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Fatah gunmen disarm and pledge not to attack Israel in support of Abbas. Interesting.

Turkey prepares for election to determine if it will remain secular or become an Islamic state.

China shuts down 3 plants for safety concerns.

Good news about the weak dollar. This shows that free markets with floating monetary policy work.

Bush issues orders regarding interrogation techniques.

Congressman hunts for CIA employees who leaked info on secret prisons.

There's nothing wrong with businesses accepting pesos in payment. A business can accept anything it wants. If immigration hawks don't like it, they should work to stop illegal immigration, not attack businesses for taking advantage.

OxyContin Maker and 3 executives fined $634 million for misleading public about addiction. This is how it's supposed to work.

Libertarian positions on animal cruelty. Animals are not people, but that doesn't excuse animal cruelty.

As comfortable as it is here in late July (a high of 74 yesterday), there's a heat wave in southern Europe.

Slate on the Pentagon-Clinton dust-up. I think it will just disappear.

The world's stupidest fatwas.

Space station to dump more space junk. We need to find a better solution or we won't be able to leave the planet.

Dust storms threaten Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Awesome picture of lightning in Mars dust storm.

More proof that conservatives are just liberals-light. Republicans complain that bill doesn't have enough spending for social programs.

Australians are recognizing The Great Global Warming Swindle. So is everybody else. Skepticism is on the rise.

Larry Kudlow explains that today's great economy is part of Reagan's legacy. The greatest economic story never told indeed.