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Shiite holy day draws tens of thousands
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Tens of thousands of Shiite pilgrims converged on a golden-domed shrine
in northern Baghdad, some beating their heads and chests with their
hands and
others dancing in a circle to honor an eighth century saint known for
his ability to hide his anger.

U.S.: 6-party talks still needed on N. Korea
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South Korea claimed Thursday that a summit this month with North Korea
would help rid the communist nation of nuclear weapons, but the U.S.
maintained that six-nation talks were the prime forum for resolving the
arms standoff.

Lifelines could reach miners by Friday
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Barring mechanical breakdown, rescue teams hope to drill two lifelines
by Friday to six coal miners trapped deep inside a central Utah
mountain, the
mine's operator said Wednesday.

MONEY

Importer recalls 255,000 Chinese-made tires
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A tire importer said Thursday it would recall 255,000 Chinese-made tires
it claims were defective because they lack a safety feature that
prevents tread separation.

Blockbuster buying movie download site
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Although Blockbuster's Total Access program has been adding subscribers
faster than Netflix Inc.'s DVD rental service, Netflix was able to tout
that only it offered the ability to instantly download movies and TV
shows to a computer. Not for long.

# posted by John @ 8/09/2007 11:17:00 AM