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• Kewell signs two-year contract with Galatasaray (AFP)
• Sharks acquire top defenseman Boyle from Lightning (AP
• Federer unfazed by Nadal's go-slow tactics (AFP)
• Lee tied for lead in Arkansas after first-round 64 (AP
• 10 Taliban killed while planting bomb (AP)
• Pakistan nuclear proliferation case 'closed' (AP)
• Iran: Nuclear program remains unchanged (AP)
• Pakistan eases assault on militants in tribal area (AP
• Belarus president: Bomb not aimed at me (AP)
• Officials: Blast kills 5 in Yemen (AP)
• Mexico sees anti-drug aid for police (AP)
• South Koreans protest against beef and Lee (Reuters)
• Town fireworks display accident in Iowa injures 12 (AP
• FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit (AP)
• NJ party town relaxes rules on kegs, rude gestures (AP
• Hundreds remember 9/11 flight crews with sculpture (AP
• U.S. marks Independence Day with fireworks, revelry (A
• Statue of Liberty's crown may reopen to public (AP)
• Champ retains NYC hot-dog eating title in overtime (AP
• Huge trove of 78 rpm records donated to Syracuse U (AP
• Jesse Helms: Polarizer, not a compromiser (AP)
• Smooth sailing for yacht builders despite economy (AP)
• NY researcher: `Yankee Doodle' turns 250 — maybe (AP)
• Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales (AP
• Jesse Helms quotes on life and politics (AP)
• Guerrilla gardeners dig in to beautify Los Angeles (AP
• 2 fires still raging along Calif.'s Central Coast (AP)
• Bush honors troops, new Americans in radio address (AP
• Employers use federal law to deny benefits (AP)
• Foreclosures to rise whoever wins White House (AP)
• Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86 (AP)
• Rescue video shows duped rebels, elated hostages (AP)
• Analysis: McCain struggles to regain footing (AP)
• Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Fla. coast (AP)
• Spitzer call girl drops 'Girls Gone Wild' lawsuit (AP)
• Williams sisters await another Wimbledon showdown (AP)
• Protesters target G8 as France backs expansion (Reuter
• Lebanese leaders close to government deal (Reuters)
• Smuggled film shows how Zimbabwe vote was rigged: paper
• Colombia shows rescue video (Reuters)
• Former Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86 (Reuters)
• Firefighters hold line on two California wildfires (Re
• IEA sees oil easing, then tightening to 2013: paper (R
• Obama mixes politics, holiday barbecue (Reuters)
• Iran says offers talks without nuclear freeze (AFP)
• British police arrest suspect for murder of French students
• Baghdadis make splash in new pool as temperature soars
• Iraq PM says Baghdad saved from 'terrorist siege' (AFP
• US Secretary of State 'proud' of Iraq invasion: interview
• US soldiers in Iraq mark Fourth of July (AP)
• Gunmen assassinate Shiite official in Iraq (AP)
• Troops in Iraq celebrate Fourth by reenlisting (McClat
• Lincecum, Aurilia lift Giants over Cubs 8-3 (AP)
• Kewell misses Olympics to sign with Galatasaray (AFP)
• Penguins sign goalie Fleury for $35 million (AP)
• Flawless Federer crushes Safin to reach Wimbledon final
• Local kid Marino leads Woods-less AT&T National (AP)
• State media: Iran responds to nuclear proposal (AP)
• Scientist: Pakistan knew of NKorea nuke deal (AP)
• G-8 leaders face ominous economic woes this year (AP)
• Direct flights between China-Taiwan begin (AP)
• European shares fall, Asia markets mixed (AP)
• Israel closes Gaza crossings in response to rocket (AP
• Colombia hostage rescue sidelines Chavez (AP)
• Former DR Congo rebel appears before warcrimes court (
• China, Taiwan launch direct flights (AFP)
• Pope faces lack of faith in Australia: survey (AFP)
• Tension builds over Coney Island rebuilding plan (AP)
• 4 people dead in Milwaukee shooting; no arrests (AP)
• Freed US hostages, families reuniting in Texas (AP)
• NY researcher: `Yankee Doodle' turns 250 - maybe (AP)
• Auction house seeks to sell Rosa Parks collection (AP)
• Prosecutors: Deception ran deep in Vt. kidnapping (AP)
• Father without baby sitter accused of caging kids (AP)
• Young offenders in SF illegally get no more break (AP)
• Texas man freed by DNA after 15 years in prison (AP)
• Details emerge in capture of killing spree suspect (AP
• Utah going to 4-day workweek to reduce energy costs (A
• Judge in NY scolds hedge fund scammer who ran away (AP
• Tropical Storm Bertha churns in the Atlantic (AP)
• July 4th boaters: Steer clear of NJ dolphin family (AP
• 3 burned by steam in Louisiana refinery accident (AP)
• Minn. teen charged with offering his vote on eBay (AP)
• Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs (AP)
• Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at age 86 (AP)
