Wednesday,  August 8, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 025 • 22 of 30 •  Other Editions

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• 2. U.S. JOINS WITH VIETNAM TO CLEAN UP AFTER AGENT ORANGE
• It marks the first time the American government got directly involved in a remediation project on one of the war's lasting legacies.

• 3. WHAT CHARGES OHIO MAN MIGHT FACE IN SHOOTING OF WIFE IN HOSPITAL BED
• While some speculate whether it was a case of a mercy killing, prosecutors will arraign him at 8:30 a.m., deciding whether to try him for attempted murder or a more severe charge.

• 4. ERNESTO SPINS ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA
• The hurricane weakens to a tropical storm as it moves across the Mexican resort area but is expected to resume hurricane strength when it passes out to sea.

• 5. EGYPT FIRES ON SUSPECTED ISLAMIC MILITANTS IN SINAI
• It is the first time that the army has fired missiles in Sinai since Egypt's 1973 war with Israel, officials say.

• 6. TEA PARTY CANDIDATE TO FACE MCCASKILL IN MISSOURI SENATE RACE
• Rep. Todd Akin broke out from a three-way primary to get the Republican nomi

nation.

• 7. WHO NXT TXTING CHAMP IZ 2 B
• The country's fastest texters face off in New York's Times Square at 2 p.m.

• 8. WHY SKATER NANCY KERRIGAN'S BROTHER WANTS TO GO BACK TO PRISON
• Mark Kerrigan will be exempt from alcohol counseling, anger management classes and mental health counseling if a judge decides at a 9 a.m. hearing that he can finish the six months remaining of his jail sentence.

• 9. U.S. HOMEOWNERS GETTING BETTER AT PAYING MORTGAGES
• A new report shows the percentage of borrowers who fell behind is at a three-year low.

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