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    Senate Approves Detainee Treatment Rules (AP)

AP - The Senate faces a confrontation with the House over a $440 billion
 military spending bill that, despite White House opposition, would
 impose restrictions on the treatment of terrorism suspects.

    Iraqis Get Copies of Draft Constitution (AP)

AP - Iraqis on Thursday began picking up copies of the draft
 constitution that they will vote on next week, after the country's
 Shiite-led parliament ended a bitter dispute with Sunni legislators
 about how the referendum will be conducted.

    Feds Seeking Homes for Katrina Victims (AP)

AP - The government is grappling with finding homes for evacuated
 Hurricane Katrina victims, even as it moves refugees out of shelters
 and considers ending a program to pay for hotel rooms arranged by the
 Red Cross.

    Blair: Iran or Hezbollah Involved in Iraq (AP)

AP - Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday that new explosive devices
 used against coalition forces in Iraq "lead us either to Iranian
 elements or to Hezbollah."

    US nuclear veteran sees long road in N.Korea talks (Reuters)

Reuters - Negotiators looking to end North Korea's nuclear weapons
 programs should brace for "long, hard and slogging" talks in drawing up
 a road map, a former senior U.S. official said on Thursday.

    Marriott's 3Q Profit Up on Revenue Boost (AP)

AP - Lodging industry leader Marriott International Inc. on Thursday
 said net income for the third quarter rose 12 percent as revenue at the
 company's hotels was boosted by higher room rates.

    Google Localizes Online Maps Service (AP)

AP - Google Inc. is combining its popular online maps with its local
 search features, continuing a quest to increase its already rapidly
 rising advertising revenue.

    Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Expecting (AP)

AP - Let the couch-jumping begin: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are
 expecting a baby. Holmes' pregnancy was reported Wednesday by People
 magazine. The couple have been dating since April and became engaged in
 June.

    Katrina Evacuee Wins $1.6 Million (AP)

AP - After more than a month of living with dozens of displaced
 relatives in Opelousas, Jacquelyn Sherman, an evacuee from New Orleans,
 told her niece she was depressed.

    White Sox Take 2-0 Lead in Red Sox Series (AP)

AP - The Chicago White Sox came back from four runs down to post a 5-4
 win over the World Champion Boston Red Sox last night, and take a
 commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-five American League Division
 Series.

    Gunmen kill 5 Iraq Oil Ministry guards (Reuters)

Reuters - Gunmen shot dead five Iraqi Oil Ministry security guards who
 were driving to the northern city of Kirkuk on Thursday, police said.

    Iraqi tribunal denies reports of Saddam trial delay (Reuters)

Reuters - Saddam Hussein's trial will start on time on October 19,
 Iraq's special tribunal said on Thursday, denying comments by a British
 official who said it could be put off until December.

    Israeli high court bans use of 'human shields' (Reuters)

Reuters - Israel's army must stop using Palestinian civilians as "human
 shields" in operations against suspected Palestinian militants, the
 Israeli Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

    Blair says possible Iran links to Iraq bombs (Reuters)

Reuters - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday that
 evidence pointed to Iran or its Lebanese Hizbollah allies as the source
 of explosives used in roadside bombs in Iraq, although Britain did not
 have conclusive proof.

    Indonesian army to join hunt for Bali bombers (Reuters)

Reuters - Indonesia's military will join a nationwide hunt for those
 behind the bloody weekend suicide bombings in Bali, a senior officer
 said on Thursday, as police confirmed three more Australians were among
 the dead.

    Inflation Worries Hit Wall Street (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - Wall Street on Wednesday suffered its worst one-day
 drop since April, as a potent mix of worries over the economy,
 inflation and corporate earnings drove more investors to the exits.

    Energy Fuels Fears of Broader Inflation (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - Rising energy costs are causing Americans to pay
 more for such diverse products as cat litter and express delivery
 services, sparking concerns that protracted inflation might be
 returning as a primary threat to the U.S. economy for the first time in
 more than a decade.

    NHL's Back, but It's Not Sticking to Its Old Ways (Los Angeles
     Times)

Los Angeles Times - CHICAGO -- The National Hockey League reopened for
 business Wednesday, ushering in its return from a 310-day lockout with
 the familiar sounds of sticks slapping pucks and blades crunching on
 ice in arenas from Vancouver to Boston.

    2 Strategies on Policing Homeless (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - The debate over what to do about the homeless
 problem in downtown Los Angeles is informed -- and complicated -- by
 the decidedly divergent views on the issue voiced by Los Angeles' two
 top law enforcement officials.

    Town Loses Hyperlink to Future (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - YELLOW SHEEP RIVER, China -- This village on the
 edge of the Gobi desert entered the 21st century much as it had the
 previous one, with yellow sand blanketing the mountains and poor
 farmers sharing their mud huts with cows, donkeys and pigs.

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