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• Their 25-song set saw tens of thousands of fans jumping, dancing, and singing on the muggy September night to the band's well-known tracks like "Alive," ''Better Man," and "Jeremy."
• For the song "Unemployable," Vedder told the crowd it was about a hard-working family man who did all the right things in life, but became the victim of job cuts. He said sometimes the so-called job creators are creating jobs outside the United States.
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Suicide car bomber attacks US government vehicle, kills 2 Pakistanis, wounds 2 Americans

• PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber rammed a car filled with explosives into a U.S. government vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing two Pakistanis and wounding 19 others, including two Americans, officials said.
• The attack in the city of Peshawar was a vivid reminder of the danger U.S. officials face while working in Pakistan, especially in the country's northwest where Taliban and al-Qaida militants are strongest. Insurgents have carried out scores of bombings in Peshawar in recent years, but attacks against American targets have been relatively rare because of the extensive security measures taken by the U.S. government.
• The bomber struck the vehicle after it left the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar and while it was traveling through an area of the city that hosts various international or

ganizations, including the United Nations, said police officer Pervez Khan, who was part of the security escort for the vehicle as it moved.
• The attack killed two Pakistanis and wounded 19 other people, said senior police officer Javed Khan.
• Two Americans and two Pakistanis working at the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar were among the wounded, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement, calling the attack a "heinous act."

How do voters assess candidates' '2 visions'?
PAULINE ARRILLAGA,AP National Writer

• It's the mantra we will hear endlessly in the coming weeks: Americans face a "stark choice" come November. It is a choice, as President Barack Obama has said repeatedly, "between two fundamentally different visions" for our country. Or as

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