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TODAY: FINANCIAL MELTDOWN Washington (AP) The government released a quartet of reports Wednesday that paint a bleak picture of the nation's economy: Jobless claims remain at recessionary levels, Americans cut back on their spending by the largest amount since the 2001 terrorist attacks, orders to U.S. factories plummeted and homes sales fell to the lowest level in nearly 18 years.

A series of animated graphics that explain the economics behind the recent upheaval in the market -the problem, the cause and the proposed solution - are in the business/financialexplainer folder.

An interactive look at the terminology of the financial meltdown is in the business/economiclexicon folder.

A comparison of previous federal bailouts is in the business/bailoutcompare folder.

A timeline of the current financial crisis is in the business/meltdowntimeline folder.

Analyze your household finances with a customized breakdown of your monthly expenses, savings and investments with an interactive calculator in the business/homecalc folder.

An interactive primer on foreclosures is in the business/foreclosures folder.

PRESIDENTIAL PETS WASHINGTON The election is not over for museum visitors weighing in on what President-elect Barack Obama calls a "major issue" for his transition: selecting the first dog. Seventh-grader Mary Grace Moran, visiting the Newseum with her class from Covington, La., cast her vote for a poodle by dropping coins in a clear, plastic tube.

A photo gallery with images of first pets dating back to Calvin Coolidge is in the national/presidentialpets folder.

Related story: Presidential Pets CLIMATE RADICALS LOUISA, Va. (AP) Under arrest, Paxus Calta raised two fingers from his shackled hand to flash a peace sign. Fellow environmental activists cheered as police escorted him to the van that would take him to jail.

He had intended to get arrested, as he had before in 12 countries on three continents.

NEW: An audio slideshow is available in the wdc/climateconference folder.

Related story: Climate Radicals RELIGION TODAY MONCKS CornER, S.C. Nearly two years ago, the quiet lives of Trappist monks in South Carolina were disrupted by accusations they were mistreating chickens in their egg business. The monks say they did nothing wrong but now, because of the glare of publicity, are turning to new ways to earn their daily bread.

A multimedia slide show providing a glimpse into the life of the monks at Mepkin Abbey available in the national/mepkinmonks folder.

Related story: Religion Today VICK DOGFIGHTING SUSSEX, Va. Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty Tuesday to a state dogfighting charge, a move that could make him eligible to leave prison early and potentially speed up a return to pro Football.

A PDF of Michael Vick's plea agreement in a Virginia dogfighting case is in the documents folder, slugged vickplea.pdf.

Related story: Vick Dogfighting TOBACCO REGROWTH MOUNT STERLING, Ky. Lindsay Pasley is an eager young man in what used to be an older man's game tobacco farming. He recently took 20 tons of his early prepared leaf to Clay's Tobacco Warehouse in Mount Sterling, due east of Lexington in the Appalachian foothills, where he said he earned enough to "have a nice Thanksgiving and Christmas." An interactive showing smoking prevalence in the U.S. and settlement payments from the tobacco companies by state is in the national/tobaccosettlement folder.

Related story: Tobacco Regrowth COURT ORDERED COACH AMITE, La. (AP) Friday nights at Amite High School are sacred, full of rituals passed on from fathers to sons who play football for the Warriors.

NEW: An audio slideshow with Amite, La., high school coach Alden Foster talking about what it means to be involved with the school's team is available in the sports/amite folder.

Related story: Court Ordered Coach SPACE SHUTTLE HOUSTON (AP) After several days without luck, astronauts finally ran a successful test on equipment that turns urine into drinking water a necessity for supporting the international space station's crew, which will soon double.

An interactive look at the space station, including a timeline, construction video, is in the science/spacestation folder.

Related story: Space Shuttle FOOD'S FUTURE-GM CROPS KUNMING, China Since "designer genes" were first implanted in food crops two decades ago, such bioengineering has met resistance. But the global food crisis is changing that. China is among the countries ready to open the door wider to genetically modified crops, including the hardy varieties of rice that researcher Zeng Yawen grows here in the cool terraced hills of southern China. 1,300 words, moving Nov. 24 for Monday, Dec. 1. By Elaine Kurtenbach.

Eds: This is the last of five stories looking at the future of the world's food supply. The first four moved for Sunday, Nov. 9, and successive Mondays, Nov. 10, 17 and 24.

An audio slideshow on the global food crisis is available in the international/foodsfuture folder.

Related story: Food's Future-Biofuels FOOD'S FUTURE BIOFUELS AMSTERDAM, Netherlands In future years we may look back at the Great Mexican Tortilla Crisis of 2006 as the time when ethanol lost its vroom. Right or wrong, that was when blame firmly settled on biofuels for the surge in food prices. The diversion of American corn from flour to fuel put the flat corn bread out of reach for Mexico's poorest. Two years later, the search is on for ways to keep corn on the table rather than in the gas tank.

