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1.U.S. Marines are staging a major assault on a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan. US, NATO and Afghan troops are working to protect voting sites around this country ahead of next week's presidential election. Taliban militants¹ have vowed² to disrupt the ballot³.

2.President Barack Obama will continue his push for health care reform at two more town hall meetings later this week. Yesterday the President held a town hall meeting in New Hampshire where he tried to dispel⁴ what he called "wild misrepresentations of his plan".

3.Police say there's no way to know for sure how many people remain buried under a mudslide that struck a Taiwan village over the weekend. The mudslide was caused by a Typhoon that damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 homes.

4.Police in English continue to search for two suspected robbers accused of pulling off a Jewelry⁵ heist worth more than 40 million dollars. Thursday's robbery was among the biggest heists in British history. The armed men allegedly stole dozen high-end rings, bracelets⁶ and necklaces.