261 Stories served. 37 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- 30 |
- 1 US existing home sales plunge
- 8 Cairn Energy discovers gas in offshore Greenland
- 9 Job fears grip voters as Obama ratings crumble
- 21 Stocks drop after sharp fall in July home sales
- 27 Low prices and rates can’t slow fall in home sales
- 3 Weak US housing, business data fuel ‘double-dip’ concerns
- 4 BHP profits more than double as Potash battle looms
- 14 Global outlook casts shadow over Fed mountain retreat
- 18 Bad news on homes, goods adds to air of recession
- 37 Volkswagen revamps Jetta for American tastes
- 7 Japan set to draft fresh economic stimulus
- 8 South African workers hold mass protests
- 10 U.S. banks lobby Fed on debit card fee limits
- 12 Scarcity of jobs puts more at risk of foreclosure
- 19 FACT CHECK: Stimulus assessments overly optimistic
Friday 8/27 10
- 8 US Fed eyes aggressive steps as recovery slows
- 9 British economy steams ahead but derailment looms
- 16 US slashes second quarter growth as recovery slips
- 17 Japan PM to outline steps to boost economy, tackle yen
- 19 Imports stifle 2nd-quarter growth
- 20 Bernanke says recovery softer, Fed to act if needed
- 22 Japan PM Kan vows firm moves against strong yen
- 24 Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low
- 28 Economic growth slows to 1.6 pct. in the spring
- 29 SPIN METER: What Biden didn’t mention on stimulus
- 5 Japan complains to China about business environment
- 6 US Fed chief vows aggressive steps as recovery slows
- 12 Bernanke says Fed to act if needed
- 25 Marquee homes languish on Calif. housing market
| Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Iran- 38 |
- 1 WikiLeaks founder points at Pentagon over rape claims
- 5 Four US soldiers killed in day of Afghan violence
- 12 US troops unlikely to resume combat duties in Iraq
- 13 4 US troops killed in eastern Afghanistan
- 22 Swedish prosecutors defend WikiLeaks about-face
- 6 Suicide attack kills 20 at Pakistan mosque
- 12 U.S. pullout from Iraq a mountainous challenge
- 16 Afghanistan security force more than a year away
- 27 In porn, a story of Iraq’s politics
- 28 A shoe flies, a leader ducks … a trend is born?
- 34 Biden tells vets US keeping Iraqi commitments
- 4 US troops in Iraq fall below Obama’s 50,000 mark
- 10 U.S. troops in Iraq below 50,000 as combat ends
- 11 Obama’s Afghan withdrawal date bolsters enemy: Marines
- 14 Afghan Taliban say Petraeus’s progress "baffling"
- 15 Afghan poll a chance for change, or more of the same
- 25 Remaining US troops still face danger in Iraq
- 37 Afghanistan security force more than a year away
- 1 At least 53 dead as car bombs target Iraq police
- 10 Insurgents attack Iraqi police as U.S. pulls back
- 13 Afghans say withdrawal timeline "invigorates" Taliban
- 15 U.S. soldiers head home, hope Iraq on track
- 17 Rogue Afghan policeman kills three Spaniards
- 19 Attacks in Iraq kill 56, raise fears of insurgents
- 11 Iraqis who fought view U.S. exit with mixed feelings
- 13 Fears Taliban expanding in Afghan north, west
- 14 Pakistani Taliban hint at attacks on aid workers
- 25 Police: 6 Sunni fighters killed in ambush in Iraq
- 37 Army: Soldiers plotted to kill Afghan civilians
- 11 US poised to end Iraq combat mission as bloodshed spikes
- 31 Homemade bombs kill 3 US troops in Afghanistan
- 32 Afghan president questions US timeline for leaving
- 2 Taliban attack NATO bases in Afghanistan
- 3 Iran says no final decision on woman’s stoning
- 10 NATO forces fight off Taliban attacks on Afghan bases
- 14 Afghan militants in US uniforms storm 2 NATO bases
- 15 Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks
- 23 Obama: Iraq war is ending, Baghdad to chart future
| International- 47 |
- 2 Australian PM vows stability despite polls crisis
- 4 China closes factories as green deadline looms
- 6 Egypt steps up hunt for stolen Van Gogh painting
- 7 Calm in Haiti after Jean candidacy rejected
- 10 Markets nervous as Australia faces hung parliament
- 20 Wyclef Jean: I’m not giving up my bid for prez yet
- 24 In new posters, Mubarak’s son for Egypt president?
