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  Car buyers give Toyota Lexus top score AP - 53 minutes ago

  DETROIT - U.S. car buyers appear to be more satisfied with their purchases than ever, despite some quality stumbles by Asian brands, according to a survey released Tuesday.

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  Mattel could announce 2nd toy recall AP - 4 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Less than two weeks after Mattel Inc. recalled 1.5 million Chinese-made toys because of lead paint, the toy industry is bracing for another blow that could give parents more reason to rethink their purchases just before the critical holiday shopping season.

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  Brad Garrett seen striking man's camera AP - 23 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Brad Garrett is the latest celebrity to tangle with photographers. Garrett, who stars in the Fox sitcom "'Til Death," is shown slapping away a camera in a video posted online Monday.

• Ala. city considers end to alcohol sales AP - 59 minutes ago

  ATHENS, Ala. - Voters have a chance on Tuesday to return this northern Alabama city to the days of Prohibition.

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  Bonds cheered in Pittsburgh; teams split AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  PITTSBURGH - For one night, all was forgiven between Barry Bonds and Pittsburgh. The lack of clutch hitting during three playoff series failures. The throw that didn't get Sid Bream. The shouting match with Jim Leyland.

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  U.S. troops launch new Iraq offensive Reuters - 22 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces launched a big offensive in Iraq with an overnight airborne assault targeting al Qaeda guerrillas on Tuesday, part of a major new countrywide push.

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  Hawaii's Big Island braces for Hurricane Flossie Reuters - Mon Aug 13, 8:52 PM ET

  HONOLULU (Reuters) - The island of Hawaii declared a state of emergency, closing schools and setting up shelters, as Hurricane Flossie approached the Pacific state's southeastern waters.

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  Mattel set to announce second recall Reuters - 19 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mattel Inc. , the largest U.S. toy company, launched a national advertising campaign on Tuesday, assuring consumers it is on top of product safety amid reports of an impending second big recall of its Chinese-made toys.

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  India's Gandhi backs nuclear deal, left to revisit Reuters - Tue Aug 14, 4:40 AM ET

  NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The powerful head of India's ruling Congress party stood firm behind a controversial nuclear deal with the United States on Tuesday as fresh efforts were launched to convince communist allies who have rejected it.

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  After Russia and Canada, U.S. ship headed for Arctic Reuters - Mon Aug 13, 5:41 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is headed to the Arctic this week on a mapping mission to determine whether part of this area can be considered U.S. territory, after recent polar forays by Russia and Canada.

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  Rove leaves more second-term blues for White House Reuters - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The resignation of Karl Rove, architect of President George W. Bush's election triumphs and a crucial behind-the-scenes policy guru, is the latest sign of the White House's diminished agenda and shattered dreams of a Republican super-majority, analysts said.

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  Space station spinner replaced, NASA mulls repair Reuters - Mon Aug 13, 9:31 PM ET

  HOUSTON (Reuters) - Spacewalking astronauts wrestled a 600-pound (272-kg) gyroscope into place on the International Space Station on Monday, while NASA managers assessed a small but deep pit in shuttle Endeavour's heat shield.

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  China bridge death toll rises to 28 Reuters - 20 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - A bridge on the verge of completion in south China has collapsed, killing 28 people and injuring 22 in a possible indication of safety standards ridden rough-shod in the face of breakneck economic development.

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  Sombre Pakistan marks 60th birthday AFP - Tue Aug 14, 5:06 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan celebrated the 60th anniversary of independence on Tuesday with prayers and a national minute of silence, low-key festivities for a country in the grip of political and religious turmoil.

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  Hundreds dead in N Korea flooding, S Korea to send aid AFP - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

  SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea said Tuesday it was ready to send aid to North Korea after its impoverished neighbour reported hundreds dead or missing in floods and tens of thousands of homes destroyed.

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  Turkey faces fresh presidential showdown AFP - 44 minutes ago

  ANKARA (AFP) - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a former Islamist, announced Tuesday he will stand again for the presidency, risking a fresh government showdown with army-backed secularist forces.

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  Russian train derailment likely due to bomb: authorities AFP - Tue Aug 14, 5:15 AM ET

  MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian authorities said on Tuesday that a bomb blast was the likely reason for a train derailment on the railway line between Moscow and the former imperial capital Saint Petersburg in which 60 people were injured.

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  China bridge collapse kills 22, dozens missing AFP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  BEIJING (AFP) - A bridge under construction collapsed in China, leaving at least 22 dead and 44 missing, officials said Tuesday, amid warnings over the nation's old and poorly built infrastructure.

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  Global stocks muted as credit concerns remain AFP - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - World stock markets experienced mixed fortunes on Tuesday as concerns lingered about a global credit squeeze sparked by the crisis in the US home loan sector.

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  OPEC ups estimate for oil demand growth despite world economic woes AFP - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago

  VIENNA (AFP) - OPEC has slightly increased its estimate for world oil demand growth in 2007 despite current economic turmoil, the powerful cartel said in a report Tuesday.

Most Popular Top Stories

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  World's oldest person dies in Japan at 114: report AFP - Mon Aug 13, 11:17 AM ET

  TOKYO (AFP) - The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman who counted eating well and getting plenty of sleep as the secret of her longevity, died Monday at age 114, a news report said.

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  Academic accused of insulting Thai king in exam paper Reuters - Mon Aug 13, 6:40 PM ET

  BANGKOK (Reuters) - Question 8 on Professor Boonsong Chaisingkananont's examination may seem a harmless academic exercise.

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  In greying Japan, even grannies go high-tech AFP - Sun Aug 12, 6:23 PM ET

  TOKYO (AFP) - "My husband isn't home tonight. Would you like to..." reads the suggestive e-mail on the computer screen.

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  Hawaii's Big Island braces for Hurricane Flossie Reuters - Mon Aug 13, 8:52 PM ET

  HONOLULU (Reuters) - The island of Hawaii declared a state of emergency, closing schools and setting up shelters, as Hurricane Flossie approached the Pacific state's southeastern waters.

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  US terror interrogation went too far, experts say The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Aug 13, 4:00 AM ET

  Miami - Jose Padilla had no history of mental illness when President Bush ordered him detained in 2002 as a suspected Al Qaeda operative. But he does now.