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The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

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The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

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Michigan quarterback Steven Threet breaks downfield for a 58-yard run as Wisconsin linebacker Jonathan Casillas (2) and defensive back Allen Langford (17) try to catch him during the fourth quarter of the game in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday. Carlos Osorio, The Associated Press

[Photo] Coaches: Talent, not strategy, is Michigan’s strength

By Daniel Johnson • Oct 3, 2008
Chicago Cubs baseball fans celebrate during a post-season rally in Daley Plaza on Tuesday in Chicago. The Cubs take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NL divisional series on Wednesday. Nam Y. Huh, The Associated Press

[Photo] Cubs fans on campus ready for postseason

By Alex Iniguez • Oct 1, 2008
 

[Photo] Sox stay alive in order to play for AL Central title

By Rick Gand • Sep 30, 2008
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson, center, announces a tentative deal on legislation regarding the financial crisis on Sunday. Lauren Victoria Burke, The Associated Press

[Photo] Congress proposes revised bailout plan

By Julie Hirschfeld Davis • Sep 29, 2008
The T-Mobile G1 Android-powered phone, the first cell phone with the operating system designed by Google Inc., is shown on Tuesday in New York. Mark Lennihan, The Associated Press

[Photo] Google extends Internet presence in new cell phone

By Peter Svensson • Sep 24, 2008
Real estate agent Rick Milea fields calls during an open house to sell this $1.5 million home on the Intracoastal Waterway in Hollywood, Fla. on Saturday. Milea says business has increased now that foreclosures and forced sales have depressed housing pric Marianne Armshaw, The Associated Press

[Photo] Real estate woes remain despite bailouts

By Christopher S. Rugaber and David Twiddy • Sep 22, 2008
Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain of Arizona speaks at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on Monday, in Jacksonville, Fla. Don Burk, The Associated Press

[Photo] Polls show tight race in 7 Big Ten states

By Ryan J. Foley • Sep 19, 2008
Performers dance with an athlete during the closing ceremony of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing on Wednesday. Andy Wong, The Associated Press

[Photo] Beijing ends run on world stage as Paralympics close

By Stephen Wade • Sep 18, 2008
Mary Ann Chastain, The Associated Press

[Photo] Online ‘studbooks’ new tool for zoos with rare species

By Katrina A. Goggins • Sep 10, 2008
Gregorio Borgia, The Associated Press

[Photo] Madonna dedicates song to pope during Rome concert

By The Associated Press • Sep 8, 2008
In this undated photo provided by the American Museum of Natural History, "The Butterfly of Peace," consisting of 240 colorful diamonds arranged in the shape of a dazzling butterfly and weighing 166.94 carats. Denis Finnin, The Associated Press

[Photo] NYC exhibit of diamonds arranged as butterfly

By The Associated Press • Sep 5, 2008
Amber Horn, 30, strips to reveal her briefs and top, while auditioning for the CBS reality competition show "Survivor," Thursday, June 19, 2008, in Costa Mesa, Calif. Ric Francis, The Associated Press

[Photo] Reality TV stars turn notoriety into a career

By Ryan Nakashima • Sep 5, 2008
Imagination Movers, from left, Rich Collins, Scott Durbin, Dave Poche, Scott Smitty Smith rehearse on the studio on the set of their Disney televsion show in Harahan, La., Dec. 12, 2007. Cheryl Gerber, The Associated Press

[Photo] Children’s rock and rap show premieres on Disney

By Stacey Plaisance • Sep 4, 2008
From left, Popcuts co-founders Hannes Hesse, CEO Kevin Mateo Lim, and Yiming Liu, are photographed in Somerville, Mass., Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. The new Web site is trying to make it profitable for music lovers to stay ahead of the curve _ by paying them w Josh Reynolds, The Assocaited Press

[Photo] New music site gives fans a cut of song sales

By Rachel Metz • Sep 4, 2008
In this Feb. 14, 2007 file photo Don LaFontaine, a voice over actor, records a commercial in his recording studio at his Silver Lake home in Los Angeles. LaFontaine, the voice behind thousands of Hollywood movie trailers, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008 at age Damian Dovarganes, The Associated Press

