BUSINESS

• Home Depot to shut 11 landscape stores
  Home Depot to close 11 Landscape Supply stores within the next two months
• Recalls
  Product Recalls: frozen pet food, dietary supplements Axcil and Desirin
• GM-UAW focus on retiree health costs
  GM-UAW talks focus on the cost of retiree health care as bargainers continue to haggle
• Morgan Stanley 3Q profit tumbles 17 pct.
  Morgan Stanley third-quarter profit tumbles 17 percent as credit crisis impacts bottom line
• Law firm says partner to be indicted
  Law firm says partner to be indicted in lawsuit kickback scheme
• Paulson considering mortgage change
  Paulson saying he would consider allowing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to buy larger mortgages
• Topps shareholders OK $384.4M takeover
  Topps CEO says shareholders have approved a $385.4M private equity takeover
• Economist predicts housing downturn
  Economist tells Congress that housing downturn raises 'significant risk' of a recession
• Oil at new records for 7th straight day
  Oil futures set new records for 7th straight session on inventory report, refinery problems
• General Mills 1Q profit rises 8 percent
  General Mills reports 8 pct. increase on 1Q profit after raising prices on several brands
• Paulson: U.S. to hit debt limit Oct. 1
  Paulson tells Congress the current debt ceiling will be hit on Oct. 1
• Consumer prices, housing drop
  Consumer prices post rare decline while housing drops to slowest pace in 12 years
• Gold, oil prices rise after Fed rate cut
  Metals, energy prices climb on expectations rate cut will kick-start stronger economic growth
• Asian, European stocks rise on rate cut
  Stock markets rise worldwide after Federal Reserve cuts key U.S. interest rates
• Treasuries shed strength after rate cut
  Treasuries shed strength as market reviews beefy Fed rate cut
• Investors hunt for effects of rate cut
  With rate cut in hand, investors will likely look for signs of stability
• Home construction is slowest in 12 years
  Housing construction falls to the slowest pace in 12 years
• Euro hits new high against dollar
  Euro hits new high against dollar after U.S. Fed cuts benchmark rate
• Changes sought in olive oil labeling
  California farmers seek changes in the way olive oil is labeled in the United States
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ENTERTAINMENT

• Hasselbeck tried to keep cool with Rosie
  Elisabeth Hasselbeck says she tried to keep her cool during 'View' spat with Rosie O'Donnell
• Greenwood cancels concert honoring vets
  Greenwood cancels 'Parade of Honor' concert honoring veterans, police in payment dispute
• Drunk man gets trapped in ex's chimney
  Intoxicated Indiana man rescued after becoming wedged in chimney of girlfriend's home
• Vet extracts toy lizard from real lizard
  Florida veterinarian extracts 7-inch toy rubber lizard from real lizard
• Steed with no speed loses 125th straight
  Horse finishes last in six-horse field in Puerto Rico, extending losing streak to 125 races
• Man tows vessel with inflatable boat
  Man ticketed for towing 35-foot fishing vessel with inflatable boat
• Timberlake hasn't spoken to Spears
  Justin Timberlake tells Oprah he hasn't spoken to ex-girlfriend Britney Spears in years
• Judge: No lesser charge in Spector case
  Spector judge decides against allowing jury to consider lesser charge to break impasse
• Bees escape hives in Mont. road accident
  Thousands of bees escape after truck carrying 465 beehives overturns on Montana highway
• Dan Rather files $70M suit against CBS
  Dan Rather files a $70 million lawsuit against CBS, saying he was made a 'scapegoat'
• Rocker donates to Jena 6 defense fund
  Bowie donates $10,000 to defense fund for 6 black teens accused of beating white classmate
• Robin Roberts to begin chemo Thursday
  Robin Roberts of ABC's `Good Morning America' to begin chemotherapy for breast cancer
• McConaughey takes Owen Wilson film role
