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One man is dead and seven others are in federal custody following an FBI raid on a business in Dearborn, Michigan and a home in Detroit. Radical Islamic leader Luqman Ameen Abdullah was fatally shot during Wednesday's exchange of gunfire at a Dearborn trucking operation. Abdullah led a sect that allegedly wanted a separate state in the U.S. ruled by Sharia law.

President Obama made an unexpected late-night visit to Delaware's Dover Air Force base last night to meet a plane bringing home the bodies of 18 slain Americans. An Air Force C-17 arrived shortly after midnight, Eastern time with the bodies of seven U.S. soldiers and three Drug Enforcement Administration agents killed in a helicopter crash Monday. Also on board were eight soldiers killed by roadside bombs Tuesday.

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House could unveil a massive healthcare reform bill today. The House bill's public option is likely to use reimbursement rates negotiated with healthcare providers, rather than lower rates pegged to Medicare.

Commuters in and around the San Francisco Bay Area are dealing with the chaos caused by the continued closure of the Bay Bridge. The entire span remains closed until further notice after pieces of the structure fell on motorists late Tuesday afternoon. There are reports that rods and a cable installed during a recent emergency bridge repair gave way.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is lashing out at the father of her grandchild following his revelations about the onetime vice-presidential candidate on CBS' "Early Show" on Wednesday. Responding to Levi Johnston's claims that Palin referred to her Down's Syndrome-afflicted infant Trig as "retarded," Palin questioned the credibility of someone about to go naked for "Playgirl" magazine.

Just in time for Halloween, Forbes is out with its annual list of richest dead celebrities. Late fashion mogul Yves Saint Laurent is the top-earning dead celebrity. A three-day estate auction earlier this year brought in 350-million dollars for Saint Laurent.

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