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3:02pm PDT |
Clinton's donations surge after Pennsylvania victory
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton parlayed her campaign-saving primary victory into a fundraising bonanza Wednesday in the Democratic presidential race. Rival Barack Obama, his delegate lead intact, said, "We just keep on plugging away." |
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2:54pm PDT |
Organized crime targets energy, financial markets |
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Summary: Organized criminal networks have penetrated portions of the international energy market and tried to control energy resources, Attorney General Michael Mukasey warned. Mukasey said similar efforts have targeted financial systems, and he vowed to beef up U |
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2:54pm PDT |
Organized crime targets energy resources |
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Summary: Attorney General Michael Mukasey warned Wednesday that organized criminal networks have penetrated portions of the international energy market and tried to control energy resources.
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2:48pm PDT |
Mayor 'ensnared' Olympics cash |
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Summary: London mayor Ken Livingstone says he "ensnared" ministers over the bid to host the 2012 Olympics in an effort to get money for redevelopment. |
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2:47pm PDT |
Bill to ban genetic discrimination backed |
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2:45pm PDT |
Mac sales push up Apple profits |
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Summary: Apple reports a 36% jump in quarterly profit to over $1bn as consumers snap up its MacBooks and iPods. |
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2:36pm PDT |
Greenhouse gases gather at faster pace |
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2:36pm PDT |
Ferguson content with Barca draw |
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Summary: Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson backs his side to make the Champions League final after a 0-0 draw in Barcelona. |
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2:34pm PDT |
Source: Intel shows N. Korea-Syria nuclear link |
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Summary: U.S. intelligence officials will tell members of Congress on Thursday that North Korea was helping Syria build a nuclear facility, according to a source familiar with internal administration discussions on the matter.
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2:19pm PDT |
Four on detective murder charge |
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Summary: Four men are charged with the murder of a private detective found with an axe in his head in a London car park in 1987. |
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2:19pm PDT |
Men freed in boat boy death |
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Summary: Three men accused of killing a British toddler who was struck by a speedboat are cleared by a judge in the Bahamas. |
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2:19pm PDT |
Men freed in speedboat tot death |
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Summary: Three men accused of killing a British toddler who was struck by a speedboat are cleared by a judge in the Bahamas. |
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2:19pm PDT |
Men freed in speedboat child death |
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Summary: Three men accused of killing a British toddler who was struck by a speedboat are cleared by a judge in the Bahamas. |
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2:17pm PDT |
Abbas appeals for more US help in peace process
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Summary: AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appealed to the Bush administration Wednesday for more support in peace talks with Israel that have bogged down five months after both sides pledged to reach a deal by January. |
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2:16pm PDT |
Canberra braced for torch relay |
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Summary: Security is tight in the Australian capital amid tight security for the latest leg of the Olympic torch relay. |
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2:10pm PDT |
China must stop cursing the Dalai Lama and talk: U.S
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Summary: Reuters - The United States on Wednesday urged
China to stop vilifying the Dalai Lama and instead talk to the
exiled Tibetan spiritual leader in order to achieve peace and
stability in troubled, Chinese-ruled Tibet. |
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2:07pm PDT |
Petraeus promotion locks officers in place for successor
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Summary: AP - President Bush is promoting his top Iraq commander, Army Gen. David Petraeus, and replacing him with the general's recent deputy, keeping the U.S. on its war course and handing the next president a pair of combat-tested commanders who have relentless |
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1:54pm PDT |
Superdelegates on the spot after Clinton's Pennsylvania triumph
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Summary: AFP - Hillary Clinton heaped pressure on top Democratic Party officials who hold the key to her gripping White House feud with Barack Obama, as she savored a campaign-saving Pennsylvania primary win. |
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1:53pm PDT |
Portait of a grim Tony Blair put up in halls of Parliament
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Summary: AP - A somber Tony Blair is back in Parliament — in a portrait capturing an indelible image of the embattled politician in his final months in office. |
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1:52pm PDT |
Teen-repelling noisemaker draws protests |
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1:52pm PDT |
Teen-repelling noisemaker protested |
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1:41pm PDT |
Man Utd rue Ronaldo penalty miss |
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Summary: Cristiano Ronaldo misses a penalty as Manchester United draw 0-0 with Barcelona in a cagey Champions League semi-final at the Nou Camp. |
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1:35pm PDT |
Delta, Northwest lose combined $10.5B on high fuel, charges
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Summary: AP - Delta and Northwest, seeking to combine to create the world's largest airline, posted losses Wednesday totaling $10.5 billion for the first three months of the year due to exorbitant fuel prices and write-downs of their companies' value. |
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1:30pm PDT |
Israel 'ready to return Golan' |
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Summary: Israel is ready to withdraw from the Golan Heights in return for peace, according to a Syrian government minister. |
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1:15pm PDT |
Bull market in gold means big bucks for old dental work
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Summary: AP - Dazzled by the bull market in gold, people are digging through drawers for old dental caps, fillings and bridgework they saved years ago and selling them at prices that would make the tooth fairy blush. |
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1:07pm PDT |
Refinery strike talks break down |
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Summary: Talks aimed at resolving a dispute which could shut down Grangemouth oil refinery break up without agreement. |
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12:59pm PDT |
Man killed in motorcycle accident |
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Summary: A man dies following a collision between a motorcycle and a car on a road in County Down, police say. |
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12:54pm PDT |
A card sent by Anne Frank turns up in a Dutch antique shop |
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Summary: A greetings card signed by the young Jewish diarist, Anne Frank, has been found in an antique shop near Amsterdam. |
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Cnn.com |
12:46pm PDT |
FBI: Contractor offers Navy info to fake spy |
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Summary: A U.S. Navy civilian contractor has been charged with trying to sell personal information about thousands of military personnel and reservists to a person he thought was a foreign spy, the FBI said.
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12:41pm PDT |
Wal-Mart restricts rice purchases |
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Summary: Retail giant Wal-Mart rations sales of rice at its Sam's Club stores, the latest sign of a global shortage. |
