BUSINESS

• Oil surges on supply, Iran worries
  Concerns about crude inventories and Middle East friction boosts energy futures, oil near $83
• Dollar hits another low against euro
  Dollar drops to fresh record low against euro on rate cut speculation, weak U.S. housing data
• UAW deal said to save GM billions
  Analysts say GM deal with UAW will save company $2B to $3B per year
• SEC filings: Midwest sought other buyers
  SEC filings show Midwest Air sought other suitors during hostile pursuit by AirTran
• Freddie Mac pays $50M to settle charges
  SEC complaint alleges Freddie Mac engaged in scheme to misrepresent earnings to investors
• KB Home: Housing market slump to last
  KB Home says housing market slump to last for some time, posts $35.6 million 3rd-quarter loss
• Fidelity reorganizes under new president
  Fidelity Investments combines individual investments and workplace savings under new president
• New-home sales tumble to 7-year low
  New-homes sales drop 8.3 percent in August from July, lowest level in 7 years
• Banks borrowing less from Fed
  Borrowing by banks from Federal Reserve shrinks to lowest level in 6 weeks
• KBR looking to diversify business
  KBR, the former Halliburton subsidiary, plans to diversify
• AHM deflects blame on bounced checks
  American Home Mortgage places blame on others for 564 bounced property tax checks in Maryland
• Rite Aid reports much wider 2Q loss
  Rite Aid loss widened in 2Q, sees bigger loss than forecast for the year as shares fall
• Wheat, soybean and oil prices soar
  Agriculture futures climb on strong export sales; energy, precious metals also rise
• Analysis: Housing, credit whammy a blow
  Analysis: Housing slump, credit crunch likely to slow economic activity in coming months
• Treasurys rise on drop in home sales
  Long-term Treasurys end higher on housing concerns, 5-year notes sale
• BA orders Boeing, Airbus planes
  British Airways makes biggest order in 9 years as it moves to increase long-haul capacity
• Rates on 30-year mortgages rise
  Rates on 30-year mortgages rise for second consecutive week after hitting 4-month low
• Verizon Wireless to allow abortion texts
  Verizon Wireless reverses course and will allow abortion text messaging
• Wal-Mart expands $4 drugs program
  Wal-Mart Stores add more drugs to its $4 generic prescription program
• Swedish regulator approves Nasdaq
  Swedish financial regulator gives Nasdaq go-ahead as potential OMX owner
• Wendy's franchise owner wants to make bid
  Wendy's franchise owner wants to make a bid for hamburger chain with two private-equity firms
• Fewer people sign up for jobless benefits
  Fewer people signed up for unemployment benefits last week
• Cattle disease spreading to Ky. herds
  Virus that has killed more than a thousand deer spreading to some Ky. cattle herds
• Group wants out of $25B Sallie Mae deal
  Group of investors that planned to buy Sallie Mae for $25 billion now wants out of the deal
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ENTERTAINMENT

