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Yahoo News |
7:01am PST |
Bush presses House on surveillance bill
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Summary: AP - President Bush pressured the House on Wednesday to pass new rules for monitoring terrorists' communications, saying "terrorists are planning new attacks on our country ... that will make Sept. 11 pale by comparison." |
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Yahoo News |
7:00am PST |
Defense chief Gates breaks shoulder
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Summary: AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates broke his right shoulder in a fall on an icy step at his home in Washington, D.C., and was being treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Pentagon said. |
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Yahoo News |
6:57am PST |
McNamee says Clemens had more injections
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Summary: AP - Brian McNamee said he injected Roger Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs more often than he previously claimed, starting their high-stakes testimony before Congress on Wednesday with new attacks on the credibility of the seven-time Cy Young Awar |
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Yahoo News |
6:51am PST |
Obama turns to economy after latest wins
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. Barack Obama blamed Washington and his Democrat and Republican rivals for the nation's economic woes on Wednesday, one day after racking up big primary victories. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton courted Texas voters, counting on the state to help he |
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ChristianToday |
6:46am PST |
Fresh Expressions giving birth to new forms of church |
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Summary: Fresh expressions under the spotlight evidence from theologians and other academics supports continued growth of new forms of church alongside traditional ones |
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BBC News |
6:45am PST |
Madeleine inquiry 'nearly over' |
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Summary: The police inquiry into Madeleine McCann's disappearance is almost over, Portugal's justice minister says. |
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BBC News |
6:29am PST |
Boy stabbed trying to save mother |
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Summary: An intruder stabbed a nine-year-old boy in the face as the child tried to save his mother, a court hears. |
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Cnn.com |
6:28am PST |
Clemens to face accusers before House panel |
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Summary: Roger Clemens, pro baseball's embattled ace pitcher, is set to face his accusers Wednesday before a congressional panel examining performance-enhancing drug use in America's pastime.
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Yahoo News |
6:27am PST |
Bush opposes temporary extension of spy program
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush on
Wednesday said he would oppose another temporary extension of a
law empowering U.S. spy agencies to track communications of
terrorism suspects without a court order and pressed Congress
for a long-term fix. |
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BBC News |
6:23am PST |
Five students win terror appeal |
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Summary: The Court of Appeal quashes the convictions of five young Muslim men jailed over extremist literature. |
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BBC News |
6:14am PST |
F1: Anti-racism campaign planned |
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Summary: Formula One's governing body is to launch an anti-racism campaign in the wake of the abuse suffered by Lewis Hamilton. |
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Theophiles |
6:12am PST |
Lent fast re-branded as 'Christian Ramadan' |
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Summary: From The Telegraph:
Dutch Catholics have re-branded the Lent fast as the "Christian Ramadan" in an attempt to appeal to young people who are more likely to know about Islam than Christianity.
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"The image of the Catholic Lent must be polished. The fac |
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BBC News |
5:58am PST |
Arrested man 'had Huntley fears' |
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Summary: A man held over five women's murders told police "he did not want to be seen as another Ian Huntley", jurors hear. |
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BBC News |
5:57am PST |
Airwaves sale must 'prove worth' |
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Summary: Should a public value test be applied to the sell-off of the airwaves? |
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Yahoo News |
5:56am PST |
Darfur rebels praise Spielberg, Beijing silent
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Rebel groups in Darfur praised the
decision by film director Steven Spielberg to quit as an
artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics but there was no reaction
from the Games organizers in Beijing on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
5:55am PST |
Chambers deserves flak - Holmes |
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Summary: Dame Kelly Holmes rejects claims from sprinter Dwain Chambers that he is being made to feel like a "leper". |
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ChristianPost |
5:51am PST |
Living Your Values Out Loud |
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Summary: I can’t imagine there is an adult living in the U.S. that isn’t keenly aware that we are in the midst of quite an unusual campaign to elect our next president. And for at least a segment of the population, there is a growing awareness of the need to weigh |
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Cnn.com |
5:47am PST |
Children held in Italian nursery siege |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
5:46am PST |
Retail sales rise by 0.3 percent
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Summary: AP - Shoppers put aside worries about the slumping economy to go to the malls and auto dealerships in January. That propelled retail sales to a surprising rebound following a dismal December. |
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BBC News |
5:46am PST |
US retail sales in surprise rise |
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Summary: US retail sales rose 0.3% in January, official figures show, bolstered by sales of new cars and petrol. |
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ChristianPost |
5:46am PST |
Analysis: Evangelical message to McCain |
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Summary: Mike Huckabee's recent refrain about believing in miracles makes the ordained Baptist minister appear almost ... |
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ChristianPost |
5:46am PST |
Analysis: Evangelical Message to McCain |
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Summary: Mike Huckabee's recent refrain about believing in miracles makes the ordained Baptist minister appear almost ... |
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Cnn.com |
5:45am PST |
Office romances rarely kept secret |
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Summary: Office romances are nothing new -- they've been around as long as there have been offices. After all, co-workers spend so much time together attractions are bound to occur. Today, however, workers aren't afraid to admit that, in addition to a paycheck, th |
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BBC News |
5:44am PST |
Murdered man 'had been abducted' |
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Summary: A 27-year-old Strabane man who was shot dead in County Donegal had been abducted, a priest says. |
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BBC News |
5:44am PST |
BAA luggage-tracking trial begins |
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Summary: A six-month trial that could revolutionise the way bags are tracked begins at Heathrow airport. |
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BBC News |
5:42am PST |
Straw's written constitution hint |
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Summary: Justice Secretary Jack Straw signals that ministers are ready to draw up a written constitution for Britain. |
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Yahoo News |
5:40am PST |
Hezbollah says top militant is killed
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Summary: AP - Imad Mughniyeh, the militant accused of attacks that left hundreds of Americans and Israelis dead, including a U.S. Navy diver during the infamous 1985 hijacking of a TWA jetliner, has been killed, Hezbollah said Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
5:40am PST |
Anger over pupils database plan |
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Summary: Every 14-year-old in England will have their study details put on a database - raising privacy fears. |
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Cnn.com |
5:32am PST |
Strike over, Hollywood writers head back to work |
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Summary: Striking Hollywood writers will be back at their keyboards Wednesday after voting overwhelmingly to end a 100-day walkout that essentially shut down the entertainment industry.
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Cnn.com |
5:32am PST |
Hollywood writers head back to work |
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Summary: Striking Hollywood writers will be back at their keyboards Wednesday after voting overwhelmingly to end a 100-day walkout that essentially shut down the entertainment industry.
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