Auto salvage yards mixed on Cash for ClunkersSalt Lake Tribune - - 4 hours ago
Salt Lake City - Armando Rios, of Penguin Auto Salvage, disassembles a car at the salvage yard Salt Lake city Friday Aug 7, 2009. Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune 8/7/09 Support for the federal government's "Cash for Clunkers" ...
'Cash-for-clunkers' program gets $2B refill The Associated Press
U.S. Drone Kills Chief of Taliban in PakistanWall Street Journal - - 6 minutes ago
The apparent death of the chief of Pakistan's Taliban, reportedly struck by a US missile as he lay tethered to an intravenous drip, is a major victory for Pakistan and the US in their battle ...
Sotomayor's Confirmation Isn't a Win for the White HouseFOXNews - - 2 hours ago
The confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court on Thursday will impact this nation for decades, on issues ranging from free speech to racial preferences to gun rights.
Sotomayor Wins Confirmation Washington Post
Sotomayor vote could impact Fla. Senate race The Associated Press
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Indonesian police killed two militants believed to be connected with a 2004 embassy bombing and found a cache of explosives in an early morning raid Saturday on a house on the outskirts of Jakarta, the national police chief ...
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Conservatives Warn Ahmadinejad Not to Defy Ayatollah on Cabinet Picks
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon - In a sign of persistent divisions in Iran's hard-line political camp, a coalition of major conservative parties issued an unusually blunt open letter to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday, warning him not to ...
Iran conservatives demand role in Cabinet's vetting Los Angeles Times
First post-war polls in Sri Lanka
BBC News - - 1 hour ago
The first elections in Sri Lanka since the civil war ended in May are being held in the Tamil-dominated north. The government has described the votes in Jaffna and Vavuniya, as well as in the southern province of Uva, ...
Sri Lanka holds postwar polls in northern towns The Associated Press
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Florida Republican Mel Martinez announces resignation from Senate
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
GOP Gov. Charlie Crist, himself favored to win his party's nomination for the seat, will name a replacement to hold it until the 2010 election.
Sen. Mel Martinez making an early exit MiamiHerald.com
Senator Martinez Resigns Early New York Times
A Jobs Bottom
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
Yesterday's jobs report for July is undeniably good news, even if the economy did shed another quarter-million jobs for the month.
Obama Says Economy Is 'Pointed in Right Direction' New York Times
Eunice Kennedy Shriver hospitalized
CNN - 7 hours ago
(CNN) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President Kennedy, is in critical but stable condition in a Massachusetts hospital with her family at her side, her family said Friday.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver hospitalized Boston Globe
What Do Unemployment Figures Mean?
Washington Post - - 14 minutes ago
The official national unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent in July from 9.5 percent in June, the Labor Department reported Friday, even though the economy lost 247000 jobs.
Video: Obama Says "pointed in the Right Direction"
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Job Market Blues New York Times
Dow Gained 2.2% During the Week
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
NEW YORK -- As an encouraging employment report spurred the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its highest close in more than nine months, component American Express was a front-runner, while former Dow members American International Group ...
Dow and S&P at new '09 highs CNNMoney.com
Investors finally find good news on unemployment The Associated Press
Berkshire profit up 14 percent as stocks rebound
Reuters - - 4 hours ago
NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) posted its best quarter in nearly two years, as recovering stock markets boosted the value of its equity investments and derivatives bets.
Berkshire Hathaway's 2Q profit jumps 14 percent The Associated Press
Professor Main Target of Assault on Twitter
New York Times - - 37 minutes ago
Damian Dovarganes/AP The Web attacks on Thursday and Friday kept millions of people from using sites like Twitter. By JENNA WORTHAM and ANDREW E. KRAMER The cyberattacks Thursday and Friday on Twitter and other popular Web services disrupted the lives ...
