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Ex-millionaire seeks mercy in double-murder case  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:53
Dems to spar, GOP no-show at landmark gay debate  
Voters concerned about where presidential candidates stand on gay rights may have their question answered tonight. ...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:53
Charges dropped for two Marines in Haditha killings  
Charges have been dropped for two Marines accused in the 2005 killings of Iraqi civilians in Iraq, the U.S. Marine Co...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:53
Pair arrested in Newark schoolyard slayings  
Two people, including a 15-year-old boy, are in custody in connection with the execution-style slayings of three coll...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:52
Mine operator: Drill hole should reach miners Thursday ev...  
A 2½-inch drill hole should reach six trapped Utah coal miners Thursday evening, the mine's operator said at a lunch...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:52
Triple-digit temperatures broil Southeast U.S.  
Temperatures reached record highs across much of the Southeast on Thursday, while rainy weather cooled off many of th...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:52
Seventh body pulled from bridge site  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:52
Bertinelli no stranger to f-word, (fat)  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:52
Dinosaur mass grave discovered  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:52
Gays protest Fort Lauderdale mayor's remarks  
With white sandy beaches and a laid-back atmosphere, Fort Lauderdale has long billed itself as a gay-friendly tourist...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:52
Deal reached with WTC kin on ceremony
(AP)
 
AP - Relatives of Sept. 11 victims upset by plans to move this year's commemoration have reached a deal with Mayor Mi...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:33
Giuliani talks about ground zero risks
(AP)
 
AP - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said Thursday he had exposed himself to the same health risks as...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:33
ECB intervention
(FT.com)
 
FT.com - The European Central Bank might have called it "fine-tuning" but its decision to inject nearly EU9...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:33
For 9/11 Kin, Emotions Still Run High
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U.S. News & World Report - With the scribble of a pen last Friday, President Bush signed into law a bill that would i...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:33
Bodman to speak with OPEC ministers about more oil
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Reuters - Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said on Wednesday he expects to speak with OPEC ministers ahead of their Sept...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:33
Airlines sue FBI, CIA over Sept. 11
(AP)
 
AP - Airlines and aviation-related companies sued the CIA and the FBI on Tuesday, asking a federal court to let them ...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:33
Airlines seek FBI, CIA September 11 testimony
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Reuters - Airlines sued by victims of the September 11 attacks filed complaints with a U.S. court on Tuesday to com...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:33
Lithuanian troops welcomed home
(AP)
 
AP - Military leaders on Thursday welcomed home Lithuania's small contingent of combat troops from Iraq.
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:16
Iraq's neighbours agree to help boost security
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AFP - Iraq's neighbours, some accused by Washington of not doing enough to improve security in the war-torn count...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:16
UN Security Council delays vote on Iraq by 24 hours
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AFP - The UN Security Council delayed on Thursday its vote on a resolution to expand the United Nations role in Iraq ...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:16
Awareness, experience cut flood disease death tolls
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Reuters - After earthquakes, tsunamis and floods such as those ravaging south Asia, aid agencies invariably warn of...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Indonesian quake could trigger volcanic activity: experts...  
AFP - A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake that shook Indonesia's main island of Java early Thursday, including th...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Powerful earthquake hits Indonesia
(AP)
 
AP - A powerful earthquake under the Java Sea rattled Indonesia's capital early Thursday, violently shaking tall buil...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
A look at earthquakes in Indonesia
(AP)
 
AP - A look at some earthquakes in Indonesia since 2000:
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Twelve killed by 'mini-tsunami' in Algeria
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AFP - A giant wave described by local residents as a "mini-tsunami" claimed the lives of 12 Algerian bather...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Indonesia's West Java hit by strong earthquake
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Reuters - A powerful earthquake struck a coastal area in Indonesia's West Java on Thursday, sparking panic in m...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Powerful earthquake rocks Indonesia
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AFP - A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Indonesia's main island of Java early Thursday, but meteorologi...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Indonesia quake measures 7.4 magnitude: USGS
(Reuters)
 
Reuters - An earthquake that hit Indonesia on Wednesday was at magnitude 7.4 and 282.1 km (175.3 miles) deep, the U...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Two Marines cleared over Haditha case
(AFP)
 
AFP - Two US Marines facing charges in connection with the alleged massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Hadi...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Democratsâ Summer Recess Iraq Ads Target 12 Swing Di...  
CQPolitics.com - Despite frequent statements by President Bush and his political allies that U.S. troops are making p...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Marines' charges dropped in Iraq deaths
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AP - All charges have been dismissed against two Marines accused in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, th...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Early curfew catches Baghdad off guard
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McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD— The Iraqi government, acting on tips that car bombers were on the move with pla...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Japan Debates Its Role in Iraq
(Time.com)
 
