247 Stories served. 35 per day.
This is actually the hardest diary to execute, and yet perhaps the most valuable because it lets you track story trends over time. It should be a Sunday morning feature.
| Economy- 28 |
- 10 Germany revving up but Merkel continues to sputter
- 11 Summer breather in Greece ahead of austerity push
- 4 China tops Japan as second biggest economy in Q2
- 10 China overshadows Japan economy as growth slows
- 11 China US debt holdings lowest level in a year: Treasury
- 24 China surges past Japan as No. 2 economy; US next?
- 4 US must support flagging housing market: Geithner
- 5 Taiwan parliament passes historic China trade pact
- 11 British airports strike averted
- 14 Obama seeks new design for housing, Fannie/Freddie
- 19 GM IPO filing expected Tuesday
- 28 Banking execs say gov’t needs to back mortgages
- 9 BHP Billiton targets Potash Corp with hostile 40-bln-dlr bid
- 14 GM files for IPO and plans dual listing
- 17 SEC charges New Jersey with securities fraud
- 18 Obama seeks new design for housing, Fannie/Freddie
- 36 Toyota Camry still the top-selling car
- 2 US jobless claims jump to 500,000; nine-month high
- 7 Intel to buy McAfee as it eyes wireless market
- 9 GM files for landmark public share offering
- 13 More tough economic times forecast by CBO
- 22 Jobless claims rise to highest level in 9 months
- 30 Intel buys McAfee for $7.7B in push beyond PCs
- 33 A year after bankruptcy, GM plans stock sale
- 19 Dubai camel dairy hopes to milk health food market
- 28 Nearly 50 percent leave Obama mortgage-aid program
| Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Iran- 28 |
- 4 Military deaths pass 2,000 as Afghan war review looms
- 5 Petraeus sees "areas of progress" in Afghan war
- 20 Petraeus: Progress in Afghanistan will take time
- 22 AP Exclusive: Afghan attack survivor tells story
- 15 Afghan private security firms given 4-month deadline
- 16 Gates, Petraeus differ on flexibility of Afghan exit
- 26 Afghan gov’t: 4 months to disband security firms
- 29 Petraeus: Time is key for progress in Afghanistan
- 1 Afghan president formally orders security firms to disband
- 2 59 die in suicide attack on Iraq army recruitment centre
- 12 Afghanistan orders ban on private security firms
- 13 Judges targeted as bomber kills 57 Iraq army recruits
- 21 Bomber kills 61 Iraqis in recruitment drive
- 3 Pakistan, Russia back Afghanistan at rare summit
- 4 WikiLeaks says US willing to talk about leaked papers
- 16 Security firm ban could affect Afghan aid
- 30 WikiLeaks: Pentagon ready to discuss Afghan files
- 5 Afghanistan marks independence day
- 6 Last US combat brigade leaves Iraq
- 14 U.S. mission in Iraq switches from combat to assist
- 23 Goodbye Iraq: Last US combat brigade heads home
- 19 Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 oppose war in Afghanistan
- 22 Karzai: Anti-corruption units can be independent
- 37 Antiwar activists rally around suspected leaker
- 1 Sweden cancels rape arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder
- 12 Sweden withdraws warrant for WikiLeaks founder
- 23 6 Afghan police found dead in station house
- 30 Army of diplomats takes the lead in fractious Iraq
| Pakistan Flooding- 25 |
- 2 U.N. chief urges faster foreign aid for Pakistan
- 6 UN chief pledges to speed up Pakistan aid
- 15 UN chief: Never seen anything like Pakistan floods
- 3 Pakistanis block highways to protest slow flood aid
- 7 UN warns of diseases in Pakistan floods
- 23 Farmers bear brunt of Pakistan’s deadly floods
- 1 Aid begins to flow to flood-ravaged Pakistan
- 2 Flood-hit Pakistan faces economic catastrophe
- 13 U.N. secures more Pakistan flood relief funds
- 33 Pakistan floods shape an archipelago of misery
- 3 World must act on Pakistan or risk militant rise: Kerry
