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Brazil Indian reservation targeted for breakup: The future of Brazil's traditional Indian cultures was under challenge on Wednesday as Brazil's Supreme Court began hearing arguments on whether to break up a vast Amazon reserve. ›22:55 27 Aug, Wed
Failing Iraq war strategy led to surge: After a spike in violence and months of delay, President Bush approved a secret review of his Iraq war strategy in late 2006, according to interviews with White House sources. ›04:10
Video: Where will Ike strike next?: Sept. 7: NBCs Lester Holt speaks with Jeff Ranieri of Weather Plus.(Nightly News) ›22:55 7 Sep, Sun
Industry files lawsuit over polar bear rule: Five industry groups have sued the Interior Department over a rule to protect the polar bear that they say unfairly singles out business operations in Alaska for their contribution to global warming. ›00:08 29 Aug, Fri
New Yorker: The price McCain pays: With the selection of Sarah Palin, McCain completes the job of defusing the enmity (and forgoing the honor) he earned in 2000, when he condemned Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell as agents of intolerance. ›12:06
Deadly crashes bring scrutiny to air races: Deadly crashes at the Reno National Championship Air Races have prompted the FAA to place greater scrutiny on the event, and local schools have reconsidered canceling field trips. ›21:02 7 Sep, Sun
Bush hosts his last T-ball game: With only about four months left in office, President Bush hosted his last T-ball game on the South Lawn Sunday, ending a tradition he's carried on for seven years. ›00:17
Kennedy plans January return to Senate: Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has brain cancer, will not be on Capitol Hill this week when Congress returns from its summer break. He intends to work from his Massachusetts home this fall and return to the Senate in January. ›22:01 7 Sep, Sun
Zimbabwe opposition: No deal better than bad deal: If Robert Mugabe cannot agree at the negotiating table to surrender most of his powers, he should put the decision to his people in a new election, the main opposition leader said Sunday. ›20:56 7 Sep, Sun
Newsweek: What Palin really believes: We know the outlinesthe moose-hunting mom who juggles BlackBerrys and kids. But what does The real Sarah Palin believe? ›11:30
Candidates assess Fannie-Freddie rescue: The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as this weekend, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday. ›22:08 6 Sep, Sat
How anti-surge generals became outsiders: In the fall of 2006, U.S. military leaders found themselves badly out of sync with the White House over what to do in Iraq, finally losing control of the war strategy. ›04:42
O.J. Simpson jury selection to begin: Nearly a year after O.J. Simpson walked into a casino hotel room intent on reclaiming some sports memorabilia, lawyers in his robbery-kidnapping trial are finally set to begin picking a jury. ›08:41
National parks' program for ruins in ruins: Vandalism is just one of many threats to the fragile archaeological sites that are the heart of national parks and monuments in the arid American West. ›11:13
Failing Iraq war strategy led to surge: After a spike in violence and months of delay, President Bush approved a secret review of his Iraq war strategy in late 2006, according to interviews with White House sources. ›04:10
Experts scale back sea level rise forecast: Worldwide sea levels may rise by about 2.6 to 6.6 feet by 2100 thanks to global warming, but dire predictions of larger increases seem unrealistic, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. ›22:28 4 Sep, Thu
Police: Indict Olmert on corruption charges: Israeli media are reporting that Israel's police are recommending indictments against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a string of corruption cases. ›17:49 7 Sep, Sun
Environmentalists can't corral Palin: Before she first met John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had other business: making her case to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne against classifying the polar bear as a threatened species. ›21:58 4 Sep, Thu
Chrysler shows plug-in hybrids to dealers: Chrysler LLC has been demonstrating plug-in hybrid prototypes to some dealers that are further developed than those previously shown by the automaker, the company's president said. ›22:23 3 Sep, Wed
Weary Gulf Coast eyes Ike: With powerful Hurricane Ike on an uncertain course toward the Gulf of Mexico, many on the low-lying Florida Keys took a wait-and-see approach to evacuating Sunday. ›09:39
Obama says he regrets abortion answer: Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama acknowledged Sunday that he was probably too flip when he said it was "above my pay grade" to answer a question about when is a baby entitled to human rights. ›20:09 7 Sep, Sun
Gaddafi offers Rice kitchen diplomacy: The heart of many homes is the kitchen and that is where Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi hosted Condoleezza Rice for a Ramadan meal this week, a symbolic gesture to try to end decades of enmity. ›01:38
U.S. to review Afghan deaths after videos: The U.S. military said it planned to reopen an investigation into civilian deaths in a coalition air strike in western Afghanistan last month after new evidence emerged about casualties. ›06:46
More homeowners collect, store rainwater: Tara Hui climbed under her deck, nudged past a cluster of 55-gallon barrels and a roosting chicken, and pointed to a shiny metal gutter spout. ›15:16 5 Sep, Fri
