BUSINESS

• GM may close 2 more plants under deal
  GM could close a plant in Mich. and Ind., according to details in deal reached with UAW
• UPS, Teamsters reach tentative agreement
  UPS, Teamsters reach tentative agreement on new 5-year contract; wages, benefits to rise
• Trump casinos: The art of the comeback?
  Trump's Atlantic City casinos trying to make a comeback as competition increases
• Hollywood sending mixed climate messages
  Hollywood sends mixed messages on global warming with hybrid cars but energy-guzzling sets
• Wall Street awaits key economic reports
  Wall Street begins 4th quarter nervous over housing slump; investors await 3 key reports
• Questions student borrowers might pose
  Questions potential borrowers should be sure to ask about taking out a private student loan
• High-priced student loans spell trouble
  Explosion in high-priced student loans sow seeds of trouble for U.S. economic growth
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ENTERTAINMENT

• Woman gives birth to own grandchildren
  Brazilian woman, 51-year-old surrogate mother for daughter, gives birth to own twin grandsons
• Is Pamela Anderson ready to marry again?
  Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon, best known for Hilton vid, get marriage license in Las Vegas
• TV producer Martin Manulis dies
  Martin Manulis, producer of Emmy-winning 'Playhouse 90,' dies
• The Rock passes 'Kingdom' at box office
  Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's 'Game Plan' pays off with $22.7 million opening weekend
• Pa. man skips stone a record 51 times
  Pennsylvania man breaks world record for stone-skipping on water, with 51
• NYC food vendors compete for prize
  Proprietor of vegan food wins top honors at NYC contest honoring street cart vendors
• Bengals fight stadium's pooping pigeons
  Bengals trying to stop pigeons from pooping in fans' drinks at games
• Man uses demolition derby car to propose
  Pennsylvania man paints marriage proposal on side of demolition derby car
• Josh Turner to join Grand Ole Opry
  Josh Turner, who performed on Opry as an unknown, accepts its invitation to join
• Strong season opener for Chicago opera
  Soprano Elizabeth Futral triumphs in Lyric Opera season opener
• Holyfield takes on Foreman grill
  Holyfield seeks 'rematch' with Foreman, this time to become champion of grills
• BBC to premiere an American newscast
  BBC premieres newscast specifically for American viewers starting at 7 p.m. on Monday
• Bond's Moneypenny, Lois Maxwell, dies
  Lois Maxwell, who played Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond films, dies at 80
• Kiefer Sutherland charged with DUI
  Kiefer Sutherland, star of Fox's '24,' charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence
• Jackie Chan no fan of 'Rush Hour' series
  Jackie Chan says he's no fan of his successful 'Rush Hour' series that helped put him on map
• Jenna Bush begins national book tour
  Jenna Bush launches 2-month national book tour for story based on her time at UNICEF
• China bans bra, underwear, sex toy ads
  China bans television ads for push-up bras, figure-enhancing underwear and sex toys
• Jackie Chan isn't a fan of 'Rush Hour'
  Jackie Chan says he isn't a fan of his successful 'Rush Hour' action comedies
• Turner featured at Washington gallery
  National Gallery of Art opens first J.M.W. Turner retrospective in 40 years
• Los Lobos show to benefit alma mater
  Los Lobos to perform concert to benefit Los Angeles high school gutted by fire
• Malaysia to seek out dirty toilets
  Inspection squads to seek out dirty toilets in Malaysian state's tourist spots
• New condoms to replace D.C. supplies
  Brand-name condoms to replace unpopular prophylactics given away in D.C.
• Man eats 21 pounds of grits for title
  Man eats 21 pounds of grits for 'world grits champion' title
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POLITICS

