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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., waves to supporters as he leaves a campaign rally in Pottsville, Pa. (Photo by Stephan Savoia / AP)

Sen. Stevens vows to fight conviction

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens vowed to fight his conviction on federal corruption charges, a verdict he attributed to "repeated instances of prosecutorial misconduct."

CNN

Special section:

Seven felony counts explained

CNN

With time short, Bush pushes EPA to relax power-plant rule

At the Bush administration's direction, the Environmental Protection Agency is working on a new rule that would weaken pollution regulations for power plants.

McClatchy Newspapers

Under the radar: Canada's, Mexico's radioactive waste comes into Utah

Salt Lake Tribune

Candidates focus on closing arguments

John McCain promised to break with President Bush's economic policies. Barack Obama urged an end to divisiveness.

International Herald Tribune

The anatomy of McCain's stump speech

NPR

Obama tells supporters not to let up

NPR

Global stocks rebound

Hong Kong shares surge 14 percent in another volatile session. Japan's benchmark Nikkei index climbs 6 percent.

CNNMoney

Syrian ire follows apparent US raid across Iraq's border

An unnamed U.S. military official said the incursion was trying to shut down "rat lines" sending al-Qaida-linked insurgents and other foreign fighters into Iraq from Syria.

Christian Science Monitor

What's behind the US military raid on Syria?

TIME

Vitamin E a flop in prostate cancer trial

It's a huge disappointment in the field of cancer prevention. The largest trial of its kind, known as "SELECT," hoped Vitamin E and selenium would prevent prostate cancer. It did not.

CBS News

NATION

Teen prostitution sting in Bay Area

More than 100 Bay Area adults were arrested as part of a nationwide prostitution sting that focused on people who force teens into prostitution, FBI spokesman Joe Schadler said.

San Francisco Chronicle

Feds thwart alleged Obama assassination plot, arrest 2 in Tennessee

Authorities in Tennessee arrested two men described as white supremacists for an alleged plot to assassinate Sen. Barack Obama and more than 100 others.

ABC News

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Federal officials skeptical about alleged plot to kill Obama

MSNBC

Gun sales thriving despite economy

Americans have cut back on buying cars, furniture and clothes in a tough economy, but there's one consumer item that's still enjoying healthy sales: guns.

CBS News

POLITICS

The plea from one battleground state: 'Make it stop, please'

In battleground states such as Ohio, you can't duck or dodge John McCain, Barack Obama and their surrogates. They're on television, on the phone, pounding on doors, in the mailbox.

Seattle Times

Races to watch '08: Can republicans hold the fort in Pennsylvania?

TIME

We should talk to our enemies

A 27-year career diplomat agrees with Sen. Obama on need for diplomacy, including talking with our enemies.

Newsweek

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

First dates - the good, the bad, the OMG

Many first dates can be mundane affairs marked by jangled nerves and awkward non sequiturs. Others stand out as a little slice of heaven. Or a heaping helping of hell.

CNN

How the High School Musical movies conquered the world

The all-American love story between East High's basketball star, Troy, and math ace Gabriella has proven a triumph not just for Disney — which has reaped around $680 million — but for cultural globalization.

TIME

HEALTH

Top killers: heart problems, infectious diseases, cancer

Heart ailments, infectious diseases and cancer remain the world's top three killers, the U.N. health agency said.

USA Today

Suicide linked to brain changes

The brains of people who commit suicide are chemically different to those who die from other causes, a Canadian study has suggested.

BBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Inland ants prefer salt over sugar

Ants have less of a sweet tooth and more of a preference for salty snacks, at least when they live in salt-poor areas far from the ocean, a new study finds.

LiveScience

Google Earth brings virtual tourism to the iPhone screen

Google Earth lets people virtually fly around a 3D view of the world made from satellite and aerial imagery mapped onto the planet's mountains and valleys.

CNET News

EDUCATION

SAIC awarded $300 million contract from Department of Education

The company's job is to develop software that will modernize the web-based student aid infrastructure.

MarketWatch

Education summit to address rising school dropout rates

State officials, educators, business leaders and child advocacy organizations will gather in Dover to create a plan to combat the state’s rising high school dropout problem.

Delaware Online

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GOOD NEWS

Penn State-Michigan State blood donor challenge to begin

For the 15th year in a row, Penn State and Michigan State will extend their rivalry off the football field, as they compete again in the annual Blood Donor Challenge.

Penn State Live

Why wealthy children are giving their inheritance to charity

As Live Earth concerts make climate change and social responsibility cool, a new generation is developing a social conscience and a new sense of philanthropy.

Guardian

WORLD

Iceland central bank raises key interest rate to 18 percent

Iceland's central bank unexpectedly raised the benchmark interest rate to 18 percent, the highest in at least seven years, after the island reached a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Bloomberg

UN compound pelted as thousands flee fighting in Congo