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• Hoops dream over as U.S. men lose
• Jones fails in 2 attempts for medals
• U.S. denounces pressure on Hamm
• Iraq's improbable soccer run ends

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NIGHTLY NEWS

A reality check of the swift boat debate

Why did Russian investigators take so long?

• Sportsmanship, doping in Athens

By Mark Starr

ENTERTAINMENT

MORE TOP STORIES

• Powell cancels plans to visit Athens

• FBI investigates alleged Pentagon spy

• Bush signs intelligence reform orders

• Jury selection begins in Bryant trial

• Cheney’s plane just avoids collision, FAA says

• In N.Y., Bush will reach toward the middle

• No. 1 USC, Virginia Tech kick off season Saturday

• Ventre: Trojans clearly team to beat this season

• Interactive: Breakdown of preseason Top 25

• Interactive: Race for Heisman Trophy begins

INSIDE MSNBC.COM

• Big Tokyo quake seen within 50 years

• Deion Sanders ‘definitely coming back’ to NFL

• Kerry’s team relentlessly focuses on deficit

• Firm recalls candy with 9/11 attack toy

• Returning to campus after Iraq a challenge

• Space elevator contest proposed

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POLITICS

INTERNATIONAL | MORE NEWS

• KERRY'S CAMPAIGN REFOCUSES ON ECONOMY
Sen. John Kerry’s stump speeches pledge better-paying jobs and relief for stressed middle-class families, but his campaign’s relentless focus on the budget deficit reflects the priorities of an economic team dominated by veterans of the Clinton administration.

• Dem's economic team hearkens to Clinton• In N.Y., Bush will reach toward the middle• Swift Boat crewman: Kerry's vessel took fire• Q&A: Behind Kerry’s third Purple Heart

BUSINESS

STOCKS | PERSONAL FINANCE | MORE

• KERRY CAMPAIGN REFOCUSES ON THE ECONOMY
Sen. John Kerry’s stump speeches pledge better-paying jobs and relief for stressed middle-class families, but his campaign’s relentless focus on the budget deficit reflects the priorities of an economic team dominated by veterans of the Clinton administration.

• Will the RNC mean big bucks for NYC?• Economic data sends stocks higher• Greenspan warns of boomer financial strain• U.S. economic growth data revised down

SPORTS

SCORES | TEAMS | MATCHUPS | MORE

• U.S. GOLD-MEDAL DREAMS DASHED
Ginobili sparks Argentina to 89-81 win in semifinal; Americans must beat Lithuania to salvage bronze

• Celizic: NBA-style basketball flops on Athens stage• Marion fails to medal in long jump, relay• Celizic: Dominant era about over for U.S. women's teams• U.S. denounces ‘outrageous pressure’ on Hamm

ENTERTAINMENT

MOVIES | GOSSIP | MORE

• IT'S PARTY TIME, MTV-STYLE, IN MIAMI
Channel poised to hand out awards for videos it no longer airs. By Michael Ventre

• Paris Hilton to publish her memoir• Mike Wallace won't face charges in New York• Back to the boardroom for ‘The Apprentice’• College cartoon parties a hit for Network

TECH AND SCIENCE

SPACE | SECURITY | MORE

• CONTEST PROPOSED FOR SPACE ELEVATOR
Enthusiasts unveil an effort to establish an annual competition for space-elevator technologies. By MSNBC.com's Alan Boyle.

• H-P unveils own version of Apple iPod• Next version of Windows set for 2006• U.S. climate report heats up policy issue• Major Tokyo quake expected within 50 years

HEALTH

HEALTH LIBRARY | PETS | MORE

• EYE-APPEALING FOODS
Two new studies offer hope that healthy eating can protect our eyes from diseases like cataracts and age-related vision loss.

• Panel: Eat more whole grains, get exercise• No reason to panic over flu vaccine, says CDC• Frozen chicken recalled for pieces of metal• Pipe bomb explodes at U.S. stem-cell lab

TV NEWS

TODAY | NIGHTLY NEWS | DATELINE

• NIGHTLY NEWS: DISSECTING THE SWIFT BOAT ACCOUNTS
Dueling accounts about what happened to five swift boats in Vietnam in 1969 are stirring controversy 35 years later. NBC's Lisa Myers reports.

• Nightly: Report finds widespread blame for prisoner abuse in Iraq• Today: I plan to have a baby. Do I need a flu shot?• Today: Should I trust credit-counseling agencies?• Today: Want good kids? Be a (benevolent) dictator!

TRAVEL

SAVINGS SLEUTH | MORE

• NORTH CAROLINA: LIGHTHOUSES MAKE FOR NAUTICAL CHARM
Combine the tragic romance of seafaring, the skill of engineering, the lessons of history and a nice day at the beach, and you have some of the reasons why lighthouses continue to captivate travelers on land and sea.

• Savings Sleuth: South Africa sale• US: Enjoying fall foliage• Apulia: Once upon a time in Italy• NYC: A Woody Allen walking tour

OPINIONS

SLATE | LETTERS | MORE

• REYNOLDS: TRY SPEECH, IT'S FREE
Blogging is a good thing, and my advice is for everyone to start a blog. In part that's because the campaign finance laws have ensured that the only people who have free speech rights in an election are politicians and members of the media.

• Alterman: Not-so-slacker Friday• Soldiers return to campus after Iraq• Report: Bush admits Iraq ‘miscalculations’• NBC Poll: Bush, Kerry remain deadlocked