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A U.S. soldier takes a defensive position as a convoy of military vehicles makes its way through Baghdad, Iraq. The Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate adopted House-passed legislation calling for U.S. troops to begin leaving Iraq by Oct. 1. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed / AP)

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Taliban militants take over Afghan provincial district

Taliban militants have seized control of a district in eastern Afghanistan after an hours-long clash that killed five people, a senior official said.

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Algeria 'kills leading al-Qaeda figure'

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Melbourne Herald Sun

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Iraq Sunni tribes build police force, fight al-Qaeda

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Reuters

North Korea and Myanmar restore diplomatic ties

United in their hostility to America, two of the world's most repressive nations – Myanmar and North Korea – restored diplomatic relations after more than two decades of estrangement.

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International Herald Tribune

Democrats differ on Iraq, health care

The eight Democratic White House contenders agreed on the need to quickly pull U.S. troops out of Iraq and provide universal health care to Americans, but differed on the details.

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Reuters

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Is the Iraq war lost?

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Saudis arrest 172 militants in terror plot

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Militants fire 2 rockets at Israel

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets toward Israel, the army said, and Israeli officials warned they were losing patience with attacks that have undermined a cease-fire.

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Guardian

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Downed Russian helicopter kills 18

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U.S. soldier accused of 'aiding the enemy' in Iraq

A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel was charged with nine offenses, including aiding the enemy, the U.S. military said.

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Ireland On-line

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American GIs used Japanese sex slaves

Japan's abhorrent practice of enslaving women for sex for its troops in World War II has a little-known sequel: a similar system for occupying American GIs.

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Melbourne Herald Sun

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Japanese veterans call for sex-slave apology

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Globeandmail.com

Warlords of death return to steal city’s taste of peace

Said Muhammad Abukar, a mere 40 days old, lay trembling on an operating table in Madina hospital. His tiny stomach was slit down the middle.

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Times

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Tanks pound Somali insurgents

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BBC

Guernica remembered: Picasso's legacy

The bombing of a Spanish market town in 1937 inspired one of the world's most famous paintings. Seventy years on, reports Graham Keeley, Picasso's anti-war legacy is the subject of a new furor.

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Independent

POLITICS

Senate OKs Iraq bill with timetable for troop pullout

A defiant Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation that would require the start of troop withdrawals from Iraq by Oct. 1, propelling Congress toward a veto showdown with President Bush.

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Dems battle White House

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McCain calls for Gonzales' resignation

Presidential contender John McCain joined the growing number of Republicans calling for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to step down in the furor over the firings of eight federal prosecutors.

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KPHO

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McCain on Iraq & campaign '08

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Former Gonzales aide gets immunity

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Huckabee's son arrested with gun

David Huckabee, a son of Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, was arrested at an Arkansas airport after a federal X-ray technician detected a loaded Glock pistol in his carry-on luggage.

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POLITICS

Anti-graft experts warn Wolfowitz

The crisis over Paul Wolfowitz’s leadership of the World Bank is destroying the bank’s credibility on governance and anti-corruption, a team of bank managers said.

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Financial Times

Sound effects: Companies tune into the potential of sound

You may not have heard of composer Walter Werzowa, but you know his work. He is the man responsible for Intel's “sonic logo," the five notes that interrupt PC ads whenever the chipmaker is mentioned.

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Economist

SPORTS

Red Sox insist Schilling's sock for real

No paint, no ink, no ketchup. Nothing but Curt Schilling's blood was seeping through his sock in the 2004 postseason, current and former Red Sox said.

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Newsday

World Cup winner Alan Ball dies

Alan Ball, the youngest member of England's 1966 soccer World Cup winning side, has died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 61.

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New Zealand Herald

HEALTH

List of genes linked to Type 2 diabetes expands

Four newly identified genes predispose people to developing Type 2 diabetes, international researchers say. The findings also confirm the existence of six other genes linked to Type 2 diabetes.

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CBC

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Stem cells may help diabetics

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CBS News

Panel urges junk food ban in schools

Vending machines and snack bars selling sodas, candy and high-fat foods like potato chips should be banned from public schools, according to standards recommended by the Institute of Medicine.

