BUSINESS

• UAW picks GM as lead in auto labor talks
  UAW picks GM as lead in auto talks; union leaders at GM plants preparing in case of strike
• Federal deficit running lower this year
  Federal deficit running at $274.4 billion, sharply lower than a year ago
• Dollar climbs back from low vs. euro
  Dollar claws back from record low against euro, drops to 30-year low vs. Canadian dollar
• Jobless claims up for 6th time in 7 weeks
  Jobless claims rise for 6th time in past 7 weeks in another worrisome sign about labor market
• McDonald's shares hit all-time high
  McDonald's shares hit all-time high after chain announces largest dividend increase in history
• Alcatel shares tumble on revenue outlook
  Shares in Alcatel-Lucent tumble as it cuts revenue growth forecast for 2007
• Countrywide boosts borrowing capacity
  Countrywide Financial says boosts borrowing capacity by $12 billion
• Greenspan concedes mortgage dilemma
  Greenspan acknowledges he didn't initially grasp risks of 'subprime' mortgages
• Consumers could face higher toy prices
  Consumers could face as much as a 10 percent increase in toy prices amid increased controls
• Oil closes above $80 for first time
  Oil ends above $80 a barrel for the first time, gasoline prices rise as storm hits Texas
• Banks increase their borrowing from Fed
  Borrowing at Fed's discount window increases amid signs the credit crisis is easing
• Greenspan cites mortgage dilemma
  Summary Box: Greenspan says he didn't initially grasp 'subprime' mortgages risks
• Hovnanian cuts prices as home sales cool
  Struggling Hovnanian offers deep discounts in weekend sales blitz
• Study: World Bank probers need PR help
  Independent study says World Bank corruption probers need to work on internal relations
• Recalls
  Product recalls: Iced tea maker
• Commercial paper market stabilizes
  Fed data show lessening pressure in commercial paper market
• Treasuries hit by stock market rally
  U.S. Treasuries are hit by unexpectedly lively stock market rally
• Comedy Central hits greeting cards
  American Greetings gets funny with Comedy Central
• Rates on 30-year mortgages drop sharply
  Rates on 30-year mortgages drop to the lowest point in 4 months
• Oil, wheat retreat from record highs
  Oil, wheat prices retreat from recent peaks while industrial metals make gains
• Mattel CEO pledges to improve toy safety
  Mattel CEO Robert Eckert pledges to improve toy safety, says company is by 'no means perfect'
• Japanese stocks closed mixed
  Japanese stocks mixed amid political uncertainty after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resignation
• China: Foreign investment up 12.8 pct.
  China says foreign investment up 12.8 percent in January-August
• IMF sees Australian GDP up 4.4 percent
  IMF predicts Australian economy to grow 4.4 percent this fiscal year
• North Dakota's corn crop forecast good
  North Dakota's corn crop forecast to reach 279 million bushels, knocking wheat off top spot
• SEC charges 4 more former Nortel execs
  SEC charges 4 more former Nortel executives with accounting fraud
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ENTERTAINMENT

