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Yahoo News |
7:27am PST |
Bush says no plans for new U.S. bases in Africa
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush said on
Wednesday that the United States was not planning to build new
military bases in Africa and played down the risk of rivalry
with China for influence on the continent. |
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Cnn.com |
7:23am PST |
Total lunar eclipse offers treat for skywatchers |
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Yahoo News |
7:08am PST |
Shot at satellite unlikely Wednesday: official
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Navy is unlikely to try to
shoot apart an errant satellite on Wednesday due to rough seas
in the Pacific, a senior U.S. military official said. |
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ChristianPost |
7:07am PST |
The Culture War is Not Lost: Stand! |
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Summary: I have nothing but respect for Michael Craven. His leadership at the helm of The Center for Christ and Culture should be applauded. His well written columns reveal a deep thinker who has a heart for God and heartache for the state of our ... |
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Cnn.com |
7:07am PST |
Shuttle on ground after 5 million-mile trip |
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Yahoo News |
7:02am PST |
Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth after spacelab mission
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Space shuttle Atlantis
landed at its Florida home port on Wednesday after a mission to
deliver Europe's first permanent space lab to orbit, clearing
the way for the U.S. military to shoot down a dead spy
satellite. |
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BBC News |
7:00am PST |
Brown accused over Northern Rock |
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Summary: Gordon Brown is attacked in the Commons after it emerges Northern Rock's best assets will not be nationalised. |
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ChristianPost |
6:57am PST |
New Fla. Standards Use Word 'Evolution' |
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Summary: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's public school science standards for the first time will use the word "evolution," although the biological concept already was being taught under code words such as "change over ... |
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Theophiles |
6:41am PST |
Gas give-away causes 'traffic jam for Jesus' |
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Summary: From the Florida Baptist Witness:
On a day that Pastor Jeff Buchanan called "Let's be a Missionary," First Baptist Church in Eagle Lake members pumped free gas into 398 cars and shared Jesus with hundreds of motorists in their central Florida community.
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Yahoo News |
6:38am PST |
US could try to down satellite Wednesday
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Pentagon said Wednesday that the window of opportunity is now open for it to try to shoot down a failing spy satellite. |
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BBC News |
6:36am PST |
Musharraf reaches out to rivals |
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Summary: President Musharraf urges reconciliation after his opponents win Pakistan's poll, but rules out stepping down. |
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ChristianPost |
6:36am PST |
Wheaton College Invites Pro-Gay Evangelical Speaker |
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Summary: A pro-gay evangelical leader spoke at Wheaton College Tuesday evening, drawing criticism from Christian groups that oppose the homosexual ... |
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ChristianPost |
6:36am PST |
Anti-Gay Group Criticizes Wheaton College Speaker |
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Summary: A pro-gay evangelical leader spoke at Wheaton College Tuesday evening, drawing criticism from Christian groups that oppose the homosexual ... |
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Yahoo News |
6:24am PST |
Castro to be Cuba's ideologue, elder statesman
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Fidel Castro will play the role of Cuban
communism's ideologue and elder statesman after giving up the
reins of power for the first time since the 1959 revolution. |
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Yahoo News |
6:12am PST |
Space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven have landed at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. |
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BBC News |
6:11am PST |
Atlantis ends its Columbus voyage |
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Summary: The Atlantis orbiter touches down on Earth after a 13-day mission to cement Europe's position on the space station. |
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Cnn.com |
6:09am PST |
Shuttle Atlantis lands in Florida |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
6:04am PST |
Call for GCSE languages regrade |
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Summary: Head teachers and language experts say it is harder to get good grades in modern languages than other GCSEs. |
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BBC News |
5:59am PST |
EU Kosovo mission branded illegal |
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Summary: Russia denounces the EU's planned police and justice mission to Kosovo as a breach of international law. |
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ChristianPost |
5:58am PST |
McCain Cruises to Wis. Win, Faults Obama |
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Summary: Republican John McCain cruised to a comfortable victory in Wisconsin, and criticized Barack Obama in a clear indication he's betting that the Democrat will be his ... |
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Yahoo News |
5:55am PST |
China media, public angered by Spielberg
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to quit the Beijing Olympics over the Darfur crisis is drawing condemnation by China's state-controlled media and a groundswell of criticism from the Chinese public. |
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BBC News |
5:54am PST |
US standing by for satellite shot |
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Summary: The US may try to shoot down a falling spy satellite as early as Thursday, before it enters Earth's atmosphere. |
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Yahoo News |
5:48am PST |
Obama surges past Clinton
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama has surged past Hillary
Clinton to open a big national lead in the Democratic
presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released
on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
5:42am PST |
Consumer prices rise again in January
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Consumer prices rose by a bigger-than-expected amount in January, reflecting big increases in the cost of food and health care, the government reported Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
5:41am PST |
NATO checks Serbs' Kosovo border challenge
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - NATO thwarted overnight a bid by
Kosovo Serbs to assert their authority in a northern slice of
the newly independent republic, restoring control on the border
with Serbia where crowds had burnt down two crossing points. |
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BBC News |
5:39am PST |
Bomb found at mail sorting office |
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Summary: A bomb is found by staff at the Royal Mail's sorting office in Mallusk, County Antrim, according to police. |
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BBC News |
5:31am PST |
Rock shareholders plan to sue |
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Summary: Small shareholders in Northern Rock threaten to sue the government over compensation plans. |
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Yahoo News |
5:26am PST |
Obama scores 10th straight victory
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama added Wisconsin and Hawaii to a primary season winning streak that now totals 10 and has put Hillary Rodham Clinton into a virtual must-win scenario in Democratic contests coming early next month in Texas and Ohio. |
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Yahoo News |
5:23am PST |
Bush reassures Africa no plans for new U.S. bases
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush reassured Africa
on Wednesday that the United States was not planning to build
new military bases there and played down the risk of rivalry
with China for influence on the continent. |
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Cnn.com |
5:18am PST |
Major quake kills 3 in Indonesia |
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Summary: A major earthquake shook western Indonesia Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its Web site. The preliminary magnitude was listed at 7.6.
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