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11:12am PST |
"Shame on you," Clinton tells Obama
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hillary Clinton slammed rival Barack
Obama on Saturday for campaign leaflets on her health-care plan
that she called "blatantly false" and accused him of using
Republican tactics in their contest for the Democratic U.S.
presidential nominati |
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11:05am PST |
Turkish raids kill dozens in Iraq; Zebari warns of destabilisation
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Turkish troops killed 35 Kurdish militants and destroyed rebel hideouts in northern Iraq on Saturday, as Iraq's foreign minister warned the three-day-old offensive risked destablising the region. |
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Cnn.com |
10:51am PST |
Japanese businessman arrested in 1981 killing |
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Yahoo News |
10:49am PST |
Rescuers find Venezuela plane crash black boxes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Rescue workers found two
flight recorders on Saturday in the wreckage of a passenger
plane that veered off course and slammed into the sheer face of
an Andean mountain, killing all 46 people on board. |
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10:46am PST |
Football: Wenger fury over tackle |
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Summary: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is furious with Martin Taylor after the Birmingham captain's tackle breaks Eduardo's leg. |
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10:39am PST |
Child's remains found at former home |
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Summary: Police find parts of a child's body at a former children's home in Jersey, and believe more bodies may be found. |
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10:23am PST |
Mugabe 'confident' of sixth term |
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Summary: Robert Mugabe tells a rally to celebrate his birthday that Zanu-PF will win next month's elections in Zimbabwe. |
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10:10am PST |
Rocket or mortars hit Baghdad Green Zone
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Summary: AP - Rockets or mortars hit the U.S.-protected Green Zone early Saturday, just a day after powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his Mahdi Army militia to extend its cease-fire by another six months. |
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9:59am PST |
Iran president says nuclear report a "victory"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
said on Saturday a U.N. watchdog report on Iran's nuclear
program was a victory over the West, which accuses Tehran of
seeking atomic bombs. |
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9:39am PST |
Remember Jeff Davis? Many say forget it
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It hasn't been easy getting people excited about celebrating the 200th birthday of that tall, gaunt, bearded, Kentucky-bred president who was born in a log cabin and went on to lead his people through a bloody civil war. |
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9:37am PST |
Uganda and LRA agree to ceasefire |
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Summary: Uganda's government and the Lord's Resistance Army sign a truce, the latest step towards a peace deal. |
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9:36am PST |
Precinct hiccups blamed on poor training
(AP)
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Summary: AP - When things go awry at the voting booth, as they have several times in this hectic primary season, much of the blame often falls on ill-trained poll workers who are paid a pittance. |
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BBC News |
9:36am PST |
Bypass newts could cost £1.7m |
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Summary: The opening of a major bypass in Leicestershire may cost £1.7m more than predicted after rare newts are found. |
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9:30am PST |
Eleven held in football violence |
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Summary: Eleven people are arrested after up to 100 football hooligans were involved in what police believe was a planned brawl. |
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9:13am PST |
Child's remains found in Jersey |
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Summary: Police find parts of a child's body at a former care home in Jersey, and believe more bodies may be found. |
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9:04am PST |
Speaker's aide quits over story |
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Summary: An aide for the Speaker of the House of Commons resigns over the handling of a newspaper story. |
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ChristianPost |
9:04am PST |
Report: More than Half of Britons Have No Religion |
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Summary: More than half the British people admitted they have no religious adherence, revealed a new U.N. report published this ... |
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9:00am PST |
Obama may face grilling on patriotism
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. Barack Obama's refusal to wear an American flag lapel pin along with a photo of him not putting his hand over his heart during the National Anthem led conservatives on Internet and in the media to question his patriotism. |
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Yahoo News |
8:48am PST |
Embattled Sampson out as Indiana coach
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The long legacy of Indiana basketball began a new chapter Saturday. One day after coach Kelvin Sampson accepted a $750,000 buyout and jilted players threatened a boycott, interim coach Dan Dakich found a pleasant surprise at Assembly Hall: Every play |
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Cnn.com |
8:47am PST |
Turkey: 35 Kurdish rebels killed in Iraq |
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Summary: At least 35 Kurdish rebels have been killed in fighting in northern Iraq today, Turkey's military said. The incursion against the Kurdistan Workers Party in Iraq began late Thursday, marking a major escalation in Turkey's fight against the rebels.
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Cnn.com |
8:47am PST |
Turkey: 35 Kurdish rebels killed in northern Iraq |
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Summary: At least 35 Kurdish rebels have been killed in fighting in northern Iraq today, Turkey's military said. The incursion against the Kurdistan Workers Party in Iraq began late Thursday, marking a major escalation in Turkey's fight against the rebels.
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8:44am PST |
Name of accident victim released |
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Summary: Police release the name of the man who died following a road accident in County Armagh on Friday. |
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8:37am PST |
Insurer that cut client's care fined $9M
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A woman who had her medical coverage canceled as she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer has been awarded more than $9 million in a case against one of California's largest health insurers. |
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Yahoo News |
8:05am PST |
EU asks Serbs to cooperate, leaves north Kosovo
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The European Union's envoy in Kosovo
appealed to Serbs for cooperation on the sixth day of protests
against the declaration of independence by Serbia's former
province. |
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Cnn.com |
8:01am PST |
Serbia: U.S. to blame for violence |
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Summary: Serbian prosecutors said today they were hunting rioters who targeted the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade leaving one person dead, while a senior Serbian minister blamed Washington for the violence triggered by Kosovo's breakaway.
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7:58am PST |
Martin spokesman quits over story |
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Summary: The spokesman for the Speaker of the House of Commons resigns after saying he was misled by officials. |
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Yahoo News |
7:57am PST |
Bush chides Democrats over intel bill
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush said Saturday that Democratic leaders in the House are blocking key intelligence legislation so trial lawyers can sue phone companies that helped the government eavesdrop on suspected terrorists after the Sept. 11 attacks. |
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Yahoo News |
7:56am PST |
Uganda rebels, government sign "permanent" ceasefire
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - With whoops and backslaps, Uganda's
government and Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels signed a
ceasefire on Saturday, a big step towards a final peace
settlement to one of Africa's longest-running wars. |
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BBC News |
7:45am PST |
US starts Serbia evacuation |
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Summary: Non-essential staff at the US embassy begin leaving Serbia after Thursday's attack over Kosovo support. |
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ChristianPost |
7:22am PST |
Christians Called Back to God, Voting Booths to Restore America |
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Summary: American culture is in moral decay as it drifts more to the left, many Christians say. But the demise of the country is not at the hands of nonbelievers or anti-Christians, says one conservative leader. It's at the hands of Christians who fail to be ... |
