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Yahoo News |
8:10am PDT |
Bush pledges more troops for NATO Afghan force
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush pledged at a
NATO summit to provide a "significant" number of extra U.S.
troops to the alliance mission in Afghanistan at a summit, U.S.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:09am PDT |
Clinton discusses gay rights with Ellen
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton told Ellen DeGeneres that she will work to ensure that same-sex couples such as the talk show host and her partner Portia de Rossi are treated fairly. |
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ChristianPost |
8:08am PDT |
Pro-Life Groups Mark 3rd Anniversary of Terri Schiavo's Death |
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Summary: The parents of Terri Schiavo held a memorial mass and dedication on the third anniversary of their daughter’s death this week as pro-life leaders renewed their vows to fight for the forces of ... |
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DJ Chuang |
8:02am PDT |
things are going south |
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Summary: And me too. I’ll be driving down to San Diego 11′ish today, and meetup with Cindy Hong for late lunch. Will be at the San Diego Asian American Leadership Conference, facilitating 2 seminars for the Pastor’s Track. I’ll post audios |
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Yahoo News |
8:00am PDT |
U.S. looks to send more troops to Afghanistan in 2009
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States expects to
add a "significant" number of extra troops to NATO's mission in
Afghanistan next year, President George W. Bush has told fellow
alliance leaders. |
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BBC News |
7:58am PDT |
Women arrested over Shannon case |
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Summary: Two women are arrested by police investigating the disappearance of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews. |
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Yahoo News |
7:56am PDT |
Jobs slashed, pointing to recession
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Employers buffeted by talk of recession slashed 80,000 jobs in March, the most in five years and the third straight month of losses. |
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Cnn.com |
7:49am PDT |
Navajo Nation likely to lose Internet service |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
7:48am PDT |
Family 'watched TV as girl died' |
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Summary: The mother and half-sister of a girl who lay dying of a heroin overdose watched TV instead of helping, a jury hears. |
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Yahoo News |
7:47am PDT |
Hansbrough selected player of the year
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tyler Hansbrough, who topped the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring and rebounding and led North Carolina to the Final Four, was selected The Associated Press college basketball player of the year Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:43am PDT |
No Cold War, but no deals at NATO-Russia summit
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - President Vladimir Putin said Friday there would be no return to the Cold War, but warned NATO at a summit of alliance leaders against expanding deeper into former Soviet territory. |
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BBC News |
7:34am PDT |
Girl critical after Primark fall |
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Summary: A three-year-old girl is in a critical condition after falling from an escalator in Liverpool's Primark store. |
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Cnn.com |
7:21am PDT |
MLK assassination -- a moment frozen in time |
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Summary: The moment of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death is being remembered on the anniversary of his death. Friends remember the jokes before the assassin's shot, the medical examiner describes the fatal wound, Sen. Robert Kennedy appeals for calm and a re |
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Cnn.com |
7:21am PDT |
Moment frozen in time |
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Summary: The moment of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death is being remembered on the anniversary of his death. Friends remember the jokes before the assassin's shot, the medical examiner describes the fatal wound, Sen. Robert Kennedy appeals for calm and a re |
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Cnn.com |
7:21am PDT |
MLK murder witnesses recount blood, pointing |
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Summary: The moment of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death is being remembered on the anniversary of his death. Friends remember the jokes before the assassin's shot, the medical examiner describes the fatal wound, Sen. Robert Kennedy appeals for calm and a re |
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BBC News |
7:17am PDT |
MPs' expenses claims are revealed |
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Summary: MPs' taxpayer-funded spending on items such as food, cleaning, mortgages and even TV licences is revealed. |
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ChristDot |
7:12am PDT |
Jesus defence fails Port La Tour man |
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Summary: From the Halifax Herald:
"I’m going to ask that the Bible be introduced as an exhibit," Mr. Atkinson said, informing the court that he would proceed with a Scriptural defence.
He called it, "The Christian right to fish as (proclaimed) by the Lord Himse |
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ChristDot |
7:12am PDT |
King Followers Mourn Loss of Activism |
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Summary: From The Associated Press:
The tradition of social justice survives in King's pulpit. In the nearly three years since Warnock has come to Ebenezer, he has transported hundreds of Hurricane Katrina evacuees to New Orleans to vote in local elections, fought |
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Cnn.com |
7:07am PDT |
Girl says jail guards hurt her |
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Summary: Erica was 16 when she was jailed after running away from home. She says guards picked on her and forced her to play soccer in shackles. "They made you feel like you were nothing,'" said Erica, one of 10 girls suing Mississippi for alleged abuse.
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Cnn.com |
7:07am PDT |
Sex abuse, violence alleged at teen jails |
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Summary: Girls as young as 13 say they were shackled for weeks at a time in Mississippi.
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BBC News |
7:03am PDT |
'Fresh Tibetan riots' in China |
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Summary: Fresh violence breaks out in a Tibetan area of China, weeks after a government crackdown, state media says. |
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BBC News |
6:54am PDT |
Putin holds 'positive' Nato talks |
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Summary: Russia's leader describes as positive his talks with Nato chiefs, but warns against the bloc's expansion eastwards. |
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BBC News |
6:53am PDT |
Drink driver caused baby's death |
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Summary: A drink driver admits causing the death of a seven-month-old girl in a car crash in the Borders. |
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Yahoo News |
6:49am PDT |
Putin says U.S. listening to missile shield concerns
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russian President Vladimir Putin said
on Friday he was encouraged that Washington had listened to
Russian concerns about the planned U.S. missile shield site and
said discussions would continue. |
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Yahoo News |
6:47am PDT |
Bush on brief visit to NATO invitee Croatia
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in
Croatia on Friday after a NATO summit at which leaders invited
the former Yugoslav republic to join the 26-nation western
alliance. |
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Cnn.com |
6:47am PDT |
Duck gets court-ordered protection |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
6:37am PDT |
Duke of Edinburgh taken to hospital |
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Summary: Prince Philip has been admitted to hospital for assessment and treatment for a chest infection, Buckingham Palace says. |
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BBC News |
6:25am PDT |
Headship certificate made tougher |
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Summary: The qualification that head teachers in England must have is being revamped - just as vacancies rise. |
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Yahoo News |
6:20am PDT |
Queen Elizabeth's husband hospitalized with infection
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Queen Elizabeth's 86-year-old husband
Prince Philip, famed for his forthright personality, has been
taken to hospital with a chest infection, Buckingham Palace
said on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
6:18am PDT |
Economy sheds 80,000 jobs in March
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The employers cut payrolls for a
third month in a row in March, slashing 80,000 jobs for the
biggest monthly job decline in five years as the economy headed
into a downturn, government data on Friday showed. |
