Afternoon Buzz: U.S. Mint Errs, EBay Profits

This afternoon's top stories:

• John Edwards announced today that he will not participate in an August 14 debate in Reno, Nev., that is sponsored by Fox News.
• The 71-member Congressional Progressive Caucus will announce a plan tomorrow morning to fund a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.
• Afghan soldiers apprehended a senior Taliban commander at a checkpoint today after noticing an oddity: He was disguised as a woman wearing a burqa.
• Some new George Washington dollar coins are fetching more than 50 times their face value after it was discovered that an unknown number were printed without the "In God We Trust" inscription along the edge.
• Federal officials detained 350 people suspected of being in the United States illegally in Boston today.
• Update: The Washington Post reports that New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici has fired the lawyer who defended former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham pending an ethics investigation into his role in the firing of U.S. Attorney David Iglesias.

Etc.: Glint from the Mint, on USNews.com