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Yahoo News |
8:45am PDT |
Polls point to Clinton win, as rivals blitz Pennsylvania
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Hillary Clinton accused Barack Obama of stooping to "desperate" tactics, as polls put her on track for a morale-boosting win in Tuesday's Pennsylvania presidential primary. |
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BBC News |
8:41am PDT |
£50bn swap |
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Summary: Bank of England's credit crunch plan explained |
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BBC News |
8:40am PDT |
China seeks to 'educate' Tibetans |
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Summary: China launches an "education" campaign in Tibet designed to undermine support for the Dalai Lama and separatism. |
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BBC News |
8:34am PDT |
Hopes of bionic eye blindness cure |
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Summary: A 'bionic eye' may hold the key to returning sight to blind people affected by a hereditary disease, UK experts believe. |
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BBC News |
8:33am PDT |
Gates criticises Air Force role |
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Summary: US Air Force heads are "stuck in old ways" on tactics in Afghanistan and Iraq, defence chief Robert Gates says. |
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BBC News |
8:31am PDT |
Remove 'crook' Al Fayed, says MP |
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Summary: An MP says Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed is a "thief, a crook and liar" and should be deported. |
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ChristianPost |
8:20am PDT |
Charities Say They Need Financial Help Too |
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Summary: A downturn in the economy is not only affecting the average American, but also the charities that are supposed to help ... |
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BBC News |
8:09am PDT |
Minister pledges 10p tax inquiry |
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Summary: Minister Yvette Cooper is to announce a "process" to help those worst hit by the abolition of the 10p tax band. |
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Cnn.com |
8:08am PDT |
20 bodies found floating near Bahamas |
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Summary: U.S. and Bahamian rescue workers found the bodies of 20 people floating in open waters Sunday near the Bahamas, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Monday.
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Yahoo News |
8:08am PDT |
Court rejects appeals by 11 death row inmates
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Supreme Court on Monday followed
up on its ruling last week upholding the commonly used lethal
injection method of execution and rejected appeals by 11 death
row inmates in seven states. |
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BBC News |
8:06am PDT |
Government warning over fuel row |
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Summary: The UK Government warns that a strike by workers at the Grangemouth refinery could cause "serious disruption" to fuel supplies. |
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Yahoo News |
8:04am PDT |
Hamas open to peace deal with Israel: Carter
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Former US president Jimmy Carter said on Monday the Islamist Hamas movement told him it would recognise Israel's right to live in peace if a deal is reached and approved by a Palestinian vote. |
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Yahoo News |
7:54am PDT |
Gates says Air Force not doing enough in Iraq war effort
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday the Air Force is not doing enough to help in the Iraq and Afghanistan war effort, complaining that some military leaders are "stuck in old ways of doing business." |
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BBC News |
7:52am PDT |
Darling backs £50bn bank bailout |
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Summary: Chancellor Alistair Darling backs the Bank of England's £50bn plan to help banks struck by the credit crunch. |
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Cnn.com |
7:43am PDT |
Star goes full frontal for 'Sarah Marshall' |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
7:38am PDT |
Court lifts stays of execution for 3 death row inmates
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for Alabama, Mississippi and Texas to set new execution dates for three inmates who were granted last-minute reprieves by the justices last year. |
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ChristianPost |
7:38am PDT |
Out of the Pew |
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Summary: If your church disappeared tomorrow, would your local community even notice? Would it be missed? What vital, world-redeeming tasks would be left ... |
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BBC News |
7:38am PDT |
Minister rebukes school test move |
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Summary: NI's education minister rebukes a school which is to replace the 11-plus with its own admissions test. |
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Cnn.com |
7:35am PDT |
Bruising Pennsylvania race nears finish |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are wrapping up their push in Pennsylvania with sharp attacks a day before the state's crucial primary. The contest brings an end to a six-week primary hiatus. The Pennsylvania primary is the largest remaining Democratic c |
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Cnn.com |
7:33am PDT |
Moms struggling with rising prices |
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Summary: Christina Pond of Arlington, Texas, makes her own detergent. Other moms are growing their own vegetables. With American families facing a double whammy of higher gas and food prices, CNNMoney.com reports moms nationwide are trying to stretch their budget. |
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Yahoo News |
7:32am PDT |
Obama struggles to win white vote in rural Pennsylvania
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama's
efforts to woo white voters in the Pennsylvania Democratic
primary have been hurt by his comments on small town bitterness
and his association with an outspoken pastor, residents of
Muncy Valley say. |
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Yahoo News |
7:29am PDT |
Runners vie for largest Boston marathon purse ever
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The 112th Boston Marathon got started Monday with defending champion Robert Cheruiyot and a field of more than 25,000 runners leaving the starting line in Hopkinton for the 26.2-mile run to Copley Square. |
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BBC News |
7:29am PDT |
Oil rises to yet another record |
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Summary: Oil hits new highs in London and New York amid worries about supply disruptions and Opec's stance. |
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BBC News |
7:28am PDT |
Refinery strike plans spark row |
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Summary: The company that operates the Grangemouth oil refinery is accused of "economic terrorism" by the Unite union. |
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Yahoo News |
7:28am PDT |
Bush to meet Jordan's Abdullah on peace talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush, who is
pressing for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before he leaves
office, will meet with Jordan's King Abdullah on Wednesday to
discuss those efforts on the eve of a visit by Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas |
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BBC News |
7:26am PDT |
Pupils arrested in school protest |
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Summary: Three pupils are arrested after a road is blocked during a demonstration outside their school. |
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BBC News |
7:23am PDT |
Mugabe trying to 'steal election' |
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Summary: UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband accuses Robert Mugabe of trying 'to steal the election' in Zimbabwe. |
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Yahoo News |
7:19am PDT |
Pentagon chief says Air Force should do more
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday the Air Force is not doing enough to help in the Iraq and Afghanistan war effort, complaining that some military leaders are "stuck in old ways of doing business." |
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BBC News |
7:15am PDT |
Africa plans biggest dam project |
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Summary: Plans for the world's most powerful hydro-electric dam project in DR Congo are being discussed in London. |
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BBC News |
7:11am PDT |
Babysitter guilty of boy's murder |
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Summary: A 17-year-old babysitter is found guilty of murdering a 22-month-old boy after sexually assaulting him. |