• Freed hostage gets hero's welcome in France (AP)
• Bush welcomes new US citizens on 4th of July (AP)
• Wildfire chases July 4th visitors from Big Sur (AP)
• Obama visits traditionally-Republican Montana (AP)
• Gas prices hit another high for holiday weekend (AP)
• Former hot-dog champ Kobayashi hungry to regain title
• Court orders YouTube to give Viacom video logs (AP)
• Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead at 83 (AP)
• Roger Federer again reaches Wimbledon final (AP)
• Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86 (Reuters)
• Mugabe says opposition must drop claim to power (Reute
• Sarkozy welcomes Betancourt to Paris (Reuters)
• Iran hands Solana nuclear offer response: report (Reut
• Poland rejects U.S. missile shield offer (Reuters)
• G8 to tackle inflation, but concrete action elusive (R
• World stocks slip again (Reuters)
• Freed hostage Betancourt arrives in France (AFP)
• Recognise me as Zimbabwe president or no talks: Mugabe
• Hundreds of US troops in Iraq re-enlist for national day
• Iraqi Shiites denounce security pact with US (AFP)
• Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq (AP)
• Federal judge orders 2 Marines released from jail (AP)
• Obama says Iraq trip could refine his policy (AP)
• Obama wades into controversy with Iraq comments (Reute
• Obama insists no change in Iraq plan (AFP)
• Obama's past comments on Iraq troop withdrawal (AP)
• Iraqi PM to parade progress on trip (AP)
• Obama says he might "refine" his Iraq position (Reuter
• State denies it pushed for Texas-Iraq oil deal (AP)
• Iraq PM to visit UAE Sunday (AFP)
• Iraq creates task force to probe stolen antiquities (A
• Iraq may ban images of religious figures in poll (Reut
• Iraq says competition deciding factor in oil deals (AF
• Iraqi officials say Jordan's king plans visit (AP)
• Last-minute deal lets Sonics move to Oklahoma City (AP
• Favre considers return to NFL or does he? (AP)
• Rays nip Red Sox 7-6 for sweep, widen AL East lead (AP
• Hoff to take on older Coughlin, Torres in 100 free (AP
• Chargers' Foley settles with police officer (AP)
• Seattle SuperSonics to move to Oklahoma City (Reuters)
• Domenech keeps job, told to concentrate on the pitch (
• Evgeni Malkin re-signs with Penguins for 5 years (AP)
• Game over: struggling UK basketball museum closes (AP)
• Rain holds up Serena vs Zheng semi-final (AFP)
• Stricker looking to rebound at Congressional (AP)
• Police foil terror attack on Indonesian capital (AP)
• Pakistan's Sharif rebuffs US official's comment (AP)
• Paulson: no quick fix for oil price (AP)
• London police probe 'frenzied' double murder of French stud
• Call to reroute Jerusalem barrier following attack (AP
• 4 decapitated bodies found on Mexican city street (AP)
• Obstacles to Lubanga war crimes trial lifted: ICC (AFP
• Former Philippine MP arrested in new coup plot: police
• 3 hostages rescued in Colombia return to US (AP)
• Hedge fund scammer tells NY judge he tried suicide (AP
• Big Sur evacuates as massive wildfire spreads (AP)
• Bushmen denied visas to build mud-huts in Va. (AP)
• Court proceedings begin for killing-spree suspect (AP)
• NYC crane inspector pleads not guilty (AP)
• 2 jailed in upstate NY college student's beating (AP)
• Dallas man freed by DNA after 15 years in prison (AP)
• Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling (AP)
• Coast Guard ship hits ferry; no one seriously hurt (AP
• Many ideas on how to get dolphins out of NJ river (AP)
• Fire danger, economic woes cancel fireworks shows (AP)
• Neb. teacher pleads guilty to sex with student, 13 (AP
• Judge tosses wiretapping lawsuit by Islamic group (AP)
• Tropical depression forms in Atlantic Ocean (AP)
• Marine sniper says he shot Syrians to save his men (AP
• Judge in Ky. gives panel 1 day in fen-phen trial (AP)
• Colo. teen gets 18 years for 'Mortal Kombat' death (AP
• Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt embraces children (AP)
• Employers cut jobs for 6th straight month (AP)
• Oil hits new record above $145 (AP)
• Body of missing 12-year-old Vermont girl is found (AP)
• Zimbabweans seek refuge at US embassy in capital (AP)
• AP IMPACT: 'Go-arounds' are possible safety hazard (AP
• Rush Limbaugh to get $38M a year for next 8 years (AP)
• Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects (AP)
• VWilliams beats Dementieva in semifinals (AP)
• Report: Baseball star Alex Rodriguez, wife split (AP)
• Economy extends job loss streak (Reuters)
• Long presidential campaign not yet tiring voters (Reut
• Freed U.S. defense contractors arrive in Texas (Reuter
• U.S. envoy in Israel plays down talk of Iran attack (R
• Paulson: inflation becoming top global focus (Reuters)
• Afghan insurgency challenging but can be tackled: U.N.
