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Yahoo News |
1:12pm PDT |
States 'recycle' meds to battle costs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The struggle to keep soaring medical costs in check is feeding an increase in state programs that collect unused prescription drugs to give away to the uninsured and poor. |
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BBC News |
1:03pm PDT |
Zimbabwe vote review call spurned |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's main opposition leader rejects calls by President Mugabe's party for a review of poll results. |
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Cnn.com |
12:58pm PDT |
Mugabe backers invade white-owned farms |
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Summary: An official with Zimbabwe's ruling party said they have rejected an offer by the opposition party to form a national unity government, saying such a coalition would be "like mixing water with fire," according to Zimbabwe's state newspaper, The Daily Mail. |
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Cnn.com |
12:49pm PDT |
Clinton drops hospital story from stump speech |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton will stop telling an emotional story about a uninsured pregnant woman who died after being denied medical care, Clinton's campaign said.
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Yahoo News |
12:47pm PDT |
McCain to seek votes Republicans often ignore
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. presidential candidate John
McCain plans a wide-ranging campaign that would go after voters
often ignored by his Republican party, which in the past has
focused on getting conservatives to the polls. |
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BBC News |
12:41pm PDT |
Brown and Mbeki focus on Mugabe |
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Summary: Gordon Brown has held talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki to help end the crisis in Zimbabwe. |
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Yahoo News |
12:34pm PDT |
Attack on Green Zone kills 2 Americans
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. military says a rocket attack on the U.S.-protected Green Zone has killed two American soldiers and wounded 17 people. |
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Yahoo News |
12:25pm PDT |
Deal on Mich., Fla. unlikely before June
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A deal to allow delegates from Florida and Michigan to participate at the Democratic National Convention is unlikely before summer, party chief Howard Dean said Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:20pm PDT |
Davydenko wins Key Biscayne semifinal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Nikolay Davydenko's grunts became a little louder in the last game Sunday, and the extra effort helped him finish off Rafael Nadal in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open. |
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Yahoo News |
12:08pm PDT |
Zimbabwe court delays ruling on election results
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Zimbabwe court put off until Monday a
ruling on whether it has the authority to order the release of
delayed presidential election results which Robert Mugabe's
opponents say will show his long grip on power is over. |
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Yahoo News |
11:55am PDT |
Report: US no closer to Iraq goals
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The United States is no closer to achieving its goals in Iraq than it was a year ago but a quick military withdrawal could lead to massive chaos and even genocide, according to a report released Sunday by a U.S. think tank. |
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Cnn.com |
11:53am PDT |
Child killed, family hurt in Gaza fighting |
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Summary: Israeli forces in central Gaza exchanged fire with Palestinian militants Sunday, killing a child and wounding four of the child's family members, according to Palestinian security sources.
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11:33am PDT |
Clashes in Egypt strike stand-off |
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Summary: Egyptian textile workers and police clash after security forces take over their factory to prevent a major strike. |
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Cnn.com |
11:32am PDT |
Blast hits Yemen housing for foreigners |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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11:24am PDT |
Fall girl's family thank rescuers |
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Summary: The parents of a girl who fell 100ft from an escalator thank shoppers, store workers and medical staff. |
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11:23am PDT |
Snow hits flights at new T5 |
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Summary: Heathrow's Terminal 5 is hit by more than 100 cancellations as snow causes further disruption to its service. |
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Yahoo News |
11:23am PDT |
Protesters crash Olympic torch party in London
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Thousands of protesters waving Tibetan
flags and shouting "Shame on China" disrupted the Olympic
torch's marathon relay through London on Sunday, billed as a
journey of harmony and peace. |
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Yahoo News |
11:21am PDT |
McCain says will seek votes Republican often ignore
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. presidential candidate John
McCain plans a wide-ranging campaign that would go after voters
often ignored by his Republican party, which in the past has
focused on getting conservatives to the polls. |
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BBC News |
11:02am PDT |
REM's Accelerate races to the top |
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Summary: US rock band REM's first studio album for four years, Accelerate, shoots to the top of the UK chart. |
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Cnn.com |
10:52am PDT |
Police use tear gas on party near campus |
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10:51am PDT |
22 killed in Sadr City clashes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraqi troops backed by U.S. forces battled Shiite fighters in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood in clashes that killed 22 people and wounded dozens despite a cease-fire between the government and the militia, officials said Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:49am PDT |
McCain says will seek votes Republicans often ignore
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. presidential candidate John
McCain plans a wide-ranging campaign that would go after voters
often ignored by his Republican party, which in the past has
focused on getting conservatives to the polls. |
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BBC News |
10:47am PDT |
Ben-Hur star Charlton Heston dies |
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Summary: Charlton Heston, who won a best actor Oscar for his performance in the Hollywood epic Ben-Hur, dies aged 84. |
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Yahoo News |
10:32am PDT |
Investors await 1Q earnings, home sales
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The fear of the unknown that has rattled the stock market for months appears to be fading. The question now is whether upcoming corporate financial reports and readings on the housing market will further calm Wall Street's anxieties or rekindle them. |
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BBC News |
10:20am PDT |
No deal in Kenyan cabinet talks |
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Summary: Talks between Kenya's president and PM-designate to end political deadlock break up without agreement. |
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BBC News |
10:05am PDT |
Jowell defends torch parade role |
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Summary: Minister Tessa Jowell says taking part in the Olympic torch parade is no endorsement of China's human rights record. |
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Cnn.com |
9:58am PDT |
London protesters disrupt Olympic torch relay |
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Summary: Protesters scuffled with police and made attempts to grab the Olympic torch and douse it with a fire extinguisher today as it arrived in London. The event triggered angry demonstrations over China's human rights record and recent unrest in Tibet ahead of |
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Yahoo News |
9:53am PDT |
Zimbabwe court delays election ruling
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Zimbabwe court delayed until Monday a
ruling on whether it could order the release of presidential
election results which President Robert Mugabe is trying to
hold up. |
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BBC News |
9:53am PDT |
Cardiff set up FA Cup final with Portsmouth |
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Summary: Joe Ledley scores the only goal to end Barnsley's FA Cup run and send Cardiff through to a final against Portsmouth. |
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BBC News |
9:51am PDT |
Fiery reception |
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Summary: Olympic torch relay brings Tibet debate to London |
