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  • President Bush orders the public release of a summary of a classified report by U.S. intelligence agencies on America's vulnerability to terrorist attack -- and how the war in Iraq affects the effort to fight terrorism. Descriptions of the National Intelligence Estimate surfaced in newspapers over the weekend.
  • U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September, but hiring was weaker than expected. That's according to a new report from the Labor Department, which was delayed because of the government shutdown.
  • Eyder Peralta, NPR international correspondent, on racing to the Venezuela border after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, and the obstacles keeping journalists from getting into the country.
  • There was speculation earlier in the week that "Dirty Harry" would make an appearance at the GOP convention. Now we're seeing reports that it's confirmed.
  • Four small explosions strike London's transit system, two weeks after a similar attack killed 56 people. No deaths were reported. At least one person injured. Police say some of the bombs failed to detonate, giving them critical forensic evidence to help track the attackers.
  • Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell writes for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss., and specializes in unearthing new evidence from Civil Rights era criminal cases. His coverage has led to the convictions of four Ku Klux Klan members, starting with Byron De La Beckwith for the assassination of Medgar Evers. Recently, Edgar Ray Killen was found guilty of orchestrating the murders of Civil Rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner. Next week Mitchell will be honored with the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism.
  • The queen was riding in a convoy without wearing a seatbelt. Under U.K. law, it's compulsory to wear a seatbelt — but she is the queen so she's immune from any civil or criminal proceedings.
  • New York Times reporter Judith Miller is jailed for refusing to testify before a grand jury about her sources in the story of a CIA leak. Miller never wrote about the case. Time magazine's Matthew Cooper has agreed to testify with the blessing of his source.
  • One researcher who participated in the latest U.N. report on climate change says the final product is simply too depressing. Others say the somber tone is justified — but that humans can also adapt.
  • Many species are threatened or endangered. One way of saving the animals and the surrounding forest is eco-tourism -- promoting tours for outsiders concerned with the conservation of the ecosystem. In some areas, just a hundred visitors per year would make a huge impact.
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