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 HEADLINES — Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Asia Forum Reviews Threats to Peace, Prosperity
SINGAPORE - Asia-Pacific nations began annual talks on Thursday about threats to the region’s security and prosperity, ranging from global financial turmoil and disaster preparedness to border spats and nuclear diplomacy.
Bill Tarrant, REUTERS NORTH AMERICAN NEWS SERVICE - 3 minutes ago

Obama Tells Israel He’s Committed to Its Security
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama paid a predawn visit to the holiest place in Judaism on Thursday, bowing his head in prayer at the Western Wall.
David Espo, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago

GLOBAL MARKETS-Oil Hits 7-Week Low and Boosts Stocks
* Oil is $22 below all-time high
Reuters, REUTERS NORTH AMERICAN NEWS SERVICE - 11 minutes ago

Church Surrenders Lot Near Ground Zero for $20M
Leaders of a church destroyed on Sept. 11 have surrendered land needed to rebuild the World Trade Center site in a $20 million deal with the government.
Staff, AP NEWS - 12 minutes ago

Obama to Run Ads During Olympics
Barack Obama is going for the gold.
Jim Kuhnhenn, AP NEWS - 14 minutes ago

Prosecutor: More People Say LA Doctor Abused Them
A doctor charged with molesting eight patients was ordered held on $4 million bail Wednesday as a prosecutor said accusations from seven more patients had surfaced.
Staff, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago

Huge Brush Fire Subsides in Central Washington
An evacuation order for up to 300 people was lifted Wednesday as more firefighters were put to work on a wind-driven wildfire fueled by sagebrush in central Washington, officials said.
Staff, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago

Microsoft Exec Who Led Yahoo Bid Leaving Company
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, who as president of Microsoft’s largest business division spearheaded the company’s pursuit of Yahoo Inc, is leaving the software maker.
Daisuke Wakabayashi, REUTERS NORTH AMERICAN NEWS SERVICE - 20 minutes ago

House OKs Rescue for Homeowners, Freddie, Fannie
Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and preventing the collapse of troubled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Julie Hirschfeld Davis, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago

Hurricane Dolly Weakens, Fears Turn to Flooding
Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that flooded some low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley.
Christopher Sherman, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago

McKusick, Pioneer in Medical Genetics, Dies at 86
Dr. Victor A. McKusick, a key architect of the Human Genome Project and a winner of the National Medal of Science, has died. He was 86.
Staff, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago

Bubble Burst? Off-Broadway Show’s Suds Stolen
The bubble might have burst for off-Broadway’s “Gazillion Bubbles Show.” Someone has stolen the show’s specialized soapy bubble solution, which takes two months to make.
Staff, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago

Farm Labor Contractor Fined in Worker’s Death
The employer of a pregnant teenager who died of heat stroke after pruning grapevines for nine hours in hot weather was hit Wednesday with the highest fine ever issued to a California farming operation.
Garance Burke, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago

Magnitude 6.4 Quake Near Russia’s Kuril Islands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Russia’s Kuril Islands in the northern Pacific, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Wednesday.
Reuters, REUTERS NORTH AMERICAN NEWS SERVICE - 36 minutes ago

China Dissident’s Wife Appeals for End to Harassment
BEIJING, July 24 (Reuters) - The wife of a blind, jailed Chinese rights activist has appealed to President Hu Jintao to end official harassment of her family, saying she cannot wait for the Olympics to end.
Reuters, REUTERS NORTH AMERICAN NEWS SERVICE - 36 minutes ago

US Immigration Raids Ohio Restaurants, Arrests 58
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents raided eight Mexican restaurants in northern Ohio Wednesday and arrested 58 employees as part of a criminal operation against illegal immigrants, federal authorities said.
Reuters, REUTERS NORTH AMERICAN NEWS SERVICE - 36 minutes ago

