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Cnn.com |
7:27am PDT |
Iraq gives militants 72-hour deadline |
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Summary: Fighting between Iraqi security forces and supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr continued for a second day Wednesday.
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Yahoo News |
7:25am PDT |
New home sales fall, factory orders drop
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Summary: AP - Sales of new homes fell in February for the fourth straight month, pushing activity down to a 13-year low as the steep slump in housing continued. |
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Cnn.com |
7:24am PDT |
New home sales hit 13-year low |
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Summary: New home sales fell to their lowest level in 13 years in February, according to a key government report on the battered housing market released Wednesday.
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Cnn.com |
7:16am PDT |
China mad about U.S. missile parts mistake |
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Summary: China on Wednesday expressed its "grave concern and strong displeasure" over what the United States said was an accidental shipment of ballistic missile components to Taiwan.
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Cnn.com |
7:16am PDT |
Martin: Politicians can differ with supporters |
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Summary: Its been an interesting week watching folks analyze the outcry over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's controversial comments, especially when they try to link them to Sen. Barack Obama.
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Cnn.com |
7:16am PDT |
Martin: Don't judge candidates by their company |
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Summary: Its been an interesting week watching folks analyze the outcry over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's controversial comments, especially when they try to link them to Sen. Barack Obama.
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BBC News |
6:48am PDT |
Pair were 'pushed' over balcony |
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Summary: A witness tells an inquest she saw a man "push" two children from a hotel balcony in Greece. |
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Cnn.com |
6:48am PDT |
'Trek's' new Scotty staying true to role |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
6:35am PDT |
Brown leads A's over Red Sox 5-1
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Summary: AP - One day after Emil Brown made a costly baserunning mistake, he hit a decisive three-run homer to lead Oakland over the Boston Red Sox 5-1 Wednesday night and give the Athletics a split of their opening two-game series. |
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Yahoo News |
6:34am PDT |
CORRECTED: China seeks to contain ongoing Tibet unrest
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China sought on Wednesday to contain
ongoing protests in its ethnic Tibetan regions, as it stepped
up detentions in Tibet's capital Lhasa and vowed tighter
control over monasteries. |
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BBC News |
6:23am PDT |
'Boy racer' headteacher is sacked |
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Summary: A head teacher jailed for dangerous driving after a high speed crash is dismissed from his job. |
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Yahoo News |
6:18am PDT |
AMR cancels flights for wiring inspection
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - AMR Corp , parent of American
Airlines, said it voluntarily canceled nearly 10 percent of its
flights on Wednesday to check plane wiring as part of a
national air worthiness directive by the Federal Aviation
Administration. |
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BBC News |
6:16am PDT |
Balcony fall inquest apology call |
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Summary: A coroner holding an inquest into a boy's holiday balcony fall asks for an apology from the mother's family. |
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Cnn.com |
6:11am PDT |
Smugglers' deadly cargo: Cop-killing guns |
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Summary: A deadly trade is occurring along the U.S. border with Mexico, federal officials say -- a flood of guns, heading south, used by drug thugs to kill Mexican cops. One of the "guns of choice" is a .50-caliber rifle that can fire a slug through both a car doo |
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BBC News |
6:11am PDT |
Bid to block expenses questioned |
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Summary: Several MPs raise concerns about the Commons' bid to fight in court publication of some expenses claims. |
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Cnn.com |
6:08am PDT |
Fighting with spouse good for your health |
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Summary: There are toilet-paper tiffs, thermostat scuffles, ongoing debates over money, sex and the television remote. And then there are the laundry wars.
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ChristianPost |
6:05am PDT |
Int'l Ecumenical Team Visits Sudanese Churches |
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Summary: An ecumenical team of church representatives began their solidarity visit to churches and ecumenical organizations in war-ravaged Sudan on ... |
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Yahoo News |
5:56am PDT |
McCain: US should work more with allies
(AP)
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Summary: AP - John McCain, outlining his foreign policy positions on the heels of an overseas trip, is renewing his call for the United States to work more collegially with democratic nations and live up to its duties as a world leader. |
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BBC News |
5:55am PDT |
10,000 public sector jobs may go |
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Summary: Almost 10,000 jobs could be lost across Northern Ireland's government departments, a leading union says. |
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BBC News |
5:52am PDT |
Katona 'fine' after health scare |
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Summary: Kerry Katona, who was admitted to hospital with suspected pre-eclampsia, is not as ill as initially feared. |
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Cnn.com |
5:44am PDT |
American cancels 200 flights |
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Summary: American Airlines is canceling 200 flights or nearly 10% of its schedule for Wednesday as it performs more detailed inspections of a key aircraft model.
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Yahoo News |
5:28am PDT |
Ford sells Jaguar, Land Rover to Tata
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ford Motor Co. is selling its Jaguar and Land Rover businesses to India's Tata Motors Ltd. in a $2.3 billion deal — less than half the price that the struggling Ford paid for the two luxury brands. |
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Cnn.com |
5:25am PDT |
Volunteers hold back floods |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
5:24am PDT |
French president seeks new chapter with Britain
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed Wednesday to open a new chapter in ties with Britain as he arrived for a state visit which he hopes will also help repair his image as a statesman. |
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Yahoo News |
5:21am PDT |
Motorola to split into two companies
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Motorola Inc said on Wednesday
it would split into two publicly traded entities to separate
its loss-making handset division from its other businesses,
sending its shares up more than 10 percent. |
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Yahoo News |
5:15am PDT |
Parachute may belong to famed hijacker
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hoping to solve at least part of a 36-year-old mystery, the FBI is analyzing a torn, tangled parachute found in southwest Washington to determine if it belonged to famed plane hijacker D.B. Cooper. |
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Yahoo News |
5:15am PDT |
Big money in politics - sign of excess?
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - With eight months to go before the
U.S. presidential election, the candidates have raised almost
$1 billion to fund their campaigns -- more than the size of the
economies of several African countries. |
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BBC News |
5:14am PDT |
Approval for mobiles on aircraft |
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Summary: One of the regulatory hurdles to using mobile phones on planes flying in European airspace is removed. |
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BBC News |
5:08am PDT |
Sarkozy begins state visit to UK |
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Summary: President Sarkozy arrives for a two day state visit, with a call for Britain and France to work "hand-in-glove". |
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BBC News |
5:08am PDT |
Child inquest hearing adjourned |
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Summary: An inquest into the death of a boy who died in a plunge from a hotel balcony is briefly adjourned by the coroner. |
