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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

LEADING THE NEWS

Palin Helps McCain Catch Obama in Poll . . . Most OK with her as Veep. Lifts his supporters' enthusiasm and appeals to women, rural voters and Southerners.Wall Street Journal
Iraq Drawing Investors . . . Country poised to receive a flood of money from companies in the U.S. and Europe thanks to improved security. USA Today

POLITICS

Palin's Bounce Has Dems Off Balance . . . Some fear Obama's more aggressive tone could enhance her appeal among blue-collar whites. Los Angeles Times
House Dems Consider Aid to Automakers . . . The $25-billion package would provide low-interest loans to automakers and mean more jobs in election battlegrounds. Los Angeles Times=
Rangel Will Pay Back Taxes . . . But GOP wants him out as chairman of tax writing committee. Washington Post
Federal Deficit Headed Toward a Half Trillion Dollars . . . Weak economy and sharp increases in government spending drive up shortfall.Washington Post
GOP Convention Bests Dems in TV Ratings . . . A three-day average of 34.5 million in the 10 p.m. ET hour. USA Today

NATIONAL SECURITY

Tactics Shift in Bin Laden Hunt . . . Predator drones increasingly used to search in Pakistan.Washington Post
Two Top Al Qaeda Operatives Killed in Missile Strike . . . One was in charge of the terror network's activities in Pakistan's tribal regions.Associated Press

BUSINESS NEWS

Stocks Sink on Lehman Bros. Concerns . . . Dow down 280 as investment bank's troubles nix optimism created by rescue of Fannie and Freddie.Los Angeles Times
Housing and Jobs Markets Remain Weak . . . Pending home sales and hiring slide. Wall Street Journal
U.S. May Target Yahoo, Google With Antitrust Suit . . . Justice Department hires antitrust lawyer to look into advertising partnership.New York Times
Apple CEO Steve Jobs Says He's Healthy . . . But stock falls on disappointment with new iPods and concerns that Mr. Jobs appears thin. Wall Street Journal

INTERNATIONAL

Kim Jong-Il Seriously Ill . . . Likely suffered stroke, raising prospect of chaotic power struggle in North Korea.
New York Times
OPEC Will Curtail Oil Output . . . Russia talks cooperation with the cartel. Wall Street Journal
Britain Said Headed for Recession . . . Forecast for growth for rest of year in EU ratcheted down to 1.3 percent.Guardian

YOU MUST ALSO KNOW . . .

Lance Armstrong Coming Out of Retirement . . . Sets sites on competing in 2009 Tour de France.
Associated Press
Particle Collider Starts Up . . . Scientists hope it's the next great step to understanding the makeup of the universe.Associated Press
Fewer Seeking Citizenship Because of Higher Fees . . . Applications plummeted after application fee rose from $400 to $675 on July 30, 2007.USA Today
Blackberry Unveiling Flip Phone . . . A departure from the slab-like design that has defined its products.Associated Press
Ike Targeting Texas . . . Hurricane likely to rev back to Category 3 over the Gulf. Reuters
Reputed Klansman Freed . . . James Ford Seale was convicted of kidnapping in 1964 abduction and murder of two black teens, but judge rules statute of limitation expired.Mississippi Clarion-Ledger

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