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Bush stresses need for US to remain in Iraq, he fears, "We will have lost our soul as a nation" if forces are removed. [ WP ]
Scotland Yard charges 11 in "liquid bomb" plot, yesterday's press conference more CSI than Sherlock Holmes. [ NYT , WP ]
Italy to lead peacekeeping force in Lebanon, provided standing around in stylish blue helmets is the extent of the "leading." [ BBC ]
Obama now carrying hopes of Democratic party and all of African continent on shoulders. [ LAT ]
Uptight, "Washington Type-A" parents fear humiliation from what their kids write on these new "blogs." [ WP ]