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- Obama leads McCain by 6 points: poll
- Reuters - Democrat
- Hurricane Dolly hits South Texas, flooding feared
- Reuters - Hurricane Dolly moved inland after tearing into
- U.S. rejects outside probe of Canadian sent to Syria
- Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Wednesday he had rejected a request from lawmakers that an outside special counsel investigate the case of a Canadian taken off a plane in New York and sent to Syria, where
BBC
- Karadzic seeks extradition delay
- Prosecutors at The Hague say they expect the extradition of war-crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic to be delayed.
- In pictures
- Millions are in need of food aid in drought-hit Ethiopia
- Renewables mandate 'undermined'
- Green groups accuse the UK government of trying to sabotage Europes rules on renewable energy.
- Troops out
- US scales down its military surge in Iraq
- Against the odds
- Lebanese Olympic shooter is no stranger to gunfire
- Voters' views
- Zimbabweans react to news of crisis talks
- Italy targets illegal immigrants
- Illegal immigrants convicted of crime in Italy face longer jail sentences than those for Italians, under new laws.
CNN
- No Afghanistan 'surge' during Bush term
- It will be left to the next president to send a significant number of additional troops to Afghanistan, the Pentagons spokesman said Wednesday.
- Cancer expert warns staff on cell phones
- Read full story for latest details.
- Smugglers said to use Dolly for cover
- Smugglers tried to use Hurricane Dolly as a cover in at least three unsuccessful attempts to move drugs or illegal aliens through Texas, border officials said Wednesday.
- New look at Rosenberg spy case after decades
- Cold War scholars are hoping secret grand jury transcripts will shed light on some nagging questions about the evidence in the Rosenberg espionage case. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted and given death setnences in the 1950s.
- Army tells Lions draft pick to put NFL on hold
- Read full story for latest details.
- House OKs mortgage rescue
- The House on Wednesday voted 272-152 to pass sweeping legislation that will offer up to $300 billion in assistance to troubled homeowners and throw government support behind mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- Senators squabble while drivers pay
- A partisan squabble in the Senate Wednesday threatened to sink a bill meant to crack down on oil speculators.
Google
- Iran Won’t Relent on Nuclear Program - New York Times
- Canada.comIran Won’t Relent on Nuclear ProgramNew York Times - 15 hours agoBy ALAN COWELL PARIS -- As world powers await Iran’s reply to proposals concerning its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Myanmar opposes Asean rights body - Aljazeera.net
- Khaleej TimesMyanmar opposes Asean rights bodyAljazeera.net - 14 hours agoMyanmar's military government has said it will oppose any move to invest a new South-East Asian human rights body with investigative and
- First Nepal president is sworn in - BBC News
- NDTV.comFirst Nepal president is sworn inBBC News - 7 hours agoThe first president of the newly-declared republic of Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav, has been sworn into office. The largely ceremonial post
- Air Force says no survivors of B-52 crash off Guam - The Associated Press
- TopNewsAir Force says no survivors of B-52 crash off GuamThe Associated Press - 3 hours agoHONOLULU (AP) - All six crew members aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed off Guam were
- Iraqi President Says He Will Veto Election Law - Washington Post
- Voice of AmericaIraqi President Says He Will Veto Election LawWashington Post - 5 hours agoBy Amit R. Paley BAGHDAD, July 23 -- President Jalal Talabani said Wednesday that he would veto
- Sri Lankan families count cost of war - BBC News
- BBC NewsSri Lankan families count cost of warBBC News - 12 hours agoIt was 25 years ago this week that a minor insurgency in Sri Lanka began to turn into a
- German motorist crashes gate where Obama to speak - Reuters
- ABC NewsGerman motorist crashes gate where Obama to speakReuters - 5 hours agoBy Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) - German police detained a motorist on Wednesday who crashed through barricades set up
Digg
- REID: Obama Would Revisit FISA/Spying Bill if Elected
- While Barack Obama confused and even angered many of his progressive supporters by voting for the FISA domestic surveillance compromise bill, granting immunity to the telecoms who helped President Bushs program of warrantless spying on Americans, Senate Majority Leader Harry
- Rogue San Francisco sysadmin coughs up passwords
- San Francisco City Council regained access to its own computer network today after Mayor Gavin Newsom convinced network administrator Terry Childs to give them the passwords.
