Sunday, July 13, 2008

Today's Top Stories

Libertarians: A (Not So) Lunatic Fringe

By NATHAN THORNBURGH/NYE COUNTY, NEV.

They are antiwar and pro-gun, against the income tax and in favor of legalizing drugs. But the Libertarians' freedom agenda isn't kooky — it's transforming America's political landscape

Apple Bumbles its iPhone 3G Launch

By ANITA HAMILTON

Customers swarmed to buy the hotly anticipated iPhone 3G, but Apple stymied its users Friday with overloaded servers, failed service and unreachable technical support

The Pope's Next Apology Tour?

By JEFF ISRAELY/ROME

Benedict XVI's handling of the U.S. priest-pedophile crisis won praise. Now Catholics in other countries want the same. Next stop: Australia

Coral Reefs Face Extinction

By BRYAN WALSH

One-third of reef-building coral are threatened, scientists say, making corals the Earth's most endangered species

Behind the Fannie and Freddie Fears

By JUSTIN FOX

Should the mortgage giants fail, they'll load a huge portion of America's housing debt onto the already overburdened shoulders of the goverment

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