State

• Mother convicted in kids' drownings free on parole

• Former Nation of Islam leader W.D. Mohammed dies

National

• Ike gains strength over Gulf, aims for Texas

• Democrats pushing 2nd stimulus, GOP resisting

• House votes to end access for Mexican trucks

• Judge says part of bankruptcy law unconstitutional

• More people calling suicide prevention hot line

• NYC hot lines accept videos, cell phone pictures

• Fewer US med students choosing primary care

• New 9/11 museum building design evokes twin towers

International

• Petraeus' former deputy returns as Iraq chief

  • Pentagon leaders to urge caution in troop cuts

• Report: N. Korea officials deny leader Kim is ill

  • S. Korea: N. Korea's Kim is recovering from surgery

• Officials: Al-Qaida operatives killed in Pakistan

• EU tugs at Ukraine amid concerns about Russia

• South Korean ship hijacked off Somali coast

Election

• Obama opens education debate with McCain

• McCain camp: Obama's 'lipstick' remark disgraceful

  • No questions, please; Palin sticks to her script

ODD & Extraordinary

• Airline seeks bald men as walking billboards

• German firefighters use net to capture kangaroo

• Police seek shoplifting swimming suspect

• Police: Man blames bad driving on spilled beer

• Jose Canseco could lose street name in Miami

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Largest particle collider conducts successful test

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Pitt, Clooney dumb down for Coens' 'Burn'

• 12 valuable paintings stolen from Calif. home

• Kennedy Center to honor Streisand, Freeman, others

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