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Leading The News
Thousands Missing in Indonesia Quake
Whole villages are sucked into the earth. Rescue workers begin to look for bodies rather than survivors. Death toll rising
The Observer
Eight U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan A fierce onslaught on a pair of remote American outposts in an area soon to be largely abandoned by Western forces.
Los Angeles Times
Iran Has Know-How for a Bomb . . . A U.N. analysis says Iran has “sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable” bomb. New York Times
Politics
Senate Dems Backpedal on Insurance Mandate . . . Democrats on Finance Committee reduce penalties for those without health insurance. Christian Science Monitor
Olympia Snowe's Pivotal Vote . . . As the health-care vote approaches, Democrats question whether they did enough to win over key Republican Sen. Snowe. Wall Street Journal
Push for S.C. Governor's Resignation Grows . . . The South Carolina House overwhelmingly wants Gov. Mark Sanford to resign. Moves afoot to impeach. The State
Pawlenty Looks Like He's in for 2012 . . . Minnesota governor sounds like he's a candidate for GOP presidential nod. Washington Times
National Security
UN Will Inspect Secret Iranian Plant Oct. 25 . . . Officials will also hold talks in Vienna on October 19 on the possible enrichment abroad of Tehran's uranium. Daily Telegraph
Netanyahu Gave List of Iran Helpers to Kremlin . . . Secret trip to Moscow was to tell leaders which Russian scientists were helping Iran build nuclear bomb. Sunday Times (UK)
Ahmadinejad Says Obama is Mistaken . . . Argues Tehran reported secret facility to the UN even earlier than required.
Associated Press
Shooting Victim Suspects Russian Links . . . Did Russian security services seek to assassinate a critic on U.S. soil?
Associated Press
Money
Firms Get Billions Without Helping Homeowners . . . Mortgage restructuring program slow to get off ground as loan servicers reap federal funds. McClatchy Newspapers
Microlending Guru Fails to Help the Poor . . . Muhammad Yunus has won the Nobel Peace Prize and was praised by Presidents Obama, Clinton and Carter. The Sunday Times (UK)
A Tax Haven Without the Haven . . . What happens to a tax haven when it has to raise taxes? The Cayman Islands may soon find out.
New York Times
International
Former Japanese Finance Minister Found Dead . . . Shoichi Nakagawa, 56, resigned after appearing drunk. Foul play ruled out, suicide unlikely. Associated Press
With Irish Vote, Tony Blair Wants Top EU Job . . . Part of the reason he's the favorite, though, is that there's no one else generating enthusiasm. The Sunday Times
Juarez, Murder Capital of the World . . . The Mexican city where death squads roam the streets at night and criminal anarchy reigns.
The Observer
Greece Looks to Papandreou Dynasty . . . Greece looks certain to elect George Papandreou, whose father and grandfather ruled the country before him. The Observer
India's Shocking Child Mortality Rate . . . Nearly two million children under five die every year. The Observer
Also Today. . .
AARP Faces Divided Membership . . . Older members with Medicare are against Obama's plans. Younger ones struggling to pay health bills want it. New York Times
Public Still Wary Over Inoculations . . . Massive federal swine flu campaign kicks off this week, but will Americans line up to get vaccine? Washington Post
Singer Mercedes Sosa Dies at 74 . . . Argentine vocalist championed social justice and was known as the "voice of Latin America."
Washington Post
Frank Coughlin Jr., Silent Era Child Actor, Dies . . . Freckle-faced kid who in the sound era shouted “Shazam!” and mutated into Captain Marvel, dies at 93. New York Times
Today's Video
Quake Victim Recalls 30 Hours Under Rubble . . . CNN