• Bono gets medal for his work in Africa
  Bono receives Liberty Medal for his humanitarian work in Africa
• "South Park" creators bringing silly competition series to Comedy Central
• Man admits stealing 1,500 girls' shoes
  Wis. man pleads guilty to stealing more than 1,500 pairs of girls' shoes
• `South Park' creators back new series
  `South Park' creators bringing silly competition series to Comedy Central
• Kids' network goes dark for play time
  Children's TV network plans to go dark for 3 hours in an effort to get kids to play
• Two-headed turtle goes on display in Pa.
  Pa. aquarium store buys two-headed turtle from animal collector, puts it on display
• Store displays conjoined-twin turtle
  Pennsylvania pet store puts conjoined-twin turtle on display
• Computer with script stolen from Coppola
  Burglars break into Francis Ford Coppola's Argentina office, take computer with 'Tetro' script
• Rabbit problem multiplying like rabbits
  Long Island rabbit problem multiplying like, well, like rabbits
• Gere kiss causes problem for actress
  Richard Gere's public kiss lands Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty in further trouble
• Blizzard babies suspected in Colo.
  Some Colorado doctors and hospitals report seeing a flurry of blizzard babies
• Greed threatens a Texas family's ties
  AN AP ARTS REVIEW: In `Dividing the Estate,' greed threatens a family's ties
• McCartney joins Liverpool's culture year
  McCartney, Starr join lineup for Liverpool's European Capital of Culture celebration in 2008
• Roth says farewell to fictional hero
  Philip Roth says farewell, again, to fictional hero Nathan Zuckerman
• Vivica A. Fox pleads not guilty to DUI
  Vivica A. Fox pleads not guilty Thursday in Los Angeles to drunken driving charges
• Scorsese to direct George Harrison film
  Martin Scorsese to direct George Harrison documentary
• Brazil makes extra power for soap opera
  Brazil creates extra energy to avoid national blackout when final chapter of soap opera airs
• Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem join forces
  When Indie Worlds Collide: Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem tour, collaborate
• Raccoon helped with 'escape' at prison
  Raccoon helped with 'escape' from 100-year-old Ohio prison
• Man arrested for having rocket launcher
  Texas man arrested by federal agents for possessing a rocket launcher
• Woman's 12th baby weighs over 17-pounds
  Woman's 12th baby weighs just over 17-pounds; Mother and child doing fine
• Odor line: Is it a wet dog, dung stench?
  Odor hot line: Can you be more specific about that stench? Wet dog rolled in manure?
• N.C. man charged with 'coughing' assault
  N.C. man charged for coughing in police officer's face during traffic stop
• Man uses handcuff key to attempt escape
  Man attempts to escape from Miss. police by using key to unlock handcuffs in squad car
• Court won't declare chimp a person
  Austrian court throws out appeal to get chimpanzee declared a person
• Woman allegedly drives with hubby on car
  Minn. woman accused of driving for half a mile with her husband on the hood of car
• Woody Harrelson calls for green activism
  Woody Harrelson calls for more anti-oil activism at `Picnic' conference in Amsterdam
• Coppola's new movie to premiere in Rome
  Coppola's first movie in a decade, `Youth Without Youth,' to premiere at Rome Film Festival
• Douglas digs for comic gold in `King'
  Michael Douglas digs for comic gold as treasure-seeker in new film `King of California'
• Lists of best-selling books
  Lists of best-selling books
• Stagehands and Broadway producers talk
  Negotiations between Broadway producers and stagehands facing deadline
• Greg Kinnear balances comedy and drama
  Man in the Middle: Greg Kinnear finds balance between drama and comedy
• Beckham in London to visit ailing dad
  David Beckham arrives back in London Thursday after his father suffers a heart attack
• Yoko to unveil light tower for Lennon
  Yoko Ono to unveil Imagine Peace Tower, built in memory of John Lennon, in Iceland
• Subdued virtual world for Japan
  'Meet-me' promises a more restrained virtual Tokyo than 'Second Life' to woo Japanese users
• `MNF' again No. 1 in cable ratings
  ESPN's `Monday Night Football' cable television's most-watched show for week of Sept. 17-23
• 17-pound baby born in Russia
  Siberian woman delivers healthy 17-pound baby
• Bono praises Myanmar protesters
  Bono calls for support of Myanmar's pro-democracy demonstrators, saying he is praying for them
• Mexican muralist honored
  Mexico to honor famous muralist Diego Rivera 50 years after his death
• `Good day' for Heche in custody feud
  Anne Heche and estranged husband say they are happy with outcome of custody hearing over son
• Reba McEntire's `Duets' debuts at No. 1
  Reba McEntire's new album, `Reba Duets,' takes top spot on Billboard's top 200 chart
• Jury selection begins in Diana inquest
  Jury selection begins in London for inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed
• American directors dominate NY Film Fest
  New York Film Festival dominated by American directors, from Anderson to Lumet
• Sack dress makes a comeback in Milan
  The shapeless sack dress makes a comeback on the runways in Milan during Fashion Week
• Beckham's father suffers heart attack
  David Beckham heads back to London after father is hospitalized following heart attack
• Mistrial declared in Phil Spector case
  Judge declares mistrial in Phil Spector murder case; foreman says jury has `deep regret'
• Nurse gives birth to 9th child in SUV
  Nurse gives birth to 9th child in SUV; father delayed hospital trip to make coffee
• Firefighter awakes to fire station fire
  Smoke wakes up South Carolina firefighter who battles blaze at own fire station
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HEALTH

