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Candidates assess Fannie-Freddie rescue - The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as this weekend, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday.

Democrats post big gains in voter registration - Five days a week, Linda Graham trolls tattered neighborhoods of this once thriving steel city outside Pittsburgh for unregistered voters she can sign up as Democrats.

Hello, Top 25: East Carolina rips No. 8 WVU
Clausen, good luck help Irish rally past Aztecs
Hanna roars ashore; Ike looms
Obama, McCain campaign on economy
Dancing horses get first female riders
Bhutto widower elected in Pakistan
Feds set to seize mortgage giants
Bush pushes offshore drilling
Poll: Politics sway opinions on Palin
Landslide hits Cairo shanty town, kills 24
Medvedev: Russia must 'be reckoned with'
Haitians fear next round of heavy rain
45-nation group OKs U.S.-India nuke deal
2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Opinion: Clausen leads revitalized Notre Dame offense
California rattled by minor earthquake
Machinists walk off job at Boeing
Decorated veteran goes for Paralympics gold
Rampage suspect in court: 'I kill for God'

US NEWS

Hurricane Ike strikes fear
Is Hurricane Ike like devastating Andrew?
Obama, McCain campaign on economy
McCain, Obama plan joint stop at Ground Zero
Bush pushes offshore drilling
California rattled by minor earthquake
Cops: Mom, teen girls kill man in $15 robbery
Rampage suspect in court: 'I kill for God'
VP candidates' sons headed to Iraq
Highway trust fund almost out of money
Suspect dies in Ill. bank standoff
Palin church promotes converting gays
Tax tab rises when storms batter islands
Dentist charged with dumping medical waste
Capitol cops arrest man with explosive
Last dance: Ga. town closes strip club
'Help me!' Bird's cries draw police
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WORLD NEWS

Bhutto widower is elected Pakistan's president
Landslide hits Cairo shanty town, kills 24
Medvedev: Russia must 'be reckoned with'
Dancing horses get first female riders
Suicide bomber kills 6 in Iraq
Germany pays $20,000 to Afghan victims
2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Haitians fear next round of heavy rain
Rice meets with terror-fighting allies in Africa
45-nation group OKs U.S.-India nuke deal
Cheney: Russia's actions an 'affront'
Canada's PM to call Oct. 14 election
Newsweek: Identifying victims of Franco's Spain
World Blog: Pakistanis worry about Zardari rule

BUSINESS

U.S. nears rescue plan for Fannie, Freddie
Mortgage giants were blind to bubble
Boeing machinists go on strike after talks fail
Strike could cost Boeing billions
Bleak jobs data highlights voters' concern
Candidates assess Fannie-Freddie rescue
Stocks close mixed after bleak jobless data
Microsoft Gurus to take on Apple s Genuises
An ObamaBurger? Yes, celebrity sells
Oil falls to five-month low on demand worries
Where home prices may actually ... rise?
Home loan troubles breaking new records
Honda to bring back Insight name for hybrid
Google is world's most powerful 10-year-old
Greenspan: Fed is not a magical piggy bank
Dell plans to sell computer factories report
Obama, McCain battle over the economy
Palin s pipeline exists but only on paper

ENTERTAINMENT

Stand Up to Cancer takes over Hollywood
Bangkok Dangerous ? More like tedious
Nicolas Cage: The anti-Sean Penn
Scoop: Readers dump Us Magazine over Palin
Heart says RNC s Barracuda use is fishy
Lohan turns down $700,000 from Playboy
Tidbits: Duchovny allegedly cheated before rehab
More watched RNC than DNC on TV
More than 40 million tune in to Palin s speech
Fans line up to see 'Rent' one last time
Butler doesn t let a cold stop his love scenes
Jonas Brothers set to rock new TV series
Hugging lion video inspires movie
U.S. films help Venice festival finish strongly
Ritchie rocks again with latest crime romp
U2 pushes release of new album to early 2009
Leno s departure will spark late-night chaos
Fall Movies: Seth Rogen, Diane Lane find love
Quiz: What show will Jennifer Aniston guest on?
Slide show: The week in celebrity sightings
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SPORTS

