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1. NASA has begun fueling Space Shuttle Endeavor after delaying its scheduled launch for a day due to lightning. A spokesman says overnight checks found no lightning problems that would stall the launch. The shuttle and its crew are set to deliver the third and final piece of Japan's $1 billion space station lab.

2. President Barack Obama has called his Supreme¹ Court nominee² Sonia Sotomayor to wish her luck at her confirmation³ hearings. Sotomayor's confirmation hearings start Monday. She is expected to coast to confirmation in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

3. Bulls gored⁴ four runners, seriously injuring two of them during a packed running of the bulls. It's the sixth day of the annual festival in Spain. One man was killed by a bull Friday, the first such death in 15 years.

4. This orangutan is back in her enclosure after briefly⁵ escaping. The 15-year-old used a rope to swing onto a fence to get out. Perth Australia Zoo officials say she posed no danger.