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Israeli warplanes pound a Hezbollah stronghold in south Beirut, killing two-dozen people, in the seventh day of Israeli air attacks. More than 200 Lebanese have been killed in the bombing campaign. The bombing is a response to Hezbollah missile attacks on Israel from Lebanon, and the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers.

An independent investigation into last January's Sago mine tragedy -- in which 12 coal miners died -- does not pinpoint the cause of the explosion. But it cites a number of systemic breakdowns that led to the tragedy. West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) received the report Wednesday. West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Anna Sale reports.

John Dillinger was America's first Public Enemy No. 1. His crime spree terrorized and fascinated the country during the Depression. But a museum devoted to his life and "career" can't show its collection, because one of his heirs claims it violates the late bank robber's "rights of publicity." A judge has agreed. The museum is appealing the ruling.

The choice of Henry Paulson, a 30-year veteran of Wall Street, to be President Bush's new Treasury secretary is a move to breathe new life into the White House's economic policies. Paulson, the chairman of the investment bank Goldman Sachs, is replacing John Snow, who had formerly been a railroad executive.

Iraq's prime minister says he's losing patience with what he called American "excuses" for killing Iraqi civilians. Nouri al-Maliki told the Reuters news agency that he plans to launch an Iraqi investigation into the deaths of 24 civilians in the western Iraqi town of Haditha last fall.

American Floyd Landis has reclaimed the leader's yellow jersey in the Tour de France. He reclaimed it after the 15th stage of the race, which included three Alpine peaks. Sports journalist James Raia talks with John Ydstie about the race.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is trying to put an end to kite tubing, a sport in which a person soars aloft while tethered to a boat. The agency has issued a recall of kite tubes, saying too many people have been hurt or killed in falls.

As the Mideast crisis continues to intensify, the head of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah declares "open war," and Israel says it will not stop its military campaign until Hezbollah is disarmed.

Prices for gas, food and other items are rising. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about what the White House is doing to bring down inflation.

Tony Hawk has turned what many consider a childhood activity into a professional career. For Hawk, skateboarding is not only a job, it's a means of expression and a foundation for personal belief.