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Cnn.com |
11:48pm PDT |
Bhutto: More than a million will greet return |
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Summary: Fulfilling her promise and ending eight years of self-imposed exile, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said Wednesday she would return to Pakistan through the southern port city of Karachi on Thursday.
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ChristianToday |
11:46pm PDT |
Gospel Music Association Partners with American Bible Society |
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Summary: The Gospel Music Association GMA and The American Bible Society ABS have recently agreed to a longterm Ministry Partnership that celebrates songwriters who incorporate the Bibles lifechanging message into their music |
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BBC News |
11:07pm PDT |
Football: Gerrard's England fears |
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Summary: Stand-in captain Steven Gerrard concedes that England are unlikely to qualify for the Euro 2008 finals after the 2-1 defeat by Russia. |
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BBC News |
10:57pm PDT |
Maximum knife sentencing doubles |
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Summary: Tough measures to reduce knife crime are set to be introduced in Northern Ireland, under a proposed new law. |
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BBC News |
10:57pm PDT |
Oil price dips on inventory news |
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Summary: Oil prices pull back from record highs after a US report shows larger-than-expected fuel stocks. |
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BBC News |
10:13pm PDT |
Property viewed 'safer than cash' |
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Summary: A majority of British people believe buying property is now a safer place to put their money than saving it, BBC research discovers. |
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Yahoo News |
9:06pm PDT |
A day in the life of U.S. teens: thousands do drugs
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A snapshot of an average day in the
lives of U.S. teens shows hundreds of thousands are smoking,
drinking and ingesting illegal drugs, according to a report
from the federal government. |
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Yahoo News |
9:02pm PDT |
Bhutto set for historic Pakistan return
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto returns Thursday after eight years in exile, defying warnings of an assassination by Al-Qaeda and vowing to restore democracy to her homeland. |
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BBC News |
8:44pm PDT |
Former Soviet spy to be honoured |
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Summary: A former Soviet spy who defected to Britain is being honoured by the Queen at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. |
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DJ Chuang |
8:39pm PDT |
Ask Mark Driscoll ANYTHING |
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Summary: Pastor Mark Driscoll is something else. CT titled their Sept.2007 article, Pastor Provocateur, about how polarizing he is. Nothing short of “genius”: controversy sells and generates buzz, he attracts and repels, often even the same group.
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BBC News |
8:38pm PDT |
BBC staff await job announcement |
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Summary: BBC staff wait to hear how many will lose their jobs after plans for the corporation's future were approved. |
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BBC News |
8:09pm PDT |
France wakes to transport misery |
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Summary: A one-day nationwide strike by public transport workers leaves France with almost no train, bus or metro services. |
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Cnn.com |
8:02pm PDT |
High-res image hints at 'Mona Lisa' mystery |
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Summary: The "Mona Lisa" has long been shrouded in mystery, including one long-standing question about the famous lady: What happened to her eyebrows and eyelashes?
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Cnn.com |
8:02pm PDT |
High-res image uncovers 'Mona Lisa' mystery |
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Summary: The "Mona Lisa" has long been shrouded in mystery, including one long-standing question about the famous lady: What happened to her eyebrows and eyelashes?
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Cnn.com |
8:01pm PDT |
Playing kids find child's body in suitcase |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
7:51pm PDT |
Bhutto: 'Hidden hands' threaten her return |
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Summary: As she prepares for a planned Thursday return to Pakistan, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto tells CNN that she is aware of the security threats against her, and that certain people have gained by the rise of extremism in the country.
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Yahoo News |
7:38pm PDT |
Dancing cockatoo loves a boy-band beat
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. The 11-year-old medium sulfur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." H |
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BBC News |
7:12pm PDT |
Crowds gather for Bhutto return |
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Summary: Supporters of Pakistan ex-PM Benazir Bhutto gather in Karachi ahead of her planned historic return. |
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BBC News |
7:07pm PDT |
Dispersal orders 'displace crime' |
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Summary: Police dispersal powers which aim to tackle anti-social behaviour merely displace crime, a report says. |
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Yahoo News |
7:00pm PDT |
Former Clinton administration aide endorses Obama
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a
former top civil-rights enforcer in the Clinton administration,
gave his support on Wednesday to Barack Obama in the race for
the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. |
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BBC News |
6:58pm PDT |
ITV phone-in review is published |
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Summary: The findings of a six-month investigation into ITV's premium rate services are to be published by auditors. |
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BBC News |
6:58pm PDT |
ITV phone-in probe set to report |
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Summary: The findings of a six-month investigation into ITV's premium rate services are to be published by auditors. |
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Yahoo News |
6:19pm PDT |
Dancing cockatoo loves Backstreet Boys
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An online video of pet cockatoo dancing to a Backstreet Boys song has a northwestern Indiana couple dealing with some worldwide attention. Irena and Chuck Schulz have more than 30 birds in their home, but the cockatoo, Snowball, is the star. |
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Yahoo News |
6:11pm PDT |
Red Sox seek to avoid ALCS elimination
(AP)
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Summary: AP - History gives Josh Beckett and the Red Sox a pretty good shot. They've come back from big postseason deficits. Then again, they didn't do it against the Cleveland Indians. Down 3-1 in the AL championship series, Beckett and Boston will try to save th |
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BBC News |
6:04pm PDT |
Drug 'rewards' given to addicts |
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Summary: Heroin and cocaine addicts on a government scheme who stay "clean" are given drugs as a reward, the BBC learns. |
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Yahoo News |
5:40pm PDT |
Woman claims threats over DeGeneres' dog
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ellen DeGeneres' doggie dilemma took a nasty turn Wednesday, with the operator of the animal rescue organization that took the pooch away saying she has been deluged with threatening e-mails and phone calls. |
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BBC News |
5:32pm PDT |
Togo ruling party wins election |
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Summary: Togo's governing RPT party wins a majority of seats in parliamentary elections, the electoral commission says. |
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Cnn.com |
5:27pm PDT |
Simpson co-defendant: Guns were O.J's idea |
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Cnn.com |
5:27pm PDT |
Simpson co-defendant: Guns were O.J.'s idea |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
5:04pm PDT |
Embattled Oral Roberts president asks for leave |
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Summary: Richard Roberts said he will take a leave of absence as president of Oral Roberts University while he and his wife fight allegations of misconduct. Roberts last week told CNN's Larry King that he would remain as president because, "I've not done anything |