• Shakira takes class at UCLA
  Shakira takes break from hip-shimmying to study at UCLA
• Man charged in attack on 'Top Chef' star
  Man charged in anti-gay attack on former 'Top Chef' contestant, police say
• Goldmans discuss O.J. book on 'Oprah'
  Goldman family say they believe they are punishing O.J. by publishing 'If I Did It'
• Zeta-Jones, Douglas to film in India
  Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas plan to shoot movie in India, actress tells newspaper
• Statlers, Winans headed to Gospel Hall
  Statler Brothers and the Winans headed to Gospel Hall of Fame
• Stern says book's gay sex claim `absurd'
  Howard K. Stern says book's claim of gay sex with Larry Birkhead is `absurd'
• 50 Cent, Lil' Kim, sued over royalties
  50 Cent, Lil' Kim and 2 record companies sued over royalties claim
• T.I. tops BET Hip-Hop nominees with 9
  T.I. is tops among nominees for the BET Hip-Hop Awards, with nine
• New awards to highlight rap's positives
  DMC of Run-DMC joins Snoop Dogg and others to try and shine a light on bright side of hip-hop
• Man steals car to turn himself in
  Man steals car to drive himself to the police department to turn himself in on another charge
• Inmates go on sausage 'temper tantrum'
  Inmates set fires, break toilets and windows after being allowed only one sausage at dinner
• Spector jury finishes 4th day of talks
  Spector jury completes 4th day of deliberations; producer charged with 2nd-degree murder
• Venezuela backs off banning odd names
  Venezuelan officials back off proposal to ban parents from giving their children odd names
• Old theater faces wrecking ball
  Old Times Square theater doomed by progress
• Mary-Louise Parker returns to the stage
  Mary-Louise Parker returns to the stage in `Dead Man's Cell Phone'
• Time for optimism, at least in wardrobe
  Spring is the time for optimism, at least in your closet, say New York Fashion Week designers
• Santa says return Snow White and Grumpy
  Police officer Santa urges two men to return Snow White and Grumpy statues
• Singer asks judge to dismiss lawsuit
  John Michael Montgomery asks judge to dismiss slander lawsuit filed against him
• Police decide Titus the dog is too wimpy
  K-9 unit decides to get rid of Titus the police dog because he's not agressive enough
• Woman gored by deer at hunting preserve
  Woman studying wetlands gored in leg by deer at pa. hunting preserve
• Teen shoots himself in leg at McDonald's
  Pittsburgh teen accidentally shoots himself in the leg at a McDonald's
• Jeff Garlin steps out of `Curb' shadow
  Serenity Now: Jeff Garlin keeps cool in improvised `Curb Your Enthusiasm' and new film
• Redford film to premiere at London fest
  Robert Redford's `Lions for Lambs' to premiere at London Film Festival; fest opens Oct. 17
• Barker joins Hall of Famous Missourians
  Bob Barker asked to `Come on down' as he joins the Hall of Famous Missourians
• Actors are moving into director's chair
  Behind the camera: Sean Penn, Helen Hunt, David Schwimmer among actors taking director's chair
• Film institute to commemorate Bergman
  Swedish Film Institute to commemorate Ingmar Bergman with weekend of screenings, seminars
• Judge rejects bid to hike rapper's bail
  Judge in New York rejects bid to hike rapper Remy Ma's bail following new indictment
• Ex-soap star Sean Kanan charged with DUI
  Former soap star Sean Kanan charged with driving under the influence in Los Angeles
• L.A. block renamed Larry King Square
  L.A. City Council votes to rename Hollywood block surrounding CNN building Larry King Square
• Bach leaving former home with Hasselhoff
  Bach to leave former home with Hasselhoff, but gets delay in trial seeking financial support
• SoCal chimney burglar gets prison term
  Southern California burglar who got stuck in chimney sentenced to 2 years in prison
• Harry Connick Jr. back in New Orleans
  Harry Connick revisits his childhood haunts in recovering New Orleans
• 6 Bob Dylans emerge in `I'm Not There'
  Multiple Bobs: 6 Bob Dylans emerge in new film `I'm Not There'
• Runaway slave saga opens NY opera season
  Powerful story of runaway slave Margaret Garner opens NYC Opera's season; a runaway success
• Rare Hemingway proof to be auctioned
  Rare signed proof of Hemingway's `For Whom the Bell Tolls' will be offered at November auction
• Serious story line for soap's Erica Kane
  `All My Children' and Erica Kane get serious with story line on deafness
• Jon Stewart will host Academy Awards
  Jon Stewart selected to host 80th annual Academy Awards show for the second time
• Manager says Foxy Brown not pregnant
  Foxy Brown's manager says rapper, sentenced to jail for probation violation, isn't pregnant
• Disgraced memoirist Frey writing a novel
  Disgraced 'Million Little Pieces' memoirist James Frey is writing a novel
• Kanye leads 50 Cent in CD sales face-off
  Early results project Kanye the winner over 50 Cent in heated CD sales face-off
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HEALTH

• ER kiosks let patients avoid long lines
  Self-service kiosks at emergency rooms allow patients to check themselves in, avoid long lines
• Indoor air pollution widespread in Asia
  WHO says that indoor air pollution throughout Asia kills more than 1.5 million people annually
• HIV infections spur blood bank closings
  Peru closes blood banks after at least 4 people are infected with HIV from blood transfusions
• Florida sextuplets improving in hospital
  Fla. sextuplets born Sept. 1 improve in hospital; mom says 'it still blows my mind'
• Deaths blamed on improper painkiller use
  Drug manufacturer links four deaths to improper use of painkiller recently approved by FDA
• Summary: 4 deaths linked to painkiller
  Summary Box: 4 deaths reported in patients improperly using painkiller
• UNICEF: Fewer children dying worldwide
  Number of children dying worldwide drops to lowest ever, UNICEF says
• Report: Number of U.S. deaths up in 2005
  Report finds that number of deaths in U.S. climb in 2005; cancer deaths also on the rise
• MDs use experimental cooling on Everett
  Doctors say pumping cold saline into Kevin Everett's veins is part of experimental treatment
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POLITICS

