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South Korean protest leader Kim Kwang-il leads a march toward the U.S. Embassy during an anti-war rally in Seoul demanding the safe return of South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan and the withdrawal of South Korean troops stationed there. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon / AP)

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White House to push $20B in Mideast arms sales

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Recurring suicide bombs haunt Pakistan

Pakistani authorities warned more suicide bombers were stalking Islamabad, a day after 14 people were killed in a blast near a mosque regarded as a symbol of Islamist resistance.

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Reuters

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MSNBC

Pilot killed in collision at Wis. air show

Two single-engine war planes at an experimental air show collided while landing, killing one of the pilots and injuring the other, officials said.

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CNN

Afghans may use force if talks fail to free Korean hostages

A female hostage among the remaining 22 Koreans held by Taliban fighters appealed for a speedy end to their ordeal, as a senior Afghan official said force may be used to free them if talks fail.

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Reuters

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MSNBC

4 killed, 10 hurt by car bomb in Baghdad

A parked car bomb exploded in a busy shopping street in predominantly Shiite eastern Baghdad, killing at least four people and wounding 10, police said.

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Iraq: Stay or go?

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Yahoo! News

Sara Lee recalls 27 brands of bread

Sara Lee Corp. is recalling 27 brands of whole wheat bread products because they could contain small metal pieces.

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San Jose Mercury News

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Recalled cans still in grocery stores

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MSNBC

Cheney leaves hospital after surgery

Vice President Dick Cheney had minor surgery to receive a new battery for an implanted device that monitors his heart rhythms, his spokeswoman said.

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CNN

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Cheney displays a pacemaker

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NATION

Liberia lifts diamond mining ban

The Liberian government has lifted a six-year-old moratorium on the mining, sale and export of diamonds, imposed at the height of the civil war.

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BBC

Cameraman still held at Guantanamo after 5 years

Sami al Hajj, a cameraman for the Arabic news network al Jazeera, has been imprisoned as an “enemy combatant” at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for five years, but never charged with any crime.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Dozens of Afghan civilians die in air raids

Dozens of civilians, including women and children, have been killed in two foreign air strikes in southern Afghanistan, residents and a local member of parliament said.

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Reuters

POLITICS

Obama aide arrested in Iowa

An intern working for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign was arrested at the Des Moines airport after authorities flagged an outstanding arrest warrant for aggravated battery in Illinois.

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Houston Chronicle

Minimum wage $9.50? Dems say maybe

Just days after the first increase in the minimum wage in 10 years, Democrats on Capitol Hill led by Sen. Edward Kennedy are discussing a further increase to $9.50 an hour.

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CNN

BUSINESS

Uncertainty reigns on Wall Street

The Dow lost another 208 points, as some key economic data did little to relieve investors' fears after last week's plunge.

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BusinessWeek

Gas prices fall, oil bounces back

Gas prices fell to their lowest level since late May, while energy futures rebounded as investors kept a wary eye on equity markets.

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Forbes

SPORTS

Bonds within 1 home run of Aaron

San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds will be trying to match Hank Aaron's all-time home run record when the Giants continue their three-game home series against Dontrelle Willis and the Florida Marlins.

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USA Today

Vick co-defendant seeks plea deal

A day after he joined three co-defendants, including Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, to plead not guilty to dogfighting charges in a Richmond, Va., courthouse, Tony Taylor accepted a plea bargain.

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New York Daily News

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Vick fallout

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Dogfighting still legal in some countries

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MSNBC

Beckham to miss second Galaxy game

Two weeks after his splashy introduction with the Los Angeles Galaxy and a week after playing briefly in his first game, David Beckham remains a bit of an enigma.

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USA Today

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Pelé, part two

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Top five cancer misconceptions

It's hard to keep up with all the latest news on cancer, and a new survey from the American Cancer Society shows that many Americans still harbor potentially dangerous misconceptions.

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TIME

Druggists sue over 'morning-after pill'

Pharmacists have sued Washington state over a new regulation that requires them to sell emergency contraception, also known as the "morning-after pill."

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GOOD NEWS

Progress on HIV treatments

HIV laboratories around the world are humming. New discoveries and treatments are tumbling out of the research pipeline at a remarkable pace, one that promises HIV patients a longer, healthier life.

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Berlin Zoo introduces children’s book about famous polar bear Knut

The Berlin Zoo introduced its first authorized children’s book about Knut, their famous and lucrative polar bear cub.

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NATION

Bush wants terrorism law updated

President Bush wants Congress to modernize a law that governs how intelligence agencies monitor the communications of suspected terrorists.

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U.S. News & World Report

Man arrested for stabbing sea lion in anger over stolen bait

A fisherman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a sea lion with a steak knife after the animal stole his bait.

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San Jose Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

Americans rethink convenience of plastic grocery bags

Concern about the impact on the environment has caused U.S. residents to rethink the use of plastic bags, but the measures they are taking are unusual and don't always produce a satisfactory result.

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Earth Times

California clamps down on diesel

California has adopted tough new rules requiring that construction companies upgrade their diesel-powered equipment to reduce air pollution.

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Earth Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Review: 'The Simpsons Movie' delivers

After 18 years and 400 episodes of a show that refuses to grow old, "The Simpsons" finally graduates to a movie theater near you.

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CNN

The myth about boys

We've been fretting about them for a decade, but young men are better off, socially and academically, than ever.

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TIME

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

'Space arrow' to map Earth's tug

A satellite that can measure tiny variations in the Earth's gravity field will be one of Europe's most challenging space missions to date.

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BBC

Befuddling birth: A mule's foal

Although mules are nearly always sterile, a female mule in Colbran, Colo., has recently become a mother, and her owners are trying to figure out how it happened.

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NPR

EDUCATION

L.A. school board gets 73 percent raise

A citizens panel voted to hike the annual pay of L.A. Unified School District board members by 73 percent, increasing it from roughly $26,000 to nearly $46,000.

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LA Times

Gabler fought for textbook accuracy

Norma Gabler dedicated much of the last 46 years of her life to the facts and to making sure textbook publishers get them right.

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Houston Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

New 'Last Supper' theory crashes Leonardo Web sites

A new theory that Leonardo's "Last Supper" might hide within it a depiction of Christ blessing the bread and wine has triggered so much interest that Web sites connected to the picture have crashed.

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Yahoo! News

Pro-gay Baptist groups excluded from unity event

Leaders of an upcoming Baptist unity celebration have denied two Baptist organizations an official role in the event because they support gay rights.

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Beliefnet

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

U.N. warns it can no longer afford to feed the world

The United Nations program fighting famine in Africa and other regions said it can no longer afford to feed the 90 million people it has helped for each of the past five years on its budget.

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Financial Times

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Eric Jensen stabilizes an inflating hot air balloon at Solberg Airport in Readington, N.J. As many as 100 balloons are expected to take part in the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. (Photo by Mel Evans / AP)

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