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Residents carry Lebanese soldiers on their shoulders as they celebrate the end of fighting in the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon. Resistance by al-Qaida-inspired militants in a northern Palestinian refugee camp collapsed, Lebanese security officials said, signaling an end to three months of fighting. (Photo by Mahmoud Tawil / AP)

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Lebanese Army takes control of Palestinian refugee camp

The Lebanese Army said it had taken full control of a Palestinian refugee camp in North Tripoli where troops have been fighting Islamic militants for more than three months.

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International Herald Tribune

Attention in Utah mine collapse shifts from rescue to closure

Signs of prayer and support for six trapped miners remained on display as residents of central Utah's coal belt struggled with the realization that the men would not be found alive.

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USA Today

Iran 'reaches nuclear target'

Iran has reached its long-sought goal of running 3,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium for its nuclear program, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced in a report on state media.

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CNN

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Iran's nuclear network

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MSNBC

Iraqi gov't orders Karbala investigation

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered an investigation into last week's deadly clashes surrounding a Shiite religious celebration in Karbala, promising that it would be conducted without bias.

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ABC News

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Under cover of darkness, British troops pull out of their last base in Basra city

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Times Online

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Baghdad's new owners

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Newsweek

Hurricane Felix hits fiercest possible rating of Category 5

Hurricane Felix strengthened to a Category 5 storm with winds approaching 165 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.

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CNN

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Hurricane Felix grows stronger

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MSNBC

U.S. military: Afghan insurgents HQ destroyed, 25 killed

Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces destroyed an insurgent headquarters near the southern city of Kandahar overnight, killing an estimated 25 guerrillas, the U.S. military said.

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Reuters

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North Korea to dismantle nuclear facilities this year

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Bloomberg

NATION

Firefighters contain California blaze, continue working in Idaho, Michigan

A wildfire that has been burning for two months in Los Padres National Forest was fully contained, officials said. Firefighters also were nearing containment on blazes in Idaho and Michigan.

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Houston Chronicle

Mexico trucks to roll on U.S. highways

The Bush administration can proceed with a plan to open the U.S. border to long haul Mexican trucks, after an appeals court rejected a bid by labor and environmental interests to block the initiative.

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Reuters

2 girls fall into Arizona mine shaft; 1 killed

A 13-year-old girl who disappeared while riding an all-terrain vehicle was found dead in a mine shaft, and her 10-year-old companion was rescued with serious injuries, authorities said.

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CNN

POLITICS

Duncan Hunter wins Texas GOP straw poll

California congressman Duncan Hunter won Texas' first Republican Party Straw Poll in a low-turnout event that lacked the top-tier presidential candidates.

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CBS News

Sour Americans hungry for change as election approaches

According to interviews with experts and voters, the U.S. population is more liberal than at any time in a generation, hungering to end the Iraq war, and use the federal government to solve problems at home.

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McClatchy Newspapers

GOP breathes a sigh of relief after Larry Craig's resignation

Analysts say the GOP had to force Larry Craig out to save his seat and temper the impact on the 2008 presidential election.

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ABC News

BUSINESS

Social security scandal angers Japanese

The Japanese government confessed to losing track of pension records linked to an astounding 64 million claims.

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BusinessWeek

Problems of aging, shrinking population

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Wrestling for the 401(k) purse

It's the battle royal of retirement: Funds and insurers are vying over $90 billion that a new law may funnel to investment plans.

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BusinessWeek

SPORTS

Big shocker in the Big House

The Appalachian State Mountaineers stunned the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines with a 34-32 victory in one of the biggest upsets in college football history.

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U.S. earns Beijing berth with rout of P.R.

Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points, Michael Redd had 23, and the United States earned a spot in the 2008 Olympics by crushing Puerto Rico 135-91 in the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament.

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In 2nd career start, Boston's Buchholz throws no-hitter on O's

The 23-year-old rookie pitched a no-hitter in just his second outing, using a dazzling three-pitch assortment of fastballs, curves and changeups to beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-0.

