The Daily Edit 08.08.08Loading
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  • Yankees Rangers Baseball
    New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez reaches to stop a ball hit by Texas Rangers' Ian Kinsler in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, in Arlington, Texas. Ramon Vazquez was forced at second, and Kinsler was safe at first. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
  • Tigers White Sox Baseball
    Detroit Tigers' Placido Polanco bunts against the Chicago White Sox in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
  • Broncos Camp Football
    Denver Broncos' Christian Morton drops several footballs during football training camp in Centennial, Colo., on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Rocky Mountain News, Chris Schneider) ** DENVER OUT, MAGS OUT, INTERNET OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT **
  • Carbon County Rodeo
    Steer wrestler Hadley Berger tackled a steer from his horse during the steer wrestling portion of the Carbon County Rodeo and Mutton Bustin’ on Thursday, August 7, 2008 in Rawlins, Wyo. (AP Photo/Rawlins Daily Times, Jerret Raffety)
  • APTOPIX Germany Zoo
    A flamingo feeds a flamingo chick in their enclosure of the Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, southern Germany, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)
  • APTOPIX Mideast Iraq Tigers
    One of a pair of rare Bengal tiger cubs, that were donated by a North Carolina animal sanctuary despite protests by animal rights activists, is shown to the media for the first time at the Baghdad Zoo in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. The animals, which were donated by the North Carolina-based Conservators' Center, arrived Monday after being flown to Baghdad from the United States in a US$66,000 trip funded by the U.S. Embassy and transported to the zoo by the U.S. military. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
  • Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony
    Fireworks over the National Stadium during opening ceremony fot the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
  • APTOPIX Pakistan Daily Life
    Pakistani youngsters play in a drainage channel after heavy rain fall in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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    Aug. 8, 2008; Beijing, CHINA; Dancers perform during the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE
  • APTOPIX Beijing Olympics Gymnastics Women
    U.S. gymnast Alicia Sacramone performs at the balance beam during a podium training ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday Aug. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • APTOPIX ROMANIA HEAT
    A worker pauses at dusk on top of a building under construction in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2008. Large areas of Romania have experienced a heat wave over the past few days with golden sunsets and temperatures reported as high as 38 Centigrade (100 Fahrenheit) in the south.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
  • Spain Weather
    A man cools himself in a fountain in Cordoba, southern Spain, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
  • Spain Weather
    A child enjoys the hot weather at a fountain in Cordoba, southern Spain, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
  • APTOPIX Thailand Myanmar Mrs Bush
    U.S. first lady Laura Bush, center left, is flanked by her daughter Barbara as she talks with a Karen refugees family at Mae La refugee camp in Thailand's Mae Sot town near the Thai-Myanmar border Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. The camp houses thousands of refugees from Myanmar who fled the economic hardship and widespread persecution. Mrs. Bush with her daughter is in Thailand when she accompanied President George W. Bush for a three-nation Asian tour that included South Korea and China. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
  • Golden Tamarins
    This photo provided by the Smithsonian's National Zoo shows Golden lion tamarin twins, born July 17, clinging to their father’s back as they perch on trees in their exhibit at the zoo in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. More than 178 golden lion tamarins have been born at the zoo, the last of which arrived in May of 2007. Golden lion tamarins are usually born in sets of twins, and all members of the family group contribute to caring for and carrying the babies. Golden lion tamarins inhabit the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil. (AP Photo/Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian's National Zoo)
  • APTOPIX Bulgaria Ancient Chariot
    Archaeologist works around a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Borisovo, some 290 kilometers (180 miles) east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. The archaeologist Daniela Agre said her team found the four-wheel chariot during excavations near the village of Borisovo. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
  • Beetle Invasion
    An Asian longhorned Beetle is seen crawling on forester Brian Keevan in Worcester, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, just the fourth place in the country the destructive beetles have been found. The beetles, native to China, bore into trees and range in size from 1 to 1 1/2 inches long. (AP Photo/Telegram & Gazette, Christine Peterson)
  • APTOPIX Thailand Bush Asia
    U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush wave to well-wishers at a military airport in Bangkok Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 as they leave Thailand for China to attend Olympics opening ceremony. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
  • APTOPIX PGA Championship Golf
    Phil Mickelson signs autographs after finishing the 18th hole during practice for the 90th PGA Championship golf tournament Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Mich. The championship begins Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
  • APTOPIX PAKISTAN US AL QAIDA SUSPECT
    A police officer is seen behind Pakistani women taking part in rally calling for the release of Aafia Siddiqui, who is currently being detained in the U.S., near President House in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. An MIT-educated Pakistani woman allegedly linked to al-Qaida appeared in federal court in New York City on Tuesday, Aug. 5, to face charges she tried to kill U.S. employees in a gunfight in Afghanistan after police said they discovered suspicious documents about explosives and landmarks in her handbag. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
  • APTOPIX MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS
    A Palestinian youth, left, punches an Israeli border police officer in the face, during a protest against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village Naalin, near Modin, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
  • APTOPIX MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS
    An injured Palestinian is helped by foreign activists after clashes between demonstrators and Israeli border police officers erupted during a protest against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village Naalin, near Modin, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
  • APTOPIX Malaysia Anwar
    Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, center, waves as he leaves the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. Anwar pleaded innocent Thursday to a sodomy charge, dismissing it as a "treacherous" accusation as he was freed on bail to campaign for a key by-election to Parliament. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
  • APTOPIX KENYA BOMBING ANNIVERSARY
    A security guard look on as a painting illustrating the events of the bombing and featuring Osama Bin Laden is carried to the memorial for the victims of the U.S. embassy bombing in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. Kenya and Tanzania marked the 10th anniversary Thursday of deadly bombings at the countries' U.S. embassies, as police conducted a manhunt for the al-Qaida suspect believed to have masterminded the attacks. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)
  • APTOPIX Beijing Olympics
    A diver dives into the water during his training session at the National Aquatics Center for Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
  • Obama 2008
    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves as he leaves to the crowd that formed while he was indoors at meetings in Chicago Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
  • McCain 2008
    Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is asked a question from Sara Chongson, of Lima, Ohio, holding her son Leo, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, during a town hall meeting at the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center in Lima, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
  • STR
    A rooster perches on a cage at a traditional market in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. Thirteen people hospitalized with high fevers and respiratory problems are being treated as suspected bird flu patients after dozens of chickens died of the disease in their tiny Indonesian village, a health official said Thursday. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
  • Bolivia Army Anniversary
    Navy officers attend a ceremony commemorating the 183rd anniversary of Bolivia's Army in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)

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