National

• Paulson: Economy will improve, challenges remain

• Mom of missing girl weeps after murder indictment

• Firefighters gain on L.A.-area blaze amid calm winds

• Man accused of 9 Ohio fire deaths claims innocence

• Texas sheriff indicted on drug smuggling charges

• FCC overhaul eyes broadband but could raise bills

• Bush to help open national parks to mountain bikes

• Judge OKs $24M for cats, dogs sickened by pet food

• Texas couple gets 7 years after dogs kill child

International

• Sources: US, Iraq take security pact to leaders

  • US says No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq killed

  • Christian families fleeing Mosul number 1,390

  • Baghdad housing prices soar under sectarian shadow

• Canada's Harper pledges cooperation after election

• Hurricane Omar batters Aruba, heads for US islands

• World Court to rule on Georgia-Russia case

• Rice urges Israel to do more for Palestinians

• Syria, Lebanon formalize diplomatic ties

Election

• Stakes high as Obama, McCain head for final debate

• Gun control a gray area between McCain, Obama

• McCain proposes $52.5 billion economic plan

• Obama: Govt. plan to invest in banks a good idea

• Palin has checkered history on ethics issues

• 18 candidates seek run in Detroit mayor election

ODD & Extraordinary

• 32 cats, note from ill owner left with Ala. vets

• Identical triplets go home from N.Y. hospital

• Ohio executes inmate who argued was too fat to die

• FAA probes whether planes rerouted to test trainee

Science, Technology & The Environment

• NASA to start long-distance repairs on Hubble

• Bottled water has contaminants too, study finds

• Wolves back on endangered list in Northern Rockies

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Chef DiSpirito sambas off 'Dancing with the Stars'

• 'SNL' this week? You betcha Tina Fey doesn't know

• Presley names newborn twin girls Finley and Harper

• Redgrave and Richardson to star in 'Night Music'

• Not my dad's GOP: Buckley leaves National Review

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