• Study ties certain cancers, divorce rate
  Study finds that people with cervical or testicular cancer are more likely to get divorced
• Study: Law prompts drop in heart attacks
  Study credits Clean Indoor Air Act with eight percent decline in heart attacks in New York
• Study: Alcohol boosts breast cancer risk
  Researchers say all types of alcohol add equally to risk of developing breast cancer in women
• Study links seasonal diagnosis, survival
  Researchers say that season in which man is diagnosed with prostate cancer may affect survival
• Texas unveils fitness test for students
  Texas Education Agency introduces physical fitness test for students in grades three and up
• Medical examiner reflects on Va. Tech
  Medical examiner issues report describing how forensic investigators handled Va. Tech tragedy
• Study fails to link chemical, brain woes
  Study says that mercury-based preservative doesn't raise risk of neurological problems in kids
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POLITICS

• GOP hopefuls assailed for debate absence
  Lesser-known Republican candidates address minority concerns, criticize absence of top rivals
• Gates expects to approve Army expansion
  Gates leaning toward approving an extra $3 billion to speed up Army growth
• Congress OKs expanded kids' health care
  Congress votes to add 4 million children to health care program, veto fight with Bush looms
• Obama draws thousands to NYC park
  Barack Obama draws thousands to a rally in NYC's Washington Square Park
• Bill passed to keep gov't running
  Congress sends Bush bill to keep government running, increase debt limit
• Bloomberg at home with Bill Clinton
  New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, formerly of GOP, right at home with President Clinton
• OK to spy on kidnappers took 9 hours
  Timeline shows that approving surveillance of Iraqi kidnappers took 9 hours
• Roll call on children's health care bill
  How they voted: Senate roll call on children's health legislation
• Bush looks for fix for airline delays
  Bush says find ways to reduce airline delays, make sure passengers aren't stuck on runways
• Rice urges nations to find cleaner fuels
  Rice says nations must find ways to reduce global warming without starving their economies
• Edwards to accept public campaign funds
  Edwards reverses course, says he will accept public campaign financing for presidential bid
• Thompson unaware of death penalty cases
  Thompson unaware of rulings in Tennessee and Supreme Court lethal injection cases
• Justice Dept. asked to enter Jena case
  Congressional Black Caucus asks Justice Department to investigate 'Jena 6' case
• Hate crimes bill put on Pentagon measure
  Senate Democrats tack hate crimes bill onto Pentagon spending legislation
• German chancellor to visit Bush ranch
  German chancellor Merkel to visit Bush's Texas ranch in November
• Blackwater blamed for guard deaths
  Democrats say company sent team unprepared into insurgent stronghold, provoked Fallujah battle
• Roots of Iraq weapon probes date to 2004
  AP ENTERPRISE: In rush to arm Iraqis, U.S. flooded thousands of poorly tracked weapons to Iraq
• US imposes sanctions on Myanmar leaders
  Bush imposes economic sanctions on officials of Myanmar's government
• Analysis: Dodges undercut Clinton image
  Analysis: Evasivness on issues contradicts image Clinton seeks to project as strong leader
• McCain criticizes foes on foreign policy
  McCain assails Republican rivals on their foreign policy experience
• Obama camp plays down wife's comment
  Obama campaign seeks to distance itself from wife's comments about need to win Iowa
• U.S. doubles broadcasts to Myanmar
  Voice of America, Radio Free Asia double broadcasts to Myanmar after crackdown
• Former Calif governor backs Giuliani
  Former California Gov. Pete Wilson endorses Republican Rudy Giuliani in presidential bid
• Debate draws around 1.5 million viewers
  Democratic debate attracts close to 1.5 million viewers, down from recent GOP debate
• Prosecutors subpoena Calif. lawmaker
  Prosecutors subpoena Rep. John Doolittle, staffers for documents in corruption probe
• World Bank to contribute record $3.5B
  Record World Bank contribution to development wing designed to lure donors
• Senate drops detainee rights legislation
  Senate drops legislation that would have expanded legal rights of terrorism suspects
• US improperly releases threat details
  Homeland Security Department improperly releases details of threat to electrical grid
• Romney criticizes Democrats on sex ed
  Romney says Democrats should have rejected teaching gay issues to second-graders
• White House: No cover-up of Bush's flub
  White House says Bush's flub was not purposely yanked from transcript
• Officials set citizenship test questions
  Immigration officials narrow the list of questions for citizenship test
• Physicists question US on missile plan
  Leading physicists challenge United States claims on European missile defense plans
• Play yards recalled after baby's death
  Baby play yards recalled after 10-month-old strangles on changing table strap
• Dems can't make guarantee on Iraq troops
  Democrats concede they can't guarantee all troops will leave Iraq by 2013 in campaign debate
• McCain dines with Tony Soprano
  McCain shares a meal with James Gandolfini, better known as Tony Soprano
• Student queries Edwards on Iraq war
  8th-grader questions Edwards on timetable for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq
• Stevens, worker at odds over fundraising
  Stevens campaign says it has no evidence contractors worked on fundraisers
• Bush signs bill boosting aid to students
  Bush signs student-aid bill aimed at making college more affordable
• Bush signs drug safety bill into law
  Bush signs legislation overhauling drug safety after Vioxx debacle
• Wyoming's early contest lures candidates
  With earlier nomination contest, Wyoming wins visit from GOP candidates
• Analysis: Bill Clinton's legacy looms
  Analysis: Former President Bill Clinton's legacy looms over Democratic debate
• Famed test pilot said at fault in crash
  Investigators blame famed test pilot Crossfield and air controller for crash that killed him
• Richardson plays down his fundraising
  Seeking to dampen expectations, Richardson plays down summer fundraising
• A look at new student loan law
  A look at student loan bill Bush signed into law Thursday
• House wants bribe case subpoenas quashed
  House lawyers ask federal judge to quash subpoenas in defense contractor's bribery trial
• Craig to stay in office for time being
  Idaho Sen. Larry Craig to stay in office pending ruling in bathroom sex sting case
• Another Iraq war spending showdown looms
  Iraq war spending showdown looms as Pentagon seeks $190 billion for 2008
• Democratic debate excerpts
  Some excerpts from Wednesday's debate between Democratic presidential candidates
• Report: State IG disputes personal loan
  Report: State Department inspector general in family dispute over personal loan
• Dems choose between Yanks and Red Sox
  Democratic presidential candidates choose between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees
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SCIENCE

