http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F Philly.com national headlines. en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998529&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_In_the_Nation.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT ce33333cb49de1550e60cbec5cddf68d 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998454&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_President_will_attend_Olympics__opening.html WASHINGTON - President Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Beijing, the White House said yesterday. The announcement quashed any talk of a presidential boycott over China's violent crackdown after antigovernment riots in Tibet. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 659c9844c7e156c9b11f5fc41c89be4c 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998484&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_Independent_studies.html CLARKSBURG, Md. - Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, cannons fired, church bells sounded, and fireworks exploded. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT c2726b36f574bd51ceb89aa9c48b4846 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998479&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_Aided_suicide_roils_Germany.html BERLIN - Bettina Schardt knew that the combination of drugs she drank in the living room of her home in Wuerzburg last week would kill her, and she died alone. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 4acd040e71e5668488cbe42d0773c773 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998549&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_Some_defy_fire_evacuations_to_save_property.html BIG SUR, Calif. - An explosive wildfire ravaged the hillsides above this scenic coastal community yesterday, leaving the popular tourist region mostly deserted ahead of the holiday weekend. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 68a0e97a86c7500181daf47df81f174f 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998459&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_McCain_praises_Mexican_drug_fight__U_S__aid.html MEXICO CITY - Ending a three-day trip to Colombia and Mexico, John McCain praised Mexican drug-fighting efforts yesterday and hailed a U.S. aid package for security forces here as a key step forward in bilateral relations. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 5c3241294e9977921969c39e8d64399d 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998514&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_Hedge-fund_scammer_begins_serving_sentence.html NEW YORK - A hedge-fund cheat who tried to fake his death and spent nearly a month as a fugitive told a judge yesterday that he really did try to commit suicide while on the run, saying he thought it would be better to do himself in than turn himself in. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 1105f7dae7bc1fbf2a1b4d7b158a9fd6 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998534&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_Probe_finds_more_passport_snoops.html WASHINGTON - An internal State Department investigative report suggests that employees may have been snooping on the passport records of celebrities far more than previously disclosed. It urges new steps to secure the files. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 8459e6b3061a10a110746506df645f2c 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998544&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_Pope_backs_sainthood_for_Belgian.html VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI yesterday approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of a 19th-century Belgian priest who ministered to leprosy patients in Hawaii, opening the way for sainthood. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 491240cfb59cb57f5600f42b5c141e82 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998524&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_After_vowing_return_home__U_S__extends_unit_s_Afghan_tour.html WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has extended by 30 days the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT aed96581c15d275f0b26ac9f07660841 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998519&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_As_hostages__life_kept_getting_worse.html BOGOTA, Colombia - A meal was rice and beans. Bed was the ground under a patched plastic tarp. They bathed in rivers, and when they were not chained by the neck to trees, they were forced on long marches to new hideouts under the jungle canopy. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 525d2e33758e83e7b23c8751b7629720 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998509&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_Italy__citing_crime__targets_Gypsies.html ROME - Italian authorities have started fingerprinting tens of thousands of Gypsies living in nomad camps across the country - adults and children alike - brushing aside accusations of racism by human-rights advocates and international organizations. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 95dfb4edf8bb51d6ec2b6338a840ae9e 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998489&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_Three_Americans_In_Good_Condition.html The three U.S. hostages rescued from Colombian rebels are in good condition and undergoing the transition back to normal life, military officials said yesterday. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 4d09c19d29b7d4b9bdcddcfe615620d5 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998494&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_With_Iraq_quieter__leader_to_travel_abroad.html BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister plans trips to Europe and the Persian Gulf this month, apparently hoping improved security at home will pay dividends in greater international support - including from a country that did not back the U.S. invasion. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 736a74999d23619875006d5e02224d8f 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998504&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_Olmert_proposes_demolishing_homes_of_attackers__kin.html JERUSALEM - A day after a Palestinian construction worker's deadly rampage in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday called for reviving the practice of demolishing the homes of attackers' families, and his chief deputy proposed cutting some Arab neighborhoods off from the rest of the city. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 0e0778cf47c9912b156818ab724f27f9 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998474&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_In_the_World.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 8eba12ac7ae8f8072bdb7114ea38eb70 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22998354&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080704_Rent_by_charter_school_probed.html The Philadelphia Academy Charter School has been paying nearly $67,000 a month in rent to an independent nonprofit that is now a focus of an expanding federal criminal investigation, according to records and interviews. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 51090842ce1c3213564659ededc60866 2008-07-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22853049&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080703_Palestinian_kills_3_in_Jerusalem_during_rampage.html JERUSALEM - A Palestinian man driving a construction vehicle went on a rampage in downtown Jerusalem yesterday, crushing cars, overturning a bus, and killing three people. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 78b39becd3c9d27b4e3903ebc063aadd 2008-07-03T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22853054&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080703_In_the_Nation.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT c46634fd82239eb6a2344e77590a9208 2008-07-03T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=22852989&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20080703_In_Colombia__McCain_talks_up_trade_deals.html CARTAGENA, Colombia - John McCain hailed the economic benefits of free trade to Colombians yesterday, raising the possibility of an eventual hemisphere-wide agreement even though a weak economy at home has soured many U.S. voters on trade agreements. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2037e6815b8effeb962fb0fae72633c2 2008-07-03T07:01:00Z