Twitter harpooned, Internet survives (just barely) San Francisco Chronicle
Twitter Snag Tied to Attack on Georgian Blog Washington Post
Apple Tablet PC Could Take In $1.2 Billion
InformationWeek - - 6 hours ago
Sales of 2 million tablets priced between $500 and $700 could add 3% to Apple revenue in 2010, analyst says. By Antone Gonsalves Piper Jaffray senior analyst Gene Munster estimates that Apple could sell $1.2 billion worth of tablet PCs the first year ...
Keeping tabs on Apple's billion dollar tablet Computerworld
6 Reasons to Jailbreak Your iPhone
Wired News - - 5 hours ago
Hacking your iPhone to run unofficial, third-party apps may seem unnecessary since Apple hosts its own App Store. But the corporation's recently enforced prohibitions on some apps, such as the banning of Google Voice, are reviving the ...
Most Likely to Understand
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Remembering the life of the writer-director behind '80s teen classics like "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
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'GI Joe' assaulted by first wave of bad reviews
Los Angeles Times - 5 hours ago
"GI Joe" opens today to lots of hype but little in the way of substantive reviews. Mainstream critics were kept from advance screenings of "GI Joe.
Good Guys Meet Bad Guys; Cue Explosions New York Times
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra Washington Post
Paula Abdul's First Day Not at Work
People Magazine - 4 hours ago
For eight seasons Simon Cowell has had the pleasure of taunting, teasing and tickling Paula Abdul on American Idol. But for the first time on Friday, Cowell and fellow judges Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson plowed ahead without Abdul.
Randy, Kara both shocked by Paula's exit msnbc.com
Sabathia Hopes August Success Carries Over Against Red Sox
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
Less than two years ago, CC Sabathia pitched to catcher Victor Martinez with a chance to put the Cleveland Indians in the World Series.
Red Sox, Yanks 0-0 through 13 innings USA Today
Smoltz designated for assignment MLB.com
Shoppach's two homers lift Indians
MLB.com - - 51 minutes ago
CHICAGO -- Kelly Shoppach belted two home runs and recorded his first three-hit game of the season, guiding the Indians to a 6-2 victory against the White Sox in the series opener on Friday night at US Cellular Field.
Recap: Chicago WSox vs. Cleveland MiamiHerald.com
Shoppach's two homers lift Indians over White Sox The Associated Press
A's rock Bannister and roll to 9-4 victory over Royals
Kansas City Star - - 28 minutes ago
Kansas City Royals shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt (3) fields and throws out Oakland Athletics' Rajai Davis at first in the first inning during Friday's August 7, 2009, baseball game between the Royals and Oakland Athletics at Kauffman ...
Pennington helps A's get past Royals Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Swine flu won't mean school's out, federal guidelines say
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
New recommendations call for local districts to be conservative about school closures. Parents are urged to vaccinate children. By Seema Mehta Educators should be conservative when they consider shutting schools because of outbreaks of swine flu, ...
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Lawmakers Rethink Town Halls
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
The health-care debate was supposed to play out at rallies and inside gymnasiums when lawmakers headed home for the August recess.
Health Care Hullabaloo New York Times
Wis. dealer sold gun extras to health club shooter
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MADISON, Wis. - An online weapons dealer who sold a gun or accessories to three mass killers, including a man who opened fire at a Pittsburgh-area health club this week, said Friday that any of the shooters could have just as easily found what they ...
Autopsy: Cocaine contributed to Billy Mays' death
The Associated Press - - 2 hours ago
TAMPA, Fla. - An official autopsy report released Friday found that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed TV pitchman Billy Mays in June, but his family called the finding "speculative" and was considering getting an ...
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Ethics panel bill would clarify mortgage rules
San Francisco Chronicle - - 42 minutes ago
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., introduced legislation this week that would force members of Congress to disclose information about their home mortgages, including their loan date, amount, interest rate and issuer.
Senators Dodd, Conrad Cleared on Ethics Complaints Washington Post
Obama Gets Some Good News on Economy, Terror Fight
Washington Post - - 18 minutes ago
Employers sharply scaled back layoffs in July, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time in 15 months, sending a strong signal that the worst recession since World War II is finally ending.
The 'Obama doctrine' on national security begins to emerge Christian Science Monitor