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An editorial / By Dale McFeatters
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The British have their own way of doing things. Without a vote of the people or his party, Gordon Brown became their prime minister and, unless he chooses otherwise, doesn't have to face the electorate until June 2010.

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WASHINGTON CALLING
By LISA HOFFMAN
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The July Fourth fireworks over the Washington Monument are nothing compared with the sounds of battle accompanying an uncommon war raging on Capitol Hill, gun-rights Web sites and radio talk shows.

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By HENRY SCHULMAN
San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Giants as sellers at the trade deadline? San Diego Padres general manager Kevin Towers will believe it when he sees GM Brian Sabean inside the Giants' clubhouse yanking uniform tops off the backs of his experienced players.

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By JOHN McGRATH
Tacoma News Tribune

An hour after the Seattle SuperSonics used their first-round choice in the NBA draft on the consensus college player of the year, general manager Sam Presti found himself in an improbable position.

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By MARSHA MERCER
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WASHINGTON -- Even the White House was blindsided when Sen. Richard Lugar, a highly respected Republican, called for a change of course in Iraq. How to respond?

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By BERNADETTE TANSEY
San Francisco Chronicle

In just two decades, Gilead Sciences Inc., the San Francisco Bay Area's second-largest biotechnology company, has established itself as the nation's dominant seller of HIV drugs, with such products accounting for two-thirds of its $3 billion in revenue in 2006.

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By LINDSAY SMITH
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VERO BEACH, Fla. _ The green invaders that have munched through gardens throughout South Florida are inching northward. They are voracious, quickly can grow to 6 feet long and absolutely love most ornamental flowers and vegetable gardens.

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By KEN WEBER
The Providence Journal

It sounds like the title of some old song or a children's story: the mockingbirds in the honeysuckle. But these mockingbirds are real, and they have been brightening our back yard for several months now. They even hatched out a bunch of chicks.

New drug worries authorities
By ERIN ALLDAY
San Francisco Chronicle

SAN FRANCISCO -- Salvia divinorum is a bright, leafy green plant from Mexico that when chewed or smoked causes intense hallucinations comparable to LSD or "magic mushrooms."

By BETSY PICKLE
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If anyone can make the robots in "Transformers" take a back seat, it's Megan Fox. The stunningly beautiful brunette turns out to be one of director Michael Bay's most special effects in the surefire summer hit.