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Updated: 8:04 p.m. ET Aug. 14, 2007

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U.S. Life

Flossie churns just off Hawaii

Frustration mounts over mine rescue

Proposed bridge design draws criticism

City votes on ending sale of alcohol

Federal funds for Manhattan toll idea

Crime and Punishment

Minister’s wife who killed husband freed

'Bike Path Rapist' gets 75 to life

Self-described pedophile arrested

Trucker in mistaken ID crash gets prison

Son: Millionaire dad threatened to 'ruin' me

U.S. Security

Lawyer: Padilla a student, not terrorist

General: Tours shouldn't exceed 15 months

U.S.-bound Iraqis with fake passports nabbed

Judge: Anthrax reporters must reveal sources

Veterans ask NFL to secure Tillman documents

Race and Ethnicity

Pioneering black women to honor Gibson

Viacom's big pledge to MLK memorial

Racial Tensions Rip Apart Tiny Jena, La.

Study suggests umps make calls based on race

Kmart launches multicultural doll brands

Environment

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Alaska oil sparks study of right whales

Federal funds for Manhattan toll idea

Hot rocks the next big energy source?

'Bunny bathrooms' track swamp rabbits

No doom in DiCaprio's climate movie

Focus on Faith

Buddhists release critters into river

Lutherans OK pastors in gay couples

Church cancels gay vet's memorial

Video: Pray or pay, says priest

Florida theme park recreates Crucifixion

Weather news

Flossie churns just off Hawaii

N. Korea floods leave 200 dead, missing

Heat wave bakes the South

Fires flare up across West

Australia faces water crisis in decade

U.S. business news

Mattel issues new massive China toy recall

Oops — regulators release Whole Foods secrets

Sweet! Starbucks readies chocolate offerings

YouTube wants Jon Stewart on the stand

Buffett bought Dow Jones before Murdoch deal

Peculiar Postings

Loser of $54 million pants suit presses on

Mass. boy gets stuck in safe

Buddhists release critters into river

Calif. squirrels yank rattlesnakes' tails

Cat avoids house fire by wedging into couch

Military analysis

Why being president is no laughing matter

Jacobs: Does the government need to legislate honesty?

Francona: Fear of Iran creates strange bedfellows

Jacobs: How do commissions succeed?

Francona: Pakistan’s safe haven may need surge operation

Jacobs: Bad reports from Iraq may be just beginning

Jacobs: Dividing Iraq won't work

Two decades later – it’s still about Iran

Jacobs: Privacy vs. security

Jacobs: Troops need better leadership, not a vacation

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Hurricane Flossie spins closer to Hawaii
Aug. 14: Surfers are ignoring hurricane warnings and testing their skills on the giant waves. WeatherPlus.com meteorologist Jackie Meretsky reports.

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Jesus image appears in kitchen cabinet

Police beating caught on tape

Robber uses duct tape as mask

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