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Asians, Americans Show Perceptual Divide
Survey Ranks Wis. School Tops in Drinking
The Safety Net She Believed In Was Pulled Away When She Fell
Forensic astronomers date famous photograph
Conn. Challenges No Child Left Behind Law
Rule would encourage automatic 401(k) enrollment
Mysterious 'Piano Man' Returns to Germany
N.Y. Park Water Illnesses Grow to 2,202
Deadline Looms for Famous New York Club
U.S. Says Terrorists May Pose As Vagrants
Bush Compares War on Terror to World Wars
Convicted U.S. felon's "Cures" tops book charts
Some firms help workers cope with gas prices
At Least 40 Said Hurt in Mexico Bull Run
Bush Backers Amass to Counter 'Peace Mom'
Some Decry Glitz of Thompson Blastoff
Ex-Halliburton worker pleads guilty to bribes
Democrats Split Over Position on Iraq War
Rising Fuel Costs Pinch School Districts

Asians, Americans Show Perceptual Divide
Asians and North Americans really do see the world differently. Shown a photograph, North American students of European background paid more attention to the object in the foreground of a scene, while students from China spent more time studying the background and taking in the whole scene, according to University of Michigan researchers.

Survey Ranks Wis. School Tops in Drinking
The University of Wisconsin-Madison topped a list of the nation's best party schools released Monday, despite a decade-long effort by the school to reduce its reputation for heavy drinking.

The Safety Net She Believed In Was Pulled Away When She Fell
Los Angeles Times - Until a few years ago, Debra Potter made sure that her family could cruise the Caribbean, watch the NFL on big-screen TV and keep her elderly mother and in-laws at home in comfort.

Forensic astronomers date famous photograph
US astronomers said they had pinpointed the moment and location when one of the most famous landscape pictures in photographic history was taken.

Conn. Challenges No Child Left Behind Law
Connecticut on Monday became the first state to challenge the No Child Left Behind law in court, arguing that the centerpiece of President Bush's education law amounts to an unfunded mandate from the federal government.

Rule would encourage automatic 401(k) enrollment
The Department of Labor expects to propose a regulation by year's end that will encourage companies to automatically enroll their workers in 401(k) plans. The regulation could affect millions of workers in 450,000 retirement plans.

Mysterious 'Piano Man' Returns to Germany
A mysterious patient at a British hospital who did not speak for months but reportedly loved to play the piano is a German national who has been discharged and returned to his native country, officials said Monday.

N.Y. Park Water Illnesses Grow to 2,202
A New York state assemblyman is launching an inquiry into the state-run water playground that may have spread more than 2,000 cases of gastrointestinal illnesses.

Deadline Looms for Famous New York Club
Hilly Kristal opened CBGB's in December 1973, envisioning a home on the Bowery for country music. And then the punks took over. The Ramones. Blondie. Talking Heads. Television.

U.S. Says Terrorists May Pose As Vagrants
Asking for increased vigilance in the wake of the London bombings, the government is warning that terrorists may pose as vagrants to conduct surveillance of buildings and mass transit stations to plot future attacks.

Bush Compares War on Terror to World Wars
President Bush compared the fight against terrorism to both world wars and other great conflicts of the 20th century as he tried to reassure an increasingly skeptical public on Monday to support U.S. military involvement in Iraq.

Convicted U.S. felon's "Cures" tops book charts
Reuters - He went to prison for fraud and was ordered by the U.S. government to stop touting health products on infomercials, but Kevin Trudeau's book "Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know About" is a bestseller.

Some firms help workers cope with gas prices
Employers are taking steps to help workers save money on commuting as gas prices climb. Some are adding programs that encourage employees to save gas money, turning commuting benefits such as car pools into a valuable perk.

At Least 40 Said Hurt in Mexico Bull Run
Agitated animals, excessive drinking and street fights left at least 40 people injured during the annual running of the bulls in the small central state of Tlaxcala, Mexican news media reported Monday.

Bush Backers Amass to Counter 'Peace Mom'
A caravan proclaiming support for U.S. troops began a tour through California on Monday and stopped in the hometown of Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war mother who gained national prominence during a vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch.

Some Decry Glitz of Thompson Blastoff
Hunter S. Thompson's grand finale went off as planned: His ashes were blasted into the night sky in an explosion friends and fans agreed he would have loved. But some said the gonzo journalist would have sneered at the Hollywood trappings — champagne toasts by movie stars and former presidential candidates.

Ex-Halliburton worker pleads guilty to bribes
Reuters - A former Halliburton Co. worker pleaded guilty late last week to taking more than $110,000 in bribes from an Iraqi company in 2004 and defrauding the United States, court documents showed.

Democrats Split Over Position on Iraq War
washingtonpost.com - Democrats say a long-standing rift in the party over the Iraq war has grown increasingly raw in recent days, as stay-the-course elected leaders who voted for the war three years ago confront rising impatience from activists and strategists who want to challenge President Bush aggressively to withdraw troops.

Rising Fuel Costs Pinch School Districts
The wheels on the bus aren't the only things going round and round. The dials on the fuel pump are spinning, too, for school districts that face soaring costs just as 25 million children get back on the bus for a new school year.