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• Palin's Efforts to Reform Health Care Are Complicated
  Washington Post--The battle Sarah Palin has waged over competition in health care has been one of her signature efforts since she became governor in 2007. [Read more]
• McCain talks up oil drilling, green energy
  CNET--John McCain formally accepted the Republican Party's presidential nomination here on Thursday in a speech extolling the virtues of both oil drilling and green energy. [Read more]
• Senate Forges a Compromise Energy Bill
  Business Week--High energy prices have become a bitterly contested political issue. Republicans are bashing Democrats for standing in the way of drilling for more oil and gas at home. [Read more]
• Best bet to turn the White House green?
  Reuters--Who's best equipped to turn the White House green -- John McCain or Barack Obama? Both have made energy security and environmental stewardship part of their presidential campaigns. [Read more]
• NASA may extend shuttle use to 2015
  Houston Chronicle--More flights are risky, but Russia's fight in Georgia may curtail Soyuz. [Read more]
• NASA moves space shuttle Atlantis to launch pad
  A.P.--NASA moved shuttle Atlantis to the launch pad on Thursday for a flight next month to the Hubble Space Telescope after being waylaid by a pair of tropical storms. [Read more]
• Feds warn climate change could harm giant sequoias
  A.P.--Federal researchers are warning that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly. [Read more]
• Drilling For Clean Energy
  Washington Post--An open letter from Rep. Jim Marshall and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett on drilling for clean energy. [Read more]
• A Bad Experiment in Voting
  Washington Post (Editorial)--The words “Florida” and “Internet voting,” taken together, should send a chill down everyone’s spine. Nevertheless, Florida’s Okaloosa County is seeking permission from the state to allow members of the military to vote over the Internet in November. [Read more]
• Researchers criticize genetic data restrictions
  Nature--Fears over privacy breaches are premature and will impede research, experts say. [Read more]
• The world in a test tube
  The Economist--From plug-ins to planktonic algae, technology is part of the solution to climate change. But which technology? [Read more]
• Vaccinations of Toddlers Set a Record
  N.Y. Times (Reuters)--Toddlers received the recommended vaccinations against childhood diseases at record levels in 2007, federal health officials said on Thursday, as they urged parents to continue to trust vaccine safety. [Read more]
• Google At Age 10
  N.Y. Times--Google applied for incorporation as a business 10 years ago Thursday, according to a timeline supplied by the company. The application was accepted on Sept. 7, which is Sunday. [Read more]
• At ESPN, Play-by-Play Goes Virtual
  N.Y. Times--ESPN, the cable powerhouse that calls itself “Worldwide Leader in Sports,” is looking to extend its domain in virtual worlds by merging video game graphics with real-life sports anchors. [Read more]
• Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in US
  A.P.--Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new federal science report released Thursday. [Read more]
• Millennium Development Goals unmet
  L.A. Times--The world's wealthy nations have failed to live up to a pledge to help reduce global poverty and disease. [Read more]
• McCain and Palin differ on issues
  A.P.--Sarah Palin is more conservative than John McCain on a range of issues important to the Republican base. However, vice presidential candidates usually defer to the top of the ticket when it comes to policy differences. [Read more]
• Environmentalists can't corral Palin
  A.P.--At the National Governors Association conference where she first met John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had other business: making her case to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne against classifying the polar bear as a threatened species. [Read more]
• RNC: Noun, verb, energy policy
  Grist--Former mayor of New York City and one-time presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani came out swinging tonight on energy policy, praising John McCain's approach and emphasizing the pro-drilling portion. [Read more]
• GOP platform calls for end to ethanol mandate
  Iowa Independent--Republicans unanimously passed a platform on Monday that calls for the federal government to end a mandate that gasoline contain a set amount of ethanol, but Iowa Republicans say they oppose the proposal. [Read more]
• Energy topic of the day for S.C. Republicans
  The State--A morning speech by T. Boone Pickens had South Carolina's delegation discussing energy option. [Read more]
• Energy, education & election
  Daily Wildcat--Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona entertained an audience of over 100 students last night, making mention of renewable energy in Arizona, the 2008 elections and keeping American students competitive with other nations. [Read more]
• NASA seeks next Carl Sagan - and extraterrestrial life
  Reuters--The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, famous for its manned missions to the moon, announced the creation of the Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration on Wednesday.  [Read more]
• The levee watcher
  Nature--Geologist David Rogers lambasted decision-makers after hurricane Katrina breached New Orleans' defences in 2005. As this year's hurricane season heats up, how much has changed? [Read more]
• Hurricanes are getting fiercer
  Nature--Global warming blamed for growth in storm intensity. [Read more]