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Yahoo News |
9:45am PDT |
Zimbabwe state media suggests power-sharing deal
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A unity government led by President Robert Mugabe may be the best way to break Zimbabwe's post-election deadlock, state media said Wednesday, as the first result from a recount of votes was declared. |
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9:42am PDT |
Hillary Clinton looks ahead to next contests after Pa. win
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Exuding fresh confidence after her Pennsylvania primary win, Hillary Rodham Clinton turned attention Wednesday to contests in Indiana and North Carolina and pressed her case that she can still win the Democratic presidential nomination despite the od |
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9:42am PDT |
Bush meets Jordan's king before Palestinian talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush held
White House talks with Jordan's King Abdullah on Wednesday as
part of a diplomatic flurry this week aimed at shoring up the
fragile Israeli-Palestinian peace process. |
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9:41am PDT |
Chiefs trade Allen to Vikings
(AP)
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Summary: AP - All-Pro defensive end Jared Allen was traded from Kansas City to Minnesota in a blockbuster deal, making the Chiefs one of the major players in this weekend's NFL draft and the Vikings a serious contender in the NFC. |
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9:39am PDT |
Brown denies being 'pushed about' |
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Summary: The PM defends his decision to compensate people hit by tax changes, denying he was "pushed about" by Labour MPs. |
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Yahoo News |
9:38am PDT |
Officials wrap up DNA testing on polygamist sect kids
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Texas authorities said Wednesday they have finished taking DNA samples from all the children removed from a polygamist compound more than two weeks ago. |
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9:38am PDT |
Glasgow Games boss appointed |
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Summary: The man appointed to deliver Glasgow's Commonwealth Games says he hopes it will be the best ever. |
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Cnn.com |
9:38am PDT |
Clinton: Why can't Obama win big states? |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton Wednesday said her much-needed victory in Pennsylvania raises fresh questions about Sen. Barack Obama's electability.
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9:37am PDT |
Gen. Petraeus picked to lead Iraq and Afghan wars
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on
Wednesday picked Gen. David Petraeus, widely praised as the top
commander in Iraq, to lead all Middle East operations,
including the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. |
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Yahoo News |
9:33am PDT |
U.S. thinks North Korea aided Syria on plutonium program
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Bush administration is expected
to tell U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that it believes North Korea
was helping Syria build a plutonium-based nuclear program, a
U.S. official said on Wednesday. |
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9:27am PDT |
Refinery shutdown moves forward |
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Summary: The shutdown of Grangemouth oil refinery continues despite talks to halt a two-day strike. |
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Cnn.com |
9:18am PDT |
$100 fill-ups arrive at gas pumps |
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Summary: Noel Bosse's head spins about as fast as the numbers at the gas pump. Her fill-up costs $101. A man driving a pint-sized Prius spends 43 bucks to fill up. AAA says the worst is yet to come: $4 a gallon nationwide is expected this summer. "It's absolutely |
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9:12am PDT |
Petraeus picked to lead Mideast command
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Army Gen. David Petraeus, the four-star general who led troops in Iraq for the past year, will be nominated by President Bush to be the next commander of U.S. Central Command, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday. |
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9:11am PDT |
Planes diverted after hole found |
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Summary: Edinburgh Airport is closed to incoming flights after a hole is found in its main runway. |
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9:09am PDT |
Clinton and Obama face long White House fight
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama
entered the final phase of an increasingly nasty U.S.
presidential fight on Wednesday, and Clinton said her decisive
Pennsylvania win showed she had the broad support needed to
lead Democrats back to the Whit |
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Cnn.com |
9:08am PDT |
Shrimp plant likened to medieval fortress |
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Summary: Workers in Southeast Asia's shrimp industry suffer regular abuse and sometimes live in what amounts to virtual slavery, a human-rights organization said Wednesday.
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9:06am PDT |
Man Utd wait on Vidic after scare |
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Summary: Man Utd's Nemanja Vidic was taken to hospital with a stomach complaint on Tuesday and is now a doubt to face Barcelona. |
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9:06am PDT |
Democrats brace for more pain after Clinton win
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Democrats braced Wednesday for weeks more fighting after Hillary Clinton's solid win in the Pennsylvania presidential primaries, as pressure mounted on party elders key to ending their agony. |
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9:02am PDT |
Supreme Court says police may search even if arrest invalid
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday that police have the power to conduct searches and seize evidence, even when done during an arrest that turns out to have violated state law. |
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9:02am PDT |
Mom's diet seen as factor in whether baby is boy or girl
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Snips and snails and puppydog tails ... and cereal and bananas? |
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9:02am PDT |
Consumers face 30% gas rate hike |
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Summary: Consumers in Northern Ireland face a £200 increase in their gas bills, blamed on rising costs. |
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8:53am PDT |
Two charged with private eye murder |
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Summary: Two men are charged with the murder of a private detective in a London car park in 1987. |
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8:53am PDT |
Lecturers prepare for strike day |
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Summary: Further education college lecturers holding a one-day strike on the same day as school teachers. |
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Cnn.com |
8:53am PDT |
Analysis: Did Clinton win come in time? |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton scored a big victory in Pennsylvania to keep her hopes for the Democratic nomination alive. The question is whether the win came soon enough. The victory does little to cut into Barack Obama's lead among pledged delegates or his advantage |
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Yahoo News |
8:47am PDT |
Ministers to discuss Arctic claims in Greenland
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Denmark has invited high-ranking
officials from Norway, Russia, the United States and Canada to
meet in Greenland next month to discuss competing claims to the
Arctic, it said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
8:41am PDT |
Thieves set up data supermarkets |
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Summary: Cyber criminals are setting up web shops that sell stolen data for a knock-down price, say security experts. |
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BBC News |
8:38am PDT |
Clinton 'best to take on McCain' |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton says she is the best placed Democrat candidate to beat Republican John McCain in the November elections. |
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Yahoo News |
8:31am PDT |
Gen Petraeus picked to lead Iraq and Afghan wars
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates named
his top commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, on Wednesday to
lead U.S. Central Command, responsible for all Middle East
operations, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
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Yahoo News |
8:24am PDT |
King of Jordan tells Bush timetables needed for Mideast talks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jordan's King Abdullah II told President Bush on Wednesday that stalled negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis should be based on "clear grounds and fixed timetables" as the United States pushes for reaching a Mideast peace agreement by next |
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Cnn.com |
8:16am PDT |
Cops: Gangster video stars gun-waving granny |
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