  Matthew McConaughey takes Owen Wilson's place in `Tropic Thunder' comedy film
• Britney facing music for real this time
  Britney Spears ordered to clean up act as custody of her children seems uncertain
• Silverstone to appear in PETA TV ad
  PETA says TV ad featuring a naked Alicia Silverstone will debut Wednesday in Houston
• Capsule reviews of new films
  At the Movies: capsule reviews of `Into the Wild' and other films opening this week
• Review: `Moon' doc tingles with optimism
  Movie review: `Moon' documentary captures tingly optimism of lunar landing
• Radio host claims Colbert stole his joke
  Host of Air America's morning radio show claims Stephen Colbert stole his joke
• West beats 50 Cent again _ at Mobos
  Kanye West beats 50 Cent again, this time at British Mobo Awards; Winehouse, Rihanna also win
• Forklift removes 900-pound man from home
  Michigan firefighters use forklift to remove 900-pound man from second-floor bedroom of home
• Kline promotes film on human trafficking
  Kevin Kline promotes `Trade,' a movie on human trafficking, at the United Nations
• Burns brings `The War' home to viewers
  Ken Burns brings `The War' home to viewers in an epic documentary that spans World War II
• Bored naked man tries to rob Pa. store
  Bored naked man admits he tried to rob a Pa. convenience store
• 'Queenie' the errant Cow corralled in NY
  'Queenie' the errant Cow corralled by NYC police following a two-mile chase
• Man calls Feds about his lost cocaine
  Man arrested after asking Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents about his lost cocaine
• NY Philharmonic opens with Yo-Yo, Dvorak
  Review: NY Philharmonic opens season with Yo-Yo Ma, Dvorak
• Bear seeking treats bites boy in tent
  Bear enters tent and bites Pa. Boy Scout through his sleeping bag to get to candy
• Man bitten after putting snake in mouth
  Man bitten after putting rattler in his mouth to impress his ex-girlfriend
• Dan Rather sues CBS, Viacom for $70M
  Dan Rather files $70 million lawsuit against CBS, Viacom and 3 of his former bosses
• Timbaland to appear on ABC soap opera
  Timbaland and Keri Hilson to perform on ABC daytime soap opera `One Life to Live'
• Vid-game news: `Halo 3' hype builds
  Week in video-game news: `Halo 3' hype builds; Nintendo's Zapper meets `Zelda'
• Video-game review: `Stranglehold'
  Video-game review: `Stranglehold' brings cinematic flair to action genre
• Director Sean Penn goes `Into the Wild'
  Penn goes `Into the Wild' with latest journey behind the lens; film based on real-life story
• Kanye West bests 50 Cent in album sales
  Kanye West scores large victory over rival 50 Cent in much-hyped album sales contest
• Entertainment highlights in history
  Entertainment highlights during the week of Sept. 23-29
• Broadway ticket availability
  Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of Sept. 17
• Spears must undergo alcohol, drug tests
  Judge orders Britney Spears to undergo drug, alcohol testing in custody battle for her 2 sons
• Douglas learned how to use a backhoe
  Michael Douglas learned how to use a backhoe for his role in new film, `King of California'
• mtvU announces nominees for Woodies
  Shins lead nominees for mtvU Woodie Awards with 3 nods, including Woodie of the Year
• Back seat tryst blamed for SUV crash
  Carnival worker says 2 friends having sex threw his SUV off balance, causing crash
• Disney star Hudgens sued for lawyer fees
  Disney's 'High School Musical' star Vanessa Hudgens sued for $150,000 in lawyer fees
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HEALTH

• Researchers examine 'purging disorder'
  Professor says doctors may be missing cases of 'purging disorder,' which is similar to bulimia
• CDC touts ample supply of flu vaccine
  CDC says there will be up to 132 million doses of flu shots available after years of shortages
• Vaccine protects against virus strains
  Data shows that Merck's cervical cancer vaccine helps protect against more virus strains