• Comments on President Bush's speech
  Comments on President Bush's speech about the Iraq war
• Bush orders gradual troop cuts in Iraq
  Bush rejects calls to end war, orders gradual reductions of U.S. forces in Iraq
• White House report shows little progress
  New White House report on Iraq shows progress on only one benchmark
• Pentagon censors 9/11 suspect's tape
  Pentagon releases censored audio tape of Sept. 11 suspect at military hearing
• Thompson gives no opinion on Schiavo
  Thompson gives no opinion on Schiavo, says he doesn't remember details of right-to-die case
• A look at Bush's assertions about Iraq
  A look at Bush's assertions about Iraq
• Presidential candidates on Bush speech
  Quotes from the 2008 presidential candidates in response to President Bush's speech on Iraq
• Hsu case takes strange turn
  Suicide letter emerges as involving fundraiser Norman Hsu case takes strange twist
• Edwards: Bush, Congress fail to end war
  Edwards blames Bush and Congress for failing to end the war
• Democratic response to Bush speech
  Democratic response to Bush speech
• Text of Bush speech
  Text of Bush speech
• Giuliani: Clinton smeared Gen. Petraeus
  Giuliani accuses Clinton of 'character assassination' for questioning Gen. David Petraeus
• Obama says Dems lack votes for timetable
  Obama says Congress lacks the votes to force Bush to set timetable on Iraq troops
• Petraeus looking to improve Iraqi forces
  AP Interview: Petraeus seeking new ways to fix problems with Iraqi internal security forces
• Health official defends Walter Reed care
  Pentagon official defends Walter Reed care, says criticism not completely deserved
• Low approval persists for Bush, Congress
  AP poll: Only a third of public approves of Bush, even less for Congress
• White House: Little improvement in Iraq
  Latest White House report on Iraq cites little improvement
• Ex-Va. Gov. Warner to run for Senate
  Democrat Mark Warner to seek U.S. Senate seat in Virginia long held by Republican
• Analysis: Arnold pushes GOP moderation
  Analysis: Schwarzenegger weighs in on future of GOP with a pitch for moderation
• Iraq report gives McCain a boost
  Gen. Petraeus report on Iraq gives McCain's presidential campaign a boost
• Pro-Bush group airs new war ads
  Backers of President Bush launched a new ad critical of liberal group MoveOn.org
• Excerpts from Petraeus interview
  Excerpts from Petraeus interview
• Clinton dismisses lobbying criticism
  Sen. Clinton rejects rivals' criticism over accepting lobbyists contributions
• EPA's pace of Superfund cleanups slows
  Pace of the Environmental Protection Agency's superfund toxic waste cleanups slow under Bush
• Petraeus biography
  Biographical information on Gen. David Petraeus
• Clinton's brother settles debt suit
  Hillary Rodham Clinton's brother settles lawsuit with estate of carnival operator
• Key dates in Iraq war
  Key events in Iraq war for Bush presidency
• In Nevada, caucus creates more questions
  Democratic candidates tread lightly in Nevada amid uncertainty about caucus
• Desegregation stamp to be issued
  Post Office releases new stamp marking 1946 school desegregation decision
• Candidates' divide on Iraq war widens
  Democratic, Republican presidential candidates even more polarized on Iraq war
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SCIENCE

