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5:22am PDT |
In a slump... |
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Summary: ... is it time to start feeling sorry for estate agents? |
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ChristianPost |
5:19am PDT |
S. Sudan President Reaffirms Commitment to Work with Churches |
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Summary: The president of Southern Sudan recently reaffirmed with an international ecumenical delegation that his government remains willing to work closely with ... |
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Yahoo News |
5:18am PDT |
Democrats want Iraqis to use oil surplus
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrats plan to push legislation this spring that would force the Iraqi government to spend its own surplus in oil revenues to rebuild the country, sparing U.S. dollars. |
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BBC News |
5:06am PDT |
Murdered Damilola's mother dies |
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Summary: The mother of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies from a suspected heart attack. |
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Yahoo News |
5:00am PDT |
White House hopefuls woo Gore, focus on climate
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic White House hopefuls
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama speak often about green jobs,
emissions cuts and renewable energy. But they have more than
global warming on their minds when they talk of environmental
policy. |
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ChristianPost |
4:58am PDT |
Vatican: Pope will Speak on Abuse Crisis |
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Summary: Pope Benedict XVI recognizes the damage and pain caused by the clergy sex abuse crisis and will seek to heal wounds during his U.S. trip next week, the Vatican's No. 2 official said ... |
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BBC News |
4:51am PDT |
Data loss prompts security move |
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Summary: Thousands of "ultra-secure" computers costing £6m are to be bought by the executive after a series of data losses. |
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ChristianPost |
4:50am PDT |
Christianity and Islam |
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Summary: In his history of World War II, Winston Churchill tells the story of a pre-war meeting between French premier Laval and Josef Stalin. When Laval asked Stalin if he could not “do something to encourage religion and the Catholics in Russia,” Stalin replied, |
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ChristianPost |
4:48am PDT |
Mounting Calls for Results in Zimbabwe |
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Summary: International calls for Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe to release long-delayed results from a presidential vote mounted Wednesday as ruling party militants continued to overrun white-owned farms and the opposition accused the government of waging a campaign of |
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Cnn.com |
4:47am PDT |
Candidates harsh but hopeful on China |
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Summary: The presidential candidates are calling on China to improve its human rights record as protests over the crackdown in Tibet follow the Olympic flame on its international journey.
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Yahoo News |
4:45am PDT |
G7 readies response to market crisis
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Group of Seven economic powers
are likely to deploy an international team to keep closer tabs
on the world's big banks as well as demanding better risk
management and information disclosure across financial markets. |
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Yahoo News |
4:38am PDT |
Yahoo's Flickr expands into online video
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Yahoo Inc. will begin showing homemade videos on its online photo-sharing site, Flickr, in a long-anticipated move that may be too late to lure most people away from the Internet's dominant video channel, Google Inc.'s YouTube. |
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Yahoo News |
4:37am PDT |
Zimbabwe poll body says "dangerous" to give result
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A lawyer for Zimbabwe's electoral
commission said on Wednesday it would be "dangerous" for the
High Court to order the release of presidential election
results, as demanded by the opposition MDC. |
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ChristianPost |
4:37am PDT |
McDonald's Draws Criticisms Over Alleged Pro-Gay Stance |
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Summary: McDonald’s has come under attack recently over what critics claim to be a high-profile endorsement of ... |
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Yahoo News |
4:37am PDT |
Man who yelled at phone user acquitted
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A retired police officer who screamed obscenities at a train passenger who was talking on a cell phone and who hit the hand of another passenger who intervened was acquitted Tuesday of misdemeanor charges stemming from the confrontation. |
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ChristianPost |
4:28am PDT |
Prominent Pro-Life Group Backs McCain |
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Summary: The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the nation’s largest and most influential pro-life organization, has announced the “unanimous” decision by its board of directors to back Republican presidential hopeful John ... |
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BBC News |
4:20am PDT |
San Francisco set for torch relay |
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Summary: Pro-Tibet protesters march in San Francisco as the city braces for the next leg of the Olympic torch relay. |
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Cnn.com |
4:16am PDT |
Enterprise offering hybrid rentals |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
4:15am PDT |
Another star eliminated from `Dancing'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Last place became last dance for Adam Carolla on "Dancing With the Stars." |
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BBC News |
4:11am PDT |
Oasis budget airline stops flying |
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Summary: The Hong Kong budget airline Oasis stops flying and applies for liquidation, leaving passengers stranded. |
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BBC News |
4:03am PDT |
Kylie has 'respect' for doctors |
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Summary: Kylie Minogue speaks of her "respect" for doctors, a day after revealing her cancer was initially mis-diagnosed. |
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BBC News |
4:00am PDT |
Ferguson already has eye on semis |
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Summary: Sir Alex Ferguson says Man Utd have their best chance in years of reaching the Champions League semi-finals. |
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Yahoo News |
3:57am PDT |
American expects more cancellations
(AP)
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Summary: AP - American Airlines expected to cancel more flights Wednesday — and perhaps beyond — as it tried for a second time to comply with federal rules about wiring on about 300 of its planes. |
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BBC News |
3:53am PDT |
Complaints by students rise 25% |
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Summary: Students are increasingly likely to be older, from overseas - and complaining, a watchdog says. |
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Yahoo News |
3:53am PDT |
7 killed in blast in Baghdad's Sadr City
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Seven people died in Baghdad's Sadr City as clashes between security forces and Shiite militiamen continued in the capital on Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad. |
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BBC News |
3:49am PDT |
Revenge not on agenda - Chelsea's Lampard |
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Summary: Frank Lampard insists revenge will not motivate Chelsea when they meet familiar foes Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final. |
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Yahoo News |
3:46am PDT |
Steps but no breakthrough in North Korea talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States and North Korea have
made progress but no breakthrough towards settling Pyongyang's
long-delayed declaration of its nuclear activities, U.S. envoy
Christopher Hill said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
3:42am PDT |
Ancient secrets |
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Summary: Archaeologists make breakthrough at Stonehenge dig |
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BBC News |
3:42am PDT |
'Breakthrough' at Stonehenge dig |
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Summary: Archaeologists say they have broken through to a layer which could help to explain why Stonehenge was built. |
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BBC News |
3:35am PDT |
Dead man's bags lost in T5 chaos |
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Summary: Luggage belonging to a man who died on a flight is among items lost during problems at Heathrow T5. |
