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- Roadside Bombs Make For Deadly July In Afghanistan (NPR)
- Islamist death 'good for *****ia' (BBC)
- Baghdad mosques hit by car bombs (BBC)
- Police: 29 killed in bombings near Baghdad mosques (USA Today)
- Pesky burros to be shooed away from desert Army base (USA Today)
- Iran president: No rift with supreme leader (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Cuba shuts factories, cuts energy to save economy (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Ethiopia Prepares For 'Rumble In The Jungle' Redux (NPR)
- House Votes To Rein In Pay For Wall Street Execs (NPR)
- Philippines ex-leader Cory Aquino dies (BBC)
- Obama sees US economy improving (BBC)
- Iran begins trial of postelection 'rioters' (USA Today)
- 5,000 defy Malaysia police, protest detention law (USA Today)
- Iran begins trial of postelection 'rioters' (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Kuwait alarmed by Iraqi failure to pay reparations (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Jury Awards $675K In Music Downloading Case (NPR)
- Former Philippines President Aquino Dead At 76 (NPR)
- Iran poll protests trial begins (BBC)
- Philippines mourns Corazon Aquino (BBC)
- U.S. now a 'coalition of one' in Iraq (USA Today)
- *****ian military: Violence left 700 dead (USA Today)
- Iran state TV confirms arrest of 3 Americans (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- *****ian official says 700 died in recent violence (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Roadside Bombs Target Troops, Civilians In Afghanistan (NPR)
- Does Envoy's Approach Hint At U.S. Shift On Sudan? (NPR)
- Iran reformers slate trial 'sham' (BBC)
- Gunman attacks Israeli gay centre (BBC)
- Raul Castro: Cuba won't undo communist system (USA Today)
- Call for UK to revise Afghan role (BBC)
- Police hunt killer of Israeli gays (BBC)
- Iran state TV confirms arrest of 3 Americans (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Plane carrying 16 missing in eastern Indonesia (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- In Tennessee, Baking Pie With Stimulus Funds (NPR)
- Marshals seize sanitizer made by Utah company (USA Today)
- Torture claim against Iran trial (BBC)
- *****ia photo shows sect leader alive (BBC)
- Ex-Saddam aide gets 7 years in Kurdish case (USA Today)
- Cameron: strong case for more U.K. troops Afghan (USA Today)
- Swiss diplomats ask Iran about 3 missing Americans (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Israelis rally after 2 murdered at gay center (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- LaHood: Car rebates will stop unless Senate acts (NPR)
- Julia Child's Copper Pots Come Home (NPR)
- Ahmadinejad wins Iran endorsement (BBC)
- Bomb blast hits west Afghan city (BBC)
- Criminal jury trials return to Japan (USA Today)
- Marines fighting Taliban strive to win Afghan locals' trust (USA Today)
- Ahmadinejad gets key endorsement as Iran president (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Bomb blast in Afghanistan kills 10 (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Inauguration Expected To Spark More Unrest In Iran (NPR)
- Will U.S. Move Toward European Capitalism? (NPR)
- Scores dead in South Sudan clash (BBC)
- New campaign aims to promote black child adoption (USA Today)
- Group wants probe of contractor role in renditions (USA Today)
- Wife: Iran reform politician's confession forced (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Official: Tribesmen kill 185 in Sudan village (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Series Overview: How Green Is It? (NPR)
- White House: No New Taxes For Middle Class (NPR)
- Australia detains terror suspects (BBC)
- Bill Clinton arrives in N Korea (BBC)
- More seek concealed weapons permits (USA Today)
- Bill Clinton in N. Korea seeking reporters' release (USA Today)
- Iran says 3 Americans arrested for illegal entry (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Bill Clinton in NKorea seeking reporters' release (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Kayaking To A Different View Of The Rio Grande (NPR)
- 'Jihadi Pipeline' Stirs In Minneapolis (NPR)
- Iran questions three US tourists (BBC)
- Opposing camps agree on rewriting toxin law (USA Today)
- Flash flood swamps Louisville area (USA Today)
- Sudanese Police Beat Protesters At Dress Code Trial (NPR)
- Lawmakers Face Hostile Groups At Town Halls (NPR)
- North Korea pardons US reporters (BBC)
- More Sydney terror plot charges (BBC)
- Dip or Chew tobacco in Texas? Time to quit
- Defiant Iran president takes oath (BBC)
- Freed US reporters head home (BBC)
- S. Korean police storm occupied auto factory (USA Today)
- Ahmadinejad sworn in as Iran president amid crisis (USA Today)
- Ahmadinejad sworn in as Iran president amid crisis (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Georgia: uneasy peace a year after war with Russia (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Ahmadinejad Sworn In As President Of Iran Amid Crisis (NPR)
- Four Dead After Gunman's Pa. Health Club Rampage (NPR)
- Freed US reporters welcomed home (BBC)
- Psychologists: Gays shouldn't be advised to change (USA Today)
- Former congressman convicted in bribery case (USA Today)
