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Yahoo News |
9:43am PDT |
Government says candidates' passport files snooped
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The State Department apologized on
Friday that its workers had snooped into the passport files of
presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and
John McCain. |
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Cnn.com |
9:43am PDT |
German immigrant takes bullet for U.S. 'ideals' |
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Summary: Jeffrey Jamaleldine took a bullet to his chin that blew out much of his jaw and nearly killed him while deployed in Iraq last year. The sacrifice is just part of his job, he says, and he'd go back to Iraq in a second if asked.
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Cnn.com |
9:38am PDT |
Presidential candidates' passport files breached |
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Summary: The passport files of presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain have been breached, the State Department said today. The person who improperly accessed Obama's files also viewed McCain's file, spokesman Sean McCormack said.
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Cnn.com |
9:24am PDT |
Americans confident in '09 turnaround |
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Summary: Times are tough now, but most Americans believe the economy will bounce back by next year, according to a survey released today. CNNMoney.com reports a national poll found that 60% of respondents think economic conditions in the United States will be "goo |
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Cnn.com |
9:24am PDT |
Americans see '09 turnaround |
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Summary: Times are tough now, but most Americans believe the economy will bounce back by next year, according to a survey released today. CNNMoney.com reports a national poll found that 60 percent of respondents think economic conditions in the United States will |
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Cnn.com |
9:24am PDT |
Poll: Economy will turnaround in '09 |
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Summary: Though times are tough now, Americans believe the economy will bounce back by next year, according to a survey released Friday.
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Yahoo News |
9:09am PDT |
Midwest rivers rise; Chicago sees snow
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Flood-weary Midwesterners fought Friday to save their homes and businesses from rivers spilling over their banks after rainstorms blamed for at least 16 deaths moved through the region. |
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Yahoo News |
8:59am PDT |
Court dismisses Florida primary lawsuit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee over the party's decision to strip Florida of its delegates to its national convention. |
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Yahoo News |
8:55am PDT |
Clinton says her passport file breached
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton that her passport file was breached in 2007. |
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Yahoo News |
8:50am PDT |
Obama gets Richardson endorsement, Rice apology
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Presidential candidate Sen.
Barack Obama received a coveted endorsement on Friday from New
Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and an apology from the State
Department after three of its workers snooped in his passport
files. |
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Yahoo News |
8:49am PDT |
Last hope in a weak economy? Mom and Dad
(AP)
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Summary: AP - After being laid off from her job as an events planner at an upscale resort, Jo Ann Bauer struggled financially. She worked at several lower-paying jobs, relocated to a new city and even declared bankruptcy. |
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BBC News |
8:47am PDT |
Jersey hostel closing for a year |
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Summary: Jersey's Youth Hostel is expected to be closed for about a year as police investigate the site, the Youth Hostel Association says. |
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Cnn.com |
8:22am PDT |
Rice sorry for Obama's passport snooping |
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Summary: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Sen. Barack Obama on Friday to apologize for State Department contractors looking at his records without authorization. "I myself would be very disturbed if someone had looked at my passport file," Rice said.
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Cnn.com |
8:20am PDT |
iReporters brave floods in Ozarks |
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Cnn.com |
8:20am PDT |
iReporters brave floods |
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Yahoo News |
8:10am PDT |
Tibetans say several died in latest riots
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Tibetans in China's tense
southwestern province of Sichuan said on Friday they believed
police had killed several people in anti-Chinese riots there
this week, disputing official claims none died. |
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ChristianPost |
7:56am PDT |
Jesus Doesn't Look Like Jesus Anymore, Says Scholar |
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Summary: The author of Christianity doesn't quite look like himself these days, or at least when seen through the modern-day ... |
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BBC News |
7:53am PDT |
Football: Big four in showdown |
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Summary: The Premier League title race gears up as Manchester United take on Liverpool and Chelsea face Arsenal. |
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Yahoo News |
7:49am PDT |
Rice apologizes to Obama over passport files
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
apologized on Friday to Sen. Barack Obama after it was learned
State Department contract workers improperly viewed the
Democratic presidential candidate's passport files. |
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BBC News |
7:47am PDT |
Tumour woman's death unnatural |
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Summary: A French woman with a face tumour who lost a right-to-die case did not die naturally, an autopsy finds. |
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Yahoo News |
7:28am PDT |
France to cut nuclear arsenal
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - French President Nicolas
Sarkozy announced cuts in France's atomic arsenal on Friday but
vowed to keep a strong enough deterrent against threats such as
the possibility of a nuclear-armed Iran. |
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Cnn.com |
7:26am PDT |
Midwest scrambles as rivers keep rising |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
7:22am PDT |
Tomlinson husband feels let down |
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Summary: The husband of fund-raiser Jane Tomlinson says he feels let down by the government over cancer drug provision. |
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Yahoo News |
7:17am PDT |
Next Pakistani PM to be revealed over weekend
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Set to lead Pakistan's incoming
coalition government, the party of assassinated former prime
minister Benazir Bhutto will nominate its candidate for the
premiership by Sunday, a spokesman said. |
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Cnn.com |
7:02am PDT |
France to cut nuke arsenal to under 300 |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
6:39am PDT |
War trials calls in Bangladesh |
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Summary: Veterans of Bangladesh's 1971 war call for countrymen who collaborated with Pakistan to face war crimes trials. |
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Yahoo News |
6:35am PDT |
Hamas plays down chances of Fatah talks succeeding
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hamas expressed doubt on Friday that
Yemeni-sponsored reconciliation talks with Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah faction would succeed
despite an agreement to extend the discussions for an extra
day. |
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BBC News |
6:29am PDT |
Police officer on assault charge |
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Summary: A policeman remanded in custody charged with numerous offences is due to appear before magistrates. |
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BBC News |
6:29am PDT |
F1: Hamilton sets pace in practice |
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Summary: Lewis Hamilton is fastest in Friday practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix as David Coulthard suffers a worrying car failure. |
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BBC News |
6:29am PDT |
F1: Hamilton on top form |
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Summary: Lewis Hamilton is fastest in Friday practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix as David Coulthard suffers a worrying car failure. |
