Rice says she will visit Libya |
| | | Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will visit Libya before the Bush administration leaves office to celebrate a dramatic turnaround in U.S. ties with the former pariah state. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Russia: US missiles in Poland won't go unpunished |
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Consumer prices up sharply, job market softens |
| | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. inflation hit a 17-year high last month, underscoring the pressure on Americans who face soaring gasoline and food costs while their job prospects dim and incomes shrink. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Liukin looks golden all-around |
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Rice offering Georgia imperfect peace plan |
| | | Choosing expediency over principle, the United States and its allies are pushing Georgia's pro-Western government to accept major concessions in a cease-fire with Russia. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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U.S. coach Lang Ping returns to native land |
| | | Revered for her role as the "Iron Hammer" linchpin of the Chinese volleyball team on world championship and Olympic gold medal-winning teams, Jenny Lang Ping felt suffocated a dozen years ago. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Texas school district OKs pistols for staff |
| | | A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month, a newspaper reported. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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U.S. pressures Delphi over pension plans: report |
| | | (Reuters) - The U.S. government has asked bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp to transfer more than $1.5 billion of unfunded pension obligations to former parent General Motors Corp by September 30, the New York Times said. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US dollar, gold rise in European morning trading |
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Tropical depression may form near Puerto Rico |
| | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The tropical wave over Puerto Rico could become a tropical depression any time Friday as the system moves toward Hispaniola, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT) report. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Georgia men claim hairy, frozen corpse is Bigfoot |
| | | A hairy corpse crammed in a Georgia freezer is Bigfoot, say two men who have been tracking the legendary creature, when they aren't busy looking for leprechauns and the Loch Ness monster. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Kai puts US in semifinal with 2-1 win over Canada |
| | | Natasha Kai headed in an extra time goal, giving the defending champion United States a spot in the Olympic women's soccer semifinal with a 2-1 victory over Canada. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Trump offers to help Ed McMahon avert foreclosure |
| | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is offering to rescue TV personality Ed McMahon from foreclosure on his multimillion dollar Beverly Hills home. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Athletics starts at last, Phelps resumes quest |
| | | BEIJING (Reuters) - Ten days of elite athletics action begin in the main Olympic Bird's Nest venue on Friday, giving the United States a chance to catch up with China in the battle for gold medals. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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States say drug ruling should be upheld |
| | | Vermont and 46 states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Vermont Supreme Court ruling that forced a drug manufacturer to pay $6.8 million to a woman whose arm had to be amputated after she was injected with one of its medications. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Onslaught in Georgia leaves US rethinking ties to Russia |
| | | WASHINGTON - Russia's military offensive into Georgia has jolted the Bush administration's relationship with Moscow, senior officials said yesterday, forcing a wholesale reassessment of American dealings with Russia and jeopardizing talks on everything from halting Iran's nuclear ambitions to reducing strategic arsenals to cooperating on missile defenses. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Schwarzenegger says U.S.-Mexico border unites |
| | | Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday urged fellow governors on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border to cooperate on issues from water management to building a green economy. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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2 arrested in Guatemala murder of US tourist |
| | | A Guatemalan prosecutor says two brothers have been detained in the murder of an American tourist last weekend. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,141 |
| | | As of Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, at least 4,141 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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AP Exclusive: Hit squads training in Iran |
| | | Iraqi Shiite assassination teams are being trained in at least four locations in Iran by Tehran's elite Quds force and Lebanese Hezbollah and are planning to return to Iraq in the next few months to kill specific Iraqi officials as well as U.S. and Iraqi troops, according to intelligence gleaned from captured militia fighters and other sources in Iraq. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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