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United States' team, from left, Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps, Aaron Peirsol and Jason Lezak show their gold medals after the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Mark J. Terrill / AP)

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Phelps' audacious dream completed

Michael Phelps set out before the Beijing Games with the most audacious goal in the history of the modern Olympics, to win eight gold medals at a single Games. He did it.

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NBCOlympics.com

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Michael Phelps interview

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YouTube

Faith forum highlights differences between candidates

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, during the Saddleback Civil Forum in Lakeside, Calif., had to respond to queries about social issues that could be potential pitfalls for them in the general election.

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The Hill

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In Ukraine, fear of being a resurgent Russia's next target

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International Herald Tribune

Russia 'strengthens occupation' despite claims of withdrawal

The Russian occupation of the Georgian city of Gori appeared to be more entrenched, despite claims by Russian President Medvedev that his troops were planning to withdraw.

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Times Online

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Russian blitz melded old-school onslaught with modern military tactics

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International Herald Tribune

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In pictures: Georgia unrest

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Yahoo! News

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Georgia bridge destroyed

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CNN

McCain's pitch for safe nuclear power may be undercut by leaks

Sen. John McCain promotes nuclear power as a central element of his energy plan, boasting in particular about the safety record of the U.S. Navy's reactor-propelled fleet.

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Bloomberg

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France reaffirms its faith in future of nuclear power

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International Herald Tribune

Severe flooding hits Ireland

Ireland has been hit by severe flooding, with many roads impassable, public transport disrupted and collapsing bridges.

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Earth Times

Researchers hunt for energy in the strangest places

Scouring the Earth for new sources of clean, renewable energy, scientists and engineers are exploring some extremely unusual nooks and crannies.

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McClatchy Newspapers

NATION

FBI probe targets father of embattled Detroit mayor

The FBI is investigating whether Bernard Kilpatrick, the father of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, was involved in payoff schemes.

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USA Today

Tropical storm Fay leads Fla. officials to ask visitors to leave

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said a hurricane watch was in effect for the Florida Keys from south of Ocean Reef to Key West, and along the mainland from Card Sound Bridge west to Bonita Beach.

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Google News

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Fay hits Dominican Republic

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CNN

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Fay soaks Haiti could hit US as a hurricane

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Doubts grow on FBI's anthrax evidence

Growing doubts from scientists about the strength of the government's case against the late Bruce Ivins are forcing the Justice Department to disclose more.

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International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

Top CEOs give 10 times more to McCain than to Obama

The top executives of America’s biggest companies are more willing to open their wallets for John McCain than his Democratic rival, donating more to his campaign than to Barack Obama’s.

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The Hill

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Obama raised $51 million in July, has $65.8 million on hand

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Bloomberg

Pelosi softens stance on offshore drilling

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will allow offshore oil and gas drilling, with concessions from the oil industry, a softening of her earlier opposition.

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Bloomberg

BUSINESS

GM not seeing signs of US recovery, Wagoner says

General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner said he's not yet seeing signs of a recovery in the U.S. economy or in vehicle sales following the recent decline in oil prices.

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Bloomberg

Cuomo will sue Merrill Lynch in probe

The New York Attorney General said that he sent a letter to Merrill Lynch, saying his office will file suit against it imminently as part of an investigation into the collapse of the auction-rate securities market.

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Newsday

ENVIRONMENT

Preserving silence in national parks

Rising man-made noise levels in our national parks have sparked a movement to preserve the natural sounds of these wild spaces.

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Smithsonian

Boxer calls out Interior Department

Sen. Barbara Boxer requested Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne attend Senate oversight hearings next month on the White House’s plans to relax parts of the Endangered Species Act.

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The Hill

EDUCATION

Mistrial declared in student's Confederate flag lawsuit

A teenager's free-speech lawsuit against a school dress code that banned Confederate flag clothing ended in a mistrial when a jury in federal court failed to reach a verdict.

