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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., waves at the crowed after her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, introduces her at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. (Photo by Charlie Neibergall / AP)

US officers executed Iraqis, statements say

Three noncommissioned Army officers killed four Iraqi prisoners with pistol shots to the head as the men stood handcuffed and blindfolded beside a Baghdad canal, two of the soldiers said in sworn statements.

International Herald Tribune

Miliband seeks backing on Russia

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in Ukraine for talks on forming a coalition against Russian "aggression."

BBC

New Cold War doesn't faze Russian leader

CBS News

Al Jazeera talks to Dmitry Medvedev

Al Jazeera

Clinton tells Democrats ‘Obama is my candidate'

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton answered skeptics by issuing a ringing call for her supporters to rally behind Sen. Barack Obama, saying Democrats cannot afford to stay home in November.

MSNBC

Dems rip into McCain at Obama's convention

Google News

Hillary rocks, unity rolls for Dems in Denver

ABC News

Clinton's DNC speech

CBS News

Gustav weakens but could become hurricane again

Tropical Storm Gustav stalled in the Caribbean after hitting Haiti as a hurricane, but the National Hurricane Center said the storm could regain hurricane strength and threaten Gulf of Mexico oil rigs.

ABC News

Indictments don't spoil Stevens' re-election bid

Even though he's facing federal charges, Ted Stevens handily won his primary race for Senate and immediately proclaimed the November election a "piece of cake."

ABC News

NATION

FAA computer glitch causes nationwide flight delays

The Federal Aviation Administration said a communication failure at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the United States was causing flight delays around the country.

USA Today

'Big' computer glitch affects flights across the US

MSNBC

Census: income rose, middle class grew

The standard of living rose and the middle class grew while the number of wealthy actually shrank somewhat compared to 2006. At the same time, the official poverty rate was basically unchanged.

Christian Science Monitor

Santa Barbara County considers offshore oil drilling

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors considered a measure that would support offshore oil drilling, decades after an infamous 1969 oil spill.

San Diego Union-Tribune

POLITICS

Pelosi’s feud with archbishop escalates

The public feud over abortion between the Speaker of the House and the archbishop of Washington intensified as Rep. Nancy Pelosi responded to his recent criticism.

The Hill

McCain tries to trump Obama by playing the 'experience' card

A central front in John McCain's strategy is to lambaste Barack Obama as an immature political celebrity who can't be trusted as commander in chief. But history shows that strategy often isn’t a winner.

U.S. News & World Report

McCain-Romney? Dems fear it could hurt in West

San Francisco Chronicle

Are the candidates funny?

ABC News

Judge denies White House stay request on Miers subpoena

The White House's request for a stay in legal fight over a subpoena for Harriet Miers was denied, opening the possibility that Miers may be forced to testify about her role in the firing of U.S. attorneys.

Politico

BUSINESS

Ten certificate programs that can add dollar signs to your resume

A short-term certificate program that focuses on specific skills within a profession or trade might just be the answer to increase an employee's earnings.

AOL News

Wal-Mart pares costs by selling locally grown produce

Wal-Mart is highlighting its purchases of "locally grown" produce. While this provides community benefits, buying local produce is also a way to cut the company's growing fuel costs.

NPR

Thrifts warned not to change terms of home equity loans

After a rash of consumer complaints, the federal agency charged with regulating savings and loan institutions issued warning that lenders could not arbitrarily change the terms of home equity loans.

McClatchy Newspapers

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Picking the audience's brain with ResponseCard Anywhere

Turning Technologies ResponseCard Anywhere system provides an easy-to-install and easy-to-use system for finding out what members of the audience think.

TechNewsWorld

Probe's first gamma ray sky map unveiled

A new map based on early results from the spacecraft formerly known as GLAST is revealing the probe's potential for unraveling some of the most perplexing problems in astrophysics.

National Geographic

A textbook case for the Kindle

Amazon is eying the huge college textbook market as it develops next generation models of its Kindle eBook reader, an analyst said.

Wired

HEALTH

Brain injuries in US combat veterans largely undiagnosed

Tens of thousands of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have long-term problems that can include persistent memory loss, headaches, mood swings, dizziness and light sensitivity.

