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An Ossetian soldier undergoes surgery in the basement of a destroyed hospital in Tskhinvali, capital of Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel / AP)

Bush pushes for weaker Endangered Species Act

The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants.

CNN

Extinction 'by man not climate'

BBC

Mugabe: Only 'little hurdles' to consensus on Zimbabwe power deal

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said that marathon power-sharing talks with the opposition were about "little hurdles," and the rivals were reaching consensus.

ABC News

Defiant Russia halts operations in Georgia

President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to Russia's military operation in Georgia, but his country remained defiant in the face of mounting international criticism.

CBS News

Putin criticises US for casting Georgians as victims

ABC News

Russian bombardment in Gerogia

International Herald Tribune

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says Russia has torn his country in two.

BBC

Juror: Hamdan just didn't seem like he was an al-Qaida warrior

A military juror who decided Salim Hamdan's fate says the prosecution failed to convince the jury that Hamdan was a hardened al-Qaida warrior.

NPR

Luxury car sales downshift to first gear

In North America, the once-hot luxury car market cools as sales pick up in Asia, the Middle East and Russia.

Business Week

NATION

Are stun guns too deadly? Louisiana case adds to debate

A grand jury in rural Louisiana considers whether to bring murder charges against a Taser-wielding police officer in what may become a seminal case in the hotly debated history of stun guns.

Christian Science Monitor

Schwarzenegger plans to sue Calif. controller over pay cuts

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sue state Controller John Chiang to enforce the governor's plan to slash state workers' pay.

San Jose Mercury News

Medical radiation patients at US border get "secondary inspections"

Travelers who've had recent radiation treatment, like a bone scan or thyroid therapy, are being pulled over for "secondary inspections."

Newsweek

POLITICS

Candidates Obama and McCain: By their offices ye shall know them

The personalities and personal histories of John McCain and Barack Obama are evident in the artwork, books and mementoes in their Senate offices.

Google News

Why isn't Obama crushing McCain?

Salon.com

Obama will text supporters on running mate choice

Obama's campaign offered fresh examples of the power of technology to transform electoral politics, unveiling plans to text and email supporters when he decides on his vice-presidential running mate.

Guardian

Discord inside the Clinton Campaign

NPR

BUSINESS

AMD vs. Intel: The challenger's new plan

Struggling AMD may look to unload its chipmaking facilities to a partner to concentrate on battling the industry's giant

Business Week

China overtaking US as largest manufacturer in the world

As a result of the rapidly weakening U.S. economy, China is set to overtake the lead as the world’s largest producer of manufactured goods.

Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT

Hunting ban saves whale from extinction

Forty years ago conservationists feared that humpback whales were being hunted to extinction. Now numbers have returned to such a level that they have been taken off the danger list.

Times Online

Cattails planted to save sinking delta islands in Calif.

The U.S. Geological Survey is growing tules and cattails on about 15 acres on Twitchell Island, about 5.7 square miles of rich but fragile peat soil 30 miles south of Sacramento.

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Paying for college with credit cards

As the fall semester nears and financial aid from parents and the government runs dry, more college students are turning to credit cards to pay not only for their textbooks, but also for tuition.

McClatchy Newspapers

'Hack the SAT' author reveals test secrets

Students who plan to take the SAT may want to start preparing for the first fall test date and the last one before early-decision college applications are due.

USA Today

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Who does God vote for?

There is a movement afoot to develop a political platform that is both progressive and spiritual.

Shambhala Sun

Archdiocese details unacceptable acts

Baltimore Sun

Transcript of Benedict XVI's Q&A with priests in Northern Italy

Pope Benedict XVI met with some 400 priests of the Bolzano-Bressanone diocese and then took questions.

National Catholic Reporter

Italians flock to inflatable church

Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Editorial:

Vladimir Putin's large ambition

USA Today

Column (Stephanie Zacharek):

Do you suffer from blockbuster fatigue?

Salon.com

Editorial:

For Edwards, the full truth please

USA Today

Column:

What Bush got right

Newsweek

Column (Charles King):

It's not all Russia's fault

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Glenn Thrush):

7 worrisome signs for Obama

Politico

Column (Heather MacDonald):

How cop bashers menace minorities

New York Post

Editorial:

The credit crunch one year on

Economist

Column:

Why Obama needs both Clintons

Newsweek

Editorial:

Pooling resources has its pluses...

Boston Herald

Column (Peter Moskos):

Drugs are too dangerous not to regulate

U.S. News & World Report

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GOOD NEWS

DNA clears man of rape after 18 years

A man, who spent nearly 18 years in prison on a charge he raped a 10-year-old girl, was released after a lab re-examining cases showed that his DNA profile doesn't match evidence from the crime scene.

CBS News

Taylor Swift offers $100,000 Red Cross donation for flood relief

Country singer Taylor Swift said during a concert in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that she has donated $100,000 to the Red Cross for flood relief.

United Press International

WORLD

Jordan's king in first Iraq visit

King Abdullah of Jordan has become the first Arab head of state to visit Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein in 2003.

BBC

Bolivia's president wins a referendum on his rule, but divisions persist

Bolivian president Evo Morales not only survived a referendum on whether he should remain in office, but appears to have emerged with a stronger mandate.

Economist

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Rolling Stone magazine gets knocked down a size

Rolling Stone magazine unveiled plans for a major design overhaul, scaling down its signature large-format pages to a more traditional magazine size in a bid to bolster sagging newsstand sales.

Reuters

Take the bananas and run

At 72, a superstitious Woody Allen is still working hard, but is terrified of the void, the "meaningless flicker" of life.

Newsweek

SPORTS

Swimmer Phelps joins Olympic greats with nine gold medals

U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps carved his name among Olympic greats, winning a record-equaling ninth gold on a dominant morning for Americans in the pool.

Reuters

Debbie Phelps watches son's success

ESPN

China takes gold in men's gymnastics

With a score of 286.125 points, the Chinese were more than seven points better than Japan, the defending Olympic champion, which took the silver with 278.875 points.

International Herald Tribune

Serena Williams cruises into 3rd round in Olympic tennis

Serena Williams raced into the third round at the Olympics, winning the final 10 games to beat Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-0 in 44 minutes.

Associated Press

HEALTH

Running slows the effects of aging

Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine.

WebMD

Extra pounds don't always translate into heart risk, study finds

Despite their weight, nearly a third of obese people are not at high risk of diabetes or heart disease, but nearly a quarter of normal-weight people are.

Bloomberg

Gene silencing may stop AIDS virus

A new gene silencing technique stops HIV cold in mouse studies and promises to become a potent new AIDS therapy with few side effects.

WebMD

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Perseid meteor shower peaks

The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to put on a good display of shooting stars in the pre-dawn hours. The best views will be from rural locations away from light pollution.

Space.com

New iPod Touch and MacBooks coming soon, analysts say

Apple is likely to announce a redesigned iPod Touch and slimmer MacBooks at an event in September, analysts said.

PC World

Shadow side of iPhone 3G's blockbuster success

San Francisco Chronicle

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