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3:47pm PST |
Palestinians suspend talks with Israel
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Palestinian president suspended peace talks Sunday as Israel brushed off international criticism and vowed to press ahead with its Gaza offensive until militants halt rocket attacks. |
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3:14pm PST |
Els claims first PGA victory since 2004
(AP)
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Summary: AP - This time, Ernie Els could enjoy someone else's final-round misfortune. Ending nearly a four-year drought between PGA Tour victories, Els shot a 3-under 67 Sunday to win The Honda Classic. He finished at 6 under, one shot better than Luke Donald (71) |
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3:13pm PST |
Russia's Medvedev vows to pursue Putin policies
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dmitry Medvedev was elected as Russia's
next president after a vote on Sunday that will preserve the
power of his mentor Vladimir Putin but which opponents said was
unfair. |
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3:09pm PST |
Tories plan more prison places |
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Summary: The Tories say they would build 5,000 extra prison places in England and Wales, to ease overcrowding. |
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2:38pm PST |
Clinton races to Ohio primary
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton argued Sunday that her campaign is "about solutions," not feelings, as she swept through Ohio on an intense push two days before the state's presidential primary. |
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2:33pm PST |
UK military chiefs wary of Harry frontline return
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Britain's Prince Harry is keen to return
to the frontline in Afghanistan "very, very soon" but military
chiefs fear that could pose a major security headache. |
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2:16pm PST |
Obama slams Clinton on homestretch
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama worked to fend off an intensified attack on his foreign policy credentials from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday as their paths crossed two days ahead of a potentially race-ending showdown in Ohio and Texas. |
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2:06pm PST |
'Raw Politics': Iraq debate cuts both ways |
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Summary: Americans have decided about the war in Iraq, and they don't like it. Too much sacrifice, they say. Too much death, too many wounded, too little hope for a good end. Two-thirds oppose our involvement.
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1:58pm PST |
Putin, Medvedev side-by-side after poll victory
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dmitry Medvedev was elected as Russia's
next president, early results showed on Sunday, after a vote
that will preserve the power of his mentor President Vladimir
Putin but which opponents said was unfair. |
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1:54pm PST |
Abbas suspends talks but Israel presses on in Gaza
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
suspended peace negotiations with Israel on Sunday, demanding
it end an offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than
100 Palestinians, many of them civilians. |
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1:52pm PST |
'Semi-Pro' scores at box office |
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1:48pm PST |
Israeli city shocked as rockets hit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Residents of this beachside city are still coming to terms with being on the front lines of Israel's battle against Hamas militants. |
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1:13pm PST |
Obama slams Clinton on homestrech
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama worked to fend off an intensified attack on his foreign policy credentials from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday as their paths crossed two days ahead of a potentially race-ending showdown in Ohio and Texas. |
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1:11pm PST |
Clinton, Obama target key state with polls close |
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Summary: Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama tried to convince Ohio voters they have what it takes to fix the economy as they campaigned before contests that could decide the Democratic presidential nomination.
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1:01pm PST |
Putin, Medvedev pledge unified path
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Vladimir Putin congratulated his hand-picked successor on his apparent presidential election victory Sunday and said the win would guarantee the continuity of the course Putin set for Russia. |
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12:57pm PST |
Putin's chosen successor takes huge lead |
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Summary: Russians are voting today to pick a president, but the outcome is not expected to be a surprise: A hand-picked successor to President Vladimir Putin is expected to win in a landslide, after hardly even bothering to campaign.
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12:49pm PST |
West looking again at building new dams
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Summary: AP - The Western states' era of massive dam construction — which tamed rivers, swallowed towns, and created irrigated agriculture, cheap hydropower and environmental problems — effectively ended in 1966 with the completion of Glen Canyon Dam. |
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12:47pm PST |
Top U.S. Democrat: accord near on spy bill, immunity
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The House of Representatives may
soon resolve a stalemate that has blocked efforts to renew an
anti-terrorism spy law and shield phone companies from
lawsuits, a key Democrat said on Sunday. |
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12:44pm PST |
Russia's Medvedev set for presidency
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dmitry Medvedev was elected as Russia's
next president, early results showed on Sunday, after a vote
that will preserve the power of his mentor President Vladimir
Putin but which opponents said was unfair. |
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12:34pm PST |
Man dies in French cable car fall |
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Summary: Three men are in custody in the French Alps, after a fourth falls to his death from a cable car they were using. |
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12:32pm PST |
Top-ranked Tennessee holds back Kentucky
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A week that began with a No. 1 ranking was far from smooth for Tennessee. Chris Lofton scored 14 points, including a jump shot with 1:15 left, and the Vols beat Kentucky 63-60 on Sunday to stay atop the Southeastern Conference. |
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12:15pm PST |
Daughter charged in family deaths |
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Summary: A teenage daughter's anger over not being allowed to date a boy may have led to the killing of her mother and brothers, police said. All were shot and stabbed, and the family home burned to the ground. Three teenagers and an adult, among them the girl and |
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12:15pm PST |
Police: Dating ban may have led to family deaths |
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Summary: A teenage daughter's anger over not being allowed to date a boy may have led to the killing of her mother and brothers, police said. All were shot and stabbed, and the family home burned to the ground. Four teenagers, including the girl and her forbidden |
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12:15pm PST |
Police: Teen romance may have led to killings |
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Summary: A teenage daughter's anger over not being allowed to date a boy may have led to the killing of her mother and brothers, police said. All were shot and stabbed, and the family home burned to the ground. Three teenagers and an adult, among them the girl and |
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12:07pm PST |
No. 1 Tennessee holds off Kentucky 63-60
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A week that began with a No. 1 ranking was far from smooth for Tennessee. Chris Lofton scored 14 points, including a jump shot with 1:15 left, and the Vols beat Kentucky 63-60 on Sunday to stay atop the Southeastern Conference. |
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12:07pm PST |
Chavez sends troops to Colombia border |
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Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered his military to move 10 battalions to the country's border with Colombia, and ordered the closure of Colombia's embassy in Venezuela.
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12:05pm PST |
Ahmadinejad takes swipe at Bush, hails Iraq ties
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
hailed a new chapter in ties with Iraq and took a jab at the
United States over its policies in the Middle East during a
landmark visit to Baghdad on Sunday. |
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11:57am PST |
BBC: Hell's Angels sought to kill Jagger
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger escaped an assassination plot hatched in 1969 by the Hells Angels, a new British Broadcasting Corp. documentary has claimed. |
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11:51am PST |
Israel defiant on Gaza onslaught amid international outcry
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Israel vowed to press its campaign against militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday despite an international outcry over the deadly onslaught that prompted even the moderate Palestinian leadership to cut off all peace talks. |
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11:41am PST |
Payday loan foes aim at car-title loans
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Summary: AP - The Dodge pickup has rust on the tailgate and a Harley-Davidson sticker on its back windshield. Beside it sits a Honda Accord with a big, white butterfly on the windshield and American flag butterflies on each side of the trunk. |