International Herald Tribune

Preterm birth risk linked to diversity of microbes in amniotic fluid

U.S. researchers have discovered a significant link between the number and range of bacteria or fungi in a mother's amniotic fluid and the degree to which her baby is born premature and sick.

Medical News Today

'Ayurvedic' medicines may contain lead, mercury or arsenic

About one in five ayurvedic medicine products purchased on the Internet contain significant levels of lead, mercury or arsenic, a new study finds.

U.S. News & World Report

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Editorial:

Shopping bags: it's a worthy fight

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column (John Dickerson):

Hillary Clinton throws almost everything behind Barack Obama.

Slate

Column:

Are national conventions necessary?

U.S. News & World Report

Column:

Joe Lieberman warns Russia

Salon.com

Column:

So what if he were Muslim?

Newsweek

Editorial:

Space efforts impeded by politics

Economist

Column:

Obama gets mixed bag by tapping Biden

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Blog (Dahlia Lithwick):

Michelle Obama's electrifying sincerity

Slate

Editorial:

Video gaming can be good for business

Economist

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GOOD NEWS

World's largest marine sanctuary proposed by US

A proposal could give national-monument status to some of the world's most pristine Pacific islands, potentially transforming them into the largest protected marine reserve on the planet.

National Geographic

North Carolina community rejoices after missing mom found alive

It had been five days since Amber Pennell was last seen after leaving work, captured on a Wal-Mart surveillance camera, hurrying to get home in time to kiss her two young children good night.

ABC News

WORLD

Sudan plane 'hijacked' in Darfur

A Sudanese plane has been hijacked shortly after take-off from Nyala, in Darfur region, Sudanese aviation officials have said.

BBC

London 2012: tough act to follow

British politicians of all stripes have been scrambling to get on board with the 2012 Games, believing the blockbuster event in their capital city will lift the national mood, the economy — and their poll ratings.

TIME

N. Korea puts brakes on disarmament

North Korea says it has stopped disabling its nuclear facilities and is considering restoring them.

CBS News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

At Venice film festival, a global lineup

This year, there is not a single British film in or out of competition, and last year's total of 11 English-language films in competition has been reduced to five — all from the United States.

International Herald Tribune

McCartney to perform in Tel Aviv

Sir Paul McCartney is set to perform in Israel, 40 years after his legendary band, the Beatles, were banned from playing in the Holy Land.

HappyNews.com

SPORTS

Mangini likely to sit Favre vs. Eagles

Jets coach Eric Mangini said that he's leaning toward not playing quarterback Brett Favre in the team's preseason finale at Philadelphia.

Sporting News

MLB approves instant replay

Umpires will be allowed to check video on home run calls after Major League Baseball reversed its decades-long opposition to instant replay.

ESPN

Olympics spark interest of children

All across the country, youngsters tumble down hallways and jump off bunk beds, hoping to "stick the landing." The 2008 Olympics may have ended, but the torch burns on in the hearts of the young.

McClatchy Newspapers

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Chinese bishop arrested as Olympic games close

China's most prominent "underground" Catholic bishop was arrested on the day that also saw the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Catholic World News

Methodism founder Charles Wesley's secret code diary cracked by priest

An Anglican priest has unlocked the 270-year-old secrets of Charles Wesley's coded diary, throwing light on the relationship he had with his brother in the early years of the Methodist movement.

Times Online

More Americans are questioning the role of religion in politics

Economist

ENVIRONMENT

Global warming wake up call for US Gulf, Atlantic coasts

"The big picture is that global warming is putting hurricanes on steroids," declared climate scientist Dr. Amanda Staudt of the National Wildlife Federation, one of the country's largest conservation groups.

Environment News Service

Judge backs UC stadium, not oak

A judge lifted a ban preventing UC Berekely from building a sports training center next to Memorial Stadium, thwarting the efforts of protestors who've been fighting to save the stadium's adjacent oak grove since 2006.

San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Uniforms may mean safer schools

In Nashville, fewer students brought guns, knives or drugs to school during their first year wearing school uniforms, but district officials can't draw a direct link between the clothes and the numbers.

Tennessean

Colleges work to keep students until degree

As colleges welcome a record number of students for the fall, they are taking steps to ensure more students actually complete a degree.

USA Today

Photo of the Day

A lightning storm is visible in an eastern band of the Hurricane Gustav storm system in the distance off the coast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Brennan Linsley / AP)

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