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Friday, October 15, 2004 Free Personal Finance E-mail: Read personal finance updates and tips from Michelle Singletary that you can't get anywhere else. Sign up now. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Bush and Kerry Unveil Closing Themes Kerry's speech was packed with populist rhetoric and sharp indictments of the administration, while Bush sounded the theme that Kerry is a big-government Massachusetts liberal. (By Dan Balz and Jim VandeHei, The Washington Post) Blasts Inside Green Zone Kill at Least 5 Fortified Area in Baghdad Hit by Likely Suicide Attacks (The Washington Post) Voting Rights Machinery Doubted GAO Says Justice Is Unprepared for a Flood of Complaints (The Washington Post) POLITICS Bush and Kerry Unveil Closing Themes Kerry's speech was packed with populist rhetoric and sharp indictments of the administration, while Bush sounded the theme that Kerry is a big-government Massachusetts liberal. (By Dan Balz and Jim VandeHei, The Washington Post) Cheneys Steamed at Kerry Reference to Daughter Republicans Jump on Statement in Final Presidential Debate; Democrat Issues a Clarification (The Washington Post) Voting Rights Machinery Doubted GAO Says Justice Is Unprepared for a Flood of Complaints (The Washington Post) U.S. Hits Debt Limit After Senators Put Off Raising Ceiling Leaders Promise Action After Election; Snow Withholds Contributions to Federal Pension Plan (The Washington Post) Salvage Logging a Key Issue in Oregon Bush Plan to Aid Forests After Wildfires Draws Criticism (The Washington Post) More Politics Add topics to this e-mail Make this e-mail your own by selecting the topics and columnists that interest you! Personalize this e-mail now. NATION Worldwide Report Says Amphibians in Danger As many as 122 species have disappeared since 1980, and 1,900 are in danger of becoming extinct. (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) G-8 Nations to Meet on Iran New Plan Aims to Pressure Tehran About Nuclear Ambitions (The Washington Post) Intelligence Reform May Be Stalled 9/11 Panel Chief Fears Momentum Loss; Victims' Kin Critical (The Washington Post) Once More, Feeling Their Pain Two Losses to Yankees Renew Anguish of Red Sox Nation (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Blasts Inside Green Zone Kill at Least Five Attack was the first time insurgents had penetrated the heavily protected area that is the home of the Iraqi government and U.S. officials. (By Steve Fainaru, The Washington Post) Rockets Deliver Daily Terror To Residents of Israeli Town (The Washington Post) Ex-Troops Fill Haiti's Security Vacuum Promised U.N. Force Under Half Strength (The Washington Post) Doubts Hound Vote in Belarus President Seeking To End Term Limit (The Washington Post) More World METRO Terror Threat Affects Election Plans Area election officials seek a balance between enhancing security to prevent terrorism and the need to avoid intimidating voters. (By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post) Male Bass in Potomac Producing Eggs Pollution Suspected Cause of Anomaly in River's South Branch (The Washington Post) Localities Kick In For Metro Upgrade Rail Cars, Buses in 6-Year Plan (The Washington Post) Airport Noise Near National Stirs Concern Recommended Changes Include Rerouting Planes, Use of GPS (The Washington Post) Hopes Stir in Md. for Malpractice Rate Session (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS U.S.-Backed TV Asserts Independence Alhurra, a network with 150 reporters based in Springfield, is the U.S. government's largest and most expensive effort to sway foreign opinion over the airwaves since the creation of Voice of America in 1942. (By Ellen McCarthy, The Washington Post) Spitzer Targets Insurance Brokers Civil Fraud Complaint Charges Marsh & McLennan With Rigging Bids (The Washington Post) U.S. Hits Debt Limit After Senators Put Off Raising Ceiling Leaders Promise Action After Election; Snow Withholds Contributions to Federal Pension Plan (The Washington Post) Airline Can Use Lenders' Cash, Judge Says US Airways Deal Was Set to Expire (The Washington Post) Coventry Buys Benefits Firm Move Puts Health Company Into 50 States (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Privacy Eroding, Bit by Bit and Byte Cheap computers, blazing fast networks and clever engineers are finding more ways to keep tabs on where you go and what you buy, even what you'll do next. (By Robert O'Harrow Jr., The Washington Post) Google's New Tool Brings Search Home Free Download Scans PC, Web or Both (The Washington Post) Digene Settles Patent Dispute Over HPV Test (The Washington Post) FCC Approves New Broadband Hookups Internet Connections to Use Power Lines (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Big Bats Lift Cards Scott Rolen hits two home runs to help St. Louis to a 6-4 win over the Astros for a 2-0 NLCS lead. (By Dave Sheinin, The Washington Post) For Expos, Next Year Starts Now Advance Work Can't Wait Until Resolution Of D.C. Stadium Deal (The Washington Post) For Clark, It's The Right Place, The Right Time Nearly Waived, Safety May Start for Redskins' Defense (The Washington Post) DuVal Mourns Loss of Popular Student-Athlete (The Washington Post) No. 3 Miami Rallies to Edge Louisville Miami 41, Louisville 38 (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE Puppet Government Marionettes destroy chunks of the globe to save it from terrorists in "Team America: World Police," a satirical movie by creators of "South Park." (By Hank Stuever, The Washington Post) O'Reilly, Accuser Air Their Cases Fox News Channel Host Sees Career Threat in Harassment Suit (The Washington Post) After Final Debate, The President Moves Back to His Base (The Washington Post) Richard Gere Falls All Over Himself in 'Shall We Dance?' (The Washington Post) Will the Oscars Reel With Host Chris Rock? (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Election 2004: Both Sides Democratic strategist Donna Brazile and RNC senior campaign adviser Peggy Noonan answer your questions and give their perspectives on the 2004 election, the candidates and the issues. Frontline/World Correspondent Shoshana Guy discusses her report from Haiti -- where a water crisis has businessmen selling water by the truckload and boys hawking plastic bags of water on the streets. Redskins Post staff writer Jason LaCanfora takes your questions on the team and their upcoming game against the Chicago Bears. On TV Post TV Columnist Lisa de Moraes takes a look at what's on TV in a fast-paced give and take about reality, non-reality, cable and everything else that's on the tube. Washington Live Post columnist John Kelly takes your questions on his recent columns, life in the Washington area and more. More Live Discussions EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS Remember Abu Ghraib? IN THE PAST few weeks the presidential candidates have debated almost every aspect of the war on terrorism save one: the handling of detainees in Iraq... Thanks to Ken Sparks FOR 50 YEARS, some of the most influential business leaders and key federal administration figures in town have been quietly committing financial power... The China Effect THE POLITICAL debate on China has been mainly about the threat to American jobs. This threat is exaggerated: China specializes in low-wage, labor-intensive... Debate Ducking AMERICANS -- at least those who didn't tune into baseball -- had their final chance Wednesday night to see the two major candidates for president face... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... 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