Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Gunmen abduct Polish engineer in Pakistan AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Suspected militants abducted a Polish engineer Sunday in Pakistan's volatile northwest and fought back against security forces trying to take control of the border region.

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  Obama slams McCain for not mentioning middle class AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sought to score a quick post-debate advantage Saturday by traveling to two Republican-leaning states and accusing GOP rival John McCain of being out of touch with middle-class Americans.

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  Tina Fey reprises role as Sarah Palin on `SNL' AP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Tina Fey reprised her role as Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live," again appearing as the Republican vice presidential candidate in an opening sketch.

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  Phillies clinch NL East with 4-3 win over Nats AP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  PHILADELPHIA - The Fightin' Phils are going back to the playoffs. Just getting there won't be good enough this time. Jimmy Rollins made a sliding stop with the bases loaded to start a game-ending double play, and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their second consecutive NL East title by holding off the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Saturday.

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  Bama pulls stunner between hedges, 41-30 over Dogs AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

  ATHENS, Ga. - Forget the blackout. This was an early knockout. Backed by a dominant defense and John Parker Wilson's accurate passing, No. 8 Alabama raced to a stunning 31-point lead by halftime against self-destructing Georgia and held on to beat the third-ranked Bulldogs 41-30 Saturday night, establishing Nick Saban's team as a national championship contender in his second season.

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  Congress heads to weekend with no bailout Reuters - Fri Sep 26, 6:52 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The biggest bank failure in U.S. history and nose diving banking stocks added pressure on the U.S. Congress to agree to a $700 billion financial rescue plan to breathe life back into credit markets.

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  Hollywood legend Paul Newman dies, aged 83 Reuters - Sat Sep 27, 4:31 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Legendary film star Paul Newman, whose brilliant blue eyes, good looks, cool style and talent made him one of Hollywood's top actors over six decades has died at age 83 after a long battle with cancer.

• U.S. envoy Hill set to visit N. Korea: official Reuters - Sat Sep 27, 9:40 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear envoy for North Korea, Chris Hill, is set to visit Pyongyang in coming days for talks with North Korean officials in a bid to salvage crumbling six-party denuclearization talks, a senior U.S. said on Saturday.

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  Congress reaches outline of bailout bill deal Reuters - Sun Sep 28, 2:39 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders on Sunday said they had reached the broad outline of a deal to put in place a $700 billion financial system bailout but were awaiting details on paper before declaring it final.

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  Congressional leaders huddle on bailout deal Reuters - Sat Sep 27, 5:13 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders locked themselves behind closed doors on Saturday with an urgent mission to reach a deal on a proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial industry amid the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

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  Berto retains WBC welterweight crown over Forbes Reuters - Sun Sep 28, 12:16 AM ET

  CARSON, California (Reuters) - Undefeated Andre Berto defended his WBC welterweight title on Saturday night with a 12-round unanimous decision over Steve Forbes.

• U.S., Iraq say close to deal on security pact Reuters - Sat Sep 27, 1:17 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States and Iraq are close to reaching a long-delayed security deal, the foreign ministers of both countries said on Saturday.

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  Bush: Financial bailout big enough, will be passed Reuters - Fri Sep 26, 6:19 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Friday said he told British Prime Minister Gordon Brown that the U.S. financial bailout was big enough to make a difference to ease financial market turmoil and would be passed.

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  Paulson, lawmakers 'nearing agreement' on financial rescue AFP - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and leading lawmakers early Sunday reported "great progress toward" reaching an unprecedented 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout plan before markets reopen, saying the accord would likely be finalized later in the day.

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  Austrians vote in early election after collapse of left-right coalition AFP - 53 minutes ago

  VIENNA (AFP) - Austrians voted Sunday for a new parliament just two years after the last poll and barely three months after the left-right coalition broke up in bitter disarray over tax reforms and anti-inflationary measures.

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  Taliban kill Afghanistan's most high-profile policewoman AFP - Sun Sep 28, 4:32 AM ET

  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, (AFP) - Taliban gunmen shot dead the most high-profile female police officer in Afghanistan on Sunday as she left her home to go to work, officials and the militia said.

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  China astronauts return from historic spacewalk mission AFP - 17 minutes ago

  BEIJING (AFP) - Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday after making the country's first spacewalk, with a hero's welcome awaiting the men whose exploits captivated the nation.

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  Tributes flow for Newman, Hollywood icon and gentleman AFP - Sun Sep 28, 3:48 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES, (AFP) - America and the world mourned Paul Newman on Sunday, with co-star and long-time friend Robert Redford leading a flood of moving tributes to the Hollywood icon and philanthropist.

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  Belgian, Dutch officials hold Fortis crisis talks AFP - 5 minutes ago

  THE HAGUE (AFP) - Dutch and Belgian officials scrambled to hammer out a plan on Sunday aimed at keeping the troubled banking and insurance group Fortis from becoming another victim of the global financial crisis.

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  Bradford & Bingley bank facing nationalisation: report AFP - 50 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - British bank Bradford & Bingley will be nationalised soon, the BBC reported on Sunday, as the global financial crisis appeared set to claim another corporate victim.

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  Borat actor crashes Agatha's party at fashion show Reuters - Fri Sep 26, 1:29 PM ET

  MILAN (Reuters) - Actor Sacha Baron Cohen, best known for his eccentric character Borat, burst onto the catwalk at Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's show in Milan on Friday, bringing the playful show to a halt as security guards stepped in.

• Pulpit politics: Pastors to defy IRS The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Sep 26, 4:00 AM ET

  During sermons this Sunday, some 35 pastors across the country will tell their congregations which presidential candidate they should vote for, "according to the Scriptures."

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  WaMu is largest U.S. bank failure Reuters - Thu Sep 25, 11:25 PM ET

  NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc was closed by the U.S. government in by far the largest failure of a U.S. bank, and its banking assets were sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co for $1.9 billion.