[Photo] Don LaFontaine, voice of movie trailers, dies

By Derrik J. Lang • Sep 4, 2008
Dan Garcia, left, who is a physician and faculty member at UCLA, prepares tea as tea master Sosei Matsumoto supervises at her home in Los Angeles on Aug. 4. Carlos Delgado, The Associated Press

[Photo] Tea master helps students learn ‘art of tea’

By John Rogers • Sep 3, 2008
 

[Photo] Minimal damage in Big Easy

Sep 2, 2008
Aurora, Colo., police Detective Marcus Dudley speaks to the media during a press conference at the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on Monday. Bill Ross, The Associated Press

[Photo] Threats against Obama examined

By Kristen Wyatt and Lara Jakes Jordan • Aug 27, 2008
Jericho Scott, 9, warms up on the pitching mound in New Haven, Conn., on Saturday. He can pitch up to 40 mph. Douglas Healey, The Associated Press

[Photo] Youth team punished for pitcher’s talent

By John Christoffersen • Aug 26, 2008
Joel Ryan, The Associated Press

[Photo] Madonna kicks off ‘Sticky and Sweet’ tour in UK

By Joel Ryan • Aug 25, 2008
Fireworks explodes over the National Stadium during the closing ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, Sunday. Andy Wong, The Associated Press

[Photo] Questions linger in Beijing

By David Crary • Aug 25, 2008
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., accompanied by his wife Cindy, speaks to reporters during a tour of the Red Ribbon Ranch Oil Lease on Monday in Bakersfield, Calif. The Associated Press

[Photo] McCain: Drilling on U.S. coast key

By The Associated Press • Jul 29, 2008
Chicago Bears return specialist Devin Hester throws the ball as wide receivers coach Darryl Drake looks on during training camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill., on Friday. Hester was given a contract extension after a brief holdout that Charles Rex Arbogast, The Associated Press

[Photo] Hester gets reported $40 million extension

By The Associated Press • Jul 28, 2008
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., makes a campaign stop at the American GI Forum Convention in Denver on Friday. McCain said Sunday he is against affirmative action in most cases, and opposes the use of quota systems. Carolyn Kaster, The Associated Press

[Photo] McCain says he’s against race quotas as Arizona looks at affirmative action

By Kevin Freking • Jul 28, 2008
A spectator watches the aurora borealis rise above the Alaska Range on Sept. 3, 2006 in Denali National Park, Ala. On Thursday NASA released new findings on the northern lights. The Associated Press

[Photo] NASA findings shed light on mystery

By Marcia Dunn • Jul 25, 2008
Illinois head football coach Ron Zook speaks at the Big Ten Conference football media day Thursday in Chicago. M. Spencer Green, The Associated Press

[Photo] Zook looks ahead at Big Ten Media Day

By Wes Anderson • Jul 25, 2008
Motorists leave the city of Indianapolis at rush hour on July 7. Traffic deaths in many states this year are on track to post their biggest percentage decline since the Arab oil embargo in the 1970s as motorists reduce their driving amid record-setting ga Darron Cummings, The Associated Press

[Photo] Traffic deaths fall while gas prices soar

By Mark Williams • Jul 23, 2008
In this photo released by the U.S. army, U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, left, and top U.S. military commander in Iraq, David Petraeus, ride inside a helicopter in Baghdad, Iraq on Monday. Obama began his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq s The Associated Press

[Photo] Tour of Iraq leaves Obama pushing withdrawal by 2010

By Brian Murphy and Qassim Abdul-Zahra • Jul 22, 2008
Gen. David Petraeus, left, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, talks with Brig. Gen. David Perkins, the top spokesman for the U.S., military command in Baghdad, in his office at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Saturday. Al-Qaeda may be diverting fighters to th Robert Burns, The Associated Press

