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    Rescuers Search for Tornado Survivors (AP)

AP - Rescuers scaled heaps of rubble to listen for survivors trapped in
 debris left by a tornado that ripped through communities in Indiana and
 Kentucky, killing 22 people.

    Drunk Death Row Escapee Captured in La. (AP)

AP - A convicted double-murderer who spent three days on the run after
 slipping away from a Houston jail was recaptured some 200 miles away --
 drunk and talking on a pay phone.

    Man Becomes First Killed in French Rioting (AP)

AP - A man who was beaten by an attacker while trying to extinguish a
 trash can fire during riots north of Paris has died of his injuries,
 becoming the first fatality since the urban unrest started 11 days ago,
 a police official said Monday. Youths overnight injured three dozen
 officers and burned more than 1,400 vehicles.

    Cocaine Smugglers Using High-Tech Boats (AP)

AP - Slicing through slate-gray waters along the shores of Colombia, a
 Coast Guard vessel slips into a mangrove-fringed inlet, on the hunt for
 speedboats loaded with two or three tons of cocaine and ready to tear
 full-tilt to coastlines hundreds of miles away.

    Microsoft May Buy Stake in AOL (AP)

AP - Microsoft Corp. has emerged as the front-runner in talks
 surrounding the potential sale of a stake in America Online.

    Yahoo, TiVo Team Up to Blend TV, Web (AP)

AP - Yahoo Inc. and TiVo Inc. are teaming up to blend some of their
 services, a move that further fades the lines between offices and
 living rooms, TVs and PCs.

    Who Won the 'West Wing' Live Debate? (AP)

AP - Who won the debate? That was up to each viewer of "The West Wing"
 to decide. No pundits came on afterward to spin the results.

    Sri Lanka Candidate Offers Cows if Elected (AP)

AP - A wealthy Sri Lankan presidential candidate said he will use his
 personal fortune to buy a cow for every home if he is elected.

    Chiefs, Bears and Chargers Make Big Plays (AP)

AP - Dick Vermeil would have enjoyed the luxury Lovie Smith had at the
 end of a tight game. Kansas City couldn't play around with the clock
 the way the Chicago Bears could, though. So while Smith saw his offense
 run off more than 4 minutes before kicking a field goal to beat New
 Orleans 20-17, Vermeil's Chiefs cut it as close as possible before
 defeating Oakland 27-23 on Sunday.

    Indiana tornado kills 23 (Reuters)

Reuters - A powerful tornado tore through southern Indiana and parts of
 Kentucky early on Sunday, killing at least 23 people and injuring more
 than 200, many caught sleeping when the twister hit, officials said.

    First death confirmed in French unrest (Reuters)

Reuters - A man beaten up during violence in a riot-hit suburb north of
 Paris died of his injuries on Monday, making him the first fatality in
 unrest that began on October 27.

    Death row inmate from Texas captured in Louisiana (Reuters)

Reuters - A Texas death row prisoner who made a slick escape from jail
 in Houston on Thursday was captured on Sunday at a liquor store in
 Shreveport, Louisiana, too drunk to be interrogated, police said.

    World's energy policy is not sustainable-IEA (Reuters)

Reuters - The world must change its energy habits or struggle with
 choking fumes, runaway oil demand and a growing dependence on the
 volatile Middle East for fuel, the International Energy Agency said on
 Monday.

    Experts meet to draw up bird flu battle plan (Reuters)

Reuters - Health experts meet on Monday to draw up a global strategy to
 halt the spread of deadly bird flu and prevent it from developing into
 a human pandemic in which millions could die.

    Hormone Suits Face Hurdle as Drugs Keep FDA Backing (Los Angeles
     Times)

Los Angeles Times - The bad news came on July 9, 2002: Scientists had
 abruptly halted a major study of hormone-replacement drugs for
 menopausal women after finding links to breast cancer and blood clots.

    Alito's Record Defies Labels (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- For the second time in three tries,
 President Bush has found a Supreme Court nominee who does not present
 an easy target for Senate Democrats.

    Abortion Proposition Finds Its Forum in the Churches (Los Angeles
     Times)

Los Angeles Times - ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- For months, the public debate
 over Proposition 73 was almost eerily quiet.

    Both Sides Emphasize Election's Magnitude (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his political foes
 blitzed across California on Sunday, from big cities to small towns,
 battling over ballot measures that -- all agreed -- could significantly
 change Sacramento.

    China's Bird Flu Policy Is Under a Microscope (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - XIANGTAN, China -- Dai Aixiu, 41, leans against her
 doorpost and watches as a dozen chickens and ducks peck at small bugs
 beside a broken urn in the garbage-littered yard. Her front door is
 open, and the birds sometimes enter the house, leaving behind droppings
 and feathers before she shoos them out.

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