• NASA rover reaches first stop in crater
  NASA rover reaches first stop inside crater, is poised to carry out first science experiments
• Scientists cull DNA from extinct mammoth
  Lock of hair may solve mammoth questions as scientists extract DNA from extinct creature
• Exotic parrots return to Cook Islands
  Breeding colony of Rimitara lorikeets return to Cook Islands 200 years after disappearing
• Group to plant cloned trees from estates
  National Garden Clubs to plant cloned trees from presidential estates on its grounds
• New study challenges timeline of oxygen
  New research indicates that oxygen appeared on Earth millions of years earlier than thought
• Researchers map genome of wine grape
  Researchers map genome of pinot noir grape, which has about 30,000 genes in its DNA
• NASA launches mission to asteroid belt
  NASA launches spacecraft on three billion-mile journey to heart of asteroid belt
• 11 new species found in central Vietnam
  5 orchids among new plant and animal species found in Vietnam
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TECHNOLOGY

• Gamers spend about $170M on 'Halo 3'
  Video game enthusiasts drop $170 million on first day of 'Halo 3' sales
• Palm shares surge on new Palm Centro
  Palm shares surge 6 percent after introduction of thinner, lighter Centro smartphone
• Yahoo to silence podcast service
  Yahoo to silence podcast service in latest restructuring move
• Senate panel probes Google's acquisition
  Senators express no opposition to Google's DoubleClick purchase, but say it warrants scrutiny
• Robots take on social tasks
  New robots aim to connect users _ or help them spy on one another from afar
• Texting, Facebook used to alert students
  Texting, Facebook are new security tools after Virginia Tech
• FCC chairman discusses proposed takeover
  FCC chairman: Proposed merger no cause for worry about ad revenue
• Disney ends cell phone service for kids
  Disney drops its family cell phone service after difficulty getting it in retail stores
• Big American names join Chinese company
  Xinhua Finance Media names new directors, 2 American, 2 Chinese, and appoints internal auditor
• Minnesota says Sprint duped customers
  Minnesota's AG alleges Sprint Nextel extended cell phone contracts without customers' consent
• Ethics group rips Google on copyrights
  Ethics group urges Congress to examine Google's copyright controls
• Chicago video surveillance gets smarter
  Chicago supercharges its video surveillance system with automatic `anomaly detection'
• Microsoft rolls out search improvements
  Microsoft upgrades Live Search, improves on relevance, shopping, entertainment, local info
• Microsoft touts new 'media extenders'
  Microsoft touts boxes that bring computer content to TVs; available soon for $300 plus
• LinkedIn to let users post photos
  Networking site LinkedIn to soon allow users post photos with their personal profiles
• Microsoft touts media extenders
  Microsoft touts boxes that bring computer content to TVs; available soon for $300+
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U.S.

