T O D A Y ' S H E A D L I N E S
Full Congress will likely
hold off
on
contempt citations to go on vacation
 A senior Democratic official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the House itself likely would take up the
citations after Congress' August recess.
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Bush again trying to confuse public about al-Qaida, Iraq
 There are big holes in his argument. First of all, al-Qaida in Mesopotamia did not exist when 9/11 occurred. It has developed in the past two years — at most — as the U.S. occupation and fighting in Iraq have continued.
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Officials concede al-Qaeda
not 'monolithic' group
A US intelligence official repeated Wednesday a description of Al-Qaeda in Iraq as an "affiliate" group to Osama bin Laden's organization, in a careful assessment of the groups' closeness.
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US: Attackers in Iraq
have improved aim
The U.S. military has noted a "significant improvement" in the aim of attackers firing rockets and mortars into the heavily fortified Green Zone in the past three months that it has linked to training in Iran, a top commander said Thursday.
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US rejects Italy's demand to withdraw from Afghanistan
 The United States on Wednesday rejected Italy's call to end the US military mission in Afghanistan over what Rome termed "morally unacceptable" civilian casualties.
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While real bullets fly,
movies bring war home
On a night four years ago, five soldiers back from three months in Iraq went drinking at a Hooters restaurant and a topless bar near Fort Benning, Ga.
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Panel calls for
improved veterans care
A presidential commission on Wednesday urged broad changes to veterans' care that would boost benefits for family members.
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National Guard at US-Mexican
border to be cut in half
The number of National Guard troops along the Arizona-Mexico border will be trimmed in half by the end of next month.
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Obama tries to turn
Clinton words on her
 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to turn rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's words back on her Wednesday, saying her vote to authorize the Iraq war was "irresponsible and naive."
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BillO trying to
pick fight with DailyKos
Bill O'Reilly's favorite topic these days seems to be Daily Kos. Always got to have an enemy for the conservatives, right BillO? O'Reilly cable show has less viewers than the worse-rated CW program.
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McCain's media team
quits his campaign
Sen. John McCain's advertising consultants have resigned from his presidential campaign, the latest in a rash of staff shake-ups in recent weeks.
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Protesters heckle Thompson
A woman screaming “you’re not a real conservative, sir” was removed by police from a welcoming reception for likely GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson Wednesday morning. A second protester was also taken from the room.
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Bloomberg teases
with new website
Will he or won't he? In the latest twist to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's "I'm-not-running-for-president" campaign, team Bloomberg has fired up a new URL, "mike2008.com."
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Panel seeks overhaul of
US military health system
The U.S. military health care system for wounded troops is complex and confusing and must be overhauled so Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans receive needed care, a presidential commission urged on Wednesday.
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Bush nixes higher-level
talks with Iran
The United States on Wednesday rejected holding higher-level talks with Iran, one day after their ambassadors to Baghdad held a landmark second meeting on Iraqi security.
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Oil prices climb
on supply concerns
Oil prices kept rising Thursday, nearing $77 a barrel amid worries that inventories of crude oil at a key Oklahoma terminal fell last week.
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US housing
gloom darkens
Sales of existing US homes fell much more heavily than predicted in June to their lowest level in over four and a half years as the property market continued to display shaky foundations, an industry survey showed Wednesday.
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Study: 1 in 5 adults
watch Web videos
One in five online Americans view video over the Internet on any given day, thanks to speedier Internet connections and a wider selection of clips, a study finds.
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Review: Sharing live
video by cell phone
My cell phone flickered to life in the middle of a rowdy party, and seconds later, my fiancee's face brightened up the screen. "Sorry I couldn't make it," she said. "I wish I was there."
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AT&T earnings show iPhone
not that big of a hit
It turns out Apple's much-ballyhooed iPhone wasn't as big a seller as projected.
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Senators call for stronger
cigarette warnings
 Cigarette warning labels should cover at least half of the package's front and back and use graphic color photos of cancer and other health effects to deter smokers, U.S. Senators said on Wednesday.
