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11:47am PST |
Sen. Clinton Says Rove Obsesses About Her
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Summary: AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that President Bush's chief political strategist Karl Rove "spends a lot of time obsessing about me." |
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11:29am PST |
Iran working on uranium enrichment: IAEA
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran is forging ahead with a nuclear
fuel enrichment program in defiance of world pressure and is
stonewalling U.N. probes spurred by fears it secretly wants
atomic weapons, a U.N. watchdog report said on Monday. |
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11:23am PST |
Call for easier Chinese exams |
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Summary: A head teacher has said GCSEs and A-levels in Chinese are too difficult for children who are not native speakers. |
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11:15am PST |
Sunni mosque bombed as Iraqi tanks deploy in Baghdad
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Summary: AFP - Iraqi tanks deployed in Baghdad to pacify the city after an eruption of sectarian violence, but the bombing of a Sunni mosque shattered the relative calm. |
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11:11am PST |
Straw's warning to Russian tycoon |
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Summary: Jack Straw warns a wealthy Russian that his refugee status could be reviewed after he reportedly said he was planning a coup in Russia. |
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11:03am PST |
White House rejects call for spy program special counsel |
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11:00am PST |
Number of Unsold Homes Hits Record High
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Summary: AP - The backlog of unsold new homes reached a record level last month, as sales slipped despite the warmest January in more than 100 years. |
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Cnn.com |
10:45am PST |
George Michael: Drug arrest is 'my own stupid fault' |
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10:45am PST |
George Michael: I did have drugs |
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10:44am PST |
Eight dead as Baghdad curfew ends
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An edgy normality returned to Baghdad
on Monday with the lifting of a curfew imposed to stem days of
sectarian bloodshed, but two attacks killed eight people and
fears of civil war saw families fleeing hostile neighbors. |
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10:21am PST |
France starts vaccination programme, virus takes hold in Africa
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - French authorities began a limited vaccination programme of ducks and geese against bird flu, as the lethal H5N1 strain made further inroads in Africa and international experts met in Paris to discuss ways of fighting the epidemic. |
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10:18am PST |
'My fault' admits George Michael |
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Summary: Singer George Michael has spoken about his arrest on suspicion of possessing drugs. |
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10:10am PST |
Global crack cocaine gang jailed |
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Summary: Seventeen members of a gang behind one of the UK's biggest crack cocaine smuggling operations are jailed. |
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10:07am PST |
Saudi forces kill suspected militants after siege
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Saudi forces on Monday killed five
suspected militants believed to be linked to an al Qaeda attack
on the world's biggest oil processing plant, the Interior
Ministry said. |
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10:06am PST |
Record £53m stolen in depot raid |
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Summary: Raiders involved in Britain's biggest cash robbery stole £53m, police reveal, as five more men are arrested. |
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10:02am PST |
Iran not co-operating, says IAEA |
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Summary: The UN's investigations into Iran's nuclear programme are still being blocked by Tehran, its chief inspector says. |
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Cnn.com |
9:59am PST |
'McCloud' star Dennis Weaver dead at 81 |
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9:58am PST |
Sen. Clinton Says Rove Obesses About Her
(AP)
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Summary: AP - ALBANY, N.Y. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that President Bush's chief political strategist Karl Rove "spends a lot of time obsessing about me." |
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9:57am PST |
Iraq Official: Top Zarqawi Aide Captured
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Interior Ministry forces captured a top aide to al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi during a raid in western Iraq, a security official said Monday. |
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9:56am PST |
Second Ports Review Aims to Avoid Showdown
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Bush administration will conduct a highly unusual second review of potential security risks in a business deal it previously approved for a United Arab Emirates-based company to take over significant operations at six leading U.S. ports. |
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9:55am PST |
Iran, Russia set 11th-hour nuclear talks
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Iran and Russia will resume 11th-hour talks in Moscow on Tuesday to try to resolve worldwide angst over the Islamic republic's nuclear program, feared by the United States to be a covert grab for an atomic bomb, a senior Russian official said. |
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9:55am PST |
'Gunsmoke' Actor Dennis Weaver Dies
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Dennis Weaver, the slow-witted deputy Chester Goode in the TV classic western "Gunsmoke" and the New Mexico deputy solving New York crime in "McCloud," has died. The actor was 81. |
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9:48am PST |
Man found guilty of assaulting MP |
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Summary: A man is found guilty of assaulting the DUP East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson in Belfast. |
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Cnn.com |
9:46am PST |
Andrea Yates rejects 35-year plea deal |
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9:46am PST |
IAEA: Iran Wants to Expand Uranium Program
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Monday that Iran appears determined to expand its uranium enrichment program — a key international concern because of fears it could use the activity to make nuclear weapons. |
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9:34am PST |
Europe fills Palestinian aid gap |
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Summary: The European Union approves more than 120m euros in aid to meet the basic needs of the Palestinians. |
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9:20am PST |
Four dead in Sunni mosque blasts in Baghdad
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Four people were killed and 15 wounded
when two bombs exploded near a Sunni mosque in mainly Shi'ite
eastern Baghdad on Monday, police said. |
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9:17am PST |
New Single-Family Home Sales Dip 5 Percent
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sales of new homes fell for the second time in three months in January, providing further evidence that the nation's five-year housing boom is slowing. |
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9:03am PST |
Swedish Hockey Stars to Celebrate
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sweden's hockey team arrived Monday in Stockholm to celebrate its Olympic gold medal, with many of its stars unlikely to return to their NHL teams in time for Tuesday's games. |
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8:58am PST |
Sunnis Ready to End Boycott, Leader Says
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sunni Arabs are ready to end their boycott of talks to form a new Iraqi government if rival Shiites return mosques seized in last week's sectarian attacks and meet other unspecified demands, a top Sunni figure said Monday. |
