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ernment shutdown in 17 years.

• 2. DEFENSE, OTHER WORKERS FACE FURLOUGHS
• U.S. troops will stay on duty despite the shutdown, but thousands of civilians who work for the Defense Department, along with other federal employees, may be sent home.

• 3. ROLLOUT OF OBAMACARE BEGINS
• Online insurance marketplaces -- where millions of Americans will be able to shop for the first time -- are getting up and running.

• 4. WHO'S URGING US TO KEEP PRESSURE ON IRAN
• Netanyahu implores Obama to maintain economic sanctions against Tehran -- and stiffen the penalties if Iran advances its nuclear programs.

• 5. VEIL PULLED BACK ON VATICAN BANK
• An annual financial report -- made public for the first time as the Vatican aims for greater openness -- shows the bank's earnings rose four-fold in 2012 to more than $116 million.

• 6. WHERE INSULT FOLLOWED INJURY
• Shop owners at the Westgate Mall returned after last week's terror attack to find valuables stolen, with poorly paid Kenyan security forces the suspects.

• 7. NEW PROCEDURE HELPS INFERTILE WOMAN GIVE BIRTH
• The experimental technique gives scientists hope they can help other women who have trouble getting pregnant.

• 8. HOW THE WORLD'S POPULATION IS AGING
• By 2050, seniors over 60 will outnumber children under 15. And most countries are unprepared to support the growing elderly population, a study finds.

• 9. LESSONS FROM BEST-LOVED CHEMISTRY TEACHER ON TV
• AP Television Writer Frazier Moore reviews the wisdom dispensed on "Breaking Bad" -- especially for anyone who ever might need to dispose of a body.

• 10. TAMPA BAY ADVANCES TO AL PLAYOFFS

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