State

• Judge: Illinois ballot language 'misleading'

• Judge freezes $105K that Rezko may have to forfeit

• Iowa court orders that Chicago officer be freed

National

• House girds for 2nd try on financial rescue

  • Once 3 pages, bailout bill now length of novel

  • Stalled tax relief bill attached to rescue package

• Candy with chemical in Chinese milk found in Conn.

• Natural gas for winter heating should be plentiful

• Fossett search teams see what looks like wreckage

• Train engineer texted 22 seconds before LA crash

• Over 1,300 gang members arrested in past 4 months

• O.J. jury to hear closing arguments Thursday

• Museum ship prepares to return to Manhattan pier

• World's heaviest man is getting married

International

• General wants help in Afghanistan now

• Ex-weapons hunter: Iran 2-5 years from nuke bomb

• Report: Somali pirates rake in up to $30M in 2008

• Iraqi police: Bombs kill 19 near Shiite mosques

• Taiwan says melamine found in Nestle milk powders

• Medvedev: No grounds for Cold War with US

Election

• AP poll: Obama takes a 7-point lead over McCain

• Stakes high for Palin in vice presidential debate

• VP debate moderator's impartiality questioned

• DiCaprio, Berry among celebs getting out the vote

ODD & Extraordinary

• N.Y. victim uses remote logon to nab theft suspect

• Man gets burned while using lighter to siphon gas

• Grandma, 92, is Michigan woman's matron of honor

• School board trustee accused of ketchup theft

• Faithful see Virgin Mary image in hospital window

• Bid of $1.75 on eBay gets abandoned Saginaw home

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Group seeks protection for ugly New England fish

• Cincinnati wants to lead green roof movement in US

• Experts warn species in peril from climate change

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Attorney: Paparazzi called in tip on Locklear

• SAG negotiators ask board for strike vote

• Make way for the bad guys: Vegas names mob museum

• Bollywood goes dark as 100,000 actors, crew strike

• Color rules on Paris catwalks

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