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US Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Estrada, of South Central Los Angeles, left, is on patrol in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. (Photo by Brennan Linsley / AP)

White House eyeing narrower war effort

The White House is considering an alternative to American troop increases in Afghanistan: more Afghan forces, targeting al-Qaida leaders and greater support for Pakistan's fight against the Taliban.

Washington Post

Nation sheds more jobs than expected

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in September as employers cut far more jobs than expected, evidence that the longest recession since the 1930s is still inflicting widespread pain.

MSNBC

Lack of computer skills foils many job-seekers

MSNBC

Hearing on controversial Texas execution canceled by governor

A hearing into a report about evidence used to convict a Texas man has been canceled after Gov. Rick Perry removed three members of the panel, raising concerns an innocent man was put to death.

Reuters

Chicago eliminated in 2016 voting

Chicago was eliminated in the first ballot of voting for the 2016 Olympics, a stunning defeat for the city that was expected to be one of the two finalists.

NBC Sports

Obamas make case for Chicago

CBS News

Iran talks bear fruit

Iran will allow inspections of its atomic facility near Qom and the major powers will hold another round of negotiations on its nuclear program, officials said after completing talks in Geneva.

Baltimore Sun

Obama in Iran: inspection demand

BBC

Rescuers dig for survivors in Indonesia

International aid organizations began arriving in force in Padang in the aftermath of the murderous earthquake that destroyed huge swaths of this provincial capital two days ago.

New York Times

Trapped in rubble

CNN

H1N1 nasal vaccines made available

The first long-awaited H1N1 nasal vaccinations will begin in parts of the country, and states are urging people to be patient until more arrive.

TIME

H1N1 health concerns for pregnant women

ABC News

NATION

Health plan advances as millions spared from fines

The Senate Finance Committee, ending its debate over the biggest changes in health care in four decades, agreed to protect millions from the legislation’s most punitive taxes and penalties.

Bloomberg

Blog:

Debating done, now comes budget work-up

New York Times

House votes to block Guantanamo detainees transfer

In a blow to President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives voted against the transfer of detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison to face prosecution in the U.S.

Reuters

The VA's new approach to PTSD

Department of Veterans Affairs will tackle an ongoing mental-health crisis, which could mean better treatment for thousands of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

Newsweek

After 39 years, soldiers honored for Vietnam rescue mission

New York Times

POLITICS

Supreme Court faces contentious issues in new term

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the most recent addition to the Supreme Court, has wasted little time getting ready for the 2009 term.

ABC News

White House didn’t make calls for public option

The White House did not lobby senators on the Senate Finance Committee before they rejected two amendments that would have added a public option to the panel’s health care reform plan.

The Hill

Senator Cantwell on nearly public option

YouTube

Senator’s ad raises flags over ethics

Last year, Senator John Ensign contacted supporters in Nevada seeking work for a close friend and top Washington aide, Douglas Hampton — with whose wife the Senator was having an affair.

Herald-Tribune

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

CBS employee arrested in Letterman blackmail plot

A CBS News employee accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman has been arrested.

San Francisco Chronicle

Autopsy: Michael Jackson was healthy

Michael Jackson wasn't the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids, according to his autopsy report.

CBS News

HEALTH

Senator eyes health insurance co-ops for all 50 states

The Senate Finance Committee voted down a measure for the federal government to offer its own insurance plan. That same Senate panel is now offering an alternative — health insurance cooperatives.

NPR

As local food gains popularity, local planners face decisions

Chickens can finally roost legally in Bozeman, Mont., thanks to a group of food-minded locals calling itself the Community Led Urban Chicken movement.

Associated Press

EDUCATION

Some states substitute stimulus dollars for their own education aid

A provision in this year's economic-stimulus law aimed at preventing states from cutting their education budgets may be having the opposite effect.

Chronicle of Higher Education

Special section:

Follow the stimulus money

Education Week

Tradition changing at black colleges

Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M University, like other historically black universities around the country, are becoming more diverse.

Houston Chronicle

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Vatican issues Lisbon Treaty warning to Irish voters

As Irish voters go to the polls for a second time on the treaty, "No" campaigners have seized on comments made by the Vatican's Secretary of State during the Pope's visit to the Czech Republic.

Telegraph.co.uk

Scientology wins rights case vs. Russia

Russia's ban on the Church of Scientology is illegal, the European Court of Human Rights said. The court said Russia cannot ban the Church of Scientology just because it has not been in the country for long.

Associated Press

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GOOD NEWS

University of California gets $10 million to revamp breast cancer study

The University of California and its five statewide medical centers is using $10.1 million in new grants to launch a statewide program to revamp the study and care of breast cancer.

San Francisco Business Times

'Prudent' diet may lower cancer risk

ABC News

Hundreds of volunteer plants sprout, thanks to hurricane

Hurricane Ike’s floodwaters deposited an unexpected consolation for Galveston residents mourning the loss of greenery.

Galveston County Daily News

WORLD

UN delays action on Gaza war report

The U.N. today put off action on a report criticizing Israel's actions during the war in Gaza after Palestinian leaders suddenly dropped their support for a resolution, apparently under heavy U.S. pressure.