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WebMD

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Mexico's Catholic lawyers fight abortion

A group of Catholic lawyers will complain to an international human rights court next week about the legalization of abortion in Mexico City, a Roman Catholic Church spokesman said.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Students tour Muslim world

With the future of the United States and the Muslim world linked more closely than ever, a professor and four young Americans headed off to nine Muslim nations, hoping to improve relations.

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Guardian of Earth's treasure trove of trees honored

For 50 years, Britain's Peter Ashton has been studying – and trying to preserve – a wealth of diversity in Asia's tropical forests. He has been interested in trees for a long time and in a big way.

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Christian Science Monitor

Bush announces donation of 500,000 nets to combat malaria

Speaking on Malaria Awareness Day at the White House, President Bush unveiled a plan to distribute 500,000 insecticide-laced bed nets in Uganda.

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Power showers, caviar on luxury Trans-Siberia train

Once considered the preserve of scruffy backpackers, hardy adventurers, and vodka swigging businessmen, a new train on Russia's Trans-Siberian route aims to lure wealthy tourists with luxury.

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Reuters

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2 Atlanta cops indicted for murder

A grand jury returned murder indictments against two Atlanta police officers for the botched drug raid that ended in the death of a 92-year-old woman last November.

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Civil rights violated, woman died in terror

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CNN

Jack Valenti, leader of MPAA for four decades, dies at 85

Jack Valenti, the high-level power broker who reigned as head of the MPAA for almost four decades and was responsible for the institution of the movie ratings system, has died. He was 85.

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Hollywood Reporter

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Jack Valenti dead at 85

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CNN

E-mail threat prompts Pa. lawmaker to carry gun

A state lawmaker who received an e-mail threatening that he should be shot for supporting tougher gun-control laws said he may wear a bulletproof vest and carry his gun more often.

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ENVIRONMENT

EU sees general agreement with U.S. on summit climate declaration

A draft of a declaration on climate protection has been drawn up for approval at the upcoming EU-U.S. summit, and no problems are expected in arriving at a final document, EU sources said.

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Earth Times

Maryland toughens car emissions

Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law dozens of bills aimed at protecting the environment, including a law tightening car emissions standards and a permanent ban on catching diamondback terrapins.

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WTOP

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Angelina Jolie seeks more aid for orphans, at-risk children

Hollywood megastar and paparazzi favorite Angelina Jolie lobbied in Washington, D.C. for the world's orphans and children at risk.

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Independent Online

Beauty queen sting goes on

Police in Suffolk, N.Y., said they arrested seven more men in a sting that used fake Internet profiles featuring photographs of Miss America 2007 as a young teenager.

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Newsday

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Miss America undercover

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Star Trek-style shields for radiation?

Deflector shields made of ionized gas are under development by British scientists. These Star Trek-style shields could be turned off or on depending on solar activity or other requirements.

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Space.com

Genetic discrimination to be banned

In the futuristic 1997 film Gattaca, people are held to strict genetic standards for employment; well-qualified individuals are refused jobs solely on the basis of genetic information.

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LiveScience

$1 billion anti-spam lawsuit filed

A Utah-based anti-spam company has filed a $1 billion lawsuit on behalf of 20,000 Internet users with the goal of ferreting out individuals who "harvest" email addresses for spammers.

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PC World

EDUCATION

MIT dean of admissions resigns for falsifying resume

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dean of Admissions Marilee Jones, who had said college applicants were under too much pressure to appear perfect, resigned because she falsified her resume.

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Bloomberg

New York HS graduation rates climb

The city's high school graduation rate has gotten consistently better since 2004, but half the students still don't earn a diploma in four years, state officials say.

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New York Daily News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Brain damage can alter moral compass

Damage to an area of the brain behind the forehead, centimeters behind the eyes, transforms the way people make moral judgments in life-or-death situations, scientists are reporting.

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Chadian children play during the visit of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, unseen, to the Um Shalaya refugee camp south of the Darfur town of Al-Geneina, Sudan. The UNHCR chief was welcomed with traditional songs by Chadian refugees at the camp. (Photo by Nasser Nasser / AP)

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