National

• 8 inmates escape from N.M. jail, including murderer

• Wildfire burns homes in Boise neighborhood

• Texas students pack book bags; teachers pack heat

• New census figures on poverty due Tuesday

• Fay's remnants soak drought-parched South

• Judge won't delay Simpson trial in Las Vegas

• World's first nuclear reactor now a landmark

International

• Hurricane Gustav gaining strength south of Haiti

• Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions

• Pakistan: Top US diplomat escapes gun attack

• Iraqi leader insists on deadline for troop pullout

• N. Korea says it halts nuclear reactor disablement

• Afghan gov't seeks review of international troops

Election

• Michelle Obama shows her husband's personal side

• Dealmaking and drama lead up to Clinton speech

• Analysis: On cue, Kennedy the draw at convention

  • Caroline Kennedy: Ted was determined to get to DNC

• 'Promises to Keep' a hit for Biden

• GOP puts platform on crash diet

ODD & Extraordinary

• Amtrak train runs out of fuel, stranded 2 hours

• Raccoon's courthouse crime spree ends with capture

• Wash. rodeo coordinator loses 2nd finger on job

• Feisty puppy scares off 3 bears in N.J. backyard

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Cows seem to know which way is north

• Monkeys reward friends and relatives

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Bollywood's 'Hari Puttar' film sparks lawsuit

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