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Globe and Mail

Phelps Gets Off To Record Start, Wins a Gold
Washington Post - 50 minutes ago
By Barry Svrluga BEIJING, Aug. 10 -- There might have been a more spectacular and thoroughly dominant manner in which Michael Phelps could have begun his Olympics on Sunday morning, but it would be unimaginable.
Michael Phelps Sets World Record in Olympic Swimming Los Angeles Times
Relief in the pool for Phelps _ and NBC, too The Associated Press
Dallas Morning News - Chicago Sun-Times - International Herald Tribune - New York Times
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USA Today

Woman in Edwards Affair Will Not Allow DNA Test
New York Times - 43 minutes ago
By MIKE McINTIRE and SERGE F. KOVALESKI A day after former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina offered to take a paternity test to prove he did not father a child out of wedlock, the woman with whom he admitted having an affair, Rielle Hunter, ...

Video: Reaction in North Carolina to Edwards' Admission

AssociatedPress

Before confession, whispers hurt Edwards' stature The Associated Press
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Voice of America

McCain, Obama step up criticism of Russia over Georgia
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Jeff Mason HONOLULU, Aug 9 (Reuters) - US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain stepped up their criticism of Russia's military activity in Georgia on Saturday, calling for Moscow to withdraw its forces and the international community ...

Video: Death toll in South Ossetia reaches 2000

RussiaToday

Russian ceasefire refusal dims UN hopes for peace International Herald Tribune
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Whole Foods Recalls Beef Processed At Plant Long at Odds With USDA
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Clinton T-Shirts Are Off, Obama’s On
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Yahoo Allows Users to Opt Out of Targeted Ads
DailyTech - all 211 news articles »

Bernie Mac; 'Original King' of Comedy and Sitcom Star
Washington Post - all 1,963 news articles »

Tragedy mars US women’s volleyball victory
Kansas City Star - all 1,937 news articles »

After Anthrax Scientist's Threats, Counselor Faced a Hard Choice
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Apple boots $1000 app from App Store
CNET News - all 323 news articles »


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Washington Post

Coalition move gathers momentum: President’s impeachment
Pakistan Dawn - 1 hour ago
By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The ruling coalition got a boost on Saturday after four senators from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) declared support for the move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf and some old allies of the ...
Musharraf plans impeachment defense United Press International
Parliament to meet amid move to oust Musharraf The Associated Press
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Telegraph.co.uk

2 Killed in Explosions in Western China
Washington Post - 50 minutes ago
By Jill Drew BEIJING, Aug. 10 -- State media reported several explosions early Sunday morning in the restive Xinjiang region of far western China, where an attack last week left 16 border police dead.
Warning of Attacks on Olympics Is Said to Be Linked to Muslim ... New York Times
Up to 6 dead in China bomb blasts: reports ABC Online
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BBC News

Mauritania junta's promise of democracy in doubt
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - The small clique of army generals who masterminded Mauritania's latest coup say all the right things: they want to end authoritarianism, they want elections, they want real democracy.
African Union drops Mauritania after coup United Press International
African Union suspends Mauritania following coup AFP
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Voice of America

Embracing a Free-Form Style, McCain Leads a Camp Divided
New York Times - 3 hours ago
Mary Altaffer/AP By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JIM RUTENBERG WASHINGTON - Senator John McCain is so quick to pick up his gold-colored cellphone to solicit advice - from senators, campaign consultants, even the stray former deputy press secretary - that aides, ...
McCain slams Obama again for defeatism over Iraq Reuters
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Times Online

Juror Says Panel's Decision Over Osama bin Laden's Driver
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
By JESS BRAVIN The Guantanamo Bay military jury that sentenced Osama bin Laden's driver to just five additional months -- instead of the 30-year minimum sought by the government -- intended no message to the Bush administration or comment on its ...
News Analysis A Conviction, but a System Still on Trial New York Times
Detainee May Not Go Free After Sentence Washington Post
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Civic leaders press prosecutor for resignation deal for mayor
Detroit Free Press - 3 hours ago
BY ROCHELLE RILEY • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • August 9, 2008 Compuware Chief Executive Peter Karmanos Jr. assembled a coalition of prominent business and community leaders to meet this week with Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy to broker a deal that ...
Kwame Kilpatrick, Detroit mayor, now faces assault charges Los Angeles Times
Kilpatrick, free from jail, visits at mother's house DetNews.com
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ABC News

