State

• Illinois politician who mentored Obama to retire

• Escaped bison shot after blocking Ill. highway

National

• Tropical Storm Fay soaks southwest Florida

• Search to resume for missing Grand Canyon tourists

• Judge: Detroit mayor removal hearing can't proceed

• Defense: Prosecutors bending law for MySpace hoax

• Reputed NY mob boss gets 2-year prison

• Wyo. tribe mourns 3 teens, loss of cultural ties

• Potter, Leno, Favre are constants for Class of '12

International

• Small Russian convoy leaves key Georgian city

• Suicide attack at Algerian police academy kills 43

• 10 French soldiers die in Afghan battle

  • Afghan president says he will run for office again

• Nukes unlikely to be affected by Musharraf leaving

Election

• Obama expected to name a running mate this week

• McCain nets $1.75 million at Reed-linked event

ODD & Extraordinary

• Disabled turtle finds romance after getting wheels

• Ky. sheriff picks up wrong man in Calif.

• Colo. residents debate cow and bear confrontation

• Puerto Rico corpse kept upright for 3-day wake

• It's an open case: Who's stealing manhole covers?

• Bouncy rubber sidewalk may foil beer keg damage

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Researchers say numbers aren't needed to count

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Obama book falls victim to booksellers' rivalry

• Title, print run on Woodward book announced

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