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Washington Times
FULL-SCALE WAR: Political hardball takes field in battle for the state
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago
California, the supposed land of good karma and joy-joy sunshine, just finished the nastiest week in its modern political history, complete with weeping congressmen, backstabbing politicians, a divorced parent using his children as weapons, and nude ...
125 file papers for California recall ballot Washington Times
Burgeoning ballot called a circus Springfield News Leader
FOX News - Knoxville News Sentinel - New York Times - KFVS - and 1820 related »



Channel News Asia
More Guerrilla Attacks In Iraq
Voice of America - 4 hours ago
Guerrilla attacks in Iraq have wounded four more US soldiers on patrol, while British troops in Basra battled stone-throwing rioters angry over fuel shortages.
Angry residents riot in Basra Gulf News
British troops fire in air to end Basra riot Channel News Asia
Gulf Daily News - The Globe and Mail - Reuters - Daily Times - and 84 related »


  
Dead letters: e-mail condolences a lively undertaking for funeral directors
Canada.com - and 67 related »

Linux's lucky lawsuit
National Post - and 245 related »

Baylor begins process of repairing program
Houston Chronicle - and 478 related »

Multiple Hosts, Including Ellen DeGeneres, Conan O'Brien, Are on Tap for 2003 Emmy Awards
ABC News - and 58 related »

State fair organizers take special precautions against West Nile
KUSA - and 514 related »

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ABC News
Liberian Strife Is Traced to Turbulent Past
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
The names came appended to the former American slaves who sailed here early in the 19th century, women and men freed from slavery and urged to set up a society of their own across the Atlantic. The settlers set to it with relish, clearing jungle, ...
Liberia's Taylor Gets Ready for Promised Exit Reuters
Exhausted and starving nation glimpses peace Guardian
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CNN
Iraqi interior minister surrenders to coalition
Washington Times - 10 minutes ago
BAGHDAD American military officials yesterday announced the surrender of Saddam Hussein's interior minister as British troops fought to control riotous mobs of Iraqis protesting fuel and power shortages in the southern city of Basra.
Al Qaida bomb-makers set up two powerful cells in Baghdad Gulf News
Guerrilla attacks leave 4 US soldiers wounded in Iraq WIS
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BBC News
Jakarta blast - death toll now 11
NEWS.com.au - 20 minutes ago
A TAXI driver died in hospital today after being severely burned in last week's bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Indonesia's capital, a hospital employee said, taking the death toll to 11.
Jemaah Islamiah behind hotel bombing NDTV.com
Investigators say group blamed for Bali attacks poses new threats Minneapolis Star Tribune
Star - Gulf Daily News - Scotland on Sunday - Straits Times - and 676 related »


     
 U.S. »

President Meets Privately With Top Fundraisers
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 9 -- President Bush huddled privately at a neighboring ranch today with the most prolific of his campaign fundraising partners -- the inner circle that raised $50,000 or more in six weeks and promised to raise at least ...
Web site tracks Bush donors; Graham starts a blog; Name the candidates Montana Forum
Bush honors top fund-raisers KRNV
San Francisco Chronicle - Reuters - Bloomberg - Salt Lake Tribune - and 68 related »


In Ala., Incineration of Chemical Weapons Proceeds
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
ANNISTON, Ala., Aug. 9 -- Most people paid no attention today when the Army fired up its first chemical weapons incinerator located near a residential area to destroy two rockets loaded with enough sarin nerve agent to wipe out a city.
Incinerator Starts Burning Weapons WHNT
The US Army Destroys Cold War-Era Chemical Weapons in Alabama Voice of America
Guardian - Arizona Republic - NBC13.com - WSFA - and 267 related »


Battle Over Damage Awards Takes a More Partisan Turn
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
The drive to limit court-awarded damages in civil lawsuits, often dubbed "tort reform," is usually framed as a contest between accident victims' rights and reasonable constraints on corporate behavior. Increasingly, however, the battle ...
Fla. sees accord on malpractice award limits Boston Globe
Malpractice deal draws critics on both sides Sarasota Herald-Tribune
MSNBC - Orlando Sentinel - and 6 related »



