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Today's Top Stories: W.Va. governor wins Dem primary for US Senate Beck: Help us restore traditional American values 6 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks 'Vapor trail' leads to Paris Hilton's Vegas arrest Chile, divided by quake, unites around miners Imam behind NYC mosque faces divisions over center 5 Calif. inmates shot during riot, 2 others hurt Mexico launches federal probe of migrant massacre Baseball star Albert Pujols honored at Beck rally Beck, Palin urge patriotic values at D.C. rally Many clocks tick as Israel, Palestinians open talks China announces navy drill ahead of U.S. show of force Volcano erupts on Indonesia's Sumatra after 400 years China seeks fresh nuclear talks with North Korea Omega-3 margarines no help in heart attack: study Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing U.N. fears for children as Pakistan floods threaten town Thousands flee as Indonesia volcano erupts Rescuers to begin drilling shaft for trapped miners W.Va. governor wins Dem primary for US Senate Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:17 pm PDT AP - Popular Gov. Joe Manchin won the Democratic nomination Saturday and will face GOP primary winner and wealthy businessman John Raese in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by the late Robert C. Byrd. Full Story Top Beck: Help us restore traditional American values Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:42 pm PDT AP - Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King's message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King's legacy held their own rally and march. Full Story Top 6 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:27 pm PDT AP - A total of six U.S. troops have died in the latest attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, NATO said Sunday. Full Story Top Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:27 pm PDT AP - Iraq's prime minister put his nation on its highest level of alert for terror attacks, warning of plots to sow fear and chaos as the U.S. combat mission in the country formally ends on Tuesday. Full Story Top 'Vapor trail' leads to Paris Hilton's Vegas arrest Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:35 pm PDT AP - Smoke wafting from a Cadillac Escalade on the Las Vegas Strip set off Paris Hilton's latest legal troubles when a motorcycle officer who suspected the smell was marijuana stopped the vehicle and police say a bag of cocaine later fell out of the 29-year-old socialite's purse. Full Story Top Chile, divided by quake, unites around miners Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:44 pm PDT AP - Just six months ago, one of the largest earthquakes in a century tore Chile apart, physically ripping the ground, triggering a deadly tsunami and leaving in the wreckage a divided society and government trying to decide whom to blame. Full Story Top Imam behind NYC mosque faces divisions over center Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:27 pm PDT AP - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has long worked to bridge divisions, be they fissures between interfaith husbands and wives or political chasms separating the United States and the Muslim world. The 61-year-old clergyman is now in the midst of a polarizing political, religious and cultural debate over plans for a multistory Islamic center that will feature a mosque, health club and theater about two blocks north of ground zero. Full Story Top 5 Calif. inmates shot during riot, 2 others hurt Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:27 pm PDT AP - Prison guards shot into a crowd to stop 200 rioting inmates at California's Folsom State Prison, wounding five, authorities said Saturday. Full Story Top Mexico launches federal probe of migrant massacre Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:37 pm PDT AP - Federal authorities said Saturday they will take over the investigation into the massacre of 72 migrants at a ranch in northern Mexico because evidence suggests drug traffickers were responsible. Full Story Top Baseball star Albert Pujols honored at Beck rally Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:27 pm PDT AP - Tony La Russa doesn't understand the minor backlash that's been created by his participation in radio personality Glenn Beck's rally in Washington on Saturday, an event the St. Full Story Top Beck, Palin urge patriotic values at D.C. rally Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:33 pm PDT Reuters - Tens of thousands of Americans rallied in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to hear speeches about God and country in a conservative show of strength ahead of congressional elections this fall. Full Story Top Many clocks tick as Israel, Palestinians open talks Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:46 pm PDT Reuters - Many clocks will be ticking during the next year when Washington hopes an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal can be hammered out. Full Story Top China announces navy drill ahead of U.S. show of force Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:35 pm PDT Reuters - The Chinese navy will hold a live-ammunition exercise in the Yellow Sea, where Washington and Seoul announced their own plan for a military exercise that has riled Beijing, China's Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. Full Story Top Volcano erupts on Indonesia's Sumatra after 400 years Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:01 pm PDT Reuters - A volcano erupted on the Indonesia island of Sumatra on Sunday for the first time in four centuries, sending smoke 1,500 meters (about 5,000 feet) into the air and prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents, officials said. Full Story Top China seeks fresh nuclear talks with North Korea Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:36 am PDT Reuters - China is lobbying neighbors to sign up to a road map for renewed nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, whose leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China amid conciliatory words and threats of "holy war." Full Story Top Omega-3 margarines no help in heart attack: study Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:05 pm PDT Reuters - Giving patients with a history of heart attacks a margarine enriched with omega-3 oils in addition to standard drugs appears to make no difference to their chances of having a repeat attack. Full Story Top Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:54 pm PDT Reuters - The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu said on Friday, and Liu is willing to consider approving the public subsidy. Full Story Top U.N. fears for children as Pakistan floods threaten town Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:07 am PDT Reuters - Flood waters threatened to engulf two towns in southern Pakistan on Saturday, a month after the disaster began, as the United Nations warned that tens of thousands of children risked death from malnutrition. Full Story Top Thousands flee as Indonesia volcano erupts Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:53 pm PDT AFP - A volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted for the first time in 400 years Sunday, spewing a vast cloud of smoke and ash into the air and sending thousands of people fleeing from their homes. Full Story Top Rescuers to begin drilling shaft for trapped miners Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:18 pm PDT AFP - Chilean rescuers will begin Monday the months-long task of drilling a shaft to rescue 33 miners trapped deep underground, as officials draft an accelerated rescue plan. Full Story Top

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