National

• House plans 2nd vote on $700 billion bailout

• Fate of O.J. Simpson rests with Las Vegas jury

• Crews to continue scouring Fossett crash site

• Railroad regulators issue emergency cell phone ban

• Boy's death in school bathroom attributed to game

• Following other states, New York may lease assets

• Military relied on bonuses to lure new recruits

• Navy confirms lost WWII sub has been found

• Debris of daily life washes onto Texas beaches

• Census: Big Brother anxieties could hurt count

International

• Iraq's presidency agrees on elections law

• US nuclear envoy wraps up talks with North Korea

• Somali pirates say they will fight commando raid

• Police work in Caribbean not always fun in the sun

• Vietnam finds tainted products from China

• Pakistan official: War until 'terror free'

Election

• TV pundits: Palin, Biden debate no game-changer

  • Candidates spar on energy, taxes, war

• For GOP, a grim week in D.C., elsewhere

ODD & Extraordinary

• What a show: Cigarette sets off fireworks in car

• DUI charge dropped: It was mare's milk, not beer

• Decoys wanted: Ad drew look-alikes for Wash. thief

• Chinese pandas fed chicken soup for health

• Good grief! The Great Pumpkin goes missing in Mich.

• Pa. wildlife officer catches bear for 3rd time

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Big fossil found in paleontologist's yard post-Ike

• Astronaut's diary goes on display in Jerusalem

• Researchers find that tuna swim across Atlantic

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• James Earl Jones to get SAG Life Achievement Award

• Tina Turner opens 36-date North American tour

• B'way theaters set to dim lights for Paul Newman

• Nobel literature prize to be announced on Oct. 9

• Kingston Trio's Nick Reynolds, 75, dies in S.D.

• Safer creates artwork for '60 Minutes'

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