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Leaders of the world's top economic democracies meet in Sea Island, Ga., for the annual Group of Eight summit on global economic and political issues. Leaders from Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq's new interim government are also attending the event. Issues surrounding Iraq's future and democratic reform in the Mideast are expected to fill the agenda. Hear NPR's Jim Zarroli.

In January 2003, U.S. Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) took over as the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee and, as the ranking member, was briefed in February 2003 on the existence of videotapes of CIA interrogations.

The latest issue of Blender magazine includes a piece titled "White House DJ," which features lists of the top 10 favorite songs of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. Jonathan Schwartz talks about the candidates' selections, as well as their only commonality: Frank Sinatra.

A driver in Sydney spotted a man riding on top of a motorized suitcase. A video shows the man and his suitcase moving very slowly. Video of the unusual mode of transportation has gone viral.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee raised almost $2.5 million and spent nearly $1.8 million for his inauguration.The list of hundreds of donors from the Republican's…

The large wooden horns which are traditional in the Alps can be more than 10 feet in length. Over the weekend, professionals serenaded the German city of Dresden from the top of an apartment building.

Guinness World Records recognized her as the female artist with the most hits on Billboard's Hot Country songs charts and for the most decades with a top 20 hit on Billboards Hot Country Songs Chart.

Back in the 1960s, people were fed up with the top-down system for picking nominees. Reforms led to the first-in-the-nation caucus.

A photographer was hired to take a picture of a marriage proposal at the top of a mountain at dawn. He took pictures of a couple at the scheduled time and place. But it was the wrong two people.

The home-improvement retailer Lowe's has reportedly agreed to buy Orchard Supply Hardware Stores. The sale price is expected to top $200 million. Orchard is a California-based hardware-and-garden chain. It was once owned by Sears, and is now about $230 million in debt.