CURRENT NEWS ITEM: HAVING WON RACE AGAINST DEATH, MD. MAN TACKLES TRIATHLONS

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1. Having Won Race Against Death, Md. Man Tackles Triathlons

   Last weekend, the bike went nowhere, the running shoes sat in the closet and Brian Boyle took a minute to reflect on the season just ended and the lifetime ahead.

2. Two Justices Clash Over Race and Death Penalty

   The sensitive issue of race and the death penalty triggered an unusual public debate yesterday between two Supreme Court justices.

3. Newman team back for first race since his death

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4. Race Gap Widens in Colon Cancer Death

   Colon cancer death rate is nearly 50 percent higher for blacks than for whites.

5. Bournemouth bans 'Dr Death'

   The euthanasia debate wasrevived yesterday when an Australian doctor was banned from holding a workshop on how people could end their lives and a man was spared jail for killing his bed-ridden wife. Dr Philip Nitschke, who has been nicknamed Dr Death, had planned to hold a session on euthanasia in Bournemouth next week but the owners of his first and second venue choices, the local council and Hermitage Hotel, cancelled his bookings.

6. Judge: Castroneves can race in Australia

   MIAMI (AP) -- Helio Castroneves can leave the country for an IndyCar event this month in Australia after a federal judge agreed Friday to modify bail conditions on tax charges the driver's facing....

7. Ohio death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court

   CINCINNATI (AP) -- Lawyers for an Ohio death row inmate who unsuccessfully argued that he is too fat to die by lethal injection have filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt Tuesday's execution....

8. Obama holds 4-point lead on McCain in race

   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a 4-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.

9. Bits: Head Start for Netflix in Online Video Race

   Netflix has turned mailing DVD movies into a head start in the world of digital video.

10. Mourners have flocked to the governor's office in Klagenfurt, since news broke of Joerg Haider's death

    Mourners have flocked to the governor's office in Klagenfurt, since news broke of Joerg Haider's death

11. Austria in shock at Heider death

    Austria in shock at Heider death

12. Race open for new Lib Dem leader

    Nominations open for the next leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats after Mike German's farewell speech to the party.

13. Haider death stuns friends and foes

    The death of Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider came as he enjoyed renewed prestige, says Bethany Bell reports.

14. Race on for Welsh Lib Dem leader

    Nominations open for the next leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats after Mike German's farewell speech to the party.

15. Businessman in wife's death plot hangs himself

16. State's only contested congressional race revs up

    BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) -- For U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, Democratic challenger Darcy Burner is too inexperienced and left-leaning. For Burner, Reichert is ineffective and has sided with President George W. Bush too often in his years in Congress....

17. Japanese Businessman Accused in Wife's Death Found Dead

    An attorney for a Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife murdered has been found dead in an apparent suicide.

18. Volvo Ocean Race under way in strong winds

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19. 'The Man Who Emptied Death Row: Governor George Ryan and the Politics of Crime' by James L. Merriner

    At the outset of "The Man Who Emptied Death Row," his biography of George Ryan, James L. Merriner astutely identifies the challenge faced by a writer trying to chronicle the life and political career of the now-imprisoned former governor: reconciling "a petty and ruthless grafter who was also a moral entrepreneur against capital punishment..."

20. Till death, or 5 options, do us part

    NORFOLK, Va. — How many times have you and your spouse gotten lost, only to end up in a fight over whether to stop and ask for directions? How often have you been too hot or too cold while your significant other is comfortable? These and other arguments can be prevented by choosing a few simple options in your next car or truck:

21. Crews Hoist Anchor and Set Sail on the Grueling Volvo Ocean Race

    The question is whether anybody in the all-too-real world is much in the mood to keep close track of sailors courting danger for the sake of a mere sporting event?

22. Economic Crunch Dominates Race For At-Large Seats

    Most candidates in the race for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council are shooting for second place Nov. 4.

23. Issue of Race Creeps Into Campaign

    In the first presidential campaign involving an African American nominee of a major party, both candidates have agreed on this much: They would rather not dwell on the subject of race.

24. Race in the presidential race

    CNN's Campbell Brown talks with a panel about the significance of race in this year's election.

25. Slovenia break Northern Irish hearts at the death

    Northern Ireland suffered their second defeat in three World Cup qualifiers after crumbling late in Maribor.

26. Telefonica Blue making early running in Volvo Ocean Race

    Volvo Ocean Race given an early battering by strong winds and big seas as boats crossed the start line in Alicante.

27. IBM Hits Its Stride in Unix Server Race

    "It is a race, and we're not slowing down." That is how Ross A. Mauri, the general manager of IBM's Power Systems product series, describes competing against Sun Microsystems and HP for the Unix server market. IBM announced a number of new products and upgrades Tuesday to help keep its current lead in revenue.

28. Death toll in Chechnya earthquake rises to 6, over 110 injured

    GROZNY, October 11 (RIA Novosti) - The number of people killed in Chechnya in an earthquake measuring about 5.5 on the Richter scale has risen to six, and 116 people have been injured, the Russian North Caucasus republic's emergencies ministry

29. Death toll in Chechnya earthquake rises to 6, over 110 injured - 2

    Recasts, adds details) GROZNY, October 11 (RIA Novosti) - The number of people killed in Chechnya in an earthquake measuring about 5.5 on the Richter scale has risen to six, and 116 people have been injured, the Russian North Caucasus

30. Uganda: Nyakisi Favourite in Road Race

    NATIONAL road running champion Adero Nyakisi will warm up for the MTN Kampala International marathon by taking part in the Kampala Road race as one of the top favourites.

31. Race to finalise £50bn UK rescue package

    The Government is racing to finalise a £50billion bail-out for the UK's banks ahead of the stock market opening tomorrow.

32. Indian rioters burn family of six to death

    Rioters in southern India killed six members of a Muslim family by setting fire to their home after earlier clashes between Hindus and Muslims left four others dead and 15 injured in the same village, officials said today.

33. Balloon pilots somber at NM festival after death

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Pilots of hot air balloons on Saturday mourned the loss of one of their own in a fiery crash at Albuquerque's famous festival, even as they said another pilot fighting for his life after the accident would want them to keep flying....

34. Rioters burn 6 to death in southern India

    Rioters in southern India killed six members of a Muslim family by setting fire to their home after earlier clashes between Hindus and Muslims left four others dead and 15 injured in the same village, officials said Sunday.

35. Station bans train death artwork

    An artwork depicting a person falling to their death in front of a train will not be displayed at London's St Pancras Station.

36. Lorry death woman named by police

    A 60-year-old woman who died after being knocked down by a lorry in North Lanarkshire,is named.

37. Service held for fire death boys

    About 150 people attend a church service in memory of two young boys who died in a house fire in East Sussex.