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Washington Post
Betancourt back on political stage
BBC News - 2 hours ago
By Jeremy McDermott The successful rescue of 15 hostages from the clutches of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) has had a massive political impact, nationally and internationally.
Video: US hostages freed from Colombian rebels - 3 July 08 AlJazeeraEnglish
Freed hostage Betancourt to return to France today The Associated Press
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Calgary Herald
Mugabe warns neighbours against provoking Zimbabwe
Reuters - 1 hour ago
HARARE, July 4 (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Friday warned neighbouring African nations to "think twice" about provoking his government, which has been condemned for holding a one-candidate presidential election.
Zimbabwe: What Are We Saying? AllAfrica.com
Robert Mugabe: The Last of the Dinosaurs TIME
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WELT ONLINE
China-Taiwan direct: Readers react
BBC News - 59 minutes ago
The first regular direct flights from China to Taiwan for nearly six decades have begun. Five major Chinese cities will have direct air links with Taiwan, as ties between the two improve following the election of the island's new president, ...
Direct Flights Bring China, Taiwan Closer Wall Street Journal
China-Taiwan flight makes history United Press International
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Voice of America
Israel closes Gaza crossings in response to rocket
International Herald Tribune - 52 minutes ago
AP JERUSALEM: Israel crossings with the Gaza Strip were closed Friday in retaliation for ongoing rocket fire that has violated a rocky truce.
Hamas suspends prisoner swap talks Aljazeera.net
Hamas says talks suspended on Israeli soldier's release AFP
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ABC News
French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez may have been
Times Online - 1 hour ago
The two French science students found brutally murdered in a flat in southeast London may have been tortured for their PIN numbers, The Times has learnt.
Police receive 25 calls over French murders Reuters
Met investigating double murder of French students AFP
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ABC News
AP Top News at 7:20 am EDT
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) - Independence Day is normally a booming time for tourism here, with visitors settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods.
More evacuations ordered in California Turkish Daily News (subscription)
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TopNews
California fires threaten Big Sur
CNN International - 44 minutes ago
BIG SUR, California (CNN) -- Fast-moving flames early Friday burned the steep mountainsides a mile from homes on the northern edge of Goleta, California, near Santa Barbara.
Flames descend canyons in Santa Barbara Co. fire San Jose Mercury News
Growing blaze near Goleta is California's top firefighting priority Los Angeles Times
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Washington Post
White House debates the future of Guantanamo
Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago
Brennan Linsley / AP DIVIDED ADMINISTRATION: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates support closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba, while Vice President Dick Cheney and Atty.
Debate Over Guantanamo's Fate Intensifies Washington Post
Fate of Guantanamo prisoners weighed Chicago Tribune
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Ottawa Citizen
Goldman says European banks need to raise 60-90 bln euros
Reuters - 2 hours ago
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said the European banks sector needs to raise about 60 billion (47 billion pounds) to 90 billion euros, or withhold one year of dividends, to reach an aggregate Tier I ratio of 9 percent -- a level achieved by European banks ...
European Banks May Need EU90 Billion, Goldman Says (Update1) Bloomberg
* Banks broadly weaker on bearish Goldman note guardian.co.uk
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Boston Globe
Euro zone finmin, ECB to debate inflation, rates
guardian.co.uk - 48 minutes ago
By Marcin Grajewski BRUSSELS, July 4 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is likely to face tough questions from some euro zone finance ministers on Monday after raising interest rates to fight record inflation despite fears ...
Euro flat after post-ECB dip MarketWatch
What the Bank has to weigh up next week International Herald Tribune
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China Daily
Outlook Darker as Jobs Are Lost
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By LOUIS UCHITELLE The nation’s employers eliminated tens of thousands of jobs in June for the sixth consecutive month in a steady chipping away of the work force that seems likely to leave the economy very weak through Election Day.
Statement of Keith Hall Commissioner Bureau of Labor Statistics Manufacturing Business Technology
Fragile economy takes toll on jobs Los Angeles Times
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TVNZ
The Early Word: July 4th Edition
New York Times - 50 minutes ago
By Michael Falcone Senator Barack Obama and his family spend this Independence Day in Butte, Mont. where they will participate in a “Freedom Fest” parade and a picnic.
Obama insists no shift on Iraq Chicago Tribune
McCain Undermines Own Message, Says Obama is ‘Trustworthy’ FOXNews
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New York Daily News
Obama visits traditionally-Republican Montana
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
BUTTE, Montana (AP) - Barack Obama is celebrating the 4th of July in Butte, Montana, attending a parade and picnic. It's a state that usually gives its three electoral votes to a Republican.