• Salmon spawn baby trout in experiment
  Researchers engineer one fish species to produce another in quest to preserve endangered fish
• Study sees cities' air quality worsening
  Study sees worsening air quality in summer for 10 cities if global warming continues unabated
• N.M. fossilized tracks gain protection
  Official says not renewing rock quarry mining permit will protect repository of fossil tracks
• Researchers track Lake Erie algae blooms
  NASA scientists, NOAA researchers join forces to monitor Lake Erie's harmful algae blooms
• Report: Smog in N.C. cities will worsen
  Report says N.C. cities' air quality may worsen unless global warming is reduced to curb smog
• Sea turtle not ready to return to ocean
  Veterinarians say rescued loggerhead turtle not showing enough hunting skills to live in ocean
• Study: Cutbacks imperil climate research
  Study says climate change research in U.S. is threatened by spending cuts
• Shrinking kilogram bewilders physicists
  Physicists are puzzled by mysterious weight loss of metric mass prototype
• Cassini in safe mode after Saturn flight
  Cassini spacecraft goes into safe mode after successfully passing over Saturn moon Iapetus
• Ebola said depleting gorilla populations
  Group says Ebola is depleting Western Gorilla populations to levels where they may not recover
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TECHNOLOGY

• Google launches global privacy crusade
  Google promises to lead crusade for international privacy rules
• Google founders pay NASA for jet access
  Google founders to pay $1.3 million a year to fly their jet from NASA airport
• Google to finance moon challenge contest
  Google to finance $30M contest for company to land robotic rover on moon, beam images to Earth
• $30 million to settle Sprint fee case
  Judge approves $30 million settlement from Sprint in class-action case over fees it charged
• Nokia to cooperate on flash memory cards
  Finland's Nokia joins competitors to produce new, fast flash memory card
• Review: Moto Razr2, Q9m fail to excite
  Review: New versions of Motorola's Razr and Q fail to excite
• Robot maker builds artificial boy
  AP Centerpiece: Robot maker with a penchant for realism builds artificial boy
• TV veterans produce Web-only show
  Veteran producers, creators of 'Thirtysomething,' 'My So-Called Life' produce Web-only show
• Sprint Nextel rolls out shopping service
  Sprint Nextel rolls out comparison shopping service for wireless phones
• TV producers to debut show on MySpace
  Veteran producers, creators of "Thirtysomething," "My So-Called Life" turn to Web
• Sprint to enable comparison shopping
  Sprint Nextel rolls out comparison shopping service for wireless phones
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U.S.

