总统大选
Final adjustments are being made and across the nation polling stations are opening. Both Democrats and Republicans are hoping for strong voter turnout. Some of the hottest races are in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Missouri, and Ohio. Democrats need to pick up at least fifteen seats in the House to take control. They need to pick up six seats in the Senate to take control there. President Bush finished a ten-state campaign swing last night. He and the First Lady will vote today at a fire station in Crawford, Texas.

审判萨达姆
The second trial of Saddam Hussein continues in Baghdad. The former Iraqi leader appeared in court today, just two days after learning he has been put to death for killing 148 people in a 1982 crackdown. In a current trial he is accused of killing 180,000 Kurds in the 1980s.

肯塔基州的赛马会
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is finally walking around without a cast. Doctors say the colt isn't out of the wound yet. He suffered a life-threatening break during the Preakness, then developed a hoof disease.