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• The 28 nations of the E.U. will mark the date, 100 years ago this year, that the conflict that wreaked death and destruction across their continent began.
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• 8. SUAREZ LEAVING HIS MARK
• The star Uruguay striker is charged by FIFA and could face a long ban if it's determined he bit an Italian opponent in a key World Cup game.
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• 9. WHY DEFROCKED PASTOR IS REINSTATED
• A Methodist panel says a church jury erred when it banished the Pennsylvania clergyman for presiding over his gay son's wedding.
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• 10. SEPT 11 MUSEUM SEES STRONG START IN ITS FIRST MONTH
• The institution, which opened in May at Ground Zero, drew 300,000 visitors so far--five percent more than initial projections.
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AP News in Brief
Cochran win in Miss. a boost to Washington establishment, blow to tea party movement
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Washington establishment delivered a punch to the gut of the tea party movement Tuesday as Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, a mainstream conservative with more than 40 years congressional experience, narrowly turned back a challenge from state Sen. Chris McDaniel.
• Unsuccessful in earlier Republican primaries in Kentucky, Georgia and North Carolina, outside conservative organizations and tea party groups had invested millions in Mississippi in hopes of knocking out six-term Sen. Cochran. They fell short Tuesday night after a nasty, costly primary, and have few chances to reverse the trend in the remaining contests before November's elections.
• The results left the movement's leaders fuming.
• "Unfortunately in Mississippi, nefarious campaign tactics seem to have won the day over ideas and a bold conservative vision," said Taylor Budowich, executive director of Tea Party Express. "We thank Senator Chris McDaniel for courageously standing up to the political machine. In politics, the righteous are not always victorious, but Americans across the country appreciate the values that his campaign was built upon."
• In another setback for the tea party, two-term Rep. James Lankford of Oklahoma (Continued on page 20)
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