Time.com - Newly in charge of the upper house of the legislature, an opposition leader calls for an end to Japanese i...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Iran promises security help for Iraq
(AP)
 
AP - Iranian officials told Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday that only a U.S. pullout would bring pea...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
U.S. withdrawal needed for security, Iran tells Iraq
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Reuters - An end to violence in Iraq depends on the United States withdrawing its troops, Iran told Iraq's prim...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Bush warns Iraq over ties with Iran
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AFP - US President George W. Bush sternly warned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Thursday against cozying up to I...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Iraq critics concede military progress
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AP - Even some critics of President Bush's Iraq war policies are conceding there is evidence of recent improvements f...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Iraq library director: troops must leave
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AP - The director of Iraq's National Library appealed Thursday for troops to keep the institution's books and archive...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Charges dropped against 2 Marines in Haditha case
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Reuters - A U.S. Marine general dropped all charges on Thursday against two Marines in the shooting deaths of 24 ci...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Iraq report hints: more time needed
(AP)
 
AP - Anyone who still wonders what America's top two officials in Baghdad will report to Congress next month just has...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Bush says Iran is destabilizing force in Iraq
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Reuters - President George W. Bush insisted on Thursday that Iran is a destabilizing force in Iraq despite Tehran...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Iraqi soccer player kidnapped
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AP - The goalkeeper of the Kirkuk soccer club was kidnapped as he was traveling from northern Iraq to visit relatives...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
US troops must go, Iran tells Iraqi PM
(AFP)
 
AFP - Iran's leaders on Thursday told visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that US troops must leave his ...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Shiites assemble in mass pilgrimage
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AP - Hundreds of thousands of Shiites marched to a gold-domed mosque in harsh heat and sun Thursday in a pilgrimage o...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Text of Bush's pre-vacation conference
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AP - Q: In your previous conversations with Prime Minister Maliki, have you been confident that he shares your view o...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 18:00:15
Iraq attacks kill 45
(AFP)
 
AFP - A suicide bomber sped into a Shiite village and blew up a truck packed with explosives unleashing a massive bla...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 06:00:13
Iran, US experts discuss Iraq security
(AFP)
 
AFP - Iranian, Iraqi and US experts on Monday held the first meeting of a joint security committee looking to ease th...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 06:00:13
U.S. and Iran meet to discuss Iraq security
(Reuters)
 
Reuters - The United States and Iran held the first meeting on Monday of a new sub-committee set up to find ways fo...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 06:00:13
Suicide truck bomb kills 28 in Iraq
(AP)
 
AP - A suicide bomber slammed his truck into a densely populated residential area in the northern Iraqi city of Tal A...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 06:00:13
U.S., Iranian and Iraqi officials meet in Baghdad
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Reuters - U.S., Iranian and Iraqi officials held the first meeting in Baghdad on Monday of a sub-committee intended...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 06:00:13
In Iraqi south, Shiites press for autonomy
(The Chri...  
The Christian Science Monitor - When Najaf unplugged its power station from the national grid last week, it was a sig...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 06:00:13
Congress scrambles to show voters results
(The Chris...  
The Christian Science Monitor - Since Democrats took control of Congress seven months ago, they provoked several show...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 06:00:13
Half of small arms given by US to Iraqis unaccounted for ...  
AFP - The US government cannot account for more than half of all small arms given to Iraqis in the hope of bolstering...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 06:00:13
Iraq suicide truck bomb kills 27
(AFP)
 
AFP - A suicide bomber blew up a truck packed with explosives in a largely Shiite village in northern Iraq on Monday,...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 06:00:13
Truck bomb in northern Iraq kills 25: police
(Reuters)
 
Reuters - A truck bomb in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar killed 25 people and destroyed about 10 homes on Mond...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 06:00:13
Pentagon loses track of weapons for Iraqi forces
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Reuters - The Pentagon cannot account for 190,000 AK-47 rifles and pistols given to Iraqi security forces in 2004 a...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-10 06:00:13
Bush signs 9/11 bill into law
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AFP - US President George W. Bush on Friday signed legislation implementing key counter-terrorism recommendations tha...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:28
Bush signs bill to strengthen anti-terror effort
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Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush signed a bill on Friday aimed at avoiding another September 11-like attack ...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:28
Iraq air force wants Iran to give back its planes
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Reuters - Iraq's air force commander said on Sunday he hoped Iran would return some of the scores of Iraqi figh...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:14
Mortars slam into Iraq petrol queue, 11 dead
(AFP)
 
