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- Speculation rife on Obama, McCain running mates
- Reuters - Sly hints and outright guesses fostered speculation in
- Trace arsenic in water may be linked with diabetes
- AP - A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. The studys limitations make more research necessary. And public water systems were on their
- Moore's memoir: Being Bond was sometimes scary
- AP - Its not easy being Bond. Roger Moore, who
- Armed 85-year-old woman makes intruder call cops
- AP - An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said. I just walked right on past him
- Obama: McCain should stop questioning character
- AP - Democrat Barack Obama challenged Republican
BBC
- Monkey business - US 'Bigfoot' turns out to be gorilla suit in ice
- The claimed recent discovery of Bigfoot in the US state of Georgia turns out to be a gorilla suit in a block of ice.
- Kenya ex-graft chief heading home
- Kenyas ex anti-corruption chief, John Githongo, is due back in his homeland after three years of self-imposed exile.
- Sarkozy en route to Afghanistan
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Afghanistan to support his troops, a day after a deadly attack by Taleban fighters.
- Watchdog to set out plans for BAA
- The Competition Commission is tipped to back the break-up of BAA, the UKs largest airports operator.
- Egypt's parliament hit by blaze
- At least 13 people are hurt in a fire at the upper house of the Egyptian parliament in Cairo, officials say.
- Foreign sales boost HP earnings
- Hewlett-Packard, the worlds largest computer firm, sees quarterly profits boosted by international sales.
- Karadzic wants UN judge replaced
- Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asks the UN war crimes tribunal to replace a judge in his genocide case, alleging bias.
CNN
- MoveOn.org targets Elizabeth Dole's Senate race
- MoveOn.org has its sights set on U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Doles unexpectedly competitive contest for re-election in North Carolina, spending nearly half a million dollars on an ad accusing the North Carolina senator and fellow Republican John McCain of being in
- Silver lining on home prices
- Home prices continue to tumble across the country, making homes more affordable in most U.S. cities, according to a new report released Tuesday.
- Hiding theft suspect crushed in trash compactor
- Read full story for latest details.
- Pilot, lawyer, kid on terror watch list
- James Robinson is a retired Air National Guard brigadier general and a commercial pilot for a major airline who flies passenger planes around the country.
- Stocks slide for second day
- Stocks slumped Tuesday, falling for the second session in a row, as oil prices rose, retailers earnings disappointed and reports showed falling homebuilding activity and rising inflation.
- Man pleads guilty to bikini strangling
- Read full story for latest details.
- Bigfoot claim a fake, enthusiast says
- The Bigfoot in the freezer is made of rubber, a Web posting asserted Tuesday.
Google
- Iran satellite launch a failure, US officials say - Reuters
- ABC NewsIran satellite launch a failure, US officials sayReuters - 4 hours agoBy Randall Mikkelsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's attempted satellite launch was a failure that fell far short of claimed
- Lost baby whale may have to be put down - ABC Online
- Times OnlineLost baby whale may have to be put downABC Online - 5 hours agoA yacht owner in Sydney woke up this morning to find the lost humpback whale calf trying
- 30 killed in DI Khan suicide attack - Daily Times
- Washington Post30 killed in DI Khan suicide attackDaily Times - 4 hours agoPESHAWAR: At least 30 people were killed and 40 were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up during
- Many Jammu protesters 'arrested' - BBC News
- Seattle Post IntelligencerMany Jammu protesters 'arrested'BBC News - 10 hours agoThousands of Hindu protesters in the Jammu region of Indian-administered Kashmir have been arrested during street protests, police say.Video: Inside story-
- Iligan residents spooked by false MILF rumors - ABS CBN News
- Boston GlobeIligan residents spooked by false MILF rumorsABS CBN News - 1 hour agoRumors of an impending attack by Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerrillas caused panic in Iligan City Tuesday night,
- Alert over iPod nano fires - Financial Times
- Sydney Morning HeraldAlert over iPod nano firesFinancial Times - 1 hour agoJapan yesterday warned consumers over Apple's iPod nano portable music player after one of its ministries received three reports of
- Russia warns Ukraine not to interfere at navy base - The Associated Press
- Voice of AmericaRussia warns Ukraine not to interfere at navy baseThe Associated Press - 4 hours agoKIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's foreign minister warned Ukrainian leaders Tuesday against trying to restrict
Digg
- Joe Lieberman is a "Prick" according to AP
- ...and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000...
