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Cnn.com |
7:39pm PST |
After Maine vote, same-sex marriage advocates push on |
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Summary: Supporters of Maine's same-sex marriage law, which voters repealed, Wednesday conceded the vote but not the issue.
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Cnn.com |
7:15pm PST |
Source: 'Sex tape' spurred pageant deal |
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Summary: The sudden end to a legal battle between dethroned Miss California USA Carrie Prejean and pageant officials was prompted by the revelation of a "sex tape," according to a source familiar with the lawsuits' settlement.
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Yahoo News |
7:08pm PST |
2 NY jurors gone and Gotti's mother is not happy
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Summary: AP - John "Junior" Gotti's mother unleashed a profanity-laced tirade Wednesday after a judge dismissed two anonymous jurors at her son's racketeering trial, saying he was being cheated of a fair trial as his father had been. |
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BBC News |
7:01pm PST |
US officers 'failed kidnap girl' |
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Summary: Parole officers in California missed numerous chances to stop the alleged abductor of Jaycee Dugard, held captive for 18 years. |
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Yahoo News |
6:56pm PST |
AP sources: Dem Health bill to get AARP backing
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Summary: AP - In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
6:28pm PST |
Matsui's 4 RBIs give Yanks early lead in Game 6
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Summary: AP - Hideki Matsui drove in four runs with a two-run homer and two-run single off Pedro Martinez, and the New York Yankees led the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 after three innings in Game 6 on Wednesday night as they tried to wrap up their 27th championship. |
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BBC News |
6:25pm PST |
New row over Colombia-US accord |
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Summary: Colombian opposition groups react angrily after details of a controversial military deal with the US are made public. |
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Yahoo News |
6:25pm PST |
Democrats wrestle with abortion on health bill
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Summary: Reuters - Democrats in the House of Representatives scrambled on Wednesday to iron out lingering concerns over abortion in a healthcare reform bill that was headed to a close and potentially historic weekend debate. |
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Yahoo News |
6:19pm PST |
Gotti's mom unleashes tirade after jurors released
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Summary: AP - John "Junior" Gotti's mother unleashed a profanity-laced tirade Wednesday after a judge dismissed two anonymous jurors at her son's racketeering trial, saying he was being cheated of a fair trial as his father had been. |
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Cnn.com |
6:14pm PST |
Inmates rescue guard in jail attack |
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Summary: Hillsborough County, Florida, Deputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station at a county jail facility near Tampa when an inmate attacked him with no warning.
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Cnn.com |
5:57pm PST |
Shake-up in Paraguay amid coup rumors |
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Summary: Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo on Wednesday ordered the replacement of top military commanders, a day after publicly dismissing rumors circulating the capital about a military coup.
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BBC News |
5:47pm PST |
Harrabin's Note |
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Summary: Latest assault against carbon trading assessed |
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Cnn.com |
5:44pm PST |
Police: Teen admits drowning 4-year-old |
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Summary: A 14-year-old California boy told police he drowned his 4-year-old neighbor on Friday because the child had threatened to tell his mother the older boy had molested him, according to an affidavit made public Wednesday.
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BBC News |
5:25pm PST |
Justice 'must focus on victims' |
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Summary: The government's Victims' Champion Sara Payne says ministers must "redefine" justice to give greater priority to victims of crime. |
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BBC News |
5:24pm PST |
Wide support for UN Gaza report |
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Summary: Dozens of nations support a UN resolution calling for inquiries by Israel and the Palestinians on alleged war crimes in Gaza. |
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Yahoo News |
5:24pm PST |
Countrywide ex-CEO Mozilo must face SEC fraud case
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Summary: Reuters - A federal judge rejected a request by Angelo Mozilo, the former chief executive of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp, to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing him of securities fraud and insider trading. |
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Cnn.com |
5:21pm PST |
Stench permeated street where 11 bodies were found |
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Summary: Police now say the remains of 11 victims have been found at the Ohio home of Anthony Sowell. Residents say a stench has long hung over the neighborhood.
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BBC News |
4:52pm PST |
NHS communication failure 'rife' |
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Summary: Poor communication between hospital staff and with their patients is far too common and deeply damaging, experts warn. |
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BBC News |
4:45pm PST |
Parties clash over state of NHS |
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Summary: A row has broken out between the government and the Tories about the state of the NHS. |
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BBC News |
4:45pm PST |
Row erupts over state of the NHS |
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Summary: A row has broken out between the government and the Tories about the state of the NHS. |
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Yahoo News |
4:39pm PST |
British deaths raise questions about Afghan police
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Summary: AP - The killing of five British troops by a rogue Afghan policeman underlines concerns about training and discipline within the ranks and possible insurgent infiltration of a police force that the U.S. hopes will be its ticket out of Afghanistan someday. |
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BBC News |
4:29pm PST |
Gers complaint over crowd trouble |
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Summary: Rangers chief executive Martin Bain criticises the Romanian police and some of the club's fans after incidents in Bucharest. |
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BBC News |
4:11pm PST |
Scots in 'biggest budget squeeze' |
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Summary: Public spending in Scotland is facing the biggest squeeze since devolution, a report from Audit Scotland claims. |
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BBC News |
4:03pm PST |
Tackle work stress, bosses told |
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Summary: Employers need to pay more attention to the levels of stress and anxiety in the workplace, key NHS advisers say. |
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BBC News |
4:02pm PST |
Iran and Syria deny arms claims |
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Summary: Iran and Syria deny Israeli claims that a ship seized in the Mediterranean was carrying Iranian weapons for Hezbollah militants. |
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BBC News |
4:00pm PST |
Recovery signs |
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Summary: Signs of confidence despite the shrinking economy |
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Yahoo News |
3:56pm PST |
Nightmare hid in Cleveland block short on dreams
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Summary: AP - CLEVELAND — The run-down Cleveland neighborhood where 50-year-old Anthony Sowell quietly carved out an existence is the type of place where women can disappear almost in plain sight. |
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Cnn.com |
3:52pm PST |
Serviceman killed in Mexican strip club |
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Summary: A U.S. serviceman was among six victims of an early morning shooting at a Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, strip club Wednesday, officials said.
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BBC News |
3:50pm PST |
Benitez retains qualifying hope |
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Summary: Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez refuses to concede his side's hopes of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League are over after a 1-1 draw at Lyon. |
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ChristianToday |
3:40pm PST |
Courts environmental ruling a sign of moral chaos says CLC |
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Summary: The Christian Legal Centre has hit out at a ruling by a court this week which implies that environmental beliefs carry the same legal weight as religious beliefs |