• 6 of 7 Tenn. jail escapees recaptured
  6 Tennessee county jail escapees are back behind bars; 1 still at large
• 2 charged with torture in Wisconsin
  2 charged with hogtying and torturing woman in Wisconsin
• Times researcher to be released in China
  NY Times says researcher convicted of fraud to be released from Chinese prison this weekend
• Alaskans flee village under flood threat
  Residents flee northwest Alaska village on slender island as storm approaches
• Testimony: Sen. Stevens' son took bribes
  Alaska businessman admits to bribing 3 ex-legislators, including Sen. Stevens' son
• Humberto sneaks up on U.S. Gulf Coast
  Instant hurricane: Humberto fastest-growing storm near land, sneaks up on Gulf Coast
• Gunman kills Fla. cop after traffic stop
  Gunman opens fire on 4 Florida police officers during traffic stop, killing one
• Polygamist leader goes on trial
  Rape by association? Leader of polygamist sect goes on trial over teen cousins' marriage
• Tropical Storm Ingrid forms
  Tropical Storm Ingrid forms in the Atlantic
• Inflatable rat case goes to NJ court
  New Jersey Supreme Court takes up case about inflatable rat
• Alaska gov.'s son enlists in Army
  Son of Alaska governor enlists in military on sixth anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
• Bishop's testimony ordered released
  Testimony of Orange County, Calif., bishop in sex abuse suit ordered released
• Obituaries in the news
  Obituaries in the news
• Officials dismiss some Fossett scenarios
  Authorities dismiss theories that Fossett, missing 11 days, wanted to vanish or was kidnapped
• 2nd fatal crash at Reno air contest
  Pilot is killed in 2nd fatal crash in 3 days at national air races contest in Nevada
• U.S. sues Dallas County over jail
  Federal prosecutors sue Dallas County, sheriff over jail conditions
• Humberto dumps rain in Texas, Louisiana
  Quick-forming Hurricane Humberto dumps heavy rain in Texas, Louisiana as it weakens
• Wash. plane crash kills 3
  Washington plane crash kills 3; aircraft belonged to oil and gas company
• Ex-worker sentenced in pipeline sabotage
  Fired utility company welder sentenced to 5 years for pipeline sabotage
• U.N. declares rights for native peoples
  U.N. adopts declaration on rights for indigenous peoples worldwide over U.S. objection
• Man gets 2nd life sentence in slaying
  Confessed serial killer gets mandatory life sentence in death of college student
• Wis. child enticement verdict dumped
  Judge overturns conviction in Wis. child enticement case, says area wasn't secluded enough
• Cell phone use banned for teen drivers
  Cell phone use banned for teen drivers in California
• Problems at Md. center for disabled
  Md. finds lapses in care, razor blades in lawn at residential facility for disabled adults
• Sex attacker who apologized is released
  Man who apologized 2 decades after 1984 sexual assault released from jail in Virginia
• Sept. 11 remains identified by DNA tests
  Improved DNA tests identify remains of another Sept. 11 victim
• Ex-ABC consultant said to fake interview
  Former ABC News consultant allegedly faked interviews with Obama and others
• Weapons found in tax evasion case raid
  Weapons found at Long Island home of man charged with helping fugitive N.H. tax evaders
• 'Precious Doe' mom pleads guilty in Mo.
  Mother of slain girl known as 'Precious Doe' pleads guilty in her death
• Philly seeks 10,000 men to guard streets
  Philadelphia police chief seeks 10,000 men to patrol violence-plagued streets
• Decision in torture case upsets churches
  Prosecutors urge to seek hate-crime charges against 6 whites accused of torturing black woman
• Jury taking a week off at mob trial
  Jury taking a week off at Chicago mob trial, judge says
• Paraglider fatally shoots self in flight
  Utah paraglider fatally shoots self in flight after domestic dispute, police say
• Man indicted in casino shooting
  Prosecutors add charges in Las Vegas casino shooting case
• 2nd Texas inmate spared in as many weeks
  2nd Texas inmate spared with execution looming, this time at prosecutor's request
• Craig keeps mum on return to Washington
  Craig won't say if he'll return to Washington, D.C.; keeps press releases flowing
• Off-duty officer killed by Gatling gun
  Gatling gun discharges, kills off-duty police officer at weapons expo in Pennsylvania
• Lawsuit: Stop pepper spray in youth jail
  Lawsuit seeks to stop Texas juvenile prisons from using pepper spray
• Muslim smokers urged to quit at Ramadan
  US groups urge Muslim smokers to use Ramadan fasting to quit
• Man impaled trying to climb fence in Pa.
  Man trying to climb fence into Pa. concert venue impaled on inch-thick spike, hospitalized
• Ala. military crash victims identified
  Army identifies 3 soldiers killed in Black Hawk crash in Alabama
• Calif. man sentenced in sexual torture
  Northern California man sentenced to 16 years for sexually torturing woman
• Powerball win: Fantasy or nightmare?
  5 years after winning record Powerball game, W. Virginia man reflects on jackpot
• Cops have suspect in hanging of girl, 6
  6-year-old girl found hanged in Texas garage; Deputies say mom's boyfriend is suspect
• Q&A with Powerball jackpot winner
  Powerball winner Jack Whittaker answers questions about the jackpot, his troubles
• Correction: Girl dead story
  Correction: Girl dead story
• Hawaii's Superferry resuming service
  Hawaii's Superferry to resume partial service, despite environmentalists' concerns
• Ex-priest pleads guilty in fraud case
  Former Conn. priest pleads guilty to spending church money on lavish lifestyle
• Early sea plane is resurrected in N.Y.
  A mammoth 1914 sea plane is resurrected in New York with hope that it may fly this weekend
• Detroit casinos deal city urban renewal
  Detroit casinos deliver on promises of money and jobs, spawn downtown redevelopment
• Monthlong fire evacuation order lifted
  Residents return to central Wash. homes after monthlong wildfire evacuation order
• Boy leads protest over deported mother
  2 arrested as immigration activists demonstrate over deported mother
• Elderly Pa. man held on murder charges
  Elderly Delco man held on first-degree murder charges
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WORLD

