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Afghan students at Kabul University burn an effigy of U.S. President George W. Bush during a demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Rahmat Gul / AP)

Millions of Iranians hold rallies to mark Jerusalem Day

Millions of Iranians attended nationwide rallies in support of the Palestinians, while the country's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Israel's continued existence was an "insult to human dignity."

International Herald Tribune

Remaining miners rescued in South Africa; no deaths

The last of the 3,200 miners trapped in a South African gold mine have been rescued, some after spending 40 hours underground, according to media reports.

MarketWatch

544,000 toys and other items recalled over high lead

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced recalls of more than half a million items, ranging from flashlights and key chains to toy blocks and drink tumblers.

MarketWatch

U.S. holding Iraqi lawmaker after raid

A Sunni member of Iraq's parliament is in custody after his arrest during a U.S.-Iraqi military raid on a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq gathering, U.S. military and Iraqi officials said.

CNN

Iraq chaos

CNN

Report: Justice Department policy endorsed harsh interrogations

After the Justice Department publicly declared torture "abhorrent" in a legal opinion in 2004, it issued a secret opinion endorsing tough interrogation techniques.

International Herald Tribune

Bush insists torture not OK

The Bush administration admitted that it issued a secret memo in 2005 on interrogating terror suspects but insisted it conformed with a public version that renounced harsh techniques and torture.

Detroit Free Press

White House

Yahoo! News

Man kills self in front of City Council

A business owner shot and killed himself during a City Council meeting after members voted against his request to rezone his property, witnesses said.

Associated Press

N. Korea shifts toward engagement

An agreement reached this week with North Korea for it to dismantle "all" of its nuclear facilities by the end of the year further cements Pyongyang's commitment to denuclearization.

Christian Science Monitor

NATION

N.H. tax evaders taken into custody after long standoff

A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month standoff with federal agents in New Hampshire, a federal law enforcement source with knowledge of the case said.

CNN

Police kill man who shot 5 at law firm

Police shot and killed a man after an hours-long standoff in which he shot five people at a downtown law office in Louisiana, killing two of them, authorities said.

Associated Press

Landslide forces 55 homes to be evacuated in San Diego

A disaster foretold in July by cracks appearing in pavement and homes struck suddenly when a massive slab of hillside broke loose, sending tons of dirt cascading toward streets below.

San Diego Union Tribune

POLITICS

Romney, Clinton health care plans similar

Experts say Clinton's plan borrows heavily from one Romney signed into law when he was governor of Massachusetts, which made the liberal state the first one with near-universal health insurance.

Reuters

Obama dropped flag pin in war statement

Illinois senator Barack Obama said that he no longer wears an American flag lapel pin, at least in part because of the Iraq War.

ABC News

BUSINESS

U.S. adds 110,000 September jobs

U.S. employers added 110,000 new jobs in September and hiring in the two previous months was revised up strongly, the government said.

Reuters

Housing: that sinking feeling

Homeowners are getting slammed as builders slash prices. Will this shock treatment help hasten the end of the painful downturn?

BusinessWeek

HEALTH

U.S. launches huge children's study

The U.S. National Children's Study awarded 22 contracts to new study centers as part of the largest study ever conducted into the genetic and environmental factors that impact American children's health.

Medical News Today

FDA spends $1.5 million to improve its work culture

The Food and Drug Administration will spend $1.5 million to improve morale and communication among more than 2,000 staffers at its drug safety center.

Forbes

SPORTS

Sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones to admit steroid use

Track legend Marion Jones will plead guilty in federal court in White Plains to two counts of lying to a federal agent about her drug use, according to law enforcement sources.

New York Daily News

Jones to admit steroid use

MSNBC

NCAA graduation rates hold steady

Graduation success rates for baseball and men's basketball, while improving, still lag behind other Division I sports, according to data released by the NCAA.

USA Today

Rip taken in stride

The Charlotte Observer

EDUCATION

Nude images shown in school talk

School children in Ohio were left bemused after images of nude women were shown in a politician's lecture on the legislative process.

BBC

Pick a major while you're still a minor

Under Gov. Jeb Bush's proposed makeover for middle and high schools, students would begin tailoring their course selections to their future career as early as sixth grade.

St. Petersburg Times

Majors for high-schoolers aim to focus learning

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

From windfall to philanthropy

For 20 years, Becky Liebman worked as a librarian. When she found out she was a millionaire, she did something unthinkable to many: She gave it away.

CBS News

Seat belt saved man in 400-foot plunge from cliff

Investigators are not sure why a California motorist plunged 400 feet down a cliff into Lake Tahoe, but they are sure of one thing: He's a lucky man.

Reno Gazette Journal

WORLD

Court clouds Pakistan election

Pakistan was thrust into political uncertainty before its election as the Supreme Court ruled that no winner will be declared until it decides whether President Musharraf is an eligible candidate.

Guardian

Pakistan vote gets go-ahead

BBC

Saudis to overhaul legal system

Saudi Arabia has announced an overhaul of its judicial system, including the allocation of $2 billion for training judges and building new courts.

BBC

DR Congo plane crash 'kills many'

At least 25 people are feared dead in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo after a plane crashed into a residential area soon after take-off. The plane landed in Kingsani, a crowded market district.

BBC

Congo cargo plane crashes on capital

Yahoo! News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Salmon in B.C. need help to survive climate change

Salmon in British Columbia will need human help to adapt to changes being brought on by global warming, but some streams may simply become uninhabitable to the cold-water fish.

Globeandmail.com

Lawsuit claims Interior Dept. behind on assessing peril to animals

The Interior Department fails to consider how global warming and other factors affect sea otters, polar bears, walruses and manatees when the agency makes decisions on oil exploration and fishing.

San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Spears gets last chance from irate judge

She's already lost full custody of her little boys to her ex-hubby, and now the judge is even threatening to take away visitation rights if her erratic behavior continues.

New York Daily News

Aniston is celeb mags’ top seller

"People" can’t get enough of Jennifer Aniston. Neither can "Us Weekly," "Star" or other popular celebrity magazines. Aniston sits atop Forbes.com’s first-ever analysis of top-selling famous faces.

MSNBC

Sexy sells: top celebrity faces for tabloid sales

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Recording industry wins case

The recording industry won a major fight in its effort to stop music downloading with a jury decision to impose $222,000 damages against a Minnesota woman who used a Web service to share music.

Reuters

New sex-virus vaccine gives Merck blockbuster shot

Merck & Co.'s Gardasil, the first inoculation against a cancer for women, may become the best-selling vaccine in history as the drugmaker prepares to expand its use to men.

Bloomberg

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Are troops being forced-fed Christianity?

A watchdog group alleges that improper evangelizing is occurring within the ranks.

Christian Science Monitor

Signs of religious faith are flourishing

Houston Chronicle

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