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Cnn.com |
10:39am PDT |
Palestinians decry settlement expansion |
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Summary: A Palestinian official said today that Israel's plan to expand settlements in the West Bank was "like putting a stick in the wheels of the peace process." Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert approved the construction of 330 housing units in Givat Zeev, nea |
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10:22am PDT |
Republican McCain planning Europe, Mideast trip
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - John McCain, the Republican
candidate for U.S. president, plans to travel to Europe and the
Middle East for 10 days in mid-March as part of a congressional
delegation, officials familiar with the trip said on Sunday. |
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10:07am PDT |
'10,000 B.C.' hunts up $35.7 million
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Movie-goers went hunting for their inner caveman as they sat in the dark for the prehistoric adventure "10,000 B.C.," which led the weekend box office with $35.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. |
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10:06am PDT |
Jones delight at Cardiff victory |
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Summary: Boss Dave Jones wants to make history as Cardiff City reach the FA Cup semi-final for the first time since 1927. |
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10:00am PDT |
AP probe finds drugs in drinking water
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows. |
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9:59am PDT |
German train strike is called off |
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Summary: Germany's train drivers' union says it will not strike on Monday after reaching a deal with the railway operator. |
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9:54am PDT |
McCain competes for money, spotlight
(AP)
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Summary: AP - John McCain sees one downside to having clinched the Republican presidential nomination: There's less attention focused on him than on the volatile contest between Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. |
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9:41am PDT |
Favre could be scarce in retirement
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Even in retirement, Brett Favre is still looking for big game. The Green Bay Packers icon apparently spent the first days of the rest of his life hunting wild boar. |
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Yahoo News |
9:40am PDT |
PM Zapatero seeks new term in Spain
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Spanish voters looked to be turning out
in high numbers on Sunday to return the Socialists of Jose Luis
Rodriguez Zapatero to power, albeit again short of an absolute
majority. |
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9:38am PDT |
Rugby: France beats Italy |
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Summary: Wales are firm favourites to claim the Six Nations title after France fail to run riot against Italy in Paris. |
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Cnn.com |
9:28am PDT |
AP: Troops ill at Iraq bases using KBR water |
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9:27am PDT |
Police arrest man over Goa 'rape' |
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Summary: Police in Goa investigating the death of 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling arrest a man on suspicion of rape. |
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Cnn.com |
9:25am PDT |
'Raw Politics': Dems should have predicted this |
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Summary: When I was a first-grader in South Dakota, my older brother and I climbed onto a sled, at the top of an ice covered trail that plunged through a forest.
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8:56am PDT |
Live - FA Cup and Premier League |
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Summary: Leaders Arsenal are at Wigan in the Premier League after Cardiff knock Middlesbrough out of the FA Cup. |
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8:53am PDT |
FA Cup: Cardiff stun Boro |
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Summary: Goals from Peter Whittingham and Roger Johnson help Cardiff claim the scalp of Middlesbrough and a place in the FA Cup semi-finals. |
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8:53am PDT |
Cardiff stun Boro to reach semi-finals |
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Summary: Goals from Peter Whittingham and Roger Johnson help Cardiff claim the scalp of Middlesbrough and a place in the FA Cup semi-finals. |
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8:47am PDT |
Obama's black support shows its limits
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama would not be leading the Democratic presidential race without the enthusiasm and high turnout of black voters. They spearheaded his comeback win in South Carolina, where Obama trounced Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards with the bac |
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8:22am PDT |
Israel okays expansion of West Bank settlement
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has approved the construction of hundreds of new housing units at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the housing ministry said on Sunday. |
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8:21am PDT |
Midwest cleans up after record snowfall
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Highway and utility crews worked overtime Sunday to recover from the huge storm that buried Ohio and other parts of the Midwest in snow and tore down power lines elsewhere. |
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8:16am PDT |
Frosty response to local tax plan |
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Summary: UK revenue bosses say bringing in a Scottish local income tax is a matter for Holyrood. |
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8:10am PDT |
Flood alert amid storm warnings |
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Summary: Parts of England and Wales are preparing for what forecasters warn could be the worst storm of the winter. |
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8:04am PDT |
Live - FA Cup & Premier League |
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Summary: Middlesbrough play host to Cardiff in Sunday's first FA Cup quarter-final, with another Cup tie and three Premier League games later. |
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8:02am PDT |
China thwarts attack on Olympics
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Suspected "terrorists" killed in a raid in northwest China's Muslim-dominated Xinjiang region earlier this year had been planning an attack on the Olympics, a top official said Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:00am PDT |
Pennsylvania: Safe win for Clinton?
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pennsylvania, the biggest
remaining state in the race for the Democratic presidential
nomination, should be a safe win for Hillary Clinton but
experts say there are pockets of vulnerability for Barack Obama
to exploit. |
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Yahoo News |
7:59am PDT |
Pakistan's Sharif to join Bhutto party in coalition
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Former Pakistani prime
minister Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday he would join the late
Benazir Bhutto's party in a coalition, raising the prospect of
a government hostile to President Pervez Musharraf. |
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Yahoo News |
7:56am PDT |
Pakistan parties agree to form government
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pakistan's two main opposition leaders agreed Sunday to form a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay. |
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Cnn.com |
7:40am PDT |
Senators: Where is Iraq's oil money going? |
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Summary: Two senators are asking congressional investigators to determine whether Iraq has enough oil revenue to pay for its own reconstruction, an effort that has been bankrolled to this point mostly by U.S. taxpayers.
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7:32am PDT |
Spain votes in national elections |
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Summary: There are signs of a slightly reduced turnout in Spain's election as Socialists vie for another four years in power. |
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Yahoo News |
7:32am PDT |
Woman earns Silver Star in Afghan war
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A 19-year-old medic from Texas will become the first woman in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest medal for valor. |
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Yahoo News |
7:14am PDT |
Iran ready to talk nuclear with Europe
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iran is ready to negotiate with Europe over the Islamic republic's nuclear program if there were would be "meaningful and effective" results, Iran's foreign minister said Sunday. |
