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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. greets supporters outside Schott Glass in Duryea, Pa. (Photo by Chris Carlson / AP)

Who 'gets it'? McCain and Obama clash on economy

Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail after their party conventions, clashed over the ailing U.S. economy.

ABC News

After conventions, a race reborn

CBS News

Highway Trust Fund is nearly broke

As Americans drive less, revenues have plummeted for the Highway Trust Fund, made up of gas tax money, so it is essentially broke.

ABC News

Bush considering withdrawing 8,000 troops from Iraq

Gen. David Patraeus recommended cutting nearly 8,000 U.S. troops from Iraq because of the improving situation there, a source close to the process said.

CNN

Hanna hits between Carolinas, Ike approaches

Tropical Storm Hanna closed in on the U.S. east coast on the verge of hurricane strength after leaving 163 dead in Haiti, as a more powerful Hurricane Ike threatened Caribbean islands and the United States.

AFP

On Tybee Island, stoked surfers seek big Hanna waves

Atlanta-Journal Constitution

US offers aid to hurricane-blasted Cuba

MSNBC

East Coast braces for storms

CBS News

US takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appears imminent

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to be taken over by the government as soon as this weekend to protect the mortgage market from risk.

USA Today

Nevada bank becomes 11th failed bank in 2008

Reuters

Machinists Union will strike at Boeing

Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials failed. The union said a strike is set to begin.

BusinessWeek

NATION

FAA investigating 11 air carriers for safety

The cases were uncovered during a major Federal Aviation Administration effort to verify whether air carriers follow the agency's safety orders as required.

Google News

Who are the users and abusers of drugs and alcohol?

People aged 18 to 25 are using less cocaine and methamphetamine, but more prescription pain relievers recreationally, compared to 2006.

CBS News

POLITICS

Subpoenas to be issued for Alaska 'Troopergate' probe of Gov. Palin

The Alaska Legislature intends to complete its ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner earlier than expected, weeks before the national election.

MSNBC

Special section:

An in-depth look at Palin's record

Daily Source

Palin on foreign policy

CNN

Protesters at Rage Against the Machine arrested

Star Tribune

Behind Obama's Palin strategy

The Obama campaign is downplaying Sarah Palin's lack of experience in favor of attacking her bigger claim to fame — her reputation as a maverick, non-partisan reformer.

TIME

Georgia lawmaker describes Obama, wife as 'uppity'

McClatchy

BUSINESS

US jobless rate near 5-year high

The unemployment rate in the U.S. is at its highest level in nearly five years after a higher-than-expected 84,000 jobs lost last month.

BBC

US stocks fall on drop in payrolls, extending global slump

Bloomberg

Record 1.2 million homes hit by foreclosure in 2008

That represents 2.8 percent of all outstanding loans, up from 1.4 percent of all loans during the same period a year ago, according to a report released by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

CNNMoney

Oil falls to 5-month low on dollar gain

Crude oil fell to a 5-month low as the dollar gained, curbing demand for commodities as a hedge, and a government report showed employers in the U.S. cut more jobs last month than forecast.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Did 'junk DNA' trigger the evolution of human thumb and foot?

Out of 3 billion genetic letters that spell the human genome, Yale scientists found a few that may have contributed to evolution of human limbs enabling us to manipulate tools and walk upright.

Science Daily

A subsidized netbook in your future?

As promised by Dell inc. CEO Michael Dell, the newly launched Inspiron Mini 9 will soon be bundled with Vodafone's mobile broadband services in parts of Europe.

BetaNews

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Vatican battle looms on 'brain death'

A front-page article in the Vatican newspaper questioned the medical determination of "brain death," which suggests an internal debate on the topic.

Catholic World News

Palin offers a window into Pentecostal beliefs, practices

Sermons attended by vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin declare that people who die without Christ "have a horrible, horrible surprise" awaiting them and refer to America as a "Christian nation."

Religion News Service

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GOOD NEWS

Remains of 3 WWII sailors from Pearl Harbor identified

The Pentagon announced that the remains of Eldon Wyman and two other WWII-era sailors, previously listed as unknowns, have been identified, and their remains will be returned to their families.

Yahoo! News

Training curbs sports injuries in women

Through training, women can learn how to activate and strengthen their underused muscles to prevent female-specific sports-related injuries.

NPR

WORLD

Rice lands in Libya on historic visit

Condoleezza Rice is in Libya to meet with leader Moammar Gadhafi. It is the first time in more than 50 years that a U.S. secretary of state has visited the nation.

CNN

Deep thaw: How much will vanishing glaciers raise sea levels?

Satellite measurements and land speed measurements confirm that Greenland's glaciers are melting and on the move. How much will sea levels rise?

Scientific American

Study: sea levels won't rise as much as predicted

NPR

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Networks join forces to fight cancer

In an unprecedented network partnership, CBS, ABC and NBC will donate one hour of commercial-free primetime for a nationally televised fundraiser to fight cancer.

CBS News

Potential first ladies must walk the fashion tightrope

In its 200 year-history, the White House has not been a treasure trove of fashion-forward First Ladies. A successful first lady profile has to be as middle-of-the road as her husband's positions.

NPR

SPORTS

Bryan twins capture second US Open men's doubles title

Twins Mike and Bob Bryan won their second U.S. Open men's doubles tennis title and sixth Grand Slam championship overall, beating Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy 7-6 (5), 7-6 (10).

CBS SportsLine

Jankovic, Dementieva aching to win first career Grand Slam title

You have a fascinating undercard matchup between Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic. There is much at stake for them; in some ways, this is a career referendum.

ESPN

HEALTH

Gene domino effect behind brain, pancreatic tumors

Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers.

Newsweek

Medical marijuana's eco boomtown

Stephen Gasparas, 38, is just one of many in Humboldt County and throughout California benefiting from the booming medical marijuana industry.

ABC News

Scientists spot new twist in HIV infection

The virus responsible for causing AIDS rearranges its inner skeleton to enter and infect one form of immune T-cell. This helps explain how HIV maintains traces of dormant virus in "resting" T-cells.

HealthDay

EDUCATION

You make the mirror of your future

Cliches often carry an element of truth. This is thinking outside the subject matter.

EducationNews.org

Whites 'avoid maths and science'

According to the Royal Society's "state of the nation" report in the U.K., white youths are giving up math and science at 16 because they believe they are not clever enough to succeed at an A level.

London Independent

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