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Yahoo News |
10:22am PST |
Venezuela: Colombia trade 'Coming down'
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Summary: AP - Venezuela is starting to block billions of dollars in Colombian imports and investment under orders from President Hugo Chavez, threatening economic havoc in both nations in response to a Colombian military attack on rebels hiding in Ecuador. |
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Yahoo News |
10:18am PST |
Baghdad bomb blasts kill 8 as U.S. says withdrawing troops
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Summary: Reuters - Two roadside bombs exploded within a
few minutes of each other in Baghdad on Thursday, killing eight
people on the day that the U.S. military said it was
withdrawing 2,000 troops from the Iraqi capital. |
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Yahoo News |
10:17am PST |
Clinton raises $4 million online
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Summary: AP - Riding a victory wave, Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton raised $4 million online since Tuesday's presidential primary successes in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island, her campaign said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:13am PST |
Tensions run high in South America, US pushes diplomacy
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Summary: AFP - Thousands of Venezuelan troops were in position along the Colombian border Thursday as Bogota's top ally, the United States, called for a diplomatic end to a crisis that has raised fears of war. |
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Yahoo News |
10:09am PST |
Favre rules out return to football
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Summary: AP - Brett Favre made it clear Thursday that he's finished with football. "I know I can play but I don't think I want to," a teary Favre said in a news conference at Lambeau Field two days after he announced his retirement. "It's been a great career for m |
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Cnn.com |
10:07am PST |
Whoopi: I won Oscar because of Swayze |
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Yahoo News |
9:50am PST |
Homeowner equity is lowest since 1945
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Summary: AP - Americans' percentage of equity in their homes fell below 50 percent for the first time on record since 1945, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. |
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BBC News |
9:43am PST |
'Time to protect girls' in school |
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Summary: Amnesty International is urging governments across the globe to take action to stop schoolgirls becoming victims of violence. |
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Cnn.com |
9:38am PST |
Home equity slips below 50% |
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BBC News |
9:37am PST |
Egypt hosts Gaza ceasefire talks |
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Summary: Delegations from Palestinian militant groups begin talks in Egypt about a possible ceasefire with Israel. |
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Yahoo News |
9:33am PST |
Brad Paisley, Sugarland lead CMT nods
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Summary: AP - Brad Paisley's "Online" video received four Country Music Television awards nominations, and Sugarland received three for their video "Stay." |
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BBC News |
9:32am PST |
Spain drops Guantanamo case bid |
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Summary: Extradition proceedings against two former British Guantanamo Bay detainees are dropped by Spain. |
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CTI News |
9:27am PST |
Poll: Should the government regulate homeschooling? |
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Summary: Poll: Should the government regulate homeschooling?
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CTI News |
9:27am PST |
WCC Head to Quit |
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Summary: WCC head to step down amid doctorate scandal.
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CTI News |
9:27am PST |
Religious Claim Doesn't Grant Homeschooling Right |
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Summary: Appellate judge: "Parents do not have a constitutional right to homeschool their children."
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CTI News |
9:27am PST |
Episcopal Stations of the Cross -- Without the Cross |
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Summary: Episcopalian liturgy for Stations of the Millennium Development Goals truncates the gospel, critics say.
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Theophiles |
9:27am PST |
That Martin Luther? He wasn’t so bad, says Pope |
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Pope Benedict XVI is to rehabilitate Martin Luther, arguing that he did not intend to split Christianity but only to purge the Church of corrupt practices. |
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Cnn.com |
9:25am PST |
Cyclist may be suspect in NY bombing |
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Summary: A man on a bicycle is being sought as a possible suspect in today's bombing at a military recruiting station in Times Square. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city is safe and New Yorkers should go on with their lives. New Yorkers, Bloomberg said, "are no |
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BBC News |
9:24am PST |
Man convicted of hammer murders |
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Summary: A man is convicted of battering his former girlfriend and her two children to death with a hammer. |
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Cnn.com |
9:22am PST |
Florida, Michigan could tip Dem nomination |
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Summary: It's not quite deja vu as no chads are involved, but Florida again might play a key role in the presidential election. That state wants the Democratic Party to count its 210 delegates. And in that party's tight race for a presidential nominee, Florida cou |
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Yahoo News |
9:09am PST |
Clinton raises $3 million online
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Summary: AP - Riding a victory wave, Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton raised $3 million online since Tuesday's presidential primary successes in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island, her campaign said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:07am PST |
Nine killed in Kenya as parliament tackles power-sharing deal
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Summary: AFP - Nine people were killed Thursday in western Kenya, underlining the fragility of a landmark power-sharing agreement just as President Mwai Kibaki was urging parliament to back the deal. |
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Cnn.com |
9:02am PST |
Records: Southwest flew 'unsafe' planes |
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Summary: Discount air carrier Southwest Airlines flew thousands of passengers on aircraft that federal inspectors said were "unsafe" as recently as last March, according to detailed congressional documents obtained by CNN. The planes were "not airworthy," accordin |
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ChristianToday |
8:57am PST |
Christians have a window of opportunity to establish the church Malcolm Duncan |
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Summary: Faithworks Malcolm Duncan on authentic Christian witness revival of an unexpected nature and the window of opportunity that Christians should not miss in establishing the church over the next 10 years |
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BBC News |
8:39am PST |
US urges talks in Colombia crisis |
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Summary: The US government urges diplomacy to settle a crisis that has set Colombia against Venezuela and Ecuador. |
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Yahoo News |
8:36am PST |
Packers' Favre to discuss retirement
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Summary: AP - Brett Favre has called a news conference for Thursday in Green Bay to discuss his retirement. |
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BBC News |
8:21am PST |
Bully game 'danger' to children |
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Summary: UK teachers have joined an international lobby to stop shops selling a computer game because they fear it could encourage bullying. |
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Yahoo News |
8:21am PST |
NATO divided on Ukraine and Georgia entry bids
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Efforts by ex-Soviet Ukraine and
Georgia to start early talks on NATO membership took a knock on
Thursday as allies disagreed on whether to embark on moves that
would risk antagonizing Russia. |
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Yahoo News |
8:14am PST |
Dean urges do-over voting in Florida, Michigan
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Summary: AP - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean urged Florida and Michigan party officials to come up with plans to repeat their presidential nominating contests so that their delegates can be counted. Clinton won both contests, but the results we |
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BBC News |
8:09am PST |
Kenya MPs urged to back agreement |
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Summary: Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki urges MPs to pass into law a power-sharing deal aimed at ending weeks of violence. |
