Congressional candidates keep it clean (The Florence Times-Daily)

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:32:55 GMT

Sidestepping mudslinging, the Parkers - state Sen. Parker Griffith and insurance agent Wayne Parker - met in a Shoals forum less than a month before voters meet at the polls.

Naomi Wolf: The Battle Plan III: Deployment and Its Dangers (HuffingtonPost)

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:46:05 GMT

On October 1, President Bush deployed a brigade -- which means three to four thousand warriors -- somewhere in America. Troops on our streets make us something less than a democracy.

In Brazil, his fluency is missions catalyst (BPNews.net)

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:31:02 GMT

EDITOR'S NOTE: This year's Week of Prayer for International Missions, Nov. 30-Dec. 7, focuses on missionaries who serve in South America as well as churches partnering with them, exemplifying the global outreach supported by Southern Baptists' gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.