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Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, right, is escorted in this file photo to a waiting vehicle with his attorney, Theodore Well, left, outside federal Court in Washington. He was convicted of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators. President Bush commuted the prison portion of Libby's sentence. (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)

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Bush commutes Scooter Libby's prison sentence

President Bush has commuted the prison term of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who faced 30 months in prison for perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.

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CNN

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Profile: Lewis "Scooter" Libby

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BBC

Beverly Sills, the all-American diva, is dead at 78

Beverly Sills, the acclaimed New York-born coloratura soprano who was more popular with the American public than any opera singer since Enrico Caruso, has died at 78.

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International Herald Tribune

Australia detains man in terror probe

Investigators are focusing on at least three doctors believed to have played a role in the attempted terror attacks in London and Glasgow, sources said.

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U.S. plays down report of imminent al- Qaida attack

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Reuters

Sunni party wants U.S. to halt push against insurgents

A major Sunni political party demanded that the U.S. and Iraqi militaries halt a security operation aimed at rooting out insurgents in and around the Diyala province city of Baquba.

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U.S. alleges Iran using Hezbollah to organize Iraq militants

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International Herald Tribune

Help for Darfur may be derailed

Plans to deploy a U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force to Sudan's Darfur region could be derailed by a dearth in funding and political will.

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In pictures: Janjaweed in Chad

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BBC

NATION

Putin makes new missile offer to Bush

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a new counter-proposal to President George W. Bush for reshaping a planned U.S. missile shield that has strained relations between their countries.

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canada.com

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Text of Bush, Putin remarks

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San Francisco Chronicle

Pakistanis step up flood rescue as more rain due

Water levels are falling in some parts of flood-hit Pakistan, enabling rescuers to reach areas cut off for days, but more bad weather is on the way, officials said.

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Reuters

Vote count begins in East Timor after 'peaceful' election campaign

East Timor faces days of suspense while votes are counted in legislative elections that Timorese hope will restore stability to the tiny, violence-wracked nation.

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London Independent

POLITICS

Supreme Court tilt to right had its limits

The Supreme Court's shift right is not as deep as it might have been had both of the new justices fulfilled President Bush's wish to populate the high court with jurists in the mold of Scalia and Thomas.

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Christian Science Monitor

Lieberman calls for wider use of surveillance cameras

Sen. Joe Lieberman, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, said he wants to “more widely” use surveillance cameras across the country.

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The Hill

Bill hits campaign trail with Hillary

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is due to make his first major appearances beside his wife, Hillary, as she campaigns in the 2008 White House race.

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BBC

McCain shakes up campaign

John McCain's campaign, trailing top Republican rivals in money and polls, is undergoing a significant reorganization with staff cuts in every department, officials said.

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Guardian

BUSINESS

Carlyle to buy Manor Care for $6.3B

Carlyle, the U.S. private equity group, announced a deal to take over Manor Care, one of the largest U.S. nursing home operators, in a $6.3 billion deal.

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Financial Times

Stocks skyrocket to begin this month

Stocks got off to a strong start as investors cheered more merger news and a better-than-expected report on manufacturing activity.

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CNNMoney

Manufacturing fastest in 14 months

A gauge of U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly rose to the highest level in 14 months, boosted by gains in production and in new orders.

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Bloomberg

SPORTS

Test results: Johnson's blood alcohol level was .072

Blood tests show former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson's blood alcohol level was below the legal limit when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving on June 22, police said.

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ESPN

Benoit's doctor surrenders

The physician who treated wrestler Chris Benoit was indicted in federal court on seven counts of distributing illegal substances, all of them painkillers.

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Atlanta-Journal Constitution

Serena overcomes injury to advance

Serena Williams collapsed with a strained calf, screamed in pain and buried her face in the grass behind the baseline, her bid for a third Wimbledon title in jeopardy.

