Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  China's Hu: Tibet is an internal matter AP - 37 minutes ago

  BOAO, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao took a hard line Saturday in his first remarks on the recent unrest in Tibet, saying the matter is an internal affair that directly threatens Chinese sovereignty.

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  13 killed in Baghdad's Sadr City AP - 34 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD - Shiite militants fought U.S. and Iraqi forces around Baghdad's Shiite district of Sadr City early Saturday, despite a call for calm by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr after the assassination of one of his top aides.

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  More Catholic schools closing across US AP - 31 minutes ago

  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - For 46 years, crime, recessions and hurricanes proved no threat to the daily ritual of St. Monica School, where the entire blue-and-white uniformed student body gathered outside each morning to join in prayer.

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  26-year-old Texan crowned Miss USA AP - 30 minutes ago

  LAS VEGAS - A 26-year-old entrepreneur from Texas was named Miss USA on Friday, besting 50 other beauty queens for the coveted crown.

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  Tiger 7 shots behind Immelman at Masters AP - 30 minutes ago

  AUGUSTA, Ga. - Trevor Immelman knows he'll be nervous this weekend, though he's been through something a lot more stressful than leading the Masters.

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  Obama under fire after fundraiser remarks Reuters - Sat Apr 12, 1:38 AM ET

  TERRE HAUTE, Indiana (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama came under fire on Friday for saying small-town Pennsylvania residents were "bitter" and "cling to guns or religion," in comments his rivals said showed an elitist view of the middle class.

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  Mbeki says Zimbabwe stalemate not a crisis Reuters - 48 minutes ago

  HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's election stalemate is not a crisis and its electoral commission must be given time to release the results of a presidential poll held two weeks ago, South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Saturday.

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  Battles kill 13 in Sadr City, blockade eased Reuters - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces killed at least 13 gunmen in heavy battles overnight around Baghdad's Sadr City, the U.S. military said on Saturday, but authorities went ahead and eased a two-week-old blockade of the slum.

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  U.S. Catholics seek bold papal action on sex abuse Reuters - 42 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Catholics angered and demoralized by the priest sex abuse scandal say one man can help revitalize the Church with bold action: Pope Benedict.

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  Baseball toughens its drug-testing program Reuters - Fri Apr 11, 9:58 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball strengthened its drug-testing program on Friday in response to the Mitchell Report on the use of drugs in the sport.

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  G7 cuts growth view, shows worry on U.S. dollar drop Reuters - Sat Apr 12, 4:17 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance chiefs from rich nations offered a gloomier assessment of the global economy on Friday and vowed to act swiftly on wide-ranging reforms aimed at moving beyond a credit crisis that threatens world growth.

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  American quickens pace of work on MD-80s Reuters - Fri Apr 11, 7:17 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American Airlines accelerated inspections and related work on Friday to get its MD-80 planes back in service after a nightmare week for the carrier that saw it cancel more than 3,000 flights over a recurring safety issue, affecting 300,000 travelers.

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  GE shocks market with profit drop, shares tumble Reuters - Fri Apr 11, 5:12 PM ET

  BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co posted an unexpected 6 percent drop in first-quarter profit on Friday, the biggest shock yet to an American industrial bellwether from the credit crisis and the latest sign the U.S. economy may be in a recession.

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  Mbeki meets Mugabe, dismisses talk of Zimbabwe crisis AFP - 8 minutes ago

  HARARE (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki said Saturday there was "no crisis" in Zimbabwe after holding his first face-to-face talks with Robert Mugabe since the country's disputed March 29 elections.

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  Taiwan sees 'results' from landmark China talks AFP - 38 minutes ago

  BOAO, China (AFP) - Taiwan's vice president-elect said he and Chinese President Hu Jintao held "candid and harmonious" talks Saturday in the highest-level contact between the sides, and they had brought results.

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  Nepal Maoists take early surprise lead in count AFP - Sat Apr 12, 5:23 AM ET

  KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal's ex-rebel Maoists have taken a surprise early lead in elections to rebuild the country after a bloody civil war and create a republic, results showed on Saturday.

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  Olympic torch goes to Africa after Latin American leg AFP - Sat Apr 12, 2:16 AM ET

  BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - The Olympic torch was on its way to the East African nation of Tanzania early Saturday after passing through the Argentine capital under tight security in a relay free of the scuffles that marred earlier similar events in other countries.

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  Harry Potter author joins writers' call for Darfur action AFP - Sat Apr 12, 4:09 AM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - Top children's writers including Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling have signed an open letter calling on world leaders to take urgent action over Darfur to protect the stricken region's children.

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  G7 finance chiefs back financial reforms amid crisis AFP - Sat Apr 12, 3:12 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Group of Seven has warned the global economy is sputtering and vigorously backed measures to prevent a recurrence of what is being called the worst financial crisis in seven decades.

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  IMF meets as global economy weakens AFP - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund holds its spring meeting here Saturday amid what officials describe as the worst financial crisis since the 1930s Depression and as the global economy weakens.

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  Retirement jitters on the rise The Christian Science Monitor - Thu Apr 10, 4:00 AM ET

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  Clinton attacks Obama for small-town voter remarks Reuters - Fri Apr 11, 7:14 PM ET

  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton criticized presidential rival Barack Obama on Friday for describing small-town Pennsylvania residents as bitter and said she would help economically struggling communities, not look down on them.

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  Dalai Lama does not support Olympics boycott Reuters - Fri Apr 11, 7:48 PM ET

  SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, said on Friday he did not support a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games.