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Yahoo News |
3:15pm PDT |
Obama outlines plans for race against McCain
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama began sketching the outlines of his expected presidential contest against Republican John McCain on Saturday, saying the fall election will be more about specific plans and priorities than about questions of political ideology or who is |
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BBC News |
3:01pm PDT |
Brown vows to fight UK break up |
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Summary: The prime minister pledges to do "whatever is necessary" to preserve the UK in the face of calls for Scottish independence. |
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ChristianToday |
3:01pm PDT |
Film on Billy Grahams life in production |
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Summary: A film on one of the worlds favourite evangelists Billy Graham is being produced in Nashville Tenn USA where one of the featured cast members is Grahams first cousin |
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Yahoo News |
2:55pm PDT |
Obama overtakes Clinton in Democratic superdelegates
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party's nomination for president. |
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ChristianToday |
2:44pm PDT |
Conservative bishops to attend rival Anglican gatherings |
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Summary: Two conservative bishops who are moving toward a split with The Episcopal Church announced their intention to attend a global church gathering that some conservatives are boycotting |
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Yahoo News |
2:41pm PDT |
AP source: Mike D'Antoni accepts offer to coach Knicks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Mike D'Antoni has agreed to coach the New York Knicks, bringing his entertaining offensive style from the Phoenix Suns to a team coming off one of the worst seasons in its history. |
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BBC News |
2:31pm PDT |
Madonna makes her UK live return |
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Summary: The 'Queen of Pop' brings the first night of Radio 1's Big Weekend to a close with a selection of classic hits. |
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Cnn.com |
2:21pm PDT |
Reports: Cyclone aid used to entice voters |
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Summary: The military junta that rules Myanmar was expected to proceed with a planned referendum on a new constitution Saturday despite the widespread devastation caused by last week's fatal cyclone.
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Yahoo News |
2:18pm PDT |
Embattled Olmert vows to lead peace drive
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on
Saturday vowed to stay in office and lead peacemaking efforts
with Israel's "enemies and adversaries" despite speculation he
could be forced to quit in a bribery scandal. |
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ChristianPost |
2:18pm PDT |
Radical Rantings |
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Summary: I have refrained from commenting extensively on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy because this is an election year, and I avoid partisan questions. Until now, the Rev. Wright has been closely aligned with the Democratic ... |
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Yahoo News |
2:08pm PDT |
Obama eager to campaign with McCain
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Acting even more like he has
clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama
said on Saturday he would be willing to campaign jointly with
Republican John McCain and acknowledged he needed to better
introduce himself to America |
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Cnn.com |
1:55pm PDT |
Obama cuts Clinton's superdelegate lead to 2 |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead was narrowed even more Saturday, when the Obama campaign announced the support of seven superdelegates, including a previous Clinton backer.
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ChristianPost |
1:34pm PDT |
'Academic Freedom' Legislation Advances in Four States |
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Summary: Opponents and those who challenge some or all of the tenets of Darwinism have been encouraged recently as the “Academic Freedom” legislation advanced for review in four ... |
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BBC News |
1:30pm PDT |
Obama takes super-delegate lead |
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Summary: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama overtakes rival Hillary Clinton in endorsements from super-delegates. |
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Yahoo News |
1:24pm PDT |
Obama overtakes lead in superdelegates for first time
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party's nomination for president. |
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Yahoo News |
1:22pm PDT |
Hezbollah fighters in Beirut melt away
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hezbollah gunmen were melting away from the streets of Beirut late Saturday, heeding an army call to clear out fighters after the Shiite militants demonstrated their military might in a power struggle with the U.S.-backed government. |
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BBC News |
1:19pm PDT |
Blair scared of Brown - Prescott |
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Summary: John Prescott tells of the furious resentment between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. |
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Yahoo News |
1:13pm PDT |
Lebanese opposition ends west Beirut takeover
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition on Saturday said it was ending its takeover of west Beirut after the army revoked government moves against the Shiite group that sparked days of deadly fighting. |
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Yahoo News |
1:09pm PDT |
Myanmar's junta holds referendum despite cyclone crisis
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Myanmar's military rulers held a referendum Saturday aimed at solidifying their hold on power while brazenly turning cyclone relief efforts into a propaganda campaign. In some cases, generals' names were scribbled onto boxes of foreign aid before bei |
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Yahoo News |
1:04pm PDT |
Wheldon takes provisional pole, knocks Patrick off top spot
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Dan Wheldon held the provisional Indianapolis 500 pole after the first flurry of qualifications on Saturday, knocking Danica Patrick off the top spot. |
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BBC News |
12:33pm PDT |
Hezbollah to end Beirut seizure |
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Summary: Hezbollah agrees to pull its gunmen out of Beirut after Lebanon's army settles tensions with the government. |
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Yahoo News |
12:15pm PDT |
News Corp. withdraws bid to buy NY newspaper Newsday
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A spokeswoman for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. says the media conglomerate has withdrawn its bid to purchase Newsday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:14pm PDT |
AP Source: Ramirez close to long-term deal with Marlins
(AP)
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Summary: AP - With a new ballpark finally on the horizon, the Florida Marlins are beginning to loosen their purse strings. |
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Yahoo News |
11:56am PDT |
Sudan says rebel attack on Khartoum defeated
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Darfur rebels fought Sudanese troops
in a suburb of Khartoum on Saturday in a bid to seize power,
but the government said the attack on the capital had been
defeated. |
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BBC News |
11:50am PDT |
Dundee Utd to complain about ref |
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Summary: Dundee United will complain formally to the Scottish FA about referee Mike McCurry's performance in their defeat by Rangers. |
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Yahoo News |
11:28am PDT |
Hezbollah gunmen start withdrawl from Beirut
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hezbollah on Saturday began withdrawing
gunmen from Beirut and handed control of the streets to the
Lebanese army, after seizing much of the city in gunbattles
with supporters of the U.S.-backed government. |
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BBC News |
11:28am PDT |
Ceasefire deal with Sadr militia |
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Summary: The Iraqi government agrees to a ceasefire with the Shia Mehdi Army to end fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City. |
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Cnn.com |
11:21am PDT |
Jenna Bush prepares to say 'I do' |
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Summary: First daughter Jenna Bush and Henry Hager -- the son of a well-connected Virginia Republican -- say "I do" Saturday on President Bush's 1,600-acre ranch in Crawford, Texas.
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BBC News |
11:09am PDT |
Teenager murdered in bakery shop |
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Summary: A murder inquiry is launched after a 16-year-old boy dies following an attack in the bakery where he worked in London. |
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Yahoo News |
10:57am PDT |
Sudan rebels say they entered Khartoum
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Darfur rebel commander said on
Saturday his JEM group had entered Khartoum and was aiming to
take power in Sudan. |