AFP - Mortar rounds slammed into cars queueing at a Baghdad petrol station on Sunday, killing 11 civilians and woundi...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:14
U.S. troops kill Iraq shrine bomber
(AP)
 
AP - U.S. troops killed an al-Qaida leader behind the bombing of twin minarets at Iraq's prized Golden Dome shrine in...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:14
House approves Pentagon funds, holds fire on Iraq
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Reuters - The House of Representatives early on Sunday approved more money for the Pentagon but not the unpopular I...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:14
US soldier gets 110 years in rape, killing of Iraqi girl ...  
AFP - A US soldier was sentenced Saturday to 110 years in jail for raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and sl...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:14
U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,668
(AP)
 
AP - As of Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, at least 3,668 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Ira...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
U.S. blames Shiite militia for attacks
(AP)
 
AP - Rogue Shiite militiamen with Iranian weapons and training launched three-quarters of the attacks that killed or ...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
Frustrated Democrats head for summer break
(AFP)
 
AFP - Democrats claimed power in Congress vowing to end the war in Iraq, but seven months on are frustrated at their ...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
US kills mastermind of Iraq shrine bombs
(AFP)
 
AFP - US forces killed the mastermind of two attacks on a revered Shiite mosque at the heart of Iraq's bitter sec...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
U.S. says kills mastermind of pivotal Iraq attack
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Reuters - U.S. forces in Iraq said on Sunday they had killed the mastermind of an attack on a gold-domed Shi'ite...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
Slow political progress forces strategic review in Iraq: ...  
AFP - The United States envisions a long-term residual US military presence in Iraq, amid "disappointing" p...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
Lawyer says client didn't shoot Iraqi
(AP)
 
AP - The lawyer for a soldier accused of fatally shooting an Iraqi man said the evidence exonerates his client.
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
Analysis: GOP rivals walk delicate line
(AP)
 
AP - The Republican presidential candidates walked a delicate line in their latest campaign debate, seeking some dist...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
Shades of Difference on Iraq, Abortion Highlight Iowa GOP...  
CQPolitics.com - All nine of the declared candidates seeking the 2008 Republican presidential nomination participated...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
Gates says Iraq politics disappointing
(Reuters)
 
Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday he was disappointed with the Iraqi government's la...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
Craig Crawford's 1600: Talking Tough
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CQPolitics.com - Separating the war against terrorism from the war in Iraq has always been tricky for Democrats up ag...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
Gates says troop drawdown possible
(AP)
 
AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged Sunday that political stability in Iraq won't likely happen before t...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
Soldier gets 110 years in Iraq rape case
(AP)
 
AP - A soldier convicted for his role in the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager was sentenced to 110 years in priso...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
'Moment of truth' as Iraq seeks to heal sectarian...  
AFP - Iraq's most senior leaders are to hold a crisis summit this week to find a way to heal the sectarian split ...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
House approves $460B Pentagon budget
(AP)
 
AP - The House approved modest changes to President Bush's record Pentagon budget proposal early Sunday, but Democrat...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 18:00:13
Top 12 Greenest Vehicles  
Protecting the Earth has never been easier, thanks to these most environmentally friendly cars.
Forbes.com 2007-08-06 06:03:28
The 10 Most Anticipated New Videogames  
The ones to play in Fall 2007.
Forbes.com 2007-08-06 06:03:28
Most Kooky-Wacky Candidates  
Fifteen of the candidates for the presidency ranked by perceptions of how kooky-wacky they might be.
Forbes.com 2007-08-06 06:03:28
America's Fastest-Growing Suburbs  
Thanks to affordable housing and healthy local economies, areas in California, Arizona and Texas are seeing explosiv...
Forbes.com 2007-08-06 06:03:28
The Most Expensive Celebrity Photos  
Our list charts the development of a maturing market for A-List images worth tens of millions.
Forbes.com 2007-08-06 06:03:28
Sept. 11 families to meet with NY mayor
(AP)
 
AP - A plan to move this year's Sept. 11 commemoration from the World Trade Center site may be just one of several co...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 06:00:25
US marine found guilty of killing an Iraqi civilian
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AFP - A US Marine sergeant was found guilty at a court martial Thursday of unpremeditated murder and conspiracy to mu...
Yahoo! News 2007-08-06 06:00:12
Romney, Giuliani Change Their Tone on Bush's Iraq Tro...  | | |