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    Death Toll Climbs in Aftermath of Rita (AP)

AP - While much of Texas and Louisiana dodged the worst of Hurricane
 Rita, the damage to some small, rural towns was virtually complete --
 and the storm was being blamed on new deaths long after it moved away.

    Brown Defends Himself Over FEMA Response (AP)

AP - Embattled former FEMA director Michael Brown says he was initially
 unaware of desperate conditions at the New Orleans Convention Center
 because it was not a planned Hurricane Katrina evacuation site,
 according to a congressional memo.

    Lynndie England to Have Sentencing Hearing (AP)

AP - Lynndie England's case moves to the sentencing phase today. She was
 convicted yesterday of taking part in abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib
 prison in Iraq. She faces up to nine years in prison.

    Top al-Qaida Member in Iraq Killed (AP)

AP - A suicide bomber attacked Iraqis applying for jobs as policemen
 Tuesday, killing nine and wounding 21, and U.S. officials said a top
 deputy of the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was killed over the weekend.

    US troop deaths take Afghan toll this year above 50 (Reuters)

Reuters - A U.S. soldier and a U.S. Marine have been killed in militant
 attacks in Afghanistan, bringing American combat deaths in the country
 this year to 51, the bloodiest period for U.S. forces since the fall of
 the Taliban.

    Crude-Oil Prices Ease After Robust Rally (AP)

AP - Crude-oil prices eased Tuesday after a robust rally a day earlier,
 but markets remained concerned over possible troubles with oil products
 as refinery damage by Hurricane Rita is still being assessed.

    Intel, Microsoft Back Next-Generation DVDs (AP)

AP - Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp., the leading suppliers of chips and
 software for most of the world's personal computers, are throwing their
 support behind the next-generation DVD standard known as HD DVD.

    Don Adams of 'Get Smart' Dies at 82 (AP)

AP - Don Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling
 secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV spoof of James Bond movies,
 "Get Smart," has died. He was 82.

    Man Takes Citizenship Oath, Wins Lottery (AP)

AP - A man who immigrated from Kenya to the United States found
 prosperity beyond his expectations on the day he became a U.S. citizen.

    Angels Closing in on AL Division Crown (AP)

AP - The Los Angeles Angels closed in on another division title, and
 rain wreaked some havoc in the AL East race.

    Man said to be Zarqawi's No. 2 killed (Reuters)

Reuters - Al Qaeda's second-in-command in Iraq, Abu Azzam, was shot dead
 in Baghdad this week, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, a potential
 blow to the group at the heart of Iraq's insurgency.

    Islamic Jihad: halting attack after Israeli strikes (Reuters)

Reuters - Islamic Jihad said on Tuesday it and other Palestinian
 militant groups had renewed a commitment to a truce after days of
 Israeli air strikes prompted by Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza into
 Israel.

    Water recedes from Gulf Coast (Reuters)

Reuters - Hurricane Rita's floodwaters receded on Monday from the U.S.
 Gulf Coast to reveal devastation in Louisiana's Cajun swamplands, while
 other parts lurched back to life after the second major storm in less
 than a month.

    N.Korea appears to back away on reactor demand (Reuters)

Reuters - North Korea appeared to back away on Tuesday from its demand
 for atomic energy facilities up front before it scraps its nuclear
 weapons programs, saying it wanted the United States to supply reactors
 "as early as possible."

    Iran warns atomic opponents trade ties may suffer (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran threatened on Tuesday to use trade ties to punish
 countries that voted against it at the U.N. atomic watchdog, after
 Tehran failed to convince the world its nuclear ambitions were
 peaceful.

    Bush, Urging Conservation, Seeks to Boost Fuel Supply (Los Angeles
     Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Monday urged
 Americans to drive less and embrace conservation more in the wake of
 hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and he said he would work with Congress to
 enact incentives for energy production and refinery construction.

    18 Al Qaeda Suspects Are Convicted in Spanish Trial (Los Angeles
     Times)

Los Angeles Times - MADRID -- Concluding Europe's largest trial to date
 of alleged Al Qaeda militants, a Spanish tribunal Monday convicted 18
 Muslim immigrants of terrorism-related charges, among them a purported
 ringleader found guilty of conspiring to plan the Sept. 11 attacks on
 the United States.

    Even in China, Feng Shui Disharmony (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - NANJING, China -- Few places are as steeped in the
 traditions of feng shui as this ancient city.

    In Bleak Projects, Emerging Culture (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - Abd al Malik rolled back into the projects with his
 crew on a sunny day, his voice blaring from the car speakers.

    A Skeptic Under Pressure (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - VIENNA -- Ever since the Mangans gave up their
 comfortable house in Kansas City, Kan., and moved here a year ago, the
 family has been living in a kind of suspended animation.

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