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Yahoo News |
11:58pm PDT |
Rice Plays Dual Role in Middle East (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice played both provocateur and pragmatist in the Middle East this week, stirring the democratic pot in autocratic places but diplomatically declining to cross lines drawn by important allies. |
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Yahoo News |
11:55pm PDT |
Democrats Fear GOP Push on Flag-Burning (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Symbols are everything in politics. They can get you elected — or defeated. That's why Democrats fear getting singed by a proposed flag-burning ban, forced into a vote that Republicans will cast as a test of patriotism. |
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BBC News |
11:51pm PDT |
BT agrees access deal with Ofcom |
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Summary: Telecoms giant BT Group agrees to offer rival operators equal access to its network following a review by regulator Ofcom. |
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BBC News |
11:30pm PDT |
Fresh Baghdad car blasts kill 15 |
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Summary: At least 15 people are killed and 50 wounded in three car bombs in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say. |
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Yahoo News |
11:22pm PDT |
House GOP Supports New Soc. Sec. Proposal (AP) |
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Summary: AP - House Republicans are rallying around a new proposal they say would "stop the raid on the Social Security surplus." |
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Yahoo News |
11:18pm PDT |
Three dawn bombs kill 15 in Baghdad (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Three car bombs shook Baghdad after
dawn on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, wounding 50 and
causing mayhem in the downtown Karrada commercial district,
police sources said. |
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BBC News |
11:13pm PDT |
Fear over Met Office closure plan |
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Summary: The Met Office weather centre in Aberdeen looks set to close, BBC Scotland has learned. |
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Cnn.com |
11:10pm PDT |
Warning: Body armor may be defective |
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Summary: A maker of body armor said Wednesday that nearly 100,000 of its vests may not be bullet-resistant and urged police departments nationwide replace them. |
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Yahoo News |
11:03pm PDT |
US, Vietnam in military training deal, Vietnam says (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. military specialists will
return to Vietnam to help train Vietnamese soldiers under a new
agreement with the Pentagon, a senior Vietnamese official said
in an interview published on Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
10:57pm PDT |
Baghdad car bombs kill 15 in 15 minutes |
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Summary: Three car bombs exploded within a 15-minute period in the Karada neighborhood of north-central Baghdad this morning, killing 15 people and wounding another 50, Iraqi police said. On Wednesday night, five car bombs rocked the Iraqi capital, including three |
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BBC News |
10:50pm PDT |
Experts examine hospital safety |
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Summary: Ways to reduce medical errors and protect patients from hospital super bugs are discussed by health chiefs. |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
Illegal dumping 'costing public' |
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Summary: Criminals make millions through illegal dumping whilst tax payers could face huge bills, a report says. |
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Yahoo News |
10:38pm PDT |
Dodgers Defeat Padres 6-4 (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Jayson Werth had a tying homer among his three hits, and Olmedo Saenz had three hits and scored three runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 Wednesday night to snap their season-high eight-game losing streak. |
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Crosswalk |
10:25pm PDT |
Is This Evangelicalism's Terminal Generation? |
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Summary: The shape of the evangelical challenge in postmodern America comes down to this--we must be continually on the alert to defend the faith, for the Christian faith now faces unprecedented attacks. The rise of a postmodern culture has produced an intellectua |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Pay Abuses Common for Day Laborers, Study Finds (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - More than half of day laborers in the Washington area have been cheated out of their wages and one in four has been harmed on the job, according to a study being released today that tries to sketch a portrait of the informal workers. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Exploring Inroads for Tysons Foot Traffic (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - Every once in a while, someone tries to cross Route 7 in Tysons Corner on foot. |
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Yahoo News |
9:58pm PDT |
Bombs jolt Baghdad after dawn, at least 3 dead (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Three bombs shook Baghdad after dawn on
Thursday, killing at least three policemen and causing mayhem
in the downtown Karrada commercial district. |
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BBC News |
9:41pm PDT |
Straw hosts G8 foreign ministers |
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Summary: Foreign ministers of the G8 group are meeting in London to discuss matters including Iran and the Middle East. |
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Yahoo News |
9:26pm PDT |
Three bombs jolt Baghdad after dawn (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Three bombs shook central Baghdad after
dawn on Thursday, killing at least three people and sending
smoke and flame above the main street of the Karrada commercial
district. |
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Crosswalk |
9:25pm PDT |
PFOX to host alternative meetings at PTA convention |
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Summary: Columbus, Ohio is the site of the PTA annual convention this year and is not without controversy. The PTA accepted the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays for exhibit space but denied the same space to the Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays. Bot |
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BBC News |
9:03pm PDT |
Burmese army accused of killings |
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Summary: A report alleging murder and rape by Burma's army will form the basis of an appeal for legal action against its rulers. |
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BBC News |
8:36pm PDT |
Indian call centre 'fraud' probe |
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Summary: Police investigate reports that an Indian call centre worker sold bank details of UK customers to a reporter. |
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BBC News |
8:31pm PDT |
Football: Spurs issue ultimatum |
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Summary: Spurs give Chelsea until 1200 BST on Friday to reach an agreement over the Blues approach to Frank Arnesen. |
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Cnn.com |
8:04pm PDT |
Want fries with that whale burger? |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Yahoo News |
7:53pm PDT |
Red Sox Top Indians 5-4 to Sweep Series (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Edgar Renteria's RBI double in the ninth inning off Bob Wickman helped rally the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory Wednesday night and a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians. |
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Yahoo News |
7:52pm PDT |
Prosecutor: Sizemore Violated Probation (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A prosecutor told a judge Wednesday that actor Tom Sizemore violated his probation by trying to falsify a urine test for drugs. |
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Yahoo News |
7:08pm PDT |
Wildfires Break Out Around Western States (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Wildfires raced through a national forest in Arizona and a desert community in Southern California on Wednesday, burning several homes and threatening hundreds more in an outbreak fueled by gusting winds and scorching temperatures. |
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Yahoo News |
6:59pm PDT |
Braves Whip Struggling Marlins 8-0 (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Andruw Jones continued his home run tear with a two-run shot into the upper deck Wednesday night and the Atlanta Braves rolled to an 8-0 victory over the struggling Florida Marlins. |
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Cnn.com |
6:42pm PDT |
Social Security privacy rules eased for FBI after 9/11 |
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Summary: The Social Security Administration allowed the FBI to search its files as part of the terrorism investigation after the September 11, 2001, attacks, according to government documents released Wednesday by a privacy group. |
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Cnn.com |
6:36pm PDT |
Scaled back Social Security plan unveiled |
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Summary: House Republicans unveiled Wednesday a scaled-down version of President Bush's plan to create retirement investment accounts as part of Social Security. |