- Officials: 27 missing after ferry sinks off Tonga (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Blast walls on major Baghdad streets to come down (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Prolific San Diego Zoo Panda Mom Bears Fifth Cub (NPR)
- Former Congressman Jefferson Convicted Of Bribery (NPR)
- Clinton to hold key Somalia talks (BBC)
- Bomb strikes Afghan wedding party (BBC)
- On atomic bomb anniversary, nuclear disarmament calls renewed (USA Today)
- Police: Pennsylvania shooter left writings (USA Today)
- Indian court sentences 3 to death for 2003 bombing (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Officials: Roadside bomb kills 21 Afghan civilians (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- New Jobless Claims Drop More Than Expected (NPR)
- Roadside Blast Kills 21 Afghans Headed To Wedding (NPR)
- Afghan bomb kills four US troops (BBC)
- Senate OKs expansion of cash-for-clunkers program (USA Today)
- Loneliness is increasing -- and it can harm your health (USA Today)
- Pakistan, US check reports of Taliban chief death (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Clinton urged NKorea to free detained SKoreans (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Director Hughes, Master Of Teen Angst, Dies At 59 (NPR)
- Congress OKs $2B Refill Of 'Cash For Clunkers' (NPR)
- Georgians still displaced by war (BBC)
- Drone strike 'may have killed Mehsud' (BBC)
- Hurricane Felicia weakens to a Category 3 storm in Pacific (USA Today)
- Friday's forecast: Severe storms for Upper Midwest (USA Today)
- Aide says Pakistani Taliban leader killed by US (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- European, US stocks rise after July jobs report (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- 'Cash For Clunkers' Program Is Back In High Gear (NPR)
- Evidence Mounts That Taliban Chief In Pakistan Is Dead (NPR)
- Indonesia suspect 'in shoot-out' (BBC)
- St Louis Tea Party Coalition Protest at SCIU
- Hurricane Felicia remains a Category 2 storm in Pacific (USA Today)
- Baby bust? U.S. births fell 2% in '08 recession (USA Today)
- More feared dead from Tonga ferry (BBC)
- Indonesian cops storm suspected militant hide-out (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Pakistani Taliban head's death a blow to militants (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Indonesian Police Kill 2 Terror Suspects (NPR)
- Autopsy: Cocaine Contributed To Billy Mays' Death (NPR)
- Police seek DNA over Java death (BBC)
- Embassy staff on trial in Iran (BBC)
- Funerals on Saturday for 2 Pa. health club victims (USA Today)
- Palestinian president reappointed head of Fatah (USA Today)
- German ship freed by pirates arrives in Kenya (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Iran brings Frenchwoman, embassy staff to trial (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Mountain Critter A Candidate For Endangered List (NPR)
- New Yorkers Get Taste Of Big Gay Ice Cream Truck (NPR)
- EU hits out at Tehran over trial (BBC)
- Pakistan demands Taliban evidence (BBC)
- Australia considers mass killings of camels (USA Today)
- NYC mayor: Plane, chopper crash 'not survivable' (USA Today)
- Taliban leader's death disputed, shootout claimed (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- French woman, embassy staff confess in Iran trial (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Real Work Begins For Justice Sotomayor (NPR)
- UK ministers deny torture collusion (BBC)
- Divers scour Hudson River after midair crash (USA Today)
- Felicia weakens to tropical storm near Hawaii (USA Today)
- Plane hijacked in China's restive Xinjiang region (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- 1 million evacuated as typhoon hits China (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- White House: Iran Confirms 3 U.S. Hikers In Custody (NPR)
- Seven Killed In Calif. Police Chase (NPR)
- Typhoon batters south-east China (BBC)
- Pakistani Taliban's leader 'ill' (BBC)
- Fatal midair crash over Hudson raises questions (USA Today)
- Oil hovers near $71 as investors eye US consumers (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- 1 million evacuated as powerful typhoon hits China (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Briton In Iraqi Custody After Contractor Killings (NPR)
- Obama presses for new tone in U.S. ties with Mexico (USA Today)
- Dozens killed by Iraq car bombs (BBC)
- China evacuates as storm strikes (BBC)
- Clinton visits Congo on Africa tour (USA Today)
- 50 drug barons on US target list in Afghanistan (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- July's climate: Chilly USA, torrid globe (USA Today)
- Record Number Receive Food Stamps (NPR)
- Summer In Baghdad, And The Living Is Uneasy (NPR)
- Militants launch Afghan attacks (BBC)
- N.Y. collision prompts calls for limits (USA Today)
- Problems plague State Dept.'s Africa bureau (USA Today)
- China landslide crushes buildings (BBC)
- Verdict expected in Suu Kyi trial (BBC)
- Police: 400 unaccounted for in Taiwan mudslide (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- U.S. Seeks Release Of 3 American Hikers In Iran (NPR)
- Talking Back To Your Device Has Never Been Easier (NPR)
- Iraq suffers bloodiest day since US pullback (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Outcry over Suu Kyi conviction (BBC)
- Kuwait 'foils US army base plot' (BBC)