Analysis: Obama's chances in NC slim Charlotte Observer
Obama, McCain View Mountain States as Pivotal Wall Street Journal
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Invesco Field considered by Obama as the site of his nomination
Examiner.com - 1 hour ago
Sen. Barack Obama and his staff are seriously considering using the 76000-seat Invesco Field as the venue for accepting his nomination at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 28.
Team Obama's convention game plan calls for stadium rally Los Angeles Times
Obama may accept nomination at Invesco Field The Associated Press
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ABC News
YouTube order: Does it threaten your privacy?
San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago
A federal judge in New York has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom a database linking users of YouTube, the Web's largest video site by far, with every clip they have watched there.
Court Gives Viacom Access to ... InternetNews.com
• YouTube Ordered To Release User Data Washington Post
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Voice of America
Smallest planet shrinks in size
BBC News - 1 hour ago
The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft have shown. Data from a flyby of Mercury in January 2008 show the planet has contracted by more than one mile (1.5km) in diameter over its history.
Mercury is shrinking, NASA craft finds; a cool clue: 'lobate scarps' Los Angeles Times
NASA Craft Reveals Data On Mercury, The Shrinking Planet dBTechno
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CNET News
Why Microsoft will win Yahoo
CNNMoney.com - 4 hours ago
To understand Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo, you have to take a clear-eyed look at Google. It's not the greatest tech company after all.
Researcher: Yahoo Sites Helped By Google AHN
Yahoo's top US Web sites get traffic help from Google search CNET News
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New York Daily News
Madge Kabbalah'd A-Rod into Submission
TMZ.com - 46 minutes ago
Madonna is using "mind control" through the power of Kabbalah to mesmerize A-Rod into making him her boytoy, according to friends of his wife.
A-Rod's wife tells pals she believes Madonna lured Yank with kabbalah New York Daily News
Baseball star Alex Rodriguez and wife split Reuters
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Chicago Sun-Times - 3 hours ago
by Roger Ebert In all the memories gathered together in "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," there was one subject I found conspicuously missing: The fact of the man's misery.
Movie review: 'Gonzo' - portrait of a San Francisco Chronicle
'Gonzo': A Writer Lost in His Story Washington Post
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ABC News
Is Supermodel's Soon-To-Be Ex a Sex Addict?
ABC News - 2 hours ago
By EMILY FRIEDMAN Christie Brinkley's soon-to-be ex-husband Peter Cook fancied pornography and the Internet over his supermodel wife.
Video: Brinkley's Divorce Starts Ugly CBS
Christie Brinkley In Tears On Stand In Divorce Trial ChattahBox
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Washington Post
Girardi lays into listless Yankees
FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago
by GEORGE A. KING III , New York Post NEW YORK - Sick of watching his team embarrass the most prestigious uniform in sports, manager Joe Girardi blistered the Yankees' ears last night.
Lester flips script in rematch MLB.com
AMERICAN LEAGUE Lester pitches Bosox over Yanks San Francisco Chronicle
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Jeremy Wariner surprised in the 400 meters
Boston Herald - 55 minutes ago
By Scott M. Reid / The Orange County Register EUGENE, Ore. - With 60 meters remaining in the US Olympic Trials 400-meter final, Jeremy Wariner, the Olympic and World champion, dug deep to start his famed kick.
Merritt upsets Wariner in 400m final Washington Post
Merritt stuns world and Olympic champ Wariner in 400 Alameda Times-Star
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Ottawa Citizen
Rangers leave Jaromir Jagr behind in the process
Boston Herald - 55 minutes ago
By Tom Gulitti / The Record (Hackensack NJ) After telling his now-former captain that he had "decided that we’re going to move on" without him, Rangers general manager Glen Sather signed unrestricted free agent left wing Markus Naslund on Thursday to ...
Jaromir Jagr signs with Russia's Avangard Omsk after being ... International Herald Tribune
Naslund, Blake find new teams; Jagr out of NY USA Today
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Daily Mail
Brain imbalance 'cot death key'
BBC News - 4 hours ago
More evidence has emerged that a chemical imbalance in the brain may play a key role in cot deaths. Researchers found low levels of serotonin triggered changes in heart rate and body temperature that led to sudden death in tests on mice.
SIDS Linked to Brain Chemical Dysfunction Washington Post
Chance discovery points to crib death cause Reuters
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