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ChristianPost |
2:44pm PDT |
Zimbabwe Waits for Results Amid Fear Campaign |
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Summary: Tensions heightened in Zimbabwe Friday as citizens nervously awaited the final results of the presidential election amid a march by hundreds of pro-Mugabe ... |
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Cnn.com |
2:41pm PDT |
B-1 bomber burns on Qatar runway |
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Summary: A U.S. military B-1 bomber crashed Friday during a landing at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, according to a military official.
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Cnn.com |
2:39pm PDT |
Storms sweep across Southeast |
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Summary: Strong winds and possible tornadoes roared across southern Mississippi Friday, shredding roofs and slamming trees and power poles into homes and businesses.
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Yahoo News |
2:39pm PDT |
Police say man in wheelchair robbed bank
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Palo Alto police are looking for a bank robber who favors a decidedly slow-speed getaway vehicle — an electric wheelchair. Police said a man in his 60s with gray hair and a beard held up the Wachovia Bank branch at the Stanford Shopping Center late t |
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Cnn.com |
2:39pm PDT |
She works with lions, sharks -- and autism |
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Yahoo News |
2:35pm PDT |
Jet plot suspects recorded martyr videos
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In chilling videos shown to a jury Friday, men accused of plotting to bring down jetliners over the Atlantic called for revenge for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and praised Osama bin Laden. |
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Yahoo News |
2:35pm PDT |
Iraq PM reverses course, freezes raids
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In a dramatic reversal, Iraq's prime minister ordered a nationwide freeze Friday on Iraqi raids against Shiite militants, bowing to demands by anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr only one day after promising to expand the crackdown to Baghdad. |
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Yahoo News |
2:33pm PDT |
TSA deploys airport behavior screeners
(AP)
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Summary: AP - To the untrained eye, the man looked like any other traveler as he waited in line at Kennedy Airport. But something about the way he was acting caught the attention of two security screeners. |
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BBC News |
2:21pm PDT |
B-1 plane catches fire in Qatar |
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Summary: The crew of a US B-1 bomber are safe after their plane caught fire in an incident in Qatar, the US military says. |
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Yahoo News |
2:18pm PDT |
U.S. B-1 bomber catches fire in Qatar, crew unhurt
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. B-1 bomber caught fire after
landing at an air base in Qatar on Friday but the crew escaped
without injury, the Air Force said. |
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Yahoo News |
2:18pm PDT |
More contraception choices for women 40+
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Birth control choices are wider these days for women 40 and older — a group that once viewed its options as pretty much limited to tube-tying surgery and condoms. For them, the pill is back. So is the IUD. Both are safer than they used to be. There's |
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Yahoo News |
2:17pm PDT |
Tigers drop to 0-4, lose 8-5 to ChiSox
(AP)
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Summary: AP - J.R. Towles did a handstand after he was hit by a pitch in the second inning, then homered in the fourth. Miguel Tejada added a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning as the Houston Astros beat the Cubs 4-3 Friday and sent Chicago to its third loss in |
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Yahoo News |
2:13pm PDT |
Microsoft evaluating Yahoo bid: source
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Microsoft Corp is
evaluating its bid for Yahoo Inc because the Internet
company may have lost value since it made its offer, a person
familiar with the matter said on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
2:10pm PDT |
Clintons report $20.4M in 2007 income
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Clinton reported $20.4 million in income for 2007 and more than $109 million since 2000 as they gave the public the most detailed look at their finances in eight years. Almost half the former first cou |
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Cnn.com |
1:48pm PDT |
What all those job losses could mean to you |
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Summary: You may think your job is safe. But you still may not be spared the pain resulting from the weak labor market. So far this year, nearly a quarter-million jobs have vanished. CNNMoney.com looks at how a deteriorating job market could impact you -- and your |
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Yahoo News |
1:42pm PDT |
Woman sentenced in death of mother-to-be
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A woman was sentenced to death Friday for killing a Missouri mother-to-be and cutting the baby from her womb. Lisa Montgomery becomes the third woman on federal death row. |
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Cnn.com |
1:19pm PDT |
Warrants served at polygamist ranch |
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Summary: Search and arrest warrants are being served at a ranch occupied by several hundred followers of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
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Yahoo News |
1:18pm PDT |
Iraqi leader reverses course
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In a dramatic reversal, Iraq's prime minister ordered a nationwide freeze Friday on Iraqi raids against Shiite militants, bowing to demands by anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr only one day after promising to expand the crackdown to Baghdad. |
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Yahoo News |
1:17pm PDT |
Huge job losses set off recession alarms
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It's no longer a question of recession or not. Now it's how deep and how long. |
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Yahoo News |
1:15pm PDT |
Clintons report $109 million in income 2000-2007
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton,
reported $109 million in income on their tax returns from 2000
to 2007, aides said on Friday. |
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Cnn.com |
1:13pm PDT |
Iraq report 'too rosy,' Democrats say |
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Summary: Democrats are questioning whether the latest National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq is painting too rosy a picture by suggesting that President Bush's "surge" strategy is working, two senior Democratic congressional aides familiar with the report said.
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Cnn.com |
1:12pm PDT |
What those job losses mean to you |
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Summary: You may think your job is safe. But you still may not be spared the pain resulting from the weak labor market.
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Yahoo News |
1:09pm PDT |
DiCaprio buys 'green' NYC condo
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Every time he comes home, Leonardo DiCaprio is practicing what he preaches. The environmentally conscious actor has bought an apartment in Riverhouse, an eco-friendly building overlooking the Hudson River. |
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BBC News |
1:05pm PDT |
US B-1 aircraft crashes in Qatar |
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Summary: A US B-1 bomber aircraft has crashed in the Gulf state of Qatar, reports from the country say. |
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Yahoo News |
12:58pm PDT |
U.S. B-1 bomber crashes in Qatar
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. B-1 bomber crashed at an air
base in Qatar on Friday, a U.S. defense official said, adding
the cause was still unknown. |
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Cnn.com |
12:50pm PDT |
B-1 bomber crashes in Qatar |
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Yahoo News |
12:41pm PDT |
Zimbabwe ruling party prepares runoff
(AP)
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Summary: AP - War veterans marched Friday in Zimbabwe's capital — a muscular show of support for President Robert Mugabe, whose party said he would fight to retain his 28-year grip on power in a runoff election with the opposition leader. |
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BBC News |
12:40pm PDT |
Sarkozy 'may join hostage effort' |
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Summary: France's president would go to Colombia's border if it would help free hostage Ingrid Betancourt, a minister says. |
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Yahoo News |
12:34pm PDT |
Zimbabwe ruling party fights back after polls reverse
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe's ruling party launched its fightback on Friday after its weekend elections reverse, saying Robert Mugabe would stand in a presidential run-off and contesting its loss of control of parliament. |
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Yahoo News |
12:34pm PDT |
White House hopefuls pay tribute to King
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Republican and Democrat, black and white, the three remaining presidential candidates summoned memories of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., 40 years after his death on Friday and gently sought to advance their own strivings as they found greatness in |
