National

• O.J. Simpson guilty of armed robbery, kidnapping

• Officials finish at Fossett site as storm blows in

• U. of Colo. frat house firebombed; brawl follows

• It's wait and see after Bush signs rescue plan

  • Paulson vows to speed rescue to financial system

  • Tax breaks big and small sweeten financial bailout

  • Credit markets to Washington: Bailout isn't enough

• FBI given new rules for investigations

• FAA faulted for laxness on maintenance outsourcing

• Air Force orders repairs for A-10 wing cracks

• Newspapers get complaints for DVD ad on Muslims

• Chance meeting leads to arrest in 1967 killing

• Note to Main Street: Congress LOVES you

International

• US military: Mastermind of Baghdad bombings killed

• Analysis: Stable Iraq could influence Mideast

• US won't put diplomats in Iran

• Israel: North Korea adds to Mideast proliferation

• Taiwan welcomes $6.5 billion US arms package

• Rice cultivating ties in Kazakhstan visit

• Company charged with fraud in Afghan war contracts

• Rice lauds nuclear deal as key to US-India future

Election

• Obama, McCain joust over economy as jobs plunge

• Big audience for Joe Biden-Sarah Palin TV debate

  • Biden sends son, Delaware troops off for Iraq

• Obama attacks McCain on health care

• Alaska Supreme Court takes up 'Troopergate' case

ODD & Extraordinary

• NY man survives lightning strike at gas station

• Elvis is Alive Museum is apparently set to die

• Distinctive blanket leads to burglary suspects

• Naked lunch promo dropped to placate town board

•  9 from Roswell, NM, claim $200M Powerball jackpot

Science, Technology & The Environment

• EPA won't limit toxic chemical in drinking water

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Natalie Cole released from hospital, at home in LA

• Yo-Yo Ma's new album takes spiritual journey

• Teen athlete's killing lamented in Ice Cube video

• Nobel speculation centers on rights activists

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