of opening statements that will be live when things get going. well, another high-profile trial is winding down. attorneys for amanda knox will make their final arguments. they are hoping to overturn her murder conviction. knox is expected to speak as well. prosecutors claim that knox slit her roommate s throat during wild sex. libyan fighters say that they have seized the port of sirte today. moammar gadhafi controls most of the city. this is one of the areas not under the control of libya s new leadership. washington dodges a government shutdown. lawmakers have a deal in hand to pay the federal government s bills through mid-november. a final vote expected next week when the house returns from break. the spending bill is upheld because they could not agree on funding for fema. president obama is pitching his new jobs bill in denver at a hollywood fund-raiser last night he refinded republicans that they were in charge in the run-up to the economy s big meltdown. we