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POLITICS

• Senate blocks bill on Iraq combat tours
  Senate rejects measure attempting to regulate length of combat tours in Iraq
• Bush calls for expansion of spy law
  Bush urges Congress to make eavesdropping law permanent and stronger
• Jackson disputes report on Obama remark
  Rev. Jesse Jackson disputes newspaper report that he criticized Obama for 'acting white'
• House passes bill to improve drug safety
  House passes bill to overhaul drug safety after the Vioxx debacle
• Ag secretary expected to run for Senate
  Ag Secretary Johanns expected to resign and run for Senate from Nebraska, sources say
• Edwards' wife bashes Clinton health plan
  Elizabeth Edwards says Clinton duplicates John Edwards' health care plans
• Obama casts voters as agents of change
  Democrat Barack Obama casts voters as agents of change in new Iowa campaign ad
• Giuliani: I'm among best known Americans
  On trans-Atlantic swing, Rudy Giuliani declares himself one of best known Americans in world
• Richardson: US troops add to Iraq unrest
  AP Interview: Richardson says U.S. troops contributing to sectarian violence in Iraq
• Dobson says he won't support Thompson
  Evangelical leader James Dobson say he won't support Thompson's GOP bid
• Dem fundraiser to return to California
  Embattled Democratic fundraiser agrees to return to California without a fight
• Equipment shortfalls hamper Guard
  Equipment shortfalls still hamper National Guard units stationed inin United States
• Edwards divests money from lawyer
  Edwards divests money from tainted lawyer, but keeps money he raised
• US, Iraq to probe Blackwater shooting
  Joint US, Iraqi commission to review diplomats' security in Iraq after Blackwater shooting
• How Senate voted on combat tours
  How they voted: Senate roll call on combat tours
• Romney outraged by Ahmadinejad request
  Romney outraged by Ahmadinejad request to visit ground zero
• China credited with progress on Darfur
  US diplomat credits China for important progress toward Darfur talks
• How Senate voted on detainee rights
  How they voted: Senate roll vote on detainee rights
• Ethics panel to investigate Filner
  House Ethics Committee to investigate Rep. Filner's airport run-in
• 180,000 private contractors flood Iraq
  At more than 180,000, private contractors outnumber U.S. troops in Iraq to handle many jobs
• Contractors assisted Stevens fundraisers
  Home renovation contractor paid construction workers to run Stevens fundraisers
• White House pushes to resettle refugees
  Administration says it has a moral obligation to resettle more Iraqis
• No conservative rebellion over Mukasey
  Conservatives may not like Bush's attorney general nominee, but they are not rebelling
• Edwards camp questions e-mail flap
  Edwards campaign says internal e-mails were violated; aide resigns for messages
• SEIU down to 3 Dems for endorsement
  SEIU narrows field to Clinton, Obama and Edwards for key labor endorsement
• Analysis: Rate cut jolt may be fleeting
  Analysis: Good feelings created by Fed's rate cut could recede as fast as they rolled in
• Safety regulators seek more money, power
  In wake of toy recalls safety commission seeks more money, power to police faulty products
• Senate rejects expanding detainee rights
  Senate rejects bill to give terrorism suspects access to federal courts
• Congress urged to pass vets' care bill
  Summary Box: Panel exhorts House to pass vets' care bill
• House OKs terror insurance extension
  House votes in favor of measure extending federal terrorism insurance program
• Congress urged to pass veterans' bill
  Leaders of presidential commission urge House to pass veterans' care bill
• Employees want accused State auditor out
  State Department union says inspector general should step down while under investigation
• Romney calls for change in campaign ad
  Republican Romney, in ad, criticizes his party and calls for change
• Analysis: Is Edwards real or a phony?
