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  DNA samples to be taken from polygamous sect kids this week AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  SAN ANGELO, Texas - More than 400 children taken from a polygamous sect's ranch will undergo DNA testing this week, an attempt to determine who their parents are and if any sexual abuse took place.

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  Attacks in Middle East, Nigeria send oil to record $117.40 AP - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

  Oil prices spiked to a record $117.40 a barrel after a Japanese oil tanker was hit by a rocket near Yemen and militants in Nigeria claimed two attacks on pipelines.

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  Impact of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to US to be seen AP - 13 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Pope Benedict XVI's U.S. visit left behind the impression of a compassionate and candid leader who has made a successful transition from professor to pope.

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  Bush seeks to cement legacy of ties with Canada, Mexico AP - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - President Bush, joining the conservative leaders of Canada and Mexico for one final time, is eager to expand a trading relationship that has been lucrative for the United States and both of its neighbors. But he is up against rising anti-trade sentiment.

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  Some 25,000 runners prepare for today's Boston Marathon AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  BOSTON - It's marathon day in Boston. Some 25,000 runners are getting ready for the 26.2 mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston.

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  Clinton, Obama go on attack ahead of crucial vote Reuters - Sun Apr 20, 11:14 PM ET

  JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - With two days to go before a crucial U.S. presidential vote, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton sharpened their attacks on Sunday, with Clinton pouncing on Obama for saying Republican John McCain would be better for the country than George W. Bush.

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  U.N. official in Iran to press for nuclear answers Reuters - Mon Apr 21, 4:15 AM ET

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic watchdog's top investigator arrived in Tehran on Monday to press Iran to explain Western intelligence which suggested it covertly studied how to design nuclear bombs.

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  U.S. election looms over North American summit Reuters - Mon Apr 21, 1:44 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the U.S. election looming over their annual summit, North American leaders gather in New Orleans this week for what is expected to be a largely symbolic meeting overshadowed by questions about free trade.

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  Iraq urges Arab nations to forgive debt Reuters - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  MANAMA (Reuters) - Iraq on Monday called on its Arab neighbors to join Western nations and forgive their share of Baghdad's outstanding foreign debts that total up to $80 billion.

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  McCain honors civil rights movement Reuters - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

  SELMA, Alabama (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain will speak out for change in America from a landmark of the U.S. civil rights movement on Monday as he sets off on a trip aimed at appealing to centrist voters.

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  Carter says Hamas would conditionally accept peace Reuters - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Monday Hamas leaders told him they would accept a peace agreement negotiated by their rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, if Palestinians approved the deal in a vote.

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  Malaysia beefs up security for torch relay Reuters - 11 minutes ago

  KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Olympic torch was paraded through Malaysia's capital under tight security on Monday as authorities sought to avoid the kind of chaos that has dogged the relay elsewhere.

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  Florida luxury home market shows signs of wear Reuters - Mon Apr 21, 3:18 AM ET

  MIAMI (Reuters) - The surprisingly healthy market for oceanfront mansions and palatial condos in Florida, one of the most toxic states in America's housing meltdown, may finally be showing some cracks.

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  Indonesian court jails top Islamic militant on terrorism charges AFP - Mon Apr 21, 5:44 AM ET

  JAKARTA (AFP) - An Indonesian court on Monday sentenced the self-proclaimed leader of the Islamic militant group blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings to 15 years' jail on terrorism charges.

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  Olympic torch ends Malaysian leg amid heightened security AFP - 39 minutes ago

  KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - The Beijing Olympic torch ended its run through the Malaysian capital amid tight security and heavy rain on Monday.

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  Hamas open to peace deal with Palestinian backing: Carter AFP - 25 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (AFP) - Former US president Jimmy Carter said on Monday the Islamist Hamas movement told him it would recognise Israel's right to live in peace if a deal is reached and approved by a Palestinian vote.

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  Clinton, Obama trade barbs on eve of key Pennsylvania vote AFP - 31 minutes ago

  JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania (AFP) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama waged a furious war of negative attacks Monday, as tensions boiled on the eve of their next crunch Democratic presidential primary in Pennsylvania.

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  Rice urges Arab world to back 'non-sectarian' Iraq AFP - 56 minutes ago

  MANAMA (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was on Monday holding talks with Sunni-led Arab states to try to persuade them that Iraq's Shiite leadership is now fighting for national interests rather than sectarian ones.

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  Bank of England unveils near-100-billion-dollar lending package AFP - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The Bank of England announced a near-100-billion-dollar plan Monday to free up Britain's home loan market in one of the biggest moves by a major central bank to combat the global credit crunch.

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  Leftist ex-bishop ends 61-year conservative rule in Paraguay AFP - Mon Apr 21, 3:36 AM ET

  ASUNCION, (AFP) - A leftist ex-bishop Monday celebrated his historic electoral triumph in Paraguay's presidential election after defeating the ruling party candidate and ending 61 years of conservative rule.

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  World map of metabolism finds blood pressure clues Reuters - Sun Apr 20, 2:03 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers creating a map of human metabolism around the world have found compounds in urine that point to some surprising differences affecting blood pressure, based not on genes but on what people eat and their gut bacteria.

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  Record $500,000 paid for 27 bottles of red wine Reuters - Sat Apr 19, 7:24 AM ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - While the global credit crunch has forced many consumers to rein in spending, one Beijing-based billionaire has splashed out a record $500,000 on 27 bottles of red wine, London-based Antique Wine Company said on Saturday.

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  Last commander marks 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising AFP - Sat Apr 19, 4:17 PM ET

  WARSAW (AFP) - The last commander of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising, Marek Edelman, on Saturday honoured the memory of his comrades who died fighting Nazi Germany in the doomed Jewish stand against the Holocaust.