BUSINESS

• Obama book falls victim to booksellers' rivalry
• SoCal home sales climb in July, prices fall
• 'Liar loans' threaten to prolong mortgage crisis
• Researchers: Merck Vioxx study was for marketing
• Fannie, Freddie fall on renewed bailout fears
• Macaroni Grill owner sells majority stake in chain
• Treasurys edge higher on financial sector worries
• Lowe's beats 2Q estimates, despite profit drop
• Gold rebounds as investors go bargain buying
• Federal agency: Fay has no effect on Gulf drilling
• Ocean platform could take 20 pct of US oil imports
• A look at Michael Phelps' sponsors
• Can Phelps make it big outside of the pool?
• Oil prices fall below $113 as storm threat eases
• Washington offers no relief for savers
• Clear Channel Radio traffic network expands
• Agriculture futures trade higher on CBOT
• PBGC downplays investment plan risks, report says
• EU: Trade deficit close to balance
• BHP Billiton reports record annual profit
• Industry group says UK facing recession
• MUFG to buy rest of UnionBanCal for $3.5B
• Media coverage of the economy lags, study finds
• AP IMPACT: Weak rules cripple appraiser oversight
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ENTERTAINMENT

• Disabled turtle finds romance after getting wheels
• Applegate says she is 100 percent cancer free
• Donnie Wahlberg and wife file for divorce
• Filings: Spears' custody fight with K-Fed costly
• 'CSI' gets its man: Laurence Fishburne joins cast
• Reports: DeGeneres and de Rossi wed in California
• Man accused of stealing Va. teen's dog
• Colo. residents debate cow and bear confrontation
• Judge dismisses 1 charge in Mass. art theft trial
• Beastly meeting of cow, bear might have been play
• Vader love triangle? New chemistry in 'Clone Wars'
• German police seize teens' motorized office chair
• `Tropic Thunder' breezes to No. 1 with $25.8M
• Friends, family pay tribute to soul singer Hayes
• What are TV's most memorable moments? You decide
• Teen trying to burn spiders sets home on fire
• Ky. sheriff picks up wrong man in Calif.
• Seeking ugly women for Outback's lonely hearts
• It's an open case: Who's stealing manhole covers?
• Bouncy rubber sidewalk may foil beer keg damage
• Role of a lifetime: Iraq vet sought for soap opera
• Producer critically injured after car hits her
• Harry Potter film pulls vanishing act on EW cover
• America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty" win ALMA Awards
• Malaysia's Islamists want Lavigne concert canceled
• Shearer mines gold with off-air videos
• Winners of the 2008 ALMA Awards
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HEALTH

• Many think God's intervention can revive the dying
• New study backs angioplasty through the wrist
• FDA reports deaths with diabetes drug Byetta
• Vitamin D's wild days: Who to test, what to take?
• Study: You can chew gum and get well at same time
• Blood protects against long-gone killer 1918 flu
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POLITICS

• More women are having fewer children, if at all
• Obama veep announcement expected in coming days
• McCain nets $1.75 million at Reed-linked event
• As expected, UAW endorses Obama for president
• McCain: Obama tried to legislate Iraqi failure
• They're back: Harry and Louise on health insurance
• Today on the presidential campaign trail
• FBI had, then tossed anthrax type used in attacks
• W.Va. GOP nominee says he's willing to quit race
• Senators seek to delay new rules in terror probes
• Rice: NATO won't let Russia succeed in Georgia
• Daschle says he won't be Obama's veep choice
• Rove denies calling Kagen his No. 1 target
• US praises Musharraf for help in fighting terror
• The modern political convention exists to be seen
• Obama raises $7.8 million in San Francisco
• No more hugs as Obama tears into McCain
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SCITECH

• Electronic Arts won't extend Take-Two deadline
• Qwest, unions agree on new contracts
• Poorest countries growing fastest
• Analog TV shutdown kills free cell-phone TV
• Iran tests rocket for future launch of satellite
• Forget HD DVD: Toshiba focuses on plain old DVD
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U.S.

• What storm? Keys take Tropical Storm Fay in stride
• Obituaries in the news
• Hundreds flee village in Ariz. canyon hit by flood
• Tanker crash closes Anchorage-Fairbanks highway
• Heavy rain floods homes, forces rescues in Texas
• Grounds of Hawaiian palace reopen after takeover
• College presidents seek debate on drinking age
• Calif. Dems kick rep out of Capitol for disloyalty
• RI, town reach $20 million deal in club fire suits
• Texas seeks custody of teen Jeffs allegedly wed
• 2 killed after car drives into La. train's path
• Inmate admits to murder first blamed on son-in-law
• Mexican peppers posed problem long before outbreak
• Pa. teens ordered to trial in immigrant's death
• Man who accosted Wiesel in hotel to be released
• Quickly spreading brush fire burns homes in Reno
• Back to school: Shaky economy hits kids
• LA hospital CEO pleads not guilty to billing fraud
• Illinois politician who mentored Obama to retire
• US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 500
• NYC lawsuit: Women's studies program discriminates
• Texas governor: I'm OK with gun-toting teachers
• NJ rep on way to Georgia to help trapped sisters
• Defense: Cousin killed Ohio baby in microwave
• BACK TO SCHOOL: More kids walk as fuel costs rise
• Researchers say numbers aren't needed to count
• APNewsBreak: Navy to seek 3rd stealth destroyer
• Clintons join in mourning for Ark. party leader
• Reputed NY mob boss gets 2-year prison sentence
• Mom to stand trial on Mich. prison escape charge
• Ceremony for firefighters killed at WTC building
• Reactor shut down after fire at Calif. nuke plant
• Judge blocks Detroit council effort to oust mayor
• Calif top court: Docs can't withhold care to gays
• Houston councilwoman rescues woman in fiery crash
• Mourners recall tallest woman as kind, generous
• NYPD seeks to screen vehicles entering Manhattan
• Unauthorized plane lands safely in Va.
• Bondsman: Anthony likely will not post bail Monday
• West Texas oil patch towns reap benefits of boom
• Studies: Video games can aid students, surgeons
• Pa. police find guns, grenades in felon's home
• Man whose lawsuit scuttled DC gun ban gets permit
• Escaped bison shot after blocking Ill. highway
• Former Olympics exec asks for child porn probation
• Illinois to re-enact Lincoln, Douglas debates
• CCC workers celebrate contributions 75 years later
• Back to school: Education by the numbers
• Calif. GOP lawmakers kill Dem's $6.6B tax package
• Ex-Marine decries prosecution in civilian court
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WORLD