• Environmental radical guilty in Calif.
  Radical environmentalist convicted in Calif. of conspiring to burn or blow up targets
• Supreme Court halts Texas execution
  Texas man who killed parents wins reprieve from Supreme Court
• Man nabbed after victim spots him on bus
  Wis. man arrested after rape victim spots him on bus
• Jury blames murders on mob defendants
  Jury blames 3 defendants for10 murders in sensational Chicago mob trial
• Woman found alive in car after 8 days
  Wash. woman missing for 8 days found alive in car down ravine near Seattle
• Jena 6 teen released on $45,000 bail
  Teen in Jena 6 case released on bail after D.A. drops effort to try him as an adult
• State shutdown threatened in Michigan
  Budget talks continue in Michigan, government shutdown deadline nears, some want tax hikes
• Okla. attorney leaps from hospital ledge
  Attorney accused of robbing pharmacy jumps from Oklahoma hospital room
• Clinton mission to target college kids
  College campuses next focus for former President Clinton's global conference
• Chicago cop accused of anti-gay fracas
  Lawsuit claims off-duty Chicago cop roughed up women, used slur after gay parade
• Utah manhunt chased false leads
  Key 'witness' admits to lying about seeing loose killers in Utah
• Feds raid pot-laced-candy factory
  Federal agents shut down Calif. factory they say produced dope-infused snacks
• NYC mover sentenced for Picasso thefts
  Mover sentenced for pinching 2 Picassos from Manhattan apartment
• 40 to 50 sickened at Pa. hotel
  Intestinal illness affects 40 to 50 at hotel near Harrisburg, Pa.
• Prep football teammates allege sex abuse
  Hazing allegations turn into sex abuse charges for 3 football players at Utah high school
• Trooper charged with dentist's death
  Pa. trooper charged with killing girlfriend's husband, who may have anticipated death
• Judge: Use of troops' names protected
  Federal judge blocks Arizona law barring use of dead soldiers' names, says it's free speech
• Cadet honored in NYC gun suspect capture
  Cadet honored in capture of NYC college gun suspect, whose parents blame mental illness
• Older girl found in Nev. sex tape search
  Girl found as Nevada authorities continue searching for another youngster seen on sex tape
• Mayor: Fire Pa. officer who caused crash
  Mayor recommends firing Allentown, Pa., officer involved in crash that killed 4-year-old
• Ex-vice principal sentenced to death
  Judge sentences former California school vice principal to death for killing family
• EBay sale of 'white trash' life halted
  Ill. woman's eBay offer of 2 days of her 'white trash' life was cry for help, police say
• Obituaries in the news
  Obituaries in the news
• Kentuckians flee as train derails, leaks
  Train derails and leaks acid in Kentucky, causing precautionary evacuations
• Court win for Cuban dad in custody case
  Florida judge rules father fit to get girl in Cuban custody case
• Stay for execution in Ala., not Texas
  Alabama gov stays execution hours away; Texas lethal injection still on schedule
• Videos spur Va. appointee's resignation
  Muslim appointee to Va. immigration panel resigns after questions raised about video comments
• Feds: Student made bombing how-to video
  Authorities: How-to explosives video made by man arrested in SC, uploaded to YouTube
• 5 Pa. students charged in school threats
  5 students arrested after threats close Pa. district; teen convicted in separate Mass. plot
• Lawyer pleads guilty in church-porn case
  Lawyer pleads guilty to destroying evidence in pornography case at Greenwich, Conn. church
• Spector case raises celebrity issue
  Spector case raises issues of fame, resources in celebrity trials
• Navy jet crashes in Texas; pilot ejects
  Navy jet crashes during routine training flight in Texas; pilot ejects safely
• Damaged train rails show vulnerability
  Missing railroad spikes in Chicago highlight vulnerability of nation's rail system
• Catholic hospitals to follow Plan B law
  Catholic bishops in Connecticut agree to let hospitals give Plan B to rape victims
• Prisons will return religious materials
  Federal prisons to return religious materials to prison chapel libraries
• DA: Mom-murder suspect poisoned daughter
  N.Y. mother already charged with killing husband also accused of poisoning daughter
• Senate panel moves forward on press bill
  Senate committee pushes ahead with media shield despite federal objections
• Wyo. hospital workers break privacy law
  Employees at Wyo. hospital break federal law by looking at medical records _ their own
• Family says body ID's as missing woman
  Family says body of missing drug sales representative found near forest preserve
• Poll: Simpson divides whites, blacks
  AP Poll: Whites, blacks divided over O.J. Simpson's armed robbery case
• Flood insurance program extended
  House strengthens flood insurance program, adds wind damage
• O.J. case clips stay in state hands
  Lawyers lose bid to obtain recordings in O.J. armed robbery case
• 49 climate meeting protesters arrested
  49 protesters arrested outside of Bush's climate change meeting
• Video shows toddler used to steal purse
  Video shows adult using toddler to steal purse at N.J. boardwalk arcade
• Alabama city reopening fallout shelters
  Wary of nuclear terrorism, Alabama city reopens fallout shelters
• O.J. Simpson's girlfriend stands by him
  O.J. Simpson's girlfriend has stood by him for more than a decade in up-and-down relationship
• 30-year term for bad checks investigated
  30-year sentence for black man who wrote bad checks probed by Md. civil rights unit
• Governor seeks medal for Va. Tech victim
  Virginia governor nominates Va. Tech shooting victim for medal of freedom
• 6 disciplined over Army training death
  Fort Hood training leaders disciplined after soldier's dehydration and hyperthermia death
• Pa. school's football players reinstated
  Millersville Univ. football players reinstated after investigation of alleged assault dropped
• Woman sentenced in bathtub burning
  Woman sentenced to 30-60 years for torture death of mentally disabled man set afire in bathtub
• Woman's 9/11 survival story questioned
  9/11 survivors' group removes its president over questions about her World Trade Center story
• Painting at center of Holocaust case
  Klimt painting fuels Holocaust claim dispute involving cosmetics magnate Leonard Lauder
• 2 Patriot Act provisions ruled unlawful
  Federal judge strikes down as unconstitutional 2 pillars of the USA Patriot Act
• Couple sentenced in teen drinking case
  Suburban Chicago couple sentenced for allowing underage drinking before crash
• Guns, drugs found in LA day care center
  Day-center owner arrested after police find guns and 14 kilograms of cocaine among toys
• China-made kid's jewelry, toys recalled
  Chinese-made children's jewelry and toys recalled because of lead content
• Ill winds for Mont. wind power project
  Ill winds for Montana wind power project as developer eyes different site in California
• Cherokee identity fight reaches Calif.
  Fight over Cherokee identity spills into tribe's new cultural organizations in California
• Report details items in Simpson case
  Report: Game balls, photographs and neckties among items seized in Simpson robbery case
• 6 nuns in Ark. excommunicated for heresy
  6 Catholic nuns in Ark. excommunicated for heresy; first time in diocese's 165-year history
• Census study eyes blacks in prison
  More blacks and Hispanics live in prison cells than in college dorms
• Condit must pay paper's legal fees
  Judge rules ex-congressman Condit must pay newspaper's legal fees in defamation case
• Son who killed family won't get estate
  Man who killed his wealthy family in Iowa can't inherit $2.8M estate, judge rules
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WORLD