• Richardson has solid fundraising quarter
  Richardson raised $5.2 million in 3rd quarter; ranks a solid 4th among Democratic hopefuls
• McCain pressing hard in New Hampshire
  Blunt-talking McCain bouyed by polls, fundraising
• Kyrgzstan to help on nuclear smuggling
  Kyrgyzstan joins US anti-nuclear smuggling initiative
• Obama: Clinton no break from the usual
  Obama says Clinton offers politics as usual, but understands argument about lack of experience
• McCain: I'd prefer Christian president
  Sen. John McCain says he'd prefer a Christian president but would vote for a Muslim
• Richardson says war with Iran is unwise
  Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson says diplomacy, not war, is needed in Iran
• U.S. makes gains in dismantling warheads
  U.S. is dismantling unneeded nuclear warheads at faster pace than forecast, government says
• Biographical information on Adm. Mullen
  Biographical information on Adm. Mike Mullen
• Giuliani argues he can beat Hillary
  Analysis: Rudy Giuliani's 'I'm electable' strategy is as uncertain as it is necessary
• Gingrich says he'd have been a contender
  Gingrich: No regrets, but says his "underdog campaign" for president would have competitive
• Leading indicators point down for GOP
  Leading indicators for 2008 political fortunes point downward for Republicans
• Giuliani's strategy: I'm not Hillary
  Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani makes simple point: He's not Hillary Clinton
• McCain calls for tough stance on Myanmar
  GOP presidential hopeful John McCain urges pressure to 'kick' Myanmar's junta out of power
• Obama seeks support quoting Bill Clinton
  Democrat Barack Obama tries to use Bill Clinton's words against Hillary Rodham Clinton
• 3 Republican hopefuls visit Wyoming
  Republican candidates Thompson, Brownback, Hunter take questions in Wyoming
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SCIENCE

• Secrets of 1957 Sputnik launch revealed
  50 years after momentous launch, Sputnik's launch revealed as an improvised gamble for Soviets
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TECHNOLOGY

• Facebook warned in N.Y. on safety claims
  N.Y. warns Facebook it could face charge for claiming it's safer for kids than others sites
• Barry Diller's IAC revamps iWon.com
  Barry Diller's IAC revamps iWon.com; new games, social networking functions are in works
• Cell phones double as electronic wallets
  Cell phones double as electronic wallets in Philippines, making transferring money easy
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U.S.

• 2 escaped killers captured in Wyoming
  2 escaped Utah killers captured in Wyoming after chase; stole guns, SUV from retired officer
• Mich. lawmakers try to avoid shutdown
  Michigan lawmakers try to reach budget deal, avoid partial government shutdown
• S.C. pioneers in single-gender classes
  S.C. leads the nation in separating boys and girls in school, backed up by research
• Defense contractor's trial set to begin
  Defense contractor Brent Wilkes to go on trial, accused of bribing congressman for contracts
• Family mourns woman who died at airport
  Family mourns woman who died in holding cell at Phoenix airport; may have choked on handcuffs
• Obituaries in the news
  Obituaries in the news
• States debate how to maintain bridges
  State officials brainstorm ways to maintain bridges on a shoestring budget
• Evangelism pioneer Humbard remembered
  Pioneering televangelist Rex Humbard remembered for his focus on saving souls
• Man accused in sex-tape case in custody
  Man accused of holding sex tape depicting child's sexual assault in custody
• Chicago police again mired in scandal
  Chicago police in new scandal as special ops officer accused of plotting murder of colleague
• Fossett searchers think they have leads
  Search continues Sunday on basis of new radar analyses of aviator Steve Fossett's flight
• U.S. company expands ground-beef recall
  N.J.-based company expands frozen burger recall to include 21.7 million pounds of ground beef
• Melissa weakens in Atlantic
  Tropical Storm Melissa now a depression in eastern Atlantic
• Death sentence in real estate killings
  Ga. jury sentences man to death for murder of 2 real estate agents shot in their office
• Trapped driver's condition improves
  Woman who spent 8 days trapped in her wrecked vehicle is upgraded from critical condition
• Duel on public funds for private school
  NYC in Supreme Court fight over private-school tuition for rich man's special-ed kid
• Iraq focus for new Joint Chiefs chairman
  Summary Box: Admiral taking over as Joint Chiefs chairman with his focus on Iraq
• Poor smokers would pay for health bill
  Summary Box: Low-income smokers would pay disproportionate share of children's health plan
• U.N. members, gun lobby face arms fight
  U.N. members push for sweeping internatioonal arms treaty as gun lobbyists gird for showdown
• Wounded vets also suffer financial woes
  AP IMPACT: Wounded veterans, their families suffer economically; 185,000 seek help so far
• Bill Clinton hosts celebs for NYC talk
  Bill Clinton welcomes guests Bono, Chris Rock, Shakira and Alicia Keyes for NYC activism talk
• Simpson judge and lawyers to meet
  Simpson case judge and lawyers to meet about hearing for defendants; case may go to grand jury
• Aging inmates clogging nation's prisons
  Prisons face growing population of elderly inmates, rising health costs
• Shooting suspect expelled from college
  Student accused of shooting 2 at Delaware State expelled from university
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WORLD