  Analysis: Central question to Edwards campaign is whether he's man of people or not
• Candidates campaign at their own pace
  Tortoise or hare, presidential candidates have varying campaign schedules
• House panel adopts pro-union bill
  House panel adopts bill to overturn exemption from union membership
• Who watches US security firms in Iraq?
  Lack of oversight claimed for private US security companies operating in Iraq
• Government drops risk assessment plan
  Government drops plan to standardize how regulators assess health, safety, environmental risks
• Study says veterans' data are at risk
  Investigators say VA is not doing enough to protect veterans from identity theft
• Clinton sees lessons in past failure
  AP Interview: Clinton says past failure on health care has taught her to succeed
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SCIENCE

• Experts confirm meteorite crash in Peru
  Experts confirm that meteorite crashed into Peru, but question claims that it sickened people
• Group touts new policy to save waterways
  N.Y. council tries to push 'ecosystem-based management' in preserving oceans, Great Lakes
• Disgraced scientist moves research base
  Disgraced South Korean scientist relocates research base to Thailand to avoid ethical disputes
• NASA to launch Gammy-ray telescope
  NASA prepares to launch new orbiting Gamma-ray telescope next spring
• NASA caps funding for Mars rover sensor
  NASA caps funding for sensor being developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory for Mars rover
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TECHNOLOGY

• Palm narrows 1Q earnings guidance
  Palm narrows 1st-quarter guidance, expects to break even or see small loss
• NBC to offer free episode downloads
  NBC to offer free downloads of some primetime shows
• Execs differ on value of Spielberg
  Hollywood execs differ on the impact of Steven Spielberg possibly leaving Viacom Inc.
• Google registers in-house lobbyist
  Google spends $580,000 on federal lobbying, registers in-house lobbyists for first time
• Sprint, Nextel almost blended, CEO says
  CEO Gary Forsee says Sprint Nextel almost blended and now will profit from consolidation
• Market Spotlight: Online Music
  In a changing online music landscape, DRM and wireless downloads emerge as key trends
• NJ man admits planting computer 'bomb'
  Medco Health employee pleads guilty to putting electronic 'bomb' in company's data system
• Symantec CEO urges cookie notification
  Symantec CEO says Web tracking files, or cookies, make companies into digital peeping Toms
• Bluetooth headsets get talkative
  Bluetooth headset chips could soon be easier to use, with new speech recognition technology
• GAO: No direction in digital transition
  'No one in charge' of digital transition for TV, says GAO
• Film still popular among the pros
  Survey finds most professional photographers still prefer film for some of their work
• SAP aims to ride smaller-business wave
  German software giant hopes offering resource management online delivers new customers
• NYC taxi drivers sue to stop GPS units
  NYC taxi drivers sue to stop GPS rules, say new technology would give away trade secrets
• Nintendo game courts wine lovers
  New Nintendo DS game courts wine lovers hoping to learn more about Beaujolais Nouveau
• Apple to launch iPhone in Germany Nov. 9
  Apple to launch iPhone in Germany Nov. 9 through Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile
• EU faults US comment on Microsoft ruling
  European Union's Kroes says U.S. criticism of Microsoft ruling is unacceptable
• Tourists get high-tech foliage reports
  Foliage reports going high-tech, with tourists getting cell phone alerts, e-mail and Web maps
• Plan approved to retire Yugoslav domain
  Internet agency approves transition plan to retire Yugoslav domain names
• Man finds lost camera through e-mails
  Chain of e-mails reunites Ohio State University football fan with lost digital camera
• EU: Bloc can pay for Galileo satellites
  EU says it can pay for multibillion-dollar Galileo satellites with own funds
• Google cashing in on widget craze
  Google cashing in on widget craze to distribute online ads inside them
• Google to distribute ads in widgets
  Google cashing in on widget craze to distribute online ads inside them
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U.S.

