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Obama Writes Afghan Reform Package . . . Working with U.S. allies and Afghans on reforms and anti-corruption measures he hopes will boost Karzai.
McClatchy Newspapers
NY 23 Emboldens Conservatives . . . Rebellion that drove a liberal Republican off the ballot sends a message: Don't ignore the right. Los Angeles Times
Hamas Missiles Can Reach Tel Aviv . . . City could be hit if Israel attacks Iran, Israeli intel chief says. Haaretz
Politics
Washington Post
Abortion Split Jeopardizes Health Bill . . . Democratic bloc in House could withhold support over fears of a governmental role. Washington Post
Health Bill Covers Prayer Treatment . . . Puts Christian Science healing on same footing as medicine. May violate separation of church and state. Los Angeles Times
Big Money Gets Seat at Lawmakers' Tables . . . Pricey private events can offer up clout. A $30,000 dinner with Senators.
Washington Times
White House Begins to Raise Deficit Alarm . . . Dems start to recognize that GOP has a potent political issue.
Washington Times
Gore's Green Goal: The Environment or Cash? . . . Policies would direct federal money to Al Gore’s green technology investments. New York Times
Hospitals' Health Bill Fears . . . Concern among big city hospitals that their Medicare payments could be reduced.
New York Times
National Security
Karzai Invites Foes to Join Government . . . But he gives no details on how he would integrate them or follow through on promise to fight corruption.
Associated Press
Iran Amassing Uranium as Clock Ticks . . . Iran nuclear program could have enough feedstock for two bombs by February, by one estimate. Christian Science Monitor
Army Suicide Toll Prompts Concern . . . Sixteen deaths in October may be sign force is overstressed. Wall Street Journal
Iran Politics Stand in Way of a Deal . . . The delays may not just be a negotiating tactic. New York Times
Money
Business Bankruptcies Jump Seven Percent . . . Reverses two months of declines. Bankruptcies could continue to rise as the economy struggles to stabilize.
Wall Street Journal
Ford Posts a $1B Profit . . . But company faces resurgent Chrysler and GM and problems with its unions. New York Times
Ads Stoke Battle Over 'Free' Credit Scores . . . Government is trying to counter what it says are ads that trick consumers into paying for credit monitoring. New York Times
British Break Up Big Banks . . . Downsizing comes as U.S. politicians debate whether American banks should also be required to shrink. Washington Post
International
China Launches Crackdown in Xinjiang . . . Security campaign follows fatal Urumqi summer riots between ethnic Uighur and Han Chinese.
The Guardian
U.S. Diplomats Talk to Burmese Junta . . . Meetings with senior military officials are test of Obama policy of engagement with dictatorship . The Guardian
Nepal Animal Slaughter Fair Angers Activists . . . Held every five years, Gadhimal Fair expected to sacrifice 500,000 animals.
The Times (UK)
Chinese 'Godmother' Jailed . . . Xie Caiping, who kept a stable of at least 16 young men as her lovers, ran a huge underground gambling syndicate. The Times (UK)
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Woman Run Over by Father Dies . . . Her Iraqi father struck her and a friend with his car because she had become too Westernized. Associated Press
What is a Frenchman? . . . French government launches three-month grand debate on what unites the country. The Guardian
Fetus Used in Beauty Products . . . Cosmetics company ignites pro-life outcry for including skin-cell proteins from an aborted fetus in its anti-aging creams. Washington Times
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