- Report takes issue with FAA grants (USA Today)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88 (USA Today)
- Myanmar sentences Suu Kyi to more house arrest (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- US Army brigade retools for new Afghan mission (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Shriver Remembered For Commitment To Disabled (NPR)
- Low Credit Scores Affect Job Applicants (NPR)
- Taiwan mudslide hundreds 'alive' (BBC)
- Older drivers unaware of prescription risks (USA Today)
- Senate 'pillar' Edward Kennedy gets Medal of Freedom (USA Today)
- US Marines storm Taliban-held town in Afghanistan (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- DNA shows body of slain militant not Noordin Top (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Costa Rican President Diagnosed With Swine Flu (NPR)
- Madoff's Former CFO Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy (NPR)
- Russia to boost Abkhazia presence (BBC)
- Judge rules in Palin e-mail case (USA Today)
- Obama, Sotomayor thank U.S. for her unlikely rise (USA Today)
- WTO win could open China's door to US companies (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Fed Says Economy Is 'Leveling Out' (NPR)
- Federal Reserve Won't Raise Rates, Moves To End Buying Spree (NPR)
- Lockerbie bomber release imminent (BBC)
- Extra troops for Taiwan rescue (BBC)
- High-risk permits for trucks assailed (USA Today)
- Best Afghanistan defense: MRAPs + locals (USA Today)
- Dozens die in militant battle in Pakistan (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Bombs kill 14 civilians in southern Afghanistan (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Pot-Friendly California: Amsterdam In America? (NPR)
- Foreclosures Rise Again In July (NPR)
- Taiwan appeals for foreign help (BBC)
- Palin stands by 'death panel' claim (USA Today)
- 4 officers, 7 civilians shot dead in Russia (USA Today)
- Double suicide bombs in Iraq town (BBC)
- Observers see pattern of fraud before Afghan vote (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Double suicide bombing kills more than 20 in Iraq (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Folsom Embodies California's Prison Blues (NPR)
- Pot Collective Sprouts In Calif. Retirement Community (NPR)
- France and Germany exit recession (BBC)
- Taiwan mudslide death toll rises (BBC)
- Iran inmates 'tortured to death' (BBC)
- Town keeps celebration of victory over Japan (USA Today)
- Clinton urges changes on African trip (USA Today)
- Taiwanese hauled to safety across raging river (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Egyptian crews overpower Somali pirates, kill 2 (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Early Human Lessons: Hot Rocks Make Sharper Tools (NPR)
- NPR Tax Forms Document Former CEO's Buyout (NPR)
- Missing ship 'found' off Africa (BBC)
- Iranian ex-MPs challenge Khamenei (BBC)
- More help coming for crews battling Calif. wildfires (USA Today)
- Lockerbie bomber drops appeal due to health (USA Today)
- Missing cargo ship found near Cape Verde (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Marines try a woman's touch to reach Afghan hearts (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- British Hacker Fights Extradition To U.S. (NPR)
- Foreclosures Loom Large For Middle Class (NPR)
- Health Care Stirs Up Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Customers Boycott Organic Grocery
- Deadly gun battle in Gaza mosque (BBC)
- 7 killed, 91 injured in Taliban attack at NATO building in Kabul (USA Today)
- Suicide bomber in Pakistan's Swat Valley kills 3 troops (USA Today)
- 7 die, 91 wounded in blast near NATO HQ in Kabul (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Hamas: Leader of al-Qaida-inspired group killed (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Police To Cite Phelps For Old License (NPR)
- Afghan suicide bomb near Nato HQ (BBC)
- Burma to free Suu Kyi US 'guest' (BBC)
- Family 'ecstatic' about U.S.'s man's release from Myanmar (USA Today)
- S.F. rail union, management resume negotiations (USA Today)
- Senator meets Suu Kyi, wins American's release (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Kenneth Bacon Remembered As Voice For Refugees (NPR)
- Lutherans Prepare To Vote On Accepting Gay Clergy (NPR)
- Death takes UK Afghan toll to 200 (BBC)
- Gun law complaints trail Obama during park tours (USA Today)
- Family 'ecstatic' about U.S. man's release from Burma (USA Today)
- American leaves Myanmar after release from jail (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- NKorea threatens retaliation over US, UN sanctions (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Obama Rips Critics Of Health Care Fixes (NPR)
- Burma deports Suu Kyi US 'guest' (BBC)
- Obama 'softens' healthcare plan (BBC)
- Obama and family go West (USA Today)
- Bay Area rail, union resume talks as strike threat looms (USA Today)
- Iran defies condemnation, expands opposition trial (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- Taliban threatens polling stations in Afghanistan (AP) (YAHOO World News)
- To Avoid Bird Strikes, Just Tell The Birds To Move (NPR)
- American Leaves Myanmar After Release From Prison (NPR)
- Japan's economy leaves recession (BBC)
- Afghanistan conflict 'winnable' (BBC)
- Accident at Russian hydroelectric plant kills 8 (USA Today)
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