National

• Giant online security hole getting fixed, slowly

• Year after Utah mine collapse, many failures clear

• Officials: Anthrax case solved, but still open

• Mexican-born killer put to death in Texas

• Gun-control groups fear top activist was NRA spy

• DIA's new mission adds to intel arsenal

• Report: Nuclear waste disposal will cost US $96B

International

• GAO: Iraq could have $79 billion budget surplus

• Crowds in Beijing cheer Olympic torch arrival

  • World leaders quash qualms, go to Olympic opening

  • Bush: China must end detentions, ensure freedoms

• Helicopter rescues last survivor of K2 tragedy

Election

• McCain opposes farm policies popular in Midwest

• Obama leads McCain nationally in AP-Ipsos poll

• Paris Hilton issues tart rebuttal to McCain ad

• Presidential debate commission chooses moderators

ODD & Extraordinary

• British couple wed strapped to wings of airplanes

• Big cat grabs dog from Colo. home as owners slept

• Landlord allegedly rams Hummer into renter's house

• Goats slip past security fence near NYC bridge

• Ohio preacher, 71, convicted in road rage case

• Wily sea lion slips aboard family's Wash. sailboat

• Oregon thief interrupts bike trip from Indiana

• Bird dung means big business on Peru island

• 111-year-old reptile finally becoming a father

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Scientists: Salt in Mars soil not bad for life

• Scientists cheer gorilla find, but warn of threats

Entertainers, Entertainment and the Arts

• Freeman in 'good spirits' after car crash surgery

• 'Dark Knight' shoots to $400M mark in record time

• Newly discovered Beatles tape sells for $23,000

• Judge rules Snipes must reimburse government

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