• Zambia denies President Mwanawasa is dead (Reuters)
• Second al Qaeda suspect freed from British jail (Reute
• Freed Colombian hostage reunited with her children (AF
• US airline to stand trial for 2000 Concorde crash (AFP
• Iraq says Jordan king to visit next week (AFP)
• The Battle for Catholic Voters (Time.com)
• Iraq eyes conditions on local election campaigning (Re
• Jordan's king to visit Iraq (AP)
• Iraq bans pictures of non-candidates in vote (AP)
• U. S. officials condoned Hunt-Kurd oil deal-documents
• Former Australian FM Downer quits politics (AFP)
• McCain camp cranks up pressure ahead of Obama's Iraq trip
• U.S., Iraq narrow differences over forces pact, Iraq says
• Bush says US to send more troops to Afghanistan (AP)
• U.S. conviction upheld in FBI sting of NY Muslims (Reu
• Iraq arrests provincial governor: officials (AFP)
• June car sales plummet for nearly all automakers (AP)
• Police: NY man dies after assault at softball game (AP
• Palestinian goes on rampage in Jerusalem; 3 killed (AP
• Bush concedes `tough month' in Afghanistan (AP)
• Ex-con suspected in deaths of 8 captured in Ill. (AP)
• Starbucks to close 600 US stores, rein in growth (AP)
• Microsoft and Yahoo rise on deal talks report (AP)
• `The Fly' opera is buzz of Paris season (AP)
• Australians making odd choices for funeral songs (AP)
• Federer leads off men's quarterfinals at Wimbledon (AP
• Garza beats Wakefield, Rays down Red Sox again (AP)
• Iran foreign minister dismisses threat of attack (AP)
• Palestinian kills 3 in Jerusalem bulldozer attack (Reu
• Tsvangirai rejects Zimbabwe talks for now (Reuters)
• U.S. Navy won't let Iran shut Gulf, will defend ships
• Police arrest Illinois man suspected in 8 murders (Reu
• NATO forces should drop Afghan "caveats": commander (R
• Pakistan must focus on problems, not Musharraf: U.S (R
• Five dead in Mongolia post-election violence (Reuters)
• Palestinian kills three in Jerusalem bulldozer rampage
• Zimbabwe opposition rejects unity government call (AFP
• Talks 'continuing' on US-Iraq security pact: White House
• Iraqi forces arrest 2 Sadrists leaders (AP)
• Iraq says Jordan king and Turkish PM to visit (Reuters
• U.S. flexible on Iraq pact, hurdles remain: Zebari (Re
• Britain tightens ban on Hezbollah (Reuters)
• Iraq-US security pact 'almost finalised': FM (AFP)
• Rehabilitating Sadr City (Time.com)
• Jordan king set to visit Iraq in first by Arab leader since
• Iraq undercuts Republican support among military (AFP)
• Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq (AP)
• New Iraq report: 15 of 18 benchmarks satisfactory (AP)
• US admitted 1,721 Iraqi refugees in June (AP)
• Alcohol is flowing again in Baghdad (McClatchy Newspap
• Iraq by the numbers: key figures in the war (AP)
• A look at progress in Iraq (AP)
• US agrees to scrap immunity for security guards in Iraq: FM
• Particularly long gas lines in Baghdad (AP)
• Truck bomb wounds at least 15 near Mosul, Iraq (AP)
• US imports less oil from Venezuela (AP)
• Rabat urged to drop charges against Al-Jazeera (AFP)
• Shanghai knifeman kills five police in revenge attack
• Laws for pope visit rankle critics in Australia (AP)
• Texas man cleared of shooting suspected burglars (AP)
• FBI, state police probe Md. suspect's jail death (AP)
• Group sues over crop subsidies on US forest land (AP)
• Study finds long benefit in illegal mushroom drug (AP)
• California firefighters have to pick their battles (AP
• Cocktail museum shakes and stirs history (AP)
• Gas, food prices pinch elderly meal programs (AP)
• New Conn. health plan accepting applications (AP)
• Helicopter crash leaves a mother-to-be in mourning (AP
• WTC site rebuilding delayed and over budget (AP)
• Search for missing girl turns to uncle's property (AP)
• San Francisco denies liability in tiger attack (AP)
• Rocky Mountain conservation deal tops $500 million (AP
• Government considering euthanizing wild horses (AP)
• Expert: Girl was mauled on popular grizzly trail (AP)
• Surprising fact: Half of gun deaths are suicides (AP)
• Police: Pregnant NC soldier's death is a homicide (AP)
• Inmate with knife takes 2 hostage at Maine prison (AP)
• Florida preparing to execute child rapist, killer (AP)
• Automakers, analysts expect June sales drop (AP)
• Wall Street extends losses on 1st day of quarter (AP)
• Obama to expand Bush's faith based programs (AP)
• McCain to talk free trade in Latin America (AP)
• Zimbabwe president's spokesman to West: 'Go hang' (AP)
• Officials: Madeleine McCann probe is not over yet (AP)
• AT&T to sell iPhone without contract for $400 more (AP
• Scientists say ailing penguins signal sea problems (AP
• Pause after Screen Actors Guild contract expires (AP)
• Venus Williams reaches semifinals at Wimbledon (AP)
