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Twin car bombings hit Algerian hotel, barracks
20/08 12:40 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALGIERS, Algeria -- Witnesses say twin car bombings have struck a hotel and the military headquarters of the Algerian town of Bouira. There has been no immediate official comment on casualties. The blasts...
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School spankings: Minorities get more
20/08 09:56 A quarter of a million schoolchildren were paddled in 2007 — and black children, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share, according to a study.
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Obama Tells McCain To Stop Questioning His Patriotism
19/08 19:16 Presidential hopeful Barack Obama got a chance to respond to Republican rival John McCain's attacks Tuesday, speaking at the VFW national convention in Orlando, Florida one day after the Arizona senator addressed the same crowd. Although Obama offered praised for McCain's service, he criticized the Arizona senator for the "typical laundry list of political attacks" and added that he would let no one question his patriotism.
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Wholesale Prices Increase By Much More Than Expected In July
19/08 18:32 Tuesday morning, the Department of Labor released its report on wholesale price inflation in the month of July, showing that prices increased by much more than expected due in part to a continued increase in energy prices. The Labor Department said that its producer price index jumped 1.2 percent in July following an unrevised 1.8 percent increase in June.
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NATO warns Moscow over actions in Georgia
19/08 18:56 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies said on Tuesday that regular contacts with Russia were impossible until its troops had been fully withdrawn from Georgia, and said they were "seriously considering" the implications of Moscow's...
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NATO decides to review relations with Russia
19/08 20:56 Brussels–APA. NATO countries will review relations with Russia because of its action against Georgia, said in the statement issued by the North Atlantic Council’s meeting at the level of Foreign Ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, APA reports.
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Reports: Gary Glitter freed from Viet jail
19/08 19:40 HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Former British rock star Gary Glitter has been released early from a Vietnamese prison on a child sexual abuse conviction, local media reports say. Radio Australia Tuesday quoted...
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US, Poland poised to sign missile deal
20/08 08:24 WARSAW, (AFP) - Washington and Warsaw were set Wednesday to sign a deal on basing an US missile shield in Poland, in the face of strident opposition from Russia which has warned the Poles they risk attack.
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Should drinking age be lowered from 21 to 18?
19/08 17:08 School leaders urge new look at age laws By Justin Pope | Associated Press College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to...
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Zambian president dies in France
19/08 17:56 Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa, a leading critic of Robert Mugabe, his Zimbabwe counterpart, died in a French hospital after suffering a stroke in July, Vice President Rupiah Banda said
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Cops: 12 die in blast at Pakistan hospital
19/08 16:56 A bomb blast outside the emergency gate of a hospital in Pakistan's volatile northwest killed at least 12 people and wounded 15 others Tuesday, police said.
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Taliban kill 10 French paratroopers, raid US base
19/08 21:24 SUROBI, Afghanistan -- About 100 insurgents ambushed a group of French paratroopers as they climbed a mountain pass, killing 10 soldiers in a militant stronghold outside the capital. In a separate coordinated attack Tuesday, a...
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Hong Kong stocks dive to year-low, tracking Wall Street
19/08 17:24 HONG KONG, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks dived to ...
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Nigerian scam shock
20/08 05:40 Australians lose at least $36 million a year to Nigerian scammers, say police.
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Stem cells may boost blood supply
20/08 11:56 Questions remain, but discovery of a way to make red blood cells called ‘very good start.' Posted: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 Scientists say they've found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells,...
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Sarkozy Visits Troops After Deaths
20/08 14:24 9:17am UK, Wednesday August 20, 2008 Nicolas Sarkozy has told French troops in Afghanistan their work is "essential" following the deaths of 10 soldiers in a battle with Taliban insurgents. Nicolas Sarkozy (right) met with...
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Rail Melikov: Vogts said that I will be in first squad
20/08 12:32 Azerbaijani team defender shared his opinion about upcoming match with Iceland in Reykjavik.
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Gary Glitter stuck in limbo as Thailand refuses him entry
20/08 08:40 Disgraced rock singer Gary Glitter remains in limbo today as Thai officials
insist he will not be allowed to enter the country.
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Sarkozy en route to Afghanistan
20/08 05:56 French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Afghanistan to support his troops, a day after a deadly attack by Taleban fighters.
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U.S. Rep. Tubbs Jones hospitalized
20/08 09:56 U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has been admitted to a Cleveland-area hospital, a spokesman said early Wednesday.
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Tropical storm Fay drenches south Florida
19/08 19:40 MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay swept into southwest Florida from the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, dumping heavy rain but causing little damage after failing to strengthen into a hurricane as forecasters had predicted.
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