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BBC News |
4:38pm PDT |
Iraqi archbishop death condemned |
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Summary: The death in Iraq of an archbishop kidnapped two weeks ago provokes widespread condemnation. |
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Yahoo News |
4:14pm PDT |
Michigan, campaigns talk do-over primary
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Michigan Democrats are close to an agreement with presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama to hold a do-over primary. |
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Cnn.com |
3:57pm PDT |
New gadgets may come loaded -- with a virus |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
3:46pm PDT |
Deadline set for Austria hostages |
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Summary: Al-Qaeda in North Africa sets a deadline for the release of two Austrians it claims to have abducted in Tunisia. |
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BBC News |
3:45pm PDT |
Canadians extend Afghan mission |
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Summary: Canada's parliament extends its army's Afghan mission by two years on condition Nato allies send reinforcements. |
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Yahoo News |
3:36pm PDT |
Rice worried about Latam terrorism
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice said on Thursday the United States is worried about
terrorism in Latin America but declined comment on the chances
Venezuela might be put on a U.S. terrorism blacklist. |
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Yahoo News |
3:36pm PDT |
Military sees fewer sex assault reports
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Reports of sexual assaults in the military declined last year, reversing a trend of significant increases over the past several years, according to draft documents reviewed by The Associated Press. |
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Yahoo News |
3:27pm PDT |
House to close its doors for spying bill
(AP)
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Summary: AP - House Democratic leaders agreed Thursday to a rare closed-door session — the first in 25 years — to debate surveillance legislation. Republicans requested privacy for what they termed "an honest debate" on the new Democratic eavesdropping bill that i |
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Yahoo News |
3:23pm PDT |
Britons hit by new 'sin taxes'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Many Britons were resigning themselves to more puritanical lifestyles Thursday as they faced the prospect of "sin taxes" that will increase the cost of alcohol, cigarettes, gas-guzzling cars and, potentially, plastic bags. |
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BBC News |
3:22pm PDT |
Al-Qaeda sets Austrians deadline |
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Summary: Al-Qaeda in North Africa sets a deadline for the release of two Austrians it claims to have abducted in Tunisia. |
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Yahoo News |
3:18pm PDT |
House, Senate endorse tax hikes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Senate on Thursday rejected the idea of renewing many of President Bush's tax cuts as all three major presidential candidates interrupted their campaigns to cast their votes. The House approved a budget blueprint that would raise taxes by $683 bi |
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Yahoo News |
3:15pm PDT |
Spears 'having a blast' on CBS' 'Mother'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Britney Spears is relishing her new role on "How I Met Your Mother." Spears has been taping her much-hyped cameo on the CBS sitcom for the March 24 episode, in which she portrays a receptionist in a dermatologist's office named Abby who crushes on Te |
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3:10pm PDT |
West Virginia beats No. 15 Connecticut
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Joe Alexander continued his scoring streak with a career-high 34 points and West Virginia beat No. 15 Connecticut 78-72 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. |
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Yahoo News |
3:05pm PDT |
Iraqi archbishop found dead, al Qaeda blamed
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Chaldean Catholic archbishop who
was kidnapped in Iraq last month was found dead on Thursday,
his body half-buried in an empty lot in the northern city of
Mosul, police said. |
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BBC News |
3:01pm PDT |
Wales aim for Grand Slam |
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Summary: Wales aim to complete a Six Nations Grand Slam at the Millennium Stadium as France attempt to deny the hosts the title. |
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2:58pm PDT |
All MPs' claims may be published |
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Summary: Detailed expenses claims of all MPs dating back to 2004 look set to be published, the BBC has learned. |
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BBC News |
2:56pm PDT |
Football: Clubs await Euro fate |
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Summary: Four English clubs await Friday's Champions League quarter-final draw at 1200 GMT - and Rangers will learn their Uefa Cup opponents. |
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Cnn.com |
2:56pm PDT |
Killer smiles as jury recommends death |
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Cnn.com |
2:55pm PDT |
After bombing, wife becomes husband's legs |
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Summary: Shada's back aches more and more each day as she literally bears her family's burden. Clothed in a black robe, she strains under her husband's weight.
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Cnn.com |
2:55pm PDT |
After bombing, wife is left to be husband's legs |
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Summary: Shada's back aches more and more each day as she literally bears her family's burden. Clothed in a black robe, she strains under her husband's weight.
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Cnn.com |
2:55pm PDT |
After bomb, wife is left to be husband's legs |
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Summary: Shada's back aches more and more each day as she literally bears her family's burden. Clothed in a black robe, she strains under her husband's weight.
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Yahoo News |
2:45pm PDT |
Obama: McCain changed views on tax cuts
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that Sen. John McCain reversed his position on President Bush's deep tax cuts in order to win the Republican presidential nomination, one of his sharpest criticisms yet of the Arizona senator he hopes to fac |
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Cnn.com |
2:40pm PDT |
Money scandal hits GOP campaign group |
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Summary: An accounting scandal at the Republican Party's House campaign organization has federal agents investigating what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars and could affect several congressional campaigns, party officials said Thursday.
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Cnn.com |
2:39pm PDT |
Clinton apologizes to black voters |
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Summary: Can Sen. Hillary Clinton stem eroding support from black voters in the wake of racially controversial remarks by former congresswoman and Clinton fundraiser, Geraldine Ferraro?
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BBC News |
2:23pm PDT |
Football: Rangers beat W Bremen |
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Summary: Rangers move into the Uefa Cup quarter-finals, despite losing in the Weser Stadium. |
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Yahoo News |
2:17pm PDT |
Bush, Democrats clash over new spy bill, immunity
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic U.S. lawmakers defied
President George W. Bush on Thursday and moved ahead with an
anti-terror spy bill that allows lawsuits against telephone
companies that participated in his warrantless surveillance
program after the September |
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BBC News |
2:12pm PDT |
Britons 'conned in US share scam' |
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Summary: A US father and daughter are accused of tricking 15,000 mostly elderly British citizens out of more than $70m. |
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BBC News |
2:06pm PDT |
Clegg wants to see 150 fewer MPs |
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Summary: Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg wants the number of MPs cut as part of his plans to rebuild trust in politics. |
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Yahoo News |
2:03pm PDT |
Brazil court OKs extradition of drug lord to U.S.
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday
authorized the extradition of one of Colombia's most-wanted
drug lords to the United States on condition that he not face
the death sentence, a court spokesman said. |
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Yahoo News |
2:01pm PDT |
Sheriff recommends charge in toilet case
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The sheriff is recommending charges in the case of a western Kansas woman who sat on her boyfriend's toilet for so long that her body became stuck to the seat. |
