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Yahoo News |
2:10pm PDT |
Dems assail McCain on Iraq, economy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday she is the only presidential candidate who will begin a prompt drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq, and rival Sen. Barack Obama cast himself as the one best able to turn the nation's economy around. |
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2:09pm PDT |
200 seniors rescued from Mich. blaze
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Firefighters carried senior citizens out of a fire at a three-story independent-living complex Wednesday, and officials said all 200 residents made it to safety. |
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2:09pm PDT |
Mumps shots didn't fully protect in 2006
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Most of the college students who got the mumps in a big outbreak in 2006 had received the recommended two vaccine shots, according to a study that raises questions about whether a new vaccine or another booster shot is needed. The outbreak was the bi |
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2:08pm PDT |
Confusion as San Francisco Olympic torch run starts
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Confusion surrounded the start of
the relay of the troubled Olympic torch through San Francisco
on Wednesday, as thousands of China supporters and protesters
converged along the planned route. |
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Cnn.com |
1:48pm PDT |
Clinton challenges McCain, Obama on war |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton on Wednesday argued that she is the only presidential candidate capable of ending the war in Iraq.
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BBC News |
1:45pm PDT |
San Francisco torch relay begins |
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Summary: Protesters gather in San Francisco, where the Olympic torch is on the latest leg of its world relay. |
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1:44pm PDT |
Bush, Democrats spar over housing plans
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush
proposed on Wednesday expanding a program to help homeowners
meet mortgage payments while Democratic lawmakers pressed ahead
with a broader plan, setting the stage for a political showdown
over how best to aid t |
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1:38pm PDT |
Man Utd beat Roma to reach semis |
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Summary: Carlos Tevez strikes as Man Utd beat Roma 1-0 to seal a semi-final tie with Barcelona. |
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Cnn.com |
1:31pm PDT |
Olympic torch run begins on altered route |
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Summary: The route for the Olympic torch run along San Francisco Bay, now under way, has been shortened, and two more of the planned torchbearers have dropped out, a source says. Thousands of demonstrators have turned out for the relay, some waving Tibetan flags t |
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1:10pm PDT |
Assessor complains about his assessment
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Harvey Levinson might be the last person his neighbors would expect to complain about the assessment on his condominium. After all, he's the county assessor. |
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1:04pm PDT |
Guillen suspension delayed until Tuesday
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jose Guillen's 15-day suspension was put on hold through Tuesday by Major League Baseball and the players' association, an indication they are nearing an agreement that would eliminate the penalty and toughen the sport's drug rules. |
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1:01pm PDT |
Tensions high ahead of San Francisco Olympic torch run
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Thousands of China supporters and
protesters gathered in San Francisco on Wednesday as the
Olympic torch -- a magnet for anti-Beijing demonstrations --
was set to start its only relay in the United States. |
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12:55pm PDT |
Scuffles as Olympic torch relay gears to start
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Scuffles broke out here Wednesday before the US leg of the Olympics global torch relay as thousands of angry opponents and supporters of China faced off, kept apart by a wall of police. |
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Yahoo News |
12:52pm PDT |
Army soldiers to see shorter war tours
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Senior defense officials say President Bush will announce on Thursday that Army units heading to war after August 1 will serve 12-month tours rather than the 15 months that soldiers are currently deployed. |
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12:49pm PDT |
Florida lawmakers pass "take your guns to work" law
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Most Florida residents
would be allowed to take guns to work under a measure passed by
Florida lawmakers on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
12:33pm PDT |
Olympics protest brings out both sides |
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Summary: San Francisco prepares for protests today as runners plan to carry the Olympic torch through the city. As the flame arrived Tuesday, thousands demonstrated against China's human rights record. "This is putting a stamp of approval on repression and human r |
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BBC News |
12:21pm PDT |
San Francisco awaits torch relay |
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Summary: Thousands of protesters are gathering in San Francisco as the Olympic torch continues its world relay. |
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Yahoo News |
12:14pm PDT |
Higher food prices here to stay: World Bank
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Surging global food costs are not a
temporary phenomenon and prices are likely to stay above 2004
levels until 2015 for most crops, the World Bank said on
Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
12:09pm PDT |
Bill, Hillary Clinton disagree on trade pact |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill don't see eye-to-eye when it comes to a controversial free trade pact, her campaign says.
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Cnn.com |
12:06pm PDT |
1 in 5 surveyed took meds to sharpen brains |
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Summary: One in five respondents to a new survey in the journal Nature say they've used drugs to boost their brain power.
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Cnn.com |
12:05pm PDT |
FCC to propose emergency texting system |
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Summary: A nationwide alert system will use cell phones or other mobile devices to send text messages to Americans when an emergency occurs, the Federal Communications Commission will announce Wednesday, according to an FCC representative.
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BBC News |
12:04pm PDT |
Blues bosses arrested by police |
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Summary: Police investigating alleged corruption in English football arrest David Sullivan and Karren Brady of Birmingham City. |
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Yahoo News |
12:03pm PDT |
House committee backs tax bill on housing crisis
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The House of Representatives Ways
and Means Committee approved on Wednesday a bill proposing a
range of tax breaks meant to tackle the nation's housing market
crisis. |
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Yahoo News |
12:02pm PDT |
Clinton and Obama skirmish over Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton on Wednesday attacked her rivals over
Iraq, saying Democrat Barack Obama is all talk when it comes to
ending the war and Republican John McCain would keep it going. |
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Cnn.com |
12:01pm PDT |
Ex-mayor's land-for-love case goes to jury |
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Yahoo News |
11:59am PDT |
Parker top pick by Sparks in WNBA draft
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It's been a whirlwind day for Candace Parker. |
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BBC News |
11:59am PDT |
PM not attending Olympics opening |
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Summary: Gordon Brown will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Downing Street confirms. |
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BBC News |
11:54am PDT |
Woods targets fifth Masters title |
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Summary: Tiger Woods will take aim at an historic Grand Slam when the first round of the Masters begins at Augusta on Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
11:41am PDT |
NFL great accused of DUI, fighting police |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
11:36am PDT |
200 seniors escape Mich. blaze
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Firefighters carried senior citizens out of a fire at a three-story independent-living complex Wednesday, and officials said all 200 residents made it to safety. |
