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1:21pm PDT |
Obama casts race between him, McCain
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Summary: AP - Sen. Barack Obama is talking about the elephant in the room — Republican rival John McCain — and all but ignoring the Democrat who stands between him and his party's presidential nomination. |
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1:19pm PDT |
Veterans pay tribute at virtual Vietnam wall |
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Summary: Vietnam veteran Julius Derico Jr. still chokes up when he speaks of David Perkett's death, the first in his unit. Derico says he and fellow vets can now find consolation from a new source -- an online Vietnam Memorial Wall. "They are gone, but they are no |
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1:15pm PDT |
Cops: 3rd-graders aimed to hurt teacher
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Summary: AP - A group of third-graders plotted to attack their teacher, bringing a broken steak knife, handcuffs, duct tape and other items for the job and assigning children tasks including covering the windows and cleaning up afterward, police said Tuesday. |
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1:11pm PDT |
Expert: Chute wasn't from D.B. Cooper
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A recently discovered parachute could not have been used by D.B. Cooper in 1971, says the man who packed the four chutes that were given to the mysterious skyjacker. |
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1:03pm PDT |
Laws to be waived for border fence |
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Summary: The Department of Homeland Security will bypass environmental and land-management laws to build hundreds of miles of border fence between the United States and Mexico, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Tuesday.
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12:56pm PDT |
Zimbabwe opposition leader: no talks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader insisted Tuesday that he has won presidential elections outright and denied that his advisers were involved in talks to allow President Robert Mugabe a graceful exit. |
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12:55pm PDT |
Senate foreclosure relief bill advances
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A legislative effort to address the nation's home foreclosure crisis moved forward in the Senate Tuesday as Democratic and GOP leaders defused a potential filibuster. |
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12:54pm PDT |
Clinton will fight 'like Rocky' |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton vows to fight on like film character Rocky in the race to be the Democrats' presidential nominee. |
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12:52pm PDT |
BT advert trials were 'illegal' |
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Summary: Trials of an online ad system carried out by BT on its customers were potentially illegal, says a digital rights lawyer. |
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12:46pm PDT |
Mugabe poised for exit after Zimbabwe elections
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Summary: AFP - The 28-year rule of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe appeared to be entering the final chapter Tuesday with long-time rival Morgan Tsvangirai poised to take power after general elections. |
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12:41pm PDT |
'No deal' for Mugabe to step down |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's opposition leader and a government minister deny reports of a deal for Robert Mugabe to step down. |
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12:40pm PDT |
Army lets war zone couples sleep together |
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12:27pm PDT |
Bush supports Ukraine and Georgia for NATO
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush vowed
on Tuesday to press NATO to put Ukraine and Georgia on the road
to membership despite resistance from Russia and skepticism
from the alliance's European members. |
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12:25pm PDT |
Clinton and Obama slam McCain on economy
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrats Hillary Clinton and
Barack Obama slammed potential White House opponent John McCain
on the economy on Tuesday, accusing the Republican of favoring
the wealthy and turning his back on struggling workers and
middle-class families. |
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12:24pm PDT |
Mother wins fights for autism insurance |
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Summary: Ryan Unumb just turned 7 years old. He has about 100 words in his vocabulary, even if they are difficult to understand. He's potty trained. He loves playing with water. He follows instructions, he asks for food when he's hungry, and he gives lots of kisse |
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12:18pm PDT |
Senators reach deal over mortgage crisis |
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Summary: Senators and their staffs were expected to keep negotiating right up to a key vote planned for Tuesday afternoon on a stalled homeowner relief bill, aides on both sides said.
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12:18pm PDT |
Colombia: France offers hostage medical mission
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - France has offered a medical mission to
treat sick hostages held in the jungles by Colombian
guerrillas, including French-Colombian captive Ingrid
Betancourt, Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe said on Tuesday. |
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11:56am PDT |
Audit: Pentagon overspending, delays worsen |
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Summary: The Pentagon is $295 billion over budget on dozens of key programs and taking more time to deliver the systems to the front lines, according to a report released by a government watchdog agency.
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11:54am PDT |
Police presence for United clash |
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Summary: Thousands of police officers are on the streets of Rome aimed at preventing violent clashes between fans. |
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11:49am PDT |
Witness: Parachute can't be D.B. Cooper's |
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11:47am PDT |
Senate leaders to draft compromise housing bill
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Senate Democrats and Republicans
agreed on Tuesday to craft a compromise bill to help homeowners
in the widening U.S. mortgage market crisis. |
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11:46am PDT |
Foreclosure relief bill clears hurdle
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Senate leaders reached a deal Tuesday to advance legislation to ease the nation's home foreclosure crisis. |
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11:46am PDT |
Uzbek traders mount rare protest |
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Summary: Uzbek traders take to the streets in the first demo since troops opened fire on crowds three years ago. |
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11:35am PDT |
Congress presses oil execs on high prices
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Top executives of the five biggest U.S. oil companies were pressed Tuesday to explain the soaring fuel prices amid huge industry profits and why they weren't investing more to develop renewable energy source such as wind and solar. |
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11:29am PDT |
Mugabe ready to step down: sources
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe is ready to step down after he accepted he failed to win the country's presidential election, a senior source in his ruling party and diplomats told AFP Tuesday. |
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11:24am PDT |
US backs Georgia, Ukraine NATO bids
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US President George W. Bush arrived in Romania Tuesday ready to back Ukraine and Georgia's bid to join NATO in the face of French concern that it would upset the balance of power in Europe. |
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11:24am PDT |
Bank news, mild econ. data boost stocks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street began the second quarter with a big rally Tuesday as investors rushed back into stocks amid optimism that the worst of the credit crisis has passed and that the economy is faring better than expected. The Dow Jones industrials surged almo |
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11:21am PDT |
Nobel winner tear-gassed in Kenya |
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Summary: Kenyan police fire tear gas at dozens of protesters, including Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, in Nairobi. |
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11:12am PDT |
Zimbabwe parties discuss Mugabe resignation: U.S.
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party and the
opposition MDC are believed to be discussing whether President
Robert Mugabe should resign after last Saturday's election, a
U.S. official said on Tuesday. |
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11:05am PDT |
Congress grills oil execs on record pump prices
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Congress dragged in
executives from five international oil companies on Tuesday to
explain why they should not be blamed for record-high gasoline
prices after booking profits of $123 billion in 2007. |
