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Five U.S. soldiers have been killed and three others are missing after
an attack 12 miles west of Mahmoudiya, Iraq, the U.S. military says.

# posted by John @ 5/12/2007 09:54:00 AM 0 comments

Russia's ambassador to Costa Rica and seven other people have been taken
hostage at the country's embassy by an armed man, The Associated Press
reports.

# posted by John @ 5/11/2007 06:21:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 5/11/2007 04:01:00 PM 0 comments

Despite the common notion that America remains plagued by a divorce
epidemic, the national per capita divorce rate has declined steadily
since its peak in 1981 and is now at its lowest level since 1970. What's
fueling that decline? A lot of things. 

# posted by John @ 5/11/2007 11:54:00 AM 0 comments

NEWS

Wildfire areas get influx of residents
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans are moving to neighborhoods in the
West
repeatedly scorched by wildfires that now threaten to burn more often
and with
greater intensity.

Differences keep delaying Iraq war bill
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Congressional leaders and representatives of the White House are putting
off
tough decisions on the Iraq war until a handful of House and Senate
negotiators work out details of a funding bill they'll try to send to
President Bush by Memorial Day.

'Black Death' found in Denver squirrels
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A rash of squirrel deaths from plague in the middle of Colorado's
largest city has heightened surveillance for the deadly but curable
disease

# posted by John @ 5/11/2007 09:30:00 AM 0 comments

DEMOCRATIC-LED U.S. HOUSE DEFIES BUSH VETO THREAT, PASSES CONDITIONAL
IRAQ WAR FUNDING BILL

# posted by John @ 5/10/2007 08:14:00 PM 0 comments

RUDY GIULIANI MET PERSONALLY WITH THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ON BEHALF
OF THE COMPANY THAT HAS PLED GUILTY TO MISLEADING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE
ADDICTIVE NATURE OF OXYCONTIN

# posted by John @ 5/10/2007 01:54:00 PM 0 comments

Dow drops more than 125 points in midday trading, one day after it hits
all-time high.

# posted by John @ 5/10/2007 12:13:00 PM 0 comments

The Connecticut-based maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin and
three of its current and former executives pleaded guilty Thursday to
misleading the public about the drug's risk of addiction.

# posted by John @ 5/10/2007 10:29:00 AM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 5/10/2007 10:27:00 AM 0 comments

COLORADO'S BOULDER HIGH SCHOOL IS LOCKED DOWN AFTER REPORTS THAT TWO
MASKED MEN ENTERED THE SCHOOL

# posted by John @ 5/10/2007 09:43:00 AM 0 comments

NEWS |

U.K.'s Blair to announce resignation
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce his intention to step
down as Labour Party leader Thursday, ending months of speculation about
his departure and setting the clock ticking on the final weeks of his
10-year premiership.

Bush lauds Kan. town's spirit of resilience
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President Bush toured this tornado-ravaged town Wednesday to meet with
rescuers and survivors and to see first-hand the miles of splintered
wreckage and leveled landscape that was once a thriving farming
community of 1,600
people.

Troops in Iraq get safer vehicle
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The Pentagon will phase out its armored Humvees in Iraq and Afghanistan
and
send in vehicles that better withstand roadside bomb blasts, Defense
Secretary
Robert Gates said Wednesday.

MONEY

Pet food probe: Who was watching suppliers?
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Even some pet-food companies say they don't always know what's really in
the food they sell. Or where the ingredients come from.

# posted by John @ 5/10/2007 09:07:00 AM 0 comments

Blair To Step Down On June 27

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced that he will step down
from his party's leadership, and the leadership of his country, after 10
years governing the United States' most important ally. Blair said he'll
leave office on June 27. 

# posted by John @ 5/10/2007 08:49:00 AM 0 comments

Dow rebounds, Nasdaq slips, after Fed says it's holding rates steady at
5.25 percent and signals no rate change soon.

# posted by John @ 5/09/2007 03:17:00 PM 0 comments

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Bush's reasons for staying in Iraq not gaining traction
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Most Americans don't believe that the continued presence of U.S. troops
in Iraq is the key to preventing a full-scale civil war there or
protecting the United States from new terrorist attacks.

N.J. store clerk foiled Fort Dix terror plot
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An alert store clerk suspicious of a videotape exposed the plan of six
aspiring Islamic holy warriors who were plotting to attack Fort Dix in
New Jersey with assault weapons, the FBI said Tuesday.

MONEY

Pet food probe: China detains managers of export firms
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Chinese authorities detained managers from two companies that exported
melamine-contaminated wheat gluten and rice protein blamed for the
deaths of
dogs and cats in the United States.

