State

• Attorneys believe Rezko is talking to prosecutors

National

• An array of forces lined up against bailout

  • White House, lawmakers to seek new bailout deal

  • Paulson vows continued efforts on rescue plan

• Gas shortage plagues the Southeast

• Reports warn of problems at ground zero hub in NYC

• S.D. court asked whether profanity is disorderly

• Gates calls for a balanced military

  • Air Force push for more F-22s is a hard sell

• Prosecution rests case against O.J. Simpson

• Los Angeles mayor announces bold housing plan

• Congress sends mercury export ban to president

International

• 168 killed in stampede at Hindu temple in India

• Freed hostages recount chaotic release in Sahara

• Somali pirates on arms ship celebrate Muslim feast

• Karzai asks Saudi Arabia for help in peace talks

Election

• Obama proposes increasing bank deposit insurance

• Analysis: With bailout, McCain reaches dead end

• Ill. congressional candidate capitalizing on Obama

• 1st debate seen by 52.4 million viewers

ODD & Extraordinary

• Iowa man faces charges after hugging officer

• W.Pa. pooch freed after paw gets stuck in drain

• '666' road sign thefts bedeviling roadways

• Tenants: Landlord used dead cats to push us out

• N.Y. judge: Nibble on cinema popcorn at own risk

• Fat dolphins going on a diet at Japan aquarium

• German company claims puzzle is world's biggest

• Judge to anti-feminist: Ladies' night is all right

• Woman, 85, foils robbery attempt at her Ore. home

• Robbers leave loot because getaway car too small

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Analysis: Is the right stuff now lost in space?

• Mars lander finds minerals suggesting past water

• Report: Everglades in decline as restoration lags

• NASA delays repair mission to Hubble telescope

• Court: Great Lakes wolf returns to endangered list

• Weather measurements help military in air drops

• Md. officials relocate turtles from construction

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• 2 numbers affecting each other on TV

• Harris plays jack-of-all-trades on 'Appaloosa'

• Ledger ex-lawyer, insurer spar over policy

• US publisher of Muslim book closes office

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