National: COPTER-1 -- SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. -- The medical helicopter industry, which began almost four decades ago as a way to save lives, is now one of the most dangerous businesses in America -- deadlier than logging, mining or police work -- with 113 deaths for every 100,000 employees, The Washington Post finds; the number of fatal flights has risen sharply, closely tracking the rapid growth of what is now a $2.5 billion industry. 4,800 words, by Gilbert M. Gaul and Mary Pat Flaherty (Post). First in a series. Three photos. With COPTER-1-INDUSTRY and COPTER-1-SNAPSHOT. OBAMA-POLL -- WASHINGTON -- Public confidence in President Barack Obama's leadership has declined sharply over the summer amid intensifying opposition to health-care reform that threatens to undercut his attempt to enact major changes to the system, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. 1,270 words, by Dan Balz and Jon Cohen (Post). With HEALTH. OBAMA-VACATION -- When President Barack Obama and his family arrive this week in Martha's Vineyard for vacation, a hard-won history awaits. 900 words, by Candus Thomson (Sun). MANHUNT -- LOS ANGELES -- A reality TV show contestant allegedly removed the fingers and teeth of the swimsuit model he killed before putting her in a suitcase and dumping her in a trash bin, authorities say as they issue an arrest warrant for the suspect. 720 words, by Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton (Times). COURT-ARMENIANS -- Armenian Americans descended from victims of the 1915-18 massacre by Ottoman Turks cannot sue foreign insurance companies for unpaid claims because the U.S. government does not legally recognize that an Armenian genocide occurred, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. 410 words, by Carol J. Williams (Times). GITMO -- WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department recently questioned military defense lawyers at Guantanamo Bay about whether photographs of CIA personnel, including covert officers, were unlawfully provided to detainees charged with organizing the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to sources familiar with the investigation. 1,060 words, by Peter Finn (Post). Financial: MORTGAGES-TIMES (1stld) -- Widespread joblessness is causing more Americans to fall behind on their house payments, triggering a new round of foreclosures that some analysts fear could delay the nation's economic recovery. 1,100 words, by E. Scott Reckard and Ronald D. White (Times). With MORTGAGES-POST and ECONOMY. BERNANKE -- JACKSON, Wyo. -- Officially, the world's top economists and central bankers have gathered here in the Grand Tetons to talk about 'Financial Stability and Macroeconomic Policy,' but in the hallways and hotel bar of this annual symposium, another topic is being discussed: Whether Ben Bernanke will, or should, be appointed to a second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. 970 words, by Frank Ahrens (Post). NEWSCORP -- As newspapers struggle with declining readership and advertising revenue, News Corp. executives have been meeting recently with publishers about forming a consortium that would charge for news distributed online and on portable devices -- and potentially stem the rising tide of red ink. 1,130 words, by Dawn C. Chmielewski (Times). International: AFGHAN-TIMES -- KABUL, Afghanistan -- Holding a nationwide election in a vast, impoverished and insurgency-ridden country is the easy part, but now comes the difficult task of determining whether Afghanistan's watershed presidential vote is free and fair -- or enough so that the result, when it emerges, will be credible; a definitive count will take weeks, and the contest may have to be settled with a runoff. 830 words, by Laura King (Times). With AFGHAN-POST and AFGHAN-AMERICANS. Commentaries and news features are listed on the NEWSFEATURES-LAT-WP budget that moves daily at noon EST. 