National

• Ida comes onshore in Alabama as tropical storm

• D.C. sniper mastermind set to be executed Tuesday

• Man confesses to shooting Kan. abortion provider

• FBI reassessing past look at Fort Hood suspect

• Case against Ohio bodies suspect expands overseas

• Feds seize assets of Fla. lawyer in Ponzi probe

• Calif. governor pushes $11B water bond plan, dams

• Navajo Code Talkers to be in NYC Veterans Day parade

International

• Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire near border

• Police: Bomb kills 20 in northwest Pakistan market

• Landslide triggered by rains kills 42 in India

• NATO, Afghan police seize tons of bomb material

• Marine base debate clouds US-Japan relations

• Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows

• King Tut's tomb set for 5-year renovation project

• Somali pirates demand $3M for ship with 18 crew

Politics & Government

• Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops

• Obama pressed into role as national healer

• Obama encourages federal hiring of veterans

• Bill Clinton meets with Senate Dems on health care

ODD & Extraordinary

• Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion

• Robbery suspects found sleeping in Calif. garage

• Minn. man allegedly assaults worker with backhoe

• Cops: Man who took champagne nabbed for 63rd time

• Chestnut gobbles down 50 meatballs to win contest

• W.Va. man wants relief from flocks of birds

• Chew on this: Conn. police say gum thefts increase

• Ore. police dog bites wrong man, intruder flees

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Mya tops fellow celebs on 'Dancing With the Stars'

• Mutual of Omaha settles 'aha' suit against Winfrey

• Bon Jovi return to blue-collar roots with a new CD

Science, Technology & Environment

• Planetary Society plans new 'solar sail'

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