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One of the three released South Korean hostages is escorted by Red Cross workers after they were released by Taliban in Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban militants released three South Korean hostages, the first of 19 captives scheduled to be freed under a deal struck between the insurgents and the South Korean government. (Photo by AP)

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Iran denies U.S. accusations on Iraq

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Reuters

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Bush threatens to confront Iran over alleged support for Iraqi insurgents

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Guardian

Judge approves Manuel Noriega's extradition to France

Panama's former dictator, Manuel Noriega, can be extradited to France for a money laundering trial after he completes a lengthy jail sentence in Miami, a judge ruled.

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Guardian

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The return of Manuel Noriega

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NPR

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Taliban frees 12 out of 19 S. Korean hostages

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CNN

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Bush: New Orleans is 'coming back'

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USA Today

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High hopes in New Orleans' Lower Ninth

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Yahoo! News

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Katrina 'children' share emotional stories of New Orleans

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CNN

Craig struggles to hold his seat

With his mug shot making the media rounds, Idaho's senior Republican senator, Larry Craig, is struggling to hold onto his seat on Capitol Hill.

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ABC News

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Idaho Sen. says he's innocent, denies being gay

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ABC News

Suspect in 5 Texas killings arrested

A Long Island man was caught in a nationwide dragnet after he killed six people in a spree spanning two hill country towns in Texas and a Pennsylvania suburb, authorities said.

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Newsday

NATION

Army turns to guards for recruits

The U.S. Army, struggling to meet recruitment goals in the midst of a long and unpopular war in Iraq, is turning to the National Guard for help in signing up would-be soldiers across America.

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TIME

Ex-astronaut who confronted romantic rival plans to use insanity defense

A former NASA astronaut was suffering from a laundry list of mental afflictions when she confronted her romantic rival in February, according to court documents filed by her attorney.

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NASA finds no proof of astronauts flying drunk

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Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

Clinton, Dodd snare union endorsements

Sen. Hillary Clinton took the first major labor union endorsement of this election cycle with a nod from the United Transportation Union.

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Des Moines Register

Rev. Jesse Jackson leads protest against gun violence

Reverend Jesse Jackson led a protest outside a gun manufacturing plant in Lake Barrington, Ill. About 150 marchers went with him, carrying a mock casket symbolizing gunshot victims.

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BUSINESS

New Orleans: a startup laboratory

In a fifth-floor penthouse office in the central business district, developers craft an online trading system to let companies sell their accounts receivable at a discount for cash.

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BusinessWeek

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After Katrina: voices from the Gulf Coast

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NPR

IAEA urges OPEC to increase output

Demand for oil is likely to remain strong, in spite of the recent turbulence in financial markets, and OPEC should increase its production to ease oil price pressure, according to the IAEA.

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Financial Times

SPORTS

As summer ends, heat is on in Toledo point-shaving case

Harvey McDougle Jr. has become the public face of a football and men's basketball point-shaving investigation that strikes at the integrity of college sports, and threatens to generate federal charges.

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ESPN

With 8 games in 9 days, FIBA format favors deeper U.S. team

In the marathon FIBA Americas early round format of eight games in nine days, the advantage clearly goes to the deepest teams.

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USA Today

Sevilla star dies after collapse

Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta, one of Spain's most promising young players, died three days after collapsing during a Primera Liga match.

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CNN

HEALTH

Calcium pills reduce bone breaks: study

Taking calcium tablets can cut an older person's chance of breaking a bone by up to a quarter, an Australian study has found.

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The Age

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Calcium reduces bones fractures

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Insider Medicine

Study: Hypnosis eases pain of breast cancer surgery

Instead of pills and needles, hypnosis may ease the pain of surgery - both during and after the procedure, a new study shows.

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HealthDay

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Hindu-Muslim ties in spotlight in wake of Hyderabad bombings

A pair of coordinated bombings rocked the city of Hyderabad in southern India, claiming 42 lives and heightening tensions between the nation's Hindu and Muslim population.

