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12:29am PDT |
Muted support for Zimbababwe general strike
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Summary: AFP - A general strike called by Zimbabwe's opposition to force the release of last month's presidential election results got off to a slow start Tuesday with shops in the capital operating as normal. |
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12:28am PDT |
Berlusconi wins big in Italian election
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi faces a laundry list of problems after avenging his loss at the polls two years ago to win a third stint as Italy's premier. |
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12:22am PDT |
Pope set to depart for US visit
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Summary: AP - From a presidential welcome, to two Masses at baseball stadiums, to a stop for prayer at ground zero in New York, Pope Benedict XVI will get a heavy dose of the American experience in his first pilgrimage to the United States. |
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12:19am PDT |
McCain proposes break in gas taxes
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Summary: AP - John McCain wants the federal government to free people from paying gasoline taxes this summer and ensure that college students can secure loans this fall, a pair of proposals aimed at stemming pain from the country's troubled economy. |
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12:14am PDT |
Furry quarry |
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Summary: 'Conservationist' culls grey squirrels to save red cousins |
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12:14am PDT |
Coral flourishing at Bikini Atoll atomic test site
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Summary: Reuters - Coral is again flourishing in the
crater left by the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated by the
United States, 54 years after the blast on Bikini Atoll, marine
scientists said on Tuesday. |
