Tuesday,  October 9, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 84 • 16 of 24 •  Other Editions

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be talked about today (times in EDT):
• 1. WHEN SANDUSKY LEARNS HIS SENTENCE
• Even his lawyers say the 9 a.m. hearing will likely result in a penalty that sends the ex-Penn State assistant coach to prison for the rest of his life.

• 2. "EL LAZCA" APPARENTLY KILLED IN MEXICO SHOOTOUT
• Heriberto Lazcano was a founder of the Zetas drug cartel, which carried out some of the country's bloodiest massacres.

• 3. WHAT NASA HOPES TO LEARN FROM A SKYDIVER'S JUMP
• Felix Baumgartner's 23-mile free fall, scheduled for 11 a.m., could lead to ways to help astronauts survive accidents.

• 4. WHERE ROMNEY, OBAMA CAN BE FOUND TODAY
• Both candidates return to Ohio, with the president speaking at Ohio State at 5 p.m. and his Republican challenger campaigning in Akron at 7:25 p.m.

• 5. HOW WORLD HUNGER FIGURES WERE SKEWED
• The number is actually 870 million, not 1 billion, the U.N. said, correcting an error blamed on flawed methodology and poor data.

• 6. A PRESIDENTIAL PARDON FOR EGYPT'S PROTESTERS
• The decree could benefit more than 1,000 demonstrators, but some lawyers say the wording is vague and doesn't immediately set anyone free.

• 7. WHY PROTESTANTS ARE NO LONGER THE MAJORITY IN THE U.S.
• More Americans have no religious affiliation and there's also a growing number of nondenominational Christians, a study found.

• 8. WHO'S MOST AT RISK IN THE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK
• Although 13,000 people received the suspected steroid shots, those who got them in the back for pain are more likely to be infected.

• 9. U.S., FRENCH SCIENTISTS SHARE NOBEL PRIZE FOR PHYSICS
• David Wineland and Serge Haroche were honored for inventing and developing methods for observing tiny quantum particles without destroying them.

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