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David Eberle sorts through, separates and lays out water soaked pictures to dry on the lawn of his home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In Cedar Rapids, where 24,000 people were evacuated when floodwater covered about 1,300 city blocks, more people were being allowed to return to their homes. (Photo by Seth Wenig / AP)

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Midwest floods leave Red Cross in the red

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MSNBC

Probe: Pentagon sought abusive interrogations after 9/11

The Pentagon in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks pursued abusive interrogation techniques despite stern warnings that the methods were cruel and even illegal, according to a Senate investigation.

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USA Today

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McClatchy Newspapers

Return to glory

On a new parquet floor below aging championship banners, the Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA title and a first one for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen — their Big Three for a new generation.

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Sports Illustrated

Special section:

Player profile: Paul Pierce

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Celtics rout Lakers to capture 17th NBA title

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ESPN

Israel and Hamas agree to truce

Israel and militant group Hamas have agreed to end months of bitter clashes with a six-month truce, Palestinian officials say.

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BBC

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Back story with Isabel Kershner

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International Herald Tribune

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Gaza truce despite six deaths?

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Reuters

How a group of California teens won a national science bowl

At "Aca-deca," short for the Academic Decathlon, 30 of the best and brightest high school students in Santa Monica, Calif. prepare for national quiz competitions.

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Christian Science Monitor

NATION

Same-sex couples flock to say their vows

County clerk offices opened their doors to hundreds of gay and lesbian couples with appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows throughout California.

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CBS News

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Longtime lesbian couple weds

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CNN

China faults US policy on the economy

Senior Chinese officials are publicly and loudly rebuking the Americans on their handling of the economy and defending their own more assertive style of regulation.

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International Herald Tribune

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Paulson says US, China economies challenged by energy costs

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Bloomberg

POLITICS

It’s Christmas in July for the toy safety bill

Six months after Christmas, lawmakers hope to have a belated gift for consumers: tougher lead standards for toys and more money for the beleaguered agency that oversees product safety.

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The Hill

Longtime Clinton aide joins Obama

Patti Solis Doyle, former Clinton campaign manager jettisoned in the final months of the primary, will join the Obama team as the chief of staff to Sen. Barack Obama's eventual running mate.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Interpreting Patti Solis Doyle's hiring

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Atlantic Online

Clinton supporters resist Obama

A new poll shows Obama leading McCain by a margin of 48 percent to 42 percent, indicating Obama did not get the traditional "bounce" in the public's opinion by finally defeating Hillary Clinton.

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ABC News

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Obama meets to mend rifts with CBC leaders

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The Hill

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Gore endorses Obama

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Google Video

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Effects master Stan Winston dies

Stan Winston, Oscar-winning special effects master who designed the dinosaurs for "Jurassic Park" and the look of "The Terminator," died at his Malibu home. He was 62.

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Variety

Record-high pain at the pump leads more motorists to park it

The tipping point is past: a record number of Americans say soaring gasoline prices are causing them financial hardship, and 55 percent have cut back on their driving as a result, up from the last month.

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ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

McCain calls for more offshore drilling

Sen. John McCain said he supports lifting the federal moratorium on offshore drilling — a position that sets him at odds with most California officials.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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McCain, Obama on gas prices

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CBS News

Japan to consider environment tax

The government's top advisory panel has put climate change as the focal point of a new economic policy in which Japan is considering imposing an environmental tax.

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Reuters

Where did all the fish go?

Catches have declined since peaking in the 1980s. Everyone, from scientists to fishermen, is alarmed. In the United States, all quarters are pushing to develop solutions before the problem becomes unfixable.

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Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Can Associated Press impose control over the blogosphere?

The Associated Press took a grandiose faceplant when it attempted to impose strict guidelines on the blogosphere.

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MSNBC

Windows XP era draws to a close

Large PC makers will no longer be able to sell Windows XP-based PCs, at least on mainstream notebooks and desktops.

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CNET News

Astronomers discover 3 new planets

European astronomers have found a trio of "super-Earths" closely circling a star that astronomers once figured had nothing orbiting it, demonstrating that planets keep popping up in unexpected places.

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CBS News

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GOOD NEWS

Honda rolls out new zero-emission car

Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car rolled off a Japanese production line and is headed to Southern California, where Hollywood is already abuzz over the latest splash in green motoring.

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San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Huge Baghdad car bomb kills 51

The most deadly Baghdad attack since March ripped through a crowded market killing at least 51 people in the Iraqi capital. Police said around 75 were wounded, including women and children.

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Times Online

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Iran's nuclear program explained

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Guardian

India goes to war in space

India's Defense Minister announced the establishment of an Integrated Space Cell which will be jointly operated by the country's three armed forces.

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Asia Times

Russians buy furs, homes in Dubai

According to a new Dubai government statistics, Russians have invested more than $400 million in Dubai real estate in the past two years.

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Moscow Times

BUSINESS

Goldman’s SIV deal welcomed

Investors, bankers and policymakers have welcomed a deal reached by Goldman Sachs to restructure the first of a string of collapsed investment vehicles.

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Financial Times

Air Canada to cut 2,000 jobs

Due to its reduced ability to handle rising fuel costs, Air Canada will cut up to 2,000 jobs by the end of 2008.

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Toronto Star

SPORTS

Mets fire coach Randolph

Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired in the middle of the night two and a half months into a disappointing season that has followed the team's colossal collapse last September.

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ESPN

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Beltran, Mets win; can't save Randolph

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North Carolina trio to stay in school

Underclassmen Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green — who helped the Tar Heels to their best season in school history last year — will withdraw from the NBA draft and return to school.

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Cost of medicine could increase

Large pharmaceutical companies are now promoting proposals that would mean pharmacists could no longer automatically replace certain brand-name drugs with no-name counterparts.

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Filtering through the coffee studies

The effects of coffee can be confusing. Some studies say there is no harm, others proclaim a benefit, while still others warn of dire consequences if you so much as look at that cup of Joe in the morning.

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ABC News

EDUCATION

Teacher gap shrinking in NYC

A new report indicates that New York City teachers in the poorest schools become more qualified over a five-year period which may account for the increase in student test scores.

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UI flooding may impact fall semester

University of Iowa President Sally Mason said it will meet the challenges of cleaning up the swamped campus, but didn't say all the buildings would reopen for the fall semester.

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Des Moines Register

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Churches break the silence on teen sex

Breaking a sacred silence in a hookup culture, church leaders are talking about sex with young people.

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Religion News Service

Actualizing our life purpose

The first priority in life is to be true to the creative principle within yourself — to recognize that you have the gift of life and to be a caretaker of that gift.

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InnerSelf

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Study: Fruits, veggies don't keep breast cancer away

A diet high in vegetables and fruits apparently does nothing to prevent breast cancer from returning, according to a seven-year U.S. government study of more than 3,000 women.

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A race goer wears an ornate hat on the first day of the Royal Ascot in Ascot, England. The annual horse race meeting, spread over five days, is one of the highlights of the English social season. (Photo by Alastair Grant / AP)

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