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ROUND TWO: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. What To Expect?
This time, voters will pose the debate questions to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama as the sixth town hall presidential debate brings Obama and Romney to Hofstra University on New York’s Long Island Tuesday. The two men will take questions from undecided voters selected by Gallup Polling Organization.

COURT QUESTIONS TORTURE TESTIMONY. Guantanamo Hearings.
The judge's order will affect the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, as pretrial hearings begin today.

14-YEAR-OLD PAKISTANI ACTIVIST. Receives British Treatment and Protection.
Malala Yousufzai was shot and seriously wounded by the Taliban. She's being airlifted to the U.K. to get the specialized medical care she needs to recover, and also to protect her from follow-up attacks threatened by the militants.

ENDEAVOR'S RETIREMENT. Last Ride In Los Angeles.
The space shuttle reached its home at the California Science Museum after a 12-mile crawl through Los Angeles streets.

THE LAST NOBEL PRIZE. Two Americans Awarded.
The Economic Sciences winners were announced as the sixth and final honor of the year. Kudos to Americans Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley win Nobel economics.