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Lawn-chair balloonist makes it to Idaho

1 hour 23 sec ago
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'Young Gun' out-spits dad to take title

1 hour 34 min ago
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Bush: Olympic boycott would insult Chinese

1 hour 52 min ago
President Bush has defended his decision to attend next month's Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, saying that to do otherwise "would be an affront to the Chinese people."

Ex-hostage Betancourt: 'I suffered terribly'

6 hours 38 min ago
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Crews forge progress against California fires

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 21:59
Authorities overseeing the battle against hundreds of wildfires in California gave a mixed assessment as the weather forecast for Sunday stirred both hope and concern across the state.

91-year-old pinned under car for two days

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 18:52
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37 hurt when fireworks misfire at show

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 18:24
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Mbeki brokers meeting of Mugabe, MDC faction

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 18:00
Video secretly recorded by a Zimbabwean prison guard appears to show evidence of vote-rigging in the country's recent presidential runoff election.

Crews fighting wildfires, exhaustion

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 17:50
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Fake priest infiltrates St. Peter's

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 17:31
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Zakaria: Oil price gives Iran diplomatic strength

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 16:16
Amid allegations of Iranian aid to Iraqi insurgents, Iran's effort to build a nuclear bomb and a report on an increase in U.S. covert operations in Iran, analyst Fareed Zakaria takes a look at possible changes in the country's leadership and assesses the threat Iran could pose to Mideast stability.

Obama says he's 'been very consistent' on Iraq

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 14:21
Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will appear together at three fundraisers next week in New York City, an Obama spokeswoman said Saturday.

Venus Williams wins 5th Wimbledon title

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 12:45
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FDA hunts for salmonella source in Mexico

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 12:23
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Poll shows warning signs for Obama

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 09:15
One week after Sen. Hillary Clinton made a public show of unity with Sen. Barack Obama, a new survey suggests supporters of the New York senator are increasingly less likely to follow her lead.

Freed U.S. hostages feel 'overwhelmed'

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 08:49
The three Americans rescued after more than five years in captivity in Colombia say they are doing well but are "overwhelmed with emotion," according to a statement released on their behalf. "The love and the joy we're all experiencing is beyond description," the statement says.

$32,000 for Queen Mother 'pack gin' letter

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 07:12
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Iran defiant on right to nuclear power

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 06:10
Iran's government spokesman on Saturday reiterated its right to develop nuclear power for peaceful purposes, a state-run news agency reported.

University gets 50 tons of old recordings

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 05:57
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Sources: U.S. to block some food from Mexico

Sat, 07/05/2008 - 05:29
Starting Monday, health inspectors will halt the shipment of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine from Mexico to the United States, sources familiar with the salmonella poisoning investigation said.


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Rising energy costs eroding Asia's competitive edge

International Herald Tribune - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 04:10
Much of Asia's export-based economic miracle has been predicated on cheap transportation and energy, but with oil at $140 a barrel the sums increasingly don't add up.

Weather plays larger role in global fuel prices

Yale Global Online - Wed, 07/02/2008 - 21:00
As the world grows more reliant on crops like corn and palm oil for its fuel supply, it is becoming vulnerable to the many hazards that can damage agriculture, ranging from droughts to plagues to storms.

Agriculture needs green growth

All Africa - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 03:54
Caution needs to be exercised in developing African food production to avoid long-term social and environmental harm.

Bush asks for help, abroad and at home, in sending aid to Africa

New York Times - Wed, 07/02/2008 - 22:15
President Bush called for Congress to renew his global AIDS initiative and urged other nations to live up to their promises to fight poverty and disease on the continent.

Egypt fights to stem rapid population growth

International Herald Tribune - Sun, 07/06/2008 - 05:27
Since President Hosni Mubarak took office in 1981, the population has nearly doubled to 82 million people.
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