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Gonzales' rocky tenure ends quietly

After nine months of noisy controversy over his troubled tenure, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is leaving office quietly with a low-key farewell address to Justice Department employees in Washington.

San Francisco Chronicle

Outbreak at second farm confirmed

Officials are battling to bring the latest foot and mouth outbreak under control as cattle culled on a second farm tested positive for the disease.

Guardian

Farm near foot-and-mouth outbreak had virus

Bloomberg

Police: Simpson questioned in alleged casino theft

Former college and NFL star running back O.J. Simpson has been questioned as a possible suspect in an alleged theft, a Las Vegas, Nevada, police spokesman said.

CNN

Bush to pull 5,700 troops from Iraq

President Bush is expected to announce that 5,700 U.S. troops will return from Iraq by Christmas, and more can come home as the country stabilizes.

New York Daily News

Media Pans Bush Speech

U.S. News & World Report

Bush's troop plan

Yahoo! News

Pentagon censors Web site audio of Sept. 11 mastermind

The Pentagon posted a censored audio version of testimony from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on its Web site, deleting a lengthy personal defense of the September 11, 2001 attacks, officials said.

AFP

9/11 mastermind's tape released

Reuters

Rivals: Microsoft has not changed ways

Next week, Microsoft faces yet another European antitrust ruling, a legacy of its past behavior, though competitors say the company's current strategy is a sign of history repeating itself.

CNET News

Failed suicide bomber turns on al-Qaida

CNN

NATION

The case of the Guantanamo lawyer, the detainees and the illegal pairs of pants

For more than five years lawyers representing terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay pressed the American government to disclose the evidence against their clients, and now they have.

London Independent

Child bride testifies against polygamist sect's 'prophet'

A former follower of a polygamous sect leader claims she was acting to preserve her eternal salvation when she obeyed his command and married her cousin at age 14.

CNN

POLITICS

Giuliani attacks Clinton in campaign ad

Rudy Giuliani criticized Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton in a full-page ad in the New York Times, accusing her of attacking Iraq war commander Gen. David Petraeus' character.

Yahoo! News

Rudy Giuliani hits N.Y. Times, Hillary Clinton and MoveOn.org

New York Daily News

Dems field questions in online 'mash-up'

The 2008 Democratic White House contenders broke no new ground on issues like Iraq and health care during an online forum, but the format did.

Reuters

BUSINESS

Slower U.S. retail sales in August raise fears for economy

U.S. retail sales were weaker than expected last month, according to fresh figures that underlined concerns consumer spending would slow amid the housing downturn and market turmoil.

Financial Times

Bank of America boosts ATM fees to $3

Bank of America has now lifted the basic surcharge for non-customers at roughly two-thirds of its ATMs to $3 a pop from $2.

International Business Times

Most expensive ATMs

WCBS

HEALTH

Sick? Lonely? Genes tell the tale

Lonely people are more likely to get sick and die young, and researchers said they may have found out why -- their immune systems are haywire.

Reuters

Stomach virus could trigger chronic fatigue syndrome

A group of viruses known to cause respiratory and gut infections may also be a major trigger for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

WebMD

British officials approve contentious stem cell research

British authorities decided to permit research that uses animal eggs to create human stem cells -- studies experts say are critical to unlocking treatments for diseases.

Forbes

SPORTS

Belichick fined, Patriots lose pick for spying on Jets

The New England Patriots and coach Bill Belichick were fined a total of $750,000 and the team might lose a first-round draft pick for spying on New York Jets coaches during a game.

Bloomberg

Wambach scores twice to lead U.S. to win

The United States defeated Sweden 2-0 in its second game at the Women's World Cup with Abby Wambach scoring both goals.

ABC News

EDUCATION

Calif. lawmaker blasts UCI for dismissing renowned legal scholar

California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez blasted the University of California, Irvine, for abruptly withdrawing an offer to make renowned legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky the founding dean of its new law school.

San Jose Mercury News

Ohio attorney general plans to sue more charter schools

Ohio's attorney general plans to file additional lawsuits seeking to shut down charter schools that aren't meeting academic and financial requirements.

Akron Beacon Journal

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Ex-priest pleads guilty in fraud case

A former priest pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his church by setting up secret bank accounts to pay for a life of luxury, including traveling around the world.

Associated Press

Pope meets Sudanese president

Pope Benedict XVI met privately with Sudanese President Omar el-Beshir in a "very respectful" atmosphere, the Vatican spokesperson said.

Independent Online

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GOOD NEWS

Defar sets world record in two-mile race

Meseret Defar set a world record in the women's 2-mile at the Van Damme Memorial meet, finishing in 8 minutes, 58.58 seconds, smashing her own mark by almost 12 seconds.

HappyNews.com

San Diego Zoo reveals gender of 6-week-old panda cub

A giant panda cub born six weeks ago at the San Diego Zoo is a healthy girl, zoo veterinarians announced.

10News

Pandas head for new home

Reuters

WORLD

China becomes leader in cyberwarfare

When suspected Chinese hackers penetrated the Pentagon this summer, reports downplayed the cyberattack, but the hackers hit a secure Pentagon system known as NIPRNet.

Christian Science Monitor

Sudan agrees to honor Darfur ceasefire for peace talks

The Sudanese government declared its willingness to observe a ceasefire with rebel forces when peace talks start next month on the conflict in Darfur.

Guardian

Suicide blast kills 15 Pakistan troops

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a canteen at a high security base used by Pakistan's anti-terrorism forces, killing at least 15 soldiers and wounding many others, officials say.

Al Jazeera

Is Bin Laden in Pakistan?

CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

U.S. spending cuts threaten research on climate change

The government's climate change research is threatened by spending cuts that will reduce scientists' observations from space and on the ground, a study says.

Baltimore Sun

Total phaseout of ozone-busting chemicals on Montreal agenda

Governments are considering a total freeze or accelerated phase-out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), the ozone-busting chemicals, the UN Environment Programme said.

Earth Times

States are closer to trimming vehicles' CO2 emissions

The move by 12 states could coax Congress to pass efficiency limits.

Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

SoCal college offers YouTube class

Here's a dream-come-true for Web addicts: college credit for watching YouTube. Pitzer College this fall began offering what may be the first course about the video-sharing site.

Yahoo! News

Man charged in attack on 'Top Chef' star

A homeless man was charged with participating in an anti-gay attack on a former "Top Chef" reality show contestant outside a bar, police said.

Fox News

Get an early taste of new fall TV shows

The fall TV season has yet to begin, but that won't stop networks from unveiling some new shows early. They're just doing it elsewhere.

USA Today

American Muslims cheer new sitcom

NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Car weight limits are a big, fat problem

The growing girth of Americans is colliding with government-mandated warning labels on all 2006 or newer cars that list the maximum weight — passengers and cargo — that's safe to carry.

USA Today

Municipal Wi-Fi thrives, on a small scale

Big-city wireless Internet plans took a hit this summer, but places like Owensboro, Ky., and Rio Rancho, N.M., put networks in place.

Christian Science Monitor

Explanation of dark matter might lie in origin of stars

Some of the universe's first stars might still be lighting up their corners of the cosmos and finding these stars could reveal something about the nature of dark matter.

LiveScience

Understanding dark matter and light energy

Space.com

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