All the News That Fits. . . Al Qaeda Internal Memo Leaked, Chavez Brags of White House Spies and More

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Ban Ki-Moon, South Korea’s foreign minister, takes the lead to succeed Kofi Annan as UN Secretary-General.
Citing the improbable threat of an American invasion, the Chavez administration is beefing up Venezuela’s military in a manner that disconcerts the international savant of ill-concieved invasions, Donald Rumsfeld. Chavez says his White House spies speak of an active attempt to topple his regime.
Dissent among the enemy: Iraq’s security advisor uncovers letter from bin Laden associate to al-Zarqaki, chastising the Iraqi terror leader for scaring Muslims away from their cause with overly violent, Shiite-directed tactics.
Across America, incomes static, yet housing costs rise, reports new census data.
As deadheat races nationwide barrel towards November 7th, independent organizations are shoveling record amounts of cash into district-level politics.
Polling ten points ahead of Lamont, Independent Lieberman says the Democratic Caucus has promised him seniority when he returns. Harry Reid denies the claim, delays decision until the post-election.