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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 18, 2005

NEWS

Generous plea deal follows `cover-up' By JULIE BYKOWICZ | JULIE BYKOWICZ,SUN REPORTER

Families mourn soldiers By KELLY BREWINGTON AND LYNN ANDERSON | KELLY BREWINGTON AND LYNN ANDERSON,SUN REPORTERS

Ehrlich names 3 to Balto. County circuit bench BY A SUN REPORTER

O'Malley gets health care union's nod By DOUG DONOVAN | DOUG DONOVAN,SUN REPORTER

Man who fled Gulf Coast killed in holdup here By JENNIFER MCMENAMIN | JENNIFER MCMENAMIN,SUN REPORTER

City crime stats a sitting duck as Duncan targets state office By MICHAEL OLESKER

Police Blotter By JOHN FRITZE

DeLay was offered plea, his lawyer says By MARY CURTIUS | MARY CURTIUS,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Beyond the referendum, two big questions for Iraq By TRUDY RUBIN

City Council questions state's attorney's office By JOHN FRITZE | JOHN FRITZE,SUN REPORTER

Another tropical storm forms in the Caribbean By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG | JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Miers, Specter talk on privacy rights By MAURA REYNOLDS AND EDWIN CHEN | MAURA REYNOLDS AND EDWIN CHEN,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Legal counsel in Ehrlich probe down to 5 finalists By JENNIFER SKALKA | JENNIFER SKALKA,SUN REPORTER

Justices turn down U.S. tobacco appeal By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Bush should have looked harder By CLARENCE PAGE

Deal to slash GM health spending By STACEY HIRSH | STACEY HIRSH,SUN REPORTER

Bill would raise fine for razing historic edifice By JOSH MITCHELL | JOSH MITCHELL,SUN REPORTER

Quake death estimates reach 100,000 By CAROL J. WILLIAMS | CAROL J. WILLIAMS,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Flu vaccine is plentiful, experts say By JULIE BELL | JULIE BELL,SUN REPORTER

Katrina pets find love in Md. foster homes until their owners are found By LAURA BARNHARDT | LAURA BARNHARDT,SUN REPORTER

Ripken complex moves a step closer to completion By JUSTIN FENTON | JUSTIN FENTON,SUN REPORTER

Undermining the AIDS fight By PAULA TAVROW

Howard police officer is charged in assault By LAURA BARNHARDT AND HANAH CHO | LAURA BARNHARDT AND HANAH CHO,SUN REPORTERS

Steele could give candidates run for their money By ANDREW A. GREEN | ANDREW A. GREEN,SUN REPORTER

Muslims in Howard County reach out to their children's public school educators, inviting them to share a meal By MATTHEW HAY BROWN | MATTHEW HAY BROWN,SUN REPORTER

Joseph D.B. King, 86, doctor, athlete, assistant professor By FREDERICK N. RASMUSSEN | FREDERICK N. RASMUSSEN,SUN REPORTER

Hussein's first trial to begin By KNIGHT RIDDER/TRIBUNE

Old racism lingers on Hispaniola By G. JEFFERSON PRICE III

City/county Digest By LIZ F. KAY

Worker, 22, loses hand in shredder By ANNIE LINSKEY | ANNIE LINSKEY,SUN REPORTER

The luck runs out: Convenience stores go out of business By ANDREA K. WALKER | ANDREA K. WALKER,SUN REPORTER

`Intelligent design' defended By LISA ANDERSON | LISA ANDERSON,CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Japanese leader's visit to war shrine criticized By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Brig. Gen. John Franklin Burk Jr., 87, war memorial chairman, ad executive By JACQUES KELLY | JACQUES KELLY,SUN REPORTER

State's students give for Katrina By HANAH CHO | HANAH CHO,SUN REPORTER

SPORTS

Until J. Lewis finds rhythm, let Taylor pick up the beat By MIKE PRESTON

'Skins' stats don't add up By EDWARD LEE | EDWARD LEE,SUN REPORTER

Terps hang on to priorities By HEATHER A. DINICH | HEATHER A. DINICH,SUN REPORTER

Reed hurt By BRENT JONES | BRENT JONES,SUN REPORTER

Orioles sending the right signals By RICK MAESE | RICK MAESE,SUN REPORTER

USC, Texas atop BCS By DON MARKUS | DON MARKUS,SUN REPORTER

Fallston stuns Roland Park By FROM STAFF REPORTS

Hendricks out By JEFF ZREBIEC | JEFF ZREBIEC,SUN REPORTER

Pujols' shot revives Cardinals By MIKE FITZPATRICK

Win-win public-private ruling is just a start By MILTON KENT

Is break good one for White Sox? By CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Billick: J. Lewis still No. 1 back By JAMISON HENSLEY | JAMISON HENSLEY,SUN REPORTER

Infraction goes on report By BILL ORDINE | BILL ORDINE,SUN REPORTER

Maybin makes choice official: Penn State By LEM SATTERFIELD | LEM SATTERFIELD,SUN REPORTER

Wilde Lake just shy of Glenelg By PAT O'MALLEY | PAT O'MALLEY,SUN REPORTER

Dulaney defeats Towson in 2 OTs By KATHERINE DUNN | KATHERINE DUNN,SUN REPORTER

FEATURES

Sorkin series to take swipes at networks By SCOTT COLLINS | SCOTT COLLINS,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Creature Comforts By ABIGAIL TUCKER | ABIGAIL TUCKER,SUN REPORTER

Attempt to resuscitate `ER' By CHARLIE MCCOLLUM | CHARLIE MCCOLLUM,SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

`Nightline' taps three to fill Koppel's shoes By MARY CAROLE MCCAULEY | MARY CAROLE MCCAULEY,SUN REPORTER

Panda fans get a name to go with that adorable face By ROB HIAASEN | ROB HIAASEN,SUN REPORTER

BUSINESS

GMAC may be put up for sale By DETROIT FREE PRESS

Refco ready to sell futures business By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Japanese drug trial firm linchpin of new BioPark By TRICIA BISHOP | TRICIA BISHOP,SUN REPORTER

Legg, Citigroup deal slips to Dec. By LAURA SMITHERMAN | LAURA SMITHERMAN,SUN REPORTER

Region getting new, free paper By NICK MADIGAN | NICK MADIGAN,SUN REPORTER

Towson Commons to get a makeover under new owner By LORRAINE MIRABELLA | LORRAINE MIRABELLA,SUN REPORTER

Rich newspaper history By STEPHEN KIEHL | STEPHEN KIEHL,SUN REPORTER