08-Aug-2012 07:19

Before plea, Loughner listens calmly while psychologist tells judge he's competent - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/before-plea-loughner-listens-calmly-while-psychologist-tells-judge-hes-competent/2012/08/07/9a12d4ac-e0c7-11e1-8d48-2b1243f34c85_story.html

Taoufik Makhloufi goes from evicted to gold medal in 1500 meters - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/taoufik-makhloufi-goes-from-evicted-to-gold-medal-in-1500-meters/2012/08/07/2712900c-e0d9-11e1-a421-8bf0f0e5aa11_story.html

Egyptian Military Kills 20 Militants After Checkpoint Attacks - Voice of America (blog) :: http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/08/08/egyptian-military-kills-20-militants-after-checkpoint-attacks/

Company previously known as Blackwater agrees to $7.5 million fine in arms ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/company-previously-known-as-blackwater-agrees-to-75-million-fine-in-arms-smuggling-case/2012/08/07/0180ea68-e0d5-11e1-8d48-2b1243f34c85_story.html

New Images From the Mars Rover :: NASA's rover Curiosity, which touched down on Mars early Monday, has transmitted its first color photo.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444246904577574990725431220.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Exclusive: Regulators irate at NY action against StanChart :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/h8Gmpwwe7Ig/us-standardchartered-iran-idUSBRE8750VM20120808

Syrian rebels feel abandoned, betrayed by US - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/syrian-rebels-feel-abandoned-betrayed-by-us/2012/08/07/492ab1b6-dfd9-11e1-8d48-2b1243f34c85_story.html

Now is the time to remember the victims - Hamilton Spectator :: http://www.thespec.com/opinion/editorial/article/775469--now-is-the-time-to-remember-the-victims

First color image from Mars rover - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/video/2012/08/07/first-color-image-from-mars-rover?videoId%3D236914757%26videoChannel%3D1

Tia search goes into fifth day - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2012/08/08/tia-search-goes-into-fifth-day-91466-31574127/

Mitt Romney attacks President Obama over welfare reform - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/romney-attacks-obama-over-welfare-reform/2012/08/07/c842ea96-e0a5-11e1-8fc5-a7dcf1fc161d_story.html

Top Floors of Woolworth Building to Be Remade as Luxury Apartments :: The deal to transform the Woolworth Building's neo-Gothic tower into luxury condominiums promises to reinvent the rarefied residential address in New York City.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/realestate/top-floors-of-woolworth-building-to-be-remade-as-luxury-apartments.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Assad Vows to Rid Syria of 'Terrorists;' Violence Mounts - Voice of America (blog) :: http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/08/08/assad-vows-to-rid-syria-of-terrorists-violence-mounts-3/

Tucson Shooter Pleads Guilty :: Jared Loughner admitted to killing six people and wounding 13 others, including former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, outside a grocery store near Tucson, Ariz., last year.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444246904577574930592229206.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Marvin Hamlisch | 1944-2012: Marvin Hamlisch, Composer, Dies at 68 :: Mr. Hamlisch, the singularly productive and sensationally decorated composer of musicals like “A Chorus Line” and songs like “The Way We Were,” won Oscars, Grammys, Emmys, a Tony and a Pulitzer Prize.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/arts/music/marvin-hamlisch-composer-dies-at-68.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Egypt army kills 20 militants in Sinai: official :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/M1Y9wIwWlco/us-egypt-attack-sinai-idUSBRE87703L20120808

Personal Health: Vaginal Pain Causes and Treatment :: Only about one-quarter of women with vaginal pain ever report the problem to a medical professional. And those who do speak up are often told - incorrectly - that nothing can be done.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/persistence-is-key-to-treating-vaginal-pain/?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Consumer: Airport Security Scanners Leave Lingering Worries :: So-called backscatter X-ray scanners are in use at 36 airports in the United States, and questions persist about their safety.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/x-ray-scans-at-airports-leave-lingering-worries/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Needham pauses to watch Aly Raisman pick up two more Olympic medals - Boston Globe :: http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/08/07/needham-pauses-watch-aly-raisman-pick-two-more-olympic-medals/C6XlYWXSFJTZWEJd4eDkwN/story.html

Starbucks to use Square for payments, will invest $25 million :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/wmNkYpJMwQE/us-starbucks-square-idUSBRE87704C20120808