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Yahoo News |
8:01am PDT |
New evacuations in Ark. as levees weaken
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Emergency management officials began evacuating communities along the White River in east-central Arkansas on Tuesday because a rural levee showed signs of weakening amid the region's prolonged flooding. |
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BBC News |
7:58am PDT |
US consumer sentiment falls |
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Summary: US consumer confidence falls to a five-year low, according to the latest Conference Board report. |
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Cnn.com |
7:56am PDT |
Sources: No air marshals on most flights |
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Summary: Armed air marshals able to stop terrorists on planes were announced as a key part of keeping passengers safe after the 9/11 attacks. But a CNN special investigation has found 99 percent of flights are unprotected.
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Cnn.com |
7:56am PDT |
Agents, pilots question $720M anti-terror plan |
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Summary: Armed air marshals able to stop terrorists on planes were announced as a key part of keeping passengers safe after the 9/11 attacks. But a CNN special investigation has found 99 percent of flights are unprotected.
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Yahoo News |
7:53am PDT |
Bush eyes continued anti-terrorism work with Pakistan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush called
Pakistan's new prime minister on Tuesday and the two agreed to
maintain their alliance against Islamic militants, the White
House said. |
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BBC News |
7:53am PDT |
US stocks decline after weak data |
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Summary: US shares fall and European markets trim earlier gains after weak US consumer confidence data. |
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ChristianToday |
7:50am PDT |
Gorbachev dispels closet Christian rumours says he is atheist |
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Summary: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev made clear this past weekend that he is an atheist after European news agencies last week claimed that he had confirmed his Christian faith during a visit to the tomb of St Francis of Assisi in Italy |
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Cnn.com |
7:45am PDT |
Prosecutor: Detroit mayor case not about sex |
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Summary: The criminal case against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is about much more than sexually explicit text messages, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Tuesday.
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Cnn.com |
7:44am PDT |
Iraqi raids anger Shiite militia |
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Summary: Iraqi security forces were battling Shiite militia members in the southern city of Basra Tuesday -- and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is personally overseeing the operation, officials said.
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ChristianPost |
7:43am PDT |
Survey: Evangelical Churches Avoid Political Endorsements |
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Summary: Evangelical leaders have been heavily courted by presidential candidates for endorsements, but a new survey revealed how evangelical churches themselves avoid advising congregants who to vote ... |
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ChristianToday |
7:37am PDT |
Zimbabweans look to God for election miracle |
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Summary: Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai expects longtime leader Robert Mugabe to engage in every trick in the book to rig the voting for the coming presidential election |
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Cnn.com |
7:34am PDT |
Consumer confidence at 5-year low |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
7:33am PDT |
Court sides with Texas, not Bush on execution |
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Summary: The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Texas can execute a Mexican murderer being held on its death row. The case pitted President Bush against his home state in a dispute over federal authority, local sovereignty and foreign treaties.
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BBC News |
7:26am PDT |
Goan police protect girl's mother |
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Summary: Armed Indian police are protecting the mother of murdered UK teenager Scarlett Keeling, her lawyer said. |
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ChristianToday |
7:23am PDT |
Saudi Arabia leader calls for interfaith dialogue |
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Summary: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia called for a dialogue among monotheistic religions Monday marking a first for the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom |
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BBC News |
7:20am PDT |
Mass motorway pile-up in Austria |
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Summary: Austrian police say one person is killed and 30 hurt as dozens of vehicles are involved in a motorway pile-up. |
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BBC News |
7:16am PDT |
Printing displays screen promise |
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Summary: Scientists demonstrate a printing technique to cheaply and quickly produce flat-panel computer screens. |
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Cnn.com |
7:00am PDT |
Clinton 'misspoke' about sniper fire |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton said she "misspoke" last week when she gave a dramatic description of her arrival in Bosnia 12 years ago, recounting a landing under sniper fire.
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CTI Music |
6:58am PDT |
'Catching Up With' … Sanctus Real |
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Summary: Frontman Matt Hammitt talks about the message behind his band's new CD 'We Need Each Other,' and the impact that the members' expanding family lives has had on their music.
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CTI Music |
6:58am PDT |
Coming Clean |
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Summary: The controversial singer opens up about his addiction to painkillers, his long road to physical and spiritual recovery, and how this Prodigal has finally come home.
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Theophiles |
6:57am PDT |
Jacob DeShazer, Bombardier on Doolittle Raid, Dies at 95 |
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Summary: From The New York Times:
Amid his misery, Corporal DeShazer had one source of solace.
“I begged my captors to get a Bible for me,” he recalled in “I Was a Prisoner of Japan,” a religious tract he wrote in 1950. “At last, in the month of May 194 |
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Yahoo News |
6:50am PDT |
Red Sox top A's 6-5 in Tokyo opener
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Manny Ramirez hit a two-out, two-RBI double in the top of the 10th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Oakland A's in major league baseball's opener today in Tokyo. It was the earliest start ever for a major league season. |
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Yahoo News |
6:49am PDT |
U.S. researchers create protein map of human spit
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. researchers have identified all
1,116 unique proteins found in human saliva glands, a discovery
they said on Tuesday could usher in a wave of convenient,
spit-based diagnostic tests that could be done without the need
for a single drop |
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Cnn.com |
6:47am PDT |
Facebook loophole lets strangers in |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
6:45am PDT |
Bid to block MP expenses details |
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Summary: The Commons launches a last ditch bid to block publication of detailed expenses of 14 prominent MPs and ex MPs. |
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BBC News |
6:40am PDT |
Football: Ferdinand to captain |
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Summary: Man Utd's Rio Ferdinand is named England captain for Wednesday's friendly with France in Paris. |
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BBC News |
6:40am PDT |
Ferdinand gets captaincy |
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Summary: Rio Ferdinand is named England captain for Wednesday's friendly with France. |
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Yahoo News |
6:37am PDT |
Home prices extend slide
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Prices of existing U.S. single-family
homes slumped in January, with 16 of 20 regions measured
posting record annual declines, according to the Standard &
Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index reported on Tuesday. |
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Cnn.com |
6:32am PDT |
Home prices post record decline |
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Summary: Residential real estate posted another record decline in January 2008, according to a survey released Tuesday.
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Yahoo News |
6:31am PDT |
US home prices drop 11.4 pct. in January
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A widely-watched index of U.S. home prices fell 11.4 percent in January, its steepest drop since data for the indicator was first collected in 1987. |
