Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- France On Alert, Closing Embassies, After Magazine Publishes Muhammad Cartoons .

-- Housing Starts Rose Again In August, Pace Remains Well Above Previous Years .

-- Shuttle Endeavour Is On Its Way To California .

-- 18 Innings Are A Lot, But Orioles-Mariners Game Is No Record-Breaker .

Other stories in the news:

-- Romney: "Opportunities Have Been In Short Supply." ( USA Today )

-- Obama: "You've Got To Work For Everybody, Not Just For Some." ( Reuters )

-- In Chicago, Teachers' Strike Ends And "Union Declares Victory." ( WBEZ )

-- Senior Administration Official: Obama To Meet With Myanmar's Suu Kyi. ( The Associated Press )

-- Defected General Tells Times Of London That Syria's Assad Would Transfer Chemical Weapons To Hezbollah. ( Al-Arabiya )

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