State

• Hudson suspect refused polygraph test

  • Hudson deaths add to South Side Chicago's violence

• Oil well explosion kills 2, injures 5 in Illinois

National

• Defiant Sen. Stevens vows to appeal convictions

• Bipartisan heat builds over use of bailout funds

• Thousands to douse annual Detroit arson tradition

• Fatalities on the rise in vehicle-animal crashes

• Patchwork of safe-haven laws creates confusion

• Post Sept. 11 security program has more problems

• Report: FDA officials opposed drug suit policy

International

• Official: Pakistan quake death toll rises to 215

• At least 56 killed in blasts in northeast India

• Japan announces $275 billion stimulus package

• EU: Economic confidence drops to 15-year low

• Auditors: Private security in Iraq cost over $6B

• Congo rebel leader wants direct talks with gov't

• Dalai Lama's envoys to arrive in Beijing Thursday

Election

• Sense of urgency drives candidates to swing states

  • McCain, GOP gain ground on Obama ads in key states

  • Presidential race zeros in on middle class

• Want to vote? In Fla., line up and wait ...

ODD & Extraordinary

• Man allegedly puts centipedes in neighbor's bed

• Man accused of repeatedly firing at gasoline pump

• Girl returns $1,000 found in Richard Simmons tape

• Obama has the support of Peruvian faith-healers

• Cop directing traffic spots man driving his truck

• Colombia fires 20 army officers in civilian deaths

• As economy melts away, so does New York sculpture

Science, Technology & The Environment

• 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami biggest in 600 years

• NASA probe shows Mercury more dynamic than thought

• NASA may be able to speed up launch of moonship

• Wyoming proposes changes in its wolf plan

Entertainment, Entertainers and the Arts

• Bono: World has a stake in upcoming US election

• Study: NBC News doesn't follow MSNBC's left drift

• British Princes William and Harry at 007 premiere

• Downey, Favreau reteam on 'Iron Man 2,' 'Avengers'

• Reeves' attorney chips away at paparazzo

• Led Zeppelin: The singer may not remain the same

• Fiction: 'Unholy Business' spins a good yarn

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