WTO Talks Make “Some Progress,” But Mood Sombre
GENEVA, July 24 (Reuters) - A latest round of talks to salvage a global trade deal made “some progress” on Thursday, ministers said but officials said the mood behind closed doors was sombre.
Jonathan Lynn and William Schomberg, REUTERS NORTH AMERICAN NEWS SERVICE - 37 minutes ago

Castro Cryptic on Russian Bomber Report
Ailing Fidel Castro said Wednesday that Cuba’s president was right to adopt a “dignified silence” over a Moscow newspaper report that Russia may station nuclear bombers on the island, and said Cuba doesn’t owe any explanation to Washington about the story.
Anita Snow, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago

Detective Who Helped Arrest Oswald Dead at 87
Dallas police Detective Paul Bentley, who helped arrest presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theater, had a ready retort for those who didn’t accept the official story that Oswald acted alone.
Jeff Carlton, AP NEWS - 46 minutes ago

 10 pm
Judge: EPA Must Regulate Ship Water Discharge 9:51 PM
Venezuela Denies Report of Russian Base 9:51 PM
Rice Says N.Korea Must Agree to Strong Verification 9:50 PM
Lawmakers Chide Mukasey on Press Freedom 9:46 PM
Calif. Woman Mauled by Bear Recovers After Surgery 9:44 PM
Ship-Barge Crash Closes Mississippi at New Orleans 9:43 PM
Some Progress in Talks to Save WTO Round-Ministers 9:42 PM
Vigorous Debate Held on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ 9:41 PM
Convicted Killers in Texas, Miss., Put to Death 9:40 PM
Only 2 Texas High Schoolers Positive for Steroids 9:32 PM
Cuba Silent on Russian Bomber Report: Fidel Castro 9:31 PM
50 Cent Sues Taco Bell in NY Over Ad Campaign 9:27 PM
Ry Cooder Keeps Alive L.A. Sound With New Album 9:13 PM
Pittsburgh Cancer Center Warns of Cell Phone Risks 9:11 PM
McCain Denies He Misstated Timing of Iraq Surge 9:10 PM
Ambassador: al-Qaida Leaving Iraq for Afghanistan 9:10 PM
U.S.-Canada Carbon Trading Group Eyes 2012 Start 9:10 PM
Bale Attends ‘Dark Knight’ Premiere in Spain 9:08 PM
Trade Powers Work Through Night to Rescue WTO Deal 9:05 PM
Lawmakers Sympathetic To “Don’t Ask” Repeal 9:03 PM
Obituaries in the News 9:02 PM
Arctic Holds 90 Billion Barrels of Oil, Mostly Offshore: Report 9:00 PM
 9 pm
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty in Teen’s Kidnap-Slaying 8:58 PM
Brad Pitt Threatens Legal Action Over Family Photos 8:58 PM
Obama Campaign Makes $5 Mln Olympic Ad Buy - Source 8:56 PM
Pet Rabbit Credited With Saving Couple From Fire 8:52 PM
Mass. Woman Kills Self Before Home Foreclosure 8:48 PM
Hurricane Dolly Hammers Northern Mexico 8:45 PM
Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, Dozens Injured 8:41 PM
Lawmakers Press Labor Dept on Worker Exposure Rule 8:40 PM
Ferrell and Reilly Step Down With ‘Brothers’ 8:36 PM
Anti-Gay Okla. Lawmaker Caught With Gun at Capitol 8:32 PM
Obama Leads McCain by 6 Points - Poll 8:22 PM
