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Cnn.com |
11:53pm PDT |
Bush commutes Libby's prison sentence |
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Summary: President Bush commuted the prison term of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby was sentenced to 30 months after his conviction on federal charges of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.
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Yahoo News |
11:52pm PDT |
U.S. probes raid after civilian death allegations
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it
was reviewing an air strike on insurgent targets in a southern
Iraqi city after local officials reported it killed 10
civilians, including six children. |
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Yahoo News |
11:49pm PDT |
U.S. says 23 militants killed in Iraq battle
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. forces killed at least 23
insurgents suspected of having links with al Qaeda during a
fierce battle in Iraq's western Anbar province over the
weekend, the military said on Tuesday. |
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ChristianToday |
11:49pm PDT |
AntiPoverty Goals Still Achievable says UN Head |
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Summary: Head of the UN urges political leaders in rich and poor nations to take urgent and concerted action to eliminate global poverty |
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Yahoo News |
11:34pm PDT |
Clemens 1st since 1963 to earn 350 wins
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Now that Roger Clemens has his 350th win, Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are worried about a more mundane number: 15 days on the disabled list. Clemens reached a rare milestone with a vintage performance, pitching eight innings of two-hit ba |
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BBC News |
11:24pm PDT |
Endometriosis 'ups cancer risk' |
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Summary: Women with the disease endometriosis are prone to certain cancers, mounting evidence suggests. |
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BBC News |
11:21pm PDT |
7/7 sniffer dogs to be honoured |
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Summary: Dogs who searched for explosives in the aftermath of the 7 July bombings are to receive awards. |
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Yahoo News |
11:04pm PDT |
Bush spares Libby from prison sentence
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush spared former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby from a 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak investigation Monday, delivering a political thunderbolt in the highly charged criminal case. Bush said the sentence was just too har |
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BBC News |
10:59pm PDT |
Saga and AA enjoy zero tax bill |
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Summary: Saga and the AA incurred no liability for corporation tax last year, the BBC reveals. |
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BBC News |
10:58pm PDT |
Controlled blasts outside mosque |
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Summary: Police carry out a series of controlled explosions on a suspicious vehicle outside a Glasgow mosque. |
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BBC News |
10:53pm PDT |
Stranded women rescued from flood |
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Summary: An elderly woman and her pregnant daughter are rescued after their home in Cushendall flooded. |
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Yahoo News |
10:41pm PDT |
U.S. helicopter shot down in Iraq, pilots escape
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. helicopter was shot down by
insurgents near Baghdad on Monday but its two pilots escaped
with only minor wounds, the U.S. military said on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
10:40pm PDT |
'Easier' health complaints system |
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Summary: Proposals easing the way for Welsh NHS patients to make complaints and win compensation are to be published. |
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BBC News |
10:36pm PDT |
Pakistan flood toll rises to 200 |
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Summary: More than 200 people die in floods after a cyclone and rain swept through Pakistan, relief officials say. |
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BBC News |
10:28pm PDT |
Football: Sheff U await verdict |
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Summary: The Premier League arbitration panel is to deliver its ruling on Sheffield United's bid to regain top-flight status on Tuesday. |
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Cnn.com |
10:20pm PDT |
Nurse partially sucked from air-ambulance cabin |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
10:03pm PDT |
Japan minister quits over gaffe |
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Summary: Japan's defence minister quits following a row over remarks he made about the US atomic attacks during World War II. |
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Cnn.com |
10:00pm PDT |
Girl injures head on park's teacup ride |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
10:00pm PDT |
UK terror probe spreads to Australia |
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Summary: An eighth person was arrested Monday in connection with the London and Glasgow terror attacks, UK police said as the investigation focuses on at least three doctors -- two of them from the Middle East.
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Yahoo News |
9:59pm PDT |
Japan official resigns over A-bomb quip
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Japan's embattled defense minister resigned Tuesday over his comments suggesting the 1945 atomic bombings Hiroshima and Nagasaki were inevitable. |
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Yahoo News |
9:56pm PDT |
Australian doc among 3 latest arrests
(AP)
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Summary: AP - At least three physicians were identified Monday among suspects arrested in Britain's failed car bomb attacks, and authorities announced three new arrests — including a doctor in Australia — as the investigation spread overseas. |
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Yahoo News |
9:53pm PDT |
Car bomb inquiry takes on international dimension
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The investigation into three failed car bombings in Britain increasingly took on an international dimension Tuesday, with several of the detained suspects believed to be doctors of Middle Eastern origin and with one man arrested in Australia. |
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Yahoo News |
9:44pm PDT |
British bomb plot suspect detained in Australia
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate
car bombs in London and Scotland took on a new international
dimension on Tuesday when Australia said an eighth suspect --
another doctor -- had been detained in Brisbane. |
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BBC News |
9:36pm PDT |
Clinton backs up Hillary campaign |
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Summary: Former US leader Bill Clinton makes his first big public appearance in support of wife Hillary's presidential bid. |
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Cnn.com |
9:29pm PDT |
Hundreds called to fight Western fires |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
9:25pm PDT |
Kansas oil spill adds to flooding misery
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes. |
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Yahoo News |
9:13pm PDT |
Head restraints perform poorly in tests
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Head restraints in dozens of sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans provided only poor or marginal protection from neck injuries in simulated crashes conducted by the insurance industry. |
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BBC News |
9:04pm PDT |
Plea to Brown over marine wildlife |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown must ensure the protection of the UK's marine wildlife, the RSPB urges. |
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BBC News |
9:04pm PDT |
Brown pushed over marine wildlife |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown must ensure the protection of the UK's marine wildlife, the RSPB urges. |
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BBC News |
8:43pm PDT |
Live liver donor patient due home |
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Summary: The first patient to receive a live liver donation on the NHS is due to leave hospital for home. |
