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Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich, left, talks with Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn, outside of the Republican conference on the financial market turmoil on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (Photo by Susan Walsh / AP) Revamped economic bailout picks up eight votes in House At least eight members of the House of Representatives said they had switched positions and would now support the proposed $700 billion bailout of the nation's financial system. CNN US superpower status is shaken BBC Against the Wall Street rescue bill MSNBC Wells Fargo swoops in with offer for Wachovia; FDIC backs Citigroup bid Citigroup demanded that Wachovia call off a proposed deal with Wells Fargo, saying it has an exclusive deal to buy Wachovia’s banking operations. MSNBC   Biden, Palin attack and counterattack; record 70 million tune in to debate During the first and only vice presidential debate, Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin came out swinging, citing differences over economic issues and energy policy. CNN Biden, Palin avoid expected pitfalls in face off The Hill Live video: The Vice-Presidential Debate International Herald Tribune Special section: Fact check: context of key debate claim USA Today US jobs report underlines economic decline The U.S. government came out with more bad economic news: The job market began to deteriorate even before the financial crisis reached a more serious stage. International Herald Tribune Bailout hope fails to boost world markets CBS News At least 24 killed in mosque attacks Bombs and gunfire ripped through the end of Ramadan, killing at least 24 worshipers and Iraqi soldiers near two Shiite mosques in a worrisome reminder that the drop in violence can change in an instant. Baltimore Sun   Schwarzenegger asked Paulson for $7 billion loan, Treasury says California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson asking for an emergency federal loan for his state of as much as $7 billion, a Treasury spokeswoman said. Bloomberg NATION Judge rejects mistrial in Stevens case The judge in Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial rejected the defense's request for a mistrial, despite finding that prosecutors broke rules. MSNBC Friends pay tribute to Steve Fossett after remains found in plane wreckage Search teams from the National Transportation Safety Board at the crash site in the mountains of eastern California announced they had found enough human remains for DNA testing. Telegraph.co.uk Fossett wreckage found YouTube POLITICS Alaska judge refuses to halt troopergate probe of Palin An Anchorage judge refused to halt the legislature's investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin and denied the state attorney general's attempt to throw out legislative subpoenas. McClatchy Campaign trajectory remains unchanged John McCain has become the candidate of change, while Barack Obama would be happy with more of the same – at least when it comes to the last month of the presidential campaign. Politico McCain struggles to explain his support for bailout bill Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who insists he would veto any pork barrel bills to come across his desk, is struggling to explain his vote for the bailout plan that contained pet projects. Las Vegas Sun Blog: Seeing blue: McCain pulls plug on Mich. ABC News SPORTS Rays whisk away White Sox in victorious playoffs debut After 10 seasons as baseball's doormat, Tampa Bay took the division with the best home record in the majors. And there were no October jitters as the young Rays kept winning at Tropicana Field 6-4. USA Today Dodgers more dangerous than a curse No cursed goats, black cats or fans interfering with foul balls. Nothing more mysterious to blame Wednesday night’s 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on than sloppy pitching and a lack of timely hitting. MSNBC HEALTH Mentally ill benefit from bailout bill People with mental illness would get better health insurance coverage as part of a giant financial bailout passed by the Senate, but the legislation's fate remains uncertain. CBS News Colonial clue to the rise of HIV New colonial cities in sub-Saharan Africa early in the 20th century may have sparked the spread of HIV. Experts analyzed the earliest samples of the virus in 1959. BBC ENVIRONMENT California ports clean up polluting trucks The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the busiest U.S. cargo complex, launched a landmark clean-air program banning some 2,000 older trucks blamed for half the diesel haulers' pollution. Reuters Global warming to spur potato famine in the Andes? Here in the Andean highlands scientists attribute warmer temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns to global climate change, seriously affecting the health of tuber, or root crops such as the potato. National Geographic 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 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Strippers, armadillos and legends inspire Ig Nobel winners Deborah Anderson heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years. So she and her colleagues decided to put the drink to the test. In the lab, that is. Google News Oh, my! When worlds really collide Astronomers suggest that two planets similar to Earth collided and were destroyed, explaiingn the leftover ring of debris with a million times more dust around our sun. LiveScience   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: No K.O., no gaffes, no fluster, no change Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: World on the edge Economist Editorial: No time to lose for Pakistan's spy chief International Herald Tribune Editorial: The Senate says yes on bailout Economist Column (David Iglesias): Vindication for fired US attorney Los Angeles Times Column: Physical newspapers are evolving Christian Science Monitor Column: The 7 habits of ineffective terrorists Wired Blog: Will water be McCain's Waterloo in Colorado? Denver Post   Site edited by: Beverly Stiles, Tom Moran, Joe Gold, Bryan Panhorst, Eric Connolly, Brian Levine, Max Miller, Carlos Wall, Walt Chiu 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 WORLD Gordon Brown bringing Peter Mandelson back to British Cabinet Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain reshuffled his cabinet, stunning many political analysts by rehabilitating his onetime nemesis, Peter Mandelson. International Herald Tribune In conflicted Pakistan, ‘a fight to the death’ for its new president Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari faces a hostile local media, jittery allies and an increasingly unhappy population roiled by inflation and power outages and deeply distrustful of the United States. Newsweek US: North Korea nuclear talks in Pyongyang 'substantive' Talks in North Korea on its nuclear program were "substantive,'' U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said after a visit to Pyongyang. Bloomberg BUSINESS US stocks drop on economic data U.S. stocks dropped for a second day as a jump in borrowing costs and reports of a worsening economy spurred concern that the government's $700 billion bank bailout plan won't be enough to stimulate growth. Bloomberg 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 Ducking the price war, Target moves its focus to fashion Target is ramping up its designer collection with more labels than ever, while recalibrating its marketing to highlight low prices that differentiate it from Wal-Mart. BusinessWeek LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Broadway to dim lights in tribute to the late Paul Newman Broadway theaters will dim their lights to honor the late Paul Newman, who first set foot on a Broadway stage in 1953. Reuters Crowe and DiCaprio on reflect on Paul Newman Yahoo! News Phish reunite, plan 2009 concerts After recently reuniting to perform at a friend’s wedding, Phish will make their return to a larger stage when they invade the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia for a trio of shows. Rolling Stone Kids play in fractured media playground Mobile devices, Web video, online social networks, vidgames, DVRs and homevid options have disrupted audiences' small-screen habits, and upended traditional ad models Variety EDUCATION MBA students heed troubling times The unsparing tsunami of bad news created by the collapse of storied Wall Street banking firms has MBA students taking heed. USA Today 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   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Why do sick people go to work? Because of unhealthy fear A lot of people come to work sick, according to a new poll conducted by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. 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