Today’s Most Popular Stories 08.04.09

Each day, Ashley Estill surfs your sites for the most popular stories of the day. Here are the top headlines for August 4, 2009:

Washington Post: N. Korea Says Two U.S. Journalists Have Been Pardoned

Washington Times: Government study finds climate bill could cost jobs

Washington Examiner: You can bet on it: Obama will raise your taxes

N.Y. Times: Higher Costs Spur Rise in U.S. Consumer Spending

L.A. Times: Can the military coexist with social networking sites?

USA Today: Scientists uncover lost Venetian city

CQ Politics: More Bad News for Corzine in New Jersey Poll

The Hill: Obama administration asked Clinton to go to N. Korea

Politico: North Korea to release U.S. journalists

ABC News: Wrong-Way Highway Driver Who Killed 8 Was Drunk/High

CBS News: Poll: WWII Atom Bombs “Right Thing to Do”

Fox News: Does Cash for Clunkers Help the Environment? It’s Debatable

MSNBC News: Help slow to arrive for troubled homeowners

CNN: ‘Jon & Kate’ returns with new challenges

Wall Street Journal: Latest Starbucks Buzzword: ‘Lean’ Japanese Techniques

NPR: Divided Village On Israeli-Lebanon Border In Limbo

Roll Call: Baucus Says Lawmakers Need Mid-Sept. Health Bill Deadline

National Journal: Fighting The Health Care Message War

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