- 3 Tough road ahead for trapped Chile miners
- 5 A day in the life of a Mogadishu ambulance driver
- 7 Sarkozy’s immigration tough talk backfires
- 10 Chile secures lifeline to trapped miners, sends aid
- 11 Australia’s Labor and conservatives jockey for government
- 15 Rescuers expand lifeline to trapped Chile miners
- 24 Storm knocks down tree that cheered Anne Frank
- 29 Politics, alleged fraud disturb Jerusalem cemetery
Tuesday 8/24 12
- 2 Six MPs among 32 dead in Mogadishu hotel carnage
- 3 Philippine police admit blunders in deadly hostage ordeal
- 5 Rescue delay hidden from trapped Chilean miners
- 6 Months-long rescue begins for Chile miners
- 7 Swiss Alpine valleys get leisurely ‘gold rush’
- 12 Chile sets sight on escape shaft for trapped miners
- 13 Somali militants storm hotel, 31 dead includes MPs
- 16 Philippine police admit to botching hostage crisis
- 19 Catholic Church and UK govt in bomb cover-up: report
- 26 Islamist rebels attack Somali hotel, killing 32
- 28 2nd bore hole reaches 33 trapped in Chile mine
- 29 Philippines mourns, HK angry after hijack deaths
- 7 Get us out of underground ‘hell,’ Chile miners plead
- 16 Chile to dig escape shaft, prep miners for long haul
- 21 Germany may prevent employer Facebook checks
- 26 Chilean miners told to keep slim to squeeze out
- 30 China’s massive traffic jam could last for weeks
- 2 ‘Problems’ among trapped Chile miners: report
- 4 Mother Teresa remembered, 100 years on from birth
- 18 Chile faces unique challenge in maintaining miners
- 36 UN says Congo rapes not mentioned to patrols
Friday 8/27 10
- 3 Carter leaves N. Korea with freed American, nuke pledge
- 4 Some Chilean miners ‘depressed’ as rescue ramps up
- 5 Chile mine faces first lawsuit alleging criminal negligence
- 6 Drilling about to start to reach Chilean miners
- 7 Video shows Chile’s trapped miners in good spirits
- 13 Top Ramadan TV show satirises, irks Saudi hardliners
- 14 Swords clanging, tourists learn gladiator skills in Rome
- 15 Myanmar army reshuffle ahead of vote: officials
- 18 Japan’s Kodo troupe beats drum for a better world
- 33 Chilean family survives quake, faces mine collapse
| Pakistan Flooding- 18 |
- 3 Pakistan evacuates thousands in flooded south
- 8 Pakistan battles economic pain of floods
- 9 Pakistan braced for more floods as aid tops $800 million
- 21 Thousands stay in Pakistan floods to protect homes
- 2 Pakistan warns of new floods as UN says 800,000 cut off
- 11 U.S. to give more flood aid to Pakistan
- 1 Pakistan orders nearly half a million to evacuate
- 9 Pakistan seeks to salvage economy as more flee floods
- 2 Pakistan orders evacuation of southern town
- 21 Pakistanis stream out of town as flood spreads
- 34 UN: 1 million more displaced by Pakistan floods
- 35 Tepid response from US public to Pakistan floods
- 1 Exodus as floods threaten more Pakistan towns
- 11 U.N. fears for children as Pakistan floods threaten town
| National- 82 |
- 11 Big-spending novices now lag in Florida campaigns
- 14 Rallies over mosque near ground zero get heated
- 16 LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation
- 18 Calif. GOP hopes statewide slate lifts others, too
- 26 Man whose conviction was overturned still fighting
- 13 Americans confused about healthcare reform: poll
- 20 SPIN METER: GOP hot, cold on Constitution
- 23 Firm to pay $52.4M in Minneapolis bridge collapse
- 25 Passions rise at dueling NYC mosque demonstrations
- 26 McCain turns vulnerable label into front-runner
- 32 An NYC icon cries foul over proposed rival nearby
- 33 DeLay headed to Texas court after feds end probe
Tuesday 8/24 14
- 20 Ousted worker Sherrod rejects return to Ag agency
- 22 NY archbishop worries about tone of mosque debate
- 23 Insiders vs. outsiders in Fla., Ariz., Alaska
- 24 Boehner sees ‘ongoing economic uncertainty’
- 30 AP IMPACT: Katrina a tale of SBA failure
- 31 Supporters: Church ignored in NYC mosque furor
- 38 Evacuation of pets a priority after Katrina
- 39 Money laundering case against DeLay moving forward
- 41 4 people vie to be elected DC’s shadow congressman
- 42 States use K-9s to search for smuggled cell phones
- 43 US sheriffs struggle with high extradition costs
- 44 An NYC icon cries foul over proposed rival nearby
- 45 DEA seeks Ebonics experts to help with cases
- 46 Kan. woman drops suit challenging Neb. flag law
- 8 McCain wins primary in key US elections
- 9 McCain wins Arizona primary, Meek victorious in Florida
- 20 Alaska GOP Sen. Murkowski in jeopardy
- 29 Boehner sees ‘ongoing economic uncertainty’
- 31 Inspectors confiscate Philadelphia cupcake truck