• Russia, China resist new Iran sanctions
  French foreign minister says Russia and China resist push for tougher sanctions against Iran
• Myanmar troops kill 9 more protesters
  Myanmar soldiers shoot at anti-junta protesters for second day, killing at least 9 people
• Moderate quakes strike New Caledonia
  Moderate quakes strike near New Caledonia in South Pacific
• Iran leader visits Venezuela, Bolivia
  Iran leader Ahmadinejad visits with Venezuela's Chavez, plans to invest $1 billion in Bolivia
• Argentine court OKs sex change for teen
  Argentine teen wins court approval for surgery to change gender
• Bhutto reveals meeting with Musharraf
  Former Pakistani premier reveals meeting with Musharraf
• Lorenzo becomes hurricane off Mexico
  Lorenzo strengthens to hurricane off Mexico's Gulf Coast
• Cyprus says Syria dispute smoothed over
  AP Interview: Cypriot president confident Syria will not recognize breakaway state
• UN: No interference in Lebanon
  U.N. Security Council cautions against foreign interference in Lebanese presidential election
• China pleads for calm in Myanmar
  China, refusing to condemn Myanmar, pleads for calm; ASEAN nations express 'revulsion'
• Tadic: Serbia to offer Kosovo autonomy
  AP Interview: Serbia to offer Kosovo "largest autonomy in the world," president says
• U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,800
  U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,800 Thursday, according to count by The Associated Press
• Army of Islam gunmen march in funeral
  Hundreds of gunmen from shadowy Army of Islam march in Gaza funeral procession
• Myanmar protest questions and answers
  Questions and answers about protests in Myanmar
• Serb officers convicted in war case
  2 Serb officers convicted in 1991 case of hospital murders in Croatia
• Marie Antoinette pearls to be auctioned
  Christie's to auction necklace with Marie Antoinette's pearls
• Gunmen in Nigeria kill oil worker
  Gunmen in Nigeria kill a Colombian oil worker, kidnap another foreigner
• Ukrainian leader, rival in show of unity
  Ukrainian president, former prime minister make show of solidarity before vote
• New piety squad patrols Ramallah
  New morality police detain Ramadan fast-breakers on West Bank streets in move against Hamas
• Soldier tells of shooting unarmed Iraqi
  U.S. soldier testifies his sergeant ordered him to shoot and kill unarmed Iraqi man
• Sunnis may stop work with U.S. in Diyala
  Iraqi Interior Ministry policy could send new U.S. allies back to insurgent roots
• Algeria: 8 killed in clashes
  Algeria: 5 security officials, 3 suspected militants killed in clashes
• Belgrade mayor dies of cancer
  Belgrade Mayor Nenad Bogdanovic, who aided city's postwar recovery, dead at 54
• Ex-defense minister detained in Georgia
  Former Georgian defense minister detained in corruption investigation
• Odds against monks facing Myanmar troops
  Monk-led protests stand little chance in fight to end Myanmar's long-entrenched military junta
• Attacks on aid groups rising in Darfur
  Humanitarian workers face increased threats, consider pulling out, amid Darfur's chaos
• A look at Myanmar's name change
  A look at nation's name change from Burma to Myanmar
• Pakistan judge again crosses Musharraf
  Pakistan's chief justice orders activists freed as Musharraf steps up re-election drive
• Sri Lanka military says clashes kill 29
  Sri Lanka's military says surge of violence in north kills 25 rebels, 3 civilians, 1 soldier
• Soldier: I was ordered to shoot Iraqi
  U.S. soldier testifies he was ordered to shoot unarmed Iraqi man by sergeant
• Business booming in SAfrica's Soweto
  Business booming in Soweto as black South Africans reap the benefits of growing economy
• Russia: New sanctions would harm IAEA
  Russian foreign minister: New sanctions against Iran could harm U.N. watchdog efforts
• Vatican: Equal pay for women in tourism
  Vatican urges equal work, pay for women in tourism, laments lack of female managers
• Russia warns against space weapons
  Russian general warns U.S. against deploying weapons in space
• Mandela opens shopping mall in Soweto
  Mandela opens $86 million Soweto shopping mall in sign of business boom
• Taliban deny spokesman arrested
  Purported Taliban spokesman denies Interior Ministry report that he was captured
• Nigerian bishop rejects U.S. on gays
  Influential Nigerian Anglican rejects U.S. Episcopalian statement on gay bishops
• 2 aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan
  Afghan officials: 2 foreign Red Cross workers who helped SKorean captives abducted
• Hungry Somalis still share
  Hungry Somalis still share with families fleeing
• Al-Maliki pledges reconciliation in Iraq
  Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says reconciliation key to ending violence in the country
• Vietnam bridge collapse kills 43
  Bridge section collapses in southern Vietnam, 43 dead and dozens injured
• Georgia and Russia clash at U.N.
  Georgia and Russia clash at U.N. over shootings of Russian military officials
• 165 insurgents killed in Afghanistan
  U.S.-led coalition says airstrikes, clashes kill 165 suspected Taliban in southern Afghanistan
• Today in history - Sept. 27
  On Sept. 27, 1964, the government publicly released the report of the Warren Commission, which found yhat Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President Kennedy
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BASEBALL

