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BBC News |
1:49am PDT |
Golden Girls pay tribute to Getty |
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Summary: The stars of classic US sitcom The Golden Girls remember actress Estelle Getty, who has died at the age of 84. |
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Cnn.com |
1:44am PDT |
Preston on Politics: PUMAs stalking Obama |
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Summary: Party Unity My A--!
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Cnn.com |
1:43am PDT |
Obama meets with Israeli, Palestinian leaders |
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Summary: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama was expected to pack in a lot during a visit to Israel and Jerusalem on Wednesday.
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BBC News |
1:37am PDT |
Oil prices continue on downwards |
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Summary: The price of oil keeps on sliding as US demand wanes and a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico takes a favourable course. |
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BBC News |
1:33am PDT |
Sudan president arrives in Darfur |
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Summary: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir makes a rare visit to Darfur, where he is accused of war crimes. |
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BBC News |
1:32am PDT |
Troubles team 'should be merged' |
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Summary: The police team examining Troubles era killings should merge with the Police Ombudsman's office, a former ombudsman says. |
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BBC News |
1:25am PDT |
Vodafone in surprise share move |
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Summary: Vodafone will buy £1bn of its own shares after a disappointing trading update saw its stock fall 14% on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
1:24am PDT |
North Korea demands end to US hostility
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Just hours before Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was to meet with North Korea's top diplomat, Pyongyang insisted Wednesday it had met its commitments in nuclear negotiations and said Washington must completely abandon its "hostile policies" towa |
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1:20am PDT |
Quadrillions |
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Summary: The crazy numbers of Zimbabwe inflation |
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Cnn.com |
1:19am PDT |
Texas or Mexico? Only Hurricane Dolly knows |
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Summary: Hurricane Dolly has residents in Texas and Mexico on edge. The Category 1 storm is expected to arrive by midday Wednesday between southern Texas and northeastern Mexico, and dump up to 15 inches of rain, cause widespread flooding and possibly spawn tornad |
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Cnn.com |
1:18am PDT |
House to vote on housing rescue |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
1:17am PDT |
Morris tells Balls to reform Sats |
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Summary: Ed Balls should not resign over the Sats problems, but should use it as an opportunity to overhaul testing, says Estelle Morris. |
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1:14am PDT |
UK soldier dies in Afghanistan |
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Summary: A British soldier has died and two were injured after their patrol came under fire in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms. |
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Cnn.com |
1:09am PDT |
Iran praises U.S. presence at nuke talks |
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Yahoo News |
1:07am PDT |
Obama vows support for Israel in Jerusalem visit
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama pledged staunch support for Israel
during a visit to Jerusalem on Wednesday and said, if elected,
he would work to invigorate the Middle East peace process. |
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BBC News |
1:02am PDT |
England selector to meet Vaughan |
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Summary: England selector Geoff Miller wants captain Michael Vaughan to clarify his comment that Darren Pattinson's call-up "looked confused". |
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BBC News |
12:55am PDT |
Serbia pressed to capture Mladic |
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Summary: Serbia is urged to follow up the arrest of Radovan Karadzic by quickly seizing his wartime commander, Ratko Mladic. |
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Yahoo News |
12:55am PDT |
Agent: No rights advisement for Gitmo prisoners
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement. |
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BBC News |
12:43am PDT |
Iran vows no nuclear concessions |
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Summary: Iran will not "retreat one iota" in its nuclear activities, its president says, defying fresh international pressure. |
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Yahoo News |
12:41am PDT |
House to vote on foreclosure rescue measure
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The government would help struggling homeowners get new, cheaper loans and be allowed to offer troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a cash infusion as part of legislation that aims to calm the chaotic housing market. |
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Yahoo News |
12:36am PDT |
Indian PM celebrates vote win, says millions will benefit
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - India's government Wednesday celebrated a victory it said would help bring millions out of poverty, after winning a vote that clears the way for a controversial nuclear deal with the United States. |
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Yahoo News |
12:35am PDT |
AP IMPACT: After 60 years, black officers rare
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sixty years after President Truman desegregated the military, senior black officers are still rare, particularly among the highest ranks. |
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Yahoo News |
12:34am PDT |
Rice to press N. Korean envoy on nuclear weapons
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks with Asian officials here Wednesday before meeting North Korea's top diplomat in what will be the Bush administration's highest-level contact with the Stalinist state in four years. |
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Cnn.com |
12:14am PDT |
Obama to meet with Israeli, Palestinian leaders |
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Summary: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama was expected to pack in a lot during a visit to Israel and Jerusalem on Wednesday.
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Yahoo News |
12:12am PDT |
Iran's president vows no retreat in nuclear row
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran will not "retreat one iota" over
its disputed nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
said on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:06am PDT |
Obama launches day of meetings in Israel
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama held a breakfast meeting Wednesday with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the first event in a day packed with meetings and travel across Israel and the Palestinian territories. |
