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Celebration, surprise, humor after Augusta National admits first women

By Greg Botelho
The offices of SPARK, a nationwide coalition of girls-only programs, were abuzz Monday as news spread about Augusta National's decision to allow female members for the first time in its 80-year history.

Judge throws out Lance Armstrong's lawsuit aimed at halting doping probe

By CNN WIRE STAFF
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the latest lawsuit filed by champion cyclist Lance Armstrong aimed at halting the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's case against him.

High-tech clothes that make cocktails, turn see-through

By Matthew Knight
Featuring risque-looking dresses that dispense cocktails and frocks that billow smoke, the clothes on show at the "Technosensual" exhibition could be mistaken for an auction of Lady Gaga's more bizarre outfits.

Today is National Lemonade Day

By Beck Perlow
They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and no one knows that better than the CEO of Alex's Lemonade Stand, Liz Scott, who is celebrating National Lemonade Day today, August 20.

Akin flub puts abortion at center of campaign debate

By Paul Steinhauser
A campaign flub by a Republican Senate candidate shifted the political focus Monday to abortion and women's rights, as certain GOP nominee Mitt Romney and his conservative running mate faced a town hall-style meeting in New Hampshire.

Paying more for food? Blame the ethanol mandate

By Kay McDonald
Because of the severe heat and drought in the Midwest, global food prices are going up. Why? Because the U.S. is the leading producer and exporter of staple grains. We are for food production what Saudi Arabia is for oil production.

British director Tony Scott dead after jumping from California bridge

By Chelsea J. Carter and JD Cargill
Director Tony Scott, best known for the films "Top Gun" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died in an apparent suicide Sunday when he jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California, an official with the Los Angeles

9/11 families appeal court decision

By Nina Melendez
Seventeen family members of people killed in the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks are appealing a court decision that ultimately will decide where unidentified victims' remains will rest.

Both sides using Rove's campaign strategy this year

By Tom Cohen
In 2004, Sen. John Kerry entered the campaign against incumbent President George W. Bush with a seemingly unassailable advantage on a sensitive issue -- the liberal Kerry served in the Vietnam War, and the conservative Bush didn't.

How to shoulder a backpack

By Carl Azuz
Pediatric orthopedist Dr. David Marshall is concerned about the weight that students shoulder from their backpacks.