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Anxious West seeks immediate ceasefire in South Ossetia

Whitehouse Water Woes: Tyler Makes Offer, Whitehouse Is Considering

The city of Tyler and the city of Whitehouse met this morning about Whitehouse's continued water woes, and the city of Tyler decided not to finalize the month-to-month plan with Whitehouse, Greg Morgan with the city of Tyler confirmed to KLTV 7 today.
[in KLTV - Community]

Hollywood power broker Bernie Brillstein dead

Bernie Brillstein, a Hollywood talent agent, manager, producer and studio head who over half a century guided the careers of "Saturday Night Live" comedians and helped package a slew of TV and movie hits, has died. He was 77.
[in Florida Times-Union: Entertainment]

FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix

[in The Day: Science & Technology]

Oil sinks on stronger dollar, slips below $116

UPDATED: Friday, August 8, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) -- The dollar soared Friday as concerns about the deteriorating euro zone economy gripped investors, who concluded European central banks are done with interest-rate increases. The dollar also gained from the sell-off in commodities.
[in The Oakland Press: Business]

AA changes frequent flier program

[in WLS: Extra Info]

Surprise, surprise: Farm Bureau backs Hulshof

[in St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

`Star Trek Online' is ready to beam up

Star Trek Online" is finally going warp speed ahead.
[in Florida Times-Union: Entertainment]

Attorneys: GM, Deloitte agree to $303M settlement

UPDATED: Friday, August 8, 2008
BOSTON (AP) -- The Swiss bank UBS has reached a $19.4 billion agreement to buy back bonds in the biggest settlement yet over claims that banks misled investors to buy auction-rate securities, the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office said Friday.
[in The Oakland Press: Business]

Patton, Gabbert get more work with Daniel's excused absence

[in St. Louis Post-Dispatch]