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Dozens Missing as Haitian Boat Sinks . . . Boat carrying up to 200 Haitian migrants capsizes off the coast of Turks and Caicos. A little over half rescued. BBC
Seven Arrested in Raleigh Terror Plot . . . Planned to kill themselves and others in the name of Islam. Raleigh News & Observer
Police Believe Jackson Killed by His Physician . . . Dr Conrad Murray suspected of killing Michael Jackson by administering a powerful drug. Associated Press
Politics
Health Reform Slides as Dems Try to Heal Rift . . . Cost concerns of the party's fiscal hawks will need more time to resolve, Pelosi acknowledged Monday. Christian Science Monitor
Conrad, Dodd Tied to Sweetheart Mortgage Deal . . . Countrywide official says senators got VIP rates. Washington Times
Biden Racking Up Gaffes . . . Verbal miscue on Russia spurs latest bout of damage control. Washington Times
Hawaii Official Asserts Obama Born There . . . Health director reiterates that she has personally seen Obama's birth certificate.
Honolulu Advertiser
CBO: Government Insurer Won't Kill Private Plans . . . Republicans say public insurance option, with low reimbursement rates, would drive out private insurers. Washington Times
GOP Hopes Sotomayor Will Provide a Boost . . . Conservatives are mobilizing to use the vote against vulnerable Democrats in next year's elections. McClatchy Newspapers
Obama, Gates, and Crowley to Have a Beer . . . Crowley likes Blue Moon, Gates favors Red Stripe or Becks, and Obama likes . . . Budweiser. Boston Globe
National Security
Gates Talks Security, Arms Sales in Iraq . . . Will also try to help bridge a deep divide between Iraq's ethnic Kurds and majority Arabs.
Reuters
Getting Out of Iraq a Logistical Nightmare . . . How to transfer out “mountains of equipment,’’ 143,000 troops and a similar number of civilians amid attack threat. Boston Globe
Britain Turns Against Afghan War . . . A majority believes war in Afghanistan is unwinnable and British troops should be pulled out immediately. The Independent
News on the Money
U.S. Home Sales Surge in June . . . Some of the strongest evidence yet that the market has bottomed out after being savaged for three years.
Financial Times
Clunkers Trade Ins Boost Car Sales . . . Government funds to get gas guzzlers off the road are pushing buyers onto dealers' lots.
Los Angeles Times
SEC Makes Short Selling Rule Permanent . . . Emergency rule aimed at reducing abusive short-selling was due to expire this week.
USA Today
Obama Opens Policy Talks With China . . . Steers clear of potential conflicts over exchange rates and human rights. New York Times
International
Nigerian Militants Under Siege . . . Group of Nigerian Islamist militants is barricaded into a small area in Maiduguri after two days of violence that left scores dead. BBC
Aung Sang Suu Kyi Verdict Set for Friday . . . High-profile trial of Burma opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate concludes.
Associated Press
Losing a Dog, Finding Islamabad . . . A reporter discovers a city she wouldn't have known so well as she searches for her lost dog.
Washington Post
Also Today. . .
Gates Tapes Don't Assess Blame . . . A customary check quickly after a 911 call turned complicated and confrontational. Boston Globe
What Should Have Happened . . . Police say Gates may have overreacted but Crowley seems to have let situation spiral out of control. Christian Science Monitor
Dairy Foods Extend Kids' Lives . . . Children who eat plenty of dairy foods like milk and cheese can expect to live longer, research suggests.
BBC
Cost of Treating Obesity Soars . . . Obese Americans — those 30 or more pounds overweight — cost country $147 billion in weight-related medical bills in 2008. USA Today
Blue M&Ms Mend Spinal Injuries . . . Compound Brilliant Blue G blocks a chemical that kills healthy spinal cord cells around the damaged area after an injury. Daily Telegraph
A Crack in the Iron Curtain . . . Fifty years ago, the Moscow exhibition showed U.S. culture and goods to the Soviets. It was the greatest propaganda coup of the cold war. Globe and Mail
Today's Video
Sarah Palin's Fiery Resignation Speech . . . CNN
