* Headlines for October 17, 2008 * After Losing Son in Iraq, NY Mother Faces Loss of Foreclosed Home * Ex-Asst. Treasury Sec. Paul Craig Roberts on Wall St. Bailout: "Has Deregulation Sired Fascism?" * World Food Day a Reminder of a Global Crisis Further Sidelined by Campaign Frenzy, Financial Woes * "Smearcasting: How Islamophobes Spread Fear, Bigotry and Misinformation"