Balthazar Getty Says He’s Separated From His Wife 8:20 PM
Ohio Woman Gets 5 Years in $8M Armored-Car Heist 8:09 PM
Olympics-Defections Fail to Puncture Cuban Optimism 8:04 PM
Air Force Says No Survivors of B-52 Crash off Guam 8:03 PM
Reuters Sports News Summary 8:02 PM
Waging the Image Campaign Overseas 8:01 PM
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan Region at 488 8:01 PM
 8 pm
Pennsylvania Infant Cut From Womb Leaves Hospital 7:57 PM
US Military Deaths in Iraq War at 4,124 7:57 PM
CHRONOLOGY-Events Leading to the Fannie, Freddie Rescue 7:53 PM
Pentagon to Recommend More Troops for Afghanistan 7:53 PM
Rice Urges ASEAN to Push Myanmar to Reform 7:52 PM
Calif. Woman Attacked by Bear Expected to Recover 7:52 PM
Ukraine Jews Want Graves Building Halted 7:52 PM
Bin Laden Driver Denied al-Qaida Links 7:49 PM
‘Pantyhose Bandit’ Causes Sheer Annoyance in Mass. 7:29 PM
Couple Claim Mysterious Noise Plagues Their House 7:29 PM
FACTBOX-Highs and Lows in German-US Relations 7:28 PM
NC Police Warned About Woman With 5 Dead Spouses 7:28 PM
117 Cats, Raccoon, and Rabbit Found at Omaha Home 7:28 PM
Argentine Cabinet Chief Resigns After Farm Conflict 7:24 PM
Product Recalls: Vacuum Attachment Tools 7:20 PM
FCC Nearing Approval of Satellite Radio Deal 7:18 PM
Ohio Governor Declares Emergency From Wind Damage 7:18 PM
UN Council to Take Up Cambodia-Thai Dispute 7:17 PM
Obama Tells Israel He’s Committed to Its Security 7:13 PM
John Moores Painting Prize Shortlist Announced 7:02 PM
 7 pm
‘Watchmen’ Video Game Will Prequel Film 6:58 PM
2 Eagles Named by Miley, Billy Ray to Be Set Free 6:54 PM
Protesters Denounce Fox News as Racist 6:52 PM
WRAPUP 5-US House Passes Housing Bill; Bush Lifts Veto Threat 6:51 PM
Chicago Cop Accused of Shaking Down Tow Operators 6:51 PM
Ethan Hawke and Wife Welcome Daughter Clementine 6:49 PM
Comics, Film and Figurine Fans Flock to Comic-Con 6:47 PM
NTSB Investigates Near Collision at O'Hare 6:46 PM
Pentagon Plays Down Fears Over Afghan Violence 6:45 PM
FACTBOX-Berlin’s Victory Column, Site of Obama Speech 6:36 PM
Suspect in Girlfriend’s Killing Found Dead in Cell 6:36 PM
Obama Speech Expected to Draw Huge Crowd in Berlin 6:35 PM
Calif. Woman Attacked by Bear, Drives Self to Help 6:30 PM
Judge: EPA Must Regulate Ship Water Discharge 6:26 PM
Centam Coffee-Gourmet Coffee Eats Into Panama Forest 6:25 PM
Alleged SF Computer Saboteur’s Bail Request Denied 6:19 PM
Pentagon to Recommend More Troops for Afghanistan 6:18 PM
US Rejects Outside Probe of Canadian Sent to Syria 6:15 PM
Bloomberg, Gates Pledge $375 Mln Against Tobacco 6:06 PM
Bale Mum at ‘Dark Knight’ Premiere in Spain 6:06 PM
Venezuela, Belarus Sign Oil Deal 6:06 PM
How They Voted: House Roll Call on Housing Bill 6:05 PM
Dozens of Cities to Get Fewer Anti-Terror Dollars 6:03 PM
 6 pm
Forbes: Vince Vaughn Is Best Value for the Money 5:59 PM
Woman Charged With Bludgeoning Toddlers to Death 5:57 PM
