International

• Al-Qaida links cited in Bhutto bomb

• Blast at Manila shopping mall kills 8

• Thais arrest Canadian child-sex suspect

Politics

• Thompson campaign announces Illinois state leadership

ODD & extraordinary

• Brewer offers lifetime of beer for laptop

• Woman with DUI arrests told not to drive

• Couple make burglar clean up at gunpoint

Science

• Mass. aquarium houses pregnant anaconda

• NASA drops deal with Rocketplane

• Sage grouse hunted despite concerns

Other

• Mullen: U.S. action in Iran last resort

• Rubik's Cube has new generation of fans

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