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Second Presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee
Democratic Presidential Nominee Sen. Barack Obama (IL) and Republican Presidential Nominee Sen. John McCain (AZ) (R) participate in the second presidential debate, moderated by journalist Tom Brokaw, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 7, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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  • Iceland seeks $5.4 billion from Russia
  • Two on trial for Brit bank heist
  • Top S. Korean companies hit
  • Economy stresses women more than men
  • Last chance to save Tiger Stadium remnant
  • Voodoo priestess says official stiffed her
  • China hiring jobless Wall St. experts
  • 2 killed in Thai protests
  • Parents may not see child as overweight
  • Parents bemoan student binge drinking
  • China raps U.S. again
  • Fiery McCain confronts cool Obama
  • Poll: Obama handily won debate
  • Tropical Storm Marco hits Mexican coast
  • 4 charged with Maryland bank robbery
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    Report: Nick Nolte in house fire
    Report: Nick Nolte in house fire
    MALIBU, Calif., Oct. 7 (UPI) --
    Hollywood actor Nick Nolte suffered smoke inhalation and abrasions during a fire at his Malibu, Calif., home Tuesday morning, TMZ reported.
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    Crude oil prices gain sligthly
    Crude oil prices gain sligthly
    NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (UPI) --
    Crude oil prices rose slightly Tuesday as market instability caused Libya to call for a production cut to prop up world prices.
  • Boeing and machinists spar on key demand
  • British Airways merger with Iberia on hold
  • U.S. markets slide hard again Tuesday
Health News
    Group calls for U.S. school hot dog ban
    Group calls for U.S. school hot dog ban
    WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) --
    Officials of a U.S. nonprofit group are calling for the government to stop distributing hot dogs to children through the National School Lunch Program.
  • Americans should exercise 2.5 hours a week
  • Forgetting may indicate less brain volume
  • Liver recipients at higher cancer risk
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  • Report: Human evolution has ended
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  • Turkey growing impatient with PKK
  • Egypt forms working group on pirate threat
  • Iraqi Christians lobby for representation
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  • A German plant could advance clean coal
  • U.S. Army appoints Energy Council
  • California is No. 1 in energy efficiency
Security Industry
  • India, Russia plan new air-launched cruise missile
  • Marines modify deal with Force Protection
  • ATI armor selected for Army contract
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Issue of the Day
  • Crisis waves could drown world economy
  • McCain clueless as economic crisis deepens
  • McCain melts down in Michigan pullout
  • Palin, Biden clash as weak VP candidates
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Poll: Palin beat expectations, but Biden won
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