Pa. Judge Won’t Reduce Sentence for Triple Killer 5:53 PM
Rapper 50 Cent Says Taco Bell Stole His Endorsement 5:52 PM
Unknown Disease Killing off Florida’s State Tree 5:51 PM
Pricey Meat to Boost Food Prices 4-5 Pct in '09-US 5:50 PM
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail 5:49 PM
Unknown Disease Killing off Florida’s State Tree 5:47 PM
New Policy Lowers Flags Only for Ky. Soldiers 5:47 PM
India Warms to US Offer to Help Save WTO Talks 5:44 PM
Google Opens Knol Website, a Wiki With Bylines 5:41 PM
Broadway, Soap Opera Star Larry Haines Dies at 89 5:40 PM
Karadzic’s Secret Life Enthralls His Fellow Serbs 5:39 PM
Arctic’s Oil Could Meet World Demand for 3 Years 5:38 PM
Gates, Bloomberg Pool Riches to Fight Smoking 5:32 PM
Drug Smugglers Get Record Sentences in Ireland 5:32 PM
Stolen Motorcycle Found After 34 Years in N.J. 5:32 PM
Judge to Moussaoui Jury: You Got It Right 5:26 PM
WRAPUP 4-US House Passes Housing Bill; Bush Lifts Veto Threat 5:25 PM
Pentagon to Recommend More Troops for Afghanistan 5:25 PM
House Approves Housing Rescue Legislation 5:24 PM
Obama, McCain and Their Uneven Gifts of Gab 5:23 PM
Air Force Says No Survivors of B-52 Crash off Guam 5:20 PM
Sudan’s President Pays Defiant Visit to Darfur 5:17 PM
Dozens of US Cities to See Anti-Terror Money Cuts 5:16 PM
Hurricane Dolly Slams South Texas Before Weakening 5:14 PM
Neil Young Documents Anti-War Tour in Film 5:12 PM
McCain: Israel Faces Gravest Threat in Its History 5:09 PM
DNA Tests Find Stolen Baby in Guatemala 5:05 PM
WRAPUP 1-Fed Says Price Pressures Gain, Growth Slackens 5:04 PM
Statin Study Could Lead to Test for Gene Variant 5:03 PM
AP NewsAlert 5:03 PM
Reuters Odd News Summary 5:02 PM
Reuters People News Summary 5:02 PM
Reuters Science News Summary 5:01 PM
Reuters Entertainment News Summary 5:01 PM
Reuters Health News Summary 5:01 PM
US House Approves Housing Market Rescue Bill 5:01 PM
 5 pm
Home Run Derby on ESPN Is No. 1 on Cable TV 4:59 PM
Ad Hits McCain on Troop Pullout 4:56 PM
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty in Teen’s Kidnap-Slaying 4:53 PM
Vytorin Makers Say Cancer Results Likely an Anomaly 4:51 PM
ANALYSIS-Obama Strives to Overcome Doubts Among US Jews 4:46 PM
Pennsylvania Infant Cut From Womb Leaves Hospital 4:44 PM
Beijing to Set Up Special Olympic Protest Zones 4:43 PM
Teacher Lasts 20 Hours on Carnival Ride, Wins $1K 4:43 PM
Arctic’s Oil Could Meet World Demand for 3 Years 4:43 PM
100 Employees at French Nuke Site Contaminated 4:42 PM
AP NewsAlert 4:40 PM
A Hot (pepper) Lead in Hunt for Salmonella Source 4:36 PM
Guatemala Jungle Brings New Dangers on Trek to U.S. 4:34 PM
McCain Denies He Misstated Timing of Iraq Surge 4:32 PM
AU Says Troops in Somalia Need Help, Wants UN Force 4:29 PM
‘At the Movies’ Saves Its Aisle Seat, for Now 4:25 PM
Correction: Argentine Farm Crisis Story 4:24 PM
Authorities Seek Indicted Polygamist Sect Members 4:22 PM
