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    New Areas of New Orleans Re-Opening (AP)

AP - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, eager to welcome back his city's
 residents, says he's fighting a national impression "that we're
 tainted, we're not ready."

    Roberts to Be Confirmed as Chief Justice (AP)

AP - John Glover Roberts Jr., backed by a united Senate Republican
 majority and about half of a divided Democratic minority, is taking his
 place as the nation's 17th chief justice, to lead the Supreme Court
 into the 21st century and through turbulent social issues that will
 affect generations to come.

    Conditions Primitive in Texas After Rita (AP)

AP - Five days after Hurricane Rita came ashore, conditions remained
 primitive in parts of Texas, where some residents were taking baths and
 brushing their teeth using water from the Neches River and others were
 sleeping in tents.

    House GOP Shaken Up After Delay Indictment (AP)

AP - Shadowed by scandal, House Republicans face an uncertain new era
 after a day of upheaval that left Majority Leader Tom DeLay under
 indictment and forced to surrender his powerful post.

    Israel kills 3 gunmen as it widens offensive (Reuters)

Reuters - Israeli troops shot dead three Palestinian gunmen on Thursday,
 widening an offensive against militants in response to renewed rocket
 salvoes from Gaza after Israel's pullout from the territory.

    PepsiCo's 3Q Earnings Fall on Tax Charge (AP)

AP - PepsiCo Inc., the soft drink and snack foods maker, said Thursday
 its third-quarter profit dropped because of a charge related to taxes
 on its earnings overseas. Its operating earnings without the charges
 beat Wall Street's estimate, however.

    Electric Outlet Can Be Wireless Link (AP)

AP - The common electric socket will serve as your home's connection to
 broadband with a new chip developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial
 Co. -- doing away with all the Ethernet cables or the hassle of hooking
 up to a wireless network device.

    Kate Moss Is Reportedly in Rehab Clinic (AP)

AP - Two British newspapers reported Thursday that fashion model Kate
 Moss has checked into a rehabilitation clinic in the United States.

    Danish Air Force Compensates Santa (AP)

AP - The Danish Air Force said Thursday it paid 31,175 kroner ($5,032)
 in compensation to a part-time Santa Claus whose reindeer died of heart
 failure when two fighter jets roared over his farm.

    Padres Are .500 - And Division Champs (AP)

AP - The San Diego Padres' mediocre record hardly makes a difference
 anymore. They're in the playoffs -- and that's what matters.

    Senate set to confirm Roberts (Reuters)

Reuters - John Roberts, a 50-year-old conservative who told Congress
 judges should act like impartial umpires, seems certain to win Senate
 confirmation on Thursday to become the 17th chief justice of the United
 States.

    Sharon: No more unilateral pullouts (Reuters)

Reuters - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Thursday rejected suggestions
 from aides that Israel could quit more of the occupied West Bank and
 unilaterally set a border with the Palestinians after its Gaza pullout.

    DeLay leaves House leadership post (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay, the
 second-ranking House Republican, was indicted on Wednesday for his part
 in a Texas campaign-finance conspiracy and resigned his post.

    Bomb targets bodyguard of Iraq Shi'ite cleric (Reuters)

Reuters - A bomb exploded at the house of a bodyguard of popular Shi'ite
 cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on
 Wednesday, killing at least six people, an aide to Sadr said.

    Planned freedom museum at NY's WTC site canceled (Reuters)

Reuters - Plans to build a freedom museum at the World Trade Center site
 were effectively scrapped on Wednesday as Gov. George Pataki gave in to
 pressure from vocal families of September 11 victims, saying the
 project had aroused "too much opposition, too much controversy."

    Racial Gap in Loans Is High in State (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- A racial disparity in mortgage lending
 rates appears to be sharper in Los Angeles and other California
 metropolitan areas than the rest of the country, according to an
 analysis of federal data to be released today.

    GOP Loses a Powerful Enforcer (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- The indictment of House Majority
 Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) undercuts one of President Bush's most
 powerful allies at a time when the GOP is already battered by other
 ethics controversies, plummeting public confidence and intraparty
 divisions over budget policy.

    Hussein Defense in Chaos as Trial Nears (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - BAGHDAD -- Three weeks before he is due to stand
 trial for murder, Saddam Hussein's defense is in turmoil.

    Katrina's Corpses Are Many, IDs Are Few (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - BATON ROUGE, La. -- A month after Hurricane Katrina
 ravaged the Louisiana coast, coroners have positively identified just
 32 of the nearly 800 corpses collected at a temporary morgue, officials
 said Wednesday.

    Santa Ana Winds Whip Fires Across Southland (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - The first Santa Ana winds of the fall fanned eight
 brush fires across Southern California on Wednesday, threatening dozens
 of homes near Chatsworth, Moorpark and in the hills above Redlands.

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