• Pa. caregivers of 7 held in home charged
  Police charge Pa. caregivers with holding 7 people, including 5 children, in basement
• Glitch renders 'virtual fence' unusable
  Glitch renders 'virtual fence' on Mexican border unworkable; payment withheld to Boeing
• Carter: Iran no threat to Israel now
  Jimmy Carter: Almost inconceivable Iran would 'commit suicide' by launching missiles at Israel
• Iran leader denied on WTC wreath request
  Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asks to lay wreath at ground zero, request denied
• Little La. town gears up for big protest
  Tiny La. town gears up for march in support of 6 black teens charged in school fight
• O.J. Simpson freed after posting bail
  O.J. Simpson freed after posting $125,000 bail; Legal experts question strength of case
• Defense aims to humanize ex-astronaut
  Former astronaut's defense aims to rehabilitate image after slew of embarrassing stories
• Motion filed to hold bishop in contempt
  Attorneys file contempt motion against bishop in sex abuse case
• New mom denied extra time during test
  Harvard student, new mom, denied extra time for breastfeeding during medical licensing exam
• Slain minister's wife can visit kids
  Judge rules woman who killed her minister-husband can begin supervised visits with daughters
• Mormon book sold at auction
  Rare first edition of Book of Mormon fetches $105,600 at auction
• Ex-Alaska rep takes stand in his defense
  Former Alaska legislator takes stand in his own defense at corruption trial
• Charges dismissed against Md. mother
  Charges dismissed against Ocean City, Md., mother accused of killing newborn baby
• 2 Mo. men charged with rap video threat
  2 charged with making rap video that threatens to kill police, harm judge, rape female officer
• Award cut in Mormon church abuse case
  Appeals court reduces award in abuse case against Mormon church brought by 2 sisters
• San Francisco to go dark, save energy
  San Francisco to go dark for an hour next month to encourage energy savings
• Obituaries in the news
  Obituaries in the news
• Mistrial declared for environmentalist
  Mistrial declared in Calif. explosives case against radical environmentalist
• Car plows into crowd on Las Vegas Strip
  Car plows into crowd on Las Vegas Strip; at least 12 hurt with 7 taken to hospital
• DoD report supports chaplain's reprimand
  Pentagon: Dropping Muslim Guantanamo chaplain's porn, adultery reprimand was a mistake
• Woman claims doctor made cancer spread
  Iowa woman sues gynecologist, claiming he caused cancer to spread
• Army conducts brain tests on soldiers
  Army tests troops' brains for cognitive functions before sending them off to Iraq, Afghanistan
• Cousin: I never forced sex on teen bride
  At Utah sect leader's trial, man who married teen cousin says he never forced her into sex
• Closing arguments in Cuban custody case
  State: Father abandoned Cuban girl in custody dispute
• Bush calls Lebanon killing 'horrific'
  Bush denounces killing of anti-Syria lawmaker in Lebanon as 'horrific assassination'
• Duke to establish justice center
  After lacrosse case, Duke to establish justice center; will investigate claims of innocence
• Police: 911 caller said he killed 3
  Affidavit says Dallas man called 911 to say he killed wife, stepsons
• Judge: Ten Commandments display can stay
  Federal judge in Ky. upholds Ten Commandments display, ruling no state-sponsored religion
• Court ruling halts Tennessee executions
  Federal judge calls Tennessee's lethal injection procedure cruel and unusual
• U.S. Holocaust Museum unveils 116 photos
  Photos depict Auschwitz through eyes of camp's Nazi leadership
• Manager in club fire gets early release