- 4 Pakistan calls for aid ‘now’ ahead of UN meet
- 15 U.S, Pakistan warn of militant plots over floods
- 28 Pakistan leader says militants could exploit flood
- 29 UN urges world to open wallets for Pakistan
- 2 UN agencies step up appeals for Pakistan aid
- 3 World urged to act on Pakistan or risk militant rise
- 10 Pakistan to clamp down on Islamist militant charities
- 25 Pakistan: Lack of terror convictions hurts fight
- 38 UN seen meeting aid goal for flood-hit Pakistan
- 3 Aid pours in but UN warns of long road ahead for Pakistan
- 5 Pakistanis brace for more destructive flooding
- 29 Pakistan thanks world for opening wallets
| International- 38 |
- 7 Fires still threaten Russian nuclear site
- 8 Japan officials avoid war shrine on anniversary
- 17 Threats of int’l BlackBerry bans echo US debate
- 18 Lockerbie families raise new questions over bomber
- 21 APNewsBreak: Jean seeks dual citizenship for Haiti
- 29 Historians rethink key Soviet role in Japan defeat
- 6 Barclays to pay $298 million in U.S. sanctions case
- 9 Darfur expels five aid workers
- 12 Celebrity presence the novelty at Indian weddings
- 14 Russia says beating fires as weather switches
- 33 Asia stops to remember end of World War II
- 8 Israel has ‘8 days’ to hit Iran nuclear site: Bolton
- 9 Pentagon warning over China military build-up
- 32 Aid groups again denied access to Darfur camp
- 7 Model Macedonian school aims to bridge the ethnic divide
- 10 China lashes out at Pentagon military report
- 12 India rachets up pressure on BlackBerry
- 25 American activist turns self in to Peru police
- 1 Scores expelled in French crackdown on Roma
- 10 Explosion in China’s restive Xinjiang kills seven
- 25 Saudi judge considers paralysis punishment
- 27 Bull leaps into bullring stands in Spain, 40 hurt
- 36 Lockerbie bomber fuels anger just by staying alive
Friday 8/20 10
- 1 Unchecked migration would see Singapore swell, Haiti halve
- 4 Thai court grants extradition of ‘Merchant of Death’
- 6 Britain warns Libya not to mark Megrahi release, a year on
- 8 Haiti and Wyclef Jean await election candidates list
- 13 Thailand to extradite suspected Russian arms dealer
- 14 Australia confronts prospect of minority government
- 15 Libya keeps quiet a year after Lockerbie release
- 26 UK warns Libya over Lockerbie bomber anniversary
- 27 On somber day, joyous event for Lockerbie families
- 31 Thais rule to extradite Russian arms suspect to US
- 2 Australia set for hung parliament as voters punish PM
- 11 Wyclef Jean rejected as Haiti candidate
- 15 Australian PM says elections too close to call
- 21 Haiti ruling ends Wyclef Jean’s run for president
- 25 Cyberactivists unblock Wikileaks for Thai Netizens
| National- 85 |
- 3 Republicans attack Obama over Muslim center comments
- 9 Mosque near ground zero becoming political football
- 14 AP-GfK polls show Obama losing independents
- 16 Advocates see trouble for misdiagnosed soldiers
- 23 Obama supports ‘the right’ for ground zero mosque
- 24 Fall from bike spins LA mayor into cycle advocate
- 25 Forget high tech, jurors and judge stick to notes
- 26 DNA test may cast doubt on executed Texan’s guilt
- 27 Vows for justice in NJ child rape falling short
Monday 8/16 11
- 5 Defense chief Gates says wants to leave in 2011
- 8 Eye on Afghanistan, Gates hopes to quit in 2011
- 20 Obama pleads to voters: ‘Don’t give in to fear’
- 21 AP IMPACT: Border Patrol sees spike in suicides
- 30 Insults abound in 2010 campaigns
- 31 Attacks against Mexicans inflame tensions in NYC
- 32 Tea party activists rally on Arizona-Mexico border
- 34 Ex-Rep. Tom DeLay unsurprised after DOJ ends probe
- 35 FTC sues Ariz. company over acai pill free trials
- 36 Old Irish bones may yield murderous secrets in Pa.
