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8:59pm PST |
Korean cloning expert questioned |
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Summary: South Korean prosecutors question disgraced cloning expert Hwang Woo-suk and three of his researchers. |
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Cnn.com |
8:02pm PST |
Was port deal thoroughly probed? |
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Summary: A review of a United Arab Emirates-owned company's plan to take over operations at key U.S. ports never looked into whether the company had ties to al Qaeda or other terrorists, a key Republican lawmaker told CNN on Wednesday. |
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3:43pm PST |
UK's Blunt tops US singles chart |
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Summary: British pop star James Blunt becomes the first UK artist to top the US singles chart for nine years. |
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Yahoo News |
12:18pm PST |
Jordan says foils Qaeda suicide bomb plot
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Jordanian intelligence foiled an al Qaeda
plot to mount a suicide attack against a key civilian target,
state television said on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
12:17pm PST |
Freed American bears dirt poor captors no ill will |
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12:13pm PST |
Agassi Loses to 80th-Ranked Player
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Eight-time Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi lost to 80th-ranked Bjorn Phau of Germany 7-5, 7-5 in the second round of the Dubai Open on Wednesday. |
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12:07pm PST |
Texan, Five Others Released in Nigeria
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Nigerian militants released five more foreign oil workers who had been held hostage after freeing an American captive earlier on Wednesday in a restive southern state. |
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Cnn.com |
12:05pm PST |
Hussein calls for Iraq unity -- against U.S. |
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Summary: Two car bombs killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens of others in Baghdad as a subdued Saddam Hussein returned to court. |
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Cnn.com |
12:05pm PST |
Mother of caged kids denies being cruel |
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11:59am PST |
Military mulls whether Iraq troop cut possible
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A spike in violence in Iraq that has
heightened worries about civil war has the Pentagon discussing
the wisdom of further cutting American forces there, defense
officials said on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:27am PST |
Saddam Says He Had Right to Order Trials
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Saddam Hussein said in a defiant courtroom confession Wednesday that he ordered the trial of 148 Shiites who were eventually executed in the 1980s, but he insisted he had the right to do so because they were suspected of trying to kill him. |
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BBC News |
11:21am PST |
Freed UK three return to families |
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Summary: Britons convicted in Egypt of belonging to a banned group are reunited with family after being questioned. |
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Cnn.com |
11:15am PST |
45 militants killed near Pakistan-Afghanistan border |
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Summary: Pakistani army helicopter gunships fired on militants near the border with Afghanistan, killing at least 45 of them Wednesday morning, according to Pakistani security forces. |
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11:12am PST |
Bush Arrives in India Seeking Nuclear Deal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush opened a three-day visit to India on Wednesday to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, but says he doesn't know if he'll be able to seal his elusive nuclear deal with New Delhi. |
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11:11am PST |
US condemns Iranian enrichment claim
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The United States condemned Iran's statement that it has the right to carry out uranium enrichment by itself to make nuclear fuel as "a move in the wrong direction." |
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Cnn.com |
11:10am PST |
Lionel Tate pleads guilty to armed robbery |
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11:07am PST |
Russia, Iran fail to break impasse
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran and Russia failed to agree on a
compromise to break the deadlock over Tehran's nuclear program
on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic's president sought
support in Muslim Malaysia. |
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BBC News |
11:03am PST |
Troops killed in Iraq blast named |
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Summary: Two British soldiers killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in southern Iraq are named. |
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10:57am PST |
Senate votes to add safeguards in Patriot Act
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday
overwhelmingly approved a White House-backed bill to better
protect civil liberties in the USA Patriot Act, clearing the
way for anticipated renewal of the anti-terrorism law. |
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Yahoo News |
10:52am PST |
Oil worker released by Nigerian militants
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Ailing U.S. oil worker Macon
Hawkins, one of nine foreigners kidnapped by Nigerian
militants, was released on Wednesday on his 69th birthday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:50am PST |
Spain judges Mittal plan for Arcelor to be 'insufficient'
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Spanish government said that it had received details of the takeover plan of Mittal Steel for European steel maker Arcelor, but judged the information to be "insufficient" to alleviate doubts about the operation. |
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BBC News |
10:45am PST |
Live: International friendlies |
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Summary: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland play in Wednesday's friendlies. |
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Yahoo News |
10:39am PST |
Consumer Spending Gives Economy a Lift
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The warmest January in more than 100 years lured consumers out to the shopping malls to spend money at the fastest clip in six months, giving a strong boost to the economy as the new year began. |
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BBC News |
10:38am PST |
Cancer chemical found in drinks |
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Summary: Traces of a cancer-causing chemical, controlled in drinking water, are found in British soft drinks, the BBC learns. |
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Cnn.com |
10:36am PST |
Nagin challengers line up |
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10:26am PST |
Saddam makes first key admission in trial
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein accepted for the first time in court that he had ordered the trial of Shiite suspects implicated in an assassination attempt against him. |
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BBC News |
10:25am PST |
'Military-style' flu network call |
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Summary: A military-style surveillance network should be set up to identify early signs of a human flu pandemic, US doctors say. |
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Cnn.com |
10:08am PST |
Bush visit to India centers on nuclear pact |
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Summary: President Bush arrived Wednesday evening in India, where U.S. officials hope to hammer out a deal that would separate India's civilian and military nuclear programs. |
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BBC News |
9:59am PST |
Jowell inquiry verdict 'imminent' |
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Summary: A report on whether Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has broken the ministerial code is expected on Thursday. |
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BBC News |
9:19am PST |
Deal done on .com domain future |
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Summary: A controversial deal on the future of the .com domain has been approved by the net's overseeing body. |
