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An unidentified mother, right, of one of the South Korean hostages in Afghanistan, cries during a news conference calling for their safe return, in Sungnam, south of Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Korea Pool / AP)

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South Korea asks U.S. for 'flexibility' in hostage crisis

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International Herald Tribune

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Families losing hope for hostages

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GMA's Roberts: 'I have breast cancer'

"Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will seek treatment in the coming months.

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Robin Roberts' breast cancer announcement

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Iraq: 1 in 7 joins human tide of emigrants

Two thousand Iraqis are fleeing their homes every day as the greatest mass exodus of people ever in the Middle East dwarfs anything seen in Europe since World War II.

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London Independent

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Amputations bring health crisis to Iraq

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Guardian

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Iraqi parliament adjourns for August

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Yahoo! News

Democratic lawmakers vow to stop Saudi Arabia arms deal

Two Democratic lawmakers announced that they would seek to stop a $20 billion arms package that the Bush administration wants to send to Saudi Arabia.

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The Hill

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Iran accuses U.S. of seeking to create fear

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Gates, Rice taking arms offer to Saudis

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NPR

House OKs bills to expand vets' care

The House took steps to improve counseling and care for the tens of thousands of military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with brain injuries and post-traumatic stress.

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A man waterproofs the "Octobush" sand sculpture at the Sandfestival Ruhr in Bochum, Germany. (Photo by Martin Meissner / AP)	"Lobsterman" announces his candidacy for president as his campaign manager, George Cleveland, looks on. (Photo by Jim Cole / AP)	An Iraqi soldier passes the wreckage of a minibus that exploded at a busy transit point in the Tayaran Square area of central Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed / AP)

NATION

Suicide car bomb hits U.S. convoy in Afghan capital

A suicide car bomb wounded three troops from a U.S.-led force and three Afghan civilians in the Afghan capital, the U.S. military said in a statement.

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Reuters

Bush and Brown vow cooperation

President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have held their first formal talks, renewing pledges to fight terrorism and seek progress in Iraq.

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BBC

Abe resists calls to resign

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resisted calls to resign after a devastating defeat in elections for the upper house of Parliament, insisting that Japanese voters still supported his policies.

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International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

FBI searches Alaska Sen. Stevens' home

The FBI and IRS have searched the home of Republican Sen. Ted Stevens in a ski resort in Alaska as part of an investigation into his links with an oil services company, officials said.

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Reuters

Energy bill will test Pelosi's command

Democrats promised to tilt the nation's energy policy away from oil drilling and toward efficiency and cleaner sources of energy. This week their pledge will be put to the test.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Congress eyes pay raise for itself

After raising the minimum wage by 70 cents an hour this week, many members of Congress are ready to give themselves a pay increase of roughly $4,400 per year.

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McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

Bancroft family accepts News Corp. deal: DJ executive

Dow Jones & Co. Inc.'s controlling Bancroft family "has accepted" News Corp.'s $5 billion offer to buy the publisher of the Wall Street Journal, an executive of a Dow Jones unit said.

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Reuters

Why Bernanke won't save investors

After the stock market's plunge, investors are betting that the Fed could cut rates as early as August. Don't count on it.

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SPORTS

Co-defendant: Vick financed dogfighting

One of Michael Vick's co-defendants pleaded guilty to his role in a dogfighting conspiracy he says was financed almost entirely by the Atlanta Falcons quarterback.

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ABC News

Cycling team to open Rasmussen probe

Rabobank will launch an independent review of the events leading to its decision to expel Michael Rasmussen from its Tour de France team.

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USA Today

Source: Teixera headed to Braves

Barring any unforeseen developments, Mark Teixeira will be serving as the Braves' new starting first baseman.

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MLB.com

HEALTH

The 'atypical' dilemma

Skyrocketing numbers of kids are being prescribed a class of powerful antipsychotic drugs, called "atypicals," designed for adults. How safe is the practice? Nobody knows.

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St. Petersburg Times

Exercise, caffeine fight skin cancer

Can adding a cup or two of coffee to the exercise routine increase protection from skin cancer? New research indicates that just might be the case.

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Yahoo! News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Faith-based toys to hit U.S. stores

Instead of Spiderman or Bratz dolls, children in the U.S. could soon be clutching a talking Jesus toy, a bearded Moses or a muscle-bound figure of Goliath.

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BBC

Religion is playing biggest role in presidential politics since 1960

Religion has not played so prominent a role in a U.S. national election since 1960, when John F. Kennedy became the first Catholic to be elected president.

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St. Francis of Assisi

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GOOD NEWS

Granny, 84, leaps into the record books

An 84-year-old Polish woman became her country's oldest parachutist after making her first jump.

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Scotsman

Charity, Bill Gates style

While large corporations may write bigger checks, small-business owners are bringing their hands-on approach to a vast range of social problems.

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NATION

Louisiana homeowners race for hurricane grants

Homeowners whose properties were ravaged by Hurricane Katrina hustled to meet a deadline to apply for rebuilding grants, but many had little faith the federally funded program would help.

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MSNBC

Chief Justice Roberts has seizure, falls

Chief Justice John Roberts suffered a seizure and was taken to the hospital but a neurological evaluation showed no cause for concern, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said.

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Reuters

Police: bodies of 3 infants found at Maryland home

Police in Ocean City, Md., have found the remains of three more infants in and outside of the home of a woman who was arrested and charged last week in the death of an infant, police said.

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ENVIRONMENT

California pigeons to get contraceptives

Birth control is to be used on pigeons in California in an effort to combat the "unmanageable" mess their increasing numbers are causing.

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BBC

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Bird birth control

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Yahoo! News

China floods put Three Gorges Dam to the test

Flood waters are putting China's massive Three Gorges Dam to the test and raising water levels on its longest river, the Yangtze, after weeks of floods nationwide killed about 700 people, state media said.

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Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

As immigration status divides families, 'you can feel the fear'

Fear of detention and deportation is forcing some illegal immigrants to make arrangements with family and friends to care for their children if they are forced to leave the country.

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St. Petersburg Times

More restaurants are going green by going local

One Los Angeles menu boasts dishes where 90 percent of the ingredients were raised within 400 miles.

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Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Upcoming rules could break open wireless market

Federal regulators are set to pass new rules aimed at breaking open the tightly controlled wireless market, potentially making it easier for consumers to use any handset and software they choose.

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USA Today

Giant truck set for sky-high task

A colossal 28-wheel truck that will help build a major telescope array in the Chilean Andes has successfully passed a series of tests.

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BBC

EDUCATION

Racing to a degree

Women who play high school sports are much more likely to earn a bachelor's degree.

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U.S. News & World Report

Online schools fill a niche in Minnesota

Minnesota's online K-12 schools are reporting skyrocketing enrollment, as they provide an alternative to traditional classroom education.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Report: more than 5 million living with Alzheimer's

More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, a 10 percent increase since the last Alzheimer's Association estimate five years ago and a count that supports the long-forecast dementia epidemic as the population grays.

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BITS AND PIECES

Photo of the Day

NASCAR driver Tony Stewart and his crew kiss the bricks at the start/finish line after winning the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. (Photo by Doug McSchooler / AP)

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