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A Georgian man is seen in front of a destroyed building in the village of Ruisi, near the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia. (Photo by Sergei Grits / AP)

Mukasey: Prosecutions unlikely in Justice hiring scandal

The Attorney General announced that no Justice Department employees are likely to be prosecuted on charges that they allowed political considerations to influence department hires.

ABC News

China falls short on Olympic promises

The Beijing Olympics has been an event seven years in the making. But questions remain whether China has kept its promises to improve human rights and other major areas of reform.

CNN

Another Olympic fake

ABC News

Russia orders halt to military operations

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered his troops to halt military action in Georgia, but a peace plan comes with strings attached.

NPR

Russia leaves open chance of further strikes into Georgia

Telegraph.co.uk

Georgians in America watch violence back home

Associated Press

Back Story with Thom Shanker

International Herald Tribune

Report: US using contractors in Iraq at unprecedented rate

The United States spent $85 billion on contracts in Iraq and other countries in the first four years of the war, according to a newly released government report.

CNN

US stocks fall on banking concern

U.S. stocks fell after JPMorgan Chase & Co. said it may post more credit losses, pushing the costs for the collapse of the subprime mortgage market to more than $500 billion.

Bloomberg

JPMorgan; Anheuser-Busch, budget

YouTube

NATION

Detroit mayor did not violate the terms of his bond, judge rules

A judge ruled that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick did not violate the terms of his bond by being with a police bodyguard, who witnessed his alleged assault.

Detroit Free Press

Detroit mayor behind bars

CBS News

Chicago Archdiocese to announce settlement with sexual abuse victims

The Archdiocese of Chicago agreed to pay almost $12.7 million to 16 victims who told of agonizing flashbacks, years in therapy and recurring thoughts of suicide after sexual abuse at the hands of priests.

Chicago Sun-Times

US heads for Arctic to define territory

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter will embark on an Arctic voyage to determine the extent of the continental shelf north of Alaska and map the ocean floor, data that could be used for oil and natural gas exploration.

Environmental News Network

Pelosi indicates openness to offshore drilling vote

The Hill

POLITICS

McCain sharpens his aim

Sen. John McCain has made the race thus far all about Sen. Barack Obama, seeking to define his opponent as an aloof, elite celebrity whose sense of himself far outstrips his accomplishments and readiness to lead.

Toronto Star

Blog:

Where McCain's following Penn's strategy — and where he's not

Atlantic Online

Special section:

US elections 2008

Financial Times

Senators start ‘Republicans for Obama’

Former Republican Rep. Jim Leach and former GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee touted Barack Obama as the candidate who represents the traditional conservatism that they feel has been forgotten.

The Hill

Obama camp hopes new voters turn out on Election Day

St. Petersburg Times

BUSINESS

Oil falls for third day as dollar reduces appeal of commodities

Oil fell for a third day as the dollar traded near a 5 1/2-month high against the euro, limiting appeal of commodities, and Russia called off military action in Georgia, easing concerns about regional supply disruptions.

Bloomberg

The dollar makes a comeback

Forbes

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

ENVIRONMENT

Are they going to gut the Endangered Species Act?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing major changes to the Endangered Species Act, a move that critics say will weaken federal protection of threatened plants and animals.

Christian Science Monitor

Extinction 'by man not climate'

BBC

106 mpg 'air car' creates buzz, questions

Of all the contenders in the quest to produce the ultimate fuel-efficient car, this could be the first one to let you say, "fill it up with air."

CNN

EDUCATION

Colleges link up to cut costs

Financial officers from colleges and universities faced with spiraling expenses have discovered the truth in the maxim "there's strength in numbers."

BusinessWeek

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Pope pleads for peace in South Ossetia

Speaking to about 9,000 who had gathered at the cathedral in Bressanone, Italy, the Holy Father spoke of his "profound anguish" over the conflict between Russian and Georgian troops.

Catholic World News

Archdiocese details unacceptable acts

Baltimore Sun

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GOOD NEWS

World's longest soccer game to raise money for charity

Soccer players battled for 33 hours to raise more than $26,000 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation, setting a Guinness world record for the longest soccer game played in the process.

Vancouver Sun

WORLD

Top al-Qaida leader killed in Pakistan

Senior al-Qaida commander Abu Saeed al-Masri has been killed in recent clashes with Pakistani forces near the Afghan border, a security official said.

MSNBC

At least 11 people killed in Kashmir as protesters clash with armed police

At least 11 people were killed and hundreds injured in one of the worst days of violence in Indian-administered Kashmir since the height of the separatist insurgency more than a decade ago.

Times Online

India warns Pakistan from interfering in its internal matters

Times of India

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Commuter marriages are on the rise

As the housing market slows, more families are finding themselves maintaining jobs and households in two locations while they wait for a "sold" sign.

Christian Science Monitor

Stiller's 'Thunder' under fire from disability groups

Ben Stiller's new movie "Tropic Thunder" has been under criticism from a coalition of disabilities groups who believes the comic actor overused what they call the r-word, or "retard."

ABC News

SPORTS

Phelps captures 4th gold of Games

Michael Phelps continued his domination of the swimming events with a world-record victory in the 200-meter butterfly.

International Herald Tribune

Phelps typical 23-year-old _ 'til he hits water

Google News

Dolphins cut injured Feely, a year after he set team record

The Miami Dolphins released 32-year-old veteran kicker Jay Feely and opened the door to rookie Dan Carpenter of Montana.

ESPN

HEALTH

Crying foul over online junk food marketing to kids

A new report, commissioned by the Berkeley Media Studies Group, focuses on methods of advertising food to kids that have become particularly popular during the past two years.

BusinessWeek

Risk of breast cancer relapse can linger

The risk of relapse can linger for some breast cancer survivors even after completing five years of what doctors call systemic therapy, a new study found.

Forbes

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Light bent the wrong way — can an invisibility cloak be far behind?

Researchers have taken the next step on the road to constructing a cloak of invisibility or a powerful "superlens" capable of capturing fine details invisible to current lenses.

Scientific American

New manned craft definitely won’t launch until 2014, NASA says

NASA’s deadline to launch the new Orion spacecraft is not until 2015. To avoid a five-year gap between missions, the agency had hoped to launch Orion a little early, but it appears that won’t happen.

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