Whole Foods Recalls Beef Processed At Plant Long at Odds With USDA
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Annys Shin and Ylan Q. Mui Whole Foods Market pulled fresh ground beef from all of its stores Friday, becoming the latest retailer affected by an E. coli outbreak traced to Nebraska Beef, one of the nation's largest meatpackers.
Fred Meyer Asks Customers to Check Refrigerators and Freezers for ... MarketWatch
More Nebraska Beef recalled despite assurances The Associated Press
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Twist for 'Auction Rate' Cases
Wall Street Journal - 22 hours ago
By DAISY MAXEY Securities regulators have created a special process for resolving claims related to auction-rate securities, a move that was welcomed by some who have been pressing for change in the arbitration process.
UBS Fined $150 Million, Agrees to Buy Auction Debt (Update1) Bloomberg
UBS: The ARS Are Ours Forbes
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The Predators’ Ball
Newsweek - 9 hours ago
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have helped defang laws that might have prevented the subprime mess. By Michael Hirsh | NEWSWEEK Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link.
Credit expenses lead to $2.3 billion loss for Fannie MarketWatch
Up To Its Fannie In Trouble Forbes
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Times Online

Clinton T-Shirts Are Off, Obama’s On
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By ASHLEY PARKER Isaac Baker, who was Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s communications director in Ohio, has stashed away the Hillary T-shirts and the campaign’s taunting “Meet Me in Ohio” sign.
Clinton tells cheering Nev. crowd to support Obama Washington Post
Clinton asks her fans to unite with Obama Los Angeles Times
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Channel 4 News

Mediocre JV athlete John McCain eager to watch Olympics
Los Angeles Times - 5 hours ago
Sen. John McCain thinks it's a swell idea that his Democratic opponent Barack Obama is taking a week off now with his family in Hawaii.
Men of Action: Obama Sinks 3-Pointers as McCain Hits the Ballpark ABC News
Analysis: Fresh energy problems for new president The Associated Press
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Obama Seeks `Aloha Spirit' in Hawaii After Attacks (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Kim Chipman and Julianna Goldman Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat Barack Obama, beset this week with new attacks from Republican rival John McCain, says there will be little or no politicking over the next seven days as he takes a vacation in his ...
McCain Takes No Vacation From Pummeling Obama FOXNews
No Olympic holiday for McCain's presidential bid The Associated Press
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Bakersfield Now

Yahoo Allows Users to Opt Out of Targeted Ads
DailyTech - 9 hours ago
Beginning at the end of August, Yahoo! users will be able to opt out of the company’s targeted, behavioral advertising system on both Yahoo!
Yahoo! and Google let you opt out of ads. Remember those? CNET News
Yahoo Expands Privacy Controls Across Portal As Regulatory ... Washington Post
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Siliconrepublic.com

Apple boots $1000 app from App Store
CNET News - Aug 8, 2008
The $1000 application on Apple's App Store, which lets people know how rich you are simply for buying it, has been removed without explanation, making some developers wonder what it takes for Apple to pull the plug.
No Answers From Apple On iPhone 'Kill Switch' InformationWeek
Big Brother Jobs Might Be Able To Disable Your iPhone Apps Remotely DailyTech
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The Tech Herald

In-flight Wi-Fi seems poised to take off
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 1 hour ago
By KELLY YAMANOUCHI Millions of airline passengers soon will be able to log onto the Internet while in the air, as Delta Air Lines and other carriers launch a new service from Aircell, a small company that started as a maker of telephone systems for ...
Delta Air Lines to offer fleet-wide broadband WiFi internet access IntoMobile
Airlines Compete to Offer Web Surfing in the Skies Washington Post
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CTV.ca

Bernie Mac; 'Original King' of Comedy and Sitcom Star
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
The 50-year-old Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian died after suffering complications from pneumonia. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.
AssociatedPress

Comedian Bernie Mac dead at 50 USA Today
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Newsweek

Keeping It Rielle
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By MAUREEN DOWD And certainly not covering up the sex stuff. That happens here all the time, too. First people uncover; then they cover up.
What Rielle Hunter Told Me Newsweek
Rielle Hunter opens up about her affair with John Edwards Monsters and Critics.com
New York Daily News - ABC News - FOXNews - The Associated Press
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Seattle Post Intelligencer

Will the 'Pineapple Express' gang ever be up for Oscars?
Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago
Of course, Oscar voters don't usually take comedy seriously, but sometimes they do, so it's no laughing matter that the comic wizards behind today's hottest gut-busters ("Pineapple Express," "Knocked Up," "Superbad," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin") are ...

