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Leading The News
Bin Laden Releases New Audio Tape . . . Says dispute with U.S. based on " support for your ally Israel" and calls Obama "powerless" to stop Afghan war. Reuters
Poll: Reform Opposition High but Easing . . . Support rises if public option is dropped. Washington Post
U.S. Finding Role in Business Hard to Unwind . . . Obama travels to Wall Street and will push for more government oversight to prevent a repeat of financial crisis. New York Times
Politics
Wilson Defiant, Won't Apologize Again . . . Lawmaker who heckled Obama is likely to be reprimanded by the House.
McClatchy Newspapers
Obama Backs Barring Abortion Funding in Health Bill . . . Sibelius pledges there will be no public money for abortion in the legislation.
McClatchy Newspapers
GOP Insiders Fear Fringe Goes to Far . . . Some worry angry voices of the base undermine GOP credibility and cast it as the party of the paranoid. Los Angeles Times
National Security
Afghan Prisoners Can Challenge Detention . . . For the first time, prisoners will be able to call witnesses and submit evidence in their defense. Associated Press
Deadly Afghan Ambush Linked to Lack of Supplies . . . Inadequate intel and shortage of helicopters played major roles in the one of the deadliest days of the war. McClatchy Newspapers
Al-Qaeda Linked Group Builds Base in Pakistan . . . Huge new base in full view of the authorities in Pakistan's most heavily populated province. McClatchy Newspapers
Moscow Funds Venezuelan Weapons Purchases . . . Lends Venezuela over $2 billion to purchase tanks and advanced anti-aircraft missiles. Reuters
Iran Talks With West to Start Oct. 1 . . . Iran does not include nukes on the agenda, but U.S. plans to raise the issue anyway. Reuters
Taliban on Rise in Kandahar . . . Slow, quiet fall of Afghanistan's second-largest city challenges NATO's efforts to stabilize the region.
Washington Post
Money
IMF Chief Warns on Continuing Peril . . . Dominique Strauss-Kahn says it's dangerous to conclude crisis is past and criticizes Wall Street for failing to learn. Der Spiegel
Trade Dispute Brewing With China . . . China moves to impose tariffs on American automotive products and chicken in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on tires from China. New York Times
Pace of Stimulus Spending Slows . . . Government handed out money far more slowly this summer than it had weeks after the massive economic recovery plan started. USA Today
International
Mideast Talks Heat Up . . . Netanyahu flies to Cairo and is said to be considering recognition of Palestinian state within two years. Mitchell on the scene. Globe and Mail
Kazakh Drug Rehab Clinic Fire Kills 37 . . . Treatment center had history of safety violations. Patients tried to escape through barred windows. Associated Press
India to Reintroduce Cheetahs . . . Will import 100 Cheetahs from Africa, but some say country has neither land nor funds to support them.
The Times (UK)
Elton John Adoption Plan Criticized . . . Singer wants to adopt HIV-positive Ukrainian baby, but critics say celebrity adoptions prompt more to give their kids up. Daily Telegraph
Maori Legend of Man-Eating Bird is True . . .Giant raptor, described as a killing machine, became extinct just 500 years ago.
The Independent
Also Today. . .
Two Flu Strains in One Pig Led to Swine Flu . . . The strains exchanged DNA, which led to a new strain that could infect humans.
Chicago Tribune
Body of Missing Yale Law Student Found . . . Body of Annie Le, who was to be married yesterday, is found in wall of Yale building.
Hartford Courant
Police Training to Draw Blood From DUI Suspects . . . Pilot program in Idaho and Texas may be expanded nationally if it helps in prosecutions. Associated Press
Snake With a Foot Found in China . . . Dean Qiongxiu, 66, said she discovered the reptile clinging to the wall of her bedroom with its talons in the middle of the night. Daily Telegraph
Norman Borlaug Dies at 96 . . . Nobel Prize winner developed system of plant breeding and crop management that created huge harvests and averted famines. Los Angeles Times
Today's Video
Obama Talks Health Care on 60 Minutes . . . CBS