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FBI proposes network of
informants inside the US
The FBI is taking cues from the CIA to recruit thousands of covert informants in the United States as part of a sprawling effort to boost its intelligence capabilities.
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Bush's disapproval
rating mirrors criminal Nixon
 In polls conducted by The Post or Gallup going back to 1938, only once has a president exceeded that level of public animosity -- and that was Richard M. Nixon, who hit 66 percent four days before he resigned.
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Speculation that Cheney may
run for president
"Cheney has taken a look at the Republican presidential field and sees an opening. If Iowa and New Hampshire Republicans start receiving copies of 'Cheney' in their mailboxes, Mr. Cheney’s popularity may yet begin to climb."
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Army orders
surge in recruiters
The Army Times reports that “the Army has ordered 1,106 soldiers, former recruiters, away from their current assignments and back to recruiting duty starting on Friday.” The Army issued the order because it is “having significant difficulties getting new recruits because of the unpopularity of the Iraq War.”
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'No End In Sight' at
theaters soon
The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, this movie is jaw-dropping.
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Republican on trip to Saddam's
palace: It's like visiting Mall Of America
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) traveled to Iraq with a congressional delegation. In an interview with the Minnesota Star Tribune, Bachmann said that after her trip, she remains firm in her support for Bush’s escalation.
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Paula Zahn leaving CNN to
make way for Campbell Brown
Paula Zahn is leaving Atlanta-based CNN, turning her prime-time slot over to Campbell Brown.
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Judge refuses to stop states
from probing domestic spying
A US judge Tuesday refused pleas by federal lawyers to stop officials in five states from investigating what roles telecommunications firms played in anti-terror domestic spying.
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Senators challenge
White House briefings
Political briefings given by Bush White House aides to high-ranking diplomats "were probably inappropriate" and should stop, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Tuesday.
The comments by Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind.
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'Heated exchange' in
rare Iran talks
US charges that Iran was fueling sectarian strife in Iraq and terrorism in the Middle East led to tense and heated debate in rare talks Tuesday between the two arch enemies, US officials said.
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Edwards returns
donations from lobbyists
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, who reiterated his commitment Tuesday to never accept campaign donations from special interest groups, recently returned $3,400 from lobbyists.
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Fred Thompson shakes
up campaign staff
Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson is shaking up his still-unofficial campaign, replacing his top aide with a former Michigan senator and a veteran Florida strategist.
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Dem debate attracted
2.6 million viewers
The melting snowman, Tennessee rednecks and the novelty of the CNN-YouTube Democratic debate attracted 2.6 million television viewers, a slight drop from the numbers who tuned in for a more traditional exchange last month.
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Gloves off as Clinton,
Obama spar over worst 'dictators'
Democratic White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ripped into each other in their first big showdown of the 2008 race, over when to talk to US enemies like Iran and North Korea.
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Tobacco may be put
under FDA control
A Senate panel is nearing a vote on a proposal to put tobacco under Food and Drug Administration regulation despite objections that such a move would only entrench the market position of the nation's No. 1 tobacco company.
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House Democrats offer
child health plan
House Democrats would rely less on tobacco taxes than the Senate would and more on cuts to Medicare insurers to pay for a proposed $50 billion expansion of a children's health insurance program.
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Congress wants answers
on Tillman death
Congressional investigators told the White House on Tuesday that they intend to question several former Bush administration officials about their knowledge of Pat Tillman's death, escalating their inquiry into the high-profile friendly fire case.
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FEMA reviewing
policy on trailers
Days after the Federal Emergency Management Agency's chief spokesman said concerns about formaldehyde would not stop it from selling or donating surplus disaster trailers, the agency said Tuesday that it is reviewing the policy.
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Panhandlers get
class-action status
A federal judge on Tuesday granted class-action status to thousands of suspected panhandlers arrested or forced off streets over the past 15 years by police who used a law that was declared unconstitutional.
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Students, schools fear
end of racial diversity
Seventeen-year-old Quantae Williams doesn't understand why the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his school district's racial diversity program.
