National

• Lawmakers: Look Closely at Foreign Drugs

• Jury Awards Father $11M in Funeral Case

• Shell Station Customers 'Pay by Touch'

• Calif. Sex Offenders Go Homeless

• Tot Dies in Hot Car Outside Ariz. Eatery

• Parents More Active in Raising Kids

International

• Tropical Storm Noel Heads Toward Bahamas

• China Cracks Down on Toy Factories

Politics

• House Panel Trims Bill to Fix U.S. Bridges

• McCain Clarifies Health Care Plan

• Analysis: Sidestepping Risky for Clinton

ODD & Extraordinary

• Cheney: Being Darth Vader Not So Bad

• Australian Laments Eating His Ear Wax

• Texas Town Up for Sale on eBay

Science

• Chimpanzee Who Knew Sign Language Dies

• Mich. Arborist Looks to Clone Redwoods

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