- Vilsack: McCain Puts Oil First, Not Country
- Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, on a conference call with reporters: McCain continues to reject bipartisan compromise because it would roll back massive tax breaks for the oil companies, he said. That is not putting the country first, it is
- Border Patrol Officer Pleads Guilty To Jack Bauer Imitation
- In an effort to scare and coerce the alien into incriminating himself, Perez drew his service pistol and repeated the questions. The alien continued to deny being a smuggler. Perez then pointed his weapon at the aliens head, touching the
- Zimbabwe Inflation Hits 11,200,000 Percent
- Zimbabwes inflation rate has soared in the past three months and is now at 11.2 million percent, the highest in the world, according to the countrys Central Statistical Office. Official figures dated Monday show inflation has surged from the rate
- Does Bush believe McCain was tortured?
- No war crimes were committed against McCain. And the techniques used are, according to the president, tools to extract accurate information. And so the false confessions that McCain was forced to make were, according to the logic of the Bush
- Keith Olbermann On McCain's War With NBC: Grow Up (VIDEO)
- On MSNBCs Countdown last night, Keith Olbermann tore into John McCain for complaining about NBC election coverage -- and for his attacks on Barack Obama. Watch:
- McCain's Abramoff Linked Fundraiser Nets $1.75 Million
- John McCain raised more than $1.75 million for Republicans Monday at a fundraiser that became high profile after a political operative connected to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff promoted it.
FOX
- Yoda the Cat Astounds With Four Ears
- They say cats have nine lives but this one has four ears.
- Fay Strengthens Over Florida
- Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening to become a hurricane.
- 55 Suspects Arrested in 8-Month Child Porn Probe
- Authorities say 55 men, including a sheriffs deputy and at least one attorney, have been charged with possessing child pornography following an eight-month investigation.
- Tight Race Ahead of Conventions
- National polls show Obama, McCain virtually even going into conventions, VP announcements• Obama to Go on Offense at Convention• RNC: No Pro-Choice VP for McCain• Obama Schedules Visit to City Where Campaign Began
- Canadian Law Allows Terrorist to Make Home in Ontario
- Once home to inventor Alexander Graham Bell and hockey great Wayne Gretzky, the small Canadian city of Brantford, Ontario is now home to a terrorist and the Canadian government might not do anything about it.
- Funeral Homes Facing Problem of Abandoned Ashes
- Someone loved the people once, enough to have their bodies cremated, then promptly forgot or decided they didnt want them.
- Lawsuit Accuses AARP of Age Discrimination
- AARP, the national advocacy group for older Americans, is being accused of age discrimination.
The Washington Post
- The Secret Lives of Car Tires
- As Americans try to squeeze every last mile out of a gallon of gas, fuel efficiency comes to the fore.
- Taliban Forces Ambush French Troops, Kill 10
- In coordinated operation, dozens of fighters attack patrol near Kabul; at least 13 militants killed.
- Wholesale Inflation Surges
- Figures show prices for past year rising at fastest pace in 27 years; housing starts fall.
- NATO Decries Russian Force
- NATO says alliance will not resume contact with Moscow until troops withdraw from Georgia.
- In Pakistan, a Grim Reminder
- Bombing kills at least 26 people, underscoring the challenges facing countrys new leadership.
- Extraditions Concern Colombia
- Efforts to unravel the paramilitary movement are threatened when officers face drug charges in U.S.
- NATO Decries Russian Force
- NATO says alliance will not resume contact with Moscow until troops withdraw from Georgia.
