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Cnn.com |
10:08am PST |
Clinton, Obama showdown set for Texas, Ohio |
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Summary: Barack Obama rolled to his 10th consecutive win for the Democrats, while John McCain picked up two more states in his march to the GOP nomination.
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BBC News |
10:06am PST |
Child, 12, guilty of raping boy |
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Summary: A 12-year-old boy is convicted of raping a five-year-old boy as they played in a garden in Bradford. |
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BBC News |
9:50am PST |
Stars prepare for the Brit Awards |
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Summary: Amy Winehouse is to stage her first public performance since entering rehab at the Brit Awards. |
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BBC News |
9:47am PST |
US warns India over nuclear pact |
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Summary: India must conclude a nuclear deal with the US if it is to be approved before presidential polls, Delhi is warned. |
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BBC News |
9:44am PST |
Weather may delay satellite shot |
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Summary: The US might have to delay shooting down a defunct spy satellite on Thursday due to bad weather. |
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Cnn.com |
9:34am PST |
Singer preps for 'nerve-racking' Oscars gig |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
9:22am PST |
Women, seniors flip on Clinton, analysis shows |
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Summary: If Ohio and Texas weren't already must-win states for Hillary Clinton, they certainly are now. Barack Obama continued his streak with wins in Wisconsin, Hawaii and Washington. John McCain widened his lead in the GOP contest.
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BBC News |
9:21am PST |
Bhutto widower 'rejects PM role' |
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Summary: Benazir Bhutto's widower rules himself out as prime minister despite his party's success in Pakistan's election. |
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Cnn.com |
9:13am PST |
Obama, McCain win again |
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Summary: Barack Obama rolled to his 10th consecutive win for the Democrats, while John McCain picked up two more states in his march to the GOP nomination.
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ChristianPost |
9:10am PST |
Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons Fastest-Growing Churches in U.S. |
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Summary: Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported the largest membership increases in a year, according to an annual yearbook of ... |
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ChristianPost |
9:10am PST |
Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons Fastest-Growing 'Churches' in U.S. |
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Summary: The two fastest-growing church bodies in the United States and Canada, according to a newly published report, are ones whose beliefs are known to conflict with traditional Christian ... |
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Cnn.com |
9:06am PST |
Shuttle pierces clouds ends 5 million-mile trip |
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Cnn.com |
9:06am PST |
Shuttle pierces clouds, ends 5 million-mile trip |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
9:06am PST |
Kosovo 'tool kit for separatists' |
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Summary: Kosovo's independence sets a dangerous precedent for other states with separatist movements, says Serbia. |
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BBC News |
9:05am PST |
'Double life' of accused Pc killer |
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Summary: A man accused of murdering his special constable wife was having an affair with a prostitute, a court hears. |
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BBC News |
9:05am PST |
'Double life' of accused killer |
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Summary: A man accused of murdering his special constable wife was having an affair with a prostitute, a court hears. |
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Cnn.com |
9:02am PST |
Bush: Rumors of Africa bases are 'baloney' |
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Summary: President Bush sought Wednesday to dispel rumors that the U.S. plans to bring "all kinds of military to Africa," saying that is "simply not true."
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Yahoo News |
8:46am PST |
Officials: Bank goof led to loss of cash
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A man was charged with withdrawing $2 million from an account after a bank confused him with a man who has the same name. |
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Yahoo News |
8:41am PST |
Shi'ite cleric ceasefire verdict due by Saturday
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada
al-Sadr will announce by midnight on Saturday whether his
feared Mehdi Army is to extend a six-month ceasefire, an aide
said on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:27am PST |
Pakistan opposition tries to build coalition
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The party of Pakistan's assassinated
former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, began putting together a
coalition on Wednesday to topple President Pervez Musharraf
after winning most seats in an election. |
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Cnn.com |
8:19am PST |
Navy waits for satellite kill shot |
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Summary: The U.S. Navy plans to take a shot Wednesday at destroying a faltering spy satellite before it can tumble to earth and -- possibly -- release a cloud of toxic gas.
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Yahoo News |
8:03am PST |
Clinton: Obama offers words, not actions
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton dismissed her Democratic rival Barack Obama on Wednesday as leading a movement with little to show for his eloquence and promises. |
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Theophiles |
7:57am PST |
Islamic Banking Isn't Islamic |
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Summary: From Islamic-Finance.com:
The contractum trinius was a legal trick used by European merchants in the Middle Ages to allow borrowing at usury, something that the Church fiercely opposed. It was a combination of three separate contracts, each of which was d |
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Cnn.com |
7:56am PST |
Analysis: Obama chips Clinton's base |
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Summary: If Ohio and Texas weren't already must-win states for Hillary Clinton, they certainly are now. Barack Obama continued his streak with wins in Wisconsin, Hawaii and Washington. John McCain widened his lead in the GOP contest.
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Yahoo News |
7:55am PST |
Clinton clings on after latest Obama rout
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Hillary Clinton licked her wounds Wednesday after her 10th successive electoral mauling by White House rival Barack Obama, stressing experience over hype ahead of must-win battles in Texas and Ohio. |
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Yahoo News |
7:45am PST |
Clinton ridicules Obama in comeback bid
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton, staggered by 10 voting losses in a row,
ridiculed surging rival Barack Obama on Wednesday as all talk
and little substance as she tried to slow his momentum. |
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Yahoo News |
7:35am PST |
Clinton, seeking comeback, ridicules Obama
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton, staggered by 10 voting losses in a row,
ridiculed surging rival Barack Obama on Wednesday as all talk
and little substance as she tried to slow his momentum. |
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BBC News |
7:35am PST |
Iraqi police detain street people |
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Summary: Iraqi police detain beggars and mentally ill people found on the streets who could be exploited by militants. |
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Yahoo News |
7:35am PST |
Weather may delay shootdown of satellite
(AP)
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Summary: AP - High seas in the north Pacific may force the Navy to wait another day before launching a heat-seeking missile on a mission to shoot down a wayward U.S. spy satellite, the Pentagon said Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:34am PST |
Weather may delay satellite shot
(AP)
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Summary: AP - High seas in the north Pacific may force the Navy to wait another day before launching a heat-seeking missile on a mission to shoot down a wayward U.S. spy satellite, the Pentagon said Wednesday. |