  Band manager who lit deadly Rhode Island nightclub fire granted early release
• Yale Law to allow military recruiters
  Yale Law School to allow military recruiters after losing appeal on 'don't ask, don't tell'
• Minn. names firms to replace bridge
  Minn. names winning bidder for collapsed interstate bridge replacement for $233M
• `I'm broke' said reporter in bank heist
  Former newspaper reporter charged in Georgia bank robbery told police, `I'm broke'
• Fossett search is scaled back again
  Search for adventurer Fossett scaled back, but crews say they are not giving up
• New charges in Iowa pipe bomb case
  Iowa man accused as `The Bishop' faces new explosives, securities fraud charges
• Disney helps finance Fla. kids' hospital
  Disney makes $10 M donation for children's hospital in Orlando
• Cops: Another Texas mom hurt her own
  Another child dead, another Texas mom accused of hurting her kids
• Aldrin note up for auction
  Handwritten note by astronaut Buzz Aldrin up for auction at space sale in Texas
• S.C. man gets 421 years in bunker case
  S.C. man sentenced to 421 years for abducting girl whose text message saved her
• Web site goofs on clip of Simpson judge
  Web site mistakenly labels video clip as interview with judge from Simpson's 1995 trial
• Cartoonist tells of Hispanics at war
  Cartoonist lets comic strip character tell story of Hispanic experiences in World War II
• Dry cleaner in pants suit closes
  D.C. dry cleaner closes in aftermath of pants lawsuit
• Episcopal bishops in key meeting on gays
  Episcopal bishops meet ahead of deadline on gay issues; future of Anglican family uncertain
• New sex sting charge for U.S. prosecutor
  New charge against federal prosecutor accused of seeking sex with 5-year-old girl
• Castrated man gets 5 years in prison
  Man castrated after shot in groin during Texas police raid gets 5 years in prison
• Bear attack victim saved by bike helmet
  Washington state man says bike helmet helped him survive bear attack
• Charges, penalties O.J. Simpson faces
  Charges, penalties O.J. Simpson faces
• Autopsy: Head-butt didn't cause death
  Autopsy finds man died of natural causes, not from head-butt by armless man
• Church to be billed for immigrant rally
  Calif. church sheltering illegal immigrant to be billed $40,000 for police presence at rally
• Oil-for-food trial turns to diplomacy
  Oil trader testifies in oil-for-food case about back-door attempts at US-Iraq diplomacy
• Rabies scare after bats invade dorm
  More than 200 Texas Southern students forced out of dormitory by bat infestation
• Robber grabs toddler during bank heist
  Bank robber grabs toddler, holds him at gunpoint while pulling off heist in Pennsylvania
• Snakes, birds found in airline luggage
  Officials fine man for carrying dead snakes, birds in his luggage on international flight
• More details arise in W.Va. torture case
  More details emerge of the horrors allegedly endured by woman in West Virginia torture case
• Budweiser's help sought on reservation
  Activists seek help from Budweiser to battle alcoholism on South Dakota reservation
• Arrest made in 1993 slaying in Buffalo
  Buffalo man arrested in 1993 homicide, is 'person of interest' in 2 other killings
• Student arrested, Tasered at Kerry event
  Florida student arrested, Tasered at Kerry forum has a penchant for practical jokes
• Company to pay $10.5 million over HGH
  Mo. firm to pay $10.5M penalty for distributing human growth hormone; athletes among buyers
• Man pleads guilty in dog beheading
  Man pleads guilty in Minn. in beheading of dog belonging to girl who had spurned him
• Boys, 9 and 11, charged in sex assault
  Michigan boys, ages 9 and 11, charged with sexual misconduct against boy, 7, on school bus
