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Yahoo News |
6:57pm PST |
Gates: Turkey raid won't solve problems
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Summary: AP - Turkey's military assault into northern Iraq will not solve the terrorist problem there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday, calling for greater political and economic initiatives by the Turks to win over supporters of the Kurdish rebels. |
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BBC News |
6:38pm PST |
Cyprus votes in run-off election |
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Summary: Cyprus will choose a new president, after last week's first round, which eliminated the current incumbent. |
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Cnn.com |
6:33pm PST |
Girl saves siblings as fire destroys house |
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Yahoo News |
6:20pm PST |
Britney Spears visits her 2 young sons
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Summary: AP - Britney Spears was reunited briefly with her sons Saturday, spending about three hours with the two little boys nearly two months after the troubled pop star last saw them. |
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Cnn.com |
6:11pm PST |
Obama fires back after mailings enrage Clinton |
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Summary: A visibly angry Sen. Hillary Clinton lashed out Saturday at Sen. Barack Obama over campaign literature that she said he knows is "blatantly false." Obama, however, stood by the content of the campaign mailings, suggesting Clinton's outrage was "tactical." |
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6:09pm PST |
Clinton denounces Obama tactics |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton makes her fiercest denunciation so far of fellow Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. |
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BBC News |
5:36pm PST |
Fowl Eurovision entry for Ireland |
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Summary: Dustin the puppet turkey wins a national vote to become Ireland's entry for the 2008 Eurovision song contest. |
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BBC News |
5:14pm PST |
Armenian leader warns protesters |
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Summary: Armenia's outgoing president threatens a "firm response" as protests over recent elections continue. |
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Cnn.com |
5:13pm PST |
Absent Obama splits black forum |
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Summary: The annual State of the Black Union forum boasts a number of famous names as it gets under way in New Orleans, but this year's event is getting much more attention for who won't be there.
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Yahoo News |
5:10pm PST |
Clinton defends husband on racial issues
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton strongly defended her husband's record on civil rights Saturday at a forum in which she acknowledged "painful moments" in a presidential contest pitting the first woman candidate against a pioneering black contender. |
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5:10pm PST |
'Juno' wins indie Spirit top honor
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Summary: AP - The pregnancy comedy "Juno" was chosen as the year's best independent film and won two other honors Saturday at the Spirit Awards, including best actress for Ellen Page. |
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Yahoo News |
5:02pm PST |
Clinton, Obama spar over Obama mailings
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton angrily accused her Democratic rival Saturday of deliberately misrepresenting her positions on NAFTA and health care in mass mailings to voters, adding, "Shame on you, Barack Obama." |
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4:45pm PST |
Japanese man held in wife's '80s death
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Summary: AP - A Japanese businessman has been arrested on suspicion of murder more than a quarter-century after an infamous downtown shooting that left his wife dead and sparked an international furor, police said. |
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Yahoo News |
4:41pm PST |
Obama raps McCain on lobbyists
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Summary: AP - Sen. Barack Obama said Saturday that the Republican presidential nominee in waiting, Sen. John McCain, has lobbyists as top aides and "many of them have been running their business on the campaign bus while they've been helping him." |
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Yahoo News |
4:34pm PST |
White House says phone wiretaps back on "for now"
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Summary: Reuters - The Bush administration said on
Saturday U.S. telecommunications companies have agreed to
cooperate "for the time being" with spy agencies' wiretaps,
despite an ongoing battle between the White House and Congress
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BBC News |
4:33pm PST |
Assurances sought over rendition |
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Summary: Assurances are being sought by the justice secretary that American rendition flights did not land on Scottish soil. |
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4:24pm PST |
Antarctic glaciers surge to ocean |
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Summary: A UK team finds evidence that the major glaciers draining the West Antarctic Ice Sheet are accelerating towards the sea. |
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BBC News |
4:22pm PST |
Independence close - Connery |
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Summary: Former Bond actor Sir Sean Connery says he thinks Scotland is "within touching distance" of independence. |
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4:22pm PST |
Scots independence close - Connery |
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Summary: Former Bond actor Sir Sean Connery says he thinks Scotland is "within touching distance" of independence. |
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4:22pm PST |
Connery: Scots independence close |
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Summary: Former Bond actor Sir Sean Connery says he thinks Scotland is "within touching distance" of independence. |
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Cnn.com |
4:13pm PST |
Lohan's 'Killed Me' tops 'worst' |
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Summary: Lindsay Lohan received an exclamation point on her terrible 2007 at the 28th annual Golden Raspberry Awards on Saturday morning, with her film "I Know Who Killed Me" earning a record eight Razzies -- including three for Lohan herself.
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Theophiles |
4:11pm PST |
How Would Jesus Vote? |
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Summary: Spotted at washingtonpost.com;As an evangelical who worked in Democratic politics before entering journalism, I'm used to getting looks from liberals who are embarrassed for me when I use the E-word to describe myself. Confusion flickers across their face |
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BBC News |
4:02pm PST |
Hamas discusses Gaza-Egypt border |
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Summary: Hamas meet security officials in Egypt to discuss arrangements for the control of the Egypt-Gaza border. |
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3:52pm PST |
Alleged pic puts Rocket at Canseco party
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Summary: AP - Roger Clemens' lawyer was told a photograph exists that shows the pitcher at a party hosted by Jose Canseco, an issue that was disputed in Congress this month. |
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BBC News |
3:24pm PST |
Rugby: Ashton proud of England |
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Summary: England coach Brian Ashton praises the response of his players after beating France in Paris for the first time since 2000. |
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3:14pm PST |
Football: Wenger retracts criticism |
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Summary: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his initial comments on Martin Taylor were "excessive" after the Birmingham captain's tackle broke Eduardo's leg. |
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BBC News |
3:13pm PST |
French head meets hostage family |
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Summary: The daughter of the kidnapped Colombian politician, Ingrid Betancourt, meets the French president. |
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BBC News |
3:02pm PST |
Venezuela crash data boxes found |
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Summary: The two flight data recorders from a Venezuelan plane which crashed in the Andes, killing 46 people, are found. |
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Yahoo News |
2:58pm PST |
Governors: Include coal in energy debate
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Summary: AP - Governors pushing alternative energy development are not shying from coal, a major culprit in global warming but also a homegrown energy source and an economic lifeline for many states. |
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Yahoo News |
2:34pm PST |
Civil rights icon Johnnie Carr, 97, dies
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Summary: AP - Johnnie Carr, who joined childhood friend Rosa Parks in the historic Montgomery bus boycott and kept a busy schedule of civil rights activism up to her final days, has died. She was 97. |