US Missile Shield Comes Step Closer in Poland 4:21 PM
ADHD Increasingly Common in Older Kids, CDC Says 4:19 PM
McDonald’s Profit Up on Int'l, Cost Worries Weigh 4:18 PM
INTERVIEW-Envoy Says Tibetans Want Trouble-Free Olympics 4:16 PM
Congress Moves Quickly to Pass Housing Package 4:11 PM
Pakistan Warns of New Nuclear Arms Race With India 4:11 PM
Iraqi Presidential Council Rejects Elections Law 4:11 PM
Statins May Help Kidney Transplant Patients -Study 4:09 PM
Burned Remains IDed as Man in Standoff With Police 4:07 PM
US Hits at Bin Laden Ties in Gitmo Trial 4:04 PM
UN to Take Up Thai-Cambodian Border Dispute 4:01 PM
 4 pm
Soy-Based Foods May Lower Sperm Count - US Study 3:56 PM
‘Step Brothers’ Ferrell, Reilly Reunite as Duo 3:53 PM
McCain Has Berlin Moment Too _ in Little Berlins 3:52 PM
NTSB Investigates Near Collision at O'Hare 3:51 PM
FEMA Seeks Immunity From Suits Over Trailer Fumes 3:51 PM
Mass. Woman Kills Self Before Home Foreclosure 3:47 PM
Rapper DMX Indicted on Felony Charges in Arizona 3:45 PM
Ferrell, Reilly Ad-Lib Way Through ‘Step Brothers’ 3:42 PM
Iran Praises US Participation in Nuclear Talks 3:42 PM
Winnipeg Police Say a Teen Has Died After He Was Shot by Taser Gun 3:41 PM
Iran Official to Meet IAEA Chief in Vienna - Report 3:41 PM
Why Dope? Riders Don’t Fear Tests, Rewards Beckon 3:37 PM
Ohio Woman Gets 5 Years in $8M Armored-Car Heist 3:36 PM
A Look at Key Parts of Congressional Housing Bill 3:35 PM
US Turns Down Syrian Request 3:30 PM
Beijing Olympics Broadcasting Center Evacuated 3:24 PM
EU Threatens to Make US Diplomats Get Visas 3:20 PM
Obama Assures Israel He’s a Friend 3:20 PM
WTO Deal Must Not Halt EU Farm Reform - Poland 3:17 PM
Air Force Says No Survivors of B-52 Crash off Guam 3:16 PM
Hurricane Dolly Slams Into Texas With 100 Mph Winds 3:15 PM
WRAPUP 3-Bush Lifts Housing Veto Threat; House Nears Vote 3:15 PM
AP IMPACT: After 60 Years, Black Officers Rare 3:13 PM
Obama Defends Plans for Direct Talks With Iran 3:12 PM
Correction: Guantanamo Tribunal Story 3:11 PM
AP NewsAlert 3:08 PM
NTSB Investigates Near Collision at O'Hare 3:02 PM
Chrysler to Cut 1,000 Jobs; Liquidity Unchanged 3:01 PM
Judge Upholds Convictions of Ex-Newark Mayor 3:00 PM
 3 pm
Second Commissioner Votes ‘No’ on XM-Sirius Deal 2:58 PM
Iraqi President Rejects Election Law 2:45 PM
Video Prompts Canadian Soul-Searching 2:30 PM
Karadzic’s Capture Signals Big Shift for Serbia 2:29 PM
Iran Official to Meet IAEA Chief in Vienna - Report 2:29 PM
Fed Beige Book-Price Pressures Elevated or Rising 2:28 PM
Correction: Mick Jones Story 2:23 PM
US Talks With Iraq Could Stretch Years 2:22 PM
House Backs $8 Billion for Highway Trust Fund 2:17 PM
Columnist Issued Citation After Hitting Pedestrian 2:17 PM
Next President to Decide on Afghan Troop Levels 2:16 PM
German Motorist Crashes Gate Where Obama to Speak 2:14 PM
Madame Tussauds in London Unveils Wax Winehouse 2:14 PM
Iran to Get New Russian Air Defences by '09 -Israel 2:13 PM
