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Novelist Tim LaHaye is the co-author of the popular Left Behind series. The books are apocalyptic Christian thrillers. The tenth and latest book is The Remnant, which debuted at the top of the New York Times bestseller list. LaHaye is also the former co-chairman of Jack Kemp's presidential campaign, was on the original board of directors of the Moral Majority and was an organizer of the Council for National Policy which has been called "the most powerful conservative organization in America you've never heard of."

Gen. John Abizaid, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, appears before the Senate Armed Service Committee. He stresses the need for continued flexibility and discourages calls for a timetable to withdraw.

Studies from NASA indicate that tired pilots are a top safety concern in aviation, reports an article in USA Today. In 2003, NASA citied 750 fatigue-related incidents. Captain John Prater, president of the Air Line Pilots Association and a pilot for Continental Airlines, discusses flying fatigue.

Police raided a summit of Mafia dons in Sicily yesterday and arrested Salvatore Lo Piccolo, a longtime fugitive who was vying to become the next "boss of all bosses" of the famed Cosa Nostra. Despite Italian authorities' best efforts, the mob remains so powerful there that a recent report says it's the nation's top commercial business.

Foreclosures in the U.S. are at their highest levels in 50 years. President Bush and Congress have appealed to the mortgage industry to lower rates, but housing advocates say the response has been paltry. Now, the top prosecutors in 37 states are putting more direct pressure on lenders.

The song "Promiscuousl" has been everywhere lately: the top of the Billboard charts; the No. 1 iTunes download; and all across the radio dial. The song is a dialogue between singer Nelly Furtado and the producer and musician Timbaland. Their flirting conversation in the song generated a conversation among several of the young men and women at Youth Radio.

Bids are expected to top $11 billion in the sale of Univision, the dominant Spanish language media outlet in the United States. But the network's next owners will face big challenges. There is more competition than ever from newer Spanish media. To keep its dominance, Univision seeks to attract and keep, younger, bilingual Latinos.

A massive heat wave continues to broil many parts of the United States, with temperatures topping 100 degrees for the third consecutive day in many places. And with high humidity and other factors, the heat index shows that the temperatures often feel even hotter.

Ken Khachigian, senior adviser to Fred Thompson's exploratory presidential campaign, says Thompson has caught up with top GOP candidates in fundraising. It helps that Americans have some comfort and familiarity with Thompson, he tells Michele Norris.

A study by one of the world's top economic institutes finds that free trade may be hurting low-skilled workers. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says the rising tide of globalization hasn't lifted all boats.