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Nearly 1,000 Shiites loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take to the streets in the Shu'la neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, demanding the release of senior cleric Sheik Nasser al-Saidi, seen in picture, and other detainees. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed / AP)

Wildfires ravage west; 1 dead in South Dakota

Overnight rain and cooler temperatures slowed a wildfire that had raced out of a canyon, destroyed 27 houses and killed a homeowner who went back to try to save his belongings, a top fire official said.

ABC News

Wildfires scorch West, aided by dry weather

Yahoo! News

IEA warns of global oil shortage

The world economy faces a tight oil market in the next five years due to rising consumption, output falls in mature areas and delays in new production projects, the International Energy Agency said.

Financial Times

Report: Iraq fails to meet any goals set by Bush

The Iraqi government is unlikely to meet any of the political and security goals President Bush set for it in January, when he announced a major shift in U.S. policy, Bush administration officials say.

Sydney Morning Herald

GOP support fades for Iraq war

CBS News

Bush directs ex-aides not to testify about attorney firings

President George W. Bush ordered two former aides not to answer questions from Congress about the firings of eight U.S. attorneys.

Bloomberg

Bush won't let ex-aides testify

MSNBC

Heat wave descends on Northeast

New York City opened nearly 300 cooling centers as temperatures across much of the Northeast surpassed 90 degrees.

ABC News

Heat scorches up East

CBS News

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Japanese singer "UA" performs during the Live Earth concert at "Toji" temple in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, western Japan. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye / AP)	Kashmiri body builders display their muscles at a state level body building competition in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan / AP)	A young man tries to grab hold of a wild horse during a traditional round-up of wild horses in Sabucedo in northwestern Spain. (Photo by Lalo Villar / AP)

NATION

1,300 arrested in Zimbabwe crackdown on price controls

More than 1,300 shop owners and business managers have been arrested in Zimbabwe as part of a crackdown on firms accused of flouting government-imposed price controls, police said.

Africasia

Hyper-inflation hits Zimbabwe

BBC

Report: 'Israel behind secret land grab'

Israel has been accused of orchestrating a deliberate land grab in the West Bank by allocating 11 times as much land to Jewish settlements as is needed.

Telegraph.co.uk

Israeli forces, Hamas militants clash in Gaza

CNN

POLITICS

White House denies it's debating Iraq troop withdrawal

President George W. Bush is not contemplating withdrawing forces from Iraq now, despite an erosion of support among Republicans for his war policy, the White House said.

International Herald Tribune

Senate debates Iraq spending

Yahoo! News

Report: many Homeland top jobs empty

The Bush administration has failed to fill about a quarter of the Department of Homeland Security's top leadership posts, according to reports.

San Francisco Chronicle

BUSINESS

Sony cuts PS3 price by $100

Sony cut the price of the PlayStation 3 by $100, or 17 percent, in the United States, a move designed to boost the game console's lackluster sales.

CNET News

Playstation 3 woes

Yahoo! News

Bear market tightens grip on Treasuries as jobs gain

The bear market in U.S. Treasuries is just getting started as investors turn their attention to the strengthening labor market and faster inflation instead of the decline in home prices.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

NFL retirees feel forgotten as fight for benefits rages

Willie Wood is just one voice in a growing storm of dissent against the NFL Players Association, which is responsible for providing veterans their pensions and, to a degree, disability benefits.

USA Today

'Futures Game' shows baseball's global allure

Baseball proclaimed its growing international status as players representing 11 foreign countries competed in a Minor League "World vs. U.S.A." All-Star exhibition.

San Francisco Chronicle

Choi champions Tiger's event

Korean K.J. Choi overcame three bogeys on the back nine to shoot a 2-under 68 for a 9-under total and a 3-shot win over Steve Stricker in the inaugural AT&T National tournament.

San Jose Mercury News

Slideshow: Golf stars

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Illiteracy among young worries Thai Education Ministry

About 12 percent of Thailand's Grade 2 students failed a national reading test this year, largely because of poverty and migration, an Education Ministry official said.

International Herald Tribune

Dual-language classes in Texas are stirring debate

Here's the plan: Put young children who struggle with English in a classroom with English-speaking students and teach in two languages.

Houston Chronicle

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Father and daughter rescued

A father and daughter spent nearly nine hours huddled in freezing conditions in a bush in the Tararua Range while trying to guide rescuers with a torch.

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Remixing the African image

A landmark exhibit parallels the identity struggles of the Africa's people and artistic expressions.

Christian Science Monitor

NATION

U.S. hurricane center boss ousted

The director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center, a critical government agency that issues hurricane and tropical storm forecasts, was ousted after a staff mutiny.

Reuters

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