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Parishioners at a Catholic church outside Boston file a lawsuit to stop the Archdiocese of Boston from closing their parish and selling off its property. The archdiocese argues the courts can't intervene in internal church matters. Monica Brady-Myerov of member station WBUR reports.

Vice President Dick Cheney spends the majority of his campaigning bashing Democratic opponent John Kerry and his fitness to be president. Mainly local news outlets cover these events. Cheney refuses to allow a variety of national news organizations to travel with him. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry says President Bush is "in denial" about events in Iraq, criticizing the president's speech to the United Nations. Kerry says Bush lacks the credibility to win international support. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Hurricane Ivan heads for landfall in Mobile, Ala., and along the Gulf Coast. Residents prepare their homes and face the tough decision whether to evacuate, and how far to go. Others are sheltering in a hospital. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin steps down as the head of the Chinese military, completing the first orderly handover of power in the history of the Chinese communist state. Jiang ceded his post to President Hu Jintao. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

Those amazing video games that some people spend months playing take even longer to create. Now, overworked programmers have filed a lawsuit against their employers, citing extreme job stress and health problems. Laura Sydell reports.

Gunmen assassinate the governor of Baghdad Tuesday morning as he travels to work. Ali al-Haidari is the highest placed Iraqi government official to be killed in eight months. The governor was also a Shia Muslim, further stoking concerns that the elections could be upset by sectarian violence. NPR's Lordes Garcia-Navarro reports.

Baghdad was the scene of two more car bombings Monday, as more than 20 Iraqis were killed and some 100 wounded. A third bomb that exploded in the northern city of Mosul killed four. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

This weekend, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry travels to three key battleground states: Florida, Ohio, and New Hampshire. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports on the mood among his Florida supporters in the wake of what they see as his victory in the first presidential debate on Thursday.

For decades, countries around the world have tackled the problem of depleted water resources by recycling treated sewage into drinking water. Orange County, Calif., is building a huge facility to turn treated sewage into drinking water. Rob Schmitz of member station KPCC reports.