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Viola, Wisconsin is seen mostly underwater after an earthen dam along a man-made lake gave way under severe flooding, unleashing a powerful current that ripped several homes off their foundations and down the Wisconsin River. (Photo by Steve Apps / AP / Wisconsin State Journal )

Obama's plan: tax breaks, stimulus check

Barack Obama spoke directly to pocketbook issues and outlined an economic plan that would include a second stimulus check, tax breaks for seniors and the middle class, and debt relief for students.

Newsday

Obama hits McCain on economy, gas prices

MSNBC

Photo essay: Obama's historic campaign

CBS News

Bernanke: Risk of US downturn has 'diminished over past month'

The U.S. economy may have avoided a major decline, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has said, stating that the risk of a substantial downturn had "diminished over the past month or so."

BBC

Flash floods inundate Wis. town for 2nd time

Flash floods inundated a southwest Wisconsin town while 60 miles away an embankment along a man-made lake gave way, unleashing a powerful current that ripped homes off their foundations.

Springfield News-Leader

Corn futures hit another record on Midwestern rain

Yahoo! News

Wisconsin flood aftermath

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

US and EU 'to issue Iran warning'

BBC

FDA expands salmonella in raw red tomatoes warning

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning to consumers not to eat raw red tomatoes, because they could be contaminated with a rare type of salmonella.

Medical News Today

Canadian health agency monitoring US salmonella outbreak

canada.com

Which tomatoes were taken off the menu

MSNBC

NATION

Gates recommends Schwartz as next Air Force chief

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates took action to reorient the leadership of the Air Force, calling for the nomination of the first nonfighter or bomber pilot to lead the service since its inception.

Austin American-Statesman

Why the Air Force bugs Gates

TIME

Talks to keep US troops in Iraq provoke ire from both sides

Proposal to extend America's military role years into the future meets lawmaker resistance, from Washington to Baghdad.

Christian Science Monitor

British Iraq troops decision 'this year'

BBC

Mississippi family's illness laid to 'lab rat' life in FEMA trailer

When the sight of a bloody child became routine, Lindsay Huckabee broke down and cried. She and her husband, Steve, had spent months dealing "multiple nosebleeds a week," in their FEMA mobile home.

Biloxi Sun Herald

POLITICS

Abramoff met Bush at least 6 times, House panel confirms

Convicted superlobbyist Jack Abramoff influenced White House actions while his firm wooed administration officials, according to a House of Representatives committee report.

McClatchy Newspapers

McCain wants low corporate taxes, regulated CEO pay

Republican White House candidate John McCain will promise to lower corporate tax rates and ease the tax burden on middle-class workers to help revive the faltering economy.

Reuters

Blog:

The McCain-Bush two-step: a timeline

Newsweek

SPORTS

Ken Griffey Jr. hits home run No. 600

"I really didn't think about it running the bases," Griffey said. "I don't think I touched a base. I floated around. It didn't hit me until I saw my family and Trey."

Cincinnati Enquirer

Griffey's 600th

ESPN

NFL Giants' Strahan set to retire

New York Giants star defensive end Michael Strahan has apparently decided to retire after 15 seasons.

The Sports Network

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

IBM's Roadrunner computer breaks supercomputer record

IBM announced that the new Roadrunner supercomputer is the first capable of executing more than 1 quadrillion (1,000 trillion) floating point operations per second.

InformationWeek

EDUCATION

Teachers achieving 'highly qualified' status on the rise

There was a 7 percent increase in the total number of highly qualified teachers nationwide who were teaching core-subject classes since 2003-04.

Education Week

Los Angeles teachers stage 1-hour walkout

Teachers skipped class in the nation's second-largest school district to protest a state budget they contend will cost their district $353 million and lead to cutbacks.

Yahoo! News

ENVIRONMENT

Finnish PM urges rich nations to take lead on climate change

Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen urged developed countries to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while helping emerging economies with clean energy technologies.

Yahoo! News

Japan PM's climate plan takes heat from both sides

Yahoo! News

Report confirms drilling, not earthquake, caused Java mud volcano

A mud volcano which has caused millions of dollars worth of damage was caused by the drilling of a gas exploration well, a team of scientists has concluded.

Environmental News Network

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Gay Episcopal bishop and his partner joined in civil union

The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, Rev. Gene Robinson, and his partner of 20 years, Mark Andrew, have been united in a private civil union.

Star Tribune

China funds campaign to eliminate churches in homes

A new report released ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games, details the current Chinese government’s crackdown on unregistered Christians.

Christian Post

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column:

These steps could lower oil prices, but nobody'll take them

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

Dick Cheney's loaded 'joke' has white elitist roots

Newsday

Editorial:

The Malthus blues

Economist

Editorial:

The cost of food and oil need the Fed's urgent attention

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial (Chris Simmons):

To unite nation, Obama must first unite his party

San Jose Mercury News

Editorial:

Ins and outs of higher ed

USA Today

Column:

The house of Clinton

USA Today

Blog:

Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Edwards to partner on healthcare?

ABC News

Editorial:

Airbrushed by the Kremlin, again

International Herald Tribune

Blog:

Clinton advisor reflects on failed campaign

CNN

Column:

A messed-up justice system

Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

10-year-old hero rescues boy in river

Peter Hamm, age 10, helped rescue a 3-year-old boy who fell into the Fox River near Elgin, Illinois during the annual "Fish for Fun" fishing derby.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afghanistan's hidden treasures on display in Washington, DC

The National Gallery of Art in Washington is exhibiting some artifacts that have outlasted all the wars and conflicts. The show is a mix of breath-catching beauty, artistry, derring-do and heroism.

NPR

WORLD

Chinese quake lake begins to drain

A brimming quake lake in central China began to drain, but some fear the water that is now gushing out of the lake could trigger floods downstream.

CBC

Chinese town engulfed