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BBC News |
8:42am PDT |
Johnson named as England supremo |
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Summary: Martin Johnson is appointed England's new team manager from 1 July with Brian Ashton losing his job as head coach. |
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ChristianToday |
8:42am PDT |
Bush to urge halting CO2 emission growth by 2025 |
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Summary: US President George W Bush plans on Wednesday to call for halting the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 an administration official said but he will offer few ideas on how to do so before his term ends early next year |
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ChristianToday |
8:42am PDT |
Poorer nations object to industry greenhouse curbs |
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Summary: N/A |
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ChristianToday |
8:41am PDT |
Berlusconis need for love means reforms unlikely |
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Summary: Silvio Berlusconi loves to be loved a fact that makes it unlikely the prime ministerelect will push through the kind of unpopular reforms Italy needs |
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Yahoo News |
8:41am PDT |
U.S. forces free AP photographer in Iraq after 2 years
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer
working for the Associated Press in Iraq was freed from U.S.
military custody on Wednesday after being held without charge
for two years, the news agency said. |
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BBC News |
8:41am PDT |
Nasa extends Saturn probe mission |
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Summary: The US space agency (Nasa) has extended the international Cassini-Huygens mission by two years. |
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ChristianToday |
8:41am PDT |
Brown urges clear message on Zimbabwe from UN meet |
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Summary: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on a summit of UN Security Council and African leaders on Wednesday to send a single clear message that it stood for democracy and human rights in Zimbabwe |
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ChristianToday |
8:40am PDT |
Zuma widens gap with Mbeki over Zimbabwe |
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Summary: South African ruling party leader Jacob Zuma widened his disagreement with President Thabo Mbeki over Zimbabwe on Wednesday saying anxiety was increasing by the day over a postelection deadlock there |
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ChristianToday |
8:40am PDT |
Oil hits record after US inventory surprise |
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Summary: Oil hit a record high near 115 a barrel on Wednesday after a US government supply report showed an unexpected drop in crude inventories in the worlds top consumer |
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ChristianToday |
8:39am PDT |
Berlusconi wants more EU influence targets ECB |
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Summary: Italian prime ministerelect Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday he would help the EU regain the influence he said it had lost since he was last in power and called for the European Central Banks mandate to be broadened |
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BBC News |
8:39am PDT |
No-one thinks Mugabe won - PM |
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Summary: Gordon Brown tells the UN "no-one thinks" Robert Mugabe won the presidential election in Zimbabwe. |
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Yahoo News |
8:39am PDT |
Cameraman among 20 killed in Gaza clashes
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Three Israeli soldiers and 17 Palestinians, one a cameraman for an international news agency, were killed on Wednesday as troops backed by helicopters stormed into the Gaza Strip. |
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Yahoo News |
8:38am PDT |
Supreme Court upholds use of lethal injections
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the most common method of lethal injection executions, likely clearing the way to resume executions that have been on hold for nearly 7 months. |
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Cnn.com |
8:37am PDT |
Israeli-Palestinian fighting kills 18 |
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Summary: Four Palestinian militants were killed in intense fighting with Israeli troops early Wednesday morning.
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BBC News |
8:29am PDT |
'Ear print' burglar wins appeal |
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Summary: A burglar jailed after police matched an imprint of his ear to a crime scene has one of his convictions quashed. |
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CTI News |
8:27am PDT |
Poll: Do you think the barriers between Catholics and evangelicals should be lowered? |
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Summary: Poll: Do you think the barriers between Catholics and evangelicals should be lowered?
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CTI News |
8:27am PDT |
Editorial: Nominal Evangelicals |
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Summary: But they are an opportunity, not a scandal.
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CTI News |
8:27am PDT |
Review: 'The Great Awakening' |
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Summary: Jim Wallis's attempt to transcend party politics in 'The Great Awakening' never takes off.
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CTI News |
8:27am PDT |
Jim Wallis on Abortion, Sex, and Politics |
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Summary: The longtime activist on abortion, gay marriage, Iraq -- and biblical orthodoxy.
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BBC News |
8:24am PDT |
No-one thinks Mugabe won - Brown |
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Summary: Gordon Brown tells the UN "no-one thinks" Robert Mugabe won the presidential election in Zimbabwe. |
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Yahoo News |
8:22am PDT |
Bush welcomes pope and says US is open to his message
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An enthralled South Lawn crowd of more than 9,000 sang "Happy Birthday" to Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday, and President Bush said that the first papal White House visit in 29 years was a reminder for Americans to "distinguish between simple right an |
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Yahoo News |
8:13am PDT |
Supreme court clears way for executions to resume
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Supreme Court on Wednesday
rejected a challenge to the lethal three-drug cocktail used in
most U.S. executions, clearing the way for a resumption of
executions halted since last September. |
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Cnn.com |
8:12am PDT |
Ghostwriters dish health findings, journal states |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
8:11am PDT |
Base decisions on moral principles, pope says
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Saying he had come as a friend of
the United States, Pope Benedict urged Americans and their
leaders on Wednesday to base their political and social
decisions on moral principles and create a more just society. |
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BBC News |
8:06am PDT |
Pope in landmark White House trip |
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Summary: Thousands of guests watch Pope Benedict XVI arrive at the White House to meet President Bush. |
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Cnn.com |
8:04am PDT |
Low supply kicks oil close to $115 |
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Summary: Oil prices surged to a record high Wednesday, spiking to near $115 a barrel, after a government report showed an unexpected crude supply drop.
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Yahoo News |
8:03am PDT |
US doubles compensation available for bumped fliers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Passengers who get bumped off overbooked flights will soon be eligible to receive twice as much compensation from U.S. airlines. |
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BBC News |
7:56am PDT |
Air strike 'kills 9 Palestinians' |
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Summary: At least nine Palestinians are killed in an Israeli air strike, following bloody clashes in the Gaza Strip, sources say. |
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Yahoo News |
7:55am PDT |
Supreme Court upholds Kentucky's use of lethal injections
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Supreme Court upheld Kentucky's use of lethal injection executions Wednesday, likely clearing the way to resume executions that have been on hold for nearly 8 months. |
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ChristianPost |
7:51am PDT |
Florida Considers 'I Believe' License Plates |
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Summary: Florida residents may soon have the option to purchase license plates that display and represent their faith, thanks to a new measure currently under review in the Florida ... |