- 37 Aging inmates straining prison systems
Tuesday 8/17 14
- 10 Court halts California gay marriage
- 15 Republican Paul leads Senate race in Kentucky
- 16 Obama pushes Republicans on jobs bill
- 17 California gay marriage case hangs on technicality
- 18 Obama campaigning, ties Republicans to big business
- 20 AP Exclusive: Terrorist interrogation tapes found
- 22 GOP calls Obama insensitive over stand on mosque
- 25 Wear wristwatch? Use e-mail? Not for Class of ’14
- 26 Calif. gays must wait to wed during Prop 8 appeal
- 27 Survey of viewers shows extent of TV time shifting
- 29 Hispanic immigrants hold high hopes for life in US
- 31 Miss. lesbian student sues over rejected tux photo
- 33 Atlanta latest in string of cheating scandals
- 34 LA judge frees thief who got 25 yrs on 3rd strike
- 6 Obama tries to boost faith in US economic revival
- 8 To US students Beethoven’s a dog, Michelangelo a virus
- 11 Ex-governor defiant after hung jury on Obama seat scheme
- 15 Muslims in Manhattan say they need a place to pray
- 21 FACT CHECK: Islam already part of WTC neighborhood
- 22 Some Muslims question mosque near ground zero
- 23 AP Poll: Obama at new low for handling economy
- 24 Jurors were close to convicting Rod Blagojevich
- 27 Review finds flawed NC cases, including executions
- 28 On political tour, Obama gets in a backyard chat
- 29 Dr. Laura plans to end radio show at end of year
- 31 ACT scores dip, but more students college-ready
- 32 Pivotal Senate primary in Washington decided
- 34 Neb. AG won’t defend law on abortion screenings
- 35 Georgia archaeologists find Confederate POW camp
- 37 Vonnegut memorial library to open in Indianapolis
- 38 City of Bell says it has terminated ‘loan program’
- 39 War comes home: Day-by-day, services honor fallen
- 8 More Americans say Obama is Muslim
- 11 Facebook adds location-sharing feature
- 18 Cuomo compared to father in New York race
- 19 Facebook "Places" lets users track friends and services
- 26 White House says Obama is Christian, prays daily
- 32 Mosque debate divides Democrats, especially in NY
- 34 New senators want to change way Senate works
- 37 CIA forms new center to combat nukes, WMDs
- 38 Giuliani supports move of mosque near WTC site
- 39 Unguarded border bridges could be route into US
- 40 Appeals court rules against Utah memorial crosses
- 41 Future of Nebraska’s other abortion law murky
Friday 8/20 13
- 11 Americans still associate Islam with violence
- 12 Biden says voters won’t like Republican alternative
- 20 Ohio bear owner: I’m only witness to fatal attack
- 24 Biden lashes out at ‘Republican tea party’
- 28 Mosque near ground zero divides Sept. 11 relatives
- 29 NYC imam’s goodwill tour comes amid mosque furor
- 30 Giuliani supports move of mosque near WTC site
- 32 What does Blagojevich case mean for Fitzgerald?
- 33 Name changing for gay couples not a straight line
- 34 Colleges award prizes, tuition for summer reading
- 35 Aid money tests GOP governors eyeing 2012
- 36 Scientists simulate terror attack on Boston subway
- 39 Obama a Muslim? Rumors gain steam, defying facts
- 6 Guantanamo judge says sees no torture of Canadian
- 7 Obama chides Republicans on corporate campaign cash
- 16 GOP candidate in Conn. hammers Democrat on honesty
- 18 Chamber emerges as formidable political force
- 20 NY candidate: Prison dorms for welfare recipients
- 22 Captive bear that killed Ohio man is euthanized
- 26 NYC imam’s goodwill tour comes amid mosque furor
- 27 Mosque flap tests limits of US tolerance
| Gulf Oil Blowout Disaster- 17 |
- 1 Obama swims in Gulf, says beaches open for business
- 12 Gulf driller to light up cigar after job is done
- 13 With BP spill under control, US looks at drill ban
- 1 Technical twists delay timing of BP final well kill
- 2 BP spill health effects need to be tracked: experts
- 17 Interior halts deepwater environmental exemptions
- 18 Oil, price worries as La. shrimpers start season
- 19 ‘CSI’ for seafood: Gulf fish gets safety tests
- 19 Gulf surface cleaner, but questions lurk far below
- 20 First oiled turtles released in Gulf after rehab
- 20 Major study proves oil plume that’s not going away
- 21 BP accused of withholding ‘critical’ spill data
- 16 New guidelines could rule out many oil claims
- 17 Major study charts long-lasting oil plume in Gulf
- 18 La. scientist’s oysters safe from oil, but pricey
- 13 Oil spill adds to housing woes for Katrina victims
- 14 New guidelines could rule out many oil claims
| Science- 9 |
- 19 Teen sex not always bad for school performance
- 28 Sperm-donors’ kids seek more rights and respect
- 17 U.S. tries to fix slow response to outbreaks
- 35 Egg recall tied to salmonella grows to 380 million
| Sports- 16 |
- 13 Bunker gaffe KOs golfer Johnson at PGA Championship
- 25 Kaymer wins PGA in playoff; Johnson out on penalty
- 27 BLM to review off-road wreck that killed 8 fans
- 28 Holy month, hot days mean football nights in Mich.
- 6 Anelka takes the main hit for France’s World Cup fiasco
- 7 "Kamikaze" owners distorting transfer market – Ferguson
- 30 AP IMPACT: Laws on sports agents rarely enforced
- 12 Sport unions warn S.Africa over World Cup stadiums
- 16 Roger Clemens indicted for lying to Congress
- 24 Roger Clemens indicted in steroid case
- 31 Can Brett Favre do it again for the Vikings?
- 4 Late tries give All Blacks Tri-Nations title
- 9 Lies to cover up crime often draw charges
- 17 Tide starts where it finished: No. 1
| Arts/Fashion- 1 |
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