• African summit seeks consensus on Zimbabwe (Reuters)
• McCain focuses on trade in Colombia, Mexico trip (Reut
• Israeli threats to Iran seen as bluff -- for now (Reut
• U.S. lawmakers decry Olympics after dissidents blocked
• Portuguese police hand Madeleine report to prosecutor
• China, Dalai Lama's envoys resume talks (Reuters)
• Qaeda targets U.S. oil interests in N.Africa: report (
• Malaysia's Anwar says sodomy charge "a conspiracy" (Re
• Mugabe tells West to 'go hang' (AFP)
• Turkish ruling party on trial (AFP)
• Iraq: Miles-long gas lines despite oil riches (AP)
• Iraqi foreign minister urges security deal with US (AP
• Total on verge of signing Iraq oil service contract: presid
• Iraq assembly mulls US military pact (AFP)
• Last U.S. "surge" brigade begins leaving Iraq (Reuters
• Ex-Abu Ghraib inmates sue US firms for torture (AFP)
• 13 Americans, not 12, electrocuted in Iraq (AP)
• Iraq Sunni bloc on verge of rejoining government (Reut
• Sunni bloc says it will return to Iraq cabinet (AFP)
• Six killed in Iraq's Diyala province (AFP)
• Iraqi Kurdistan criticises Baghdad's oil plans: report
• Iraq opens door to foreign bidding to increase oil output
• Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture (AP)
• US, NATO deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll (AP)
• Iraq sues companies over oil-for-food kickbacks (Reute
• Six more combat units to head to Iraq: Pentagon (AFP)
• Bush signs $162 billion war spending bill (AP)
• Former Iraqi detainees sue U.S. military contractors (
• Gay wins trials 100 in wind-aided 9.68 seconds (AP)
• White Sox get even with Cubs, sweeping 3-game set (AP)
• Bail set for man held in Raiders' Walker case (AP)
• Las Vegas casino sues NBA over bills, report (AFP)
• Rookies carry Rangers past Phillies 5-1 (AP)
• Spain bask in Euro glory after 44-year wait (AFP)
• Wild trade rights to Rolston to Tampa Bay (AP)
• Federer shatters Hewitt's day at Wimbledon (AFP)
• Perry wins Buick Open (AP)
• Explosion at militant compound in Pakistan (AP)
• Hamas emboldened by Israel-Hezbollah swap (AP)
• Farmers attacked in wake of Zimbabwe election (AP)
• Russia charges gang with 20 racist murders (Reuters)
• Egypt to reopen Gaza border (AP)
• Tropical Storm Boris strengthens at sea (AP)
• New US sanctions may come in two weeks: White House (A
• Row over land to Hindus fails to die down in Indian Kashmir
• Australian police arrest suspect in ax killings (AP)
• Blind Special Forces soldier: determined to serve (AP)
• Uncle of a missing Vermont girl arrested (AP)
• Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers (AP)
• Storms in South, East cause delays; 1 child killed (AP
• Bus taking students to church camp crashes in Ala. (AP
• Gay revelers celebrate pride, marriage rights (AP)
• 'Into the Wild' pilgrimages increase in Alaska (AP)
• Clark: McCain a hero, but lacks command experience (AP
• Bear mauls teen during 24-hour bike race in Alaska (AP
• Commuter colleges go residential, gain enrollment (AP)
• Days of oversize airline carry-ons are limited (AP)
• Inundated towns along river ponder their futures (AP)
• Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans (AP)
• SAG leader calls strike talk `a distraction' (AP)
• NYC keeps the cannoli but drops the trans fats (AP)
• Bush administration freezing cuts in Medicare fees (AP
• Calif. firefighters battle more than 1,400 blazes (AP)
• Helicopter collision in northern Arizona kills 6 (AP)
• UN: US food aid arrives in North Korea (AP)
• Mugabe looks for support at African summit (AP)
• US stocks head for mixed open as oil tops $143 (AP)
• Vets OK sea turtle Dylan for release into wild (AP)
• Verizon Wireless gets Rhapsody music subscriptions (AP
• Maher and Shandling honor George Carlin at service (AP
• Jankovic ousted in fourth round (AP)
• African summit will press Mugabe to negotiate (Reuters
• Six killed as two helicopters crash in Arizona (Reuter
• Malaysia's Anwar leaves Turkish embassy (Reuters)
• Mississippi flooding closes St. Louis to barges (Reute
• WTC rebuilding faces delays, report to show: source (R
• U.N. expands food aid to N.Korea; U.S. help arrives (R
• Iran sentences man to death for spying for Israel (Reu
• AU slams Zimbabwe vote as Mugabe faces peers (AFP)
• French soldier shoots 17 in hostage-taking exercise (A
• Five Iraqi judges escape Baghdad bombs (Reuters)
• Iraq throws open door to foreign oil firms (Reuters)
• Iraq fails to sign contracts with foreign oil majors (
• Bush to sign $162 billion war spending bill (AP)
• Bomb attacks target three Baghdad judges (AFP)
• US transfer of Shiite province to Iraq delayed (AFP)
• Police: 3 judges targeted by bombs in Iraq (AP)
• Army study: Iraq occupation was understaffed (AP)
• In Maliki's hometown, grief and questions after deadly U.S.
