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Golden boy SWIMMER MICHAEL PHELPS BREAKS WORLD RECORD TO WIN A GOLD MEDAL. B1 WAIANAE HAS POTENTIAL DESPITE LOSING KEY PLAYERS, PUTTING THEM AT NO. 6 IN A PRESEASON POLL B3 IN SPORTS: 4 pages of Olympic coverage. THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES WMfetto -p" fjd. liUJU SUNDAY AUGUST 1 0, 2008 HAWAII'S OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER, SINCE 1 882 $1.00 STARBULLETIN.COM fj Morning Digest HAWAII OB AM A COMES HOME Takins in paradise JJ ......1 '1' I I i i i BarackObama jogs along the beach, plays golf and visits his tutu during his (i luiiuiyb uisu iu uit isiuriu ui ins uirui CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL CRUSSELLSTARBULLETIN.COM MAILI FIRE LEAVES FAMILY HOMELESS: A Are engulfed a single family home located at 87-344 Farrlngton Highway, across from Mail! Beach Park, early yesterday morning.

No one was injured or killed in the blaze but it has left the parents and their four children without a home. Pictured is a detail of damage to a vehicle In the car port and garbage bins. A1 7 NATION WORLD I MIKE BURLEY MBURLEYSSTARBUILETIN.COM Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. walked down Kallua Beach early yesterday morning with Marty Nesbitt, his friend and campaign treasurer- Killing rattles Olympic community Police in Beijing tighten security and Olympic athletes rely on each other for support a day after a Chinese man attacks a group visiting the 13th-century Drum Tower, killing the father of a former Olympian.

A1 1 PICKING THE VP: Al Gore and Dick Cheney have raised vice-presidential standards in recent years. A3 BUSINESS Drug pharmacy comes to the Row Restaurant Row is embarking on a change in direction as It brings In CVS CarePlus Pharmacy In an ongoing effort to find the right mix for the downtown complex. D8 SINGING AWAY: Malcolm and Lynn Shiroma have built a thriving family-oriented karaoke business and are preparing to have franchises on the neighbor islands and the mainland within the next five years. D3 ON HIS FIRST full day of vacation, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama jogged barefoot on Kailua Beach in the morning and played golf in the afternoon.

But the evening was reserved for family time bringing a gift basket to his grandmother with his wife and daughters. Then he enjoyed a meal with his family at Alan Wong's. Obama's presence caused a stir everywhere he showed up, but not all of Hawaii is getting caught up in the Obamamania. While Republican Gov. Linda Lingle acknowledged the enthusiasm for Obama's homecoming, she stood by Republican candidate Arizona Sen.

John McCain. Lingle said it's "understandable that everyone in Hawaii" is excited about Hawaii-born Obama. "But this is not 'American This is not voting for your favorite or the most popular, this is making an important decision on who should lead our nation" she said. GENE PARK AND BJ. REYES PAGES A12.A13 Isle co-stars in Tropic Thunder' Ben Stiller penned the film while at his home on Kauai, and with the island's lush foliage as a backdrop, the film may turn out to be a boon for our visitor industry.

F1 PHOTOS COURTESY OBAMA FOR AMERICA Barack Obama is shown as a tot in the 1960s, in the arms of his mother, Stanley Ann Dunham. At right, he is congratulated at his 1979 high school graduation by maternal grandmother Madelyn Payne Dunham. ALSO IN TODAY'S PAPER Advice: Carolyn Hax F4 Crossword Puzzle Dining F5 Editorials E2 Insight El Movies F3 Obituaries A20 Travel Gl Vol 127 No. 192 16 sections Copyright 2008 All rights reserved the Capture natures wonder in ASSOCIATED PRESS At his homecoming rally Friday, Barack Obama paid tribute to his late mother, a single mom who sacrificed to ensure he received the best education. His next stop was to visit his 85-year-old grandmother.

These two strong women each were pioneers in their fields and helped shape the presidential candidate's outlook on life. "Like his mother, Barry is a pragmatic Idealist," said Alice Dewey, an emeritus professor at the University of Hawaii and family friend. "If you have ideals and want to accomplish things, you've got to be pragmatic about it." SUSAN ESSOYAN PAGE A1J Accompanied by Secret Service agents, Barack Obama, center, waved after playing golf yesterday at Olomana Golf Links In Kailua. OBAMA SIGHTINGS Lucky enough to get a photo of Sen. Obama while he is out and about during his vacation? Share it with our newspaper and online readers by sending it to obamaphotostarbuUetin.coni.

Honu Pendant $199 Available in 14K Yellow or White Gold Chain included Georgia withdraws troops from embattled city South Ossetia A Russian raid on Gori near South Ossetia yesterday that apparently targeted a military base on the town's outskirts left numerous civilian casualties. NEWS SERVICES PAGE All provide a humanitarian corridor to evacuate the wounded from Tskhinvali. The city has been ravaged by fierce battles since Friday when Georgian troops launched an offensive to regain control over Georgia's Reintegration Minister Temur Yakobashvill says the troops left Tskhinvali today to change their location. Yakobashvili says Georgian troops remained in South Ossetia. He says the pullout will help TBILISI, Georgia A Georgian minister says Georgian troops have pulled out of Tskhinvali the capital of the breakaway province of South Ossetia under massive Russian shelling.

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