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Cnn.com |
5:13pm PDT |
Envoy hopes to better explain U.S. to Muslims |
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Summary: An American Muslim, appointed new U.S. envoy, headed off Monday with the goal of repairing the battered image of the United States in the Muslim world.
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Yahoo News |
5:04pm PDT |
McCain to visit Israel, London and Paris next week
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican candidate John McCain set
plans on Monday to visit Israel, Britain and France next week
in a trip likely to play up the national security credentials
he hopes will carry him into the White House. |
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BBC News |
5:03pm PDT |
Support drops for action on Iran |
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Summary: International support for tough action over Iran's nuclear programme has fallen, a BBC poll finds. |
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BBC News |
5:02pm PDT |
BBC to launch Arabic TV channel |
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Summary: The BBC is set to launch an Arabic TV channel, broadcasting across North Africa and the Middle East. |
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BBC News |
5:01pm PDT |
Retailers hit by slower spending |
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Summary: UK retailers saw consumers cut their spending "in earnest" in February, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) says. |
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Yahoo News |
4:59pm PDT |
NY Gov. Spitzer linked to prostitute: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the
one-time "Sheriff" of Wall Street who campaigned on a promise
to clean up state politics, was embroiled in a sex scandal on
Monday that threatened to force his resignation. |
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Yahoo News |
4:47pm PDT |
Boeing to challenge U.S. Air Force tanker decision
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Boeing Co said on Monday it would
formally challenge a decision by the U.S. Air Force to award a
$35 billion aerial tanker program to a team led by Northrop
Grumman Corp and Europe's EADS. |
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BBC News |
4:35pm PDT |
2007 floods 'no link to climate' |
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Summary: The exceptional floods of 2007 were not related to global warming as has been suggested, a report says. |
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Yahoo News |
4:30pm PDT |
Lawyers plan to withdraw Spygate lawsuit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Lawyers for a former St. Louis Rams player and three fans plan to withdraw a lawsuit that accuses the New England Patriots of cheating in the 2002 Super Bowl. |
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Yahoo News |
4:30pm PDT |
GOP moves to force immigration vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - House Republicans are trying to force action on a Democratic-written immigration enforcement measure, the latest GOP attempt to elevate the volatile issue into an election-year wedge. |
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BBC News |
4:29pm PDT |
UK storm causes 14 flood warnings |
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Summary: Forecasters warn of more strong winds and heavy rain to come as storms lash parts of the UK. |
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BBC News |
4:29pm PDT |
Storm causes 14 flood warnings |
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Summary: Forecasters warn of more strong winds and heavy rain to come as storms lash parts of the UK. |
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Yahoo News |
4:01pm PDT |
Guantanamo trials called tainted by coercion
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. military commission trials of
Guantanamo terrorism suspects will be tainted by coercive
tactics such as waterboarding used to obtain evidence and
should be scrapped, human rights groups said on Monday. |
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BBC News |
3:52pm PDT |
Football: Ex-boss sad over Gretna |
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Summary: Former Gretna manager Davie Irons says the club is not equipped for the SPL after it confirmed plans for administration. |
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BBC News |
3:51pm PDT |
US talks push for Mid-East peace |
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Summary: The US secretary of state holds talks with her Israeli counterpart, amid fresh moves to advance Mid-East peace. |
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BBC News |
3:38pm PDT |
No agreement on Scots tax talks |
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Summary: Talks between the SNP Government and the Scottish Lib Dems over plans to replace council tax end without agreement. |
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Yahoo News |
3:37pm PDT |
Obama, Clinton join McCain vs. earmarks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday joined Republican presidential candidate John McCain and a small band of GOP senators in making a run this week against the billions of dollars in home-state pet projects Congress funds each |
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Yahoo News |
3:28pm PDT |
Obama mocks VP talk as race heads to Mississippi
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Democrat Barack Obama Monday ridiculed talk by his White House rival Hillary Clinton that he could run as her vice presidential nominee, as their next clash loomed in Mississippi. |
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Cnn.com |
3:23pm PDT |
2nd person sought in UNC slaying |
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Summary: A shadowy figure in the back seat of an SUV in surveillance photos is a second "person of interest" in the slaying of the University of North Carolina student body president, police said today. Police released photos taken by an ATM camera that show a you |
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Yahoo News |
3:19pm PDT |
U.S. says foreign visitors set record in 2007
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The number of foreign visitors to
the United States set a record in 2007 for the first time since
before the September 11 attacks on the United States, the U.S.
Commerce Department said on Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
3:18pm PDT |
NY Gov. Spitzer involved with prostitute: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the
one-time "Sheriff" of Wall Street who campaigned on a promise
to clean up state politics, battled reports of a sex scandal on
Monday that threatened to force his resignation. |
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BBC News |
3:17pm PDT |
No agreement in local tax talks |
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Summary: Talks between the government and the Lib Dems over plans to replace council tax end without agreement. |
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BBC News |
3:09pm PDT |
Man in US court on plane charges |
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Summary: A US judge refuses bail to a Northern Ireland man who allegedly told a flight attendant he was a terrorist. |
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BBC News |
3:09pm PDT |
Bin Laden plane claim bail denied |
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Summary: A US judge refuses bail to a Northern Ireland man who allegedly told a flight attendant he was a terrorist. |
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Yahoo News |
3:07pm PDT |
Green returns to Rams with 3-year deal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Trent Green, who ended last season on injured reserve after his second concussion in 13 months, agreed to terms on a three-year contract with the St. Louis Rams on Monday. |
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BBC News |
2:51pm PDT |
Scandal-hit NY governor 'sorry' |
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Summary: New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer apologises amid allegations that he used a prostitution service. |
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Yahoo News |
2:43pm PDT |
Five US soldiers slain in Baghdad suicide attack
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Five US soldiers were killed and three wounded in a suicide attack in the centre of the Iraqi capital on Monday, in the deadliest attack on American troops in two months, the US military said. |
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Cnn.com |
2:36pm PDT |
Sources: Spitzer under prostitution investigation |
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Summary: Sources: New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer under investigation, allegedly met with prostituteFederal wiretap led authorities to connect Spitzer to prostitution ring, source saysSpitzer, his wife by his side, apologizes to family and public but does not resign
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BBC News |
2:33pm PDT |
Football: Owen tells of fears |
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Summary: Michael Owen believes he could miss out on Fabio Capello's England squad to face France on 26 March if Newcastle's miserable run continues. |
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BBC News |
2:30pm PDT |
Radiohead to play free radio gig |
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Summary: Radiohead are to play a free concert for BBC Radio 2 in April, ahead of their UK tour. |
