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Economy takes center stage ahead of foreign policy debate

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are trying to influence the course of the Bush administration's Wall Street bailout plan as they prepare for their first debate.

USA Today

Palin pick aided Obama

Barack Obama received a minor fundraising bump after he named Joe Biden as his running mate but raked in huge sums after Republican rival John McCain named Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee.

Baltimore Sun

Grenades in bag trigger evacuation at JFK

The JetBlue terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport was evacuated because of grenades found in a checked bag, a safety official said.

CBS News

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley to become banks

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley will become banks regulated by the Federal Reserve, after tight credit markets forced the two to widen their sources of funding.

Bloomberg

Paulson urges 'clean and quick' OK

CNNMoney

Taliban denies role in hotel attack

A senior commander of the Taliban in Pakistan has denied that his group was responsible for a bomb attack at Islamabad's Marriott hotel, in which at least 53 people died and 270 were injured.

Al Jazeera

Change of plans saved Pakistani leaders from blast

ABC News

Deadly Pakistani blast

MSNBC

7 hurt in Basque bombings

Two car bombs exploded in Spain's northern Basque region, one injuring seven people. Basque separatist group ETA is suspected.

CNN

Early voting starts in some states

Voters by the thousands will begin casting ballots for president in an early voting process that's expected to set records.

USA Today

NATION

Ike could increase power bills for years

If Hurricane Rita is any guide, Houston-area customers could be paying higher electricity bills for years to cover the cost of repairing the battered Gulf Coast power grid in the wake of Hurricane Ike.

Houston Chronicle

Legal, illegal Latino labor rebuilds Texas

CBS News

Aftermath of Ike in Galveston

Houston Press

Homeland security grants are becoming a local burden in Washington state

Since 9/11, millions of dollars worth of homeland security grants have flowed to Washington state. But now the Department of Homeland Security wants them to start sharing in the cost.

McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Dodd to seek changes to relief package

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said the $700 billion bailout for Wall Street firms proposed by the U.S. Treasury Department needed to be modified and Democrats would most likely add new provisions.

The Hill

Poll: Racial views steer some voters away from Obama

Racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks.

MSNBC

SPORTS

US takes back Ryder Cup

Led by a brash kid from Los Angeles, a country boy from Florida and two native sons, the United States beat Europe to win golf's greatest team prize for the first time since the "Miracle at Brookline" in 1999.

USA Today

Best photos of the Ryder Cup

CNN

Legends make last call at Yankee Stadium

It began 85 years ago when Babe Ruth christened Yankee Stadium with a home run. It ended with wild applause for the greatest Yankees who brought 26 Championships to the baseball cathedral.

NY Daily News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

"Daily Show" and "Colbert Report" among Emmy winners

"The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" ruled the Emmys among variety, comedy and music programs, with "Colbert" winning for its writing and "Daily" winning best overall.

CNN

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Blog from the Red Carpet

E! Online

Travis Barker & DJ AM expected to recover after plane crash

There is promising long-range news in the medical condition of air-tragedy victims Travis Barker and DJ AM.

People

ENVIRONMENT

New reef creatures found in Australia

Previously unknown shrimps, worms, scavenging crustaceans, and spectacularly colored soft corals were identified at the tropical sites during a study led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

National Geographic

Analysis: US agriculture squeezed by demand, climate

U.S. agriculture faces the daunting task of growing enough crops to meet the demands of both a hungry world and the booming new biofuels industry while reducing its impact on climate change.

Forbes

Green roofs begin to take root

Construction of green roofs grew 30 percent in North America last year, according to the Green Roof Market Industry Survey by the nonprofit group Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.

Baltimore Sun

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Renovation planned for Chicago church

Architects have unveiled a $37 million plan to rebuild a landmark 1890 church on Chicago's South Side that played a major role in the development of gospel music.

The Herald

Marks of faith

More young Jews are displaying their identity with tattoos, despite traditional Jewish law and ties to the Holocaust.

Star Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Clean-coal debut in Germany

It used to be called stinky town, because the pollution from burning dirty coal was so appalling. But now, if a new pilot plant works, Spremberg could become the birthplace of a clean-coal revolution.

ABC News

Volunteers sack more than 7,485 pounds of debris

The 24th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day drew 1,400 volunteers and more than 7,485 pounds of trash were collected across Marin shorelines during the three-hour cleanup.

Marin Independant Journal

WORLD

Beijing ends its Olympics' pollution curbs

Beijing braced for a return to smog-ridden reality as construction sites reopened, factories resumed production, and all cars hit the road.

International Herald Tribune

A lively Baghdad, back from the dead

Two years ago, Karada Mariam, a street that runs over the Tigris River toward the Green Zone, was like the whole of the city: shuttered, shattered, broken and dead.

International Herald Tribune

Tourists 'abducted' in Egypt

Up to 15 people, including 11 foreign tourists, have been abducted in Egypt, according to the Italian foreign ministry and Egyptian security sources.

Al Jazeera

BUSINESS

Microsoft plans debt sales, $40 billion stock buyback

Microsoft Corp., seeking to revive the share price after a 29 percent slump, plans to buy back as much as $40 billion in stock, raise its dividend and issue its first commercial paper.

Bloomberg

Don't touch those investments

It's been a rough week on Wall Street, and it seems everyone's investments - even supposedly "risk-free" money funds - look a little riskier than they used to.

Forbes

US joins crackdown on short sellers

Regulators around the world curbed short-selling of financial shares, igniting a huge rally in a sector that had been targeted by sellers as the credit crisis deepened.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Israel unleashes first 'skunk bomb'

The first use by the Israeli police of a new, smelly weapon to disperse demonstrators is a new development in chemical warfare.

Wired

Big Bang machine temporarily shut down

The fault that has shut down the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be hugely disappointing for scientists and engineers following the successful "start-up" of the experiment.

BBC

HEALTH

New season, new diet

Why wait for January? Fall is the perfect time to launch a diet and fitness program.

WebMD

'Thousands ill' due to China milk

Nearly 13,000 children in China have been hospitalized due to tainted Chinese milk powder. China's health ministry said 104 babies showed serious symptoms.

BBC

Toxic milk

MSNBC

EDUCATION

New winners of MacArthur genius grant to be revealed

The new list of MacArthur "genius award" winners will be announced. This award provides $500,000 to give very smart people five years to focus on their work, without having to worry about money.

Kansas City Star

Many 8th-graders can't handle algebra

Since the mid-1990s, schools have pushed students into challenging math courses. From 2000 to 2005, the percentage of very low-performing students in advanced math classes more than tripled.

USA Today

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