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Global markets in meltdown as FTSE suffers the worst one-day

dailymail.co.uk — Shares plunged to their lowest level for four years today as global markets went into meltdown, piling pressure on Gordon Brown to take radical action to ease the crisis.More… (World News)

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The Man With the $700 Billion Wallet

blogs.wsj.com — A Goldman Sachs Group alumnus in charge of the nation’s economic rescue? Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is promoting Neel Kashkari, the Treasury’s assistant secretary for international affairs, to be the point man overseeing the $700 billion financial bailout as the interim head of Paulson’s Office of Financial Stability.More… (World News)

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Anything but a Harper majority

theglobeandmail.com — Margaret Atwood explains why she's prepared to support even Gilles Duceppe if it means denying the Conservatives full controlMore… (World News)

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Pictured: The 20st sumo girl... aged just 14

dailymail.co.uk — At the age of 14 and weighing in at 20 stone, Samantha-Jane Stacey is born to be a sumo wrestler.Samantha-Jane says she does not try to put on weight but concentrates on a balanced diet to keep her fit for the fight.More… (World News)

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***** the Polls!

reuters.com — Fat lot of good they've done the last 8 years. Don't think for one second Democrats have a free ride this election. More… (World News)

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CNBC Confirms Lehman CEO Punched at Gym

businessandmedia.org — While former Lehman CEO Richard Fuld was testifying before the House Oversight Committee Oct. 6, CNBC reported he had been punched in the face at the Lehman Brothers gym after it was announced the firm was going bankrupt. CNBC and Vanity Fair contributor Vicki Ward said Fuld was attacked at the gym on a Sunday following the bankruptcy.More… (World News)

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Taliban rebuild children’s suicide camp in South Waziristan

longwarjournal.org — The Taliban have rebuilt a camp in South Waziristan that trains children to be suicide bombers, a video from Pakistan shows. Children as young as seven years old are indoctrinated to wage jihad in Pakistan and Afghanistan...More… (World News)

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Three Superpowers: Why the US, Europe and China Need a 'G-3'

spiegel.de — The current multipolar world resembles a three-legged stool with the United States, the European Union, and China being the dominant "imperial" powers. But only when there exists a viable balance of power can the stool be stable -- and a new global order emerge.More… (World News)

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Pirates Hit Six More Ships Off of Somalia

blog.wired.com — As if seizing a ship-load of tanks and small arms wasn't bad enough. Pirates have attacked six more vessels off the coast of Somalia in just the past week, according to data from NATO. More… (World News)

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Al-Qaida: US economic crisis equals Muslim victory

news.yahoo.com — An American member of al-Qaida pointed to economic troubles in the United States as proof that "the enemies of Islam" face defeat, in an English-language video released Saturday.More… (World News)

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Contra Costa prosecutor accused of rape makes bail

sfgate.com — The Contra Costa County sex-crimes prosecutor arrested on suspicion of rape has posted bail and has been released from jail, authorities said Monday. Prosecutors have not decided whether to file charges against Deputy District Attorney Michael Gressett, 51, who posted $1 million bail Friday. More… (World News)

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Dig Underway for Body of Boy Who Disappeared 40 Years Ago

blogs.laweekly.com — On Monday forensic experts began digging up a small bit of land just off the 23 Freeway in Moorpark, dubbed the "safest city in Ventura County," in hopes of finding the remains of 15-year-old Roger Dale Madison, snatched from his family 40 years ago and believed murdered by serial killer Mack Ray Edwards. More… (World News)

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Tot Drops 40 Feet From Carnival Ride, Caught On Tape.

cbsnews.com — Authorities say patrons at a central Florida carnival caught a toddler whose mother was forced to drop her when a ride stranded them 40 feet in the air.More… (World News)

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Lehman's Fuld: Where was our bailout?

reuters.com — Fuld said he took full responsibility for his actions ahead of the downfall of Lehman, but said U.S. regulators were aware of everything at the firm and knew how it was pricing its distressed assets in the months prior to its bankruptcy.More… (World News)

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Baseline Killer(rapist) begins trial today in Phoenix

azcentral.com — Prosecutors are laying out their case against a man accused of being one of Arizona's most prolific serial killers in a Phoenix courtroom.More… (World News)

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