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Yahoo News |
11:58pm PST |
Iraq votes in landmark election (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Iraqis voted in a landmark poll to choose a four-year government that many hope will restore security to a nation wracked by violence and sectarian feuding since the toppling of Saddam Hussein. |
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Cnn.com |
11:50pm PST |
Iraqis voting in historic election |
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Summary: Iraqis have begun going to the polls to vote for the first permanent Iraqi parliament since the fall of Saddam Hussein. As many as 10 million people are expected to cast ballots in the historic election. Violence was reported almost as soon as the polls o |
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BBC News |
11:48pm PST |
Three people killed in M1 crash |
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Summary: Three people have died after a collision involving two lorries and a car on the M1 near Watford Gap services. |
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BBC News |
11:37pm PST |
Kazakh-China oil pipeline opens |
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Summary: Kazakhstan and China open a 1,000km-long oil pipeline to supply Kazakh oil to China's western region of Xinjiang. |
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BBC News |
11:26pm PST |
Badger culling decision expected |
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Summary: A new policy on how to tackle bovine TB is to be announced by the Welsh Assembly Government. |
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BBC News |
11:24pm PST |
Congress presses for torture ban |
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Summary: The House of Representatives backs a motion passed by the US Senate, banning torture of foreign terror suspects. |
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BBC News |
11:22pm PST |
Mother and baby rescued from fire |
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Summary: A mother and her 15-month-old baby are rescued from a fire in Bangor in County Down. |
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Yahoo News |
11:18pm PST |
Bush: 'Axis of evil' member Iran is 'real threat' (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - US President George W. Bush called Iran "a real threat," repeating his charge from 2002 that it is part of an "axis of evil," and urged Tehran to prove it does not seek nuclear weapons. |
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Yahoo News |
11:14pm PST |
Iraqis vote amid sporadic violence (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - A steady stream of Iraqi voters walked
to polling sites nationwide on Thursday to elect their first
full-term parliament since Saddam Hussein's overthrow, ignoring
sporadic violence such as a mortar attack in Baghdad. |
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Yahoo News |
11:01pm PST |
EU leaders to gather for showdown summit (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - European Union leaders meet for a showdown summit aimed at pulling the embattled bloc out of a fresh crisis over its budget, but hopes of a deal are at rock-bottom with Britain cast as the villain of the moment. |
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Yahoo News |
10:01pm PST |
Google, Microsoft to Fund New Internet Lab (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are setting aside their bitter animosity to back a new Internet research laboratory aimed at helping entrepreneurs introduce more groundbreaking ideas to a mass audience. |
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BBC News |
9:56pm PST |
Expert warning over UK flu plans |
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Summary: The public may not have access to enough drugs quickly enough in a flu pandemic, an expert warns. |
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BBC News |
9:32pm PST |
Rise in speed cameras could end |
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Summary: An end to the rapid rise in the number of speed cameras could be signalled in changes announced by the government. |
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Cnn.com |
9:28pm PST |
Police: Man kills wife, 3 kids after argument over chores |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Crosswalk |
9:25pm PST |
Why Do We Preach? A Foundation for Preaching, Part One |
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Summary: Preach the Word! That simple imperative frames the act of preaching as an act of obedience. That is where any theology of preaching must begin. Preaching did not emerge from the church's experimentation with communication techniques. The church does not p |
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Yahoo News |
9:16pm PST |
Poor countries flex muscles at WTO talks (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Global trade talks were confronted with growing pressure from poorer countries, with African cotton producers and Latin American banana exporters leading the charge for fairer treatment. |
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Yahoo News |
9:14pm PST |
US trade gap hits record 68.9 billion dollars (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - The US trade deficit surged in October to a record 68.9 billion dollars, the government said in a report, as economists warned that the huge trade shortfall could put a brake on economic growth. |
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Yahoo News |
9:13pm PST |
Mortar Lands Near Green Zone As Polls Open (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Iraqis lined up amid tight security Thursday to vote in a historic parliamentary election the U.S. hopes will lay the groundwork for American troops to withdraw, with a mortar landing near the heavily fortified Green Zone just minutes after polls ope |
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Yahoo News |
9:08pm PST |
U.S. Shuts Cuba Out of Baseball Classic (AP) |
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Summary: AP - The U.S. government is shutting Cuba out of the inaugural World Baseball Classic, citing the standing embargo against the communist island nation. |
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BBC News |
9:02pm PST |
Public 'ignorant on council cash' |
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Summary: There is public ignorance about the way local councils are funded, says the inquiry into reform of the council tax. |
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BBC News |
8:57pm PST |
Many die in Nepal army shooting |
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Summary: At least 11 Nepalese civilians are shot dead and more injured by a soldier at a religious festival, reports say. |
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BBC News |
8:41pm PST |
Kazakh-China oil pipeline to open |
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Summary: Kazakhstan and China are to open a 1,000km-long oil pipeline to supply Kazakh oil to China. |
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Yahoo News |
8:33pm PST |
Iraq in watershed vote for stability (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Iraqis went to the polls in a watershed election for a full-term parliament which millions worldwide hope will restore stability and sovereignty to the strife-torn nation. |
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Yahoo News |
8:30pm PST |
Polls open as blast hits Baghdad (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Polling stations opened across Iraq on
Thursday for the first election of a full four-year parliament
since the fall of Saddam Hussein, and shortly afterwards a
blast echoed across central Baghdad. |
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Yahoo News |
8:17pm PST |
Explosion rocks Baghdad as polls open (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - A loud blast sounded across Baghdad
just moments after polls opened for the country's parliamentary
elections on Thursday, witnesses said. |
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Yahoo News |
8:15pm PST |
Grace Gets Order Against Accused Stalker (AP) |
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Summary: AP - CNN talk show host Nancy Grace has obtained a court order that directs a mental patient she accused of stalking her to leave her alone. |
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Yahoo News |
8:13pm PST |
Large Blast Heard in Iraq As Polls Open (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Polling stations opened around Iraq Thursday to allow Iraqis to vote in a historic parliamentary election that the U.S. hopes will build democracy and lay the groundwork for American troops. |
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BBC News |
8:09pm PST |
Iraqi polls open in landmark vote |
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Summary: The people of Iraq begin voting in an election to choose their government for the next four years. |
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Yahoo News |
7:53pm PST |
Marine Census Shows Diversity, Declines (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A massive census of all the fish and other marine life in the world's oceans has reached the halfway point with new evidence of the rich diversity under the sea along with warnings about the alarming decline of many species. |
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BBC News |
7:52pm PST |
UN pulls out Eritrea peacekeepers |
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Summary: The UN decides to pull US, Canadian and European peacekeepers from Eritrea after the country's ultimatum. |
