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ENTERTAINMENT

• Teens on 11-Day Vigil to Be First to Get New 'Harry Potter'
  Chloe and Sydney Bostian started camping out Tuesday in front of Gulliver's Books in Fairbanks to be among the first Alaskans to find out their hero's fate in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.'

HEALTH

• FDA: Salmonella in Veggie Booty Responsible for Outbreak
  Tests have confirmed that a strain of salmonella found in Veggie Booty snack food was responsible for an outbreak of the disease last spring, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.

POLITICS

• Top Republican Senators Propose Own Iraq Bill
  Proposal by GOP Sens. John Warner of Virginia and Richard Lugar of Indiana would require President Bush to submit a plan to 'transition U.S. combat forces from policing the civil strife or sectarian violence in Iraq' by Oct. 16.
• Thousands Pay Respects to Lady Bird Johnson
  Thousands of visitors streamed past the casket of Lady Bird Johnson as former presidents and first ladies headed to Texas for her funeral service Saturday.

U.S.

• Truck Stop Murder Suspect Ran for Mayor in Illinois
  Bruce Mendenhall, 56, of Albion, Ill., was charged with criminal homicide in shooting death of Sara Nicole Hulbert, 25, and police say he implicated himself in at least five other murders across several states.
• Cops 'Expect' to Charge Sex Offender in Girl's Murder
  A 42-year-old convicted sex offender from Thailand was being questioned by police Friday after he provided information that led to the discovery of the body of 12-year-old Zina Linnik.
• Soldier Gets Self Shot in Leg to Avoid Returning to Iraq
  A soldier who recently returned from Iraq has admitted he paid someone $500 to shoot him in the leg so he could avoid returning for another tour.
• Reporter Struck By Sex Assault Suspect's Father
  David Shefelbine, 67, of Tolland, was charged with breach of peace knocked WTNH-TV reporter Erin Cox to the ground with his arm or fist when she approached him as he left court.
• Boy Held From Plane for Appearing on No-Fly List
  An 8-year-old boy expecting to catch a plane home is denied entry for appearing on a terrorist no-fly list.
• Video Gamed-Addicted Parents Starve Babies
  Michael Straw, 25, and Iana Straw, 23, pleaded guilty to two counts each of child neglect for starving their babies near death while they obsessively played online video games.
• NYPD Officer Shot in the Face Dies in Hospital
  Russel Timoshenko, 23, died while on life support at Kings County Hospital from the injuries he suffered early Monday when he and his partner stopped a stolen SUV in Brooklyn, according to Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.
• Tiger Mauls Texas Zookeeper
  A zookeeper at a San Antonio Zoo is in critical condition after being attacked by a Sumatran tiger.
• Military Paratroopers Mistakenly Land Inside Colorado Prison
  Military paratroopers mistakenly landed inside the parameter of a Colorado state prison Saturday
• Wife, Son Killed By Wrestler Chris Benoit Buried
  Three weeks after they were found strangled in their home, the wife and 7-year-old son of professional wrestler Chris Benoit were being buried Saturday.
• Tourist Recovers After Breaking Neck at Yankee Stadium
  A tourist who suffered a broken neck at Yankee Stadium when another fan fell on him is recovering from his injuries, hospital officials said.
• Waitress Gets $10,000 Tip as Gift to Attend College
  A waitress got more than a $5 tip for her friendly service. She also got a $10,000 gift.
• Lightning Storm Sparks Wildfires in Washington State
  Firefighters face high winds and triple-digit temperatures as they battle blazes across eastern portions of state.
• 3 Die in Shipwreck After Log Carrier Runs Into Into Typhoon
  The Coast Guard cutter Sequoia arrived on scene to coordinate operations as the air and sea search continued for the remaining six crew missing members.
• Craig Stebic Named 'Person of Interest' by Police
  The estranged husband of a suburban Chicago woman missing for more than two months was named a "person of interest" Thursday by police investigating her disappearance.

WORLD

• Teen Awaits Death Amidst Saudi Surge in Beheadings
  A teen girl on death row could soon be among the 102 people Saudi Arabia has already beheaded in 2007, a figure that could set a kingdom record, Amnesty International says.
• North Korea: We Have Shut Down Nuclear Reactor
  North Korea told the United States it shut down its nuclear reactor, the State Department said Saturday, hours after a ship cruised into port loaded with oil promised in return for the country's pledge to disarm.
• Police Shut Down Tesco Supermarkets Across UK
  At least 11 Tesco supermarkets across the UK have been closed by police in a safety alert.
• UK Terror Plot Suspects Charged in Britain, Australia
  Two Indian doctors are the latest to be charged in the failed terrorist plots in London and Glasgow.
• Al-Maliki: Americans Can Leave Iraq 'Any Time They Want'
  Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the Iraqi army and police are capable of keeping security in the country when American troops leave "any time they want," though he acknowledged the forces need further weapons and training.
• Homicide Bomber Kills 18 Soldiers in Northwestern Pakistan
  At least 18 soldiers were killed and 28 others wounded when a homicide bomber struck a military convoy with an explosive-laden vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, an army spokesman said.
• Russia Pulls Out of European Arms Control Treaty
  The Kremlin says treaty that governs the deployment of troops on the continent, was linked to 'extraordinary circumstances ... which affect the security of the Russian Federation and require immediate measures.'
• Pakistan Deploys Troops to Prevent Jihad Against Government
  Thousands of troops were deployed Saturday to Pakistan's norwestern frontier to prevent Islamic militants from launching a holy war against the government.
• Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad Resigns, Is Reappointed
  Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned as head of an emergency government and was immediately appointed Saturday to lead an interim Cabinet, after a state of emergency imposed after Hamas' Gaza takeover expired.
• Report: Taliban Leader Threatens West With Bigger Attacks
  A top Taliban commander threatened a terror attack on the West that would dwarf the failed teror plots in London and Glasgow in a broadcast interview.
• World's Tallest Man Meets World's Smallest Man
  Bao Xishun, a 56 year-old herdsman from Inner Mongolia, is the world's tallest man and measures 7' 9"; He Pingping is applying to be entered in the Guinness World Record as the world's shortest adult, standing at a mere 2' 4".
• Lebanese Army Resumes Attacks on Islamic Militants
  Islamic militants fired back volleys of rockets at the Lebanese army on Friday as troops pounded the remaining suspected hideouts of the Fatah Islam fighters holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon.
• Inspectors Arrive in North Korea to Monitor Reactor Shutdown
  Pyongyang is expected to shut down its plutonium-producing reactor in days, top U.S. envoy says.
• Typhoon Man-Yi Injures 34 in Japan
  As Man-Yi approached Makurazaki city, it was clocking sustained wind speeds of up to 100 miles per hour and gusts up to 133 miles an hour.
• Starbucks Closes Coffeehouse in China's Forbidden City
  Starbucks closed the 200-square-foot outlet Friday after Forbidden City managers decided they wanted all shops on its grounds to operate under the palace's brand name.