What's Next: Sep. 11, 2006

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•Troops to Sudan? Khartoum opposes U.N. move Bluster or backbone? The Security Council will meet Sudanese officials this week to discuss peacekeeping troops for Darfur. Sudan sees a threat to its sovereignty. But the U.N. may act anyway.

•Ford Restructuring Carmaker may ditch Bond's ride Sorry, 007. In an effort to speed up its turnaround, Ford said last week that it may sell off its Aston Martin unit. The ailing carmaker plans to cut 34,000 jobs and close 14 plants by 2012.

•Shuttle Successor Orion set to blast off by 2014 NASA has awarded Lockheed a multibillion-dollar contract to build the next manned space vehicle. Orion's design is winning praise, but skeptics wonder if future Administrations will fund it.

•Music Downloading SpiralFrog is free ... for a price Pay with your eyes. SpiralFrog com will soon let you download free music from Universal's vast catalog--if you watch ads. But the songs expire without more ad views and can't be put on iPods.

•School for Sheen West Wing actor goes collegiate He got to be President without even a high school diploma. Now, with his NBC hit off the air, Martin Sheen, 66, is headed to college. He starts next week at the National University of Ireland.