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Yahoo News |
11:22am PDT |
General Motors holds off Toyota in June US sales
(AP)
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Summary: AP - General Motors Corp. outsells Toyota Motor Corp. in June to retain its traditional U.S. sales lead, even though GM says its sales dropped 18.2 percent for the month. |
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Yahoo News |
11:18am PDT |
African Union calls for unity government in Zimbabwe
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The African Union called
on Tuesday for a national unity government in Zimbabwe after
the widely-condemned re-election of President Robert Mugabe in
a poll scarred by violence. |
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BBC News |
11:04am PDT |
Mongolia calls state of emergency |
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Summary: Mongolia's president declares a state of emergency following violent protests over alleged vote-rigging in elections. |
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Yahoo News |
11:04am PDT |
Traders more skeptical of Obama-Clinton dream team
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chances of a Democratic "dream team"
with U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama picking former
rival Hillary Clinton as his running mate are increasingly
unlikely, traders on the prediction markets are betting. |
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ChristianPost |
11:03am PDT |
Rice Praises Christian Groups in China Quake Response |
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Summary: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised the self-sacrifice and relief efforts of Christian charitable organizations in China Sunday while surveying disaster struck areas throughout Sichuan province as part of a greater goodwill tour with Chinese |
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Cnn.com |
11:02am PDT |
Florida hours away from executing child killer |
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Yahoo News |
11:00am PDT |
French EU presidency hits rocky start
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - France's presidency of the European Union got off to a rocky start Tuesday with Poland baulking at a key treaty and President Nicolas Sarkozy in a public spat with European trade chief Peter Mandelson. |
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ChristianPost |
10:52am PDT |
Newly Crowned 'Gospel' Idol Compared to CeCe Winans |
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Summary: Melinda Watts, a high school teacher who helps at-risk teen girls, now has a new platform to reach people with her godly message after winning the Gospel music version of the "American Idol" talent competition. |
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Cnn.com |
10:49am PDT |
Car sales tumble |
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Summary: Auto sales plunged in June, according to reports from major automakers showing Americans shunning pickups and SUVs in the face of record gas prices, but not yet buying the more fuel efficient cars as an alternative. CNNMoney.com reports some of the weak s |
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Cnn.com |
10:49am PDT |
Obama works to mobilize 'Christian left' |
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Summary: Democrats have usually conceded the evangelical vote during presidential elections, but Sen. Barack Obama is trying to change that by mobilizing what some call the "Christian left."
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BBC News |
10:48am PDT |
Rocky start to French presidency |
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Summary: President Sarkozy admits that France's EU presidency is off to a bumpy start, as Poland casts doubt on the Lisbon Treaty. |
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Yahoo News |
10:37am PDT |
Woman crashes into store then tries to buy beer
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A convenience store became an unwilling drive-in when a 74-year-old woman plowed her car through the front window and then tried to buy a six-pack of Budweiser, police and the owner said. |
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Yahoo News |
10:30am PDT |
Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran — presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army |
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Yahoo News |
10:29am PDT |
Lawsuit filed over Atlanta airport barring guns
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The nation's busiest airport dueled with gun rights advocates Tuesday over whether a new Georgia state law allows visitors to carry firearms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. |
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BBC News |
10:24am PDT |
Pregnant Jolie in French hospital |
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Summary: Film star Angelina Jolie checks into a hospital in the south of France where she is expected to give birth to twins. |
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Yahoo News |
10:20am PDT |
African leaders debate Zimbabwe power-sharing deal
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - An African Union summit was debating a resolution on Tuesday calling for a power-sharing arrangement aimed at ending Zimbabwe's political crisis, AU sources said. |
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Cnn.com |
10:18am PDT |
Inmate death 'vigilante justice,' official says |
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Summary: A prisoner killed in a Maryland county jail on Sunday was a victim of "vigilante justice," the county's chief executive said.
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BBC News |
10:16am PDT |
Botswana attacks Mugabe victory |
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Summary: The vice-president of Botswana strongly condemns Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe over last week's poll. |
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Yahoo News |
10:13am PDT |
Botswana calls for African Union to bar Mugabe
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Botswana called at an
African Union summit on Tuesday for President Robert Mugabe to
be barred from regional meetings because of his widely
condemned re-election. |
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Yahoo News |
10:09am PDT |
Ford Motor's June sales skid 27.9 percent
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales tumbled 27.9 percent in June as high gas prices and a weak economy continued to cause trouble for Ford and the rest of the auto industry. |
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Cnn.com |
10:08am PDT |
Man sought after 8 bodies found in 2 states |
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Yahoo News |
10:03am PDT |
Angelina Jolie admitted to French hospital for birth of twins
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Angelina Jolie has checked into a hospital in the south of France where she is expected to give birth to her twins, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
9:57am PDT |
Cherie's crime fears for children |
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Summary: Cherie Blair tells MPs she worries about her children's safety on the streets - the Tories call it a "sad indictment". |
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Yahoo News |
9:50am PDT |
Wall Street declines on first day of 3rd quarter
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street extended its losses in a volatile session Tuesday on another jump in oil prices and a report that showed U.S. manufacturers remain under duress. The Dow Jones industrials skidded nearly 150 points, and Treasury prices rose as investors so |
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Cnn.com |
9:47am PDT |
Ford sales down 28 percent |
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Summary: Ford reports that its U.S. sales tumbled 28 percent in June, kicking off what could turn out to be the weakest month for auto sales in 16 years. CNNMoney.com reports a leading auto sales tracker is also predicting big sales drops for General Motors and Ch |
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Cnn.com |
9:35am PDT |
Report: Jolie in hospital to give birth |
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Cnn.com |
9:29am PDT |
Americans may vote their wallets |
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Summary: The slumping U.S. economy has become the top issue on voters' minds, according to a new poll and that concern is likely to carry on up through election day.
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ChristianPost |
9:10am PDT |
U.S. Groups Want Humane Answer from N. Korea |
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Summary: North Korea recently received cautious praises for the turnover of its nuclear program declaration, but some people are dissatisfied with the positive response and want the rogue government to be pressed more to improve its humanitarian problems. |
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Yahoo News |
9:10am PDT |
Venus, Serena Williams reach Wimbledon semifinals
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Williams sisters moved closer to another Wimbledon final Tuesday, using their power tennis to cruise into the semifinals in straight sets. |
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Yahoo News |
9:03am PDT |
French EU presidency gets off to rocky start
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - France's presidency of the European Union got off to a rocky start Tuesday with Poland balking at a key treaty and President Nicolas Sarkozy in a public spat with European trade chief Peter Mandelson. |
