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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice takes questions from reporters about details of President Bush's Iraq strategy during a news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

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Pentagon abandons duty limits

The Pentagon has abandoned its limit on the time a citizen-soldier can be required to serve on active duty, a major change that reflects a force stretched thin by longer-than-expected combat in Iraq.

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Next on '100 hours' agenda: Medicare

A veto threat from President Bush isn't stopping Democrats from pushing legislation that would require the government to negotiate drug prices for Medicare patients.

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CNN

Kurds condemn detention of six Iranians

Iraqi Kurds, America's most loyal supporters in Iraq, condemned the detention of six Iranian diplomats during a raid by U.S. forces in the Kurdish city of Irbil.

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Los Angeles Times

Blast at U.S. embassy called 'terrorism'

A rocket struck the U.S. Embassy in Athens, exploding inside the modern, glass-fronted building and shattering hopes that Greece's leftist militant networks had been dismantled.

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Clinton, other lawmakers, head to Iraq

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and two other lawmakers are headed to Iraq this weekend as Congress engages in fierce debate over President Bush's plan to send 21,500 more troops there.

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U.S. News & World Report

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President's Iraq plan draws criticism on Capitol Hill

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CBS

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Los Angeles Times

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U.S. expects new reliability from Iraqi forces

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USA Today

Study: More guns equal more murders

American states where more people own guns have higher murder rates, including murders of children, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health report.

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Reuters

NATION

Somali warlords agree to disarm

Somalia's warlords have agreed to disarm and join a new national army, a government official said. But violence in the capital brought home the challenge of restoring order in this fractious country.

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International Herald Tribune

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Clashes mar Somali talks; Oxfam says raids kill 70

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Reuters

Mass bird deaths in Australia remain a mystery

Wildlife authorities investigating why thousands of birds fell from the sky over a town in southwestern Australia have ruled out infectious diseases, but remain uncertain about what killed them.

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CNN

Warrant issued for ex-Argentine leader

An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of former President Isabel Peron over the 1970s disappearance of a leftist activist. She is also wanted for questioning on possible links to right-wing death squads.

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BBC

BUSINESS

Kohl's, Target stop selling drinking games

Two of the nation's largest retailers have halted sales of board games that encourage players to drink alcohol.

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USA Today

Six Flags to sell 7 parks for $312 Million

Six Flags Inc. agreed to sell seven U.S. theme parks for $312 million and use the proceeds to reduce debt, sending its shares to the biggest gain in two months.

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Bloomberg

POLITICS

Denver to host '08 Democratic convention

Denver has been picked over New York City to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

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Denver Post

Senator Johnson leaves intensive care

Sen. Tim Johnson has been transferred out of intensive care and has started to speak, his doctor said, nearly a month after the South Dakota Democrat suffered a brain hemorrhage.

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USA Today

Carter Center advisers resign over book

Former President Jimmy Carter's controversial book and subsequent remarks about the Israel-Palestinian conflict have prompted the resignations of 14 people from the Carter Center.

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CNN

SPORTS

Bonds: Sweeney not involved in alleged failed drug test

Baseball home run king Barry Bonds said he did not get amphetamines from teammate Mark Sweeney, but did not deny a report saying he tested positive for the drugs last season.

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ESPN

Barbaro 'comfortable' following surgery on hoof

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is "stable and acceptably comfortable'' two days after additional surgery to his injured left hind hoof, his doctor said.

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Bloomberg

EDUCATION

Students are faring better in school than in the '90s

Children are better off than a decade ago, with more students keeping up in school, fewer changing schools and nearly a quarter in gifted classes, the latest federal data show.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Study: Higher education rots your brain

Going to college is a no-brainer for those who can afford it, but higher education actually tends to speed up mental decline when it comes to fumbling for words later in life.

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GOOD NEWS

Turtle thought extinct found in Thailand

Thai villagers have caught a river terrapin turtle that was thought to be extinct in the country, a leading conservation group said.

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Happy News

Who wants to be a millionaire? Trailer owners do!

Residents of a Florida beachfront trailer-park town voted to sell their community to a developer for more than $510 million, which could make most of them millionaires.

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NATION

NY Marine honored with posthumous Medal of Honor at White House

A young Marine from upstate New York who fell on a grenade in Iraq to save his comrades was honored in a solemn ceremony at the White House.

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Newsday

Big Easy residents protest killings

Residents young and old, black and white, marched in the thousands on City Hall to demand action stopping the violent crime that has claimed nine lives this year.

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State Farm loses key Katrina case

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Consumer Affairs

Playboy-posing sergeant relieved of duty

"Drop and give me 20!" is something you might hear Air Force Staff Sgt. Michelle Manhart yell to trainees at Lackland Air Force Base. Drop her trousers is what she did for Playboy magazine.

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MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

James Brown's will skips young son

The 5-year-old child of James Brown and his partner, Tomi Rae Hynie, was not included in the will read to six of the entertainer's children, attorneys for the late singer said.

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Showbuzz

New Line boss lashes out at Peter Jackson

Bob Shaye, head of New Line Cinema, said in an interview the studio will not work with "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson on "The Hobbit."

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Ghanaians risk death for abortions

Thousands of women in Ghana are seeking dangerous, illegal abortions every year, with many ending in death or disability.

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BBC

The key to happiness

When reaching for the key to happiness, it's better to go for the golden ring than the gold, according to a Gallup survey.

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WebMD

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Do carbon offsets live up to their promise?

In theory, the idea is simple. A consumer pays a third party to remove a quantity of greenhouse gas equal to what he or she emits. But whether it actually works is unclear, say experts.

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Christian Science Monitor

Dell: PC industry needs to go green

Michael Dell issued a challenge to his industry to adopt recycling programs as he announced his company would offer to plant a tree for every PC sold.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Skull supports out-of-Africa theory of modern man

From an analysis of a skull found in South Africa, scientists say they have obtained the first fossil evidence establishing the relatively recent time for the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens out of Africa.

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International Herald Tribune

New search engine for aging boomers

Does surfing the Web exhaust - and even exasperate - older people? The backers of Cranky.com, a new specialty search engine, are betting on it.

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SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Sainthood one step closer for Holy Cross founder

In recognition of his commitment to the Catholic Church and in honor of a life lived with faith and virtue, Holy Cross Father Basil Anthony Moreau is expected to be beatified Sept. 15, 2007.

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Catholic Explorer

Judge: Vatican can be sued over Bishop's conduct

The Vatican can be sued over claims that U.S. leaders of the Roman Catholic church failed to warn parishioners about pedophile priests, a Kentucky judge ruled.

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Bloomberg

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Iran test fires dozens of missiles

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards test-fired dozen of missiles, including some that are capable of reaching Israeli and American forces in the Middle East.

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A giant ice chess piece representing London's Swiss Re tower is moved near a piece representing Big Ben's clock tower during the world's first international ice chess game between teams from London and Moscow in Trafalgar Square, London. (Photo by Matt Dunham / AP)

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