Eds: This is the fourth of five stories looking at the future of the world's food supply. The first three stories moved for release Nov. 9, 10 and 17. The final story will move for release Dec. 1.

An interactive on the global food crisis is available in the international/foodsfuture folder Related story: Food's Future-Biofuels UPCOMING: DRINKING DOWN UNDER SYDNEY, Australia Australia has long been known as a nation of beer-loving boozers, and its government is meeting fierce resistance to its effort to curb binge drinking through taxes and shortened bar hours. To bricklayer Cameron Waite, it's no less than an attack on his country's culture: "They're trying to change Australia." But a doctor who treats drunks says Australia has to make the change: "We'll drink ourselves off this lovely continent if we don't." 1,800 words, moving by Nov. 25 for Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27. By Kristen Gelineau.

An audio slideshow that looks at drinking from three viewpoints will be available at noon EST Sunday, Nov. 30, in the international/australiadrinking folder.

GREECE-CAMERA COLLECTOR ATHENS, Greece It's the world's largest private collection of movie cameras 937 vintage models and projectors, owned by a retired mailman. This month the basement collection made the Guinness World Records for the eighth time. 250 words, moving Nov.

25 for Sunday, Nov. 30. By Derek Gatopoulos.

An audio slideshow about Dimitris Pistolas and his cameras will be available at noon EST Saturday, Nov. 29, in the international/greececameras folder.

ABRAHAM'S CITY HEBRON, West Bank This city of dueling histories encapsulates the Israeli-Palestinian conflict two peoples descended from Abraham, one feeling invaded, the other convinced it is reclaiming its biblical birthright. Now, in the city where the Old Testament patriarch is reputedly buried, Jewish settlers are turning increasingly violent, fearing Israel will withdraw from the West Bank city it has occupied for 41 years. 1,500 words, moving Nov. 25 for Sunday, Nov. 30. By Steven Gutkin.

An audio slideshow about Hebron and different perspectives of the situation there will be available at noon EST Saturday, Nov.

29, in the international/israelhebron folder.

Related story: MLAbraham's City FROZEN IN TIME CAEN, France D-Day took a savage toll on the ancient Normandy city of Caen, and drove its inhabitants deep underground. Now, 64 years later, the quarry tunnels where they sheltered have been opened to reveal a world frozen in time: a shoe. A rusty bike. A child's coloring book. Jewelry. Cough mixture bottles. This is the archaeology of World War II. 1,200 words, moving Nov. 25 for Friday, Nov. 28. By John Leicester.

An audio slideshow about the quarries where the people of Caen hid during World War II will be available at noon EST Thursday, Nov. 27, in the international/francecaen folder.

SPECIAL FEATURES: MEASURE OF A NATION This is the latest entry in "Measure of a Nation," a yearlong series about the presidency and the 2008 election as seen through the prism of the culture. Stories in this package will continue until Inauguration Day.

MEASURE OF A NATION-VICTORY'S WORDS He spoke about posterity, and for it. But in looking forward at his finest hour, Barack Obama never forgot to look back. In a victory speech stirring not only for its content but for its journey into American yesterdays, the president-elect lionized and derided through the campaign for his speaking abilities managed to bask in party triumph even as he summoned his constituents-in-waiting to service and hope. The line between political speeches and presidential ones is usually axiomatic: They're political, or they're presidential. What Obama delivered Tuesday night was something in between an eloquent agenda built for the 21st century but crackling with the 1960s.

This story and all past installments of the Measure of a Nation series which includes stories, videos and anImations are packaged in an interactive in the national/measurenation folder.

For Hosted Custom News subscribers, a section front slugged MEASUREOFNATION is available. It includes the interactive, all the stories in the series and related videos.

Related story: Measure of a Nation-Victory's Words INAUGURATION: White House MAKEOVER An interactive with nine interior designers' suggestions for the Obama White House is in the lifestyles/whitehouseredesign folder.

LIFESTYLES: TREE HOUSES Families have long treasured their tree houses, with parents and their children working together to build one in the backyard and building memories as the kids enjoy it as they grow up. Today, there are many resources for families to use when learning how to build a child's tree house. For less than $1,000 and about a couple weekends of work, moms and dads can team up with their children to build a tree house.

An interactive on tree houses for children and adults is in the lifestyles/treehouses folder.

Related story: Homes-Tree Houses.

TRAVEL: PITTSBURGH CELEBRATES 250 PITTSBURGH George Washington and Gen. John Forbes looked out over the strategic fork of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers.

Behind them, Fort Duquesne smoldered after being burned down by the French who fled hours earlier down the Ohio River. "Let's call it Pittsboro'," the Scottish general told the future first president of the United States on Nov. 25, 1758, hours after the victory that ensured English would be spoken from the East Coast to the Rocky Mountains.

An audio slideshow on Pittsburgh's history is in the travel/pittsburgh250 folder.