• Padres beat Br-E-E-E-E-E-rs 9-5
  Padres beat Br-E-E-E-E-E-rs 9-5, taking advantage of 5 Milwaukee errors
• Phils top Braves to tie Mets for first
  Howard, Burrell help Phillies beat Braves and move into first-place tie with Mets with 6-4 win
• Mets lose again as meltdown continues
  Mets drop into tie with Philadelphia for first in the NL East with 3-0 loss to Cardinals
• Loss keeps Boston's magic number at 2
  Boston's magic number remains at 2 after losing to Minnesota 5-4
• Broadway gets 1st major league win, 10-0
  Broadway pitches 6 scoreless innings for 1st major league win as White Sox beat Royals 10-0
• Yankees rest regulars but beat D-Rays
  Yankees rest most regulars but beat Devil Rays 3-1 to stay alive in AL East
• Astros win 4-3 to finish sweep of Reds
  Lee caps Astros' comeback with ninth-inning single in 4-3 win over Cincinnati
• Umpires won't challenge suspension
  Umpires union won't fight Winters' suspension for profanity aimed at Padres' Milton Bradley
• Orioles beat Blue Jays 8-5, avoid sweep
  Luis Hernandez's first major league homer carries Orioles past Blue Jays 8-5
• Marlins sweep slumping Cubs with 6-4 win
  Marlins complete sweep of slumping Cubs with 6-4 victory
• Comedian Bill Murray lightens Cubs' mood
  Comedian Bill Murray lightens Cubs' mood as they struggle to clinch NL Central title
• Cardinals, Tigers to sit out playoffs
  Cardinals, Tigers to sit out playoffs after playing in World Series last season
• D-backs end skid with win over Pirates
  Arizona Diamondbacks stop 3-game losing streak with 8-0 victory Pittsburgh Pirates
• Free-falling Mets get swept by Nationals
  With pitching in tatters, free-falling Mets blow 5-run lead and lose 9-6 to Nationals
• Rockies, Padres win, move up in NL West
  Rockies, Padres win, move up in NL West; Diamondbacks lose 5-1 in Pittsburgh
• Yankees punch postseason ticket
  Yankees punch postseason ticket, as the AL playoffs shape up
• Indians, Mariners split doubleheader
  Indians beat Mariners 12-4 in 1st game, then waste 9th-inning lead and lose 3-2 in 2nd game
• Rockies beat Dodgers for 10th win in row
  Rockies beat Dodger 2-0 for a franchise record 10th straight victory
• Pods beat Giants, gain ground in NL West
  Padres beat Giants 11-3 in Bonds' home finale to pull within 1 game of the Devil Rays
• Bonds enjoys final home game in SF
  Bonds relishes final home game with Giants after 15 seasons in San Francisco
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BASKETBALL