Video: Review: a 'hit' and Miss Apatow Comedy

AssociatedPress

Potluck parties for 'Pineapple Express' Variety
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Tragedy mars US women’s volleyball victory
Kansas City Star - 55 minutes ago
AP BEIJING | The US women’s volleyball team had more than Japan to deal with Saturday - it also had to deal with tragedy. The team took the court after learning of the stabbing death of Todd Bachman, father of former Olympian Elisabeth Bachman ...
AssociatedPress

Beijing stabbings leave Southern California volleyball community ... Los Angeles Times
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Washington Post

McCann powers Braves past D-backs
MLB.com - 34 minutes ago
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com PHOENIX -- Based on the law of averages, Brian McCann was due to be the one delivering bodily punishment.
Braves score seven in sixth inning to route Diamondbacks Atlanta Journal Constitution
McCann keys 7-run 6th as Braves roll past D-backs The Associated Press
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GolfDigest.com

Andres Romero storms into eighth before rains hault PGA Championship
New York Daily News - 1 hour ago
BY HANK GOLA BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - We could have the hardest PGA course in history and the easiest PGA course in history in the same tournament.
PGA: Tough task ahead Leaders face 36 holes after bad weather hits San Francisco Chronicle
Storms stall PGA, but Romero ties course record The Associated Press
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TVNZ

Olympic Roundup: Phelps wins, saber women sweep
The Associated Press - 55 minutes ago
BEIJING (AP) - Michael Phelps isn't just living up to his ridiculously high expectations. He's exceeding them. After setting an Olympic record on his first dive into the Beijing Olympics pool, Phelps lowered his own world record in the 400-meter ...
Pressure to succeed weighs heavily on Chinese Olympic athletes Los Angeles Times
Fashion Makes Few Waves At Olympic Opening Ceremony Wall Street Journal
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Times Online

Brightness of Olympics dulled by one man's action
USA Today - 2 hours ago
By Mike Lopresti, Gannett News Service BEIJING - So the Olympic message gets muted, and the symbolic doves were barely out of the stadium.
Nicaraguan president hails opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics Xinhua
OMEGA, Official Olympic Timekeeper -- Let the Games Begin! MarketWatch
Baltimore Sun - Xinhua - Xinhua - Xinhua
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Washington Post

Legacy of Beijing Olympics will transcend athletics
Chicago Tribune - 3 hours ago
By Evan Osnos | Tribune correspondent BEIJING - Even before nightfall on the first day of competition, the Beijing Olympics appeared destined for a legacy that reaches beyond the bounds of athletics.
Bush Soaks up Olympic Spirit ABC News
Olympic ticket touts face harsh penalties in Beijing The Canadian Press
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After Anthrax Scientist's Threats, Counselor Faced a Hard Choice
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Anne Hull On the morning of July 10, Jean C. Duley decided she had a phone call to make. She had agonized all night. Her counseling client, Bruce E. Ivins, had announced in a group therapy session the evening before that he was a suspect in the 2001 ...
The Case Still Isn’t Closed Newsweek
Ivins remembered for intelligence, compassion The Associated Press
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Washington Post

Advocates Share Ideas In Teaching About AIDS
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By MARC LACEY and LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN MEXICO CITY - Like most scientific conferences, the 17th International AIDS Conference, which ended here on Friday, had its share of researchers presenting and discussing the findings of multiyear investigations in ...
Few HIV patients tested for tuberculosis: report Reuters
Antibodies May Lead to Protection Against HIV Washington Post
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ChattahBox

Alleged Scheme Involved Homeless
New York Times - 6 hours ago
By SOLOMON MOORE LOS ANGELES - An investigation into what the authorities say was a scheme that used homeless people to bilk tens of millions of dollars from federal and state health insurance programs began four years ago with a tip from a rescue ...
Hospital chief, shelter director used homeless for fraud, says FBI CNN
Two Charged in Medical-Care Billing Scam Wall Street Journal
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