• Program in Iraq against al-Qaida faces uncertainty (AP
• Sen. Kerry facing first Democratic foe in decades (AP)
• Correction: Iraq-Inside the Walls story (AP)
• Tropical Storm Cristina forms in Pacific (AP)
• China balks at US calls for Zimbabwe arms embargo (AFP
• Australian cardinal hopes pope will confront sex abuse
• Florida prepares for 1st execution since foul up (AP)
• Parole sought in 1964 murder with racial backdrop (AP)
• Fla. vandals tag 60 cars with anti-Obama messages (AP)
• Lost lotuses leave revelers little to celebrate (AP)
• SC teen struck, killed by Six Flags coaster in Ga. (AP
• Call for political displays rankles some Mormons (AP)
• Transplant recipient completes Yosemite ascent (AP)
• Money ruling a remarkable woman's legacy (AP)
• Anglican conservatives launch liberal challenge (AP)
• Omaha residents face up to a week without power (AP)
• New meaning for San Francisco gay pride parade (AP)
• Supreme Court rulings won't end lawsuits (AP)
• Out-of-state crews post SC signs in wrong places (AP)
• Superintendent: Bad tenured teachers hard to fire (AP)
• University of Georgia mascot, bulldog Uga VI, dies (AP
• Zimbabwe officials: Mugabe won in main cities (AP)
• Pakistani forces take control of area in Khyber (AP)
• As river rushes into Mo. town, residents file out (AP)
• Smoky skies threaten health in fiery California (AP)
• Huge crowds expected for SF gay pride parade (AP)
• Analysis: Iran harder sell on giving up nukes (AP)
• Reports: Model dies in apparent NYC suicide dive (AP)
• Winehouse strikes back at Glastonbury reveler (AP)
• Dodgers beat Angels 1-0 — without getting a hit (AP)
• Mugabe declared winner of widely condemned poll (Reute
• U.S. escalating covert operations against Iran: report
• Israel reopens Gaza border, Hamas looks to truce (Reut
• Rice emphasizes friendship during China visit (Reuters
• Israeli cabinet approves Hezbollah prisoner swap (Reut
• Polish-U.S. missile base deal possible this week (Reut
• China says next round of Tibet talks in early July (Re
• Mugabe declared winner in Zimbabwe's one-man election
• Israel approves prisoner swap with Hezbollah (AFP)
• Car bomb kills seven policemen in Iraq (AFP)
• US to transfer Shiite province to Iraq: local government
• U.S. faces Iraqi anger over raid near Kerbala (Reuters
• Truck bomb kills 7 people north of Baghdad (AP)
• Suicide bomber kills 7 policemen in northern Iraq (Reu
• Iraq to file lawsuits in US over oil-for-food scam (AF
• New civilian airport to open in Iraqi holy city (AFP)
• Iraqi officials angered by U.S. raid near Kerbala (Reu
• Car bomb kills seven Iraqi policemen (AFP)
• US army report faults poor postwar plan in Iraq (AFP)
• U.S. Army history slams post-invasion Iraq plan-report
• Secret U.S. operation kills Iraqi, strains relations (
• Texan helps document modern art looted from Iraq (AP)
• McCain, Iraqi president say progress being made (AP)
• Qaeda claims Iraq suicide bombing (AFP)
• New panel to iron out differences on Iraq oil law: Kurd lea
• Ankara, Tehran ganging up against Kurds: rebel chief (
• Kurdish regional leader stands by oil deals (AP)
• Ponson matches Delgado in nightcap; Yankees split (AP)
• Germany to win final - on penalties....again, says 'The Kai
• Flyers sign Jeff Carter to multiyear deal (AP)
• Groce hired as men's basketball coach at Ohio U (AP)
• Kerr gathering momentum for US Open defense (AP)
• Report: Iran to hit Israel if attacked (AP)
• North Korea saddened by loss of reactor tower (AP)
• Champion Venus eases as Schuettler strikes German blow in W
• Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen (AP)
• Chavez says Venezuela will not raise gas prices (AP)
• Pakistan launches anti-Taliban crackdown near Peshawar
• Australia increases airline access to South Africa, Kenya
• San Francisco gay pride parade has new meaning (AP)
• Storms kill 2, halt Olympic hopefuls' practice (AP)
• Up to 54 years for ringleader of body parts scheme (AP
• NJ restaurateur moonlights as unofficial diplomat (AP)
• Berkeley tree-sitters hanging on, 18 months in (AP)
• First American named to head Vatican high court (AP)
• Burrowing muskrat causes levee to fail in Missouri (AP
• NRA sues to overturn S.F. gun ban in city housing (AP)
• Illinois urged to get out of death-penalty limbo (AP)
• Calif entrepreneur auctioning off 200 classic cars (AP
• N.O. levees squeezed by Congress' demand for cash (AP)
• Scruggs gets 5 years in prison in bribery scheme (AP)
• US officials try faux speed bumps to slow drivers (AP)
• Drunken driver gets 43 years for killing mom, kids (AP
• 2nd NY millionaire gets prison in slavery case (AP)
• NY policeman charged after woman body-slammed (AP)
• Calif. man gets prison for burning Burning Man (AP)
• Border fence would cut through Texas university (AP)
• Court overturns injunction on S.D. abortion law (AP)
• Pakistan launches strike at Taliban hideouts (AP)
• California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism (AP)
