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Yahoo News |
9:21am PDT |
Cheney visits Iraq, says US must stay
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Vice President Dick Cheney, marking five years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, warned on Monday against large drawdowns of American troops that could jeopardize recent security gains. |
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Yahoo News |
9:17am PDT |
Bomb kills 32 in Iraqi city of Karbala
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A female suicide bomber attacked a group of Shiite worshippers near a mosque in Karbala on Monday, killing at least 32 people and wounding 51, officials said. |
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BBC News |
9:17am PDT |
Bomb kills dozens in Iraqi city |
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Summary: A female suicide bomber kills at least 32 people in the Iraqi city of Karbala, home to Shia Muslim shrines. |
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ChristianToday |
9:17am PDT |
Baptist Bigger Breakfast to capture mens hearts and stomachs |
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Summary: The Baptist Mens Movement is calling on churches across the UK to take part in the biggest mens breakfast ever |
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BBC News |
9:16am PDT |
Ugandan rebel leader leaves base |
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Summary: Rebel leader Joseph Kony has gone to Central African Republic, jeopardising a peace deal, says a Ugandan minister. |
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Yahoo News |
9:16am PDT |
Iraq invasion was "successful endeavor": Cheney
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on
Monday declared the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq a
"successful endeavor" in a visit to Iraq that was overshadowed
by a suicide bombing that killed at least 25 people. |
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Yahoo News |
9:14am PDT |
Wall St sinks as Bear shakes faith in banking
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Stocks fell on Monday after JPMorgan
Chase bought Bear Stearns at a fire sale price
and the Federal Reserve provided emergency cash to Wall Street
as the global credit crisis worsened. |
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Yahoo News |
9:12am PDT |
Stocks down after Bear Stearns deal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street fell in temperamental trading Monday as investors grappled with news of JPMorgan Chase & Co. buying the stricken Bear Stearns & Co. in a deal backed by the government. The Dow Jones industrials, down nearly 200 points in the early going, |
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BBC News |
9:12am PDT |
Phorm 'illegal' says rights group |
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Summary: Controversial online advert system Phorm is illegal in the UK, a digital rights group argues. |
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Cnn.com |
9:09am PDT |
5th body pulled from rubble of crane collapse |
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Summary: A fifth body has been pulled from the site where a crane collapsed Saturday on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan, New York police said Monday.
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BBC News |
9:06am PDT |
UK will fight turbulence - Brown |
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Summary: Gordon Brown promises that the UK and EU will "lead the way" in fighting "global financial turbulence". |
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Cnn.com |
9:03am PDT |
Stakes are enormous in Iraq for McCain |
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Summary: For a few hours on Monday, the halls of Saddam Hussein's Republican Palace -- the seat of his rule -- looked like a scene from the U.S. Capitol.
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BBC News |
8:57am PDT |
E.coli abattoir 'was UK's worst' |
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Summary: A slaughterhouse connected to the E.coli outbreak had the worst hygiene record in Britain, an inquiry hears. |
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ChristianToday |
8:56am PDT |
GRF Christian Radio launches free Easter downloads |
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Summary: GRF Christian Radio launches Easter News 247 and CSI Easter Miami productions for churches and schools to use this Easter |
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BBC News |
8:42am PDT |
Vehicle is rammed by armed police |
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Summary: Police were forced to ram a van containing four BBC journalists after the driver allegedly failed to stop in Donegal. |
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ChristianToday |
8:39am PDT |
Easter checklist 18 factors for a successful church outreach |
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Summary: Easter Sunday is less than a week away and most churches have already laid out their strategies on how to reach the unchurched and nonbelievers during one of the the most important Christian holidays |
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Yahoo News |
8:26am PDT |
Putin says got letter from Bush
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on
Monday he had received a "serious document" from U.S. leader
George W. Bush, which offered the prospect of successful
progress in relations between the two countries. |
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Yahoo News |
8:26am PDT |
Dice-K to start Red Sox opener in Japan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will start the Boston Red Sox's regular-season opener against the Oakland Athletics in Toyko on March 25. |
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ChristianToday |
8:20am PDT |
ExBlur member to highlight climate change impact on developing world farmers |
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Summary: Alex James farmer writer broadcaster and former Blur band member is joining forces with international development agency Christian Aid to help highlight the plight of farmers on the frontline of climate change in developing countries at the Royal Show |
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BBC News |
8:18am PDT |
Police chief backs Shannon probe |
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Summary: West Yorkshire's chief constable praises the work of his officers during the search for Shannon Matthews. |
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BBC News |
8:16am PDT |
Burrell 'removed ring from Diana' |
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Summary: Former royal butler Paul Burrell removed an engagement ring from Princess Diana's body, her inquest is told. |
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Yahoo News |
8:13am PDT |
Cheney says Iraq invasion "successful endeavor"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on
Monday declared the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq a
"successful endeavor," pointing to security and political
progress on a visit ahead of the fifth anniversary of the war. |
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ChristianPost |
8:13am PDT |
First Christian Church Opens in Qatar |
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Summary: Thousands of worshippers gathered Saturday for the consecration of Qatar's first Christian church, ending decades of underground worship in this Sunni Muslim and deeply conservative Persian Gulf ... |
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Cnn.com |
8:10am PDT |
Stocks down, but not that bad |
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Summary: Stocks cut losses Monday morning, with the Dow briefly turning higher, as shares of JP Morgan Chase rallied on bets that its bargain basement purchase of Bear Stearns was a good move for the company.
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Yahoo News |
8:05am PDT |
Bear fire sale sparks financial rout
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters)- A fire sale of Bear Stearns Cos Inc
stunned Wall Street and pummeled global financial
stocks on Monday on fears that few banks are safe from
deepening market turmoil. |
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BBC News |
8:05am PDT |
Albania minister quits over blast |
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Summary: Albania Defence Minister Fatmir Mediu resigns following a series of fatal explosions at an arms dump near Tirana. |
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Yahoo News |
8:02am PDT |
Stocks waver in aftermath of Bear deal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street clawed back from sharp losses Monday, with investors snapping up bargain stocks after JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought stricken Bear Stearns & Co. in a deal backed by the government. The Dow Jones industrials, down nearly 200 points in the ear |
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BBC News |
7:59am PDT |
Arrests after child 'drug' death |
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Summary: Two men are arrested after a two-year-old boy died from a suspected overdose of the heroin substitute methadone. |
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Yahoo News |
7:54am PDT |
Time to put that gorilla on a diet
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Gorillas on Weight Watchers? Polar bears slurping sugar-free Jell-O shots? Giraffes nibbling alfalfa biscuits? |
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Yahoo News |
7:46am PDT |
Dow briefly turns higher on JPMorgan bounce
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Dow Jones industrial average
briefly turned positive in volatile trade on Monday as shares
of JPMorgan Chase led advancers after the bank bought
troubled Wall Street firm Bear Stearns at a fire sale
price. |
