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BBC News |
1:22pm PDT |
Spanish socialists head for win |
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Summary: Early exit polls from Spain's election suggest win for Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's governing Socialist party. |
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BBC News |
1:18pm PDT |
China says militant plots foiled |
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Summary: Chinese officials say they have thwarted two plans, one to attack the Olympics and another to crash an airliner. |
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BBC News |
12:55pm PDT |
Sunday football as it happened |
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Summary: Cardiff knock Middlesbrough out of the FA Cup as West Brom ease past Bristol Rovers. |
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Cnn.com |
12:47pm PDT |
Exit polls: Socialists win in Spain |
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Summary: Exit polls gave Spain's ruling Socialists the victory in general elections Sunday, but it was not clear whether they would win an absolute majority.
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Yahoo News |
12:17pm PDT |
Olmert approves homes for West Bank settlement
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Israel announced plans to build
hundreds of new homes in a Jewish settlement in the occupied
West Bank on Sunday in a move the Palestinians denounced as
another blow to U.S.-brokered peace talks. |
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BBC News |
11:58am PDT |
Singer Duffy secures chart double |
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Summary: Welsh star Duffy debuts at number one with new album Rockferry, while her single Mercy is top for a third week. |
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Yahoo News |
11:44am PDT |
Reformers decry Iran president's nuclear rhetoric
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A leading Iranian reformist said on
Sunday that "provocative" speeches had damaged Iran's nuclear
cause and its diplomatic standing in a veiled attack on Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. |
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BBC News |
11:28am PDT |
Athletics: Gold for Idowu in Spain |
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Summary: Phillips Idowu wins Great Britain's first gold medal at the World Indoor Championships. |
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Cnn.com |
11:27am PDT |
Law targets adults who tongue kiss minors |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
11:14am PDT |
Live - Bristol Rovers v West Brom |
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Summary: Bristol Rovers host West Brom in the last FA Cup quarter-final after Cardiff knock out Middlesbrough. |
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Yahoo News |
11:09am PDT |
Investing joins 3 R's at unusual school
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Like their peers elsewhere, the students at a one-of-a-kind public elementary school on the South Side of Chicago are dazzled by pop-culture stars — Beyonce and Common, Kanye West and Lil' Wayne, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. |
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BBC News |
11:09am PDT |
Warning of evacuation over storms |
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Summary: Areas at high risk of flooding are warned of possible evacuations as Wales faces the worst storm of the winter. |
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Yahoo News |
11:02am PDT |
Venezuela nabs suspected Colombian cocaine kingpin
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Venezuelan authorities have arrested a
suspected drug lord and arms smuggler with paramilitary links
wanted in the United States on charges of trafficking cocaine,
a television station reported on Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:57am PDT |
Fla. mail-in primary plan gains traction
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A consensus began to emerge Sunday that the best way to give Florida's Democrats a voice in electing a candidate for president lies with the U.S. Postal Service. |
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BBC News |
10:55am PDT |
Mugabe approves ownership law |
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Summary: Robert Mugabe approves a law giving local owners the right to take a majority share of foreign companies. |
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ChristianPost |
10:43am PDT |
National Muslim-Christian Initiative Launches in N. America |
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Summary: Christian and Muslim leaders met this past week to launch the National Muslim-Christian Initiative in North America aimed at facilitating greater understanding between the two religious ... |
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ChristianPost |
10:40am PDT |
Where Transformation Can Lead |
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Summary: You probably saw the catch on TV. Or maybe you saw it on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The grab made by New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree may be the greatest catch in Super Bowl history. It certainly was a pivotal moment in the Giants’ victory |
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Cnn.com |
10:39am PDT |
Palestinians decry settlement expansion |
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Summary: A Palestinian official said today that Israel's plan to expand settlements in the West Bank was "like putting a stick in the wheels of the peace process." Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert approved the construction of 330 housing units in Givat Zeev, nea |
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Yahoo News |
10:22am PDT |
Republican McCain planning Europe, Mideast trip
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - John McCain, the Republican
candidate for U.S. president, plans to travel to Europe and the
Middle East for 10 days in mid-March as part of a congressional
delegation, officials familiar with the trip said on Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:07am PDT |
'10,000 B.C.' hunts up $35.7 million
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Movie-goers went hunting for their inner caveman as they sat in the dark for the prehistoric adventure "10,000 B.C.," which led the weekend box office with $35.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. |
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ChristianPost |
10:07am PDT |
Christian Broadcasters Called to Protect Freedom of Religious Expression |
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Summary: Christian broadcasters gathered in Music City for their annual convention Saturday were called to protect their freedom to present God's message as efforts to pass hate crimes legislation are ... |
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BBC News |
10:06am PDT |
Jones delight at Cardiff victory |
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Summary: Boss Dave Jones wants to make history as Cardiff City reach the FA Cup semi-final for the first time since 1927. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00am PDT |
AP probe finds drugs in drinking water
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows. |
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BBC News |
9:59am PDT |
German train strike is called off |
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Summary: Germany's train drivers' union says it will not strike on Monday after reaching a deal with the railway operator. |
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Yahoo News |
9:54am PDT |
McCain competes for money, spotlight
(AP)
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Summary: AP - John McCain sees one downside to having clinched the Republican presidential nomination: There's less attention focused on him than on the volatile contest between Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. |
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Yahoo News |
9:41am PDT |
Favre could be scarce in retirement
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Even in retirement, Brett Favre is still looking for big game. The Green Bay Packers icon apparently spent the first days of the rest of his life hunting wild boar. |
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Yahoo News |
9:40am PDT |
PM Zapatero seeks new term in Spain
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Spanish voters looked to be turning out
in high numbers on Sunday to return the Socialists of Jose Luis
Rodriguez Zapatero to power, albeit again short of an absolute
majority. |
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BBC News |
9:38am PDT |
Rugby: France beats Italy |
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Summary: Wales are firm favourites to claim the Six Nations title after France fail to run riot against Italy in Paris. |
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Cnn.com |
9:28am PDT |
AP: Troops ill at Iraq bases using KBR water |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
9:27am PDT |
Police arrest man over Goa 'rape' |
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Summary: Police in Goa investigating the death of 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling arrest a man on suspicion of rape. |
