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An Ossetian soldier undergoes surgery in the basement of a destroyed hospital in Tskhinvali, capital of Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel / AP)

Bush pushes for weaker Endangered Species Act

The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants.

CNN

Extinction 'by man not climate'

BBC

Pelosi indicates openness to offshore drilling vote

The Hill

At least 11 people killed in Kashmir as protesters clash with armed police

At least 11 people were killed and hundreds injured in one of the worst days of violence in Indian-administered Kashmir since the height of the separatist insurgency more than a decade ago.

Times Online

India warns Pakistan from interfering in its internal matters

Times of India

France: Cease-fire, not peace reached in Georgia

The Russian and French presidents announced a six-point plan of principles for settling the immediate conflict in Georgia but stopped short of tackling the issues that sparked the violence.

CNN

Putin criticises US for casting Georgians as victims

ABC News

Russian bombardment in Gerogia

International Herald Tribune

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says Russia has torn his country in two.

BBC

Oil falls for third day as dollar reduces appeal of commodities

Oil fell for a third day as the dollar traded near a 5 1/2-month high against the euro, limiting appeal of commodities, and Russia called off military action in Georgia, easing concerns about regional supply disruptions.

Bloomberg

Juror: Hamdan just didn't seem like he was an al-Qaida warrior

A military juror who decided Salim Hamdan's fate says the prosecution failed to convince the jury that Hamdan was a hardened al-Qaida warrior.

NPR

Top al-Qaida leader killed in Pakistan

Senior al-Qaida commander Abu Saeed al-Masri has been killed in recent clashes with Pakistani forces near the Afghan border, a security official said.

MSNBC

NATION

Are stun guns too deadly? Louisiana case adds to debate

A grand jury in rural Louisiana considers whether to bring murder charges against a Taser-wielding police officer in what may become a seminal case in the hotly debated history of stun guns.

Christian Science Monitor

Schwarzenegger plans to sue Calif. controller over pay cuts

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sue state Controller John Chiang to enforce the governor's plan to slash state workers' pay.

San Jose Mercury News

Medical radiation patients at US border get "secondary inspections"

Travelers who've had recent radiation treatment, like a bone scan or thyroid therapy, are being pulled over for "secondary inspections."

Newsweek

POLITICS

Candidates Obama and McCain: By their offices ye shall know them

The personalities and personal histories of John McCain and Barack Obama are evident in the artwork, books and mementoes in their Senate offices.

Google News

Why isn't Obama crushing McCain?

Salon.com

Obama will text supporters on running mate choice

Obama's campaign offered fresh examples of the power of technology to transform electoral politics, unveiling plans to text and email supporters when he decides on his vice-presidential running mate.

Guardian

Discord inside the Clinton Campaign

NPR

BUSINESS

Luxury car sales downshift to first gear

In North America, the once-hot luxury car market cools as sales pick up in Asia, the Middle East and Russia.

Business Week

China overtaking US as largest manufacturer in the world

As a result of the rapidly weakening U.S. economy, China is set to overtake the lead as the world’s largest producer of manufactured goods.

Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT

Hunting ban saves whale from extinction

Forty years ago conservationists feared that humpback whales were being hunted to extinction. Now numbers have returned to such a level that they have been taken off the danger list.

Times Online

Cattails planted to save sinking delta islands in Calif.

The U.S. Geological Survey is growing tules and cattails on about 15 acres on Twitchell Island, about 5.7 square miles of rich but fragile peat soil 30 miles south of Sacramento.

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Paying for college with credit cards

As the fall semester nears and financial aid from parents and the government runs dry, more college students are turning to credit cards to pay not only for their textbooks, but also for tuition.

McClatchy Newspapers

'Hack the SAT' author reveals test secrets

Students who plan to take the SAT may want to start preparing for the first fall test date and the last one before early-decision college applications are due.

USA Today

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Pope pleads for peace in South Ossetia

Speaking to about 9,000 who had gathered at the cathedral in Bressanone, Italy, the Holy Father spoke of his "profound anguish" over the conflict between Russian and Georgian troops.

Catholic World News

Italians flock to inflatable church

Reuters

Who does God vote for?

There is a movement afoot to develop a political platform that is both progressive and spiritual.

Shambhala Sun

Archdiocese details unacceptable acts

Baltimore Sun

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column:

The problems Obama is tackling belong to all Americans

NY Daily News

Editorial:

Vladimir Putin's large ambition

USA Today

Column (Stephanie Zacharek):

Do you suffer from blockbuster fatigue?

Salon.com

Editorial:

For Edwards, the full truth please

USA Today

Column:

What Bush got right

Newsweek

Column (Charles King):

It's not all Russia's fault

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Glenn Thrush):

7 worrisome signs for Obama

Politico

Column (Heather MacDonald):

How cop bashers menace minorities

New York Post

Editorial:

The credit crunch one year on

Economist

Column:

Why Obama needs both Clintons

Newsweek

Editorial:

Pooling resources has its pluses...

Boston Herald

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GOOD NEWS

World's longest soccer game to raise money for charity

Soccer players battled for 33 hours to raise more than $26,000 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation, setting a Guinness world record for the longest soccer game played in the process.

Vancouver Sun

DNA clears man of rape after 18 years

A man, who spent nearly 18 years in prison on a charge he raped a 10-year-old girl, was released after a lab re-examining cases showed that his DNA profile doesn't match evidence from the crime scene.

CBS News

WORLD

Mugabe: Only 'little hurdles' to consensus on Zimbabwe power deal

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said that marathon power-sharing talks with the opposition were about "little hurdles," and the rivals were reaching consensus.

ABC News

Jordan's king in first Iraq visit