[Photo] Petraeus: Al Qaeda will divert to Afghanistan

By Robert Burns – The Associated Press • Jul 21, 2008
Los Angeles medical-cannabis dispensary owner Vincent Mehdizadeh poses with his new Marijuana vending machine Tuesday. Damian Dovarganes, The Associated Press

[Photo] Vending machine offers marijuana

By Daisy Nguyen • Feb 1, 2008
Torpedoed and bombed by the Japanese, the battleship USS West Virginia begins to sink, center, while the USS Maryland, left, is still afloat in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, in a Dec. 7, 1941 file photo. The capsized USS Oklahoma is at right. This year ma The Associated Press

[Photo] Pearl Harbor anniversary draws interest in plight of civilians who survived Japanese attack

Dec 7, 2007
Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood delivers against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning of a game in Chicago on Aug. 31. Nam Y. Huh, The Associated Press

[Photo] Kerry Wood signs $4.2 million, 1-year deal

By DAVE CARPENTER – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS • Nov 27, 2007
Members of the Grateful Dead, L-R, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, Brent Mydland, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir are shown. Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart says he and other members of the band never really understood the forces that turned them int The Associated Press

[Photo] Academic conference to study cultural phenomenon of The Grateful Dead

By Pat Eaton-Robb • Nov 8, 2007
Private contractors signal a helicopter as they secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad in this July 5, 2005 file photo. The Associated Press

[Photo] Iraq, U.S. discuss removing Blackwater by April

By The Associated Press • Oct 15, 2007
 

[Photo] GM, auto union arrive at deal

By Dee-Ann Durbin • Sep 27, 2007
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, DARRON CUMMINGS

[Photo] IU coach stresses ball control

By Michael Marot • Sep 26, 2007
Police escort Loyer D. Braden, an 18-year-old man from New Jersey, arrested Monday, in the shooting of two Delaware State University students. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, GARY EMEIGH

[Photo] Del. State student charged for role in campus shootings

By Randall Chase • Sep 25, 2007
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano points skyward after finishing the sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. The Associated Press

[Photo] Cubs get closer to playoffs

By The Associated Press • Sep 24, 2007
Dover police pass the main entrance of Delaware State University, Friday, Sept. 21, 2007 in Dover, Del. Two students were shot and wounded, one seriously, at Delaware State University early Friday, and the campus was locked down as police searched for a g Gary Emeigh

[Photo] 2 students shot at Delaware State University

By Randall Chase • Sep 21, 2007
Actor Charlie Sheen and his fiance Brooke Mueller arrive at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello, The Associated Press

[Photo] Denise Richards asks court to end Charlie Sheen’s overnight stays with their daughters

By The Associated Press • Sep 21, 2007
Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall (5) eludes Syracuse defenders Bruce Williams (15) and Joe Fields for a touchdown run during the third quarter in Syracuse, N.Y., on Saturday. Illinois plays Indiana this weekend. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, MIKE GROLL

[Photo] Illini prepare for Indiana showdown

By Mike Theodore • Sep 19, 2007
University of Florida student Andrew Meyer struggles as officers remove him from a question and answer session with Sen. John Kerry on Monday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, ANDREW STANFILL

[Photo] Police use Taser on UF student

By Travis Reed • Sep 19, 2007
Soldiers help local residents evacuate in Fuzhou, east China on Tuesday. The "super typhoon" is likely to make landfall in Zhejiang province early on Wednesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, JIANG KEHONG

[Photo] China evacuates 1.8 million as Typhoon Wipha nears

By Elaine Kurtenbach • Sep 19, 2007
Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti with his bride, Nicoletta Mantovani, and their daughter, Alice, are shown in this Dec. 13, 2003 file photo. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

[Photo] Pavarotti leaves half of estate to second wife, half to 4 daughters

By Marta Falconi • Sep 19, 2007
Detroit quarterback Jon Kitna directs receivers on the run against the Minnesota Vikings during the first quarter in Detroit on Sunday. Kitna left the game with a second-quarter concussion but returned late in the 20-17 victory. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, PAUL SANCYA

