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Iran Rejects Deal to Ship Out Uranium . . . The apparent rejection of the deal could set back Obama's effort to buy time to resolve the nuclear standoff.
New York Times
Honduran Rivals Resolve Deadlock Honduras' interim leader ready to sign an accord that could see ousted President Manuel Zelaya return to power.
BBC
House Dems Unveil Health Bill . . . The Congressional Budget Office estimates the legislation will spend $1 trillion, mainly to expand health insurance. Wall Street Journal
Politics
Los Angeles Times
Obama's Test in Virginia . . . Obama's 2008 supporters aren't that into the off-year election, but GOP sees chance to show the president's star is fading. Los Angeles Times
Ethics Panel Scrutinizes Defense Links . . . Seven on defense panel get a look. Separate probes focus on ties to lobbying firm founded by Hill aide. Washington Post
Two Calif. Dems Under Investigation . . . Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson among those in sties of invigorated ethics panel.
New York Times
Conservative May Win NY Special Election . . . Poll shows him tied with Democratic candidate while Republican trails badly.
Washington Post
National Security
A Hint of 9/11 in Pakistan Fight . . . Pakistani forces fighting the Taliban found a passport belonging to an associate of the hijacker Mohammed Atta.
New York Times
Al Qaeda Sleeper Agent Gets 8 1/2 Years . . . Prosecutors argued that Ali al-Marri should receive 15 years.
Chicago Tribune
Support Grows for Taliban Peace Deal . . . Obama officials openly ponder an outreach to the leadership of Islamist militants.
Wall Street Journal
Military Aircraft Crash Off Calif. Coast . . . Nine may be dead in crash between Coast Guard C-130 transport airplane and Marine AH-1 Cobra helicopter. Los Angeles Times
Money
Geithner: Economy Stable but Risks Remain . . . Though GDP grew at 3.5 percent rate in third quarter, government must be ready to reinforce growth.
Reuters
Sprint's Massive Bleedoff . . . Company lost 801,000 of its most profitable customers in the third quarter and $478 Million.
New York Times
Consumers Catching Up on Debt . . . Fewer consumers have been late on their credit card and mortgage payments.
USA Today
International
Blair May Not Get EU Presidency . . . Tony Blair's hopes of becoming president of the European Council are fading after his supporters failed to secure the backing of EU leaders. BBC
Chirac Ordered to Stand Trial . . . Charged in an alleged corruption scandal dating back to his tenure as Paris mayor.
Wall Street Journal
Intensifying Insurgency in Russia . . . Under a crackdown, Chechen separatism turns into a regional Islamist revolt.
Washington Post
Couple Snatched From Yacht by Pirates . . . Couple transferred to a ship and then allowed to call newspapers. Daily Telegraph
You Must Also Know . . .
Global Warming Fight Heats Up . . . As earth cools, some see a blip while others see a trend.
Wall Street Journal
Cholesterol Drugs Improve Flu Survival . . . People taking these drugs who had to be hospitalized for flu were twice as likely to survive. Associated Press
Hundreds Dead of H1N1 Through July . . . Up to 5.7 million Americans caught swine flu this spring, with 21,000 hospitalized, and perhaps 800 dead. Los Angeles Times
Internet Addresses Set to Change . . . Internet regulator will allow non-Latin-script web addresses in a move set to transform the online world. BBC
Cockpit Distractions Go Beyond Laptops . . . Distractions ranging from a disgruntled passenger to a burned-out light bulb behind scores of crashes. USA Today
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