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WORLD

• Iran: Retaliation for any Israeli attack
  Iranian general warns that Tehran has plans ready for retaliating against any Israeli attack
• Hurricane Ivo forms off Mexico
  Hurricane Ivo forms off Mexico's Pacific Coast
• Taiwan's bid for U.N. seat rejected
  Taiwan's bid for United Nations seat rejected by General Assembly committee for 15th year
• Iraqi leader disputes Blackwater account
  Iraqi prime minister disputes Blackwater USA's version of weekend shooting
• Anti-Syria lawmaker slain in Lebanon
  Another anti-Syria lawmaker assassinated in Lebanon, in bombing that kills 7 in Christian area
• Typhon Wipha weakens in China; 7 killed
  Typhon Wipha weakens as it slams China with strong winds and rains; At least 7 reported killed
• Israel declares Gaza 'enemy entity'
  Israel calls Gaza an 'enemy entity, undermining Rice push for peace talks
• Leader of secular party is Moroccan PM
  El Fassi, leader of secular political party, named Moroccan prime minister
• Vichy leader's grave vandalized
  Grave of Marshal Petain, leader of wartime Vichy regime, vandalized
• U.S.: Taliban used kids as human shields
  U.S.-led coalition says Taliban fighters used children as human shields in Afghan battle
• Khmer Rouge leader charged by tribunal
  Cambodia's genocide tribunal charges top Pol Pot aide with crimes against humanity
• U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,790
  U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,790 Wednesday, according to count by The Associated Press
• Report: Russia says it won't amass arms
  Report: Russia says it won't amass arms after it suspends participation in Cold War-era treaty
• Sarkozy's apartment buy investigated
  French prosecutors open probe into whether Sarkozy received hefty discount on apartment
• Germany OKs extending Afghan mission
  German Cabinet approves 1-year extension to troops' Afghan mission
• Man detained in Russians' murder in Iraq
  Reports: Iraqi diplomat says man suspected of organizing murder of Russian diplomats arrested
• Wednesday's developments in Iraq
  Wednesday's developments in Iraq
• Palestinian gov't freezes Hamas wages
  Fatah-led Palestinian government denies pay to some Hamas lawmakers, pressing power struggle
• France cracks down on songbird delicacy
  France targets ortolan poachers in crackdown on songbird delicacy, said to taste like hazelnut
• No new immediate questioning of McCanns
  Missing girl's parents will not face immediate new police questioning in Portugal
• British church recreates Anne Frank room
  Replica of Anne Frank's annex will go on exhibit in Liverpool cathedral
• Dutch man denies U.S. charge on Iran
  Dutch businessman accused by U.S. of violating Iran embargo says he followed regulations
• Congo warlord recruiting children
  U.N.: Congo warlord recruiting children to join rebel forces in violation of international law
• Pope to speak at U.N. in spring 2008
  Vatican confirms pope headed to U.N. in spring, other possible U.S. stops undecided
• Lawmakers debate 'Dracula' castle fate
  Romanian parliament debates whether return of 'Dracula' castle was legal
• Severe floods hit 17 countries in Africa
  Disease, hunger, fish swimming in the streets _ severe floods strike 17 countries in Africa
• Buddhist monks protest in Myanmar
  Buddhist monks press peaceful protests in Myanmar amid tight security
• Thailand marks 1 year since coup
  Thailand marks 1 year since coup that ousted brash media tycoon as prime minister
• Turkish leader: Lift head scarf ban
  Turkey's prime minister says ban on head scarf should be removed in new constitution
• Greek antiquities returned from U.S.
