California's priority wildfire in check -- for now
Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO, July 5 (Reuters) - Firefighters in California have fended off a blaze threatening more than 3000 homes in and around the coastal town of Goleta and are turning their attention to preventing its spread toward the nearby ...
Progress in California fire fight BBC News
California's Wildfires Have Scorched 527000 Acres (Update3) Bloomberg
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Rescue raises question: Will Uribe run again?
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - President Alvaro Uribe was master of ceremonies the night Colombian military intelligence agents disguised as humanitarian workers airlifted Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages to freedom.
Video: Film emerges of mission to free Farc hostages - 04 July 08 AlJazeeraEnglish
Freed Betancourt given clean bill of health AFP
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SAfrica's Mbeki meets Zimbabwe's Mugabe
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE, July 5 (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday to try to help end a political crisis after a violent election that extended Mugabe's 28-year rule.
Shell ready to quit Zimbabwe as Mugabe cronies hoard fuel guardian.co.uk
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Obama 'puzzled' by Iraq comment frenzy
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent ST. LOUIS, July 5 (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement this week ...
The case for McCain Washington Times
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Family plea to French students' killer
guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago
Police were last night questioning a man in connection with the brutal murders of two French biochemistry students in a South London bedsit as the parents of one of the victims, Gabriel Ferez, issued a poignant plea for the killer to come forward.
Police arrest man over murder of French students Times Online
Man arrested over French students' deaths Scotsman
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Jesse Helms, former senator, conservative icon, dies
Newsday - 3 hours ago
Jesse Helms, the former five-term US senator from North Carolina whose relish for thwarting initiatives he opposed as too liberal earned him the nickname "Senator No," died Friday at age 86.
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McCain Battles a Nemesis, the Teleprompter
New York Times - 2 hours ago
Mary Altaffer/AP By MARK LEIBOVICH LAS VEGAS —Senator John McCain was performing relatively smoothly as he unveiled his energy plan.
Analysis: McCain struggles to regain footing The Associated Press
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Obama mixes holiday and politics in Montana
Reuters - 5 hours ago
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent BUTTE, Montana (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama mixed presidential politics with parades and barbecue on Independence Day on Friday, celebrating his daughter's birthday with a picnic and fireworks in Montana ...
Play of the Day: Malia Obama's "best birthday" The Associated Press
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Argentine Lower House Passes Grain Export-Tax Plan (Update3)
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Eliana Raszewski July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Argentina's lower house of congress approved the government's plan to increase taxes on exports of grains and oilseeds, risking a resumption of three months of strikes by farmers.
Export Tax That Angers Farmers Advances in Argentina New York Times
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A Bear Market, Mauling Not Included
New York Times - 5 hours ago
By PAUL J. LIM WITH the Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite index down about 20 percent from their recent highs, this sure looks like a bear market.
ASIA: Asian stocks fall for fourth week as oil surges Taipei Times
GM Adds 1.4% After Fall to 1950s Level Wall Street Journal
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France's Sarkozy Questions If ECB Rate Increase `Reasonable'
Bloomberg - 6 hours ago
By Simon Kennedy July 5 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy recommenced his criticism of the European Central Bank today, asking it was ``reasonable'' for it to have raised the region's key interest rate this past week.
Fighting Inflation, Europeans Raise Rate New York Times
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Obama to Deliver Values Speech at St. Louis Church Conference
Washington Post - 8 hours ago
By Jonathan Weisman ST. LOUIS -- After a week touring Republican strongholds, Sen. Barack Obama heads back to familiar turf today, addressing the annual conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church this afternoon with promises that he will make ...
Target: Barack Obama. Strategy: What Day Is It? New York Times
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New York Magazine
Clinton, Obama come together again
CNN - 7 hours ago
(CNN) -- Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will appear together at three fundraisers next week in New York City, an Obama spokeswoman said Saturday.
Hillary to Fundraise with Obama, But Where is Bill? CBS News
Obama and Clinton, Together Again Washington Post
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Let's focus on deeper issues this election
Yakima Herald-Republic - 1 hour ago
In the end, this election must not be about which presidential candidate can better wrap himself in the flag than the other. The issues are simply too important to be clouded by such unworthy campaign rhetoric.
Americans celebrate Independence Day amid political battles AFP
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Google trying to take privacy seriously
ZDNet - 1 hour ago
This week was a very interesting week as far as Google and privacy goes. First, a burglary (the same on that affected CNET earlier last month) was confirmed to have affected all Google employees hired before December 31, 2005.
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Canada.com
As Web Traffic Grows, Crashes Take Bigger Toll
New York Times - 5 hours ago
By BRAD STONE SAN FRANCISCO - Alex Payne, a 24-year-old Internet engineer here, has devised a way to answer a commonly asked question of the digital age: Is my favorite Web site working today?
MSFT’s acquisition of Powerset is not about search ZDNet
Powerset Grab Shows Microsoft's Commitment To Search InformationWeek
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Google's new privacy link
CNET News - 8 hours ago
Google's decision, noted Thursday in a corporate blog and a public policy blog, was an attempt to quell a controversy over the posting of its privacy policy.
Google Changes Home Page, Adding Link to Privacy Policy New York Times
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Happiness: Is it as easy as a smile?
Chicago Tribune - Jul 4, 2008
When I hear the phrase "the pursuit of happiness"—that inalienable right we celebrate on the 4th of July—I think instantly of one thing.
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Washington Post
Man flying lawn chair lifted by helium balloons
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Riding a green lawn chair supported by a rainbow array of more than 150 helium-filled party balloons, Kent Couch succeeded Saturday in his third bid to fly from central Oregon all the way to Idaho.
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Alex Rodriguez heads to work on July 4th; wife Cynthia hangs tough
New York Daily News - 19 hours ago
Shellshocked Cynthia Rodriguez was hanging tough in Paris Friday as her estranged husband and his rumored gal pal Madonna went to work - separately - on the Fourth of July.
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Baseball star Alex Rodriguez and wife split Reuters
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Boston Globe
With Mussina, Yanks’ 2 Runs Feel Like More
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By TYLER KEPNER Mike Mussina wore a red, white and blue Captain America T-shirt to the ballpark on the Fourth of July, perhaps less a symbol of his patriotism than a commentary on his outlook.
Mussina solves Red Sox in stellar start MLB.com
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WELT ONLINE
Venus, Serena save their best for big stage
FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago
by Matt Cronin, Special to FOXSports.com She had just won her fifth Wimbledon championship. Inside, she was bubbling with joy, but on the outside, there was no in-your-face, wild celebration.
Venus Williams Wins Wimbledon Washington Post
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Voice of America
Golf Roundup Accurate Approach Shots Land Pernice a One-Shot Lead
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By AP On a wild day for everyone around him, Tom Pernice Jr. kept it steady and simple Saturday and shot a one-under-par 69 at the AT&T National in Bethesda, Md.
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Players prepare for Sunday shootout at Congressional PGA Tour
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Inspectors to test some Mexican food imports
CNN - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Starting Monday, FDA inspectors will expand the salmonella search beyond tomatoes to include cilantro, jalapeño and serrano peppers, scallions and onions.
Salmonella cases, possible causes just keep rising Minneapolis Star Tribune
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dBTechno
Study suggests serotonin plays a role in SIDS
Los Angeles Times - 18 hours ago
Mice who overproduced the brain chemical showed symptoms similar to those of the infant syndrome before they died. By Wendy Hansen, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Mice genetically engineered to overproduce the brain chemical serotonin died at an early ...
SIDS Linked to Brain Chemical Dysfunction Washington Post
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Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts
The Associated Press - 10 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent Medicare cuts.
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