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MLB Calls Foul On Cape Cod Baseball Uniforms

The Cape Cod Baseball League in Massachusetts has landed in hot water with Major League Baseball, which accuses Cape Cod's league of trademark infringement by using MLB team names. Peter Troy, president of the Chatham, Mass., Anglers, formerly the Chatham Athletics, talks about the situation.
Alaska Gov. Palin To Resign

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential campaign, says she will resign from office July 26.
Gov. Ted Strickland On Ohio's Budget Impasse

Ohio is facing a $3.2 billion shortfall in its finances. Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed slots at racetracks and spending cuts, but has not been able to reach a deal with the Legislature. The state is operating on a temporary budget for the next few days.

An Afghan View Of The Surge

Rangina Hamidi, CEO of Kandahar Treasures, which sells handmade embroidery, talks about the surge in Helmand province. She says that to defeat the Taliban, American troops must help Afghanistan build infrastructure and maintain security.
Marines Fan Out In Afghanistan Push

Some 4,000 Marines, along with several hundred British and Afghan troops, are fanning out in the valley of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, establishing small outposts. So far, there's been little fighting with Taliban militants, although Marines did meet stiff resistance in one area.
New Generation Of Iraqi Military Pilots Looks To Sky

Iraq's military pilots once enjoyed elite status in the country's armed forces. But the Iraqi airforce hasn't really flown for 18 years. At an American airbase outside the city of Kirkuk, a young generation of pilots is learning to fly again.

Russia Strives to Maintain Economic Momentum

Margaret Warner is filing a series of reports about Russia's political and economic climate in conjunction with President Barack Obama's visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 6. Here, she answers some viewers' questions about her reporting trip.
Palin Rattles Political Establishment With Surprise Resignation

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin surprised reporters awaiting an announcement that she would not run for reelection next year by adding that she was resigning this month and would pass all responsibilities off to her lieutenant governor.
Supreme Court Term Brought Some Surprises

Legal Analysts Linda Greenhouse and Thomas Goldstein examine the impact of the most significant Supreme Court decisions of the term, including a narrow ruling on the landmark Voting Rights Act.

North Korea missile tests defy UN

North Korea test-fires seven short-range missiles in an apparent act of defiance on America's Independence Day.
Burma junta leader snubs UN chief

Burma's military ruler refuses to let visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
BT offers holidays for pay cuts

Phone giant BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut, in a bid to cut costs during the downturn.

Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run (AP)

AP - Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.
SKorea says North fires 7 missiles off east coast (AP)

AP - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.
2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan (AP)

AP - Militants attacked a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, exploding a truck outside the gates, sparking a two-hour gunbattle and killing two American troops, officials said.