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Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0400

By D.DONOVAN KINSOLVING
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Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:30:00 -0400

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UPI Almanac for Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008.

Lame-duck Congress may vote on stimulus

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:57:33 -0400

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Democratic leaders may reconvene the U.S. Congress soon after the election to work on an economic stimulus package.

Serbia expels ambassadors over Kosovo

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:49:03 -0400

BELGRADE, Serbia, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The Serbian government expelled ambassadors from Montenegro and Macedonia after the two countries recognized Kosovo.

British DNA file includes 4 million people

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:47:57 -0400

LONDON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Britain has the largest DNA database in the world relative to the size of its population, with more than 4 million people included.

Pedophile strangled in Britain

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:36:29 -0400

NORWICH, England, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Investigators say a 73-year-old pedophile found strangled in a rural area in eastern England may have been killed by a vigilante.

Iceland's banking crisis threatens Britain

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:42:14 -0400

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Officials from the British Treasury and their Icelandic counterparts began talks Friday on rescuing some of the money from Britain invested in banks in Iceland.

Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:34:07 -0400

CONCORD, N.C., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Kyle Busch had the best car throughout the race and fought off Jeff Burton Friday to win the NASCAR Nationwide series Dollar General 300 in Concord, N.C.

Anonymous benefactor gives to town

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:25:27 -0400

KEITH, Scotland, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- An anonymous benefactor distributed thousands of pounds to community groups in a remote Scottish town, handing out the money during the night.

NHL: Columbus 5, Dallas 4 (OT)

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:21:36 -0400

DALLAS, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Rick Nash scored with 21 seconds left in overtime Friday, giving the Columbus Blue Jackets a 5-4 victory over Dallas.

MLB: Boston 2, Tampa Bay 0

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:17:12 -0400

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Clutch pitching from Daisuke Matsuzaka and Justin Masterson Friday brought the Boston Red Sox a 2-0 win over Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series.

UPI Sports Calendar for Saturday, Oct. 11

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:06:54 -0400

Saturday sports calendar

Plastic surgery makes advances in wartime

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:03:44 -0400

KAILUA, Hawaii, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Plastic surgery was born out of war and advances from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan benefit victims elsewhere, U.S. researchers said.

NHL: St. Louis 5, Nashville 2

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:52:54 -0400

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Keith Tkachuk scored twice and the St. Louis Blues produced four power-play goals Friday in rolling past Nashville 5-2.

Alarm may have failed before crash

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:43:18 -0400

MADRID, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- An alarm that should have warned pilots of problems with the wing flaps may have failed when a Spanair plane crashed in Madrid.

Lack of vitamin D can affect 36 organs

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:35:35 -0400

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher is calling for a sea change in how governmental agencies advise people to take vitamin D.

Man charged with killing girl, dog

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:32:37 -0400

BEAR, Del., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A Delaware man was charged Friday with killing a 13-year-old second cousin and her pet Chihuahua.

Abnormalities in brain of cocaine addicts

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:23:47 -0400

BOSTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Abnormalities in cocaine addicts' brains appear to correlate with dysfunction in areas of attention and for reward-based decision-making, U.S. researchers say.

GM, Chrysler reportedly talking merger

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:21:14 -0400

DETROIT, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC are discussing a merger that could reduce the Big Three U.S. automakers to the Big Two, The New York Times said Friday.

NHL: Atlanta 7, Washington 4

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:11:33 -0400

ATLANTA, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Bryan Little ignited a three-goal, third-period outburst Friday that carried the Atlanta Thrashers to a 7-4 victory over Washington.

Report: Palin abused power as governor

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:01:25 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin violated state ethics law by trying to get her sister's ex-husband fired from the state police, a report released Friday concluded.

UPI NewsTrack Sports

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0400

Phillies open two-game lead in NLCS ... Hurricanes rally to win wild season opener ... Stroud becomes surprise Texas Open leader ... Illness knocks Ancic out of Stockholm Open ... Sports news from United Press International.

NHL: Buffalo 2, Montreal 1 (SO)

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:57:42 -0400

BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Ryan Miller made 27 saves and was perfect in the shootout Friday, giving the Buffalo Sabres a 2-1 victory over Montreal.

Negative ads can cause a physical reaction

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:43:12 -0400

NEWARK, Del., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Negative political ads makes a person want to turn away physically, but the mind remembers negative messages -- sometimes incorrectly -- U.S. researchers say.

In-Kyung Kim leads at Longs event

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:41:18 -0400

DANVILLE, Calif., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- In-Kyung Kim and Mollie Fankhauser, both in their second year on the LPGA Tour, claimed the top two shots Friday at the Longs Drugs Challenge.