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Cnn.com |
8:28am PDT |
Duo sells their stuff, bikes thru 57 nations |
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Summary: At the ages of 62 and 48, Pat and Catherine Patterson sold everything to bike around the world. Fifty-seven countries, four continents and almost four years later, the Pattersons look back on their journey as something no less than life-changing.
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Yahoo News |
8:25am PDT |
Afghan war trend worse than Iraq: U.S. trainer
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The tide of the war in Afghanistan is
running against the United States and its allies, in contrast
to an improving trend in Iraq, a U.S. military official and
counter-insurgency expert said on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
8:24am PDT |
Reports: Man arrested in UNC slaying case |
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Summary: A person of interest has been apprehended in connection with last week's killing of University of North Carolina student Eve Carson, authorities have told local media.
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BBC News |
8:22am PDT |
Euro tops $1.55 for first time |
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Summary: The euro sets a new record against the dollar as some doubt whether the Federal Reserve's plans will work. |
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BBC News |
8:17am PDT |
Bionic gives ITV2 record ratings |
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Summary: The first episode of US drama The Bionic Woman gives ITV2 its largest ever audience, initial figures suggest. |
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Yahoo News |
8:17am PDT |
French police detain SocGen employee, search offices
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - French police on Wednesday detained a second Societe Generale employee for questioning over the multi-billion dollar rogue trader scandal at the French banking giant. |
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BBC News |
8:13am PDT |
Gas guzzlers set to face £950 tax |
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Summary: Drivers of gas guzzling and heavy polluting cars will face a new £950 tax from 2010, Alistair Darling announces. |
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Cnn.com |
8:12am PDT |
Obama's Mississippi win ups delegate count |
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Summary: Sen. Barack Obama widen his lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in the overall delegate count by picking up delegates in Mississippi and Texas on Tuesday.
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BBC News |
8:12am PDT |
'Head roll' urged over water bill |
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Summary: An MLA calls for "heads to roll" over an error which could add an extra £30 to household water bills. |
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Cnn.com |
8:03am PDT |
John Cho: 'Star Trek' role is 'daunting' |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
8:02am PDT |
New York governor expected to quit over sex scandal
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is expected to step down Wednesday, succumbing to threats of impeachment and mounting media pressure over his involvement in a prostitution scandal. |
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7:49am PDT |
Official says NY Gov. Spitzer to resign
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Gov. Eliot Spitzer has decided to resign, completing a stunning fall from power after he was nationally disgraced by links to a high-priced prostitution ring, a top state official said Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
7:46am PDT |
Rwanda genocide priest given life |
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Summary: A court rejects an appeal by a priest convicted for his part in Rwanda's genocide and increases his sentence to life. |
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BBC News |
7:43am PDT |
Cameron criticises 'dire' Budget |
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Summary: Conservative leader David Cameron responds to Alistair Darling's first Budget as chancellor. |
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Cnn.com |
7:41am PDT |
Mom throws kids off bridge, jumps; all survive |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
7:41am PDT |
Stocks trade mixed after Tuesday rally
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street paused Wednesday, trading narrowly mixed a day after a huge rally triggered by the Federal Reserve's plans to pump liquidity into distressed financial markets. |
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Yahoo News |
7:36am PDT |
Suicide doctor plans congressional run
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian is planning to run for Congress in Michigan. Kevorkian is on parole since being released from prison last year. |
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BBC News |
7:35am PDT |
Second SocGen employee detained |
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Summary: A second employee at Societe Generale is arrested as part of an investigation into huge losses at the bank. |
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Yahoo News |
7:34am PDT |
New York Gov. Spitzer to resign Wednesday: NYT
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is
expected to resign on Wednesday morning over a sex scandal
involving a prostitute, The New York Times said, citing unnamed
staff members. |
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BBC News |
7:32am PDT |
Scandal-hit NY governor 'to quit' |
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Summary: New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is to resign after being linked to a prostitution ring, reports say. |
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BBC News |
7:31am PDT |
Darling puts up car and drink tax |
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Summary: Chancellor Alistair Darling unveils big increases in tax on alcohol and high polluting cars in his first Budget. |
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Cnn.com |
7:31am PDT |
Martin: 2 states don't deserve revote |
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Summary: For two weeks we have watched nearly every political hack from Michigan and Florida hit the airwaves to tell us that voters in those states deserve to have their votes counted, and new elections should be called for and paid by? the Democratic National Co |
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Yahoo News |
7:27am PDT |
Woman tries to bring skeleton on plane
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A woman was stopped at Munich airport after baggage control handlers found the skeleton of her brother sealed in a plastic bag in her luggage, police said Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:26am PDT |
Clinton supporter defends Obama race remarks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The only woman ever to be on a major
party's U.S. presidential ticket on Wednesday stood by her
comment that Sen. Barack Obama is ahead in the Democratic race
for the White House because he is black. |
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Cnn.com |
7:25am PDT |
Nicolas Cage look-alike fools Real Madrid |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
7:23am PDT |
Tips to Spring clean your career |
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Summary: Ah, the arrival of Spring: The sun is out and it's time to get your act together. You can pull down those holiday decorations. Wash the layers of mud and salt off your car. Take those running shoes -- that you bought last spring -- on their first jog arou |
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BBC News |
7:21am PDT |
Budget 'a green cop out' - Clegg |
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Summary: Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg accuses the chancellor of using green taxes to take more from low earners. |
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Yahoo News |
7:21am PDT |
New arrest in SocGen trading scandal
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Police arrested another employee of
Societe Generale on Wednesday as they probe the
world's biggest rogue trading scandal, Paris prosecutors said. |
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Yahoo News |
7:20am PDT |
Democrats set for long fight after Obama wins Mississippi
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were set Wednesday for six weeks of trench warfare as their increasingly toxic White House race headed on to April's Pennsylvania primary. |
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BBC News |
7:18am PDT |
School admits £50 'admission fee' |
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Summary: A state faith school says it asked parents for a £50 "admission fee", as others are investigated. |
