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BBC News |
11:38am PDT |
UK PM says Mid-East deal possible |
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Summary: UK PM Gordon Brown says he is hopeful of a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, following talks in the region. |
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BBC News |
11:26am PDT |
Mid East deal possible, says PM |
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Summary: Gordon Brown says he is optimistic Israel and the Palestinians can sign a peace deal, and promises British funds to help it work. |
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Yahoo News |
11:18am PDT |
Zimbabwe's MDC holds out on signing memorandum
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe's main opposition party
said it would not sign an accord paving the way for talks to
end a political crisis until mediator South Africa addressed
its concerns, but regional officials on Sunday appeared
optimistic a breakthrough was |
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Yahoo News |
11:11am PDT |
Harrington wins British Open, ends Norman's dream
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Padraig Harrington's wrist hurt so much he wondered if he could even play in this British Open. Well, it was strong enough to hoist the silver claret jug. |
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BBC News |
11:10am PDT |
England v SA, 2nd Test day three as it happened |
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Summary: England have a massive task on their hands to save the second Test at Headingley after South Africa hit 522. |
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Yahoo News |
11:00am PDT |
Paulson braces public for months of tough times
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson sought to reassure an anxious public Sunday that the banking system is sound, while also bracing people for more troubled times ahead. |
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BBC News |
11:00am PDT |
Divers rescued off Antrim coast |
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Summary: Two divers, who had been exploring shipwrecks, are rescued by helicopter off the Antrim coast. |
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BBC News |
10:39am PDT |
Brilliant Harrington retains Open |
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Summary: Padraig Harrington successfully defends his Open title, winning by four shots after a superb final round. |
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Cnn.com |
10:37am PDT |
Tropical Storm Dolly forms in Caribbean |
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Summary: Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the western Caribbean, approaching Mexico on Sunday, as Tropical Storm Cristobal edged closer to the North Carolina coast.
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Yahoo News |
10:36am PDT |
Obama meets Karzai, vows steadfast Afghan aid
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks Sunday with its Western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if elected, an Afghan official said. |
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Yahoo News |
10:24am PDT |
`Dark Knight' sets weekend record with $155.34M
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Batman has sent Spidey packing as king of Hollywood's box-office superheroes. |
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Yahoo News |
10:19am PDT |
Harrington closes in on another claret jug
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Padraig Harrington closed in on his second straight British Open championship Sunday. Not bad for a guy who wasn't sure he'd be able to play. |
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Yahoo News |
10:15am PDT |
Consumers change buying habits, but will it last?
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Adrienne Radtke plans to keep riding her bike to work even if gas prices drop. Steve Pizzini got rid of his Cadillac Escalade in favor of a 16-year-old Acura and doesn't expect to have another gas-guzzler. |
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Yahoo News |
10:15am PDT |
Mullen worries about troop withdrawal timeline
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Pentagon's top military officer said Sunday a specific time frame for withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq could jeopardize political and economic progress, leading to "dangerous consequences." |
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Cnn.com |
10:14am PDT |
Obama says Afghanistan situation 'urgent' |
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Summary: Sen. Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai today as part of a tour aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials. In the past, Obama has criticized Karzai for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country. Before the meeting, Obama had |
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Yahoo News |
10:08am PDT |
Bush adviser says Iraq timeline "very dangerous"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush's top
military adviser said on Sunday setting an unconditional
two-year timetable for getting U.S. troops out of Iraq in two
years would be dangerous. |
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Yahoo News |
10:06am PDT |
Tropical Storm Cristobal brushes NC coast
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tropical Storm Cristobal skirted the North Carolina coast Sunday, dumping heavy rain and churning up rough surf, but so far sparing the seaboard of any severe weather. |
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BBC News |
9:58am PDT |
Church 'wounded' over gay boycott |
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Summary: Bishops attending the Lambeth Conference hear a claim that the gay clergy row has left Anglicans a 'wounded community'. |
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Yahoo News |
9:50am PDT |
Banks sound but economy to take time: Paulson
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. economy needs months to
recover from its slowdown, but the banking system remains sound
despite a home mortgage crisis that could cause more problems,
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said. |
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Yahoo News |
9:43am PDT |
Treasury chief: Banks safe despite economic tumult
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson sought to reassure an anxious public Sunday that the banking system is sound, while also bracing people for more troubled times ahead. |
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Yahoo News |
9:32am PDT |
Afghan officials: US-led forces killed 9 police
(AP)
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Summary: AP - U.S.-led troops and Afghan forces killed nine Afghan police Sunday, calling in airstrikes and fighting on the ground for four hours after both sides mistook the other for militants, Afghan officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
9:28am PDT |
Killing of Iraqi governor's kin raises questions |
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Summary: U.S. forces killed two relatives of a local Iraqi governor in northern Iraq on Sunday. The dead were identified by the U.S. military as members of al Qaeda in Iraq.
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Yahoo News |
9:23am PDT |
Soldier in famous photo never defeated 'demons'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Officers had been to the white ranch house at 560 W. Longleaf many times before over the past year to respond to a "barricade situation." Each had ended uneventfully, with Joseph Dwyer coming out or telling police in a calm voice through the window t |
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Yahoo News |
9:14am PDT |
Tropical Storm Dolly forms in western Caribbean
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tropical Storm Dolly has formed in the western Caribbean sea. |
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Yahoo News |
9:13am PDT |
Obama says Afghanistan "precarious and urgent"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Presidential candidate Barack Obama
called the situation in Afghanistan "precarious and urgent" on
Sunday after meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during
an overseas trip meant to burnish his foreign policy
credentials. |
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BBC News |
9:11am PDT |
Rescue operation for two divers |
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Summary: A major rescue operation for two divers is taking place west of Rathlin Island off the County Antrim coast. |
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BBC News |
9:09am PDT |
Dark Knight takes a record $155m |
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Summary: New Batman film The Dark Knight sets a box office record after taking $155m on its opening weekend in the US and Canada. |
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BBC News |
9:09am PDT |
Batman film takes a record $155m |
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Summary: The new Batman film The Dark Knight sets a box office record after taking $155m on its opening weekend in the US. |
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Yahoo News |
9:06am PDT |
Zimbabwe rivals agree draft for crisis talks: UN official
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Parties in Zimbabwe have reached consensus on holding substantive crisis talks, a UN representative said Sunday, while sources said the agreement may be signed within 24 hours. |
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Yahoo News |
9:04am PDT |
Iraq proposes delay in key provincial vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A provincial vote intended to satisfy Sunni Arab demands for more influence must be delayed, election officials said Sunday, proposing to hold the vote in December rather than October. |