• Rebels kill 10 AU peacekeepers in Darfur
  Rebels overrun AU peacekeeper base in Darfur; killing 10
• Volcanic eruption reported off of Yemen
  Canadian navy reports a 'catastrophic' eruption of volcano on a tiny island off Yemen
• Kasparov joins Russian presidential race
  Former chess champion Kasparov enters Russian presidential race as opposition candidate
• President of Bosnian Serb republic dies
  Milan Jelic, president of Bosnian Serb republic, dies at age 51
• UN envoy meets Myanmar democracy leader
  U.N. envoy meets Myanmar's detained opposition head, but not junta leader as Yangon locks down
• U.S. Embassy rips Iraq partition plan
  U.S., Iraqi forces kill more than 60 insurgents; U.S. Embassy criticizes Senate resolution
• Israelis, Palestinians to meet on peace
  Israeli, Palestinian leaders to begin work on joint vision of final peace deal
• Ukraine votes in parliamentary election
  Ukraine votes in early election meant to bring end to political standoff
• U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,803
  U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,803 Sunday, according to count by The Associated Press
• 'Nazi' bedding provokes outrage in India
  Bedspread line named 'Nazi Collection' sparks outrage among Indian Jews
• 7 men arrested in Maldives bomb blast
  Maldives police arrest 7 suspects in bomb explosion that wounded 12 tourists
• Iraq seeks action from allies at meeting
  AP Interview: Iraq's foreign minister says meeting of neighbors will see action, not pledges
• Crackdown hurts Pakistan leader image
  AP News Analysis: Pakistan crackdown undermines Musharraf's democratic credentials
• A look at Myanmar's military junta
  A look at the insular military leadership behind the crackdown in Myanmar
• Even in Mideast, bees know no borders
  On the border between enemies Israel and Syria, a beekeeper makes binational honey
• NKorea sees summit as message to US
  North Korean leader sees chance to reach Bush in summit with the South
• Myanmar military unlikely to compromise
  Paranoid and xenophobic, Myanmar junta leaders only know force in dealing with critics
• Civil war talk stokes Bolivian fears
  Bolivia's racial, geographical divide sharpens with shots in air and talk of civil war
• Taliban debating peace, Karzai says
  Karzai's administration sees 'serious debate' among Taliban about laying down arms
• Taiwan party asserts separate identity
  Taiwan's ruling party passes resolution asserting island's separate identity from China
• 3 quakes strike in Pacific Ocean
  3 strong earthquakes strike in remote parts of Pacific Ocean
• North Korean nuclear talks reach deal
  6-nation talks on North Korean nuclear program reach tentative plan, envoys say
• Ethiopian breaks marathon world record
  Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie breaks marathon world record in Berlin
• Iraq official critical of Iranian move
  Iraq's foreign minister says Iran is punishing Kurdish region for U.S. detention of Iranian
• China probing claims of steroid enabling
  China probing claims nation's factories provided raw materials for U.S. steroid rings
• Ecuador to pick constitutional assembly
  Ecuador electing assembly to write new constitution, in footsteps of Venezuela, Bolivia
• Dengue fever surges in Latin America
  Dengue epidemic surges in Latin America, Caribbean, causing pain for hundreds of thousands
• Japan's Minamata Disease still lingers
  50 years later, many victims of Japan's worst eco-disaster still struggle for redress
• Quakes rattle Auckland Islands, Guam
  Powerful earthquakes rattle New Zealand's Auckland Islands and Guam
• Magnitude 6.8 quake occurs near Guam
  Magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs in Pacific Ocean and felt in Guam; no injuries reported
• Storied Indian tea industry ailing
  Trouble abounds for India's genteel tea planters: poor profits, globalization, insurgents
• Iran labels CIA 'terrorist organization'
  Iran's parliament signs resolution to label the CIA, US Army 'terrorist organizations'
• Today in history - Sept. 30
  On Sept. 30, 1846, Boston dentist William Morton used ether as an anesthetic for the 1st time
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BASEBALL

