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Yahoo News |
9:39am PDT |
Russia forces on edge of South Ossetia capital: website
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russian armored vehicles
have entered the northern edges of the capital of the breakaway
Georgian region of South Ossetia, the separatists' press
service reported on its website on Friday. |
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Cnn.com |
9:34am PDT |
China's president declares Olympics open |
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Summary: China opened the 29th Olympic Games on Friday with stunning fireworks as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history.
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ChristianPost |
9:34am PDT |
Christian Leadership Summit Encourages 60,000 to Invest in Themselves |
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Summary: This year?s Leadership Summit at Willow Creek Community Church has drawn over 6,000 to the Chicago-area megachurch and over 50,000 others around the world who have been watching the live broadcast of one of the world?s most premier leadership training eve |
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Cnn.com |
9:31am PDT |
Afghan 'surge' may not work, general says |
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Summary: A troop "surge" is credited with stemming violence in Iraq, but could a similar strategy work in Afghanistan? A top U.S. military commander isn't counting on it.
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Cnn.com |
9:27am PDT |
The vice presidential 'bounce' factor |
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Summary: Does a candidate's selection of a running mate improve his standing in the polls? In other words, is there a "veep bounce"?
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BBC News |
9:21am PDT |
Actor Lazenby to divorce Shriver |
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Summary: Former tennis legend Pam Shriver files for divorce from one-time James Bond actor George Lazenby. |
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Yahoo News |
9:19am PDT |
Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a major military offensive Friday to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict. |
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BBC News |
9:11am PDT |
Brand clash |
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Summary: Counterfeit goods battle on the net |
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Cnn.com |
9:10am PDT |
Detroit mayor faces new charges |
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Summary: After spending a night in jail, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces new felony charges even as a judge ruled Friday that he could go free if he wears a tracking device and doesn't leave town.
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Yahoo News |
9:10am PDT |
Five accused of U.S. diplomat murder to begin trial-media
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Five suspects will stand trial in
Khartoum on August 17 accused of murdering U.S. diplomat John
Granville and his driver, state media said on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:08am PDT |
Charter bus crash north of Dallas kills 14
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A charter bus carrying Vietnamese worshippers on a pilgrimage slammed onto its side and off a highway north of Dallas early Friday, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 40, authorities said. |
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Yahoo News |
9:01am PDT |
Detroit mayor charged with 2 felony assault counts
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Moments after a judge ruled that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick could be released from jail if he pays a $50,000 bond, Michigan's attorney general announced he was charging the mayor with two felony assault charges stemming from a confrontation between Kilpa |
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BBC News |
8:58am PDT |
EU expands Iran nuclear sanctions |
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Summary: The European Union approves strengthened sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear programme. |
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Yahoo News |
8:56am PDT |
Russia bombs Georgian troops on offensive in rebel province
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Russian tanks and troops entered Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia province on Friday to repel a Georgian military offensive to reclaim the region amid fighting said to have left hundreds dead. |
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BBC News |
8:56am PDT |
Texas bus crash kills 13 pilgrims |
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Summary: At least 13 people are killed in the US state of Texas after a bus carrying Vietnamese Catholics crashes off a bridge. |
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Cnn.com |
8:52am PDT |
Russia invades Georgia |
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Summary: Georgia's president said today that his country is under attack by Russian tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians as tensions over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia appeared to boil over into full-blown conflict. Th |
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BBC News |
8:50am PDT |
Art for art's sake |
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Summary: Why we value a saucy postcard or slogan T-shirt |
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ChristianPost |
8:45am PDT |
Christian Rights Group Wants U.N. to Intervene in Burma Crisis |
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Summary: Christian Solidarity Worldwide is calling for ?urgent, specific and meaningful action? from the United Nations to address Burma?s ongoing political and humanitarian crisis. |
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BBC News |
8:43am PDT |
Arrests as Burma marks uprising |
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Summary: At least 20 people are arrested in a Burmese town on a day of isolated protest to mark 20 years since an important revolt. |
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Yahoo News |
8:43am PDT |
Dazzling ceremony reveals China's world dream
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Resurgent China opened the Olympics on
Friday with volleys of fireworks at a spectacular ceremony that
wove ancient Chinese history with modern wizardry and aimed to
draw a line under months of political controversy. |
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Cnn.com |
8:37am PDT |
McConaughey talks about life as a dad |
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Summary: Given that Matthew McConaughey's personal motto is "just keep living," perhaps it's no surprise that he says the birth of his 1-month-old son Levi Alves McConaughey has not totally stopped the way he does that.
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BBC News |
8:28am PDT |
Richey in court on assault charge |
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Summary: Kenny Richey, a Scot who was freed from death row in America, appears in court in Edinburgh charged with assault. |
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CTI News |
8:27am PDT |
Review: 'Pineapple Express' |
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Summary: This amusing but underwritten action-comedy may or may not be pro-marijuana, but it is definitely pro-meaningful male friendships. |
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CTI News |
8:27am PDT |
Poll: Do you pay attention to the Olympics? |
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Summary: Poll: Do you pay attention to the Olympics? |
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CTI News |
8:27am PDT |
The Athletes' Virtue |
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Summary: Olympians have something to teach us about this cardinal virtue. A 'Christianity Today' editorial |
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CTI News |
8:27am PDT |
Kingdom Sightings: Olympic Snapshot |
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Summary: Imagine swords turned into plowshares, and soldiers into soccer players. |
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Yahoo News |
8:20am PDT |
Detroit mayor to be released, faces new charges
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is getting out of jail but now faces assault charges for allegedly interfering with a detective trying to deliver a subpoena to his friend. |
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Yahoo News |
8:19am PDT |
Georgia says it has lost sections of S.Ossetia capital
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Georgia has lost control of parts of the South Ossetian rebel capital of Tskhinvali amid Russian bombardment, a spokesman for Georgia's interior ministry said, after earlier claiming control of the city. |
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Yahoo News |
8:17am PDT |
Politics, pageantry blend for Bush at Olympics
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush blended political messages for China and Russia with high fives and hugs for American athletes Friday as the first U.S. president to attend an Olympics abroad. |
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BBC News |
8:17am PDT |
Hollywood star Matthew Rhys becomes druid Matthew Taf |
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Summary: Welsh actor Matthew Rhys says he is honoured to become a bardic druid, Matthew Taf, in his home city of Cardiff. |
