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• Jobless claims fall for 2nd straight week AP - 7 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - The government says the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight weekly drop from a six-year high.

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  Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand AP - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

  BANGKOK, Thailand - Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children.

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  Now on the Hallmark aisle: Gay marriage cards AP - 28 minutes ago

  PORTLAND, Ore. - Most states don't recognize gay marriage — but now Hallmark does.

• Sanjaya appears in Nationwide Insurance commercial AP - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar is pitching Nationwide Insurance. He's in a new ad that's part of the company's "Life Comes at You Fast" campaign.

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  IOC chides Bolt for lack of respect to rivals AP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

  BEIJING - IOC president Jacques Rogge criticized Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on Thursday for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his record-breaking gold medal performances in the 100 and 200 meters.

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  Rice says troops deal close Reuters - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States and Iraq are close to a deal extending the presence of U.S. troops beyond 2008, but any timetable for their withdrawal must be "feasible," U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.

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  Dutch cancer survivor wins gold Reuters - 34 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - A Dutchman given only a slim chance of survival after being diagnosed with leukemia won one of the Olympics' most grueling events on Thursday, the marathon open-water swim.

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  Russia armor seen pulling back from Georgia Reuters - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

  MOSCOW/TBILISI (Reuters) - Russia declared it would pull its troops back behind a buffer zone skirting rebel South Ossetia by Friday, but Georgia's President said Moscow appeared determined to maintain its grip on Georgia.

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  Violence hits Pakistan as ruling parties squabble Reuters - 46 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Suicide blasts and sinking financial markets on Thursday highlighted the need for Pakistan's government to get down to business after President Pervez Musharraf's departure, but it was riven by political squabbles.

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  U.S. military frees Reuters cameraman in Iraq Reuters - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military freed a Reuters television cameraman on Thursday after holding him for three weeks in Iraq without charges.

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  Federal Reserve investigated Lehman rumors: report Reuters - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

  (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve acted on rumors last month and called Credit Suisse Group to see if it had pulled a credit line from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, The Wall Street Journal said citing people familiar with the matter.

• U.S. wants push to revive Doha trade talks: report Reuters - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

  GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States wants officials to resume international trade talks in September after a meeting of ministers collapsed without a breakthrough last month, U.S. trade chief Susan Schwab was quoted as saying.

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  U.S.-led air raid said killed civilians, militants Reuters - Thu Aug 21, 3:47 AM ET

  KABUL (Reuters) - More than a dozen civilians have been killed in an air strike by U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman, two provincial officials said on Thursday.

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  Suicide blasts kill 57 at Pakistan arms factory AFP - 32 minutes ago

  WAH, Pakistan, Aug 21, 2008 (AFP) - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan's main military arms factory Thursday, killing 57 people and piling new pressure on the shaky coalition government to tackle militancy.

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  Relatives face grim mission to identify Madrid crash victims AFP - 40 minutes ago

  MADRID, Aug 21, 2008 (AFP) - Distraught relatives of the 153 victims of the Madrid holiday jet disaster struggled Thursday to identify burned body parts as investigators scoured the wreckage for clues.

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  Georgia separatists rise up under Russian protection AFP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

  TSKHINVALI, Georgia (AFP) - Georgia faced the growing likelihood of dismemberment Thursday as Moscow-backed separatists hardened demands for independence and Russian troops retained an iron grip.

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  Three Polish soldiers, 30 militants killed in Afghanistan AFP - Thu Aug 21, 3:35 AM ET

  KABUL (AFP) - Three Polish soldiers and more than 30 militants were killed in Afghanistan, military forces said Thursday, in the latest in weeks of intense attacks that have raised concern about deteriorating security.

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  New Zealand's colossal squid defies legends: scientists AFP - Thu Aug 21, 3:39 AM ET

  WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand's mysterious colossal squid, the largest of the feared and legendary species ever caught, was not the T-Rex of the oceans but a lethargic blob, new research suggests.

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  US group buys German subprime casualty AFP - 19 minutes ago

  BERLIN (AFP) - US private equity group Lone Star is to take over IKB, the German bank rescued by state development bank KfW after falling victim to the subprime mortgage meltdown, KfW said Thursday.

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  Germany's Conti agrees to sweetened takeover bid AFP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  BERLIN (AFP) - After weeks of hard bargaining, German tyre maker Continental finally said yes on Thursday to the advances of compatriot Schaeffler to create a new auto parts giant.

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• U.S. military frees Reuters cameraman in Iraq Reuters - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military freed a Reuters television cameraman on Thursday after holding him for three weeks in Iraq without charges.

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  Janet Jackson creates lingerie with Aussie designer Reuters - Thu Aug 21, 1:44 AM ET

  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Singer Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the Superbowl made headlines four years ago when her bustier ripped. Now, she really wants people to see her underwear, and is launching her own lingerie line.

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  Food prices to post biggest rise since 1990: USDA Reuters - Wed Aug 20, 5:43 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers should brace for the biggest increase in food prices in nearly 20 years in 2008 and even more pain next year due to surging meat and produce prices, the Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.

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  Relatives grieve as Spanair crash probe begins Reuters - Thu Aug 21, 5:19 AM ET

  MADRID (Reuters) - Grieving relatives and medical staff on Thursday tried to identify the badly burned bodies of victims of the crash of a Spanish jet in which 153 people were killed as it took off on a holiday flight from Madrid airport.

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  Analysts see tough quarter for investment banks Reuters - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago

  (Reuters) - Wall Street research analysts are projecting yet another tough quarter for U.S. investment banks marked by additional writedowns across a series of fixed-income assets amid an already weak operating environment.