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Christian Science Monitor

Lesbian priest among nominees for Episcopal bishop

The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago included an openly lesbian priest among five nominees for bishop, as fellow Anglicans demand that the church bar gay bishops.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Where slackers meet schmoozers

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Financial Times

Hollywood's bumper summer spells bad news for film

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Guardian

Help Gulf recover, but don't subsidize the next disaster

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USA Today

Firefighting heroes finally top Hollywood's marquee

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How Churchill betrayed black Africa

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Times Online

Rebuilding health care in New Orleans

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Newsweek

Vick's apologies aren't enough to restore reputation

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USA Today

The doors to South Korea

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San Francisco Chronicle

Will Dean's war on Florida backfire?

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TIME

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The technology kids want, versus what they need

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

'Dead-end' Austrian town blossoms with green energy

For decades, the Austrian town of Güssing was a forgotten outpost not far from the rusting barbed-wire border of the Iron Curtain. Now it's at the edge of a greener frontier: alternative energy.

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International Herald Tribune

Job satisfaction increases with age

Most Americans are happy with their jobs and work satisfaction increases with age, according to a new study.

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Reuters

Genetically-altered lettuce may be key to treating diabetes

The key to curing a disease that affects 21 million people in the U.S. could be found on your dinner table nearly every night.

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WKYC

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Professor invents insulin producing lettuce

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WORLD

Iraq's Sadr suspends activity of his militia

Fiery Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr suspended the activities of his feared Mehdi Army militia after gunbattles killed 52 and forced hundreds of thousands to flee a holy city.

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Reuters

Gul elected as Turkey's president

Former Islamist Abdullah Gul has been elected president of Turkey following a contest that has split the nation and drawn opposition from the army.

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CNN

Greek gov't faces criticism over fires that killed 60

Greece struggled to control devastating forest fires for a fifth day as the government faced a storm of criticism for its handling of a disaster that has claimed more than 60 lives.

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NEWS.com.au

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Wildfires rage in Greece

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Antarctic ozone hole early in 2007

A hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has appeared earlier than usual in 2007, the United Nations weather agency said.

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Reuters

As predicted, global warming fuels more tropical rainfall

Scientists had predicted that global warming ought to increase rainfall in the tropics. Now NASA researchers say it has.

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LiveScience

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As Alps warm, ice melts and mountains crumble

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NPR

Australian jellyfish invade U.S. waters

Invasive Australian jellyfish are appearing in large numbers this summer in waters off the southeastern United States. Swarms of the creatures have been reported from east Texas to Florida.

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National Geographic

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Dancing With the Stars' cast announced

A former "Beverly Hills: 90210" star, a Spice Girl, and a Las Vegas legend were among the contestants when this season's "Dancing With The Stars" cast was announced.

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CBS News

Cormac McCarthy wins U.K. book award

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy won Britain's oldest literary honor, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.

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RTE

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Oprah chooses 'The Road' for her book club

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Oprah.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Now iTunes under attack in Europe from cellphone-maker Nokia

Apple, is now under attack in Europe from the world's largest cellphone maker Nokia,w hich is launching a competitively priced online music store.

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iTWire

L.A. in 1,000-year earthquake lull

The Los Angeles Basin and the Mojave Desert might be seismically linked, and that could explain why the urban region has experienced a 1,000-year lull in quakes, a new study claims.

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LiveScience

EDUCATION

Kaplan's 'Warcraft: Dragon Hunt' aids college quest

Comic books, once considered junk literature, may finally be helping American teenagers get into college.

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Bloomberg

Judge drops charges in hazing death

A judge dismissed aggravated hazing charges against two Rider University officials in a case involving the drinking death of a fraternity pledge from Long Beach.

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San Jose Mercury News

SAT scores lower across the nation

San Francisco students, as well as those elsewhere in California and across the nation, scored slightly lower in the 2007 SAT college entrance exam.

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San Francisco Chronicle

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

'Reform math' leaves some perplexed

A new and increasingly popular math curriculum has some parents so concerned, they’re teaching their children traditional math techniques at home.

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Bettina Silva, of Los Angeles, teaches Hula Hoop near Center Camp during the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Nev. (Photo by Brad Horn / AP)

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