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Yahoo News |
12:50pm PDT |
New York governor keeps job, despite prostitution link
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, a Democrat known for his moral crusading, issued a public apology but stopped short of resigning Monday amid reports he was involved in a high-end prostitution ring. |
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Yahoo News |
12:41pm PDT |
States can't pick and choose Afghan tasks: NATO boss
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - NATO countries cannot pick and choose
what tasks they carry out in Afghanistan, the alliance's chief
said in Germany on Monday, in a veiled criticism of Berlin's
reluctance to send its troops to Afghan hotspots. |
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Yahoo News |
12:31pm PDT |
Obama dismisses joint ticket with Clinton
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama on Monday
ridiculed rival Hillary Clinton's repeated hints she would take
him for the No. 2 spot on her presidential ticket, accusing her
of playing political games in their hard-fought Democratic
nominating race. |
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ChristDot |
12:27pm PDT |
'Redneck Shop' Creates Dispute in S.C. |
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Summary: From The Associated Press:
A black civil rights activist is fighting to close a store that sells KKK robes and T-shirts emblazoned with racial slurs. David Kennedy is confident he can make it happen. After all, he says he owns the building.
Since 1996, t |
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Yahoo News |
12:25pm PDT |
NY gov apologizes, but quiet on scandal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Gov. Eliot Spitzer apologized to his family and the public on Monday, but did not not elaborate on a bombshell report that he has been involved in a prostitution ring. |
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Yahoo News |
12:22pm PDT |
Spitzer apologizes without reference to allegation
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer apologized
to his family for a "private matter" on Monday but made no
reference to a New York Times report that he may have been
linked to a prostitution ring. |
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Yahoo News |
12:22pm PDT |
Heat shut down Wade for rest of season
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Dwyane Wade's season with the Miami Heat is over. Heat coach Pat Riley announced Monday that Wade, the All-Star guard and 2006 NBA finals MVP who has battled left knee pain throughout the season, will not play in Miami's final 21 games this year. "I |
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Cnn.com |
12:03pm PDT |
Report: N.Y. governor linked to prostitution ring |
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Summary: The New York Times reported today that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has told senior administration officials that he was involved in a prostitution ring. The paper's Web site cited an anonymous administration official and said Spitzer was meeting with top |
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BBC News |
11:52am PDT |
Jersey police search second room |
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Summary: Police investigating suspected child abuse in Jersey gain access to a second underground chamber. |
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Cnn.com |
11:48am PDT |
Obama rejects being Clinton's No. 2 |
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Summary: Sen. Barack Obama Monday focused on Mississippi, which holds primaries on Tuesday, while Sen. Hillary Clinton keep her eye on the next big prize on the Democratic calendar, Pennsylvania.
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BBC News |
11:41am PDT |
Cases of whooping cough 'treble' |
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Summary: Cases of whooping cough have gone up threefold since 2003, according to figures from the Department of Health. |
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Yahoo News |
11:28am PDT |
New York governor involved in prostitution ring: report
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was reported Monday to have told senior staff that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, and was due to make a statement later in the day. |
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ChristianPost |
11:27am PDT |
Episcopal Leaders Investigate Conflict After Diocesan Split |
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Summary: A conservative Episcopalian who has been asked to help reconcile the Diocese of San Joaquin says the conflict that has split the diocese is more complex than a conservative versus liberal ... |
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Yahoo News |
11:03am PDT |
Suicide bomber kills 5 U.S. soldiers in Baghdad
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A suicide bomber blew himself up among
U.S. soldiers in central Baghdad on Monday, killing five and
wounding three in the worst single attack on U.S. forces in the
Iraqi capital in nearly a year. |
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Yahoo News |
10:58am PDT |
Obama: Don't assume I'll take VP slot
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama ridiculed the idea of being Hillary Rodham Clinton's running mate Monday, saying voters must choose between the two for the top spot. |
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Cnn.com |
10:54am PDT |
2nd person sought in UNC death |
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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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Cnn.com |
10:54am PDT |
Police seek 2nd 'person of interest' in UNC death |
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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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BBC News |
10:54am PDT |
Army offensive on Kenya militia |
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Summary: Kenya's army starts a major operation against an ethnic militia using heavy artillery and helicopter gunships. |
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BBC News |
10:48am PDT |
Man admits owning al-Qaeda text |
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Summary: A man pictured with some of the 7/7 bombers on a rafting trip pleads guilty to possessing an al-Qaeda training manual. |
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BBC News |
10:45am PDT |
Shuttle Endeavour set for launch |
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Summary: The US shuttle Endeavour is set to take-off on Tuesday carrying astronauts and equipment to the International Space Station. |
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BBC News |
10:45am PDT |
'Sad end' for football team dream |
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Summary: Community leaders voice their concerns at Gretna FC's move towards administration. |
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Cnn.com |
10:44am PDT |
Sources: 5 U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad |
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Summary: U.S. military officials in Iraq told CNN that five U.S. soldiers on foot patrol in Baghdad were killed in a suicide attack today. The officials said four soldiers were killed in the initial blast and one died later of wounds. Also, three U.S. soldiers and |
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Cnn.com |
10:41am PDT |
Oil crosses $107, setting record |
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BBC News |
10:33am PDT |
Hicks ends talks with Dubai group |
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Summary: Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks ends talks with Dubai International Capital (DIC) over acquiring a 49% stake in the club. |
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Yahoo News |
10:31am PDT |
Obama dismisses Clinton joint ticket idea
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama dismissed as
"gamesmanship" on Monday his rival Hillary Clinton's suggestion
that he become her running mate on a Democratic White House
ticket headed by her. |
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ChristianPost |
10:25am PDT |
Persecution on the Rise in War-Ravaged Sri Lanka |
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Summary: Minority Christians are facing unusually high incidents of persecution recently in Sri Lanka, where Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus make up the majority of the ... |
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Yahoo News |
10:20am PDT |
Lisa Marie Presley sues over 'fat' story
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Lisa Marie Presley has sued a British newspaper for alleging that she was piling on the pounds because of her unhealthy appetite, her lawyer said Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:15am PDT |
House sues ex-White House staffers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The House Judiciary Committee filed suit Monday to force former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten to provide information about the firing of U.S. attorneys. |
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Yahoo News |
10:08am PDT |
Cheney to discuss peace and oil on Mideast trip
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Vice President Dick Cheney leaves on
Sunday for the Middle East where he will raise U.S. concerns
about record-high oil prices and try to push
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks forward, the White House said. |
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Yahoo News |
10:06am PDT |
Drugs in water hurt fish and wildlife
(AP)
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Summary: AP - On this brisk, glittering morning, a flat-bottomed boat glides across the massive reservoir that provides Las Vegas its drinking water. An ominous rumble growls beneath the craft as its two long, electrified claws extend into the depths. |
