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NEWS | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat28-0 ************************************************************************ McCain touts Bush's re-election, defends war in Iraq --------------------------------------------- Sen. John McCain swept aside his long-running differences with President Bush on Monday and urged voters to re-elect him, offering a stout defense of Bush's decision to invade Iraq. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat38-0 Already convicted soldier testifies at Pfc. England hearing --------------------------------------------- The only soldier convicted in the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal told a military judge here Monday that he watched Pfc. Lynndie England stomp on the toes and fingers of three Iraqi prisoners, laugh, and then pose for photos with them after they had been stripped nude. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat31-0 Milosevic opens his defense case in landmark trial --------------------------------------------- Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic opened his defense at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Tuesday, starting the long-delayed second half of his trial on charges of genocide and other war crimes in the Balkans. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat42-0 MONEY | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat21-0 ************************************************************************ FCC asks high court to rule on broadband --------------------------------------------- The federal government is challenging an appeals court ruling that, officials fear, would stifle the expansion of cable broadband services by burdening providers with new regulations. FCC Chairman Michael Powell says the appeal is in consumers' interest. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat24-0 Big companies may become big spenders --------------------------------------------- The moment many on Wall Street have been waiting for is finally here. After years of cost cutting, layoffs and cutbacks, the USA's biggest businesses are beginning to open their wallets to invest in, expand and upgrade their facilities. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat19-0 States try to keep jobs in the USA --------------------------------------------- State politicians, eager to keep jobs at home, are finding more ways to stem the flow of government work overseas. In the past year, at least five governors took executive action to curtail the offshoring of state work. Legislators introduced more than 100 anti-offshoring bills in almost 40 states. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat25-0 SPORTS | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat49-0 ************************************************************************ Serena storms past Kleinova; Federer, Moya advance --------------------------------------------- Australian Open and Wimbledon champion Roger Federer began his quest for a third Grand Slam title this season, defeating former French Open champion Albert Costa, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat55-0 Cowboys topple the Titans 20-17 --------------------------------------------- Vinny Testaverde and Keyshawn Johnson were hooking up again like old times. But Eddie George did nothing against his old team. Testaverde completed his first touchdown of the preseason, and Johnson had eight catches for 81 yards as the Dallas Cowboys beat Tennessee 20-17. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat48-0 Potential Bryant jurors questioned --------------------------------------------- NBA star Kobe Bryant arrived at his sexual assault trial Monday. Lawyers in the trial began questioning potential jurors Monday after the judge ruled that the media and public would be barred from the initial phase of jury selection. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat44-0 LIFE | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat13-0 ************************************************************************ Celebs do their part at home, on road --------------------------------------------- Even the greenest Hollywood celebrity isn't likely to swap the Gucci-and-Gulfstream lifestyle for a solar-powered yurt anytime soon. But some stars are making an effort to be less wasteful. Among eco-stylist Danny Seo's favorite famous crusaders: Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz and the Dirrty girl herself, Christina Aguilera. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat15-0 Dawn of the video music parties --------------------------------------------- Stars from Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to Paris Hilton and Nelly partied until sunrise Monday at a slew of post-MTV Video Music Awards bashes all over sweltering South Beach. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat17-0 Chinese action 'Hero' Jet Li is a thinker, not a fighter --------------------------------------------- Jet Li has something in his hand. Perhaps it's numchucks. Perhaps a samurai sword. Maybe it's a new weapon, one he has yet to wield in his 32 previous martial-arts films. In his latest film, Hero, which opened Friday, Li again plays a killing machine. Like his character Nameless, Li also seems to be finding his softer side. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat16-0 TRAVEL | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat64-0 ************************************************************************ Report catalogues problems in air marshals service --------------------------------------------- Federal air marshals have slept on the job, tested positive for alcohol or drugs while on duty, lost their weapons and falsified information, the Homeland Security Department's inspector general said Monday in a scathing report on the air marshals program. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat66-0 Hotels let customers use Net to check in --------------------------------------------- Radisson Hotels & Resorts this week starts allowing guests to check in via the Internet up to a week before arrival. The move, soon to be followed by Hilton Hotels, marks something of a second electronic wave in the hotel industry as chains adopt high-tech lures to attract wired business travelers. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat65-0 TECH | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat56-0 ************************************************************************ Circuit City disconnects T-Mobile for Verizon Wireless --------------------------------------------- Circuit City Stores said it will phase out the sale of T-Mobile wireless service as Verizon Wireless stores are put in Circuit City stores. Circuit City and Verizon Wireless Monday said they've signed an agreement to have Verizon Wireless stores inside more than 570 Circuit Stores nationwide. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBNE1PAQc5yPASwk$AASc-fFys/usat62-0 NASA plans to announce new, numerous class of planets --------------------------------------------- Astronomers have discovered four new planets in a week's time, an exciting end-of-summer flurry that signals a sharper era in the hunt for new worlds. 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