- Novak Tries to Hit-and-Run After Knocking into Pedestrian
- Conservative pundit Robert Novak “was cited by police after he hit a pedestrian with his black Corvette in downtown Washington, D.C. Novak initially “drove away from the scene,” but turned around when “a bicyclist stopped him and said, ‘You hit
- McCain On The Run: Cancels Press Availability
- Marc Ambinder reports that John McCains one press conference of the week has been abruptly canceled: The one scheduled McCain press conference of the week has just been canceled, we are told. No word as to why. After a week
- Lieberman Praises Hagee, Compares Him To Moses
- Yesterday, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) spoke at the controversial pastor John Hagee’s Christians United For Israel Washington-Israel Summit. Lieberman, however, says he still has the utmost respect for the pastor, who once said that Hurricane Katrina was punishment to New
- McCain Attacks Obama's Holocaust Museum Statement
- The McCain campaign implied on Wednesday that Barack Obamas commitment to preventing a future genocide was not sincere, attacking the Democratic candidate during his appearance at the Israeli Holocaust Memorial Yad Vashem. How low will he go?
- T. Boone Pickens says U.S. must rely less on foreign oil
- T. Boone Pickens has a new role model: Al Gore.
FOX
- McCain: No VP Decision ... Yet
- Republican splashes cold water on speculation that he would announce No. 2 pick while Obama is overseas• Watch McCain Interview on Fox News Channel at 9 p.m. ET• Report: Democratic Convention Hosts Getting Tax-Free Gas
- Collision Closes 29 Miles of Mississippi River for Days
- A collision between a 600-foot tanker and a barge loaded with fuel oil has closed a 29-mile stretch of the Mississippi River, likely for several days.
- Pentagon: More Troops to Afghanistan Soon
- A senior Pentagon official tells The Associated Press that top military leaders are expected soon to recommend to Defense Secretary Robert Gates which additional U.S. troops could be sent to Afghanistan over the next month or so.
- Dismissal Sought in Federal MySpace Suicide Case
- An attorney for a Missouri woman charged in connection with a MySpace hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide has filed motions in Los Angeles to dismiss the federal case.
- Report: Mindy McCready Suffers Nervous Breakdown
- Country music star Mindy McCready suffered a nervous breakdown last week and is now seeking treatment, according to a report.
- Columnist Robert Novak Gets $50 Citation
- Syndicated columnist Robert Novak says he has been issued a $50 citation after hitting a pedestrian while driving in downtown Washington.
- Greece: British Woman Charged With Infanticide
- A 20-year-old British tourist has been charged with causing the death of her baby son after she gave birth alone in her hotel room in Greece, a prosecutors office said Wednesday.
The Washington Post
- Former Pr. George's Schools Chief Convicted
- Andre Hornsby, whose first corruption trial ended with a hung jury last fall, is convicted on six of 22 federal charges brought against him in retrial.
- FBI: Detainee Heard 9/11 Briefing
- Interrogator says Osama bin Ladens driver was present during report to al-Qaeda leader.
- Ordinary Stories, Impressive TV
- column | CNNs Black in America documentaries manage to engage the heart as well as the brain.
- Novak's Close Encounter
- Columnist hits pedestrian, causing minor injuries, and is flagged down a block away by witnesses.
- Obama Dedicated to Peace Effort
- Democratic presidential nominee vows, if elected, to get quickly involved in pursuit of Mideast deal.
- An Informant's Tale
- Fellow inmate points finger at immigrant.
- Pentagon Auditors Pressured
- GAO finds supervisors pressured auditors to skew reports on major defense contractors work.