• Obama plans visits to Europe, Mideast this summer (AP)
• Bush praises faith-based groups for helping needy (AP)
• Another sandbag barrier fails at Winfield, Mo. (AP)
• Supreme Court, long quiet, ends term with a growl (AP)
• Credit scores hit by card limits (AP)
• Foreign observer says Zimbabweans voted in fear (AP)
• Steven Tyler tells AP: Rehab was for meds (AP)
• Venus Williams advances to 4th round at Wimbledon (AP)
• Mugabe may be sworn in on Sunday: govt sources (Reuter
• Rice calls on North Korea to come clean on uranium (Re
• Obama, Clinton embrace, vow to fight in Unity show (Re
• Iran says Gulf oil route at risk if attacked (Reuters)
• U.S. says Taliban attacks may rise this year (Reuters)
• U.S. and EU near private data deal: report (Reuters)
• Guatemalan minister dies in helicopter crash (Reuters)
• Zimbabwe counts votes as opposition slams ballot 'farce'
• Rice urges NKorea to give up all nuclear weapons despite 'a
• WHO opens office in Baghdad (AFP)
• Al-Qaida in Iraq says it was behind Anbar attack (AP)
• Iraq police find 7 bodies, suspected al Qaeda jail (Re
• Iraq earmarks $8 million for new state oil company (AP
• Iraqi Qaeda group claims Anbar attack (Reuters)
• Officials: 30,000 troops heading to Iraq in 2009 (AP)
• Iraqi officials outraged by U.S. raid in prime minister's h
• U.S. C-130 makes emergency landing in Baghdad field (R
• Iraq veteran discharged for acknowledging he's gay (AP
• Congress Backs $162 Billion for Iraq, Afghanistan (Blo
• Midwestern downpours keep residents out of homes (AP)
• North Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower (AP)
• After-tax incomes and spending show big gains (AP)
• Former rivals take first public step toward unity (AP)
• Voters led to polls in Zimbabwe 1-candidate runoff (AP
• Stocks waver after Thursday's big drop (AP)
• Poll: Math, yes; standardized tests, maybe (AP)
• Facebook to users: State sex to cut grammar errors (AP
• Woman's 'Wing House' takes flight in Malibu (AP)
• Rose, Beasley, Mayo go 1-2-3 in NBA draft (AP)
• North Korea blows up reactor cooling tower (Reuters)
• Inflation and job losses keep consumers glum (Reuters)
• Oil jumps to new above $142 as equities wilt (Reuters)
• Obama and Clinton to make first joint appearance (Reut
• Tsvangirai says Zimbabweans being forced to vote (Reut
• Missouri levee breaks as flooding continues (Reuters)
• Russia and EU hail "fresh start" in relations (Reuters
• North America's 1st carbon tax rolls out under fire (R
• Zimbabwe votes in Mugabe's one-man election (AFP)
• NKorea blows up nuke plant tower (AFP)
• US troops nab suspect in deadly Iraq suicide bombing (
• U.S. handover of Iraqi province delayed (Reuters)
• Iraq says two dozen Shiite fighters have surrendered (
• Rare Iraqi Jewish books 'surface in Israel' (AFP)
• Baghdad's walls keep peace but feel like prison (AP)
• Congress passes Iraq war spending bill (AP)
• US delays Anbar handover due to weather (AP)
• Weather delays U.S. handover of Iraqi province (Reuter
• Iraqi Supreme Court judge shot dead in ambush (AFP)
• Iraq tries to entice back doctors who fled violence (R
• Md. mom uses son's Iraq death to help change law (AP)
• US Senate approves Iraq, Afghanistan war funding (AFP)
• Congress passes new Iraq war funds (Reuters)
• Congress Approves $162 Billion for Iraq, Afghanistan Wars
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,113 (AP)
• US says top al-Qaida figure killed (AP)
• 3 Marines among 43 dead on bloody day in Iraq (McClatc
• Bush administration lifts North Korea sanctions (AP)
• US economy logs better but still subpar growth (AP)
• Zimbabwe's Mugabe: Open to talks with opposition (AP)
• British man gets life in deaths of wife, baby (AP)
• ISPs still considering tracking Web use (AP)
• SAG says studios offered more to sister union (AP)
• Crocodile welcomed into Australian pub by drinkers (AP
• Venus Williams struggles but wins at Wimbledon (AP)
• Supreme Court finds individual right to own guns (Reut
• N.Korea presents nuclear report (Reuters)
• California unveils ambitious climate plan (Reuters)
• Mugabe says vote must go ahead despite pressure (Reute
• U.S. withdraws nuclear weapons from Britain: report (R
• Gaza truce strained by rocket fire and closure (Reuter
• U.S. explores anti-missile scheme for flight zones (Re
• Somalia conflict kills more than 2,100 this year (Reut
• NKorea hands over nuclear dossier (AFP)
• Mugabe holds final rallies ahead of Zimbabwe vote (AFP
• Militia in Saddam's home province told to lay down arms: US
• At least 38 killed in Iraq bombings (AFP)
• Bombers kill nearly 40 in Iraq (Reuters)
• 20 die in attack on meeting west of Baghdad (AP)
• Suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq's Anbar province (AFP)
• CBS to appeal ruling on Marine interview (AP)
• Bush, Talabani discuss complex Iraq security deal (AP)
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,110 (AP)
