Taking Names (The Washington Times)

Ciao, Venice

Games bring story full circle (Asheboro Courier-Tribune)

ASHEBORO — Watching the Beijing Olympics brings back memories of a long-ago trip to China for Earlene and Walter Ward — and of the young tour guide they met there who later lived in Asheboro for a time.

Toyota notes and quotes 2008-08-26 (Motorsport.com)

CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE: This weekend marks the fourth trip to Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) for the Toyota Camry in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) competition.

Newswatch, Police/Fire (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

A water leak aboard a nuclear-powered submarine led to a small electrical fire Friday night, a Navy spokesman said.

Rochester Ranks #9 for Nip and Tuck (R News)

Rochester is associated with many things: Kodak, Lilacs, the Garbage Plate, and even cosmetic surgery. It turns out that Rochester is one of the most nipped and tucked cities in America.

Best Bets (The Hunstville Item)

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Delegates Prep for Conventions (R News)

Five Rochester area Democratic delegates went over some last minute planning in preparation for their party's National Convention in Denver next week.

08-21-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)

JANET LAUNCHES PLEASURE PRINCPLE LINGERIE: Line is a collabo with Australian designer Bruno Schiavi. *Janet Jackson says she hopes to have her brand new Pleasure Principle lingerie line in stores by the end of November, which is one month before the launch of her "Discipline" tour in Vancouver.

Penny Pritzker Shows Why She Convinced Buffett to Support Obama (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Penny Pritzker was driving to Chicago's Midway Airport in June to meet Barack Obama when her cell phone rang.

News Briefs (The Malibu Times)

A man riding a motorcycle and woman driving a car were injured in an accident Friday afternoon on PCH, near Malibu Pier, when the two collided. The Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station could not provide any information on the accident or the victims and the extent of their injuries.