNNMoney House tries again, taking up 'sweetened' bailout passed by the Senate San Francisco Chronicle Finding a loan gets harder ABC News Moderator Gwen Ifill more than ready for Biden-Palin debate Joe Biden and Sarah Palin listened to dozens of mock questions in debate preparation, but they'll get one or two from Gwen Ifill that they don't expect. Guardian VP debate worries CNN The McCain campaign style going forward International Herald Tribune As balloting nears, election officials are confused about who can vote States have barred 5.3 million Americans from voting because they have criminal records, but many of them have been wrongfully disenfranchised according to two civil rights groups. McClatchy In Ohio, voter registration conflict Is brewing NPR SPORTS Red Sox take opening game from Angels Playing in the first postseason game of his career, Jason Bay hit a two-out, two-run homer, and the Red Sox went on to win a 4-1 decision for their 10th straight postseason victory over the Angels. Baltimore Sun 2008 Chinese gymnasts cleared, but two from 2000 Games still suspect Though the case is closed on China's 2008 Olympic gold medalists, the age controversy in gymnastics is far from over. ESPN HEALTH FDA urged to recall cold medicines for young children The government is trying once more to decide what to do about over-the-counter medicines for kids' coughs and sniffles. Doctors question the drugs' benefits and worry about their risks. Google News Metaphors of the mind: why loneliness feels cold and sins feel dirty A social psychologist explains how abstract concepts can create physical feelings. Scientific American Half billion have genital herpes virus More than half a billion people are infected with the herpes simplex virus type 2, the virus that causes most cases of genital herpes, and nearly 24 million new cases happen per year. WebMD ENVIRONMENT Top 10 emerging technologies to help save the environment By the year 2025, an additional 2.9 billion people will strain tightening water supplies and the world's energy needs will go up 60 percent by 2030, according to the U.N. LiveScience Study eases fear about wind turbines' threat to birds Wind turbines do not drive birds from surrounding areas, British researchers said in findings that could make it easier to build more wind farms. Environmental News Network RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY No free pass for Palin, some Seattle evangelicals say Interviews with more than a dozen evangelicals in the Seattle area showed that support for Palin ranged from unquestioning to uncertain. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Bill Maher takes on religion for laughs Bill Maher has taken his crusade against religion to the big screen. For his new film, "Religulous," the talk show host traveled the world and found plenty to mock. CNN After Christians attacked, authorities in India impose curfew Authorities imposed a curfew in several towns in eastern India after fresh attacks by Hindus on Christians as clashes over religious conversions spread, officials said. Reuters   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Blog: Will water be McCain's Waterloo in Colorado? Denver Post Column: What does their VP choices tell us Baltimore Sun Column: The 7 habits of ineffective terrorists Wired Blog: Fliers' rights stay grounded USA Today Column: Cry again for beloved South Africa? Christian Science Monitor Column: McCain's Palin performance anxiety The Nation Column: Bipartisan bailout folly Salon.com Column: Senate to the rescue! Slate   Site edited by: Beverly Stiles, Joe Gold, Tom Moran, Eric Connolly, Binal Ghelani, Carlos Wall, Max Miller and Danaila Adriana.   GOOD NEWS Plumber survives being buried alive A plumber buried while working on a sewage line in Philadelphia was critically injured, but survived after being dug out with a backhoe and shovels. Philadelphia Inquirer US military hospital healing more Iraqis The U.S. military's main combat hospital in Iraq has increasingly switched to helping Iraqis, saving the lives of those who come in with devastating injuries. CBS News Gasoline gift card program to directly benefit armed forces, veterans SVM, a leader in the gasoline and retail gift card industry, announced today it is launching a new program to support U.S. armed forces and veterans. PNN WORLD Expert says Iran 2 to 5 years from nuke Iran is two years to five years away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, said the former head of the U.S. weapons-hunting team in Iraq. CBS News India's ruling party hails nuclear deal approval International Herald Tribune Life in Zimbabwe: Wait for useless, hyperinflated money Zimbabwe is in the grip of one of the great hyperinflations in history. The people of this once proud capital have been plunged into a Darwinian struggle to get by. International Herald Tribune Slow take off for Zimbabwe’s foreign currency trading scheme African Press Agency 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. International Herald Tribune Key question lingers: Who really started the war in Georgia? Christian Science Monitor EU monitors begin Georgia patrols BBC BUSINESS Wal-Mart jump-starts Christmas selling season by cutting toy prices Wal-Mart Stores said it will cut prices on some of the most popular toys and speed up opening Christmas shops in its stores nationwide as it tries to jump-start its biggest selling season. MarketWatch Now public is spurring Congress to act Voter anger over a Wall Street bailout, which nearly shut down switchboards on Capitol Hill, is being eclipsed by new evidence that the credit crisis is hitting Main Street. Christian Science Monitor LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Actor: Hollywood needs more positive portrayals of gays and lesbians There was once a time when the revelation of one's homosexuality in Hollywood was thought to be a career-killer. CNN Hollywood producers reject actors' contract overture The Screen Actors Guild sent a letter to representatives of the Hollywood studios urging a return to the bargaining table. Reuters EDUCATION Inside the the new and improved California Academy of Sciences After a decade of exhaustive fundraising, moving and construction, the venerable California Academy of Sciences natural history museum opened its doors in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. San Jose Mercury News Campaigns differ on how to help with college costs, depleted savings The price of college continues to surge. The Wall Street meltdown has hammered the stock market and college savings, even as a college degree becomes ever more essential to find a good job. Education Week SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY US bailout may set back science funding, experts fear Some experts say that a Congressional bailout — or even no bailout at all — may set back funding for science. National Geographic Love lab The author of a new book on the biology of human sexuality tells us what makes for good couple chemistry and why we should pay attention to our instincts when searching for a mate or a date. Newsweek   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The new global middle class: potentially profitable, but also unpredictable A new global middle class is rising up from poverty in emerging economies around the world, providing competition for labor and resources, but also new markets for goods and services. Knowledge@Wharton   Photo of the Day Leaves change color along the Swift River in the White Mountain National Forest in Albany, N.H.  (Photo by Jim Cole / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom. 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