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Rev. Jesse Jackson leads a rally outside of the U.S. Treasury Department in protest of the proposed Wall Street bailouts, in Washington. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

In McCain-Obama debate, a clash of two starkly different visions

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama presented starkly different visions of how they would lead the nation during the first high-stakes debate.

Christian Science Monitor

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Poll results for first presidential debate: Obama wins

Kansas City Star

Candidates debate bailout

CNN

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Live debate blog: viewers comment as it happens

Detroit Free Press

Medvedev and Chávez sign $1 billion military loan

Russia welcomed President Hugo Chávez by signing a $1 billion military loan to his country, Venezuela, and announcing plans to modernize Russia's nuclear deterrence.

International Herald Tribune

Lawmakers hope for bailout deal by Monday

U.S. lawmakers say they're making progress and hope to reach an agreement over the weekend on a $700 billion government bailout to rescue Wall Street bankers and the U.S. economy.

CBS News

China says global woes may spill over, growth to slow

Bloomberg

What about us?

Newsweek

Government ends oversight for Wall Street banks

The Securities and Exchange Commission said it was ending a program of voluntary oversight for Wall Street investment banks that its chairman said has not worked.

International Herald Tribune

Pirates lower ransom demand to $5 million

Pirates who seized a Ukrainian vessel loaded with tanks and weapons off the African coast have lowered their ransom demand to $5 million Andrew Mwangura of the Kenya Seafarers Association said.

CNN

Tropical Storm Kyle prompts hurricane watch for Maine coast

A hurricane watch has been issued for part of Maine's coast and forecasters say the center of Tropical Storm Kyle is expected to pass near eastern New England.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

NATION

Cancer-stricken Sen. Ted Kennedy hospitalized, then sent home

Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has been in treatment for brain cancer, was taken by ambulance to a hospital near his Cape Cod vacation home.

USA Today

Election officials telling college students they can't vote

Local election officials, including some in Virginia and South Carolina, have discouraged college students from voting in a year in which legions of students have thrown their energy behind Obama.

McClatchy

To solve budget woes, California eyes higher taxes on the rich

California legislators facing a $15 billion shortfall call for tax hikes on the rich.

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Stevens case could finish well before Election Day

Sen. Ted Stevens' criminal case is moving much faster than expected and could end several weeks before Election Day.

The Hill

Trial key: Did Sen. Stevens know about freebies?

Associated Press

Radio addresses see Bush, Dems in rare agreement over bailout

Saturday morning’s radio addresses presented the rarest of circumstances: President Bush and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer united in promoting the administration's financial bailout plan.

The Hill

HEALTH

Woman loses 160 pounds on raw diet

In just two years, she lost 160 pounds and experienced dramatic improvements emotionally, physically and socially. "I'm happier than I've ever been."

CNN

Proton radiation fails to impress in prostate cancer study

Proton radiation for early prostate cancer had an acceptable tolerability profile, but produced little evidence of a "gee whiz" impact to support its cost, a study says.

MedPage Today

EU ordering testing of more products with Chinese milk

European Union regulators ordered strenuous testing of imports with at least 15 percent milk powder upon discovering that food containing tainted milk powder from China may be circulating in Europe.

Houston Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Port of Long Beach hoists green flag

The shipping industry is a major contributor to greenhouse gases. According to recent articles in the L.A. Times, some ships emit more exhaust than 12,000 cars each day.

E Magazine

US Army can advance mission success by greening operations

The U.S. Army has become increasingly involved with environmental issues and must be better prepared to deal with them, says a new RAND Corporation study.

Environment News Service

Environment groups muzzled, May says

Canada's Green Leader says that leading environmental groups are being silenced during the election campaign due to fears that their funding will be cut if the Conservatives are re-elected.

Toronto Star

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Atheist soldier sues Defense Secretary Gates for religious discrimination

An atheist soldier says in a federal lawsuit that his superiors required him to be present for Christian prayers, and that the military allows Christians to proselytize.

USA Today

Pulpit politics: pastors to defy IRS

During sermons, some 35 pastors across the country will tell their congregations which presidential candidate they should vote for, "according to the Scriptures."

Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Bloomfield, Conn. teacher of year makes learning interesting

Top to bottom, Pamela Parker's classroom is like her: colorful and busy. She came to education after a corporate career at AT&T and has spent all 10 years of her teaching life at the same school in Bloomfield, Conn.

Hartford Courant

E-learning getting an upgrade

Professors and schools are redesigning courses for the Web's interactive and visual possibilities to make online courses more exciting and effective than traditional classrooms.

US News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Second in command

Newsday

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Obama weathers a storm of sarcasm

Truthdig

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Sarah Palin to die for in swimsuit

Salon.com

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Palin and the myth of American innocence

San Francisco Chronicle

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Palin's press reviews aren't good

McClatchy

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$700B plan: Right Rx or a mistake?

USA Today

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Palin's $1250-a-month impurity

Reuters

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Newt Gingrich, bedeviling a Bush again

Newsweek

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Does integrity exist in a pennant race?

Sports Illustrated

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Negro to address Ole Miss class

Slate

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A strange calm comes over Wall Street

Salon.com

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GOOD NEWS

Celebrities join global call to action against poverty

Celebrities and other supporters have come together in New York for the Global Call to Action Against Poverty to challenge their leaders to keep their promise to halve poverty by 2015.

MarketWatch

A fertilizer good for only growing things, not destroying them

Honeywell International has developed a patented blast-free fertilizer that nullifies any explosive intent.

Scientific American

WORLD

Chinese astronaut walks in space

A Chinese astronaut has become the first in his country's history to take a walk in space.

BBC

Car bomb near Syrian security base kills 17 civilians