• U.N. rights body debates country reviews
  U.N. rights council's credibility depends on starting country reviews, top official warns
• Ex-official to run for premier in Japan
  Former Cabinet secretary says he'll run to replace prime minister in Japan
• Montreal college commemorates shooting
  Students and teachers commemorate 1st anniversary of Montreal college shooting
• Indonesian quakes trigger tsunami
  Powerful Indonesian earthquakes trigger tsunami, but quirk of nature sends worst out to sea
• Japan launches moon probe
  Japan's space agency launches largest lunar probe since Apollo after 4-year delay
• More extensive review of turboprops
  Regulators want closer look at turboprops after 2 landing gear failures
• Key anti-al-Qaida sheik slain in Iraq
  Leader in Sunni revolt against al-Qaida in Iraq assassinated, Anbar tribes vow to fight on
• Rock concerts shaking up British palace
  Rock concerts have British palace all shook up
• US protests exclusion of rights group
  U.S. boycotts terrorism victims conference after exclusion of rights group
• 4th suspect arrested in Austria threat
  4th suspect arrested in connection to video threat against Austria, Germany
• Leader allows American's burial in Iran
  Hardline president allows burial of American professor in Iran
• Wheat prices send Italian pasta costs up
  Consumer groups stage pasta strike in Italy to protest increases in price of national dish
• Art deco gem victim of Acropolis museum
  Greece opens the way for art deco gem's razing to allow Parthenon view
• Mexico rebels vow more attacks
  Mexico rebel group vows more attacks after pipeline explosions
• U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,777
  U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,777 Thursday, according to count by The Associated Press
• AP reporter who covered 1950s China dies
  David Lancashire, first North American reporter to cover China after communist takeover, dies
• Al-Qaida video shows body of U.S. pilot
  Al-Qaida-linked group posts video of American pilot killed last year, U.S. monitors say
• Clooney welcomes Sudan leader's visit
  George Clooney welcomes visit to Italy by Sudan president, says contacts could help Darfur
• Report: Pakistan eyeing French weaponry
  Report: Possible French arms sale to Pakistan could help China circumvent EU weapons embargo
• Suicide bomb kills 15 Pakistan soldiers
  Suicide bomb kills 15 Pakistan soldiers after 50 militants die in battle near Afghan border
• Britain's Brown greets Margaret Thatcher
  Britain's Brown greets party's ex-nemesis, Margaret Thatcher, for surprise talks
• Tsunami warning system gets good marks
  New tsunami warning system worked well in latest Indonesian earthquakes, officials say
• China's tallest building nearly done
  Shanghai's bristling skyline gets new, Japan-inspired landmark
• Irish premier grilled on secret money
  Ireland's prime minister testifies to corruption probe over his foggy financial past
• Official says Iraqi oil talks deadlocked
  Lawmakers deadlocked in negotiations on Iraq's oil law, a key benchmark of political progress
• Russian newspaper reporter detained
  Russian newspaper suspects detention of journalist a bid to pressure media
• U.S. troops detain Iraqi commander
  U.S. troops detain Iraqi Army battalion commander suspected of criminal militia involvement
• Lesotho officials find 494-carat diamond
  Lesotho officials find 494-carat diamond, said to be world's 18th largest
• Hamas to militants: No crossing attacks
  Hamas urges Gaza militants not to attack crossings between Gaza and Israel
• Sheik led Sunni fight against al-Qaida
  With U.S. backing, sheik rose from young clan leader to head of Sunni fight against al-Qaida
• Putin's PM choice considers presidency
  Putin's prime minister nominee says he does not rule out a run for Russian presidency
• UK foot-and-mouth same as August strain
  Initial tests say foot-and-mouth strain found in Britain identical to last month's outbreak
• Gunmen hit U.S. military plane in Mali
  Rebel gunmen damage U.S. military plane providing supplies to Mali's pinned-down troops
• A look at Raul Castro's life
  A look at the life of Cuban leader Raul Castro
• Cuba perks show a post-Fidel touch
  Interim ruler Raul Castro takes small steps to improve Cubans' lives, but are they enough?
• Phones cut at Myanmar opposition HQ
  Phone service cut off at headquarters of Myanmar's main opposition party
• Suspected serial killer tried in Russia
  Jury is found for trial of Russian accused of marking serial killings on chessboard
• Correction: Congo gorillas story
  Correction: Congo gorillas story
• Israel fires missile at car in Gaza
  Israeli military says it carried out airstrike against car in Gaza refugee camp
• Fighting in Afghanistan kills about 75
  Fighting in Afghanistan kills about 75 as Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins
• Time pressure for Pakistan deal
  Time running out for deal between Musharraf and Bhutto, her party says
• Iran leader denies interference in Iraq
  Ahmadinejad disputes Petraeus-Crocker allegations that Iran interferes in Iraq's conflict
• Today in history - Sept. 13
  On Sept. 13, 1788, the Congress of the Confederation authorized the 1st national election
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BASEBALL

