State

• Floodwaters threaten river towns in Ill., Mo.

National

• Bush looks offshore for remedy to high oil prices

• D.C. area not immune to infrastructure woes

• NYC cop helps bring down feared Colombian drug lord

• Maryland elects 1st black woman to Congress

• Countrywide revelations muddle housing rescue

• Hundreds of gay couples wed across California

• Grand Teton marks biggest addition since 1950

International

• NATO, Afghan troops move against Taliban

• Israel urges Lebanon to open peace talks

• US, activists decry Darfur 'failure'

• Cuban TV shows new images of ailing Fidel Castro

Election

• Obama meets with national security advisory group

• McCain ad puts distance with Bush on environment

ODD & Extraordinary

• Cook accused of stealing lobster tails in his pants

• Jackals, lizards, raptors delay flights in India

• Man gets Air Force leave extended for White Castle

• Chase turns sour for lemonade stand robber

Entertainment, Entertainers & The Arts

• George Carlin to receive Mark Twain humor prize

• De Niro testifies in NYC hotel dispute

• Actress-dancer Cyd Charisse dies in L.A. at 86

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