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    Many Rita Victims Still Wait for Relief (AP)

AP - Nearly four days after Hurricane Rita hit, many of the storm's
 sweltering victims are still waiting for electricity, gasoline, water
 and other relief. The situation prompted one top emergency official to
 complain that people are "living like cavemen."

    Blanco Goes to D.C. to Answer Brown Charge (AP)

AP - Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco will appear before a Senate panel
 this morning, but she's already come out swinging against former FEMA
 head Michael Brown.

    Auditors Vow to Probe Katrina Contracts (AP)

AP - A day after castigating the federal government's ousted disaster
 chief, a House panel is hearing pledges from government auditors that
 they will closely examine millions of dollars in contracts the Bush
 administration awarded to politically connected companies for Hurricane
 Katrina relief.

    Female Suicide Bomber Kills Six in Iraq (AP)

AP - A female suicide bomber attacked an Iraqi army recruitment center
 Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding 30 in a northern
 city where coalition forces routed insurgents in a major offensive
 earlier this month.

    First photos of giant squid show it very active (Reuters)

Reuters - The first photographs of a live giant squid -- one of the most
 mysterious creatures in the deep ocean -- suggest it is a more active
 creature than previously thought, a Japanese scientist said on
 Wednesday.

    Gazprom to Purchase Sibneft for $13.01B (AP)

AP - The world's biggest natural-gas producer, Gazprom, has agreed to
 purchase the Sibneft oil company for $13.01 billion, the companies
 announced Wednesday.

    FCC Backs Off on Internet Phone Deadline (AP)

AP - The Federal Communications Commission backed off again Tuesday on
 enforcing a deadline for Internet phone service providers to disconnect
 all customers who haven't acknowledged that they understand it may be
 hard to reach a live emergency dispatcher when dialing 911.

    First Lady Makes Her Reality TV Debut (AP)

AP - First lady Laura Bush made her reality TV debut Tuesday, helping
 with a taping of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" in a sweltering
 community building as she toured hurricane relief sites on the
 Mississippi coast.

    The $10 Bill Is Ready for Its Makeover (AP)

AP - Get ready for some more color in your wallet. The $10 bill is set
 to become the latest currency denomination to be jazzed up with a
 splash of colors to complement the greenback's traditional green.

    Angels Win AL West Title; A's Eliminated (AP)

AP - The Angels are in, Oakland is out and four teams are fighting for
 three remaining playoff spots.

    Iraq woman bomber kills army recruits in Tal Afar (Reuters)

Reuters - A female suicide bomber blew herself up outside an army
 recruitment center in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar on Wednesday,
 killing at least seven and wounding 37, police said.

    Iran takes step toward curbing nuclear checks (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran's parliament voted on Wednesday to speed discussion of a
 bill that would force the government to scale back its cooperation with
 the U.N. atomic watchdog, state media reported.

    Iraqis call Lynndie England jail term travesty (Reuters)

Reuters - Iraqis expressed fury on Wednesday over the three-year jail
 sentence for Lynndie England, the U.S. soldier notorious for holding a
 naked inmate by a leash in Abu Ghraib prison, saying it exposed
 American hypocrisy.

    Israel launches new air strikes in Gaza (Reuters)

Reuters - Israel launched missile strikes that knocked out power to
 thousands of Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday as it pressed an
 offensive to halt cross-border rocket fire two weeks after its
 withdrawal from the strip.

    Founder faces judge in first major Parmalat trial (Reuters)

Reuters - Parmalat founder Calisto Tanzi, 15 other executives and two
 financial institutions face a Milan judge on Wednesday in the first
 major trial over the dairy group's collapse in December 2003.

    Brown Tries to Deflect Blame (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- Former FEMA director Michael D. Brown
 gave an emotional, sometimes angry account Tuesday of what went wrong
 with the government's response to Hurricane Katrina, blaming much of
 the failure on Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco and New Orleans
 Mayor C. Ray Nagin.

    Disney Chief Brings Calm to Firm Famed for Discord (Los Angeles
     Times)

Los Angeles Times - During his five years as No. 2 to Walt Disney Co.
 Chief Executive Michael Eisner, Bob Iger has earned a reputation as a
 hard worker, a quick study and, well, a pretty buttoned-down guy.

    Concerns Grow Over Executions in China (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - HULOU, China -- Zhang Huanzhi, 61, hugs a small
 mound of dirt that holds her son's ashes. Tears and mucous stream from
 her face as she cries out in pain: Why us, why our boy, why such
 injustice?

    Powerful Teachers Union Is in the Thick of Ballot Battles (Los
     Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - SACRAMENTO -- Employing a political war chest on a
 par with those of major parties, the California Teachers Assn. is used
 to being in the thick of campaigns. But on a muggy Monday morning at
 the end of July, when most of their peers were on vacation, hundreds of
 teachers gathered at UCLA were reminded that they were now targets as
 much as participants.

    Where 'A' Is Not on the Menu (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - After concluding a three-hour inspection, Los
 Angeles County health officer Siu-Man Chiu sat down at a table in a
 closed-off banquet room to tally the letter grade for a Chinese dim sum
 eatery in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley.

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