• Rockies set up playoff for NL wild card
  Rockies hold on to beat Diamondbacks 4-3, force tiebreaker with Padres for NL wild card
• Mets headed home after historic collapse
  Mets complete collapse, lose 8-1 to Marlins to hand NL East title to resurgent Phillies
• Phils complete comeback to claim NL East
  Phillies complete comeback, end 14-year playoff drought with 1st NL East title since 1993
• Race for NL batting title goes to extras
  Race for NL batting title goes to extra innings; Magglio Ordonez wins in AL
• Maggs wins batting title after Tigs roll
  Magglio Ordonez wins AL batting title after Tigers close season with 13-3 rout of White Sox
• Giants close worst season in 11 years
  Giants complete their worst season in 11 years with 11-2 rout of Dodgers
• Angels lose to A's in playoff tuneup
  Kurt Suzuki's game-winning single lifts A's past playoff-bound Angels 3-2
• Hernandez's 4-hitter leads M's finale
  Mariners' Felix Hernandez dominates with 4-hitter in season-ending 4-2 win over Rangers
• Padres headed to play-in game at Rockies
  Padres lose to Brewers 11-6, setting up play-in game at Colorado Monday
• Pena's 46th homer lifts D-Rays over Jays
  Carlos Pena extends Devil Rays record with 46th homer in season-ending 8-5 win over Blue Jays
• Yanks coast past Birds in season finale
  A-Rod raises league-leading RBI total to 156 as Yankees coast to 10-4 win over Orioles
• Sox head to playoffs with loss to Twins
  Red Sox trot out reserves in 3-2 loss to Twins, set to face Angels in 1st round of playoffs
• Defending champion Cards close with win
  Skip Schumaker has 5 hits, Cardinals use 10 pitchers to beat Pirates 6-5 in season finale
• Soriano homers, Cubs drop finale to Reds
  Soriano sets Cubs record with 14th September homer as NL Central champs fall 8-4 to Reds
• Hafner lifts Indians in season finale
  Travis Hafner drives in 2 runs as playoff-bound Indians beat Royals 4-2 in season finale
• Astros bid tearful farewell to Biggio
  Retiring Craig Biggio says tearful goodbye to fans, helps Astros to 3-0 win over Braves
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BASKETBALL

• Hornets trade Cedric Simmons to Cavs
  Hornets trade former first-round pick Cedric Simmons to Cavaliers for cash and David Wesley
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BOXING

• Pavlik knocks out Taylor to win title
  Kelly Pavlik knocks out Jermain Taylor in 7th round to win world middleweight title
• Dawson defends light heavyweight crown
  Chad Dawson defends WBC light heavyweight title with knock out of Epifanio Mendoza
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COLLEGE SPORTS

• LSU slips past USC for No. 1
  LSU takes top ranking from unbeaten USC as Top 25 get major makeover
• K-State pulls off shocker over Longhorns
  Kansas State shocks No. 7 Texas 41-21, sending Longhorns to worst home loss under Mack Brown
• Colorado rallies to stun No. 3 Oklahoma
  Eberhart's 45-yard FG as time expires gives Colorado stunning 27-24 upset of No. 3 Oklahoma
• No. 1 USC survives Washington, 27-24
  Late fumble recovery, replay review allow No. 1 USC to escape Washington with 27-24 win
• Byrum's kick helps Auburn upset Florida
  Wes Byrum's 43-yard field goal as time expires lifts Auburn to 20-17 upset of No. 4 Florida
• 6th-ranked Cal holds off No. 11 Oregon
  DeSean Jackson has 2 TD catches as 6th-ranked Cal holds off No. 11 Oregon for 31-24 win
• Saturday's College Football
• Upsetting weekend for top-10 teams
  National title race gets a makeover as 4 top-10 teams fall
• Sun Devils' big plays take out Stanford
  No. 23 Arizona State uses big plays by Rudy Carpenter and Omar Bolden to beat Stanford 41-3
• Bearcats live up to ranking, beat Aztecs
  Playing with first ranking since 1976, Ben Mauk, No. 24 Cincinnati rout San Diego State 52-23
• Bearcats rout Aztecs 52-23
  Playing with first ranking since 1976, Mauk, Bearcats rout Aztecs 52-23
• Wells, No. 8 Ohio St. rout Gophers 30-7
  Chris Wells rushes for 116 yards and 2 touchdowns, and No. 8 Ohio State thumps Minnesota 30-7
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FOOTBALL

