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Beijing Opens 2008 Summer Olympics
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Russia and Georgia Clash Over Separatist Region
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Michael Phelps becomes Olympic winningest athlete ever
BEIJING (AP) -- Tied no more. Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th career gold medal -- and fourth world record of the Beijing Games. A day after etching his name alongside Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis with gold No. 9, Phelps claimed the record all to himself when he won the 200-meter butterfly Wednesday morning. Phelps had a problem with his goggles -- but that didn't keep him from touching first. He's now all alone at the top, with four more cha -
Phelps wins 8th gold
Michael Phelps, with help from three teammates, won a record eighth Olympic gold medal, moving past Mark Spitz's performance at the 1972 Munich Games for most golds in one Olympics. Phelps set seven world records and one Olympic record, doing a personal best time in every event. "It's been nothing but an upwards roller-coaster and it's been nothing but fun," Phelps said. -
Pervez Musharraf resigns as Pakistan's President
Facing imminent impeachment charges, President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation on Monday, after months of belated recognition by American officials that he had become a waning asset in the campaign against terrorism. -
Taliban Escalate Fighting With Assault on U.S. Base
Taliban insurgents mounted their most serious attacks in six years of fighting in Afghanistan over the last two days, including a coordinated assault by at least 10 suicide bombers against one of the largest American military bases in the country, and another by about 100 insurgents who killed 10 elite French paratroopers.