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CNN
Dead letters: e-mail condolences a lively undertaking for funeral directors
Canada.com - 12 hours ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - When Joe and Jessie McGee's seven-year-old son died of heart trouble, they received e-mails recalling his cheerfulness and courage in the face of lifelong medical problems.
Bereaved getting e-mail condolences CNN
Baby boomers remaking once-stodgy funeral industry Boston Globe
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Villa Rica automaker, GM settle feud
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 7 hours ago
General Motors Corp., the H2's maker, is dropping the federal trademark infringement lawsuit it filed against Avanti Motor Corp.
Makeover will make Studebaker less Hummer-like USA Today
GM, Avanti end suit over design South Bend Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Reuters - Canada.com - Newsday - and 40 related »


Tenet Healthcare Says It Faces Florida Medicaid Investigation
New York Times - Aug 9, 2003
Tenet Healthcare, already the subject of multiple government inquiries, said yesterday that it was under investigation by Florida for Medicaid fraud.
No Time to be Tenet - ive Motley Fool
In other business news . . . Buffalo News
Seattle Times - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Palm Beach Post - Reuters - and 109 related »


     
 Sci/Tech »


Canada.com
Linux's lucky lawsuit
National Post - 18 hours ago
SCO's challenge of IBM's use of its software is not a threat to the open-source Linux operating system. If fact, SCO is a toad about to face a steamroller ...
ADVICE LINE WEBLOG by Bob Lewis InfoWorld
Aduva's Tool Searches And Replaces SCO Code Information Week
Forbes - PC World - CNET News.com - CRN - and 245 related »


Let's take a long, cool look at the dangers of global warming
Telegraph.co.uk - 4 hours ago
This time last year, the rains were so heavy in central Europe, northern Italy and southern France that not merely crops, but whole buildings, indeed whole streets, were washed away. The Danube and Po rivers overflowed and flooded many of ...
Hot summer fans debate over whether humans make Earth warmer MSNBC
Cool spots defy global warming ' Hindustan Times
Yahoo News - News24 - Reuters AlertNet - and 11 related »



CNN
NASA: Shuttle could fly in March
CNN - Aug 8, 2003
(CNN) -- Setting an ambitious timeline for the shuttle's return to space, a top NASA official said Tuesday that the craft might fly again March 11.
Clearly There Is a Problem Here' Newsweek
Families of Columbia crew await shuttle report and want it to make a difference Kansas City Star
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 Sports »


CNN
Baylor begins process of repairing program
Houston Chronicle - 45 minutes ago
Two weeks ago, Baylor president Robert Sloan turned to a standard axiom to describe the situation facing his university's embattled athletic department.
Baylor regents seek answers about money San Jose Mercury News
No mention of recent events at Baylor's graduation (08/09/2003) KXXV
Miami Herald - ABC12.com - CNN - Kansas City Star - and 478 related »



PGA.com
Love Uses Steady Play To Keep Lead
Tampa Tribune - 35 minutes ago
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. - Using long irons off most tees and hitting to the center of greens, Davis Love III had few scintillating moments. He also avoided any spectacular mistakes.
Love remains in the lead SABC News
UPI NewsTrack Sports Washington Times
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - San Francisco Chronicle - Golfing.com - PGA.com - and 311 related »



South Bend Tribune
PGA Championship has history of one-hit wonders
Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago
Just look."Not only am I better looking," Beem said, "but I'm taller, I've got the stock market beat and I'm much, much wealthier." ...
A year later and Beem is still feeling good Minneapolis Star Tribune
Randall Mell South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Guardian - Independent - Scotland on Sunday - Sunday Herald - and 71 related »


     
 Entertainment »