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ESPN

HEALTH

Leavitt tells states to insure more, defends new eligibility limits

Mike Leavitt, U.S. health secretary, told states to take more responsibility for providing health care coverage for their people, while defending the new eligibility limits in federal funding for some children.

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Medical News Today

FDA approves new smallpox vaccine

The approval of a new vaccine against smallpox was announced by the Food and Drug Administration, which says the shots could be made quickly if the virtually extinct virus reappears.

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Yahoo! News

Blood pressure drug combo helps diabetic hearts

Using a combination of diuretics and ACE inhibitors to manage blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes can help protect against heart disease, according to new data.

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HealthDay

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Penitents turning to Web

Confession is not what it used to be in the Roman Catholic Church; cultural and theological shifts have pushed the age-old sacrament aside.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Despite grumbling, most Americans say they are happy at work

Although some people may spend part of the Labor Day weekend complaining about their bosses or about job burnout, most Americans are satisfied with their jobs, a new University of Chicago study shows.

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PNN

Sandy handiwork: record aside, castle reaches new heights

A volunteer-driven marvel at Sebago Lake aids Camp Sunshine, a sanctuary for sick kids and their families.

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Portland Press Herald

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Maine man beats his own world record

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WCSH-TV

WORLD

63 arrested in Copenhagen clashes

A protest by hundreds of youth activists turned violent, as protesters set fire to street barricades and cars and smashed shop windows, police said. Officers used tear gas to disperse the crowd.

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Yahoo! News

Bhutto's vow to return deepens Pakistan's political crisis

Pakistan's political crisis deepened after exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto vowed to return home having failed to reach a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf.

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Google News

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How the West summoned up a nuclear nightmare in Pakistan

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Sunday Times

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Benazir Bhutto on her plans to return to Pakistan

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BBC

Burma's crackdown on dissidents draws world attention

U.S. officials call for a U.N. Security Council meeting following the arrest of activists protesting fuel price hikes.

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Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Hyundai to unveil fuel cell electric car

Hyundai Motor Corporation will unveil the i-Blue Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle at the 2007 Frankfurt International Motor Show.

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Environmental News Network

Pope: Save the planet before it's too late

Pope Benedict XVI, leading the Catholic Church's first "eco-friendly" youth rally, told up to half a million people that world leaders must make courageous decisions to save the planet "before it is too late."

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Reuters

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Pope leads eco-friendly rally

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Kid Nation' is a lesson in bad publicity

CBS, which said it wanted to make some noise with its swing-for-the-fences programming choices this fall, has received manifold blessings from its upcoming reality series "Kid Nation."

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Houston Chronicle

Dave and Oprah keep up appearances

The Late Show host will make his first appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, more proof that the reported bad blood between the two is a thing of the past.

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E! Online

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

YouTube agrees to royalty deal for performers in U.K.

MCPS-PRS Alliance and YouTube announced an agreement to license more than 10 million pieces of music to YouTube, which will recognize the creators of that music to the service.

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Monsters and Critics

First orchid fossil found in amber

An extinct species of bee was found encased in amber with a well-preserved part of an ancient orchid attached to its back. The amber is 10 million to 15 million years old.

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National Geographic

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Orchids likely decorated dinosaur stomping grounds

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Bully film nothing to laugh at

Educators hope a new film will curb bullying activity in schools and cyberspace.

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ABC News

College auditors reject good teachers' AP syllabuses

New audits this year have rubbed raw the already bruised relations between some high school AP teachers and the college professors who are rating them.

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Daily Herald

Reeling in the college-bound

One in five student borrowers passes up a less expensive federal student loan in favor of private lenders, according to a recent study.

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Ledger

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Arctic, tropical islands team up for climate pact

Arctic peoples and tropical islanders will try to strengthen an unusual alliance on the front lines of global warming by seeking ways to cope with melting ice and rising seas.

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A rainbow is cast over the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Nev., during the Burning Man festival. (Photo by Brad Horn / AP)

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