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Pakistani religious students and others sit on the ground after their surrender near Lal mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. Armed militants holed up at a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital must surrender or face punitive action from security forces, a government minister warned, a day after gun battles left at least nine people dead. (Photo by Anjum Naveed / AP)

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Republican senators may back contempt charge

As Democrats tangle with the White House over executive privilege, Senate Republicans must decide whether to block or allow a criminal contempt charge against the administration.

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The Hill

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Bush: Libby pardon still possible

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CNN

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Americans angry, cynical about Bush's Libby clemency

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Reuters

Pressure builds for storm chief

A five-member team from Washington conducted a snap inspection of the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade to determine if it can fulfill its mission under current management.

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Sun Herald

Explosions heard from Pakistani mosque

Loud explosions were heard from the vicinity of a radical Pakistani mosque being besieged by security forces, but the cause was not immediately clear, witnesses said.

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Reuters

U.S. officials: Terror suspects have al-Qaida links

The men allegedly behind last week's failed terror plots in England and Scotland have connections to al-Qaida in Iraq.

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CNN

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Islamist radicalism outpacing pursuers

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Meeting al-Qaida's terrorists-in-waiting

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MSNBC

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Iraq cabinet approves draft oil law

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Al Jazeera

Nation celebrates the 4th, with caution

Amid heightened security, independence celebrations with parades, music and fireworks were scheduled across the country.

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ABC News

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On the frontlines on the 4th

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Yahoo! News

NATION

BBC reporter freed by militants

British Broadcasting Corp. journalist Alan Johnston, held by Islamic militants in Gaza for about four months, has been freed.

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Bloomberg

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Alan Johnston: 'A dream come true'

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Telegraph.co.uk

Russia issues new missile threat

Russia has raised the idea of moving new missile forces to Kaliningrad, close to Poland and Lithuania.

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BBC

Trial begins in China's worst known slavery scandal

The trial of 12 people charged in connection with China's forced labor scandal at brick kilns has begun in a Chinese court in north China's Shanxi Province.

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POLITICS

McCain campaign has only $2 million

The campaign of presidential hopeful Sen. John McCaiin said a decline in contributions has left it with only $2 million.

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San Jose Mercury News

Hillary Clinton breaks out Bubba for boost in Iowa

The force dubbed "Billary" hit Iowa in earnest, focusing on lifting her candidacy in an early voting state that one aide has described as her weakest.

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CNN

BUSINESS

American dream still burns bright for many, but results vary

Men in their 30s earn about $5,000 less in real terms than their fathers' generation did, according to a new study.

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Christian Science Monitor

One CEO's health-care crusade

The determined involvement of Safeway's CEO is one big reason that advocates for health-care reform are growing optimistic about the prospects for remodeling American medical care.

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BusinessWeek

SPORTS

NBA player leaves team to care for daughter with cancer

The Utah Jazz agreed to release guard Derek Fisher from his contract so he can concentrate on finding the best care for his 11-month-old daughter, who has cancer in her left eye.

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Sports Illustrated

Close, but not close enough for Team NZ

Close, but not close enough, has been the story of Team New Zealand's bid to wrest yachting's America's Cup from Swiss defenders Alinghi.

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Alinghi wins, team New Zealand shattered

Team New Zealand's America's Cup dream was snuffed out in agonising fashion in the final race in Valencia, Spain.

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Sydney Morning Herald

HEALTH

Report: Man has less severe form of TB

The man who caused an international public health incident by traveling while infected with tuberculosis has a less severe form of the disease than previously diagnosed, a health official said.

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About 30 percent of Americans have abused alcohol

Of the few who got treatment for alcohol abuse, help came 8 years after the problem started, a study found.

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EDUCATION

Pa. faculty, state schools reach deal

Professors at Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities would receive an immediate cash bonus followed by annual salary increases totaling 10 percent under a four-year contract agreement.

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Forbes

Mozambique needs $150 million a year to expand education

Mozambique is looking to donor nations for at least $150 million a year to expand its education network, its prime minister said.

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GOOD NEWS

Study: Dark chocolate helps the heart

Eating a little bit of dark chocolate every day can reduce blood pressure without causing weight gain or other side effects, according to a study.

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Herald Sun

TCI chief donates $460M to his charity

Chris Hohn gave $460 million to his charitable foundation last year, making the activist hedge fund manager one of Britain’s most generous philanthropists.

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Financial Times

NATION

Missouri gov. signs bill concealing executioners' identities

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt signed a bill making secret the identities of people who carry out executions, angering critics who say the move further shrouds the death penalty process in secrecy.

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Editor & Publisher

Utah wildfire could burn all summer

Fire authorities said they hoped a wildfire that has killed three people and charred 62 square miles would clear dead trees in a national forest, even as hundreds of people continue to join the fight against it.

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Wildfire evacuations

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Case dropped against nurses in Katrina patient deaths

The district attorney has dropped the case against two nurses in the deaths of four patients at a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina.

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MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

China said to have suppressed study on pollution deaths

China's poisoned air rose higher on the political agenda after reports that it forced the World Bank to censor a study for fear that one of its findings might stoke social unrest.

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London Independent

Schwarzenegger accused of blocking own green policy

The executive director of California's air-quality board has resigned amid allegations that the office of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been deliberately getting in the way of its work.

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London Independent

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Mauritania seeks to reverse 'fat is beautiful' ethos

At the Olympic Sports Stadium in Mauritania, about a dozen women clad in tennis shoes and sandals circled the grandstands one evening in late June, puffing with each step.

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International Herald Tribune

Case of the disappearing beer kegs

With metal prices rising, beer makers say they expect to lose hundreds of thousands of kegs and millions of dollars this year as those stainless steel holders of brew are stolen and sold for scrap.

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Biggest bird flew far but had trouble with takeoff

Weighing in at 150 pounds or more, the all-time biggest bird couldn't just hop into the air and fly away, researchers say.

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CNN

Google buys GrandCentral Comm.

Google Inc. purchased Web-based phone service GrandCentral Communications, the Internet search company said.

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Forbes

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Report: Chinese church official attacks Hong Kong cardinal over protest

A Catholic leader in China reproached a Hong Kong cardinal for marching in a pro-democracy protest, a report said.

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International Herald Tribune

Muslim Council of Britain declares 'condemnation is not enough'

Britain's most influential Muslim umbrella group signalled a major shift in policy as it urged its communities to play a key and potentially decisive role in the fight against terrorism.

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Guardian

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Drones could defend airports

The Homeland Security Department and the military will test whether drones flying 65,000 feet above the nation's busiest airports could be used to protect planes from being shot down by terrorists.

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A double rainbow is seen over Center Court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. The rainbow appeared shortly after rain had stopped play for the day. (Photo by Sang Tan / AP)

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