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  Indictments don't spoil Stevens' re-election bid AP - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Even though he's facing federal charges, Ted Stevens remains feisty as ever. The 84-year-old Republican handily won his primary race for Senate and immediately proclaimed the November election a "piece of cake."

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  Stock futures up after durable goods orders rise AP - 2 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Wall Street is heading for a higher open after the government reported a bigger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods.

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  Dell unveils new PCs targeting emerging markets AP - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago

  BEIJING - Dell Inc. unveiled four low-cost computer models Wednesday designed for China, India and other emerging economies in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outside the United States.

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  Raspy Neil Diamond disappoints Ohio concertgoers AP - 56 minutes ago

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Disappointed Neil Diamond fans will get a refund after attending a concert at Ohio State University in which the 67-year-old singer's voice sounded raspy.

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  US Open: Roddick, Dementieva, Jankovic play today AP - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Andy Roddick, Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic are among the major players in action today in U.S. Open tennis. Roddick takes on Fabrice Santoro, Dementieva faces Pauline Parmentier and Jankovic goes against Sofia Arvidsson.

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  Clinton calls for Democratic unity Reuters - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

  DENVER (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton delivered a ringing call for Democratic Party unity on Tuesday, promising to work for Barack Obama and challenging her supporters to bury their grudges and rally behind his White House bid.

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  Russia faces Western pressure over Georgia Reuters - Tue Aug 26, 8:05 PM ET

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will face increased Western pressure on Wednesday when a senior British official flies to Ukraine to build a coalition to counter Russia's conflict with ex-Soviet Georgia.

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  Nearly 50 Taliban killed in Afghanistan Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 5:09 AM ET

  KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An air strike killed 30 Taliban in southeastern Afghanistan close to the border with Pakistan and Afghan police killed 18 more militants in the south of the country, officials said on Wednesday.

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  Violence hits as Pakistani politicians jockey Reuters - 25 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Government forces killed about 40 militants in clashes in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday as increasing violence, and political uncertainty deepened by a split in the government drove stocks lower.

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  North Korea still holds plutonium card: analysts Reuters - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago

  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's threat to restart its plant that makes arms-grade plutonium is feasible, although the task would be a daunting one, analysts said on Wednesday.

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  Sudan hijackers free passengers but hold crew Reuters - 10 minutes ago

  TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Hijackers on Wednesday freed all the passengers aboard a Sudanese plane that was forced to land in Libya but still held six crew members, Libya's aviation authority said.

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  Tropical Storm Gustav dumps rain on Haiti Reuters - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago

  PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav stalled over Haiti on Wednesday, dumping torrential rains on the impoverished country, and forecasters warned it could regain hurricane strength once it moves out to sea.

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  Iraq says U.S. sought troop presence to 2015 Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 4:56 AM ET

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States asked Iraq for permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but U.S. and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit their authorization to 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.

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  Clinton tells Democrats to unite behind Obama AFP - 44 minutes ago

  DENVER, Colorado (AFP) - Hillary Clinton ordered her grieving supporters to unite behind Democratic nominee Barack Obama, in an emotional final act to her White House quest which fell just short of history.

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  Russia warns NATO as West fumes over Georgia AFP - 35 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Wednesday warned NATO against building up naval forces in the Black Sea as President Dmitry Medvedev confronted Western outrage over his recognition of two Georgian rebel regions as independent states.

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  Libya talks to Sudan jet hijackers after passengers freed AFP - 19 minutes ago

  TRIPOLI (AFP) - Two hijackers claiming to be Darfur rebels on Wednesday released all 87 passengers from a Sudanese jet at a remote Libyan airport, keeping the crew captive for a reported bid to fly to France.

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  New space telescope begins to comb the cosmos AFP - Wed Aug 27, 2:17 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - A new space telescope revealed the glowing gas of the Milky Way, pulsating stars and a flaring faraway galaxy as it began its mission to unveil the mysteries of cosmic gamma rays, NASA said.

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  Archaeologists unearth 1,300-year-old mummy in Peru AFP - Wed Aug 27, 5:41 AM ET

  LIMA (AFP) - Archaeologists have unearthed a well-preserved 1,300-year-old female mummy in a residential area of the Peruvian capital.

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  Germany's EON to reorganise network, cut 1,800 jobs AFP - Wed Aug 27, 4:22 AM ET

  FRANKFURT (AFP) - The biggest German power company, EON, will cut 1,800 jobs in Germany as it reorganises its distribution network, a senior executive said on Wednesday.

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  Weak banks should be allowed to fail: ECB economist AFP - Wed Aug 27, 3:48 AM ET

  FRANKFURT (AFP) - Weaker eurozone economic activity should be temporary, but weak banks should be allowed to fail, the European Central Bank's (ECB) top economist said on Wednesday in a press interview.

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  Going veggie can slash your carbon footprint: study AFP - Tue Aug 26, 11:17 AM ET

  BERLIN (AFP) - Giving up meat could drastically reduce your carbon footprint, with meat-eaters' diets responsible for almost twice the emissions of those of vegetarians, a German study said on Tuesday.

• Cat survives being walled in under bath for 7 weeks Reuters - Tue Aug 26, 1:48 PM ET

  BERLIN (Reuters) - A four-year-old cat in Germany called Bonny has survived after being walled in beneath a bathtub for seven weeks, its owner said Tuesday.

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  Number of uninsured Americans declines modestly Reuters - Tue Aug 26, 5:22 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans went without health insurance last year for the first time since President George W. Bush took office as more people received government coverage, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

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  Armed men were no threat to Obama: U.S. attorney Reuters - Tue Aug 26, 1:05 PM ET

  DENVER (Reuters) - Authorities on Tuesday were investigating whether three men arrested in Colorado with guns and drugs planned to kill Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, but said they posed no real threat.

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  First mass U.S. crossing for hydrogen cars completed Reuters - Sun Aug 24, 6:16 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hydrogen fuel cell cars from nine automakers completed a 13-day cross-country trip this weekend, in the first such mass U.S. crossing for vehicles powered by a zero-emission technology still in its infancy.