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Worshippers, one holding a placard showing anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, demonstrate against Condoleezza Rice's visit to the country, after traditional Muslim Friday prayers in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad. (Photo by Karim Kadim / AP)

Obama may announce running mate

Presidential candidate Barack Obama says his pick for a running mate had to meet three standards: Prepared to be president, able to help him govern and willing to challenge his thinking.

TIME

Romney veep speculation swirls

Yahoo! News

Obama: 'I've made my selection for V.P.'

Houston Chronicle

Measles cases at 12-year high

Faced with the highest number of measles cases in a dozen years, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning parents to vaccinate their children to ward off further outbreaks.

Baltimore Sun

US, Iraq eye troop exit by end of 2011

Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by next June on the way to broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011.

CBS News

Avoiding the V Word

Newsweek

6 Fla. deaths blamed on Fay

Tropical Storm Fay edged slowly westward across Florida's northern peninsula, dumping heavy rain. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said three more deaths have been blamed on the storm.

CNN

Fay isn't finished yet

Florida Times-Union

Official: More than one failure led to Spanair crash

The head of Spain's civil aviation said the Spanair plane that crashed in Madrid must have suffered more than one kind of failure.

Voice of America

Aftermath of plane crash

BBC

NATION

Slain Tennessee student target of taunts

A student fatally shot a 15-year-old classmate during a dispute at a Knoxville, Tenn. high school. Teenagers watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor.

CNN

Amish population doubles in 16 years

The Amish are expanding their presence in states beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has nearly doubled in the past 16 years.

MSNBC

USPS offers early retirement

Faced with losses near $1.5 billion, the U.S. Postal Service is offering early retirement — without incentives or bonuses — to thousands of clerks, mail handlers and supervisors.

CNNMoney

POLITICS

Obama and McCain seek a common touch

Barack Obama and John McCain ripped into each other over how many houses, fireplaces and even wine cellars they own, while portraying themselves as able helmsmen for a faltering economy.

MSNBC

How many houses do the McCains own?

MSNBC

New Christian group airs ads – for Obama

Christian Science Monitor

All clear on powder threat

Authorities have investigated the scenes at John McCain's campaign offices in Colorado an New Hampshire and determined that a white powder found in envelopes pose no threat.

CBS News

BUSINESS

Oil price increase 5 percent on global tensions and soft dollar

Oil prices rose 5 percent, the biggest gain in more than two months, amid rising global tensions and a weak U.S. dollar.

ABC News

Detroit's past isn't its future

Detroit's history is one of booms and busts. It's in a bust now but creative, forward thinking could result in the next boom.

BusinessWeek

Nextcars: spied and concept vehicles

MotorTrend

ENVIRONMENT

Would alternative energy solve world's terrorism problems?

It may sound simplistic, but Israeli President Shimon Peres has a point: “The problem is like a swamp with mosquitos. It’s preferable to dry out the swamp than try to kill every single mosquito.”

PlanetSave.com

EDUCATION

Harvard reclaims top spot on 'U.S. News & World Report' list

Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the "U.S. News & World Report" college rankings.

MSNBC

D.C. schools offer 'green-collar' classes

D.C. schools will begin teaching environmentally friendly construction techniques to prepare the next generation of workers for the anticipated increase in demand for "green-collar" workers.

Washington Times

Baby got back-to-school

A guide for greener back-to-school shopping.

Grist

HEALTH

FDA allows irradiation of some produce

The government will allow food producers to zap fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce with enough radiation to kill illness-causing micro-organisms like E. coli and salmonella.

Baltimore Sun

3.4 million seniors hit Medicare 'doughnut hole'

In many cases, enrollees stop taking meds as they reach this coverage gap, a study finds.

HealthDay

HPV vaccine a preteen priority

Study shows vaccine is cost-effective when 12-year-olds are vaccinated.

WebMD

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GOOD NEWS

Simple pleasures

The U.S. military helped reopen several public pools in steamy Baghdad this summer, restoring some normalcy for beleaguered residents.

Newsweek

61-year-old surrogate mother gives birth to her own grandchild in Japan

A 61-year-old Japanese woman gave birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter.

HappyNews.com

WORLD

Taliban suicide bombings kill 100 at Pakistan arms factory

The Taliban claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings at a Pakistani military arms factory that killed 100 people.

CNN

Russia 'ready to sell Syria arms'

Moscow is ready to sell anti-aircraft and anti-tank missile systems to Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

BBC

A lender making house calls in Europe

When Ewa Rachwal visits one of her 150 customers at home, she is greeted more like a long-lost friend than someone who comes to collect a weekly interest payment for a loan.

International Herald Tribune

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Can 'Righteous Kill' resurrect De Niro and Pacino's glory days?

Thirteen years after "Heat," the two acting icons meet again, this time as cops, in "Righteous Kill."

Film.com

Trailer for upcoming "Righteous Kill"

YouTube

Microsoft taps Seinfeld as new pitchman

For younger consumers especially, can Seinfeld turn the image tide for Microsoft?

CBS News

SPORTS

IOC wants gymnasts' ages investigated

The International Olympic Committee confirmed that it asked the International Gymnastics Federation to investigate the Chinese gymnastics underage fiasco.

Epoch Times

Bolt helps Jamaica win 4x100 relay gold in world-record time

Usain Bolt earned a triple-triple of sprint gold medals and world records, an unprecedented Olympic feat that elevated him alongside Michael Phelps as the stars of the Beijing Games.

Sports Illustrated

Bryant gets wish; US to play Argentina in basketball semifinals

Kobe Bryant's desired semifinal showdown with Argentina materialized when the defending Olympic champions beat Greece 80-78.

Bloomberg

Olympics highlights

ABC News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Voting machine error acknowledged

A voting machine maker has cautioned customers in 34 states to look for an error that may cause votes to be dropped.

Associated Press

Saber-toothed cat fossils found

An ancient tar pit exposed when Venezuelan oil workers laid a pipeline has yielded a rich trove of fossils, including a type of saber-toothed cat that had never found before in South America.

TIME

The FAA's vision for spaceflight

The big question is how the next 50 years will shape up with the transition to commercial space transportation.

MSNBC

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

US doctors can refuse to provide abortions on religious grounds

The Bush administration proposed stronger job protections for U.S. doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in abortions because of religious or moral objections.

Beliefnet

Free will vs. the programmed brain

If our actions are determined by prior events, do we have a choice about anything — or any responsibility for what we do?

Scientific American

Photo of the Day

Coffins of French soldiers killed in Afghanistan are seen during a funeral ceremony at Les Invalides, in Paris. Ten French soldiers were killed and 21 injured in a fierce Taliban ambush and firefight in mountains about 30 miles east of Kabul. (Photo by Jacques Brinon / AP)

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