Karadzic Lived the Good Life With Wine, Song 2:10 PM
Herseth Sandlin Expecting First Child in December 2:09 PM
Grown-Up P.E. Class Has Adults Reliving Childhood 2:04 PM
Fed Beige Book-Price Pressures Elevated or Rising 2:01 PM
US Abruptly Cancels Planned Meeting With Syrians 2:00 PM
Dolly Lashes Texas Coast as Category 2 Hurricane 2:00 PM
 2 pm
Hurricane Dolly Makes Landfall in South Texas 1:57 PM
AP NewsAlert 1:56 PM
AP NewsAlert 1:54 PM
Suspicion, Terrain Are Foes for US in Afghan Surge 1:54 PM
Obama Calls Holocaust Memorial ‘A Place of Hope’ 1:54 PM
Chrysler to Cut 1,000 Jobs, Liquidity ‘Unchanged’ 1:49 PM
Method for AP-Ipsos Poll on Top National Problems 1:48 PM
Poll: Economy Top Issue; Energy Worries Grow Most 1:46 PM
Survey: Gas and Violence Among Hurricane Worries 1:40 PM
Afghan Troop Surge Up to ‘Next Administration’ 1:38 PM
Karadzic to Run Own Defence, Gets Shave, Haircut 1:30 PM
Only 2 Texas High Schoolers Positive for Steroids 1:29 PM
US Turns Down Syrian Request 1:29 PM
EU Freezes Aid to Bulgaria, Citing Corruption 1:29 PM
Kid Rock Gets Probation in Waffle House Fight 1:29 PM
US, Poland Take Step Forward on Missile Defense 1:28 PM
Swiss: Libya Retaliating for Gadhafi Son’s Arrest 1:28 PM
Lawmakers Press Labor Dept on Worker Exposure Rule 1:26 PM
Bloomberg, Gates Pledge $375 Mln Against Tobacco 1:20 PM
Justice Dept Called Uncooperative on Voting Rights 1:14 PM
Obama in His Own Words 1:13 PM
McCain in His Own Words 1:13 PM
FACTBOX-Bananas Dispute at the World Trade Organisation 1:10 PM
NY Prohibits Smoking in Addiction Recovery Centers 1:08 PM
Canada Opposition Leader Still Coy on Election 1:04 PM
 1 pm
NY Judge Upholds Charge of Stalking ‘SNL’ Producer 12:57 PM
Bashir Offers Peace, Aid in Defiant Darfur Tour 12:53 PM
Libya Protesters Target Swiss Banks Over Arrest 12:52 PM
Reports: Starving Bears Eat 2 Men in Russia 12:50 PM
Magnitude 6.8 Quake Hits off Northern Japan Coast 12:49 PM
EU Executive Tries to Limit Cruelty of Seal Hunts 12:47 PM
Venezuela Leader in Belarus Decries ‘US Imperialism’ 12:36 PM
Oil Slips Amid Worries Over US Demand 12:35 PM
FACTBOX-Possible US Republican Vice Presidential Candidates 12:35 PM
Islamist Takes Over Somali Opposition 12:30 PM
Pakistan Vows Not to Allow Militants to Plot Attacks 12:29 PM
Obama Daughters Keep Hectic Schedules of Their Own 12:27 PM
Dolly Lashes Texas Coast as Category 2 Hurricane 12:24 PM
Storm Delays Rescue of Himalayan Climbers 12:19 PM
Mexican Soldiers Help as Hurricane Hits 12:18 PM
African Cotton Farmers Hope for Trade Breakthrough 12:18 PM
WRAPUP 2-White House Says Bush Will Sign Housing Bill 12:17 PM
Magnitude 6.8 Quake Hits off Northern Japan Coast 12:17 PM
Jewish Group Asks Protection of Ukraine Mass Grave 12:17 PM
Beijing Olympics Broadcasting Center Evacuated 12:15 PM
Argentine President Replaces Cabinet Chief 12:15 PM
Serb’s Fugitive Life Had Mistress, Bogus Family 12:12 PM