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Forecaster cuts 2007
hurricane outlook
 The 2007 hurricane season may be less severe than forecast due to cooler-than-expected water temperatures in the tropical Atlantic, private forecaster WSI Corp said on Tuesday.
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Don’t demean almost half the country on impeachment
When some polls now show that impeachment is supported by close to 45 percent of the entire nation, that is not only an extraordinary situation, it is a leading indicator of huge voter turnout among those who favor change.
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The Politico continues
to misreport
Congressman Dingell warming to GOP the plan on auto-mileage? Not so, says the Congressman.
"Had the Politico asked me, they would have heard a simple answer: no."
The Politico is emerging as little more than a print version of FOX News.
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Executive odor: Bush order to
seize protesters' assets
 The order prohibits prior notice to any person Bush feels has contributed to his problems in Iraq.
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Oil could hit
$95 this year
Jeffrey Currie, a London-based commodity analyst at the world's biggest securities firm, says $95 crude is likely this year unless OPEC unexpectedly increases production.
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Bush’s torture ban is full of loopholes
Once upon a time, a U.S. official’s condemnation of torture was a statement of moral principle. Today, it is an opportunity for obfuscation.
NYC buildings use
ice to keep cool
As the summer swelters on, skyscrapers and apartments around the city will crank up air conditioners and push the city's power grid to the limit — but some have found a cool alternative.
Hey big spender,
$210,000 drinks bill
A Middle Eastern businessman spent over $210,000 in a five-hour, champagne- and vodka-fuelled spending spree in a London nightclub at the weekend.
Noted psychologist
Albert Ellis dies
Albert Ellis, founder of a renowned psychotherapy institute who is considered by many to be among the most influential figures in modern psychology, died Tuesday, the institute announced. He was 93.
Lawsuit seeks to
shut down Facebook
The owners of a rival social networking Web site are trying to shut down Facebook.com, charging in a federal lawsuit that Facebook's founder stole their ideas while they were students at Harvard.
Oprah tops list of
highest paid TV stars
Talk might be cheap, but Oprah is not, topping a list of the highest-paid television stars in the United States.
Voracious jumbo squid
invade California
Jumbo squid that can grow up to 7 feet long and weigh more than 110 pounds is invading central California waters and preying on local anchovy, hake and other commercial fish populations, according to a study published Tuesday.
Panel looks at revamping
parole systems
About 1,600 people get out of prison every day, and more than half are back within three years — a problem researchers say might be reduced if offenders got more help right after release.
Countrywide profit sinks,
defaults rise
Countrywide Financial Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit shrank by nearly a third as softening home prices led to rising delinquencies and mortgage defaults among the most creditworthy borrowers.
Conn. city offers
illegal immigrants IDs
Dozens of people lined up at City Hall on Tuesday for municipal identification cards, the first city-issued ID cards specifically designed to bring illegal immigrants out of the shadows and give them access to community services.
Colorado prof fired
after 9-11 remarks
The University of Colorado's governing board on Tuesday fired a professor whose essay likening some Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi leader provoked national outrage and led to an investigation of research misconduct.
Illegal workers in US
troll for jobs in plain sight
For the scores of illegal migrants looking for a day job on a bustling highway outside Washington, any small risk of arrest was far outweighed by the potential reward: 10 to 20 times better pay for a day's work than if they were at home.
Starbucks label signs
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell is following the lead of Paul McCartney in joining with the coffee giant Starbucks to release her comeback album.
Toyota unveils plug-in
hybrid, to test on roads
Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled a "plug-in" hybrid car based on its popular Prius model on Wednesday, saying it would test the fuel-saving vehicle on public roads -- a first for the industry.
Rats and cats work
to sniff out mines
Who says Tom and Jerry can't be friends? For the past year, a special Colombian police unit has been locking rats in cages with cats as part of a project to train the rodents to sniff out the more than 100,000 landmines planted mostly by leftist rebels across this conflict-wracked Andean country.
Fitness means less
belly fat at any weight
"Fat and fit" men are likely to have a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes because they're relatively trim around the waist, a new study shows.
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