Thursday,  August 9, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 026 • 23 of 30 •  Other Editions

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• 8. MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A HASIDIC BOY EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY
• Levi Aron is expected to enter the plea at a 2:15 p.m. hearing in exchange for a sentence of life in prison.
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• 9. JAPANESE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM HOPES TO REPEAT ITS WORLD CUP VICTORY
• But their American opponents from that match are determined to get their revenge by taking home the gold after the final match at 2:45 p.m.
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• 10. WITH BOLT AND BLAKE RUNNING, SOME ASK 'WHO WILL GET THE BRONZE?'
• But there are runners hoping to spoil the party for the two Jamaican sprinters when they compete in the 200 meter final at 3:50 p.m.
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AP News in Brief
Syrian activists: Clashes rage in rebel bastions of Aleppo as regime presses on with assault

• MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's foreign ministry says Moscow will attend talks on the Syrian crisis organized by Iran.
• The ministry says that Russia will be represented by its ambassador in Tehran if

the talks set for Thursday take place. It said in a statement late Wednesday that the meeting was called at short notice, leaving little time to prepare.
• Russia in the past has urged the West to allow Tehran to take part in international discussions on how to settle the crisis, arguing that the Islamic republic could play an important role.
• Russia has been the main protector and ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, shielding it from the United Nations sanctions over its brutal crackdown on an uprising that evolved into a full-blown civil war.
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Even before Romney makes VP pick, Obama campaign begins effort to pick apart GOP running mate

• CINCINNATI (AP) -- President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies aren't waiting for Republican Mitt Romney to reveal his vice presidential choice. They're

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