• Giants get 12 sacks to beat Eagles 16-3
  Giants' D dominates, sacking Donovan McNabb record-tying 12 times in 16-3 win over Eagles
• Favre sets TD mark as Pack move to 4-0
  Brett Favre takes over TD record with his 421st to lead undefeated Packers past Vikings 23-16
• Breaston lifts Cardinals over Steelers
  Rookie Steve Breaston returns punt 73 yards for TD to spark Cardinals past Steelers 21-14
• Chiefs rally as Bolts continue meltdown
  Chiefs rally with 24 straight points in the 2nd half to shock reeling Chargers 30-16
• Romo carries unbeaten Cowboys past Rams
  Tony Romo's amazing 1st-down scramble, 3 touchdown passes lead unbeaten Cowboys past Rams 35-7
• Lions stun Bears with record 4th quarter
  Lions score NFL-record 34 points in the 4th quarter to stun Bears with 37-27 victory
• Manning rallies Colts past Broncos
  Manning rallies Colts to scores on 6 of their last 8 possessions for 38-20 win over Broncos
• Favre breaks Marino's mark with 421st TD
  Brett Favre breaks Dan Marino's record for career touchdown passes with his 421st
• Bucs' defense stymies Carr, Panthers
  Buccaneers' defense shuts down Panthers, taking NFC South lead with 20-7 victory
• Seahawks defense dominates 49ers in rout
  Seattle defense knocks out quarterback Alex Smith, dominates Niners in 23-3 victory
• Daunte vindicated in win over Dolphins
  Vindication for Daunte Culpepper as former Miami quarterback leads Raiders over Dolphins 35-17
• Falcons beat Schaub, Texans for 1st win
  Joey Harrington throws 2 TD passes as Falcons pick up thei 1st win, 26-16 over Texans
• Edwards, defense spur Bills past Jets
  Rookie quarterback Trent Edwards, banged-up defense spur Bills to 17-14 win over Jets
• Anderson, Browns surprise ragged Ravens
  Derek Anderson tosses 2 touchdowns to lead surprising Browns to 27-13 win over ragged Ravens
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GOLF

• Campbell wins Viking Classic by 1 stroke
  Chad Campbell starts charge up money list with 1-stroke victory at Viking Classic
• Hjorth wins Navistar, ending Ochoa's run
  Maria Hjorth holds on to win Navistar LPGA Classic, ending Lorena Ochoa's win streak at 3
• U.S. claims 2nd straight Presidents Cup
  Americans capture 2nd straight Presidents Cup and 1st international cup victory since 1993
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HOCKEY

• Ducks, Kings show London fans some fight
  Fight on the ice proves the main attraction in London as Ducks skate past Kings with 4-1 win
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LAW CENTER

• Gitmo detainees on Supreme Court docket
  Supreme Court returns to work with case of Guantanamo detainees back for a third time
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MORE SPORTS

• Curlin edges Lawyer Ron in Gold Cup
  Curlin outduels Lawyer Ron to take Jockey Club Gold Cup
• Haile Gebrselassie sets marathon record
  Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie breaks marathon world record in Berlin, winning in 2:04:26
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NASCAR

• Biffle wins as NASCAR Chase gets jumbled
  Greg Biffle wins at Kansas in wild race that jumbles NASCAR's Cup Chase standings
• Hamilton wins wet-and-wild Japanese GP
  Hamilton wins wet-and-wild Japanese GP after Alonso crashes; leads standings by 12 points
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SOCCER

• Germany retains Women's World Cup title
  Germany defeats Brazil 2-0 to become 1st team to repeat as Women's World Cup champion
• Dynamo defeats FC Dallas 3-0
  Dynamo pull into 1st-place tie with 3-0 victory over FC Dallas
• Wambach helps U.S. take 3rd at World Cup
  Abby Wambach scores 2 goals as United States beats Norway 4-1 for 3rd place at World Cup
• Chivas USA 1, Fire 1
  Chivas USA ties Chicago 1-1, as Cuauhtemoc Blanco brings out the fans
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TENNIS

• Venus beats Kirilenko to win Korean Open
  Venus Williams beats Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 in championship of the Korean Open
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