National

• Gun charges expected in Obama plot

• Flash floods surprise drivers in Southwest, kill 2

• US slams Russian recognition of breakaway areas

• Number of uninsured drops; poverty holds steady

International

• Gustav weakens but could become hurricane again

• Dalai Lama, battling exhaustion, cancels trips

• 2 hijackers of Darfur plane surrender in Libya

• US ship carrying aid docks at Georgian port

Election

• Hillary Clinton boosts Obama; next up, Bill

• 'War room' revs up with high-profile Republicans

ODD & Extraordinary

• Returning firefighters find own station ablaze

• Board members quit, government suspended in N.Y. town

• Nebraska city council votes to evict aging horse

• No buyers for Wis. man's million-mile Chevy -- yet

• Charge dismissed in case of dog registered to vote

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd-lowest level on record

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Clooney, Pitt arrive in Venice for film festival

Today

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