Beijing cites numerous Olympic threats |
| | | Just over a week before the Beijing Olympics, a militant Islamic group's claims of responsibility for bombings in China have fueled unease about security. The government has assured its people and the Olympic community that heavy security will ensure a secure games. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Obama and McCain turn focus back to economy |
| | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain shifted the campaign focus back to the faltering U.S. economy on Monday, with Obama convening an all-star panel of advisers to help him hatch new approaches to a deepening problem. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Impotence drugs help treat brain tumors -study |
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Suicide hot line got calls from 22,000 veterans |
| | | More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government says. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Riders flock to T in record numbers |
| | | In a world of $4-a-gallon gasoline prices, grocery bills that break the family piggy bank, a seemingly endless home foreclosure crisis, and rising anxiety about the unsettled state of the US economy, there is at least one winner: the MBTA. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Toyota cuts 2008 outlook |
| | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp on Monday cut its 2008 groupwide global sales forecast by 350,000 units to 9.5 million vehicles due to a pronounced downturn in the U.S. market, in a rare setback for the world's biggest automaker. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,124 |
| | | As of Sunday, July 27, 2008, at least 4,124 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Gay Dolphins? Tales From 'Wild' Kingdom |
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New Sex Offender Laws for Vermont |
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Too Posh to Push? Natural Childbirth Is Out |
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Amber Alert Off, Little Girl Still Missing |
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Bush hosts Pakistan's Gilani |
| | | Jul 28 - Gilani, on his first official visit to the United States offered assurances on Pakistan's commitment to combat terrorism. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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US and Pakistan stress close ties |
| | | US President George Bush tells Pakistan's visiting PM that the two countries remain close allies despite recent strains. | | From BBC News | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Report: Empty prison in Iraq a $40M 'failure' |
| | | In the flatlands north of Baghdad sits a prison with no prisoners. It holds something else: a chronicle of U.S. government waste, misguided planning and construction shortcuts costing $40 million and stretching back to the American overseers who replaced Saddam Hussein. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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'R' -- Hollywood's Scarlet Letter |
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Militants target US teacher in Indonesia |
| | | Ten alleged militants arrested this month planned to assassinate an American teacher in Indonesia and avenge the upcoming executions of the Bali nightclub bombers by attacking the Supreme Court, a top anti-terrorism official said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Pentagon flexes its altruism muscle |
| | | WASHINGTON - Having learned the limits of force in Iraq and Afghanistan, US military strategists are rewriting decades-old military doctrine to place humanitarian missions on par with combat, part of a new effort to win over distrustful foreign populations and enlist new global allies, according to top commanders and Pentagon officials. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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US travel screening measure online Aug 1 |
| | | Europeans and others who travel visa-free to the United States can start registering in August for a new online security screening check that will become mandatory in January to enter the U.S., officials said Monday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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UK: No prosecution over journalist death in Iraq |
| | | Prosecutors said Monday there was not enough proof to charge anyone in the death of a British journalist in southern Iraq during the 2003 U.S.-led invasion though forensic evidence suggests he was killed by American forces. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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US slams China, India on trade talks |
| | | The United States accused China and India on Monday of threatening seven years of work on a new global commerce pact, using some of the strongest language yet at a crucial set of talks at the World Trade Organization. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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