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foundland, and may become a hurricane.
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• 6. AL-QAIDA DEALT A MAJOR BLOW
• Terror group's No. 2 leader in Yemen killed in airstrike.
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• 7. WHERE ANGELINA JOLIE IS VISITING
• On Tuesday she met with displaced Syrians at a tent camp in Jordan, in her role as the U.N. refugee agency's special envoy.
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• 8. AIG TURNING OUT TO BE A GOOD DEAL FOR UNCLE SAM
• With latest share sale, government will earn at least $12 billion from bailout of the huge insurer.
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• 9. STUDY: ACUPUNCTURE CAN EASE ACHES
• The needle therapy has become more mainstream -- the military has used it to help treat pain from war wounds.
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• 10. MURRAY ENDS BRITAIN'S 76-YEAR GRAND SLAM WAIT
• He wins the U.S. Open in five sets over defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
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WHY IT MATTERS: The Economy
PAUL WISEMAN,AP Economics Writer
• EDITOR'S NOTE _ First in a series examining issues at stake in the election and their impact on people.
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• The issue:
• The economy is weak and the job market brutal. Nearly 13 million Americans can't find work; the national unemployment rate is 8.1 percent, the highest level ever three years after a recession supposedly ended. A divided Washington has done little to ease the misery.
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• Where they stand:
• President Barack Obama wants to create jobs with government spending on public works and targeted tax breaks to businesses. Mitt Romney aims to generate (Continued on page 64)
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