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California's Department of Fish and Game has begun poisoning Lake Davis, near the small Sierra Nevada community of Portola. The move targets the northern pike, an invasive species — but the gallons of poison will kill many other fish, as well.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes a highly anticipated speech to the U.N. General Assembly. It may turn out to be another in a long history of controversial addresses to the United Nations by critics of the United States.

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President Bush is threatening to veto several domestic spending bills, including a congressional plan to expand a health insurance program for children.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is at the U.N. promoting a plan for a peace conference to discuss Palestinian statehood. Rice has made the issue one of her priorities, but observers say she faces an uphill battle on many fronts.

A newspaper ad critical of Gen. David Petraeus ran two weeks ago, but it continues to resonate in Washington, especially with Republicans. But MoveOn.org is following up with ads targeting the president and other Republican leaders.

With the Middle East in flux, Saudi Arabia has seen opportunities to increase its own influence in the region. In an NPR interview, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, outlines his country's ideas for peace in Iraq.

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Some worried admirers of progressive San Diego Councilwoman Donna Frye's populist approach to politics are questioning two of her recent votes. She opposed the ban on big box stores in the city of San Diego, and two weeks ago she voted against the friends of the court brief endorsing same-sex marriage. (She later voted for it.)