• Russia claims pullback but forces move other way
• Pakistan likely to stay on course on war on terror
• Nukes unlikely to be affected by Musharraf leaving
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,143
• Musharraf's exit poses challenge for Pakistan
• Model helicopter kills child in Brazil
• New AP bureau chief in Pakistan
• OSCE: Russia holds up bolstering Georgia monitors
• Trial starts for 3 men in Puerto Rico pet massacre
• AP appoints South Korea bureau chief
• Woman attacks Toronto bus driver with hammer
• Brazilian police recover stolen Picasso
• 2 drowned babies on Haiti bus raise Fay toll to 14
• US, Liberia sign agreement for Peace Corps return
• People rescued from flooded homes in N. Ireland
• Report: Israeli unmanned vehicle to evacuate hurt
• Police capture fugitive in dictatorship-era abuses
• Argentine gay couples may claim widow's pension
• Key figures in Pakistan politics
• Gunmen ambush electoral officials in southern Iraq
• US trainers say Georgian troops weren't ready
• Afghan militant threat shuts down public ceremony
• Whale calf lost in Sydney waters, bonds with yacht
• 'Librarian' of child sex archive pleads guilty
• Propaganda on a mass scale at North Korean `games'
• Britain's spy service seeking to hire gays
• English jury convicts 3 of terror offenses
• Cuban dissident quits support group for prisoners
• 2 small planes crash in central England; 5 dead
• China has not approved Olympic protest requests
• Suspected kidnappers beaten by angry mob in Mexico
• Iraq moves against some US-backed Sunni fighters
• War reveals Russia's military might and weakness
• Polish support for missile deal soars
• Tens of thousands in Kashmir march to UN offices
• US Christian group leaves airport after standoff
• Sudan's president in Turkey to attend summit
• World Food Program worker killed in Somalia
• Chinese workers land seats in the Bird's Nest
• Israel to free long-serving Palestinian prisoners
• 2 men are charged in Antigua honeymooners murders
• Musharraf's turbulent 9 years in power
• Wandering whale nicknamed Bucki heads to Denmark
• 26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
• Afghanistan happy with Musharraf's resignation
• Zimbabwe's rivals vow to keep talking
• US calls emergency meeting for NATO on Russia
• N. Korea says US is hampering nuclear disarmament
• Nepal's new prime minister takes oath of office
• Tropical storm lashes Cuba with winds, rain
• Women-led Muslim wedding sparks debate in India
• Report: Fugitive Serbian student appears in public
• North Korea announces ambassador to Syria
• Japan to arrest 3 anti-whaling activists
• 24 Chinese miners trapped after gas explosion
• Landslide kills 5 and injures 7 in Bangladesh
• UN envoy begins Myanmar reconciliation mission
• 7,000 police blanket Kabul before celebration
• Today in History - Aug. 18
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BASEBALL

• Person familiar with deal: Maddux returning to LA
• White Sox hit 4 homers to rough up Mariners 13-5
• Sheffield, Granderson help Tigers rally for win
• Sabathia 9-0 with Brewers after 5th complete game
• Saarloos steps in to help lead A's past Twins 3-2
• Rays stop MLB-best Angels for 8th win in 10 games
• Lester's arm, Bay's bat carry Red Sox over Orioles
• Jogging again, B.J. Upton thrown out on rare play
• Glavine expects diagnosis to determine career fate
• Rangers All-Star 2B Kinsler out with sports hernia
• Back problems sideline Red Sox outfielder Drew
• Red Sox pitcher Schilling leaning toward retiring
• Barry Zito dominates as Giants beat Braves 5-0
• Pearce helps Pirates end Mets' winning streak at 6
• Aces up: Three top NL pitchers get job done
• Central deadlock: Twins and White Sox stay tied
• Upton, Kazmir send Rays to 7-4 win over Rangers
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COLLEGE SPORTS

• Va. Tech suspends receiver for policy violation
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FOOTBALL

• Agent says Bengals close to signing WR Chris Henry
• Manning, Hixon lead Giants in mistake-filled win
• QB Hasselbeck practices, ready to go for Seahawks
• Vikings QB Jackson hopes to play on injured knee
• Falcons to give Ryan his 1st start against Titans
• Bears name Kyle Orton as opening day starting QB
• Ravens' Suggs reports after signing 1-year tender
• Pats' Brady unsure if he'll miss 3rd straight game
• Bengals offense missing Chad Johnson, 2 others
• After solid first start, Favre feels like a Jet
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GOLF

• Danny Lee continues strong play at US Amateur
• Wyndham's cross-town move works out for Pettersson
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MORE SPORTS

• Genuine Risk, 1 of 3 fillies to win Derby, dies
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NASCAR

• Racing source says night race planned for Atlanta
• Edwards closes in on Busch with win at Michigan
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SOCCER

• Bruce Arena hired as coach, GM of Beckham's Galaxy
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TENNIS

• It's official: Nadal ends Federer's reign at No. 1
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