National

• Congress hustling to pass rail reform after crash

• Texas mayor to request $2.3B in aid from Congress

• Computer is last clue in Ark. Democrat's slaying

• N.Y. jury to deliberate cat cruelty case for 2nd day

• Pa.'s record on juvenile lifers put under scrutiny

International

• Pakistan army says 60 suspected militants killed

• Iran's president returns to UN General Assembly

• Report: Several dead in Finland school shooting

Election

• Candidates fight it out in must-win Pennsylvania

• Obama vows deep cuts in spending

• FBI searches apartment in Palin hacking case

• McCain says bailout plan needs greater oversight

ODD & Extraordinary

• Construction workers complain about nude skater

• Oregon woman accused of setting tow truck on fire

• Order up! Free Pa. diner for the right customer

• Woman named Bacon wins Idaho hog-calling title

• Elvis Is Alive Museum up for sale again on eBay

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Small accidents mean big trouble for supercollider

• NYC Trade Center dig exposes Ice Age landscape

• Big Brother's cafe watches you eat

• UK experts say Stonehenge was place of healing

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Savannah Film Festival to honor Malcolm McDowell

• Run-D.M.C., Metallica nominated for Rock Hall

• Writer Dominick Dunne hospitalized in Las Vegas

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