[Photo] Kitna credits ‘miracle’ for return to field after concussion early on

By Larry Lage – The Associated Press • Sep 18, 2007
President Bush, right, announces his choice for attorney general, retired federal judge Michael Mukasey, left, to replace Alberto Gonzales, Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, CHARLES DHARAPAK

[Photo] Bush formally chooses judge as Gonzales’ replacement

By Lara Jakes Jordan • Sep 18, 2007
A woman takes her dead son, Dhiya Thamer, into her arms, as she grieves for him. He was killed when their family car came under fire by unknown gunmen in Baqouba on Sunday. Laura Prusik

[Photo] Shiite villages raided after new al-Qaida announcement

By The Associated Press • Sep 17, 2007
O.J. Simpson speaks during an interview seen in this Friday, June 4, 2004, file photo, in Miami. Investigators questioned O.J. Simpson about a break-in at a casino hotel room involving sports memorabilia, police said Friday, Sept. 14, 2007. The break-in w Wilfredo Lee, The Associated Press

[Photo] O.J. Simpson named suspect in casino break-in

By Kathleen Hennessey and Linda Deutsch • Sep 14, 2007
Chicago Cubs pitcher Steve Trachsel delivers against the Houston Astros during the second inning on Thursday in Houston. Trachsel allowed seven hits in five innings and got the victory. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, DAVID J. PHILLIP

[Photo] Cubs launch 4 homers to down Astros, reclaim sole possession of Central lead

By Chris Duncan • Sep 14, 2007
Indonesian office workers evacuate their building following a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday. The quake triggered tsunami warnings across much of the region, meteorological officials said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, ABDDILLA

[Photo] Five dead as massive quake shakes Indonesia

Sep 13, 2007
President Bush shakes hands with Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, right, leader of the Anbar Salvation Council, also known as the Anbar Awakening - an alliance of clans backing the Iraqi government and U.S. forces - during a meeting with tribal leaders at Al-Asad Charles Dharapak, The Associated Press

[Photo] Bush hopes to buy time for success in Iraq by saying he’ll bring some troops home

By The Associated Press • Sep 13, 2007
This undated photo provided by Seth Cohen PR shows the music group Fab Faux, from left, Rich Pagano, Frank Agnello, Will Lee, Jimmy Vivino and Jack Petruzzelli. The Associated Press/ Seth Cohen PR, Christine Gatti

[Photo] The Fab Faux recreates the Beatles’ classic sounds

By Larry McShane • Sep 12, 2007
Palestinian stone-throwers run from an Israeli army jeep during an operation searching for wanted militants in the West Bank town of Jenin on Tuesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, MOHAMMED BALLAS

[Photo] U.S. urges Israel to hold back

By The Associated Press • Sep 12, 2007
A security truck carries a bomb-laden vehicle hours after sniffer dogs discovered it parked in a multistory carpark in Ankara, Turkey on Tuesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, BURHAN OZBILICI

[Photo] Turkish police foil potential bomb plot

By The Associated Press • Sep 12, 2007
Models wear the creations of designer Vivienne Tam for the presentation showing of her 2008 spring/summer collection during Fashion Week on Monday in New York. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, LOUIS LANZANO

[Photo] Fashion Week dons a ladylike wardrobe

By Samantha Critchell • Sep 12, 2007
Gen. David Petraeus, left, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker testify on the future of the war in Iraq before a joint hearing of the House Armed Services Committee and House Foreign Relations Committee on Monday in Washington. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, GERALD HERBERT

[Photo] U.S. general outlines plan to withdraw troops

By David Espo • Sep 11, 2007
Detroit Tigers starter Kenny Rogers delivers against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday in Detroit. Rogers had been out since July 26 with inflammation in his left elbow. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, DUANE BURLESON

