State

• Chicago's black politicians building own dynasties

National

• Tropical Storm Fay expected to hit Fla. 3rd time

• 'Incalculable loss' -- US Rep. Tubbs Jones mourned

• FDNY: Radio training needed after deadly WTC fire

• Canyon flood damaged 'most beautiful place'

• FEMA phones hacked; calls made to Mideast, Asia

• Weak economy spurs growth for community colleges

International

• 14 bodies ID'd so far in Spain plane crash

• Documents: US strike aided bin Laden-Taliban ties

• Taliban claim Pakistan suicide blasts that kill 46

• Rice visits Baghdad to press for security deal

• Top Israeli candidate wants unity government

• Russia blocks Georgia's main port city

Election

• McCain hopes to turn the tide in Great Lakes area

• Obama steps up anti-McCain message in his TV ads

ODD & Extraordinary

• Illinois sheriff does jail time -- voluntarily

• Angel the dog credited with saving kittens

• Man drives home 53rd new Cadillac in 53 years

• Man: Friend's raccoon 'went crazy' and attacked me

• Utah politician seals deal with horse kiss

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Indiana ramps up its control efforts against kudzu

• Iran's space agency says it will send man to space

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Matt Damon's wife, Luciana, gives birth to girl

• Jonas Brothers notch 3rd-biggest debut of 2008

• 'That Was the Week That Was'

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