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USA Today

Stuck in Syria, Iraqi students get a crack at college in the US

The Iraqi Student Project was born of two American peace activists' desire to give something back to Iraqis in the wake of violence triggered by the U.S. invasion.

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Christian Science Monitor

HEALTH

Methadone risky as a painkiller

A synthetic form of opium that has helped millions but because it is also abused and badly prescribed by doctors, methadone is now the fastest growing cause of narcotic deaths.

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International Herald Tribune

Spasmodic dysphonia: When no words come out

About 30,000 Americans suffer from this condition, also known as "strangled voice." Doctors believe it's caused when part of the brain misfires - the same part that causes Parkinson's disease.

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ABC News

FDA concludes chemical poses no harm

A controversial chemical commonly found in baby bottles does not pose a health hazard, according to the FDA.

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San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

World food crisis spurs $17.6M grant from Gates Foundation

Citing rising costs for food across the world, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is granting $17.6 million to nonprofits in response to the crisis.

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Portland Business Journal

American Express nurtures nonprofits

AmEx's Nonprofit Leadership Academy is one example of a corporation reaching out to nonprofits to help fill their talent gap.

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BusinessWeek

WORLD

Musharraf in impeachment countdown

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf faced a countdown to possible impeachment after the coalition government said he had until the end of the weekend to resign.

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AFP

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Analysis: Musharraf’s options

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Daily Times

Mexico's drug killings 'soaring'

Drug-related murders in Mexico have already exceeded last year's total despite the deployment of 30,000 troops to tackle the issue, media reports say.

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BBC

Venezuela's Chavez seeks to pull Paraguay's new leader into his orbit

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez aims to brick his political power in Latin America by tuging the new elected president of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, into his political camp.

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Kansas City Star

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Journalist, 'My Cancer' blogger Leroy Sievers dies

Journalist Leroy Sievers, who covered wars and natural disasters in more than a dozen countries — and who chronicled life after his cancer diagnosis for NPR on-air and online — died. He was 53.

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NPR

Guns N' Roses in talks for exclusive album release

The leak of nine "mastered, finished" tracks from Guns N' Roses' delayed "Chinese Democracy" spurred speculation about whether the band will release the 14-years-in-the-making album.

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Reuters

'Twilight' moves into 'Potter's' old date

The highly anticipated adaptation of the Stephenie Meyer teen vampire romance novel "Twilight" has been moved to the date just vacated by Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."

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Reuters

SPORTS

Jamaica's Bolt breaks own world record to win 100m gold

Usain Bolt rewrote the record books again and captured his first Olympic gold medal, running the 100-meter dash in a stunning 9.69 seconds for a blowout win that could have been even worse.

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Sports Illustrated

US heats up from 3-point range to rout Spain in basketball

Four down, four to go. The U.S. men's Olympic team is halfway back to the top of the basketball world. And not even the world champions could give the Americans a game.

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ESPN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Baby sex choice ads banned from search engines in India

Internet censorship has many and varied faces. The latest is in India as the Supreme Court ordered Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to stop serving up ads for sites that promote sex selection services.

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iTWire

New PCs can wake up when they get phone calls

Intel Corp. is unveiling new technology that will let computers wake up from their power-saving sleep state when they receive a phone call over the Internet.

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RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Buddhism gets political, sometimes violent, over Tibet

Earlier unrest over China's treatment of Tibet has moved off center stage. Many wonder, will the Olympics change anything to soften China's approach to Tibet?

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Religion News Service

Cardinal tried to spring sex abuser, then changed view

Cardinal Francis George acknowledged that the Archdiocese of Chicago officials had worked to reduce the prison sentence of sex-abusing priest who is believed to have molested children dozens of times.

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Chicago Sun-Times

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

'The Pill' helps reduce ovarian cancer risk, wider use is urged

The longer a woman uses the oral contraceptive pill, the lower her risk of getting ovarian cancer later in life, The Lancet medical journal reports.

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Brahmin boys perform rituals in the River Ganges in Allahabad, India. Brahmins, or Hindu upper castes, believe that performing rituals on this day will wash away their sins. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

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