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ESPN

Henin, Serena reach QFs; Venus survives third-rounder at Wimbledon

Justine Henin and two-time winner Serena Williams will square off in the quarterfinals, while three-time champion Venus Williams survived her third-round match.

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The Sports Network

HEALTH

Suicide attempts fall after depression treatment begins

Suicide attempts dropped among people with depression soon after they started treatment, either with antidepressant drugs or psychotherapy, a study of more than 109,000 patients shows.

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Health Day

Canada latest to target trans fats

Canada's federal health minister, Tony Clement, announced that Canada will gradually eliminate trans fat in manufactured foods.

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Toronto Sun

Scientists report finding how stress can make mice fat

Scientists have uncovered a biological switch by which stress can promote obesity, a discovery that could help explain the world's growing weight problem and lead to new ways to melt flab.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Woman finds $20K in bank deposit tube

A woman who works as a makeup artist and grocery store deli clerk found $20,000 at a bank's drive-up depository, then calmly walked into the bank and turned over the cash.

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Denver Post

Okla. pair win $105.8 million Powerball

Don Harvey’s long-haul truck had almost 2 million miles on it when its engine died this week. Now, he’s planning to ride the road in style, after winning a $105.8 million Powerball ticket with his wife.

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NATION

Travelers face tighter security

Travelers setting off for the Fourth of July holiday can expect tighter security at U.S. airports in response to an attack on the Glasgow airport in Scotland.

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CNN

Virginia speeding tickets speed up

Traffic fines in the state are set to rise dramatically, ranging from the $750 fine for driving without a license to the eyebrow-raising $1,050 speeding ticket.

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ABC News

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The hidden price of a traffic ticket

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MSN Money

Mom sues over son's slow execution

The mother of a condemned inmate whose execution took an hour longer than is typical sued the head of Ohio's prisons.

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CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Europe makes early climate adaptation high priority

Rising temperatures are changing Europe, so Europeans must make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to lessen adverse impacts on people, the economy and the environment, the EU said.

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Environmental News Service

Minnesota takes lead on climate

With Congress and Bush at odds on global warming, innovations are more local.

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Star Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Stalled FOIA requests date back to Reagan administration

Some requests for information filed under the federal Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) during the Reagan administration are still pending, according to a study.

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Editor & Publisher

Live Earth hopes action follows concerts

Live Earth is ambitious by any standard: eight concerts featuring the biggest names in music, playing for a 24-hour period across the globe, all for the cause of global warming.

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Live Earth Web site

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Shuttle Endeavour prepared for upcoming mission

Space shuttle Endeavour was rolled out of a hangar and taken to an assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center to be fitted with a fuel tank and booster rockets for a scheduled Aug. 7 launch.

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MSNBC

Putting the bite on piranha myth

Piranha may not deserve their reputation as the ferocious man-eaters that almost made mincemeat of James Bond, new research shows.

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Scotsman

A look at time before Big Bang possible

It may be possible to glimpse before the supposed beginning of time into the universe prior to the Big Bang, researchers now say.

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LiveScience

EDUCATION

Parents feel 'hoodwinked' on principal

Furious parents at a Manhattan high school say they were tricked by the Education Department into supporting a controversial candidate for principal at their school.

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New York Daily News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

China Church welcomes Pope letter

A senior official from China's state-run Catholic Church has welcomed a letter from Pope Benedict to the authorities in Beijing.

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BBC

Egyptian court accepts appeal of Christians to reclaim religious identities

An Egyptian court accepted an appeal from 45 Copts who were denied the right to reclaim their religious identities after they decided to convert back to Christianity from Islam.

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International Herald Tribune

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Among China's elite, talk of 'democracy'

China's authoritarian leaders, approaching the end of their five-year terms in office, have suggested that they would like to see their country become more democratic.

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Olesya Bufalova of Russia competes in the women's triple jump during an IAAF Grand Prix Tsiklitiria at the Olympic stadium of Athens. (Photo by Petros Karadjias / AP)

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