  2 Greek antiquities returned from United States
• Assassinations in Lebanon
  Recent assassinations of prominent anti-Syrian figures in Lebanon
• Kurdistan capital sets example for Iraq
  In nation defined by war, Kurdish capital in northern Iraq is relatively peaceful
• Danish police recover gilded horns
  Danish police recover gilded horns stolen from museum
• Today in history - Sept. 19
  On Sept. 19, 1796, President George Washington's farewell address was published
• Croatian politician Vlatko Pavletic dies
  Ex-speaker of Croatian parliament, Vlatko Pavletic, dies at 77
• Militants abduct 7 Pakistani soldiers
  Militants abduct 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan, official says
• Pakistan opposition protests rule change
  Opposition challenges rule change favoring Pakistan's Musharraf
• Kyrgyz president calls referendum
  Kyrgyzstan's president calls referendum on changing constitution
• Strong quake rocks Sumatra; no damage
  Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia's Sumatra; no reports of damage
• New Zealand police find woman's body
  New Zealand police searching for mother of abandoned toddler find woman's body
• Ban urges reconciliation in Lebanon
  U.N. chief urges Lebanese prime minister and parliament speaker to reconcile
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BASEBALL

• Unusual go-ahead run helps Cubs nip Reds
  Unusual go-ahead run on injury to Griffey helps Chicago Cubs nip Cincinnati Reds 3-2
• Cards stop Phillies streak with 2-1 win
  Yadier Molina's singles home winning run as Cardinals end Phillies' 6-game streak with 2-1 win
• Hawpe lifts Rockies past Dodgers 6-5
  Brad Hawpe hits 2-run homer in eighth as Rockies rally past Dodgers, 6-5
• September swoon continues for Boston
  Buchholz absorbs first loss, Adams hits grand slam as Blue Jays beat Boston 6-1 for sweep
• Mets end 5-game losing skid
  Wright, Alou, Lo Duca lead Mets past Nationals 8-4, ending 5-game slide
• Yanks pull within 1 1/2 games of Red Sox
  Pettitte wins 200th as Yankees beat Orioles 2-1 to close within 1 1/2 games of Red Sox
• Garza leads Twins past Rangers 4-2
  Matt Garza finally wins at home as Minnesota Twins beat Texas Rangers 4-2
• Thome homers twice as ChiSox rout Royals
  Jim Thome homers twice as Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Royals 7-0
• Braves drop Marlins 5-1 for series sweep
  Chuck James, Atlanta Braves complete 3-game sweep of Florida Marlins 5-1
• Angels top D-Rays 2-1 for 90th victory
  Santana strikes out 10, Angels defeat Devil Rays 2-1 for 90th victory of season
• Mariners sweep A's
  Hernandez wins third straight decision for Mariners in 9-5 victory over Athletics
• Red Sox rest reliever Hideki Okajima
  Boston Red Sox rest reliever Hideki Okajima because of tired arm
• Indians sweep 3-game series with Tigers
  C.C. Sabathia gets 18th win as the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers to sweep series
• Bonds: Owner of No. 756 ball is 'idiot'
  Barry Bonds says man who bought No. 756 homer ball to let public decide its fate is an 'idiot'
• Public to decide on Bonds' No. 755 ball
  Entrepreneur who bought Barry Bonds' 755th home run ball says he'll let public decide its fate
• Mets lose, Phillies cut lead in NL East
  Mets lose 5th straight, while Phillies get within 1 1/2 games in NL East
• Indians, Angels extend division leads
  Indians, Angels move closer to division titles while other races tighten
• Padres defeat Pirates 5-3
  Greg Maddux issues first walk in 10 starts, but Padres beat Pirates 5-3
• Owings, D'backs keep pace in NL West
  Micah Owings throws 2-hit shutout to give Diamondbacks 5-0 victory over Giants
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BASKETBALL

• Witness: Thomas accuser was nearly fired
  Witness says that accuser was nearly fired before suing Isiah Thomas for sexual harassment
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COLLEGE SPORTS

• Notre Dame facing bevy of problems
  Experts say Notre Dame lacks talent among juniors, seniors
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FOOTBALL

• Johnson looks forward to joining Cowboys
  Tank Johnson says that he's looking forward to resuming his career with the Dallas Cowboys
• McNabb doesn't regret black QBs comments
  McNabb doesn't regret saying black QBs face greater scrutiny than their white counterparts
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NASCAR

• Earnhardt gains chance to change image
  New number, new sponsor gives Earnhardt chance to build new image
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PERSONAL FINANCE

• Millions in U.S. have no life insurance
  Millions in U.S. have no life insurance and that could translate to big financial problems
• Smart business owners plan for holidays
  Smart business owners are planning now for holiday staffing, parties and gifts
• When is it smart to stay invested?
  While some investors have shifted to foreign funds, the smart money has stayed invested
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