Reuters
- Obama leads McCain by 6 points: poll
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a 6-point lead over Republican John McCain in the presidential race as a growing percentage of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal
- Hurricane Dolly hits South Texas, flooding feared
- BROWNSVILLE, Texas (Reuters) - Hurricane Dolly moved inland after tearing into the South Texas coast on Wednesday with 95 mph (150 kph) winds, pouring torrential rain on the U.S.-Mexico border area and threatening floods.
- U.S. rejects outside probe of Canadian sent to Syria
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Wednesday he had rejected a request from lawmakers that an outside special counsel investigate the case of a Canadian taken off a plane in New York and sent to Syria,
- Pentagon plays down fears over Afghan violence
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Wednesday sought to play down the seriousness of growing violence in Afghanistan but declined to say the United States and NATO were winning their fight against Taliban insurgents.
- Arctic Circle holds 90 bln barrels oil: U.S. Govt
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Arctic Circle holds an estimated 90 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and 1,670 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday.
- German motorist crashes gate where Obama to speak
- BERLIN (Reuters) - German police detained a motorist on Wednesday who crashed through barricades set up at monument where Barack Obama will hold a speech on Thursday and dumped red paint from his speeding car.
- Bloomberg, Gates pledge $375 mln against tobacco
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates pledged an additional $375 million on Wednesday to fight what they called a global tobacco epidemic.
USATODAY
- Republican National Committee airs anti-Obama ads
- John McCain can be a Berliner, too.
- Poll indicates narrowing attitude on racial divide
- Blacks and whites continue to have profoundly different perspectives on the prevalence and impact of racism in American life, ...
- Obama, McCain camps plan Wisconsin events
- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama continues to pummel Republican challenger Sen. John McCain when it comes ...
- U.S. talks with Iraq could stretch years
- The next White House will most likely inherit the difficult negotiations over the long-term status of American military forces ...
- McCain, Obama spend $7.2M on Michigan TV ads
- Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama have appealed to Michigan voters with $7.2 million in campaign ads so far.
- Unknown disease killing off Florida's state tree
- The sabal palm, Floridas state tree, is under attack by a microscopic killer that has scientists stumped.
- McCain: Lifting of drilling ban caused drop in oil prices
- Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President George W. Bushs lifting ...
MSNBC
- Top Windows exec to leave Microsoft
- Microsoft Corp. says the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations is leaving the company.
- Do it! CriminalSearches.com your ex!
- “Do you really know who people are?” That’s the slogan for pay site People Searchs freshly launched (and totally free!) companion site, CriminalSearches.com. Do you want to know? Everybody has something to hide – so the cliché goes. That’s where
- NBC/WSJ poll: Obama keeps lead
- The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds a majority of Americans think Barack Obama is a riskier choice for the presidency, but hes still leading Republican John McCain.
- 'Pantyhose Bandit' causes sheer annoyance
- Dozens of pairs of pantyhose have been left near a Milford school bus stop — causing sheer annoyance in the neighborhood.
- Minimum wage going up, but will it matter?
- About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike
CBS
- Lining Up For Free Dental Care
- Going to the dentist can be a painful experience - especially when trying to pay for it without insurance. But Seth Doane found one place where patients can get care for free thanks to many volunteers - and listened to
- The Prospect Of A Nuclear Iran
- During his visit to Israel today, Sen. Barack Obama defended his proposal to negotiate with Iran. And its one of the biggest issues in the region today. Katie Couric takes a deeper look at Irans relationship with the world.
- New Game Plan Targets Pre-Diabetics
- Nearly 57 million Americans are dangerously close to developing diabetes. New guidelines for preventing that emphasize diet, exercise and weight-loss medication.
- Sudan Prez Shrugs Off Genocide Charges
- On his first visit to Darfur since being charged with genocide and other crimes against humanity, Sudans president listened to residents of the wasted region, and broke out in a tribal dance in front of thousands of supporters.
