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1. It's getting even nastier out there on the campaign trail. With just a few days before the election, John McCain accused Barack Obama of being too liberal for the country. Meantime, Obama has shot back by saying McCain has abandoned the integrity of his 2000 presidential run.

2. General David Petraeus has formally taken over Central Command. The new post gives him responsibility for US military operations not only in Iraq, but also in Afghanistan. And he warns that the way ahead will be difficult.

3. Pakistani officials are vowing¹ to help some fifteen thousand earthquake survivors² who now have no place to go. Fears of aftershocks are keeping many from entering any buildings, leaving them to survive outdoors where temperatures have been dipping below freezing.

4. Anyone needing a last-minute jack-o'-lantern can turn to this guy. He's Stephen Clarke, and earlier today he broke the world record for carving³ the most pumpkins⁵ in an hour. The schoolteacher turned out 50 of them, all with unique faces and features.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. jack-o'-lantern: n.

a pumpkin⁴ that has a face cut into it and a candle put inside to shine through the holes.

2. turn out: phr v.

to produce or make something.