Pull-Out Fake Out?: Bush, etc., set the “aspirational goal” of withdrawing troops from Iraq by June 2011. So is a Bush-approved withdrawl for real? Uh, it’s not clear.
Pull-Out Fake Out #2: Russia starts driving its tanks home but Georgians are skeptical.
Super Children: The Olympic Committee investigates the ages of Chinese gymnasts, thinking some may be under sixteen. Would Chinese officials obscure the truth to win gold medals?!
Leave It Behind: Dozens of proposals to replace No Child Left Behind surface on Capitol Hill.
Dubious Development: Auditor faults Metro’s subsidies of condos near transit.
“Gathering the Clan”: Rural Oregonians meet in a two-day congress to discuss firefighters, farms and the tyranny of the urban majority.
The Most Hated Man in Toronto: A man named Igor Kenk (IGOR KENK!) wins that coveted title after stealing 2,349 bikes.
A search engine hacker found copies of official registration documents that shows the age of one of China’s gold medal winning gymnasts to be 14 instead of 16:
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/20/1259253
Can we import Mr. Kenk to steal hipsters’ fixies?