Reuters
- Speculation over VP picks hits fever pitch
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Speculation hit a fever pitch on the U.S. vice presidential sweepstakes on Tuesday, with Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain nearing their choices of a No. 2 amid a flurry of sly hints and outright guesses.
- Inflation pressures mount as home building slows
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale prices shot up in July at the fastest annual rate in 27 years, while home builders cut back on construction as they worked through a glut of unsold homes, government data showed on Tuesday.
- Russia starts Georgia pullout, West urges speed
- GORI, Georgia (Reuters) - Russian troops will pull back from Georgias heartland by the end of this week, the Kremlin said Tuesday, but NATO said it was freezing contacts with Moscow until all Russian forces were out of the country.
- McCain campaigns for off-shore drilling on Gulf rig
- ABOARD THE CHEVRON GENESIS (Reuters) - Republican John McCain took his campaign high above the waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, visiting an offshore oil and gas rig and predicting many more like it along the U.S. coasts
- Goodyear to close 92 U.S. stores, cut jobs
- DETROIT (Reuters) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said it would close 12 percent, or 92, of its company-owned U.S. stores and cut 600 full- and part-time jobs as the U.S. economic downturn put more pressure on the company.
- Jamaica's "Lightning" Bolt could match Lewis
- BEIJING (Reuters) - Jamaicas yam-powered Usain Lightning Bolt hopes to become the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to win an Olympic sprint double on Wednesday.
- Goodyear to close 92 U.S. stores, cut jobs
- DETROIT (Reuters) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said it would close 12 percent, or 92, of its company-owned U.S. stores and cut 600 full- and part-time jobs as the U.S. economic downturn put more pressure on the company.
USATODAY
- Obama takes Iraq plan to veterans as veep buzz builds
- Barack Obama told rival John McCain not to question his patriotism because he wants Iraq withdrawal.
- From oil platform, McCain drills energy plan
- John McCain called Tuesday for more offshore drilling to lower the cost of food and heating.
- Groups: Ban corporal punishment in schools
- Saying corporal punishment disproportionately targets minority students and creates a violent and degrading school environment, ...
- Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa dies at 59
- Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who broke the African tradition of silence and solidarity among leaders to denounce neighboring ...
- Homecoming may be impossible for Georgians
- A result of the fighting between Russia and Georgia is that thousands of ethnic Georgian refugees may no longer be welcome in ...
- Vietnam releases convicted child molester Gary Glitter
- Authorities freed British glam rocker Gary Glitter from prison in southern Vietnam on Tuesday, sending the convicted child molester ...
- 55 men charged in 8-month Calif. child porn probe
- Authorities say a California sheriffs deputy and an attorney were among 55 men charged with possessing child pornography after ...
MSNBC
- Texas sect child ordered into state care
- A Texas judge has ordered
- More women having fewer kids
- More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau reports.
- Fineman: Biden clear frontrunner for VP
- Newsweeks Howard Fineman says Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama is likely to chose Sen. Joe
CBS
- Bigfoot Claim Exposed As Hoax
- The legendary creature, which was said to be found in the Georgia woods turned out to be nothing more than a rubber gorilla suit.
- How Vinyl Got Its Groove Back
- In the age of the ubiquitous iPod, theres something retro spinning into earshot. As it turns out, LPs are making a comeback. Anthony Mason reports on the new vinyl revolution.
- The Making Of China's Olympic Golden Age
- As it continues to bring in the gold at the Olympics, China is unabashed about going to great lengths to make world-class athletes. Barry Petersen reports on the countrys elaborate Olympian-training strategy.
- Fruit Juices Block Common Drugs
- Grapefruit, orange, and apple juices block common drugs for infections, allergy, transplant rejection, cancer, and high blood pressure.
- California Fines Hospitals For Shoddy Care
- Eighteen hospitals in California were fined for state health code violations in which patients received shoddy care that in some cases led to deaths.