- Woman Chooses Death Over Foreclosure
- A 53-year-old wife and mother fatally shot herself shortly after faxing a letter to her mortgage company saying that by the time they foreclosed on her house that day, she would be dead.
- Afghan Surge Is Next President's Problem
- It will be left to the next administration to decide on any sizable troop increase for Afghanistan, the Pentagon spokesman said.
- Slow Economic Growth Weighs Down Summer
- The country slogged through slower economic growth and rising prices during the summer, packing a double whammy to people and businesses alike.
The New York Times
- Kremlin Rules: An Investment Gets Trapped in Kremlin’s Vise
- The fall of one of Russia’s most prominent foreign investors points to the official corruption that afflicts the country.
- In Ancient Alleys, Modern Comforts
- Some of Beijing’s traditional courtyard homes are being refurbished with a mix of modern sensibility and respect for original detail.
- Billionaires Back Antismoking Effort
- Bill Gates and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will spend $500 million to stop people worldwide from smoking.
- Strong Quarter for Sales at Amazon
- The online retailer Amazon.com reported that net income for the second quarter more than doubled on strong sales.
- A City’s Police Force Now Doubts Terror Focus
- Police officials in Providence, R.I., are questioning the balance between antiterror efforts and crime fighting.
- Sudan’s President Goes on Tour
- Sudan’s president returned to the scene of his alleged Darfur genocide on an uncharacteristic charm offensive.
- City Room: M.T.A. Wants to Speed Fare Increases
- At a contentious meeting, the board outlined a plan for toll and fare increases totaling 13.4 percent by 2011.
TIME
- Woman Kills Self Before Foreclosure
- A 53-year-old wife and mother fatally shot herself shortly after faxing a letter to her mortgage company saying that by the time they foreclosed on her house that day, she would be dead
- Gates, Bloomberg to Fight Smoking
- Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking
- Afghan Surge Up to 'Next Admin.'
- It will be left to the next administration to decide on any sizable troop increase for Afghanistan, the Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday
- Obama Stirs Memories of JFK in Berlin
- Amid record levels of anti-American sentiment, the Democrat will likely get the warmest reception since Kennedy
- Brussels Beats Up On Bulgaria
- The European Commission slams the EU newcomer for failing to crack down on corruption and organized crime - and cuts off funding worth hundreds of millions of dollars
- N.J. to Require Organ Donor Decision
- In five years, New Jersey residents seeking drivers licenses will have to decide whether they want to become organ donors under a new first-of-its kind law
- Gulf Dead Zone Bigger Than Ever
- A dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas-Louisiana coast this year is likely to be the biggest ever and last longer than ever before, with marine life affected for hundreds of
Newsday
- ExploreLI: Hamptons day bars
- These East End hot spots, including Surf Lodge and Beach Bar, will let you soak in the party, cocktail in hand, well before the sun sets.
- MTA proposal includes two transit fare hikes
- And you thought a potential 8 percent fare hike next summer was bad news.
- Black doll's head found on white NY officers' car
- Harlem community leaders say two white policeofficers drove through the traditionally black neighborhood withthe head of a black doll on their cars antenna.
- Rick Springfield to play at Planting Fields
- His new album, Venus in Overdrive, has the same kind of songs as his breakthrough album from 81, though theyre from a slightly older view.
- Owner of foreclosed home in Mass. found dead after telling mortgage co. of suicide plans
- TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) _ A 53-year-old wife and mother fatally shot herself shortly after faxing a letter to her mortgage company saying that by the time they foreclosed on her house that day, she would be dead.
- DA: Massive fraud at car dealerships
- A murder probe led Nassau prosecutors to uncover a massive fraud scheme run out of two Five Towns area car dealerships, officials said.
- Standoff in Brentwood ends in arrest of barricaded fugitive
- Officers ended a tense standoff in Brentwood Wednesday morning by using a stun gun to arrest a fugitive wanted in two states for kidnapping, weapons and heroin possession charges, police said.