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Russian soldiers sit aboard an armored vehicle along the road to the border of the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel / AP)

Impeachment charges readied against Musharraf

Pakistan's governing coalition is set to finalize charges aimed at impeaching Pervez Musharraf, the country's president and a prominent U.S. ally.

Al Jazeera

Musharraf won't step down, spokesperson says

Reuters

Wolfson: Edwards' cover-up cost Clinton the nomination

Sen. Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic presidential nominee if John Edwards had been caught in his lie about an extramarital affair and forced out of the race last year, insists a top Clinton campaign aide.

ABC News

John Edwards ex-mistress rules out paternity test

Boston Herald

Moscow issues ultimatum, fighting spreads

Georgian and Russian troops fought as Russian tanks advanced to the Georgian city of Gori before being driven back to the separatist enclave of South Ossetia with heavy casualties on both sides.

International Herald Tribune

Bush says violence in Georgia is unacceptable

ABC News

Russia expands Georgia siege

MSNBC

Average gas prices slip to $3.85 a gallon

According to the latest nationwide Lundberg survey, average retail gasoline prices fell over the past two weeks and could ease further in coming weeks.

Reuters

US said to use 'money as weapon' in Iraq

A U.S. Army program in which soldiers pay cash to Iraqis to help with expenses, large and small, has spent $2.8 billion in five years, The Washington Post reported.

CBS News

Calling all fliers: Hang up your cell

Cellphone calls on airplanes in flight are unsafe, obnoxious and should be banned permanently, say members of Congress.

Denver Post

NATION

Mourners pray at Texas bus crash site

Like others returning from a religious festival in Missouri, Hoang Vu stopped at the spot where a charter bus carrying fellow Vietnamese Catholics on the pilgrimage had crashed and killed 17 people.

Las Vegas Sun

Fatal church bus accident

CBS News

Worker productivity slows

America worker efficiency grew at a slightly slower pace in the spring as companies sought to produce more with leaner work forces.

CNNMoney

Consumer spending heading for a fall

MarketWatch

POLITICS

Clinton to headline convention

Hillary Rodham Clinton will get her own night at the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama's campaign announced in a nod to her strong showing in the primary.

ABC News

Denver wants delegates to see old and new

MSNBC

Rove: Obama should be ‘way ahead’

Republican strategist Karl Rove said the fact that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama does not have a large lead in the race shows that there are “grave doubts” about the senator.

The Hill

BUSINESS

Bankrupt retailers: pushed to the brink

For retailers short on cash, the 2005 bankrutcy law often leaves them with no choice other than total liquidation.

BusinessWeek

States with sales tax holidays rethink them

Critics say governments need revenue; proponents say they help sales.

MSNBC

A fashion guy gets Gap back to basics

Sales remain anemic and Gap needs to get people excited about its clothes again. The man largely responsible for making that happen is design chief Patrick Robinson.

BusinessWeek

ENVIRONMENT

When it rains, it pours

Climate change will likely lead to more powerful rainstorms, says a new study published in "Science."

Grist

Is hydrogen the fuel of the future?

The jury is still out on whether hydrogen will ultimately be our environmental savior, replacing the fossil fuels responsible for global warming and various nagging forms of pollution.

Environmental News Network

Basketball star Yao Ming to become environmental champion

Chinese and NBA basketball star Yao Ming has accepted an invitation from the UN Environment Program to become its first Environmental Champion.

Environment News Service

Exciting Olympics for Yao Ming

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Lenders cut back on student loans

Hundreds of thousands of students are feeling the credit crunch, as lenders struggle to capitalize loans.

CBS News

Schools encourage students to not bring cars on campuses

High schools and colleges are steering students away from cars to save money on gas, save the environment and promote physical fitness.

USA Today

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Religious voters and election 2008: picking a vice president

Religion & Ethics

China's growing church

Now 70 million strong, China's rapidly growing urban church finds ways to work with the Communist government.

Christianity Today

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GOOD NEWS

Common spices may help diabetes

Some commonly used dried herbs and spices may help block the inflammation believed to drive diabetes and other chronic diseases, studies.

WebMD

Taylor Swift offers $100,000 Red Cross donation for flood relief

Country singer Taylor Swift said during a concert in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that she has donated $100,000 to the Red Cross for flood relief.

United Press International

'Miss Rosey' strives to help inmates beat their addiction

As head of a program to help felons adjust to life outside prison, Roseanna Ruiz has focused her energy on helping those who are where she once was — angry, hurt, abusing drugs, devoid of hope.

Houston Chronicle

WORLD

India's Andaman Islands hit by quakes