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Reuters - Two Illinois teenagers face felony
arson charges after confessing to sparking the 150-acre
(60-hectare) brush fire that blackened the sky over Los
Angeles' famed Hollywood sign with smoke and threatened an
apartment complex, police said on Saturday.

Reuters - President Bush said on
Saturday that Iran's detention of 15 British sailors and
marines was inexcusable and called on Tehran to release "the
hostages" immediately.

Reuters - President George W. Bush
said on Saturday the United States was willing to make
substantial cuts in farm subsidies to achieve a global free
trade deal but those concessions could not be one-sided.

Reuters - President George W. Bush
issued fresh support for embattled U.S. Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales on Saturday, saying there was no evidence of
wrongdoing in the firings of eight federal prosecutors.

Reuters - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
and Habitat for Humanity officials said on Saturday they expect
stress in the subprime mortgage market to boost demand for
housing for low-income families.

Reuters - A major recall of pet food in North
America has expanded to two more companies and now includes dry
food for the first time, U.S. federal health authorities and
the companies said.

AFP - Heavy artillery fire shook the Somali capital Saturday for the third straight day, barring residents inside their homes as Ethiopian troops fought pitched battles against Islamist insurgents.

Reuters - The Iraqi government raised the death
toll on Saturday from a truck bomb in the town of Tal Afar to
152, making it the deadliest single bombing of the
four-year-old war.

AP - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales vowed Friday to remain on the job, digging in even as lawmakers questioned whether he could effectively run the Justice Department with no letup in the controversy over the firings of prosecutors.

AP - President Bush apologized to troops face to face on Friday for shoddy conditions they have endured at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He shook the artificial hand of a lieutenant and cradled a newborn whose daddy is nursing his remaining, severely injured leg back to health.

AP - Just seven days after Pat Tillman’s death, a top general warned there were strong indications that it was friendly fire and President Bush might embarrass himself if he said the NFL star-turned-soldier died in an ambush, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

AP - As much as Stephon Marbury tried, he couldn’t keep Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks from a record night. There’s a big difference between a team closing in on a No. 1 seed and another just hoping to remain in contention for a playoff spot.