• LeBron live from New York
  LeBron joins 'Saturday Night Live' team for season premiere this weekend
• Thomas sexual harassment case nears jury
  Lawyers trade allegations during closing arguments in Isiah Thomas sexual harassment case
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COLLEGE SPORTS

• Louisville kicks Williams off team
  Louisville dismisses linebacker Willie Williams after marijuana arrest
• Oregon, Cal face off in key Pac-10 game
  Offenses collide in key Pac-10 conference game between Oregon and Cal
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FOOTBALL

• Rookie receiver catching on with Colts
  Rookie receiver Anthony Gonzalez catching on with Indianapolis Colts' offense
• Quinn ready but waiting turn with Browns
  Rookie quarterback Brady Quinn ready to play but waiting turn with Browns
• Doctor touts use of experimental therapy
  Doctor says experimental therapy should be made available to people with spinal cord injuries
• Judge has Vick on curfew after drug test
  Judge puts tighter restrictions on Michael Vick, including curfew, after positive drug test
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GOLF

• Americans start well in Presidents Cup
  Americans start well in Presidents Cup by winning 5 1/2 points out of six alternate-shot matches
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MORE SPORTS

• Cancellara keeps men's time trial title
  Fabian Cancellara retains men's time trial title at cycling world championships
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SOCCER

• Brazil outhustles U.S. for 4-0 Cup win
  Marta scores 2 goals as Brazil defeats U.S. 4-0 to reach World Cup finals
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