U.S. Stymied as Guns Flow to Mexican Cartels

By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.

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Joy Pruett at Jim Pruett's Guns and Ammo, one of 1,500 licensed gun dealers in the Houston area, easily accessible to Mexico.

Violent crime groups in Mexico are seen as capitalizing on the ease of acquiring American weapons.

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Colleges Ask Donors to Help Meet Demand for Aid

By STEPHANIE STROM 12:33 PM ET

Colleges and universities are emphasizing the swelling need for financial aid in their fund-raising pitches.

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U.S. Planning to Reveal Data on Health of Top Banks

By DAVID E. SANGER and ERIC DASH

As it tries to restore confidence in the financial system, the Obama administration is preparing to disclose the conditions of the 19 biggest banks in the country.

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President Obama spoke about the economy at Georgetown University in Washington on Tuesday.

Obama Stands Firm on a Sweeping Agenda

By PETER BAKER

On Tuesday, President Obama explained why he wants not only to revive the economy but to virtually reinvent it to ensure its long-term health.

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Al Franken, left, and Norm Coleman have been locked in a fight since November.

In Minnesota, a Battle Without End for a Senate Seat

By ADAM NAGOURNEY

Al Franken and Norm Coleman have been locked in a fight since a whisker-close election in November.

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the administration was “laying the foundation for where we want to go” with the No Child Left Behind reauthorization.

Education Standards Likely to See Toughening

By SAM DILLON

The Obama administration will likely toughen rules on areas like teacher quality and academic standards.

Decline in Blacks in State Prisons for Drugs

By SOLOMON MOORE

A new study found that the number of blacks in state prisons for drug crimes dropped 21.6 percent from 1999 to 2005.

California Seeks to Curb Appetite of Power-Hungry TVs

By FELICITY BARRINGER

The state’s Energy Commission has proposed new efficiency standards that would require televisions sold in California to use 50 percent less energy by 2013.

Having found no way to slip out of the federal courthouse in Chicago on Tuesday unnoticed, Rod R. Blagojevich plunged in.

Blagojevich Denies Guilt, and This Time It’s Official

By MONICA DAVEY

Rod R. Blagojevich, the ousted governor of Illinois, said his legal strategy in the corruption case was “the truth.”

New Foundation Takes Aim at Urgent Threats

Study Finds Risk of Dementia Increases After Hypoglycemia

In Recruiting an Afghan Militia, U.S. Faces a Test

U.S. Program Lends a Hand to Banks, Quietly

Goldman Using Share Sale to Return Bailout Funds

Candidate for Bailout Post Faces Possible Delay

Offices Go Vacant at Fannie and Freddie

Ted Stevens Rejected Deal to Admit Guilt

Loss of Tax Revenues Is Felt Acutely in West, Report Finds

Study Sees More Young Citizens With Parents in the U.S. Illegally

Obama Opens Door to Cuba, but Only a Crack

Travel Agents Booking Trips to Cuba Win Suit

Sale of Michael Jackson’s Property Canceled

Senator’s Ballot in Upstate Race Disputed

Ohio: Accused Death Camp Guard Is Granted a Stay

California: Proposed Layoff of Some Teachers Is Halted

Montana: Paleontologist Pleads Guilty in Fossil Theft

Border Patrol Guard Admits to Animal Trafficking

Judith Krug, Who Fought Ban on Books, Dies at 69

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, a Pioneer of Gay Studies and a Literary Theorist, Dies at 58

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A listing of the 563 American service members who have died in Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those deaths, 510 occurred in Afghanistan or are directly linked to the war. (August 7, 2008)