Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag   October sales gains lift hopes for housing market   Mauer near-unanimous pick as American League MVP   Bombings, shooting kill 12 around Afghanistan   Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years   More anti-gay, religious-motivated crimes reported   For Reid, Dodd, clout on big issues cuts both ways   Mauer near-unanimous pick as American League MVP   Obama calls security meeting on Afghanistan   SC gov faces 37 charges he broke state ethics laws   SC gov faces 37 ethics charges he broke state laws   AP NewsAlert   Israel-Hamas prisoner swap deal near   3RD LD: Japanese engineer abducted in Yemen freed: Japan embassy+   Obama to honor young inventors at science fair   AP poll: Kansas No. 1; Syracuse jumps to No. 10   Obama to honor young inventors at science fair   San Diego State cracks Top 25; UConn still No. 1   October sales gains lift hopes for housing market   2ND LD: Japanese engineer abducted in Yemen freed: Japan embassay+