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Water continues to flow from a breach in the levee at Pointe Celeste, threatening to inundate some of the same homes that were devastated during hurricane Katrina in the Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans.   (Photo by Kevork Djansezian / AP) Millions warily watch Hanna's trek toward US Coastal residents braced for a storm while National Guard troops prepared to deploy as Tropical Storm Hanna plowed through the Atlantic on a shifting track toward the southeastern United States. MSNBC Blog: Ike now a hurricane; Josephine weakens Baltimore Sun Florida monitors Hanna CNN Pakistan blames NATO troops for deaths of women and children The Pakistan government blamed American-led troops in Afghanistan for a cross-border attack that killed at least seven women and children before dawn on the second day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Baltimore Sun   Palin lashes out at critics, mocks Obama Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in her introduction to the public as Sen. John McCain’s running mate, struck back at a “Washington elite” that have raised questions about her qualifications. MSNBC Special section: Profile: Sarah Palin DailySource.org Palin's acceptance speech NPR Cheney supports Georgia NATO membership, condemns Russia Vice President Dick Cheney went to Georgia to reaffirm Washington's support for this country's eventual NATO membership and to issue a powerful condemnation of Moscow. International Herald Tribune Apple, AT&T sued for too many iPhones on 'overloaded' network Apple and its U.S. wireless partner AT&T are being sued for selling too many iPhones by a customer who says the high-speed phone network has been unable to deliver promised performance. San Jose Mercury News   NATION Kids protest rich-poor schools gap About 1,000 Chicago public school students boarded buses trying to enroll in a wealthy suburban district — a symbolic protest against school funding inequities in the U.S. Christian Science Monitor Residents of New Orleans allowed to return home Mayor Ray Nagin decided to let residents who fled Hurricane Gustav back after all — with a stern warning the city was still vulnerable. International Herald Tribune Blog: It's not your imagination: hurricanes getting stronger ABC News Post-Gustav images MSNBC POLITICS Poll gives Obama edge in key states A new poll suggests Sen. Obama is widening his lead over Sen. McCain in two battleground states, but indicates the race is dead even in Ohio, which decided the last presidential election. CNN Cindy McCain: Palin coverage is sexist Prospective first lady Cindy McCain told ABC News she absolutely believes sexism is behind critical coverage of her husband's vice-presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. ABC News GOP seeks youth vote MSNBC BUSINESS Former KBR chief pleads guilty in US bribery case A former chairman of a Halliburton Co. unit pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme to bribe Nigerian officials that overlapped Vice President Dick Cheney's tenure as head of the parent company. Bloomberg SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Why disasters are getting worse If it seems like disasters are getting more common, it's because they are. But some disasters do seem to be affecting us worse — and not for the reasons you may think. TIME Want better mileage? It will cost you Mileage-minded Americans will have plenty of small cars from which to choose the next few years, but they'll be expensive. USA Today RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY A visit to Palin’s church Wasilla Bible Church is having an extraordinary week. Its senior pastor Larry Kroons confirmed that Sarah Palin and her family regularly attend services there, and have done so for the last six years or so. Newsweek Sarah Palin's pastor problem YouTube Growing numbers say diet must reflect the divine In bringing faith to bear anew on diet, a growing movement of believers from various traditions are exploring how to better reflect their moral values in the ways they eat. Religion News Service   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: As Palin rallies the base, McCain prepares his case USA Today Blog: Palin's speech to nowhere Philadelphia Inquirer Column: A pit bull with lipstick Salon.com Editorial: The second browser war Economist Blog (John Ridley): Your guide to speaking Palinguage (Vol. 1) NPR Editorial: Bush's blue legacy International Herald Tribune Column: Time to go nuclear Real Clear Politics Column: Palin goes prime time Newsweek Column: What McCain didn't know about Palin Atlantic Online Editorial: My convention is bigger than yours Salon.com Column: The experience question Christian Science Monitor   Site edited by: Zahra Jaferi, Beverly Stiles, Destinei Waddy, Andrew McMillan, Jasmine Jernberg, Binal Ghelani, Carlos Wall, Brian Levine and Walt Chiu.   GOOD NEWS Phelps uses Olympic bonus to start foundation Michael Phelps said he will start a foundation with his $1 million bonus for winning eight Olympic gold medals in Beijing. Guardian New breast cancer detection shows promise in first big test A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, doctors reported. CBS News WORLD Reported US attack pushes Afghanistan war into Pakistan The war in Afghanistan spilled over into Pakistani territory when heavily armed commandoes, believed to be U.S. special forces, landed by helicopter and attacked known Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold. Guardian US doubts N Korea nuclear claims There is no evidence to support claims that North Korea has begun rebuilding a nuclear plant, U.S. officials say. BBC LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Obama to appear on 'O'Reilly Factor' Barack Obama is set to appear on "The O'Reilly Factor" for the first time on Thursday at 8 p.m., just before John McCain formally accepts the presidential nomination at the RNC. Variety Faux TV curse words have crept into pop culture lingo The faux curse word "frak" surfaced in the original Battlestar Galactica. The word was overlooked back in the '70s, but is working its way into popular vocabulary as SciFi's modern update winds down. Houston Chronicle SPORTS Two Jamaican track athletes linked to performance-enhancing drugs Two members of the 2008 Jamaican Olympic track team received shipments of performance-enhancing drugs, according to a Sports Illustrated report. Sporting News Safina streaks into semi-finals Olympic silver medalist Dinara Safina moved to within two victories of duplicating her older brother's 2000 US Open title as she moved into the semi-final 6-2, 6-3 over Flavia Pennetta. Monsters and Critics HEALTH New study: Autism not linked to measles, mumps, rubella vaccine A new U.S-led study concluded there is no link between the MMR vaccine and the onset of autism or gastrointestinal symptoms in children who develop both. Medical News Today Decade of chickenpox vaccination cut incidence in US by 90 percent A study reviewing a decade of chicken pox prevention in the United States found that vaccination has resulted in a dramatic 90 percent reduction in the disease. Medical News Today EDUCATION Few taking Wa. state up on free college More than 56,000 Washington state middle-schoolers qualify for a new scholarship that would give them a free ride at a state college, but only a fraction of them have signed up, officials said. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Democrats, teachers unions now divided on many issues A funny thing happened to the Democratic Party on the way to its education platform: The party has visibly split with teachers' unions, its longtime allies, on key issues. USA Today   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Catholic nuns and monks decline The Vatican has reported a dramatic 10 percent fall in the number of Roman Catholic monks and nuns worldwide. 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