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Yahoo News |
7:44am PDT |
McCain, Cheney: US in Iraq long-term
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Summary: AP - Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John McCain vowed in meetings with Iraq's prime minister Monday that the U.S. would maintain a long-term military presence in Iraq until al-Qaida is defeated there. |
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Yahoo News |
7:33am PDT |
China says will "unwaveringly" protect territory
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China on Monday denounced attacks on
its embassies by pro-Tibetan activists hours before a deadline
for rioters in Lhasa to turn themselves in and said it would do
all in its power to protect its territorial integrity. |
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ChristianPost |
7:31am PDT |
Foolish Preaching of Cross Needed in Churches, Say Speakers |
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Summary: Many Christians will arrive at Easter this year celebrating only half of what the holiest day in the Christian calendar ... |
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BBC News |
7:23am PDT |
Egypt army to tackle bread crisis |
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Summary: President Mubarak orders Egypt's army to bake more bread to cope with serious shortages. |
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Cnn.com |
7:22am PDT |
Ex-Beatle to pay $50M in divorce settlement |
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Summary: Former Beatle Paul McCartney today was ordered to pay nearly $50M to his estranged wife as their bitter divorce battle came to an end. Heather Mills told reporters she was "so, so happy" with the outcome of her fight for a share of the pop legend's fortun |
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Cnn.com |
7:17am PDT |
Police to Atlantans: 'Stay out of the city' |
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Summary: Atlanta was scrambling back to normalcy Monday, but city officials warned it could take time to clear the devastation left by a tornado that swept through the city's downtown.
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Yahoo News |
7:14am PDT |
Bush says U.S. faces "challenging times"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush
acknowledged on Monday that the economy is going through
"challenging times" and said he supported actions taken by the
Federal Reserve to restore order to roiled financial markets. |
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Yahoo News |
7:11am PDT |
Court will examine profanity rules
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Supreme Court on Monday stepped into a legal fight over the use of curse words on the airwaves, the high court's first major case on broadcast indecency in 30 years. |
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Cnn.com |
7:05am PDT |
Stocks tumble in early trading |
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Summary: Stocks took a drubbing after the opening bell today as the Bear Stearns buyout and the Fed's rate cut haunted investors. CNNMoney.com reports the Dow lost 143 points in early trading.
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BBC News |
7:03am PDT |
Mills awarded £24.3m settlement |
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Summary: Heather Mills says she is "very pleased" after she is awarded £24.3m in her divorce battle with Sir Paul McCartney. |
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BBC News |
7:02am PDT |
£10.4bn skills council scrapped |
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Summary: The Learning and Skills Council is to be abolished, as local authorities take charge of training places up to 18. |
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Yahoo News |
7:02am PDT |
Fed takes bold steps to ease crisis
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Urgently moving to contain a deepening credit crisis, the Federal Reserve is trying to restore confidence in panicked financial markets by becoming a lender of last resort for Wall Street investment houses that on Monday can begin securing short-term |
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BBC News |
7:02am PDT |
£10.4bn skills agency scrapped |
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Summary: The Learning and Skills Council is to be abolished, as local authorities take charge of training places up to 18. |
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Yahoo News |
6:59am PDT |
McCartney divorce costs Beatle $48.7 million
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Former Beatle Paul McCartney was ordered
on Monday to pay his estranged wife Heather Mills 24.3 million
pounds ($48.7 million) after an acrimonious divorce battle. |
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BBC News |
6:59am PDT |
Assault victim 'beaten 60 times' |
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Summary: A man critically ill after an attack in his Belfast home may have been beaten as many as 60 times. |
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BBC News |
6:50am PDT |
Killer ordered 'hit' from prison |
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Summary: A teenage killer who ordered a "hit" from prison then listened to the attack is jailed for almost four years. |
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Yahoo News |
6:50am PDT |
Mills awarded $48.6M from McCartney
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A judge has awarded Heather Mills a total of $48.6 million in the financial settlement of her divorce from former Beatle Paul McCartney. |
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Yahoo News |
6:47am PDT |
Wall Street opens steeply lower
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street tumbled in early trading Monday as Wall Street and other global markets reeled from JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s government-backed buyout of the invalid investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. The Dow Jones industrials fell about 150 points in the fi |
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BBC News |
6:46am PDT |
NY's new governor to be sworn in |
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Summary: David Paterson is to be sworn in as New York governor, replacing Eliot Spitzer who quit amid a sex scandal. |
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ChristianPost |
6:44am 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 non-believers during arguably the most important Christian ... |
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Yahoo News |
6:41am PDT |
Wall St tumbles at open on financial jitters
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Stocks slid at the open on Monday as
the buyout of troubled Wall Street bank Bear Stearns
fueled fears that the global credit crisis is spiraling out of
control, diminishing the appetite for riskier assets. |
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BBC News |
6:41am PDT |
Tibet violence 'concerns' India |
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Summary: Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee says that he is distressed by reports of violence from Tibet. |
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BBC News |
6:38am PDT |
Space planes 'to meet big demand' |
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Summary: Rocket planes for space tourism will one day be turned out much like airliners are today, says EADS Astrium. |
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Cnn.com |
6:27am PDT |
Top five celebrity hairstyles |
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Summary: Thousands of InStyle readers voted on the hottest hair in Hollywood, and the tally is in. Here are five winners--plus great insider tips from their personal stylists. Drumroll, please...
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Cnn.com |
6:24am PDT |
Potty school really gets 'em going |
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Summary: It all started with the flush of an automatic toilet. The terrifying sound marked the beginning of a two-year nightmare for Sarah Teres as she desperately tried to potty train her daughter Molly.
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Cnn.com |
6:24am PDT |
Sheryl Crow to sing with Fleetwood Mac |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
6:04am PDT |
Mortgage brokers 'act fast' tip |
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Summary: People who need a new mortgage should act quickly before schemes are withdrawn, brokers warn. |
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BBC News |
6:00am PDT |
Tories in new Iraq inquiry call |
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Summary: The Tories are to call a Commons debate demanding a full inquiry into the Iraq war next week. |
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Yahoo News |
5:59am PDT |
Bear Stearns takeover sparks fresh financials rout
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An emergency rescue of Bear
Stearns Co Inc stunned the Wall Street bank's staff and
pummeled financial stocks on Monday amid fears that few banks
are safe from deepening financial market turmoil. |
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Yahoo News |
5:43am PDT |
UN police quit Kosovo town after 100 hurt in clashes
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - UN police were forced to withdraw Monday from the Serbian half of this flashpoint Kosovo town after coming under attack as they stormed a courthouse occupied by Serbs opposed to independence. |
