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10:23am PST |
Bankers each get 37 months in Enron case
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Summary: AP - Three former British bankers who pleaded guilty for their roles in a fraudulent scheme with former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow were each sentenced Friday to three years and one month in prison. |
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10:18am PST |
Auschwitz 'gimmick' note row |
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Summary: A political row has blown up over a government pledge to give free educational visits to Auschwitz. |
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10:18am PST |
Apology call for Auschwitz note |
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Summary: A political row has blown up over a government pledge to give free educational visits to Auschwitz. |
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10:08am PST |
Israel to vanish, says Hezbollah |
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Summary: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah tells thousands at a Lebanon rally that Israel "will disappear". |
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10:02am PST |
US orders some diplomats to leave Serbia
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Summary: AP - The State Department on Friday ordered nonessential diplomats and the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade to leave Serbia, following an attack on the compound. |
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9:59am PST |
Turkish student headscarf ban ends |
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Summary: Turkey's leader signs into law constitutional amendments allowing Islamic headscarves in universities. |
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9:58am PST |
McCain defends lobbyist ties
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Summary: AP - Sen. John McCain said Friday that while lobbyists serve as close advisers to his presidential campaign, they are honorable and he is not influenced by corruption in the system. |
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9:57am PST |
Venezuela plane crash kills 46
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Summary: AP - All 46 people aboard a Venezuelan passenger plane died when it slammed into an Andean mountain, rescue crews confirmed Friday. |
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9:56am PST |
Turkish troops launch Iraq offensive
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Summary: AFP - The Turkish army launched a ground offensive into northern Iraq to hunt down Kurdish rebels, drawing an angry response Friday from Iraqi leaders and a call for restraint from Washington. |
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9:52am PST |
New breakthrough in Uganda talks |
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Summary: Uganda signs a new agreement with the Lord's Resistance Army, a day after talks collapsed. |
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Cnn.com |
9:41am PST |
Clinton motorcade officer dies in wreck |
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Summary: A Dallas police officer was killed Friday in a motorcycle accident as Sen. Hillary Clinton's motorcade made its way through the downtown area, the presidential candidate said.
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9:41am PST |
Clinton motorcade officer killed in accident |
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Summary: A Dallas police officer was killed Friday in a motorcycle accident as Sen. Hillary Clinton's motorcade made its way through the downtown area, the presidential candidate said.
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9:39am PST |
Mitchell lawyers given deadline |
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Summary: Luke Mitchell's lawyers are given one month to present any further evidence to support their case. |
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9:32am PST |
IAEA: Iran disputes atomic arms evidence
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Summary: AP - Iran has rejected documents that link it to missile and explosives experiments and other work connected to a possible nuclear weapons program, calling the information false and irrelevant, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday. |
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Cnn.com |
9:28am PST |
U.S. evacuates embassy workers |
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Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Belgrade is evacuating all nonessential personnel following Thursday's attack on the building by a crowd of protesters, a spokesman for the embassy told CNN today.
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Cnn.com |
9:28am PST |
U.S. evacuates Belgrade embassy workers |
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Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Belgrade is evacuating all nonessential personnel following Thursday's attack on the building by a crowd of protesters, a spokesman for the embassy told CNN today.
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Cnn.com |
9:28am PST |
U.S. evacuates embassy workers; warns Serbia |
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Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Belgrade is evacuating all nonessential personnel following Thursday's attack on the building by a crowd of protesters, a spokesman for the embassy told CNN today.
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9:19am PST |
Rugby U: England-France preview |
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Summary: England aim to keep their RBS Six Nations title hopes alive when they take on unbeaten France this weekend. |
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9:19am PST |
Rugby U: England seek Paris win |
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Summary: England aim to keep their RBS Six Nations title hopes alive when they take on unbeaten France this weekend. |
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9:11am PST |
Iran cooperating but doubts stay: U.N. nuclear body
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Summary: Reuters - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday
Iran was being more transparent about its nuclear program but
doubts remained about whether it was entirely for peaceful
purposes and not to make atomic bombs. |
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9:06am PST |
UN police drawn into new Kosovo disturbances
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Summary: AFP - Serb protesters clashed with UN police in a divided Kosovo town on Friday as the United States, European Union and United Nations condemned attacks by rioters on Western embassies in Belgrade. |
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9:06am PST |
Police issue CCTV of missing girl |
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Summary: Detectives release CCTV images of a nine-year-old girl who has been missing for three days. |
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9:03am PST |
Apology urged for Auschwitz note |
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Summary: Labour demands an apology over claims a Tory document brands school trips to Auschwitz a "gimmick". |
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9:00am PST |
Stocks fall as market awaits data
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Summary: AP - Stocks fell Friday as investors with little news to trade on after Thursday's pullback kept selling ahead of economic figures due next week. |
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BBC News |
8:59am PST |
US to evacuate staff from Serbia |
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Summary: The US embassy in Belgrade orders the evacuation of non-essential staff a day after Serb protesters storm the building. |
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8:55am PST |
Burrell recalled to Diana inquest |
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Summary: Paul Burrell is recalled to the Diana inquest over discrepancies between his evidence and press reports. |
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8:52am PST |
'NatWest Three' head for prison |
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Summary: Three British bankers are sentenced to 37 months in prison for their role in an Enron-related fraud. |
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8:48am PST |
Officer in Clinton motorcade killed in accident
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Dallas police officer riding in
Hillary Clinton's motorcade was killed in a road accident on
Friday while escorting the Democratic presidential contender to
a rally ahead of the March 4 Texas primary. |
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Yahoo News |
8:39am PST |
Court upholds dismissal of "agent orange" suit
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Summary: Reuters - A federal appeals court on Friday
upheld a lower court ruling dismissing a civil lawsuit against
major U.S. chemical companies brought by Vietnamese plaintiffs
over the use of dioxin, or "agent orange," during the Vietnam
War. |
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Cnn.com |
8:38am PST |
Congressman indicted on multiple charges |
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Summary: Rep. Rick Renzi was indicted Friday on multiple federal charges, law enforcement sources tell CNN.
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