AP: Food industry bitten by its lobbying success (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:51:19 GMT
AP - One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it."

South Texas begins cleanup after Dolly (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:46:59 GMT
AP - Business at reopened restaurants was humming, grocery store parking lots were packed and residents of south Texas were venturing out on the newly dry roads again as the remnants of Hurricane Dolly moved well away from the Rio Grande Valley.

Report urges overhauling how passports are issued (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:47:49 GMT
AP - The State Department urgently needs to overhaul the way it handles passport applications to avoid a repeat of the massive backlogs last summer that frustrated countless travelers, congressional investigators concluded.

Obama beats McCain in Europe donations (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:53:06 GMT
AP - Barack Obama's campaign has received roughly 10 times more money from declared U.S. donors living in Germany, France and Britain than his Republican rival, reflecting his popularity in Europe as he makes his first tour of the continent as the presumed Democratic nominee.

Olympian PR bout under way in Washington (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:12:28 GMT
AP - In an air-conditioned room in the Chinese Embassy, a vice minister from Beijing chastises Americans for their "very limited" understanding of violent anti-government protests in Tibet.

Analysis: GOP stroked base in housing vote (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:57:29 GMT
AP - President Bush pulled the rug out from under Republicans this week when he abruptly dropped his opposition to a massive housing rescue. Their reaction? Good riddance.

Allies of Phoenix mayor fight recall effort (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:05:41 GMT
AP - It's a political oddity: a TV commercial extolling the public safety record of a sitting mayor, except the spot isn't soliciting votes and the politician's name isn't scheduled to appear on the November ballot.

Rice: Pakistan should do more to end violence (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:27:07 GMT
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory.

'Twilight' fans camp out for a peek (and a scream) (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:34:39 GMT
AP - If you haven't heard of "Twilight," ask a teenager. The best-selling young-adult book isn't bound for the big screen until December, but fan frenzy for the film practically took over Comic-Con on Thursday.

Colts' Manning hopes for quick return from surgery (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:37:42 GMT
AP - Peyton Manning's voice resonated through the Colts training camp Thursday — from 90 miles away. The NFL's two-time MVP spent reporting day at home in Indianapolis, his valuable left knee immobilized after having surgery to remove an infected bursa sac.