Related story: Travel-Trip-Pittsburgh's 250th.

HOLIDAYS: HIP ORNAMENTS Christmas tree ornaments tend to reflect styles we see in the year's home furnishings, as well as what's on the fashion runway.

We like to dress our tree as we dress our rooms and ourselves. This season, inspiration trotted the globe, from Morocco to Moscow, Punjab to Pyongyang. Stools and step chests grace the living room, while ethnic fabrics and motifs adorn wall art and clothing. So it's no surprise many holiday ornaments evoke these graphic prints and international sensibilities.

NEW: An interactive look at the latest trends in Christmas tree ornaments is in the lifestyles/hipornaments folder.

Related story: Homes-Right-Hip Ornaments.

HOW TO COOK A TURKEY An interactive illustrating the steps to preparing your Thanksgiving turkey dinner is in the lifestyles/turkeyhowtocook folder.

HOW TO CARVE A TURKEY An audio slideshow with step-by-step instructions on how to carve a turkey is in the lifestyles/turkeycarving folder.

COST OF GIVING THANKS An interactive comparing the cost of traditional Thanksgiving dinner ingredients around the country is in the lifestyles/costgivingthanks folder.

BEST PUMPKIN PIE An audio slideshow and downloadable recipe card on how to prepare the best pumpkin pie is in the lifestyles/pumpkinpie folder.

INDIAN PUDDING An audio slideshow and downloadable recipe card on Indian pudding is in the lifestyles/indianpudding folder.

CHEESE BALLS An audio slideshow and downloadable recipe card on how to prepare modern cheese balls is in the lifestyles/cheeseballs folder.

DINNER BISCUITS An audio slideshow and downloadable recipe card on how to prepare dinner biscuits is in the lifestyles/dinnerbiscuits folder.

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE An interactive featuring social conscious, eco-friendly and affordable holiday gift ideas is in the lifestyles/holidaygifts folder.

TWELVE DAYS OF HOLIDAY COOKIES An interactive with 12 days of ready-to-print cookie recipes is in the lifestyles/holidaycookies folder.

ONE-POT DINNER KITS An interactive with instructions on how to make one-pot dinner kits, including downloadable recipes and ready-to-print gift tags, is in the lifestyles/onepotdinnerkits folder.

KID-FRIENDLY FOCACCIA An audio slideshow and downloadable recipe card on how to prepare kid-friendly focaccia bread is in the lifestyles/focaccia folder.

THE WORLD IN PHOTOS: DAILY PHOTO GALLERY A daily look at the best Associated Press photos from around the country and world. Hosted Custom News subscribers can access this gallery in the dailygallery folder. FTP subscribers can find it in the PhotoGallery folder. (Monday - Friday).

PHOTO WEEK GALLERY A weekly roundup of the best Associated Press photos from around the country and world. Hosted Custom News subscribers can access this gallery in the photoweek folder. FTP subscribers can find it in the PhotoGallery folder. (Friday).

SPORTS WEEK GALLERY A weekly roundup of the best sports photos from the Associated Press. Hosted Custom News subscribers can access this gallery in the sportsweekpix/swf folder. FTP subscribers can access this gallery in the PhotoGallery folder. (Monday).

ENTERTAINMENT WEEK GALLERY A weekly roundup of the best entertainment photos from the Associated Press. Hosted Custom News and FTP subscribers can access this gallery in the entweek folder. (Monday).

PODCASTS: Here's a weekly schedule of AP podcasts. For information on hosting these on your site, contact your local bureau chief. AP podcasts are available in mp3 format and through major podcast providers. Click on the link below to listen to the most recent podcasts: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/PODCAST?SITEAP&SECTIONHOME AP INSIDE NFL: AP sportswriters cover the NFL. Weekly, Tuesday.

AP INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL: AP sportswriters cover the AP's Top 25 college football poll. Weekly, Sunday.

AP Soccer INSIDER: AP sportswriters take you behind the scenes of soccer around the world. Weekly, Friday.

AP INSIDE BUSINESS: AP's Greg Stec gives a weekly look at the world of business. Weekly, Thursday.

AP INSIDE BASEBALL: AP's John Klobucar hosts a discussion of the biggest MLB stories. Twice weekly during the playoffs.

AP INSIDE Nascar: Behind-the-scenes stories from AP Auto Racing writers Jenna Fryer and Mike Harris. Twice weekly, Sunday and Thursday.

AP CELEBRITY FOCUS: Celebrity newsmakers in exclusive and uncut interviews with AP. Weekly, Monday.

AP ON BROADWAY: Conversations with the top stars on Broadway.

Weekly, Wednesday.

AP NEWSBEAT: A one-minute report on the top stories. Hourly.

AP NEWSPULSE: A three-minute recap of the top stories. Hourly.

AP RELIGION: A one-minute report on the day's top religion story. Daily.

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