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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens as vice presidential running mate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks at a rally in front of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (Photo by Alex Brandon /AP)

Russia aims to keep control of Georgian port city

Thousands of Georgians angry at the presence of Russian troops on the outskirts of the strategic Black Sea port of Poti took to the streets, waving Georgian flags and urging the Russians to leave.

ABC News

UN ask for $58m in Georgia aid

BBC

Georgia back in control of key road

Reuters

Fay weakens to tropical depression

Tropical Storm Fay weakened to a depression but heavy winds and flooding could continue for several days, the National Hurricane Center said.

CNN

Biden adds experience, signals tough line

Biden adds foreign policy and a Washington insider's resume to a Democratic ticket headed by Obama, a first-term senator dogged by questions about his readiness.

Reuters

After Biden, who will be on McCain’s ticket?

Financial Times

Biden well-liked, but unknown to many

USA Today

Democracy digitised

BBC

US official to China: Release Americans detained for protest

Washington's top diplomat in China pressed the government to immediately free foreign activists jailed for protesting and criticized Beijing for failing to use the games to show "greater tolerance."

USA Today

China after the Olympics

CNN

UN Ghana climate talks start

Time is running short to agree on a new U.N. climate treaty that will need billions of dollars a year to help the poor cope with global warming, host Ghana told the start of 160-nation U.N. climate talks.

Reuters

NATION

Report DOD to again probe post-Katrina pumps in New Orleans

The Department of Defense will again investigate allegations that the Army Corps of Engineers let a contractor install faulty pumps after Hurricane Katrina despite a warning that they might fail.

Southern Ledger

US and global economies slipping

Economic trouble has spread far beyond the United States, threatening American businesses with the loss of foreign sales and investment that have become increasingly vital to their sustenance.

International Herald Tribune

Scooter rundown: Best fits from tall to small

NPR

Utah small plane crash kills 10

A small plane crashed and burned shortly after takeoff, killing everyone on board, including the pilot and nine people who had spent the day working at a skin cancer clinic in remote community.

ABC News

POLITICS

The Veep’s pipeline push

An old letter by Vice President Dick Cheney that pushed a controversial Alaska pipeline bill is getting renewed scrutiny because of new evidence in the Justice Department's case against Sen. Ted Stevens.

Newsweek

Bush pins gas prices on Democrats

President Bush blamed the Democratic-led Congress for the high cost of gasoline and renewed his call for expanded offshore drilling to increase U.S. oil supplies.

TIME

McCain: Biden a 'very wise selection'

Presumptive GOP nominee John McCain had kind words for Sen. Joe Biden, who was named presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama’s running mate.

CBS News

Special section:

America's worst Vice Presidents

TIME

BUSINESS

The biggest losers in the Beijing Games

Liu Xiang's injury not only ended this year's gold medal chances for a man being dubbed China's Michael Jordan, it also hampered his marketability for current and future sponsors.

MSNBC

Treasuries drop as haven demand eases, inflation concern rises

Treasury 10-year notes posted a weekly drop as the appeal of government debt faded as investors grew more confident that the U.S. will support Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Brazil: setting an important precedent for indigenous lands

Brazil's Supreme Court is set to decide next week whether or not to uphold the demarcation of the Raposa Serra do Sol reservation as a single, unbroken territory.

Environmental News Network

Eco-police find new target: Oreos

Kraft Foods and other U.S. food producers come under attack as demand for vegetable oil made from palm trees soars.

CNNMoney

EDUCATION

Stereotype of mathematical inferiority still plagues girls

Educators have been trying to get the word out for years: Girls perform as well as boys in math. But school officials still face a major task in overcoming the stereotypes.

Education Week

Colleges try to control students behavior off campus

A growing number of universities are starting to take a more proactive approach to monitoring off-campus behavior and neighbors say the efforts are working.

MSNBC

HEALTH

Small packages trick people to eat more

Two new marketing studies found that some people tend to consume more calories when junk food portions and packages are smaller.

LiveScience

Your guide to never feeling tired again

The 22 ways to tackle life's biggest energy zappers.

WebMD

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GOOD NEWS

A vision to connect Africa and Asia

Sheikh Tarik bin Laden of the Republic of Djibouti, Osama bin Laden's half-brother and the CEO of Middle East Development, wants to build a massive suspension bridge connecting Djibouti to Yemen.

Spiegel International

Titanic treasures to go on display

About 200 pieces from the Titanic collection will be exhibited at the Georgia Aquarium, the first time the show has been at an aquarium.

Mansfield News-Journal

WORLD

International community split over US-India nuclear deal

The Nuclear Suppliers Group summit will debate whether the deal undermines efforts towards nuclear nonproliferation and sets a precedent for other would-be nuclear powers.

Christian Science Monitor

US military weighs Afghan options