From This Morning's Aggregation Poverty Unmasked at Halloween. Commentator Desiree Cooper is getting ready for Halloween in her Detroit neighborhood. She lives in an exclusive area just across the street from one of Detroit's many poor neighborhoods. Every Halloween, it seems like children and adults from the poor neighborhood come to trick-or-treat at her house. [NPR Programs: All Things Considered]

New Bankruptcy Law Places Greater Burden on Consumers. A new bankruptcy law that took effect Monday is expected to make it harder for consumers to seek protection from creditors and wipe out their debts. People lined up to file before the law took effect. [NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | NewsHour Headlines | PBS]  ¶ 7:26 AM