[Photo] Detroit’s 11th hour heroics lift Tigers past White Sox

By The Associated Press • Sep 6, 2007
A worker cleans the ground in front of the Princess Elisabeth polar science station during a presentation of the project by the International Polar Foundation in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday. The Princess Elisabeth station will be a totally energy self- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, GEERT VANDEN WINJNGAERT

[Photo] New polar station to conduct environment-friendly research

By Constant Brand • Sep 6, 2007
Residents ride bikes through a flooded street near a market in La Ceiba, eastern Honduras on Tuesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, ESTEBAN FELIX

[Photo] Felix, Henriette slam into Central America

By Paul Kiernan • Sep 5, 2007
This undated photograph made available by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows an archaeologist next to an opening of one of the ancient beehives found in excavations in Tel Rehov in northern Israel. Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have dis THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, AMIHAI MAZAR

[Photo] Scientists in Israel unearth beehives in city ruins

By Matti Friedman • Sep 5, 2007
Yeoman Warder Moira Cameron, left, the first female Beefeater, poses for pictures along with male colleagues, at the Tower of London on Monday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, LEFTERIS PITARAKIS

[Photo] First female Beefeater takes post guarding famed Tower of London

By Robert Barr • Sep 4, 2007
Democratic presidential hopeful, U.S. Sen Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, waves with Peggo Hodes and U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., as they ride in the Labor Day parade in Milford, N.H., on Monday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, JIM COLE

[Photo] Obama critiques Sen. Clinton, divisive Washington politics

Sep 4, 2007
President Bush greets troops at Al-Asad Airbase in Anbar province on Monday as part of an unannounced visit to Iraq. THE ASSCOCIATED PRESS, CHARLES DHARAPAK

[Photo] Bush may cut troops in Iraq

By The Associated Press • Sep 4, 2007
Purdue running back Kory Sheets runs past Northwestern defenders John Gill, left, and Deante Battle (22) during the first quarter of a football game in this Oct. 14, 2006 file photo in Evanston, Ill. Sheets, who ran for 780 yards and 11 touchdowns and cau THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, JEFF ROBERSON

[Photo] Taylor beats out competition for Boilermakers’ feature back

By The Associated Press • Aug 30, 2007
Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation and his wife Miriam Adelson, both seen behind a gondola, attend the opening ceremony of the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau Tuesday. Casinos like the Wynn and Sands THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, KIN CHEUNG

[Photo] $2.4 billion Venice-themed casino opens in southern China

By Sylvia Hui • Aug 29, 2007
Cubs starter Rich Hill delivers during the first inning against the Brewers in Chicago, on Tuesday. The Cubs won game one of the series 5-3. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, CHARLES REX ARBOGAST

[Photo] Cubs rally in late innings to beat Brewers

By Rick Gano – The Associated Press • Aug 29, 2007
Flames reach a church at Zoodoho Pigi outside of Andritsena village in Pelloponise peninsula on Monday August 27 2007. Several villages in the area were evacuated as massive forest fires, fanned by strong winds, swept through swathes of southern Greece le Nikolas Giakoumidis, The Associated Press

[Photo] Helicopters sent for villagers still in danger

By Elena Becatoros • Aug 28, 2007
Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is seen in Moscow in 2001. Politkovskaya, a critic of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead in Moscow in Oct. 2006. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, ITAR-TASS

[Photo] Russia arrests 10 men linked to journalist

Aug 28, 2007
Civilians watch the fire in the Village of Paleo Varvasena about 18 kilometers south of ancient Olympia and 206 miles south of Athens on Sunday. Fires tore through parched forests and swallowed villages across Greece. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, PETROS GIANNAKOURIS

[Photo] Greek wildfires extend to ancient Olympic site

By John F.L. Ross • Aug 27, 2007
A resident of a Surrey, British Columbia, trailer park surveys the damages after a hot air balloon crashed into a mobile home on Saturday. Two people were killed and 11 people were injured in the accident. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, RICHARD LAM

[Photo] Hot air balloon catches fire, killing two people in basket

By Jeremy Hainsworth • Aug 27, 2007
Demonstrators march on Insein Road in northern Yangon suburb of Myanmar on Wednesday morning to protest over massive fuel price hikes imposed by the government a week earlier. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

