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(Eric Gay / Associated Press)

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.	Clamor grows over CIA secrets
4.	Indiana prison escape: Officials hunting for 3 inmates
5.	The end of Obamania

Thursday: The day in photos

Running with the bulls in Pamplona

Remembering Michael Jackson

Military operation in Afghanistan's Helmand province

Fans mourn Michael Jackson

2008 Beijing Games Day 4

Team USA forward Kobe Bryant goes for a dunk as Angola players Armando Costa (5), Vladimir Jeronimo (9) and Carlos Morais (6) look on during their preliminary basketball game in Beijing. The U.S. won, 97-76.