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President Bush called on Congress to extend his big tax cuts, which otherwise expire in 2010. Unless Congress acts, Bush said, most of the tax relief Congress and the White House have delivered during his two terms will be taken away.

Myron Rolle, the starting strong safety for the Florida State Seminoles, has been awarded the Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University. The pre-med student had to miss part of Saturday's game against Maryland because he was being interviewed for the scholarship.

The Justice Department's inspector general has told lawmakers that he is investigating whether one of the agency's lawyers was dismissed over a rumor about her sexual orientation. The inquiry is part of a larger examination of personnel practices under former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

Over the course of the summer, we're sailing with Captain Fatty Goodlander, editor-at-large of Cruising World magazine. He's sailing the Pacific Ocean now and sends a communique from aboard his sailboat about his favorite watery destinations: two atolls in the middle of the Pacific.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Pat Benatar and her husband Neil Giraldo about their 35 years as a music-business power couple.

The power of language to penetrate a difficult subject, and the power of performance to share that language, are the gifts Noname brought to the Tiny Desk.

The British rapper made a trip all the way from the UK just for this Tiny Desk performance and powered through a set that made the personal political.

Most hospitals make little effort to screen patients for tobacco use or to help smokers kick the habit permanently. That's a missed opportunity. Starting this month, though, hospitals can choose to adopt tobacco-cessation measures to help them comply with accreditation standards.

The Indiana State Bar Association is providing a new website for Hoosier attorneys, paralegals and staff to do pro bono work.

The 26-year-old Ethiopian crossed the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate with a time of 2:11:53.