• U.S. direction in Asia hinges on Iraq: advisers (Reute
• Will the Calm in Baghdad Last? (Time.com)
• Voters split over McCain, Obama views on Iraq (AP)
• Marine jailed for refusing to testify in Iraq case (AP
• Iraq, U.S. making progress on security pact: Talabani
• Bush, Talabani work on US-Iraq security pact (AFP)
• US-Iraq pact must suit Baghdad: Bush (AFP)
• Iraq Through the Looking Glass(es) (Time.com)
• Iraq PM gives new one week deadline to Shiite militants
• Sadr City blast reveals new dangers for U.S. (The Chri
• 90 Iraqis wounded in car bomb: US military (AFP)
• Iraq bomb kills 3 U.S. soldiers, interpreter (Reuters)
• Rice laments US civilian deaths in Iraq (AFP)
• Rice: Sadr City attack reminder of dangers Americans face
• New Iraq war guidelines stress role of citizens (AFP)
• Attorneys say Delaware execution went bad (AP)
• Political Play: Obama carries lucky charms (AP)
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• Stocks fall sharply after consumer confidence data (AP
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• UN says fair vote in Zimbabwe is impossible (AP)
• Lightning sparks 800-plus fires in California (AP)
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• Don Imus says he was making a 'sarcastic point' (AP)
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• Visa business network boosts Facebook's ad efforts (AP
• Venus Williams wins Wimbledon opener (AP)
• Mugabe defies mounting pressure to stop vote (Reuters)
• Israeli apparently shoots self as Sarkozy departs (Reu
• Iran says EU sanctions could hurt nuclear diplomacy (R
• Gaza truce shaken by rocket fire, killings in WBank (R
• McCain defends position switch on offshore oil (Reuter
• Myanmar cyclone toll rises to 138,000 dead, missing (R
• Divers find only death in sunken Philippine ferry (Reu
• Zimbabwe opposition delivers letter confirming pullout
• Two Gaza rockets slam into southern Israel (AFP)
• Blast in Baghdad's Sadr City kills 4 Americans (AP)
• New Iraq war guidelines underscore role of citizens (A
• US official visits Syria for talks on Iraq refugees (A
• Four Americans, six Iraqis killed in Baghdad bomb blast
• Bomb kills 6 Iraqis, 4 Americans in Baghdad (Reuters)
• Four Americans killed in Baghdad blast (AFP)
• Two Americans killed in Baghdad bombing: embassy (Reut
• Iraqi Kurds sign oil deals with Canadian firms (AFP)
• Iraqi passions turn to soccer – for 90 minutes (T
• First contractor convicted under U.S. military law in Iraq
• Trial postponed for ex-Marine charged in Iraq case (AP
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,104 (AP)
• Baghdad's minibus taxis bridge sectarian divide (Reute
• Security gains in Iraq are fragile, reversible: Pentagon
• U.S. says Iraqi forces still need American help (Reute
• As US military buildup in Iraq ends, what next? (AP)
• Freed of militias, Basra has new problems (AP)
• 'Operation Baghdad' nabs 75 in Europe immigrant racket: Eur
• Iraq PM announces crackdown in Qaeda bastion (AFP)
• European police nab Iraq immigrant ring (AP)
• Australia must strengthen India ties: foreign minister
• Some searchers still expect to see rare woodpecker (AP
• Comedian George Carlin dead at age 71 (AP)
• Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst (AP)
• Mayor: No support for claims of pregnancy pact (AP)
• Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy (AP
• Firefighters battle wildfires in California, N.M. (AP)
• Can the Martian arctic support extreme life? (AP)
• Drought, freeze kill most of Wis. tart cherry crop (AP
• 1st black La. Supreme Court justice dies at 84 (AP)
• Polygamist leader's daughter wants new lawyer (AP)
• Cat killed in Missouri identified as leopard (AP)
• George Carlin mourned as counterculture hero (AP)
• Dutch Foreign Ministry: Tsvangirai seeks refuge (AP)
• Court rejects case on fast track for border fence (AP)
• Forecaster: End is near to Mississippi River rise (AP)
• 55 militants killed in battle in east Afghanistan (AP)
• EU approves sanctions against Iran's biggest bank (AP)
• Citi halfway done cutting 6,500 in i-bank: source (AP)
• NBC service will show Olympic events via computer (AP)
• Australian in wheelchair gets drunk driving charge (AP
• Federer, Serena Williams advance at Wimbledon (AP)
• Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai takes refuge in embassy (Reuters
• John McCain to push new measures to lower auto emissions
• EU states back new sanctions on Iran (Reuters)
• Hopes fade for Philippine ferry victims (Reuters)
• U.S.-led troops kill 55 Taliban after Afghan ambush (R
• Edgy comic George Carlin dies at 71 (Reuters)
• Court rejects challenge to Arizona border fence (Reute
• Tsvangirai takes refuge at Dutch embassy in Harare (AF
• Desperate hunt for Philippine ferry survivors (AFP)
• One U.S. soldier killed, five wounded in Iraq attack (
• American soldier killed, 5 others wounded in Iraq (AP)
