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THE SENATE PASSES A BILL MEANT TO BOOST THE HOUSING MARKET AND EASE
FORECLOSURES

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Yahoo Inc. is surrendering some of its advertising space to Internet
search leader Google Inc. Also, in a surprise twist, Microsoft has
contacted Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. about joining forces to buy
Yahoo.
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U.S.

Another Iraq Contractor Worker Claims Rape

An Illinois woman who says she was raped while working for a contractor
in Iraq recounted the experience in a congressional hearing. 
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World

Nepalis Defy Violence, Head To Polls

Nepalis have voted in a historic election intended to bring communist
insurgents into the country's democratic mainstream and expected to end
the world's last Hindu monarchy. 
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Politics

Obama Poised To Turn Down Public Financing

Despite his early suggestions otherwise, Barack Obama may opt out of
public financing for the general election, the first time a major party
candidate has done so since the system was implemented in 1974, reports
Brian Montopoli. 
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Health

Does Mumps Vaccine Fade By College Years?

Most of the college students who got the mumps in a big outbreak in 2006
had received the recommended two vaccine shots, according to a study
that raises questions about whether a new vaccine or another booster
shot is needed. 

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Olympic torch relay gets off to chaotic start in San Francisco
4/9/2008 5:02:54 PM

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BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN WILL NOT ATTEND THE OPENING CEREMONY
OF THE BEIJING SUMMER OLYMPICS, THE BBC REPORTS

// posted by itsjohntime @ 4/09/2008 04:11:00 PM 0 comments

Congress considers medals for 9/11's Flight 93 victims
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Relatives of the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 are
stepping up pressure on Congress to decide whether the people who died
fighting their attackers on Sept. 11, 2001, deserve the nation's highest
civilian award.

Petraeus' testimony met with praise, skepticism
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Gen. David Petraeus declined Tuesday to commit to a timetable for
reducing U.S. troop levels beyond July when the number of American
forces in Iraq will fall under 140,000.

Papers detail alleged abuse at sect's compound
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Girls as young as 13 were forced into "spiritual marriages" with men and
subjected to sexual and physical abuse at a West Texas polygamist
community, state investigators alleged in court documents released
Tuesday.

MONEY
China's main stock index tumbles 5.5%
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China's main stock index tumbled more than 5% on Wednesday, ending a
four-day rebound off 11-month lows, as large caps were sold after the
market retreated from technical resistance.

Greenspan says U.S. is in recession, defends Fed tenure
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Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday that the
U.S. economy is in recession and that it would be appropriate to tap
public funds to resolve the mortgage-related crisis that has helped pull
the economy under.

Rear-hinged doors make comeback
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Reappearing on several cars are doors hinged toward the rear of the
vehicle, instead of the usual front-hinged variety. Most car nuts know
them as "suicide" doors.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 4/09/2008 12:07:00 PM 0 comments

Democrats Want Iraq To Spend Its Own Money

Democrats plan to push legislation this spring that would force the
Iraqi government to spend its own surplus in oil revenues to rebuild the
country, sparing U.S. dollars as the war grows ever more expensive for
an economically hurting America. 
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U.S.

Report: Millions Blown On Government Cards

A government report says federal employees wasted millions of taxpayer
dollars by charging fees for Internet dating, tailor-made suits,
lingerie and lavish dinners on government credit cards. 
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World

Clashes Mark Anniversary Of Baghdad's Fall

Seven people have died in Baghdad's Sadr City as clashes between
security forces and Shiite militiamen continue in the capital on the
fifth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad. 
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Politics

Candidates Seek Spotlight At Iraq Hearings

The top military commander in Iraq faced the next commander in chief
Tuesday, delivering a status report that could shape the campaign for
the presidency. 

// posted by itsjohntime @ 4/09/2008 09:51:00 AM 0 comments

The top military commander in Iraq faced the next commander in chief
Tuesday, delivering a status report that could shape the campaign for
the presidency. 
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U.S.

High Security For U.S. Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic torch arrived for its only North American stop amid heavy
security Tuesday, a day after its visit to Paris descended into chaos
and activists here scaled the Golden Gate Bridge to protest China's
human rights record. 
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Health

Teen Births Rose In 2006

Teen birth rates, C-sections, and births to single moms are all on the
rise, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. 
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SciTech

South Korea's First Astonaut Blasts Off

A Russian capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut and two
cosmonauts blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on
Tuesday, en route to the international space station. 
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Business

New Low For Existing Home Sales

Pending U.S. home sales fell in February to the lowest reading since the
index began, signaling the housing market distress is not yet over.
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Opinion

Why The Clintons Held Onto Mark Penn

Penn's defenders say it's no mystery why the Clintons have stuck with
him through the years: He's loyal, he's brilliant, and, most
importantly, they've never lost with him, says The New Republic.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 4/08/2008 04:24:00 PM 0 comments

A coroner's jury has ruled that Princess Diana and boyfriend Dodi Fayed
were unlawfully killed through the reckless actions of their driver and
the paparazzi in 1997.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 4/07/2008 01:25:00 PM 0 comments

Recent clashes in Basra, and renewed fighting in Baghdad, are signs of
how brutal the past few weeks have been, including for Gen. David
Petraeus, who must report before Congress this week on progress in
Iraq.
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U.S.

Police Enter Polygamist Sect's Temple

Law enforcement agents got access to an enormous temple on the grounds
of a polygamist compound, but by Sunday morning they still had not found
a 16-year-old girl whose initial report of abuse led to the raid. 
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World

Bush, Putin Remain Apart On Missile Plan

American and Russian leaders failed to resolve their differences over a
U.S. missile defense system at a farewell meeting, with Mr. Bush saying
the system is not aimed at Russia but at regimes that "could try to hold
us hostage."
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Politics

Clinton Keeps Spotlight On Disputed Votes

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton strengthened her pitch to allow disputed
primaries in Michigan and Florida to be counted in the nominating
contest, noting the vote totals had been officially recognized in each
state. 
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Business

Microsoft To Yahoo: You've Got 3 Weeks

Microsoft Corp. sent a letter to the Yahoo Board of Directors setting a
three-week deadline for moving forward on its more than $40 billion
buyout offer. 

// posted by itsjohntime @ 4/06/2008 04:44:00 PM 0 comments

LOS ANGELES (AP)- Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as
the chariot-racing Ben-Hur and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and
other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He
was 84.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 4/06/2008 04:03:00 PM 0 comments