State

• Investigation turns to tower in Ill. copter crash

National

• Bush to give pep talk to anxious country Friday

• Officials: FBI investigates ACORN for voter fraud

• Police frustrated in search for kidnapped Nev. boy

• Man with pipe bomb, weapons arrested at N.Y. airport

• Plane engines found with damaged, missing parts

• Home construction falls sharply in September

• Home heating aid to states will nearly double

• Experts question benefit of school time-out rooms

• Stamp encourages Alzheimer's awareness

International

• Thai premier says he won't resign

• Chinese government summons major dairy companies

• Analysts: Al-Qaida has funds despite economic woes

• Titanic survivor sells mementos to pay for care

Election

• Restoring Great Lakes becomes a campaign issue

• Biden: McCain 'more angry'

• 3rd presidential debate watched by 56.5 million

• Florida turns into tossup after financial meltdown

• Poll: Voters souring on McCain; Obama stays steady

ODD & Extraordinary

• Pa. man chews through belly-busting, 15-lb. burger

• 'Aping' around lands man in jail

• Man practicing a quick draw shoots himself in leg

• Businessman shocked after getting a $136K utility bill

• Suspected robber nabbed by stolen cell phone

• Mom allegedly takes daughter to fight, intervenes

• Woman, 88, says she overpaid land taxes since 1970

• Man shows his political preference with dog feces

• Man allegedly moves ambulance that blocked his car

• Monkey photo fails to fool Los Angeles court

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Armyworms attacking pastures, wheat in Texas

• Report says Arctic temperatures at record highs

Entertainment, Entertainers and the Arts

• McCain tries to make peace with Letterman

• Rodney Dangerfield's widow settles video lawsuit

• Grammys turn nominations into hourlong TV special

• Diana Ross to headline Nobel Peace Prize concert

• Saddam's doctor navigates his way to art

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