- Ohio: No "Sleepovers" For Voting Machines
- Ohios elections chief says she wont allow poll workers to take voting machines home for safekeeping in the days before the November presidential election, citing security concerns.
- N.C. Patient Dies While Staff Plays Cards
- Investigators say a North Carolina mental patient died after nurses at a state mental hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours and failed to feed him or help him to the bathroom, a newspaper reported.
The New York Times
- Taliban Forces Kill 10 French Soldiers and Raid U.S. Base
- The Taliban attacks on a U.S. military base and French forces near Kabul were among the most serious they have mounted in six years of fighting.
- Wholesale Prices Jumped in July
- American businesses faced the biggest annual rise in wholesale prices in 27 years last month, just as the stumbling economy caused consumer spending to drop.
- NATO Ministers Warn Russia, No ‘Business as Usual’
- After emergency talks, NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday urged Russia to pull its troops immediately out of Georgia
- Sharif Threatens to Pull Out of Pakistani Coalition
- A day after President Pervez Musharraf resigned from office, the strains between the ruling coalition parties became apparent in a dispute over fired judges.
- Cerberus Gives Time to Fix Chrysler
- Top Chrysler executives are determined to fix the company, and executives at Cerberus Capital, Chrysler’s new private-equity owner, say they will get the chance.
- Algerian Bombing Kills 43
- A suicide bomber drove a car filled with explosives into a police academy about 35 miles east of the Algerian capital, officials said.
- MSNBC Changes Prime-Time Lineup
- MSNBC is removing the longtime host Dan Abrams — its onetime general manager — from his 9 p.m. program and replacing him with Rachel Maddow.
TIME
- US Cell-Phone Sales Down 13%
- U.S. consumers have been buying significantly fewer cell phones but paying higher prices for them, according to a research firm
- Flooding Recedes in South Texas
- Flooding receded Tuesday in southern Texas and main highways reopened after a deluge of as much as 13 inches of rain, as the drenching weather shifted to the northern end of the state and Oklahoma
- Taliban Kill 10 French Troops
- Insurgents ambushed a group of elite French soldiers as they climbed a mountain pass, killing 10 troops in a militant stronghold outside the capital
- A US Shocker on the Wrestling Mat
- Wrestling wunderkind Henry Cejudo, the son of Mexican immigrants, could be the most surprising American story of these Olympics
- Helping the Hidden Community of HIV
- To help stem the spread of the HIV epidemic, public health officials are making a renewed effort to reach out to closeted gay men in oppressive societies
- Ohio: No Voting Machine 'Sleepovers'
- Poll workers will not be allowed to take voting machines home for safekeeping in the days before the November presidential election because the practice known as "sleepovers" is an unacceptable security risk
- Stem Cell Find May Help Transfusions
- Scientists say theyve found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion supplies in the laboratory
Newsday
- Mets pour it on late in comeback win
- The Mets scored five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Braves, 7-3, at Shea.
- Back-to-School guide
- Read expert back-to-school tips, see photos and watch videos on the latest fashions and gear, take online quizzes and more.
- Blog: Wagner's future looks bleak
- Mets closer Billy Wagner will remain sidelined until the swelling and pain in his injured elbow subsides, the team found out today.
- Elmont soldier killed in Iraq is mourned
- When his boss at the Long Island Marriott asked Army Spc. André Darnell Mitchell why he joined the military, he had an answer ready.
- ExploreLI: Mr. and Ms. Jones Beach
- This Sunday the West Bathhouse hosts the first Mr. and Ms. Jones Beach bodybuilding contest. Ogle the hard bodies or compete.
- Review: 'Tabatha's Salon Takeover'
- Tabatha Coffeys mission is to whip an assortment of struggling hair salons in the Los Angeles and New York into shape in one week.
- Women sue over doc's hidden cam
- Five women are suing a Manhasset doctor who was arrested in June after it was discovered a camera was hidden in a bathroom.