[Photo] Peaceful protests in Myanmar end in military beatings, arrests

By The Associated Press • Aug 24, 2007
Craig Monroe homers against the Royals in this May 6 file photo. Monroe was traded to the Cubs for cash and a player to be named later. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, DICK WHIPPLE

[Photo] Slumping Monroe sent to Cubs for player to be named

By Josh Dubow • Aug 24, 2007
Royals left fielder Joey Gathright (2) steals second base under White Sox second baseman Danny Richar during the fourth inning in Chicago on Wednesday. Kansas City won 7-6 to put an end to a three-game skid. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, CHARLES REX ARBOGAST

[Photo] Sox drop back into last place after 7-6 loss

By The Associated Press • Aug 23, 2007
Samuel Widmann, head of Google Maps and Google Earth, gestures during a presentation of "Google Earth Sky" at a planetarium in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday. Google Earth introduced the new feature Sky, a "virtual telescope" which enables Internet users THE ASSOCAITED PRESS, FABIAN BIMMER

[Photo] Google takes to skies with satellite imaging

By Dan Nephin • Aug 23, 2007
Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, JOHN RAOUX

[Photo] Endeavour shuttle lands as NASA fears for future

By Marcia Dunn • Aug 22, 2007
In this image from video, O.J. Simpson sits on the Internet TV set at MN1.com with the monitor showing the cover of his book "If I Did It," in Dallas, in this file photo from July 31. Citing a perceived lack of customer interest, Barnes & Noble said Tuesd THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, RICH MATTHEWS

[Photo] O.J. Simpson book to not be stocked

By Hillel Italie • Aug 22, 2007
Emily Wallyung, 11, of Wauzeka, right, wades through flooded streets after floodwaters crested along the Kickapoo River in Gays Mills, Wis., on Monday. The violent system of storms has moved on to Ohio. Erica Magda

[Photo] Deadly storm system shifts into Ohio

By Scott Bauer • Aug 22, 2007
Residents of an apartment building where several Virginia Tech students were overcome by carbon monoxide remove belongings in Blacksburg, Va., on Sunday. The leak appeared to stem from a faulty valve in a gas water heater. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, STEVE HELBER

[Photo] Gas leak strikes Va. Tech

By The Associated Press • Aug 21, 2007
A child walks by the rubble of a shop destroyed by the strong winds of Hurricane Dean in the south central village of Mitchell Town, Jamaica, on Monday. Jamaica avoided a direct hit when the storm passed to the south Sunday night and no deaths were report THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, ADRES LEIGHTON

[Photo] Hurricane Dean heads to Mexico

By Mark Stevenson • Aug 21, 2007
Young boys use an umbrella to resist the wind while walking at a street of Kingston during the pass of Hurricane Dean over Jamaica on Sunday. Hurricane Dean pummeled the country with strong winds and torrential rains THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, ADRES LEIGHTON

[Photo] Hurricane Dean hits Caribbean, killing eight

By Howard Campbell • Aug 20, 2007
Stephan Schuttes, right, of London, photographs the grave of Elvis Presley along with Lorraine Marrero, left, of New York, on the grounds of Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., on the 30th anniversary of his death Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Mark Humphrey, The Associated Press

[Photo] Record crowd attends vigil at Graceland for 30th anniversary of Elvis’ death

By Woody Baird • Aug 17, 2007
Lead singer David Lee Roth, left, and lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen of the rock group Van Halen perform during the concert at the spectrum in Philadelphia in this Oct. 19, 1982 file photo. The rockers have re-formed with original frontman David Lee Roth The Associated Press

[Photo] Van Halen, original frontman David Lee Roth announce tour

By Sandy Cohen • Aug 14, 2007
In this photo made from the NASA-TV, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dave Williams works outside of the Space Shuttle Endeavour during a space walk while orbiting Earth, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007. This is the first space walk of the STS-118 mission, which i NASA-TV from The Associated Press

