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Showdown looms over guns in national parks
The public has two weeks to comment on the latest confrontation over U.S. gun rights — a proposal to ease a ban on concealed weapons in national parks (such as Yosemite,right). Story | Vote
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Texas gets look at Dolly's damage
Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas Thursday and cars crept along roads with darkened stoplights as the region got its first look at the destruction left by Hurricane Dolly.
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Existing home sales tumble 2.6 percent
Sales of existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades.
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No sign yet of a bottom in home prices
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Fickle credit card rates
Driver’s Seat
Can I use regular gas instead of premium?
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Iraq banned from Beijing Summer Olympics
Iraq has been banned from taking part in the Beijing Olympics because of a government decision to disband the country's National Olympic Committee, a senior official of the committee said on Thursday.
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Scoop: New mom J. Lo trains for triathlon
Jennifer Lopez is proving to be quite the multitasking mom. In addition to her reality show and new fashion line, the mother of infant twins is training for a triathlon.
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Report warns of Southern AIDS ‘crisis’
AIDS specialists are calling for a fundamental rethinking of AIDS policy after a new study showed HIV and AIDS rising dramatically in the South even as they drop everywhere else in the country.
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Is your ex a con?
“Do you really know who people are?” That’s the slogan for pay site People Search's freshly launched (and totally free!) companion site, CriminalSearches.com. Do you want to know? Everybody has something to hide – so the cliché goes. That’s where CriminalSearches.com comes in.
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Salvaging a miserable summer
Well, gang, we've made it to the mid-point of the summer travel season. For folks who already scaled back or canceled vacation plans due to rising gas prices, airline fare hikes or the deeply dipping dollar, it's already a miserable summer.
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Dubai buyer goes on oilfield safari
Sugar Land city councilman sells abandoned animal park covered with working wells. Full story
TODAY Show
Grill skills: Al Roker's BBQ recipes, tips, tricks
TODAY host Al Roker offers a cheat sheet to help you turn up the heat at your next cookout. Full story
Olympics
One family, three shots at Olympic gold
The Lopez family make history as they head to Beijing on the U.S. Taekwondo Team. Full story