• Crawford's suspension upheld
  Crawford's suspension upheld, begins serving penalty in Seattle
• Utley leads Phillies past Rockies 12-4
  Chase Utley, strong performance by relievers lead Phillies past the Rockies 12-4
• Cubs beat Houston, regain first place
  Cubs hit 4 homers, move back into first place with 6-2 win over Astros
• Thomas helps Jays edge Yanks 2-1 in 9th
  Frank Thomas drives home winning run in ninth to help Blue Jays edge Yankees 2-1
• Leicester leads Orioles over Angels 3-0
  Leicester, 3 others combine for Orioles' 3-0 win over Angels in series finale
• Clemens: Ready to pitch at Boston
  Clemens throws again, says he's ready to start Sunday at Boston
• Twins GM steps down after 13 seasons
  Twins GM Terry Ryan resigns after 13 seasons, stays on as adviser
• Jim Thome on verge of 500 home runs
  Chicago White Sox slugger Jim Thome on verge of 500 home runs
• Reds sweep Cards 5-4
  Reds beat Cardinals 5-4 for series sweep, ending St. Louis' costly 0-7 road trip
• Ortiz's HR lifts Red Sox over Devil Rays
  Ortiz's late homer saves Red Sox again with weekend series against Yankees looming
• NL wild-card race tightens
  Padres still lead, but crowded pack gaining ground in NL wild-card race
• Ortiz homers twice as Red Sox top D'Rays
  David Ortiz's homer in bottom of ninth inning gives Boston 5-4 win over Tampa Bay
• D'backs hit back-to-back homers in win
  Mark Reynolds and Chris Snyder hit back-to-back home runs and Diamondbacks beat Giants 9-4
• Fill-in starter helps Dodgers top Padres
  Fill-in starter Chad Billingsley limits Padres to 1 run over 6 innings and Dodgers win 6-1
• Betancourt's hit lifts Mariners in ninth
  Yuniesky Betancourt singles in winning run in ninth, giving Mariners 6-5 win over Athletics
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BASKETBALL

• Mercury defeat Shock 77-76
  Pondexter leads Mercury to 77-76 victory over Shock, forcing fifth game of WNBA finals
• Blazers' Oden to miss rookie season
  Top draft pick Greg Oden to miss rookie season with Trail Blazers
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COLLEGE SPORTS

• Slaton leads No. 4 West Virginia
  Steve Slaton scores 3 TDs to lead No. 4 West Virginia past Maryland 31-14
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FOOTBALL

• NFL fines Pats coach, team loses pick
  NFL fines Pats coach Bill Belichick $500,000 in spy case; Team to give up draft choice
• Everett receives outpouring of support
  Shy and reserved, injured Bills tight end Kevin Everett has fans around the country
• Pats' spy flap leaves Eagles wondering
  New England spy flap leaves Eagles wondering about Super Bowl loss to Patriots
• Former Patriots guard battles cancer
  Former New England Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi battles cancer
• Jets' Pennington throws but may not play
  Jets' Pennington throws, but status unclear as Clemens prepares for Ravens
• NFL commissioner Goodell visits Everett
  NFL commissioner Roger Goodell pays injured Bills tight end Kevin Everett visit
• Raiders sign Russell to $61 million deal
  JaMarcus Russell, the No. 1 pick in NFL draft, signs $61 million deal with Raiders
• Giants' Manning tests bruised shoulder
  New York Giants' Eli Manning takes snaps, makes handoffs as he tests bruised right shoulder
• Everett's mom hopeful of son's recovery
  Kevin Everett's mother hopeful of Bills player's recovery: 'He's like a miracle'
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GOLF

• Clark holds lead at Tour Championship
  Clark ties course record to take lead at Tour Championship
• Woods to sit out tournament in Bermuda
  Tiger Woods to sit out October tournament in Bermuda to spend time with new daughter
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LAW CENTER

• Roberts compares lawyers to firefighters
  Chief Justice John Roberts compares lawyers to firefighters in speech at law school
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NASCAR

• McLaren fined US$100 million in spy case
  McLaren stripped of constructors' points and fined $100 million in Formula One spy case
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SOCCER

• England, Italy, Scotland win in soccer
  England, Italy, Scotland, Netherlands, Spain win big European soccer qualifiers
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