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An United Nations soldier passes war-weary refugees as they returned to the the road, taking advantage of a rebel-called cease-fire to try to reach home beyond the front lines of the battles in eastern Congo. (Photo by Karel Prinsloo / AP)

Presidential candidates visit red states in final stretch

Candidates focus on Republican states, with a break for McCain to appear on "Saturday Night Live."

ABC News

Obama, McCain make final pitches on radio

Boston Globe

Al Gore: Every vote matters

MSNBC

US troop deaths at record low in Iraq

October could be the first month of the Iraq war when no U.S. servicemembers will have died in combat in Baghdad.

USA Today

One million forced to flee Congo fighting

About 1 million people have been forced to flee because of fighting between rebel and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

CNN

Reports of evictions at Congo camps

International Herald Tribune

Inside a DR Congo refugee camp

BBC

Bernanke ponders future for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the federal government will need to continue to play a role in the future of the mortgage financing market.

CNNMoney

1 in 5 US mortgages 'under water'

Reuters

China: Feed makers defied rule

Animal feed makers deliberately added an industrial chemical to their products, ignoring a year-old government rule meant to protect China's food supply, a government official said.

Google News

NATION

Three die as boat runs aground in Florida

At least three people died when a rusty, steel-hulled boat ran aground off Virginia Key and many of the 42 people thought to be onboard jumped into the sea in an attempt to reach shore.

Miami Sun-Sentinel

GM and Chrysler, getting near a deal, press for federal aid

General Motors is pressing the Bush administration for more than $10 billion in immediate government assistance to shore up its tattered balance sheet and provide the cash to take over ailing Chrysler.

TIME

Acclaimed author Studs Terkel dies

Pulitzer Prize-winning author, radio host and activist Studs Terkel died in his Chicago home. He was 96 years old.

CNN

POLITICS

Who are the undecided voters?

Some 6.4 percent of voters remain undecided in the closing days until the election. Who are these people who still can't make up their minds?

NPR

Election addicts facing withdrawl

Newsweek

What's in store for the election loser?

The loser of the looming Barack Obama-John McCain contest is entitled to a consolation prize: an all-expenses-paid, one-way ticket back to the U.S. Senate.

CBS News

Ex-Klan leader concerned aboutaAn Obama presidency

NPR

Problems at the polls?

CBS News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

McCain set to appear on ‘SNL’

The McCain-Palin ticket just booked another trip to "Saturday Night Live," according to sources on the inside.

MSNBC

Will my marriage last?

Californians will head to the polls and how millions of strangers cast their votes will affect the most intimate parts of my life.

Newsweek

HEALTH

Patients give US hospitals so-so marks

The nation's hospitals received mediocre grades from patients in the first national survey of its kind, according to an analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine.

TIME

Advisory panel faults FDA for stance on chemical in plastics

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed that the agency had erred in August.

HealthDay

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Daylight Savings Time running out

Daylight Savings Time officially ends Sunday, November 2, at 2 a.m.

St. James Plain Dealer

Amazon founder on Kindle, digital media

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos describes the Internet's merchant's forays into electronic books, music and video.

US News

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Millions of Jewish historical documents posted on Web sites

New online documents tell the generosity of American Jewish citizens who supported the travels of Germans, Austrians and other Europeans during and after World War II.

Newsday

Why we believe

Belief in the paranormal reflects normal brain activity carried to an extreme.

Newsweek

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GOOD NEWS

King Solomon's copper mines found?

An international team of archaeologists has excavated an ancient copper-production center at Khirbat en-Nahas believed to have been controlled by Bible's King David and his son Solomon.

HappyNews.com

Latest Bond film gets the royal treatment

Agent 007 received the royal stamp of approval with Princes William and Harry attending the world premiere of the new James Bond thriller "Quantum of Solace."

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Tremors hinder Pakistan aid effort

Rescue efforts following the strong earthquake in Pakistan have been hampered by a series of aftershocks, forcing thousands of survivors to sleep outdoors in sub-zero temperatures.

Al Jazeera

Hugo Chavez collects A-list friendships