State/Regional

• Ike resurrects river flooding fears across Midwest

National

• Bush says economy strong enough to handle turmoil

• Bush: Ike put 'pinch' on consumers

• Ike survivors may wait weeks for hot meals, baths

• California seeks train operator cell phone ban

• Grim scenes greet rescuers in hardest-hit areas

International

• Five ex-secretaries of state urge talks with Iran

• Pakistan orders troops to stop US raids

• Probe shows Madrid plane didn't deploy wing flaps

• 720 Afghan police killed in 6 months

• Chinese agencies prepare for more sickened babies

Election

• Obama, McCain blame economic woes on greed, policy

• Palin spells out her role in McCain administration

• McCain says Obama didn't call Palin a pig

ODD & Extraordinary

• Woman faces charge after dishwashing dispute

• Police get call over non-floppy rabbit ears

• Woman mistakes skunk for a cat, gets sprayed

• Fla. police use Taser on nude man walking a dog

• Homing pigeon takes up wrong home in N.H.

Science, Technology & The Environment

• WWF: Melting Arctic adds urgency to climate deal

• NASA awards $485M Mars project delayed by conflict

• Judge refuses to let snowmobiles roam Yellowstone

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Will Tina Fey encore on 'SNL' as Sarah Palin?

• Jolie, Pitt donate $2 million for Ethiopian clinic

• Matt Damon, Wyclef Jean visit Haiti city in ruins

• Cate Blanchett backing new theater project

• Britney Spears due to release album in December

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