E! Online
Multiple Hosts, Including Ellen DeGeneres, Conan O'Brien, Are on Tap for 2003 Emmy Awards
ABC News - 7 hours ago
If one funny host is a good thing, organizers of the 55th annual Emmy Awards are banking on a whole bunch of them being even better.
Emmy Awards Tabs Nine Comedians to Host Miami Herald
Emmys taking host-by-committee approach this year Chicago Sun Times
E! Online - WQAD - Hollywood Reporter - Indian Television - and 58 related »



Houston Chronicle
Gibson's movie on Jesus ignites passions months before it opens
Kansas City Star - 22 hours ago
Mel Gibson believes fervently in "The Passion," his movie about the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus. The box office star not only co-wrote and directed the film but put up $25 million of his own money to finance it.
Segments of Mel Gibson film on Jesus aired to evangelical crowd Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Who killed Jesus? Mid-Day Mumbai
Washington Post - FOX News - Houston Chronicle - The Tennessean - and 61 related »



E! Online
Howard Stern Drops 'Hot' Lawsuit Against ABC
Reuters - Aug 9, 2003
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Radio talk show host Howard Stern has dropped a lawsuit against TV network ABC and the producers of the reality series "Are You Hot?" which he had claimed was a rip-off of a running gag on his show.
Howard Stern Settles 'Are You Hot?' Suit Miami Herald
Stern Settles with "Hot"-ties E! Online
CNN/Money - New York Post - San Jose Mercury News - and 15 related »



 Health »


CNN
State fair organizers take special precautions against West Nile
KUSA - 4 hours ago
PUEBLO - The state fair opened in Pueblo Saturday and organizers are taking special precautions against the mosquito-borne illness called West Nile virus.
West Nile spreading faster this year CNN
5 more West Nile cases reported The Casper Star Tribune
USA Today - Minneapolis Star Tribune - Jackson Clarion Ledger - Newsday - and 514 related »



Canada.com
Women warned against hormone panic
Sunday Times - 7 hours ago
Women alarmed by a new study linking hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer should not simply cease treatment, South African experts advise.
HRT is a medicine not a lifestyle choice Guardian
Women, Doctors Face Dilemma Over HRT Use Reuters
Advertiser - Financial Times - Canada.com - Intelihealth.com - and 150 related »


More hormone therapy risks emerging
United Press International - Aug 8, 2003
CLEVELAND, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Reports this week in medical journals on both sides of the Atlantic are taking aim at hormone replacement therapy and the results are fairly clear: though the overall risks remain low, the dangers of heart attack ...
Medical journals reveal risks of hormone therapy Hindustan Times
Pregnancies Risky When Too Close Together Atlanta Journal Constitution
MSNBC - Yahoo News - San Jose Mercury News - San Francisco Chronicle - and 116 related »


     
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WXXA
WASHINGTON TODAY: Bush faces many obstacles on Iran, North Korea
San Francisco Chronicle - 13 hours ago
The Bush administration's use of discredited intelligence on Iraqi weapons may complicate America's ability to deal with more tangible nuclear dangers across the Middle East and in Asia.
Bush Promises Prosperity, Democracy in Middle East Voice of America
President Bush Says Progress is Being Made in Iraq WXXA
Reuters - ABC News - MSNBC - Washington Post - and 97 related »



CNN
US: Pakistani in US aided al Qaeda
CNN - 13 hours ago
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Federal prosecutors have levied terrorism conspiracy charges against a 23-year-old Pakistani national for allegedly arranging for an al Qaeda operative to illegally enter the United States.
Pakistani in Brooklyn Is Charged With Supporting Terrorism New York Times
Pakistani Detainee Charged With Supporting Terrorists Washington Post
Newsday - WHNT - MSNBC - Kansas City Star - and 290 related »


Local Democrats refusing to concede Hollings' Senate seat to Republicans--Tenenbaum
The Times and Democrat - 1 hour ago
First Strom Thurmond and now Ernest "Fritz" Hollings. South Carolina is losing both of its long, long-time US senators -- along with the clout they carried in Congress.
Democrats face turning point Augusta Chronicle
Edwards attacks Bush's education record during stop in SC WIS
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