[Photo] Serious gash in thermal shield overshadows teacher’s space mission

By Marcia Dunn • Aug 13, 2007
The driver of the monster truck, who declined to be identified, which crashed through a crowd of onlookers during a car crushing demonstration, leans against the wheel of his truck as emergency personnel talk to officials on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007, in DeK Eric Sumberg, the Daily Chronicle from The Associated Press

[Photo] Monster truck crashes into spectators in DeKalb injuring 9

By The Associated Press • Aug 10, 2007
Chicago Bears defensive tackle Anthony Adams lifts defensive end Adewale Ogunleye off his feet during blocking drills at Olivet Nazarene University, Saturday, July 28, 2007, in Bourbonnais, Ill., during the second day of football training camp. M. Spencer Green, The Associated Press

[Photo] With healthier diet, Bears’ DE Ogunleye vows to return to form

Aug 9, 2007
Pop singer Ricky Martin demonstrates to children some educational features of a program to prevent online child predation, part of a joint initiative by Microsoft and the Ricky Martin Foundation which he is promoting, in Caguas, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Au Brennan Linsley, The Associated Press

[Photo] Pop star Martin seeks to adopt multiple children

By The Associated Press • Aug 9, 2007
This photo released by the Madison County, Ill., Sheriff shows Olutosin Oduwole, a Southern Illinois University student who was arrested Tuesday, July 24, 2007, after he allegedly threatened a "murderous rampage" similar to the Virginia Tech sho Madison County Sheriff from Associated Press

[Photo] SIU student accused of shooting threat released on bond

By Jim Suhr • Aug 9, 2007
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., talk after a presidential forum hosted by the AFL-CIO at Soldier Field in Chicago, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007. Jerry Lai, The Associated Press

[Photo] Obama, Clinton battle for labor on Soilder Field

By Jesse J. Holland • Aug 8, 2007
New York Mets pitcher Tom Glavine smiles at a news conference after earning his 300th career win in a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007 in Chicago. New York Daily News, Ron Antonelli from the Associated Press

[Photo] Mets’ Tom Glavine part of a dying breed: 300-game winners

By Rick Gano – The Associated Press • Aug 7, 2007
Tiger Woods looks away after this tee shot on the ninth hole at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, during the first round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007. Woods is one shot back at 2-under par. Amy Sancetta, The Associated Press

[Photo] Mahan, Casey and Sabbatini lead after a tough day at Firestone

By DOUG FERGUSON – The Associated Press • Aug 3, 2007
Bruce Willis, right, and guitarist Doug Hamblin, of Bruce Willis and The Accelerators, perform during a concert at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press

[Photo] Willis returns to Kennedy Space Center for performace

By The Associated Press • Aug 3, 2007
Newly-acquired Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, center, stands with forward Paul Pierce, left, and guard Ray Allen during a news conference in Boston, Tuesday, July 31, 2007. The Celtics sent the Minnesota Timberwolves forwards Al Jefferson, Ryan Gom Charles Krupa, The Associated Press

[Photo] Garnett joins Pierce, Allen with new, improved Celtics

By Howard Ulman • Aug 2, 2007
Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing to discuss the death of former football star and soldier Pat Tillman. Dennis Cook, The Associated Press

[Photo] Former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld deny cover-up in Tillman case

By Erica Werner • Aug 2, 2007
This is an aerial view of the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River seen Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, in Minneapolis, after it collapsed during the evening rush hour Wednesday. Morry Gash, The Associated Press

[Photo] Bridge collapse in Minn. kills 4; crews search for more victims in water

By Jon Krawczynski • Aug 2, 2007
Tony Gwynn, left, and Cal Ripken, Jr., hold their Hall of Fame plaques after their induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., Sunday, July 29, 2007. Gwynn played his Major League Baseball career with the San Diego Padres and R Mike Groll, The Associated Press

[Photo] Ripken and Gwynn: Hall of Famers, on and off the field

By John Kekis • Jul 30, 2007
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