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Pakistani protestors of a Shiite youth organization burn flags of the United States and Israel while protesting against the U.S. policies against Muslims, especially in Palestine. (Photo by Shakil Adil / AP)

Explosion at Pakistan Marriott hotel kills at least 40

A massive truck bomb devastated the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital, killing at least 40 people and wounding at least 100.

Newsweek

Pakistan in sovereignty warning

BBC

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Honor killings persist in 'man's world'

MSNBC

South Africa's President Mbeki ousted

South Africa's ruling party said that President Thabo Mbeki had agreed to resign after being asked to step down, a move that could heighten turmoil in Africa's economic powerhouse.

CBS News

Plan seeks $700 billion to buy bad mortgages

The Bush administration is asking Congress to let the government buy $700 billion in toxic mortgages in the largest financial bailout since the Great Depression.

ABC News

Will latest bailout plan work? No one knows

McClatchy

Democrats seek to add subprime relief to Paulson's rescue plan

Bloomberg

New doubts over Palin's claims in 'Troopergate' probe

An internal government document appears to contradict Sarah Palin's most recent explanation for why she fired her public safety chief, the move which prompted this now-contested state probe.

ABC News

In Va., Palin draws mixed reaction among women

NPR

Media truth squads and the ’08 campaign: Do they have any impact?

Independent organizations and media outlets have tried to referee the claims and assertions of the the candidates and their campaigns. But is all this truth-squadding having an impact?

Christian Science Monitor

NATION

Galveston lays out Ike recovery plan

45,000 residents will return next week in phases as crews work to restore basic service.

CBS News

After Ike, glory, with flick of switch

Houston Chronicle

The crisis was too complex for easy fixes

It looks as if only the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, now committed to taking over the lion's share of bad housing debt, may be enough to stem the fear.

International Herald Tribune

Transgendered woman wins sex discrimination case

A federal district court judge ruled that the Library of Congress discriminated against Diane Schroer when it offered her a job and then rescinded it after learning she was transgendered.

ABC News

POLITICS

Financial crisis shows differences between McCain and Obama

Obama is urging a comprehensive modernizing of financial regulation. McCain has presented himself as a "small government, less regulation" conservative.

MSNBC

Obama: US in 'serious financial crisis'

YouTube

McCain: America needs 'regulatory clarity'

MSNBC

Democrats see financial rescue as a $50 billion economic stimulus

The urgent need for Congress to approve an administration plan to rescue Wall Street has given Democrats renewed hope of enacting another economic stimulus package for Main Street.

Reuters

Sen. Stevens trial looms

Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, the nation's longest-serving Republican senator, is charged with lying about receiving more than $250,000 in home renovations and gifts from an oil contractor.

USA Today

SPORTS

Baseball's replay produces first reversal

Baseball's instant replay system produced its first reversal when Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run homer during the fourth inning against Minnesota.

Sports Illustrated

Yankees let fans on field before historic stadium's final game

Yankee Stadium will get a long send-off, with fans allowed to walk on the field hours before a pregame ceremony honoring the ballpark's rich history.

Sports Illustrated

Own a piece of Yankee Stadium

ABC News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

4 killed, 2 hurt as rock star's jet crashes

A Learjet has crashed while departing from a South Carolina airport, killing four people and critically injuring two others including rock band Blink-182's former drummer.

MSNBC

Critics picks dominate Emmy nominee mix

By nominating some of the most deserving series of the year, the TV Academy may be sacrificing ratings for credibility.

Variety

2008 Emmy Nominees

CBS News

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An Emmy list: dream, settle, expect

TIME

Q&A: Metallica's Lars Ulrich

Metallica drummer says he's open to giving away music for free. "Napster wasn't about money. It was about control." Plus behind-the-scenes video from the cover shoot and three decades of photos.

Rolling Stone

ENVIRONMENT

States say Pentagon bullies them into not enforcing toxic cleanups

Environmental regulators from more than a dozen states have accused the U.S. Department of Defense of retaliating against them for attempting to clean up contaminated military-owned sites.

Grist

Last of the Neanderthals

Eurasia was theirs alone for 200,000 years. Then the newcomers arrived.

National Geographic

Gore buying ‘Plenty’ magazine

Former vice president Al Gore is set to announce the acquisition of a stake in "Plenty," a four-year-old title about environmentally-conscious living. Gore is on the cover of the current issue.

Portfolio

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Spiritual subway: Islam ads seek to educate NYC

A grassroots Islamic awareness group is hoping its new ad campaign will help catch the eyes of millions of people who ride the New York City subway system every day.

NPR

Episcopalians vote to oust bishop

The action came as the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh prepares for a vote to secede from the 2.4 million-member Episcopal Church — the U.S. branch of the 77 million-member Anglican Communion.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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GOOD NEWS

Farm Aid to help farmers hurt by Ike and Gustav hurricanes

Willie Nelson says his Farm Aid will give $30,000 to groups that help family farmers in areas of Texas and Louisiana hit hardest by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav.

HappyNews.com

You give climate change a bad name

Jon Bon Jovi will play a Live Earth concert in Mumbai, India.

Grist

WORLD

Russia warns of new iron curtain

President Dmitri Medvedev said the West is pushing Russia behind a new "iron curtain."

BBC

Abbas welcomes Livni's Kadima victory

Palestinian Authority officials welcomed the election of Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni as chairwoman of Kadima and said they were looking forward to working with her to advance the peace process.

Jerusalem Post

North Korea says it is restarting a key nuclear reactor

A North Korean official says his country has begun to restore a key nuclear reactor, which would help North Korea to restart its plutonium-based nuclear weapons program.

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Cooking newbies turn to home dining to cut costs

The high cost of eating out, combined with high gas prices, is making those who used to eat three meals a day in restaurants to begin using their kitchens to save money.

USA Today

Court approves Lehman sale to Barclays

Lehman Brothers, the U.S. investment bank that filed the largest bankruptcy in history, won federal court approval to sell its North American business to London-based Barclays for $1.75 billion.

Bloomberg

EDUCATION

Group calls for major overhaul of federal student aid red tape

College financial aid policy experts called for a sweeping overhaul of the federal student aid system, including eliminating the federal application for financial aid.

USA Today

Disability Act changes offer protections

A bill expanding the Americans with Disabilities Act that is headed to the White House could have implications for some students with disabilities.

Education Week

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

World's biggest particle smasher shut down; magnets failed, helium leaking

At least one of the LHC's more than 1,700 superconducting magnets failed, springing a leak and spewing helium gas into the subterranean tunnel housing the collider.

Science

Explorers find hundreds of new species on familiar Australian reefs

Hundreds of new kinds of animal species surprised international researchers systematically exploring waters off two islands on the Great Barrier Reef and a reef off northwestern Australia.

Science Daily

HEALTH

Americans get low marks on hand hygiene on annual report

The Soap and Detergent Association is out with its 4th Clean Hands Report, and it gives Americans a C-minus. That's because some key hand-washing hygiene skills seems to have slipped.

WebMD

Suppressing hunger hormone could be as effective as bariatric surgery

U.S. researchers working with pigs discovered a way of lowering appetite as effectively as bariatric surgery by performing minimally invasive surgery that suppresses the hunger hormone ghrelin.

Medical News Today

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