House rejects $700B bailout in stunning defeat
WASHINGTON - In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system, leaving both parties' lawmakers and the Bush administration scrambling to pick up the pieces. Dismayed investors sent the Dow Jones industrials plunging 777 points, the most ever for a single day.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/financial_meltdown;_ylt=AhmNHnkM7o3Ri3719E5kISCs0NUE
Point blank – Shooting of a soldier in Iraq by a member of his own unit raises questions
It was a cool, clear night at Q-West base in northern Iraq, and Army Sgt. Dwayne Cole was restless. On his second tour of duty in Iraq, Sgt. Cole was counting the days — 37 — until he could return home to Brooklyn. He finished a late gym workout and was heading back to his bunk around 1 a.m. when he noticed some friends were still up in another combat housing unit (CHU).
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26858333/
Chinese cheer nation’s first spacewalk
BEIJING - Chinese celebrated their nation's first spacewalk Saturday, gathering at outdoor TV screens to cheer live video of the milestone for a program that has ambitions of building a space station and challenging the U.S. and Russia in off-world exploration.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26912243
Bryant helps Bucs win after infant son's death
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Matt Bryant choked back tears. A day after burying his 3-month-old son in Texas, the Tampa Bay kicker booted three field goals to help the Buccaneers beat the Green Bay Packers 30-21 on Sunday.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8617692?MSNHPHCP>1=39002
Political vandalism prompts joint party conference
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A rash of political vandalism in the region is sparking a joint Democratic-Republican press conference today where political leaders plan to ask for a calming in the political wars.
http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/1275041.html
Gas shortage continues to plague Southeast
ATLANTA - Motorists are rising before dawn so they can be at the filling station when the delivery truck arrives. Some are skipping work or telecommuting. Others are taking the extreme step — for Atlanta — of switching to public transportation.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26948453/
On Mars, It's Snowing!
Even as its mission winds down, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has spotted snow falling from the Martian sky.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/onmarsitssnowing;_ylt=As77K2iOFVszXAeThL9eGHoDW7oF
Prosecution rests robbery case against OJ Simpson
LAS VEGAS - The man who told a jury that O.J. Simpson asked him to bring guns and "look menacing" during a hotel room confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers acknowledged Monday he didn't tell police that last October.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080930/ap_on_re_us/oj_simpson
It's pond scum, but algae could be green fuel
BORCULO, Netherlands - Set amid cornfields and cow pastures in eastern Holland is a shallow pool that is rapidly turning green with algae, harvested for animal feed, skin treatments, biodegradable plastics — and with increasing interest, biofuel.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26855814/wid=18298287
Duggar family reveal sex of No. 18: It’ll be a girl
One Duggar is moving out, but if all goes as predicted, Duggar child No. 18 will arrive on New Year’s Day. And, it’s a girl.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26942419/?GT1=43001
Group 2
Abbie Ellis
Leidhra Johnson
Leslie Glover
Rebecca Shepard
Kristin Gamba
Garrett
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