Hello, Top 25: East Carolina rips No. 8 WVU
Live: Updates on today's college football games
Moreno runs for 3 TDs to lead No. 2 Georgia
Buckeyes need late rally to top underdog Ohio
No. 4 Oklahoma's air assault crushes Cincinnati
Clausen, good luck help Irish rally past Aztecs
Manny homers, Dodgers move into first place
Jays' Zaun slams Rays in bottom of 13th
Federer whips Djokovic, might miss Nadal
Rain pushes Serena-Jankovic final to Sunday
Miami-Florida rematch has roles reversed
Furyk plays 36, takes BMW Championship lead
Predictions 101: Picks for week's key games
Favre era for Jets begins, against Pennington
Packers' Rodgers in spotlight Monday night
Around the NFL, quarterbacks under pressure
Madden: Sunday's game previews
Novacek's Picks: Favre will win in Jets debut
Expert: Peterson poised take L.T.'s mantle of best back
Rumors: Ben Gordon's agent made up Russia rumor
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The Final Stretch: Race to baseball playoffs
Novacek's picks: Favre will win in Jets debut
Bold predictions for all 32 NFL teams
Predictions 101: Florida too much for Miami
LIVE: Serena vs. Safina in U.S. Open semifinals
Slide show: Slide show: Best pictures from Beijing Olympics
Slide show: The Week in Sports Pictures
Fantasy Fix: Video outlooks for every NFL team
Rotoworld: Get latest fantasy baseball updates
Odds: Find latest lines, more on each game
Matchups: Breaking down each contest
Sound off in our sports discussion boards
Injury report: Who will, won't be playing

HEALTH

Discover the secret of slow
FDA posts list of potential problem drugs
Gooping on denture cream can be health hazard
Protecting against dangers of quiet cancers
The tangled truth about uncombable hair
Newsweek: Five surprising benefits of massage
Shooter's rampage shows pitfalls for mentally ill
Embryonic stem cells still needed, panel says
Soldier suicide rate may set record again
Gene map shows no two cancers alike
Food for thought: Thinking makes us pig out
Tobacco cancer cases top 2 million in 5 years
Worst nightmare: Babies stolen from their beds
Stronger warnings issued for 4 arthritis drugs
Almost half of Americans facing knee arthritis
Big risks for rising number of child brides
Cocaine, meth use drops among young adults

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

It was a hot summer for video games
When sex and technology don't mix
Cosmic Log: Bye-bye to the bounce?
Google is world's most powerful 10-year-old
Cell phones welcome in some classrooms
European probe zooms past asteroid
Software teaches helicopters new tricks
Was Palin's SSN published on the Web?
New partial rings discovered around Saturn
Derf, Dnoces and other strange star names
Raising vegetables above the Arctic Circle
Storms force shift in shuttle schedule
Cosmic Log: Black holes for kids
How to get your girlfriend into gaming

TRAVEL

World s deadliest delicacies
How the presidents stack up as travelers
FAA investigating 11 air carriers on safety issues
New problems on 2 Qantas planes cause delays
Continental to charge $15 for first checked bag
Orlando air/hotel, 5 nights, from $697
Hawaiian cruises on sale, from $1,149
In Gainesville for the game? Hit the greens too
Rome on a budget: A glimpse of eternity in 2 days
Coolest places in Spain's hot seaside city
Beyond hotels: Accomodations for the budget-minded
Imagination takes flight at these cool airport terminals
What can I do if my flight is canceled?
Canada s 25 most-visited attractions

WEATHER

Hurricane Ike strikes fear
Is Hurricane Ike like devastating Andrew?
Haitians fear next round of heavy rain
FCC plans DTV test in N.C.
Tax tab rises when storms batter islands
U.S. offers aid to Gustav-blasted Cuba
Some Gustav evacuees to get hotels paid for
Experts: Conditions primed for storms