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(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

1.	Republican pundits open fire on Sarah Palin
2.	Activists push ballot initiative to end state benefits for illegal immigrants and their U.S.-born children
3.	Indiana prison escape: Officials hunting for 3 inmates
4.	Clamor grows over CIA secrets
5.	The end of Obamania

2008 Beijing Games opening ceremony

August 8, 2008

Fireworks light the National Stadium during Olympics opening ceremony Friday night in Beijing.

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