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BBC News |
11:56pm PDT |
Jordan in dressage demonstration at the Horse of the Year Show |
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Summary: Model Katie Price gives a dressage demonstration at the Horse of the Year Show. |
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Cnn.com |
11:23pm PDT |
Report: U.S. to take North Korea off terror list |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
11:07pm PDT |
Hamilton snatches pole in Japan |
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Summary: Lewis Hamilton secures pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix in Fuji with title rival Felipe Massa back in fifth. |
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BBC News |
10:41pm PDT |
GM and Chrysler 'in merger talks' |
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Summary: Struggling US car giants General Motors and Chrysler are in talks about a possible merger, US media say. |
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Cnn.com |
10:41pm PDT |
North Korea's Kim appears on TV |
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Summary: North Korean television broadcast a series of photos Saturday that it said showed North Korea's reclusive leader, Kim Jong Il, visiting a military facility.
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Yahoo News |
10:14pm PDT |
GM, Chrysler in merger talks: source
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - General Motors has had talks with smaller rival Chrysler LLC about a merger that would combine the No. 1 and No. 3 American automakers at a time when both are struggling to cut costs and shore up cash, according to a source briefed on the matter |
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BBC News |
10:08pm PDT |
Deal sought for UK-Iceland funds |
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Summary: A UK Treasury delegation is in Reykjavik in a bid to resolve the dispute over UK funds invested in failed Icelandic banks. |
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Yahoo News |
10:03pm PDT |
Obama holds 4-point lead on McCain in race
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama holds a 4-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday. |
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BBC News |
9:46pm PDT |
Aceh guerrilla leader flies home |
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Summary: Former rebels flock to Banda Aceh to welcome home one of Indonesia's best-known guerrilla leaders, Hasan di Tiro. |
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Yahoo News |
9:34pm PDT |
Dice-K pitches Red Sox over Rays in ALCS opener
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Summary: AP - Unhittable most of the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox taught Tampa Bay all about dominant postseason pitching. |
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BBC News |
9:32pm PDT |
Live text - Japan GP qualifying |
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Summary: Lewis Hamilton aims to extend his championship lead as he vies for pole at the Japanese Grand Prix in Fuji. |
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Cnn.com |
9:25pm PDT |
Report: U.S. to take N. Korea off terror list |
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Cnn.com |
9:20pm PDT |
U.S., India sign new nuclear agreement |
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Summary: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed a new nuclear trade deal Friday with the United States which she said will unlock a vast potential partnership.
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Yahoo News |
9:14pm PDT |
Reports: Chrysler, GM discuss merger, acquisition
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Published reports say General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM. |
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BBC News |
9:09pm PDT |
Divisive career |
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Summary: Joerg Haider split political opinion, in Austria and abroad |
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Yahoo News |
8:52pm PDT |
US to buy stake in banks; first since Depression
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Summary: AP - The government will buy an ownership stake in a broad array of American banks for the first time since the Great Depression, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said late Friday, announcing the historic step after stock markets jolted still lower around |
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Yahoo News |
8:40pm PDT |
AP: US to remove North Korea from terror blacklist
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Bush administration plans to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist on Saturday after getting assurances the Stalinist nation has agreed to a plan to inspect its nuclear facilities, The Associated Press has learned. |
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BBC News |
8:27pm PDT |
Austria's Haider dies in accident |
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Summary: Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider has been killed in a road accident in Carinthia, Austria, police reports say. |
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Yahoo News |
8:25pm PDT |
Austrian far-right leader Haider dies in road accident: report
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider died in a road accident Saturday, APA news agency reported quoting the police. |
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Yahoo News |
7:56pm PDT |
General Motors, Chrysler in merger talks: NY Times
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - General Motors is in preliminary talks about a possible merger with fellow U.S. automaker Chrysler, The New York Times reported late on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:50pm PDT |
Alaska ethics probe says Palin abused her power
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An Alaska ethics inquiry found on Friday that U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin abused her power as the state's governor, casting a cloud over John McCain's controversial choice of running mate for the November 4 election. |
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Theophiles |
7:41pm PDT |
Connecticut court overturns gay marriage ban |
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Summary: Reuters reports:The Connecticut Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriage on Friday in a victory for gay-rights advocates that will allow couples to marry in the New England state. The court found that the state's law limiting marriage to |
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Cnn.com |
7:31pm PDT |
Phillies up 2-0 in NLCS |
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Summary: PHILADELPHIA -- The franchise-transforming hitting savant Manny Ramirez shot his right index finger into the sky as he rounded first base on his three-run home run in Game 2. Nobody can be sure what the finger signified, but it couldn't possibly have mean |
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BBC News |
7:12pm PDT |
Aceh to welcome guerrilla leader |
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Summary: Former rebels flock to Banda Aceh to welcome home one of Indonesia's best-known guerrilla leaders. |
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Yahoo News |
7:05pm PDT |
Probe accuses Palin of abuse of power
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Investigators found vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her powers as Alaska governor, dealing another blow to Republican John McCain's struggling White House bid. |
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BBC News |
7:00pm PDT |
Palin abused power, probe finds |
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Summary: Sarah Palin abused her power as governor for personal ends, a report by the Alaskan state legislature concludes. |
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Yahoo News |
6:56pm PDT |
North Korea steps up bid to show "recovered" Kim
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea's state TV broadcast pictures of Kim Jong-il Saturday as the reclusive country stepped up its campaign to show its leader was healthy after reports surfaced last month he may have suffered a stroke. |
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BBC News |
6:55pm PDT |
People 'unaware' of pension risks |
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Summary: Millions of people are being encouraged to take too much risk with their pensions, the Pensions Advisory Service warns. |
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Yahoo News |
6:51pm PDT |
Paulson says U.S. planning to buy financial equity
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States is developing plans to buy equity stakes in financial institutions, providing another weapon in its war against financial market turmoil, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday. |
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Cnn.com |
6:50pm PDT |
Brown: Race shouldn't dominate campaign |
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Summary: We all know this election is about the economy; that's a given. But come November 4, once inside the privacy of the voting booth, how many people will factor in the color of one candidate's skin?
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