National

• Feds: 27 levees could overflow if sandbags fail

• Gay couples rush to get married in California

• Report: Pentagon misled Congress on NORAD threat

• Democrats to keep jobless benefits in Iraq bill

International

• Bush ends Europe trip with good news

• Taliban militants destroy bridges in Afghanistan

• Olympic torch arrives in China's west

Election

• Gore endorses Obama and attacks Bush in Detroit

• McCain, Obama offer different visions on taxes

ODD & Extraordinary

• Man orders pet python to attack police officers

• Men nabbed with $372K say they just wanted bananas

• Man, dog in car survive plunge down remote cliff

• Colorado lottery to offer scratch-n-sniff games

• Judge reduces trust fund for Leona Helmsley's dog

Entertainment & The Arts

• Replacing Russert tough task for NBC News

Science

• Utah announces 'major dinosaur fossil discovery'

• Study: Chimps calm each other with hugs, kisses

• Mars team ponders whether lander sees ice or salt

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