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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., flanked by Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., left, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, speaks at a rally at Everglades Lumber in Miami. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster / AP)

Stocks climb in Europe, Asia, led by banks; US shares fall

Stocks gained in Europe and Asia as falling credit costs spurred a rally in financial shares. U.S. shares fell before the Federal announces its rate decision.

Bloomberg

Plunge in consumer confidence as stock market soars

TIME

Big surge

MSNBC

Warning on 'dire' Iraq conditions

The Red Cross is warning that despite some improvements in security in Iraq, the condition of the country's infrastructure remains dire.

BBC

At least 160 killed in Pakistan quake

Rescuers dug through the rubble of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in a remote area of southwest Pakistan, killing at least 160 people on the brink of winter.

CNN

McCain struggles for upset in Pennsylvania

Doubts about John McCain's chances for the presidency grew louder among fellow Republicans as a White House race largely focused on Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania entered its final week.

ABC News

Could Obama win vote but lose election?

MSNBC

Obama sweeps the board

Economist

Seven days and counting

CNN

US spent $4 billion more on spying in fiscal '08 than '07

Spending on strategic intelligence by the CIA and other intelligence organizations reached $47.5 billion in 2008, compared with $43.5 billion for fiscal 2007.

Baltimore Sun

What should voters expect at the polls?

Election Day is less than a week away, and early voting sites are crowded. Record turnout is expected Tuesday, and election officials are bracing for possible problems at the polls.

NPR

Gates: Outlook for US nuke safety bleak

The long-term outlook for keeping U.S. nuclear weapons safe and reliable is "bleak," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.

CBS News

NATION

Alarming sex assault rate found among Iraq, Afghan vets

Soldiers feel the wounds of war long after their duty ends and not all are inflicted by the enemy. Researchers reported an alarming number of female soldiers have sought treatment for sexual assault.

CBS News

Ex-Detroit mayor sentenced to 4 months

Calling him "arrogant and defiant," a Wayne County Circuit Judge sentenced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to four months in jail with no early release under the terms of a plea deal.

CNN

'Skinheads' reveal all on Web

Personal Internet pages and web postings provide a disturbing glimpse into the racist minds of the two self-described "skinheads" who were allegedly plotting to carry out a mass killing spree.

CBS News

POLITICS

Unease sits heavily on black voters

Wounds have not healed here in Duval County since the mangled presidential election of 2000, when more than 26,000 ballots were discarded as invalid for being improperly punched.

International Herald Tribune

Pennsylvania: the final stretch

CBS News

Even if he wins reelection, Stevens faces hard landing in Senate return

Despite chumminess in the Senate and his stature in the chamber, Republicans say it's too risky politically to allow Ted Stevens — now a convicted felon — to continue to serve and help set national policy.

The Hill

McCain calls on Stevens to step down from Senate

Kansas City Star

Back from war, and increasingly into the political fray

Drawn by public demand and recent memories, young war veterans have become a growing, important part of the nation's political dynamic, many engaged for the first time.

International Herald Tribune

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Halloween candy: Gorge, don't nibble

If the thought of your kids drowning in candy makes you feel a bit queasy, rest assured: their primal chocolate gorging is the lesser of two evils.

LiveScience

Celebs at the Pumpkin Patch

ABC News

Will recession affect entertainment biz?

When the economy goes south, people want their MTV. How the financial crisis pays off for video games, DVDs and cable.

TIME

HEALTH

FDA: 2 Bayer aspirin products 'unlawful'

Bayer is "illegally marketing" and making "misleading" claims about two "misbranded" aspirin products, the FDA said.

WebMD

Ducks carry bird flu from Asia to Alaska

Wild migratory birds appear to be important carriers of bird flu, which may have important implications for surveillance of the highly pathogenic virus.

Environment News Service

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Internet companies embrace new human rights guidelines

Leading Internet companies, long criticized by human rights groups for their dealings in China, agreed to new guidelines to limit what data they should share with authorities worldwide and when.

USA Today

Mobile tech targets AIDS

As South Africa continues to battle the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a group of health care workers is deploying what it hopes will be a powerful new weapon in the formidable fight: the cell phone.

ABC News

EDUCATION

Regulations to require dropout tracking

One in four students quits high school, a grim rate that must improve under new federal rules. Schools and states now have to track and raise graduation rates.

TIME

Election renews controversy over social-justice teaching

The cost of maintaining a household and the inadequacy of the minimum wage provide grist for a middle school algebra lesson in Tumwater, Wash.

Education Week

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GOOD NEWS

Good Samaritan saves crying woman's foreclosed home

Tracy Orr sat in the back of the room and prepared to watch her foreclosed home go up for auction. That's when a pesky stranger sat down beside her and struck up a conversation.

CNN

World's most advanced artificial heart 'as good as the real thing'

The world's most advanced artificial heart has been unveiled. The inventor claims it replicates the human organ perfectly.

Telegraph.co.uk

Red really is the color of romance

A new study shows the color red may make women more attractive to men.

WebMD

WORLD

Al-Qaida's route though Syria persists

Investigation finds border smugglers still paving way for attacks inside Iraq.

MSNBC

'US raid on Syria will hamper SOFA'

Al Jazeera

Syria closes US school

Reuters

Brown and Sarkozy in action call

U.K. PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have warned urgent action is needed to prevent the current financial malaise spreading.

BBC

Aid disrupted in eastern Congo as rebels advance and populace flees

Fears are spreading that the provincial capital of Goma, which recently had been thought to be a safe refuge for hundreds of thousands of displaced people and U.N. operations, is now in danger of falling.

International Herald Tribune

Congo refugees flee Tutsi rebels

Reuters

BUSINESS

Are stocks the bargain you think?

Some of the most famous investors have started to make the case that it's time to dive back into the stock market. But there is another argument that deserves more attention than it has gotten so far.

International Herald Tribune

Breakthrough US deal by Google to sell book content online

It took a multimillion dollar lawsuit and two years of tense negotiations. But the publishing world stood on the threshold of a digital era after a U.S. deal paved the way to transform publishing.

Guardian

SPORTS

Pierce, Celtics get rings, hoist title banner before first game

The championship banner rose to the rafters. Tears trickled down Paul Pierce's cheeks. The MVP of last year's NBA Finals finally was part of a ceremony that often seemed unreachable.

ESPN

Resumption of Series' Game 5 put off until Wednesday at earliest

Weather has been a factor in the World Series between the Phillies and Rays, and resumption is again threatened by rain and snow showers.

ESPN

ENVIRONMENT

Legal ivory auction yields $1,300,000

The first ivory auction in a decade sold more than seven tons of tusks to Chinese and Japanese bidders in Namibia, raising more than a million dollars for elephant conservation.

National Geographic

Earth on course for eco 'crunch'

The planet is headed for an ecological equivalent of today's "credit crunch," warns a report from conservation groups.

BBC

Global warming in China

Forbes

Campuses find going green to be tough

Some 580 colleges have vowed to cut their greenhouse-gas impact to zero. Many missed the first deadline.

Christian Science Monitor

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Buddhists engaged in presidential race

As the religion born in the East carves its place in the West, many Buddhists are making a mark in U.S. politics, including this year's presidential race.

Religion News Service

Polygamy a pressing issue in Utah attorney general race

Polygamy is never far from the minds of Utah residents. Both attorney general candidates said that the first question voters ask is always about polygamy.

USA Today

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