• Iraq to crackdown on Qaeda stronghold (AFP)
• Iraqi PM pledges to enforce law after Amara raid (Reut
• Iraqi forces to take over security in Anbar (Reuters)
• Court delays hearing on Saddam super-yacht (AFP)
• Mortar attack kills 10 US-allied Sunnis (AP)
• Mortar attacks kill 10 Iraqis in Diyala (AFP)
• U.S., Iraqi forces meet no Sadr resistance in Amara (T
• Iraq Suicide Bomber Kills 16 (Time.com)
• Qatar end Iraqi hopes of World Cup qualification (AFP)
• Iraqis drub U.S. troops - in soccer (McClatchy Newspap
• Jordan hands over stolen Iraqi artifacts (AP)
• PM urges Iraqi professionals to return home (AFP)
• Jordan returns stolen antiquities to Iraq (AFP)
• Baghdad, Beijing, Berlin top US embassy projects (AP)
• Glaus hits slam, Cards rock Dice-K in 9-3 victory (AP)
• Edmonds hits 2 HRs in 1 inning as Cubs beat ChiSox (AP
• Paul Hamm makes Olympic gymnastics squad (AP)
• Russia tops Netherlands in extra time, earns semis (AP
• Cubs' Zambrano on 15-day DL with shoulder strain (AP)
• Italy mentally stronger than Spain, says Panucci (AFP)
• Hossa informs Penguins he will test free agency (AP)
• Flack's 8th-inning homer keeps UNC alive in CWS (AP)
• Federer comes out fighting ahead of Wimbledon defence
• NBC's Miller apologizes for comments about Mediate (AP
• NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border (AP
• Ince confirmed as new Blackburn manager (AFP)
• Venezuela puts nation's interests first in mining (AP)
• One year on, Australian govt backs controversial Aboriginal
• Relief in sight from California heat wave (AP)
• NBC: Brokaw gets "Meet the Press" through election (AP
• Gay couples across California trade weekend vows (AP)
• Police: 3 hurt in shooting at Juneteenth festival (AP)
• Aging levee poses threat to impoverished city (AP)
• Bodies of 3 missing snowboarders found in Wash. (AP)
• Everything seemingly is spinning out of control (AP)
• NYC getting 'Waterfalls' off shore of Manhattan (AP)
• Police: Dad leads cops to remains of missing kids (AP)
• Opposition mounts to clean air change affecting parks
• Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes (AP)
• Ugliest dog: 3 legs, 1 eye, no hair, all winner (AP)
• Car hits NYC pedestrians for 4th time in 2 days (AP)
• House in CT eminent domain dispute finds new home (AP)
• Zoos ask, what to do with an aged lemur? (AP)
• Deals transfer water from northern Wash. counties (AP)
• Mississippi River level rises beyond forecasts (AP)
• Minister: Saudi Arabia can increase oil production (AP
• Calif. firefighters wrestle with hundreds of blazes (A
• 700 missing after Philippines typhoon sinks ferry (AP)
• Zimbabwe opposition leader pulling out of election (AP
• Billions more needed to secure US embassies (AP)
• Md. plantation attic holds 400 years of documents (AP)
• Anna Nicole ex snaps up lingerie for Dannielynn (AP)
• NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash (AP)
• Mugabe's rival Tsvangirai pulls out of election (Reute
• Worst seen over for Midwest floods, cleanup starts (Re
• Philippine ferry sinks, 700 aboard missing (Reuters)
• Leaked Israeli drill seen as U.S. pressure on Iran (Re
• U.N. inspectors head for nuclear probe in Syria (Reute
• Rockets from Pakistan kill Afghan woman, 3 children (R
• WITNESS: Humor, the strongest levee in the Midwest? (R
• Zimbabwe opposition chief quits run-off (AFP)
• Philippine ferry sinks with more than 700 aboard (AFP)
• Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq (Reuters)
• Last Chance at an Iraqi Prosecution? (Time.com)
• Police: Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq (AP)
• Iraq to award oil contracts to foreign firms (AFP)
• Talks on new Iraq oil law to resume this week (AP)
• Female suicide bomber kills 16 in Iraq (AFP)
• Battle shapes up over future of US role in Iraq (AP)
• WITNESS: Sergeant William Bee, May 18, 2008 (Reuters)
• British hostages in Iraq 'alive': report (AFP)
• US closing in on Iraqi refugee target (AP)
• Housing rescue is final chance for bargaining (AP)
• Shoulder surgery could end Schilling's career (AP)
• Last-place Blue Jays fire Gibbons, coaches (AP)
• Ramirez homers in 9th as Cubs edge White Sox 4-3 (AP)
• NBA demands $1.4 million from disgraced referee (AP)
• Home of 'Pacman' Jones up for foreclosure sale (AP)
• Red Sox honor NBA champion Celtics (AP)
• Peralta's 2-run double in 10th gives Indians 5-4 win (
• Dutch in Russian's sights in Euro 2008 quarter-final (
• Thrashers hire John Anderson as coach (AP)
• Federowicz's 9th-inning slam keeps Carolina alive (AP)
• Radwanska holds off Petrova to win Eastbourne tennis Champi
• Kite's 63 ties tournament record outside Boston (AP)
• Mugabe: opposition lies about political violence (AP)
• AP: Pakistan's ambassador urges patience from US (AP)
• Olympic torch paraded through Tibet (AP)
• Radwanska holds off Petrova to win Eastbourne (AFP)
• 12 dead in stampede at Mexico nightclub (AP)
• Chevron says pipeline breached in Nigeria (AP)