Wimbledon stars caught up in World Cup

Roger Federer joked that he would install a TV screen on Centre Court at Wimbledon so he can watch Switzerland's footballers play in the World Cup during his first-round match Monday. Serena Williams said she screamed and jumped after a referee's decision that denied the United States a goal against Slovenia.

Wimbledon's defending champions are not alone in fervently supporting their national teams in South Africa. On the groomed grounds of the All England Club, the tennis elite debate World Cup tactics, talk up and tease each other about their favorites. One hitting partner drew a smile from Serbian player Novak Djokovic when he said Serbia was lucky to beat Germany, …

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Putnam development group honors two people

David Bunger of Bank One has been named the Putnam CountyDevelopment Authority's 2004 "Volunteer of the Year" and Roy Elswickof Tasty Blend Foods Inc. has been received the authority's 2004"Community Development Award."

The Volunteer of the Year award is presented to an individual whoshows concern for the community, is active in helping to bring aboutpositive change in public policy, who volunteers, and who works tocreate jobs or develop community services.

In presenting the award, the authority said Bunger has been amember of the board of the Tri-County YMCA for the past four years;served two terms on the Putnam …

US, Britain, France asking tough questions about Iran's nuclear activities

The United States, Britain and France are asking dozens of tough questions about Iran's uranium enrichment program that an International Atomic Energy Agency report due Thursday probably will not be able to answer, setting the stage for a push for new U.N. sanctions on Tehran.

The queries are contained in separate confidential documents from the three nations and were made available to The Associated Press on the eve of a report being drawn up by IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei. Diplomats said they were also being circulated to other members of the IAEA's 35-nation board and had been made available to ElBaradei's office.

In 10 pages, they outline what …

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SPLIT PERMANENT? MAYBE NOT

''Keeping Up With the Kardashians'' is more than the name of a television show; it's a challenge to thought-provoking, insightful, Pulitzer Prize-quality journalists everywhere.

And to Quick Hits, too.

You already know Kim Kardashian and New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush have split. No less a chronicler of serious sportsdom than Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander recently informed readers of that. (Hey, Quick Hits was on vacation, OK?)

Now comes word that there may be hope for the couple.

At the fifth annual Miss Malibu Pageant on Sunday, Khloe Kardashian -- Kim's sister and fellow …

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Analysis: Is Edwards Real or a Phony?

NASHUA, N.H. - John Edwards' presidential campaign is not so much about the "two Americas" as it is about the two John Edwardses.

One image of Edwards is that he's a champion of the embattled middle class and poor, an up-from-his-bootstraps populist waging war against special interests who favor the rich and established.

The other take: He's a phony.

Which is it? Is the Democratic presidential candidate a man of the people, as he says, or the fake his rivals call him?

It may be that Edwards is not quite either caricature - that the answer, like much in politics, is less black and white than gray, and discerning voters in Iowa and New Hampshire will give …

National League Standings

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 38 34 .528 _

New York 37 35 .514 1

Florida 38 37 .507 1 1/2

Atlanta 34 39 .466 4 1/2

Washington 21 50 .296 16 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 41 35 .539 _

Milwaukee 39 34 .534 1/2

Chicago 35 35 …