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Muslim student attacked at college
ELMHURST, Ill., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Police say a Muslim student at Elmhurst College, in Illinois, was attacked in a restroom after finding anti-Islamic slurs scrawled in her locker.
Bush: U.S. is acting to resolve crisis
Bush: U.S. is acting to resolve crisis
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said Saturday the United States and other nations are working together to resolve the financial crisis affecting global markets.
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Amtrak sets ridership record, revenue up
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. passenger rail system Amtrak says it has recorded an all-time ridership record thanks in part to crowded highways, airport hassles and high gas prices.
S. Korea to privatize, restructure firms
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- South Korea says it will privatize and restructure 30 government-owned companies in a bid to increase their productivity.
105-year-old virgin content with life
PERRANPORTH, England, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Clara Meadmore, who claims to be the oldest virgin in Britain, turned 105 Friday.
N. Korea: Kim Jong Il makes troop visit
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Reclusive North Korea leader Kim Jong Il has made an appearance to inspect frontline army units, the country's state-run media said.
Nine Afghan militants killed in clashes
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Nine Taliban and al-Qaida militants were killed in Afghanistan in two separate operations by U.S.-led coalition forces, officials said Saturday.
Turkey pounds Kurdish positions in Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Turkish warplanes continued to strike separatist Kurdish rebel targets inside northern Iraq Saturday, military officials said.
'Barack Osama' ballot an 'innocent' error
TROY, N.Y., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Rensselaer County, N.Y., officials insist the misspelling of Barack Obama's name as "Barack Osama" on absentee presidential ballots was an innocent mistake.
GOP's Christopher Buckley backs Obama
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The son of the late U.S. conservative icon William F. Buckley says he's voting for Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama.
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O.J. attorneys say all-white jury biased
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Attorneys for O.J. Simpson say he should get a new trial on robbery charges because Las Vegas prosecutors dismissed blacks from the jury pool.
China may allow farmers to buy land rights
BEIJING, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Chinese Communist officials are considering allowing peasants to buy and sell land rights for the first time since the country's 1949 revolution, analysts say.
Morgan Stanley, Mitsubishi may renegotiate
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Renegotiation may be in the works for a proposed $9 billion investment into struggling Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley by a Japanese bank, sources say.
G7 fails to agree on bank nationalization
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. and six other nations say they have failed to agree upon a coordinated strategy of having governments partially nationalize struggling banks.
Mugabe draws ire over key appointments
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has allocated leadership of key ministries to members of his ruling party despite ongoing power-sharing talks, opponents say.
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Lame-duck Congress may vote on stimulus
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Democratic leaders may reconvene the U.S. Congress soon after the election to work on an economic stimulus package.
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