- 32 Marines pour resources into mental health care
- 33 Oops! Error might have cost NJ an education grant
- 34 Vacationing Obama gets temp press secretary
- 36 Poll: Local schools up, Obama education plans down
- 39 Signs of a mixed recovery along hurricane highway
- 3 Doubts over bid to protect New Orleans from more Katrinas
- 6 Jazz breathes life back into New Orleans after Katrina
- 20 Ground zero’s boundaries evolve in mosque debate
- 21 From King to Beck: Big rally at Lincoln Memorial
- 22 Palin a central figure in tight Alaska Senate race
- 23 State obscures elite Texas Rangers’ border work
- 26 NY official: Stabbing suspect had war journals
- 27 As GOP civil war rages, Democrats look to benefit
- 28 More than 3M seniors may have to switch drug plans
- 29 Rod Blagojevich headed for retrial in early 2011
- 30 Pop isn’t dead: Icy treats become sweet trend
- 31 Michigan tea partiers launch surprise push
- 32 Life since Katrina: 3 stories of survival
- 33 Colleges see prospective donors among new students
- 34 Army ending its GED program for aspiring soldiers
- 35 Judge won’t move DeLay trial from liberal Austin
- 38 Calif. library gives Nazi papers to Nat’l Archives
Friday 8/27 16
- 1 Many fled Katrina, and many never found their way back
- 23 Political ads surpass 2006 levels as attacks mount
- 25 DC’s ‘truth, honor’ rally tests Glenn Beck’s power
- 30 Corps: New Orleans levee upgrades nearly ready
- 36 World Series tix could get NY governor in trouble
- 38 LA authorities plan to use heat-beam ray in jail
- 39 Suit: Priest impregnates Pennsylvania teenager
- 40 Guard troops to deploy to Arizona border on Monday
- 41 NJ schools chief fired after Race to the Top gaffe
- 42 Lutherans split over gay pastors, Bible beliefs
- 43 DOD denies 4 states military ballot law waiver
- 44 School’s race rule prompts mom to pull kids out
- 45 Early Nation of Islam documents found in Detroit
- 46 Bikini-clad strippers protest church in rural Ohio
- 47 Holdout juror at Blagojevich trial explains vote
- 48 Ground zero’s boundaries evolve in mosque debate
- 4 US conservatives rally to ‘restore America’
- 8 Local journalists told Katrina horror to world
- 13 Beck: Help us restore traditional American values
- 16 Imam behind NYC mosque faces divisions over center
- 18 Federal contractor charged with leaking secrets
- 19 Older activists, younger crowd team to fight nukes
- 20 Co-founder of Islamic charity goes on trial
- 21 Huge verdict shakes up nursing home industry
- 22 Priest among missing 5 years after Katrina
- 24 Guard troops to deploy to Arizona border on Monday
- 26 Dem. runner-up wants recount in Vt. gov. primary
- 27 Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary
- 28 Corps: New Orleans levee upgrades nearly ready
| Gulf Oil Blowout Disaster- 6 |
- 26 Engineers to remove temporary cap from Gulf well
- 27 AP ENTERPRISE: Oil cleanup both bonanza and bust
| Science- 20 |
- 15 Farms recalling eggs share suppliers, other ties
- 17 Watch out for Yellowstone bears – they’re hungry
- 19 AP Exclusive: Japanese mayor defends dolphin hunts
- 1 US egg recall above half-a-billion and growing
- 14 Many drugs for U.S. kids tested in poor countries
- 17 FDA: only 2 egg farms so far show salmonella
- 21 Group wants to end setting dogs on chained bears
- 18 Court rules against Obama’s stem cell policy
- 33 CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama’s electric car champion
- 34 Practice opens for team hit by medical condition
- 35 No evidence that tainted eggs go beyond 2 farms
- 36 Obama stem cell regulations temporarily blocked
- 12 Space-based detector could find anti-universe
- 27 Obama appeals stem cell ruling; some work to stop
- 35 Other isolated survivors tell what kept them alive
- 38 Eggs in the raw? Experts say give them a pass
- 15 Salmonella find links 2 Iowa egg farms to recall
- 16 Restaurants scramble after massive egg recall
| Sports- 19 |
- 4 Tiger Woods and wife Elin divorce after sex scandal
- 8 ‘Blood cheat’ doctor admits cutting player’s lip
- 19 Tiger Woods, wife officially divorced
- 30 Financial records show Pirates win while losing
- 31 Favre’s first outing back a quick one
- 5 Tiger admits errors, sadness in post-divorce interview
- 6 I felt ‘stupid’, says Tiger’s ex as she breaks silence
- 22 Interview: Woods’ ex-wife went ‘through hell’
- 23 Ochocinco tweets apology for in-game tweeting
- 24 NFL moving forward with 18-game season
- 5 No Elin, no problem as leader Tiger enjoys season best
- 17 Woods shoots 65 for his best round of the year
- 24 NFL moving forward with 18-game season
| Arts/Fashion- 1 |
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