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11:37am PST |
House to grill beef company CEOs |
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Summary: Lawmakers and food company CEOs come face-to-face Tuesday in a special hearing to address food safety lapses following this month's largest beef recall in U.S. history.
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11:32am PST |
Pilot dies in mid-flight |
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11:22am PST |
Nader defends White House run |
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Summary: Ralph Nader lashed out at the Democratic presidential candidates Monday after they said he could hurt their chances of taking back the White House.
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11:15am PST |
Second quake in 10 hours hits Indonesia |
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Summary: A powerful earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey's Web site reported.
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11:14am PST |
Vietnamese appeal "agent orange" suit in New York
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Several major U.S. chemical companies
are directly accountable for supplying the U.S. military with
"agent orange" during the Vietnam War and causing widespread
dioxin poisoning, a lawyer for Vietnamese plaintiffs told a
federal appeals cour |
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11:11am PST |
Clinton accuses Obama of inexperience abroad
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential hopeful
Hillary Clinton called rival Barack Obama a risky choice to
lead U.S. foreign policy even as Obama gained ground on her in
the battleground U.S. state of Ohio on Monday. |
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11:08am PST |
U.S. expects 140,000 troops in Iraq after surge
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States expects to have
140,000 troops in Iraq in July after withdrawing five combat
brigades, leaving a force larger than before it began pouring
in troops last year, the Pentagon said on Monday. |
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10:59am PST |
Trial told of masked gun attack |
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Summary: A garage owner describes how two masked men walked into his premises and shot his nephew dead. |
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10:46am PST |
Airline disputes cousin's story of death
(AP)
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Summary: AP - American Airlines on Monday insisted it tried to help a passenger who died after complaining she couldn't breathe, and disputed the account of a relative who said that she was denied oxygen and that medical devices failed. |
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10:22am PST |
Tennessee tops AP men's basketball poll
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tennessee surged to the top of The Associated Press college basketball poll for the first time Monday on the strength of its victory over Memphis in a Nos. 1-vs.-2 matchup. |
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10:14am PST |
Airline insists it tried to help dying passenger |
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10:06am PST |
Democrats focus on war costs to defeat McCain
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic grass roots organizations
on Monday launched a $20 million campaign to defeat Republican
John McCain in the 2008 U.S. presidential election by focusing
their attention on rising costs of the Iraq war. |
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10:05am PST |
Cyprus leaders seek fresh talks |
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Summary: The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders are optimistic that they can make progress towards reunification. |
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9:52am PST |
Accused 'cheery' before murders |
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Summary: A man accused of murdering a mother and two children was "his usual cheery self" before the killing, a court hears. |
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9:48am PST |
Survey: Americans switching religions |
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9:48am PST |
Survey: Americans switching faiths |
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9:47am PST |
Oscars are a TV ratings dud
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever. |
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9:38am PST |
Part of axis of evil shows gutted, dead nuke plant |
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Summary: Talk about descent. Eighteen months ago, North Korea could test fire a nuke. Now, the same plant that produced that feat has severed pipes and crumbling concrete. It's a far cry from the place that earned President Bush's 'evil' label.
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9:38am PST |
Cake-eating contest death warning |
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Summary: A friend of a man who died in a cake-eating contest warns others to beware of games which can end in tragedy. |
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9:34am PST |
Pentagon declares satellite shootdown a success
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Pentagon declared on Monday that
its mission to blast apart a defunct spy satellite with a
missile fired from a Navy warship had been a success. |
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9:32am PST |
Hollywood reduced to supporting role at Oscars
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Four European actors and the
maverick Coen brothers shared top honors at the Oscars,
relegating the traditional Hollywood of big stars and box
office hits to a supporting role this year. |
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9:27am PST |
Turkey hits rebels in new attacks |
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Summary: The Turkish army says it has killed 41 more Kurdish rebels in the latest clashes in northern Iraq. |
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9:24am PST |
'Distrust' of school cohesion law |
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Summary: Schools' duty to promote "community cohesion" is treated with strong distrust in some areas, a report says. |
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9:04am PST |
Military: Missile got satellite, we're pretty sure |
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Summary: A missile launched last week successfully destroyed the fuel tank of an inoperable spy satellite, U.S. military officials said Monday.
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9:04am PST |
Pentagon: Satellite shootdown worked |
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Summary: A missile launched last week successfully destroyed the fuel tank of an inoperable spy satellite, U.S. military officials said Monday.
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9:02am PST |
Oscar crowns Brits, Spaniard, French woman |
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Summary: The Coen brothers' brutal tale "No Country for Old Men" won best picture at the 80th Academy Awards. The Coens also won best directing and adapted screenplay for "No Country," while the four acting Oscars went to Europeans.
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9:02am PST |
'Old Men,' Europeans take Oscars |
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Summary: The Coen brothers' brutal tale "No Country for Old Men" won best picture at the 80th Academy Awards. The Coens also won best directing and adapted screenplay for "No Country," while the four acting Oscars went to Europeans.
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8:59am PST |
Eduardo faces nine-month lay-off |
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Summary: Arsenal hope Croatian striker Eduardo will make a full recovery from his horrific leg break in nine months. |
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8:59am PST |
Eduardo faces nine month lay-off |
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Summary: Arsenal hope Croatian striker Eduardo will make a full recovery from his horrific leg break in nine months. |
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8:59am PST |
Busst backs Eduardo to play |
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Summary: Arsenal hope striker Eduardo will make a full recovery from his broken left leg in nine months. |
