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Power corrupts
Watching Ichiro Suzuki circle the bases for the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history was a reminder of how baseball used to be played - before the emphasis on the home runs.
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The number of Americans who rely strictly on cell phones is increasing. This is particularly true among young adults, and the change has serious implications for those who want to reach them, including parents, politicians, pollsters and marketers.
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Dan Rodricks on mayoral sense -- maryland
Peter Schmuck on Steve McNair -- sports
Rashod D. Ollison on Chrisette Michele -- Live!
Childs Walker on fantasy baseball -- Sports
5 THINGS TO DO TODAY
Chautauqua 2007 -- At 7 p.m., see an actor portray Upton Sinclair under the Chautauqua Tent at the Catonsville campus, Community College of Baltimore County, 800 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville. Free. 410-780-6369. Continues through Sunday.
Capitol Steps -- Political improv comedy is the name of the game in this performance at 7:30 p.m. at Stephens Hall Theatre, Towson University, 8000 York Road. $30. Buy tickets online at www.towson.edu/spas. 410-704-2787.
Dolores O'Riordan -- The former lead singer of the Cranberries performs at the 9:30 Club, 815 V St. N.W., Washington, with Jesse Baylin. 7:30 p.m. $35. 202-393-0930 or tickets.com.
'Enemy of the State' -- At 8 p.m., see this movie, filmed in Baltimore, at the Film Baltimore: Baltimore in the Movies series at University of Baltimore Student Center, 21 W. Mount Royal Ave. $2-$5. etix.com or 410-837-4053.
Cirque de la Symphonie -- Watch aerial feats, strongmen, jugglers while listening to music from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. $30. 410-783-8000 or 877-BSO-1444.
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Eternally Harry
The imminent release of the seventh and final Harry Potter book is bittersweet for millions of readers. The first printing of Deathly Hallows is 12 million copies, a U.S. record. We explore the extraordinary phenomenon that is Harry.
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'Diner" and Bacon asides
Actor Kevin Bacon and brother Michael weigh in on music, fame and Diner.baltimoresun.com/criticalmass
On finding police
Mayor Sheila Dixon and mayoral candidate Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr. are set to hold separate news conferences this morning announcing their ideas to boost city police recruitment. baltimoresun.com/maryland
Seton Hill substation decision
The city's Planning Commission is set to consider this afternoon the fate of a BGE substation planned for the Seton Hill community. baltimoresun.com/maryland
Change of command
Col. Jeffrey S. Weissman today takes command of Aberdeen Proving Ground after stints in Iraq and the Pentagon. The Harford County base is soon to expand as part of the national base realignment program.baltimoresun.com/maryland
NFL supplemental draft
Former Maryland offensive tackle Jared Gaither is expected to be picked in the NFL supplemental draft.baltimoresun.com/sports
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Congress on climate change Environment writer Tom Pelton reports on a possible congressional compromise to limit greenhouse gases. baltimoresun.com/bayblog
MOST VIEWED STORIES YESTERDAY AS OF 8 PM
1. Sudden fury sets church ablaze -- Lightning struck the steeple of a West Baltimore church Tuesday, igniting a fire that left the sanctuary in ruins.
2. 15-year-old girl falls victim to surge of deadly violence in city -- Christine Richardson's mother found her daughter stabbed to death in a second-floor bedroom of their Southwest Baltimore home early Tuesday morning.
3. Pontiff asserts Catholic primary -- Pope Benedict XVI asserted Tuesday that the Roman Catholic Church is the "one church" that Christ "established here on Earth."
4. Two teens charged in girl's fatal stabbing -- Two males, 17 and 19 years old, were charged yesterday in Christine Richardson's death.
5. Cleared Duke lacrosse player to attend Loyola -- Collin Finnerty, one of three former Duke lacrosse players declared innocent of sexual assault charges in April, is transferring to Loyola.