Summertime blues: Gas prices likely to stay near $3
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Gasoline prices rose yet again at the pump Monday, but fell along with
oil in the futures market as traders bet that the government will report
an increase in gasoline inventories this week.

# posted by John @ 5/09/2007 08:39:00 AM 0 comments

SEC accuses Hong Kong couple of insider trading in their purchase of Dow
Jones stock, Reuters reports.

# posted by John @ 5/08/2007 12:17:00 PM 0 comments

NEWS

Bush offers spectacle fit for Queen
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What the guest list lacked in Hollywood glitter, Queen Elizabeth II more
than
made up for with a dazzling display of royal jewelry when she dined at a
White
House white-tie state dinner Monday.

Who's paying $200,000 for a few minutes in space?
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The next space race is on, and this time it's for the masses. Well, not
exactly the masses. More like the actors, real estate magnates, hedge
fund
managers and well-off adventurers who can afford $200,000 or so for a
quick jaunt beyond the Earth's atmosphere and several minutes of
zero-gravity
weightlessness.

Tainted pet food: Lab says melamine not only culprit
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Melamine combined with a related chemical rather than melamine alone
likely caused the kidney damage in pets that ate tainted food, one lab
investigating the case has found.

# posted by John @ 5/08/2007 09:00:00 AM 0 comments

6 Arrested In New Jersey Terror Plot

Six men accused of plotting to kill soldiers on the Fort Dix Army base
in New Jersey were arrested Monday night, the U.S. Attorney's office
said. A spokesman said the six men were planning to "kill as many
soldiers as possible." 

# posted by John @ 5/08/2007 08:53:00 AM 0 comments

TWO MORE BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED IN GREENSBURG, KAN., BRINGING THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES FROM FRIDAY'S TORNADO TO 10, AUTHORITIES SAY

# posted by John @ 5/07/2007 02:52:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 5/07/2007 01:56:00 PM 0 comments

OFFICIALS SAY A SURVIVOR IN GREENSBURG, KAN. WAS FOUND BURIED BENEATH
RUBBLE TWO DAYS AFTER KILLER TORNADO STRUCK

# posted by John @ 5/07/2007 12:33:00 PM 0 comments

With trumpet fanfare and a 21-gun salute, President and Laura Bush
welcomed Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Phillip, to the
White House as thousands of invited guests crowded the South Lawn for a
glimpse of the British monarch.

# posted by John @ 5/07/2007 12:28:00 PM 0 comments

MTA chairman resigns

Peter Kalikow has announced he is resigning as chairman of the board of
the MTA.

# posted by John @ 5/07/2007 11:30:00 AM 0 comments

Humvee doors can trap troops
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The Army is fixing the doors of every armored Humvee in combat in Iraq
because
they can jam shut during an attack and trap soldiers inside, Pentagon
records
and interviews show.

Conservative Sarkozy wins French presidency
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Pro-American conservative Nicolas Sarkozy won France's presidential
election Sunday after a campaign spent urging the French to change their
famously relaxed way of life in return for faster economic growth.

Tornado obliterates Kansas town
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Evelyn Ringwald had been through this drill many times before: the
driving rain and pounding hail, the tornado warnings and the emergency
sirens. Each time, she and other residents of this south-central Kansas
town avoided a
direct hit until Friday.

MONEY

Some companies are adopting policies that require employees to speak
only English on the job, spurring a backlash of lawsuits alleging that
such rules can discriminate against immigrants.

# posted by John @ 5/07/2007 08:51:00 AM 0 comments

Six American soldiers and a civilian journalist were killed Sunday in a
roadside bombing northeast of Baghdad, the military said, raising to 11
the number of U.S. combat deaths reported.

# posted by John @ 5/06/2007 05:01:00 PM 0 comments

Tornadoes Continue To Sweep Midwest

Reports of more tornadoes touching down in Kansas followed a wave of
twisters that swept the Midwest Saturday. President Bush has declared
parts of the state a disaster area. So far 10 deaths have been
attributed to the storms.

# posted by John @ 5/06/2007 05:00:00 PM 0 comments

Six American soldiers and a civilian journalist were killed Sunday in a
roadside bombing northeast of Baghdad, the military said, raising to 11
the number of U.S. combat deaths reported.

# posted by John @ 5/06/2007 04:54:00 PM 0 comments

POLLS SUGGEST CONSERVATIVE NICOLAS SARKOZY HAS DEFEATED SOCIALIST
SEGOLENE ROYAL TO WIN FRANCE'S PRESIDENCY

# posted by John @ 5/06/2007 02:25:00 PM 0 comments