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By Jesse StanchakPosted Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, at 6:43 AM ET

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Under the fold, the WP reports that the rising tide of several sub-Saharan African economies is beginning to benefit ordinary citizens who invest their countries' stock exchange. The paper notes that this is quite a shift from the days when many Africans viewed abstract markers of wealth, like stock certificates, with great suspicion. In the past five years, the number of investors in the Nairobi Stock Exchange has grown over fifteen-fold.

The NYT runs a feature on the way presidential candidates with children under 10 are balancing the campaign with their family life. For some, like Sen. Barack Obama, the answer is keeping the children rooted in their daily routines to minimize the impact on the kids' lives. For others, like former Sen. John Edwards, the kids travel with their parents to maximize time spent as family. Neither option seems terribly satisfying for the kids and as the story suggests, it could be years before any of the candidates knows if they made the right call.

The WP fronts a local story on victims of high-end bike theft who are fighting back against thieves trying to sell the bikes on websites like Craigslist and Ebay.

The LAT fronts a profile on a brain-damaged former teenage beauty queen who went from being comatose to dancing at prom in the span of two years.

In its op-ed section, the NYT compares the current congress with another landmark session- the Republican takeover class of 1995.

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