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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