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President Bush, second from right, makes comments after meeting with the Counterterrorism Team, at the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington. Behind the president are, from left, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Admiral Mike McConnell, director of National Intelligence. (Photo by Ron Edmonds / AP)

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Debris impedes Minneapolis recovery efforts

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Times

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Bridge victims include athlete, 'chatterbox,' student

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CNN

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Bridge collapse spotlights America's deferred maintenance

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Christian Science Monitor

Foot and mouth outbreak sparks emergency in U.K.

Britain faced the nightmare prospect of a repeat of a new foot and mouth epidemic after a new case of the disease was confirmed in Surrey.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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How the disease spreads

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BBC

Senate passes spy bill

The Senate voted to temporarily expand the government's authority to eavesdrop on foreign terrorists without court warrants.

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Yahoo! News

4 more U.S. troops killed in Baghdad

Four American soldiers died in combat in Baghdad, including three in a single roadside bombing, the U.S. military said.

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Iraqi leaders hope for breakthrough in gov't standoff

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Reuters

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Real world: Baghdad

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ABC News

Sources say negotiations with Taliban going roughly

South Korean officials are negotiating with the Taliban for the venue for face-to-face talks on the fate of 21 surviving Korean hostages in Afghanistan.

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Yonhap News Agency

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No Taliban deal, says South Korea

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BBC

Marine who led murder of Iraqi gets 15 years in prison

A U.S. Marine squad leader who boasted to his men they had "got away with murder" after kidnapping and killing an Iraqi grandfather was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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Reuters

NATION

Gadaffi seals E.U. missiles deal

Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, yielded to calls for an inquiry into France’s deepening ties with Libya, amid concerns over recent nuclear and weapons deals with Tripoli.

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Financial Times

'Civilians dead' in NATO air raids

Many civilians are said to be among hundreds reportedly killed in air raids by Western forces in the Afghan southern province of Helmand.

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Al Jazeera

Darfur rebel factions gather for talks

Darfur rebel factions began arriving in Tanzania for African Union-U.N. sponsored negotiations aimed at reconciling their differences before peace talks with the Sudanese government.

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Reuters

POLITICS

Can 2 kids alter immigration law?

When teenage brothers Juan and Alex Gomez were awakened at dawn and arrested by immigration officials, they simply became two more kids who get snared in deportation dragnets.

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TIME

Ethics measure goes to Bush following Senate approval

Congress sent President Bush a bill aimed at reining in the influence of special interests, completing a long-debated overhaul of ethics and lobbying rules spurred by scandals that have rocked Capitol Hill.

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Court rules FBI raid on Rep. Jefferson's office violated constitution

The FBI violated the Constitution when agents raided U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's office last year and viewed legislative documents, a federal appeals court ruled.

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BUSINESS

Intel apologizes for 'racist' computer ad

Intel, the computer chip maker, has been forced to apologize for an advertisement which has been widely criticized as racist.

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Times Online

U.S. unemployment rate up to 4.6 percent

The U.S. unemployment rate rose unexpectedly last month to 4.6 percent in a sign the labor market may be cooling, as employers added fewer jobs than expected.

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Financial Times

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Bush official's take on jobs

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MSNBC

Bonfire of the builders

By rushing into the mortgage business big-time, homebuilders helped fuel the housing crisis.

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BusinessWeek

SPORTS

Irvin: from flamboyant receiver to humbled Hall of Famer

Days before officially becoming a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Michael Irvin has a confession to make.

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USA Today

Bonds still 1 shy of Hank's record while Giants down Dodgers

Another night, another homerless game for Barry Bonds in pursuit of Hank Aaron's all-time home run record, as the Giants downed the Dodgers, 4-2, behind a strong pitching performance from Barry Zito.

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USA Today

HEALTH

Botulism toxin prompts recall of French cut canned green beans

The FDA has issued another botulism toxin warning, this time for 14.5-ounce cans of French cut green beans manufactured by a Wisconsin food processor, sold under a number of labels.

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Many patients don't pursue referrals

About 20 percent of patients don't follow up on their doctor's referrals to specialists, new research shows.

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Health Day

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Catholic college crosses new ground

In time for the start of the fall semester the university is moving from its temporary quarters to its permanent campus 30 miles east in Ave Maria, a town being built to support the college.

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USA Today

Church giving turns digital

The earliest worshippers gave the tangible fruits of their labor. Coins came later, then paper money and checks. Now houses of worship are scurrying to keep pace with the times.

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Christian Science Monitor

Israeli minister in Ethiopian racism row

Israel's interior minister faces accusations of racism after he suggested suspending the policy of allowing Ethiopians with Jewish ancestry to move to the country.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews on mission to save Jerusalem from secularism

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GOOD NEWS

Death rate for U.S. children falls

Death rates from all causes dropped 53 percent among children ages 1 to 4 and 45 percent among children ages 5 to 14.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Hero baggage handler praised

A Glaswegian baggage handler who helped police tackle a suspected car bomber was rewarded with a visit to Downing Street and the congratulations of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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Times Online

NATION

Fire scorching New Jersey forest

New Jersey fire officials are still trying to wrangle a forest inferno in Wharton State Forest, which has burned 2,500 acres so far, and may burn twice that before being extingushed.

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Firefighters work to contain fire

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Parents and toy companies stress after toy recall

The latest recall of Chinese-made products has anxious parents rummaging through toy chests to find tainted Big Birds and Dora the Explorer toys.

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Mattel apologizes for massive toy recall

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Yahoo! News

Outspoken editor murdered

The outspoken new editor of the Oakland Post was shot to death near a downtown courthouse in what police suspect was a deliberate hit.

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TIME

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ENVIRONMENT

U.S. to host 16-nation global warming talks in Sept.

President George W. Bush has invited senior officials of 16 industrialized and emerging economies for talks on fighting global warming in September, the White House said.

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Earth Times

Saved kangaroos will get luxury ride to new home

Hundreds of kangaroos will be transported across Australia in air-conditioned comfort after plans to shoot the animals were met with public outrage.

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Telegraph.co.uk

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Man mauled to death at actor's home

As many as four dogs mauled a man to death at the home of actor Ving Rhames, authorities said.

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New York Daily News

Telemundo suspends reporter over affair with L.A. mayor

Spanish news network Telemundo has decided not to fire Mirthala Salinas, the newscaster whose affair with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa sparked a political scandal.

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Salinas sidelined for affair with mayor

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KCAL

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Greatest mysteries: How many species exist on earth?

The prospect of discovering little green men on other planets has long captured our imaginations, but many scientists are just as excited about finding new life forms in our own backyard.

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LiveScience

House OKs billions of dollars for federal science, tech projects

The House passed a mammoth tech industry-endorsed bill that calls for pouring some $33.6 billion into a bevy of federal science, technology and research programs.

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CNET News

EDUCATION

Loan scams ensnare parents, students

Students and parents figuring out how to pay for college should add one more item to their list of things to worry about: scams.

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U.S. News & World Report

In Alaska, school equality elusive

The state must improve education in rural areas before requiring students to pass the state exit exam, a judge recently ruled.

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Christian Science Monitor

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

U.S. spends average of $8,701 per pupil on education

The United States spent an average of $8,701 per pupil to educate its children in 2005, the Census Bureau said, with some states paying more than twice as much per student as others.

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People watch a fun ride at the opening of the Cranger Fair in Herne, Germany. What started as a horse market in the 15th century has become one of Germany's biggest carnival fairs. (Photo by Martin Meissner / AP)

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