US, Poland sign missile defense deal (AP)
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski have signed a deal that will put an American missile defense base in Poland.
Tampa Bay wins matchup of AL’s best records (AP)
AP - The Tampa Bay Rays have been on top of the AL East for the last month. Now, they are on top of the whole league.
DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries (AP)
AP - LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.
Tropical Storm Fay stays on Florida’s coast (AP)
AP - Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path Wednesday, moving north along the Florida coast but not going out over the Atlantic Ocean, where many had feared it could strengthen and curve back toward the state as a hurricane.
Obama, VP choice to campaign together Saturday (AP)
AP - Barack Obama and his newly named running mate will campaign together Saturday at the place where the Democratic presidential hopeful formally launched his White House bid.
US earns trip to title game - Houston Chronicle
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Food aid sent in to suffering Georgian area (AP)
AP - A convoy of badly needed food aid for beleaguered Georgians rumbled through a Russian checkpoint Wednesday, waved through by soldiers who themselves showed no signs of fulfilling their president's promise of a pullback within two days.
Russian military column leaves Georgia (Reuters)
Reuters - A Russian military
column crossed from Georgia back into Russia on Wednesday after
Western governments raised pressure for a quick and full
pullout under an international ceasefire deal.
Shawn Johnson’s gold makes for happy Americans (AP)
AP - Clear some more space in that pile of pretty Olympic medal boxes. Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are bringing home more loot, including a gorgeous gold of Johnson's very own.