UN Council to Take Up Cambodia-Thai Dispute-Diplomats 12:10 PM
Iraq to Give Baghdad $3 Billion Facelift 12:09 PM
UN Peace Mission to Nepal Extended to Aid Stability 12:07 PM
EU: No Decision Yet on Serbia Trade Despite Arrest 12:06 PM
US Mulling WTO Offer on Key India Services Demand 12:03 PM
New Hamptons Guide Additions: The Clam Bar, Hampton Coffee Company 12:01 PM
The Black List: Cho Time! 12:01 PM
Editor’s Letter: The Art of the Matter 12:01 PM
 12 pm
AP NewsAlert 11:58 AM
Olympics-EU Says Safe to Eat During Games, Despite Concerns 11:55 AM
FACTBOX-Possible US Democratic Vice Presidential Candidates 11:54 AM
France’s First Lady Also First in Record Sales 11:47 AM
Argentina Replaces Cabinet Chief - Media 11:44 AM
EXCLUSIVE-Cuba Promises Farmers Resources to Back Reform 11:41 AM
Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Japan’s Honshu - USGS 11:40 AM
McCain and Obama Hit Crunch Time in Hunt for No. 2 11:37 AM
MAGNITUDE 6.9 QUAKE HITS JAPAN’S MAIN ISLAND OF HONSHU - USGS 11:34 AM
Iran to Get New Russian Air Defences by '09 -Israel 11:34 AM
Stretch of NY Highway Named for Russert 11:33 AM
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES NORTHERN JAPAN - TV 11:33 AM
Ship Collision Shuts Miss. River at New Orleans 11:32 AM
President Bush Drops Opposition to Housing Bill 11:32 AM
Obama’s Great-Uncle Recalls Liberating Nazi Camp 11:31 AM
Texas Grand Jury Indicts Polygamist Sect Members 11:30 AM
Woman Charged in Sweden With Murdering Toddlers 11:29 AM
Marvin Sapp Song Continues to Break Records 11:29 AM
X-Ray Shows Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ Is Not in Danger 11:29 AM
Zimbabwe Talks Are Starting at Secret Location 11:27 AM
Sudanese President Is Defiant in Darfur Visit 11:26 AM
Germany Plans Customs Test for Would-Be Citizens 11:25 AM
FCC Vote Trickling in on XM-Sirius Merger 11:25 AM
IRA Dissidents Threaten to Target Civil Servants 11:25 AM
Guantanamo Prisoners Reportedly Not Told of Rights 11:24 AM
Reporter Held for Trial in Pa. Courthouse Gun Case 11:22 AM
EU Upset Over Slow Progress on US Visas 11:21 AM
Relocation for China’s Three Gorges Dam Finished 11:20 AM
Zimbabwe Rivals to Start Full Talks on Thursday 11:19 AM
Dolly Lashes Texas Coast as Category 2 Hurricane 11:19 AM
Just 2 Texas High Schoolers Positive for Steroids 11:18 AM
McCain Credits Bush for Drop in Oil Price 11:17 AM
Obama Tries to Reassure Israelis and Palestinians 11:17 AM
Gene Tied to Muscle Weakness From Cholesterol Drugs 11:10 AM
Iraqi President Rejects Election Law 11:03 AM
“Wall Street Got Drunk” - Bush at Private Event 11:02 AM
Obama Says Nuclear Iran Poses “Grave Threat” 11:02 AM
AP NewsAlert 11:00 AM
 11 am
Merkel to Tell Obama Germany Has Afghanistan Limits 10:59 AM
Argentine Cabinet Chief Tenders Resignation-Source 10:55 AM
Iran Sees US Respect But Says No Nuclear Retreat 10:52 AM
Collision Closes Mississippi River at New Orleans 10:50 AM

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