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Cnn.com |
9:32am PDT |
Fellow senator: Obama, Clinton ticket unlikely |
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Summary: Sen. Chris Dodd on Sunday joined the chorus of Democratic leaders downplaying the idea of a joint ticket between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
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Yahoo News |
9:31am PDT |
Rice: Israel, Palestinians need to show progress
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Bush administration has told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they will need to show progress in their secret talks soon, or risk a potentially fatal erosion in public support for a process now in its sixth month without any obvious successes. |
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Yahoo News |
9:22am PDT |
Clashes in Lebanon as army deploys in capital
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The army deployed across much of Lebanon on Sunday after Hezbollah ceded control of west Beirut but clashes raged on in the north and in the Druze mountains as Arab foreign ministers held crisis talks. |
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BBC News |
9:02am PDT |
Man Utd hold nerve to take title in thrilling finale |
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Summary: Manchester United win 2-0 at Wigan to pip Chelsea to the Premier League crown, securing the club's 17th title. |
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9:02am PDT |
Man Utd win Premier League title |
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Summary: Manchester United win 2-0 at Wigan to pip Chelsea to the Premier League crown, securing the club's 17th title. |
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Yahoo News |
9:00am PDT |
AP IMPACT: Number of disabled veterans rising
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come — even as the total population of America's vets shrinks. |
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ChristianPost |
8:57am PDT |
Mother's Day Celebration Reaches 100th Anniversary |
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Summary: On this 100th anniversary of Mother's Day, the woman credited with creating one of the world's most celebrated holidays probably wouldn't be pleased with all the flowers, candy or ... |
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BBC News |
8:56am PDT |
Late Murphy header secures Fulham survival |
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Summary: Danny Murphy's goal secures Fulham's Premier League status as they beat Portsmouth, despite a nervy display. |
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Yahoo News |
8:51am PDT |
At least 19 dead in Oklahoma, Missouri tornadoes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - At least 19 people were killed in
Missouri and Oklahoma when tornadoes and violent storms ripped
through the central and southeastern United States, devastating
neighborhoods and injuring hundreds, officials said on Sunday. |
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BBC News |
8:48am PDT |
Zimbabwe police arrest activists |
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Summary: Nearly 60 opposition activists are arrested in Zimbabwe as their leader Morgan Tsvangirai is set to return for elections. |
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Yahoo News |
8:35am PDT |
Djokovic rallies past Wawrinka to win Rome Masters
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Novak Djokovic won the 10th title of his career, rallying Sunday to defeat unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Rome Masters. |
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Yahoo News |
8:33am PDT |
Hezbollah battles Druze east of Beirut
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Shi'ites loyal to Lebanese opposition
group Hezbollah battled Druze supporters of the ruling
coalition east of Beirut on Sunday, adding to the worst civil
strife since the 1975-90 war. |
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Yahoo News |
8:32am PDT |
3 crew members die as medical helicopter crashes in Wis.
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Officials say a medical helicopter crashed after take-off and three crew members aboard are dead. |
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Yahoo News |
8:18am PDT |
22 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornados and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 22 people in three states. |
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Yahoo News |
8:14am PDT |
Key al Qaeda member killed in Afghanistan: Web
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A prominent member of al Qaeda was killed
in fighting with U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, the group said
in a statement posted on an Islamist website on Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:05am PDT |
Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win. Many people believed her victory in the Democratic nomination was a sure thing. Her ultimate failing may have b |
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BBC News |
7:50am PDT |
Fighting spreads east of Beirut |
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Summary: Clashes flare outside Beirut as Lebanon's army struggles to contain fighting between Shia and pro-government groups. |
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Yahoo News |
7:36am PDT |
Obama campaign chief sees end of nomination fight
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama's campaign
chief predicted on Sunday his protracted battle against Hillary
Clinton for the party's presidential nomination would soon be
over, saying "we're coming to the end of the process." |
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Yahoo News |
7:30am PDT |
AP IMPACT: Number of disabled vets up with Iraq, Afghan wars
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come — even as the total population of America's vets has begun to shri |
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BBC News |
7:29am PDT |
Labour loans |
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Summary: How hard will Lord Levy's comments hit the PM? |
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BBC News |
7:22am PDT |
Wigan tickets 'lost in the post' |
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Summary: Up to 100 envelopes containing tickets for Wigan Athletic's clash with Manchester United go missing. |
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Cnn.com |
7:18am PDT |
Red Cross relief boat sinks in Myanmar |
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Summary: A U.S. military transport aircraft with relief supplies is expected to land in Myanmar on Monday on a mission that officials hope will forge a relationship to allow the United States to send in disaster experts.
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BBC News |
7:16am PDT |
Murdered boy 'turned down fight' |
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Summary: A murdered teenager, described as a "gentle giant" by his parents, had tried to avoid a fight minutes before his death. |
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BBC News |
7:14am PDT |
Massa holds off Hamilton for win |
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Summary: Felipe Massa wins the Turkish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton's McLaren holds off Kimi Raikkonen for second. |
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Cnn.com |
7:12am PDT |
'Raw Politics': Religious right warming to Dems? |
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Summary: For decades, evangelicals have been seen as solid supporters of the Republican Party. That could be changing.
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Yahoo News |
7:10am PDT |
'Drip-feed' of aid but Myanmar still desperate
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The pace of aid deliveries into Myanmar picked up Sunday, but as thousands of starving cyclone survivors turned out on the roads to beg for food and water, experts said far more was needed. |
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Cnn.com |
7:09am PDT |
Storms sweep several states, killing 20 |
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Summary: Severe weather, including tornadoes, has killed at least 20 people in Oklahoma and Missouri, according to emergency management agencies. One Oklahoma town "looks like a war zone," an emergency official said.
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Yahoo News |
7:02am PDT |
Tragedy of dead and survivors in Myanmar grows worse
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis
headed out of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in search of food,
water and medicine, but aid workers said on Sunday that
thousands will die if emergency supplies don't get through
soon. |
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BBC News |
6:55am PDT |
Lebanese army sends troops north |
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Summary: Lebanese troops deploy in Tripoli to end fierce fighting between Hezbollah allies and government supporters. |
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Yahoo News |
6:48am PDT |
Iran, IAEA to resume nuclear talks on Monday: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency
watchdog will resume talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear program
in the Iranian capital on Monday, an Iranian official was
quoted as saying on Sunday. |
