Today's Headlines -- Friday

• Bargainers reach deal to head off gov't shutdown (AP)
• Gingrich assailed by debate rivals, fights back (AP)
• Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, dies at 62 (AP)
• Russian fishing ship lists badly near Antarctica (AP)
• Anonymous donors pay off Kmart layaway accounts (AP)
• US formally ends Iraq war with little fanfare (AP)
• Feds issue scathing report against Ariz. sheriff (AP)
• Full ban on driver calls could be tough to enforce (AP)
• 'Batman' star Bale tries to visit China activist (AP)
• Ryan, Abraham lead Falcons to 41-14 rout of Jags (AP)
• Gingrich under attack at Iowa presidential debate (Reuters)
• Deal reached to avert government shutdown (Reuters)
• NY Times CEO exiting, without explanation (Reuters)
• Zynga prices IPO at top end of range (Reuters)
• Accused Army document leaker faces hearing (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Made in Texas: Apple's A5 iPhone chip (Reuters)
• Japan aims to bolster M&A disclosure after Olympus scandal (Reuters)
• Military marks end to nearly nine bloody years in Iraq (Reuters)
• Jon Huntsman leapfrogs Ron Paul in New Hampshire, says poll (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Is falling US marriage rate a bad thing? Some find positives in the data. (The Christian Science Monitor)