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Iraq bomb factory found
U.S. troops discover a car bomb production facility and detain 51 suspects for questioning during a two-day search for illegal weapons in Baghdad. • FULL STORY

• Attack kills five Iraqi national guard soldiers
• Yemen clarifies offer to send peacekeeping troops

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• Tom Brokaw talks to soldiers heading home

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• Iraq's unintended consequences

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• 5 dead in Kansas workplace shooting

• Single winning ticket in $290 million lottery

• Weak job growth makes Fed task easier

• Cheap AIDS pill as good as pricey brands

• Yankees fall flat in loss to Mets

• Experts predict heavy travel for holiday weekend

• FBI: No specific terrorism threat for the 4th

• Big celebrations planned at Statue of Liberty

• Red, white and groovin’ — songs for July 4

INSIDE MSNBC.COM

• NBC’s Austin: Serena could lose at Wimbledon

• Titan tantalizes Saturn-watching scientists

• Answer Desk: Is it time to buy a house?

• Forbes: Best U.S. airport lounges

• Krzyzewski to mull Laker offer over weekend

POLITICS

INTERNATIONAL | MORE NEWS

• KERRY BIG ON CAMPUS
Young voters rally around the senator from Massachusetts as Bush’s approval ratings reach their lowest point in the Newsweek GENEXT poll

• Nader supporters give up Ariz. ballot• Kerry seeks rural votes in Midwest• Electoral ironies• Advice on veep: Beware hot dog syndrome

BUSINESS

STOCKS | PERSONAL FINANCE | MORE

• BEST U.S. AIRPORT LOUNGES
More airport lounges are featuring more than just a shoeshine. For the frequent business traveler, some airports now offer conference centers and spas. Forbes.com has compared the amentias to determine the best airport lounges in the nation.

• Weak job growth makes Fed job easier• Wall Street ends key week on a sour note• Indictment of Kenneth Lay seen next week• Shell overstated profit by $432 million

SPORTS

SCORES | TEAMS | MATCHUPS | MORE

• METS' MATSUI LEADS ROUT OF YANKEES
Shortstop hits 2 HRs, drives in 5 runs in 11-2 rout, ending Mussina's 8-game winning streak

• Green's HR in 13th beats Red Sox• Bay has 8 RBIs, Pirates win 7th straight• Lai: These riders could end Armstrong's run• Report: Coach K to mull Laker offer over weekend

ENTERTAINMENT

MOVIES | GOSSIP | MORE

• FILM LEGEND MARLON BRANDO DIES AT AGE 80
Marlon Brando, who revolutionized American acting in “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “On the Waterfront” and “The Godfather,” has died at age 80.

• Hartl: Remembering Brando• Sean Penn carries on Brando's tradition• Brando: Colorful, contentious, genius• Marlon Brando redefined acting

TECH AND SCIENCE

SPACE | SECURITY | MORE

• TITAN TANTALIZES SATURN-WATCHING SCIENTISTS
The Cassini spacecraft flies by Titan, Saturn's largest moon, for the first time and peers into its murky atmosphere in an attempt to see surface features.

• Microsoft releases new security update• Security flaws renew browser debate• The scientific flash behind the fireworks• Spacewalker gets call from mom

HEALTH

WEB MD | HEALTH LIBRARY | MORE

• DON'T BE FOOLED BY PORTION SIZES
People have difficulty judging how much food they eat, but learning about portion sizes can help keep your weight down and your body healthy.

• Cheap AIDS pill as good as pricey brands• 2nd suspect animal tests negative for mad cow• Company recalls some drug-coated stents• Formerly conjoined twins head home

TV NEWS

TODAY | NIGHTLY NEWS | DATELINE

• TODAY: BURIED IN BILLS? TIPS TO HELP
In a special-series called "Pay It Off," Jean Chatzky has advice for those with bad credit.

• Countdown: Undercover moms--real life 'Charlie's Angels'• Today: Pamper yourself with super spa treatments• Today: Sink your teeth into some summer soul food• Today ‘Getaways’: Try this trip from San Francisco

TRAVEL

SAVINGS SLEUTH | MORE

• VIRGINIA: A DAY AT MONTICELLO
Jefferson's home is not only a beautiful work of architecture, it reveals a mind and a temperment that would have been at home in modern times.

• NYC: Statue of Liberty to reopen• LA: Exhibit featuring real bodies opens• Saving Sleuth: Buy 2 get 1 free air• St. Louis: Celebration central

OPINIONS

SLATE | LETTERS | MORE

• ALTERMAN: SLACKER FRIDAY
Pierce, Stupid, Rauchway, an irate Naderite and more.

• Reynolds: Good news is still news• Borges: Crow inspiration enough for Lance• Powell: Saddam should be assumed innocent in trial• Survey takes Americans' traffic temperature

WASHINGTONPOST.COM HIGHLIGHTS

• IN IRAN, TOEING THE LINE TO STAY IN PRINT
In the country that the advocacy group Reporters Without Borders calls "the Middle East's largest prison for journalists," those dailies still available on newsstands brim with courtroom accounts of less fortunate publications, their editors summoned to the dock by the religious government that has closed more than 100 papers in the past four years.

• Iraqi cleric says occupation not over• New Guard welcomed in Baghdad• Does pop culture influence voters?• U.S. control softens slightly in Baghdad

DECISION 2004