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  9 killed as violence spreads along Pakistan border AP - 42 minutes ago

  PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Suspected militants bombed a bus carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine people, as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the country's tribal belt.

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  Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N' Roses songs AP - 42 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000.

• Malaysia blocks anti-government news Web site AP - 42 minutes ago

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia has blocked access to a popular news Web site that often runs afoul of authorities for its sensational political reporting, sparking complaints Thursday that the government has reneged on its pledge to keep cyberspace uncensored.

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  Ga. town's scarecrows h(a)unting for world record AP - 42 minutes ago

  HOSCHTON, Ga. - This small northeastern Georgia town's population boom is frightening. In a bid to break a world record for scarecrows and scare up some fun for the fall season, thousands of straw-stuffed newcomers are creeping across town.

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  Mets rally to beat Phillies, reclaim first place AP - 42 minutes ago

  PHILADELPHIA - Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking double after Carlos Delgado's second solo homer had tied the game in the eighth and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 6-3 on Wednesday night to reclaim first place in the NL East.

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  Obama wins nomination and Clintons' support Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 11:27 PM ET

  DENVER (Reuters) - To shouts of "Yes we can," Democrats nominated Barack Obama on Wednesday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, backed by his ex-rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton.

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  Strengthening Gustav heads for Jamaica Reuters - 44 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav strengthened Thursday morning as it headed towards Jamaica, and the system was expected to regain hurricane status later today, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.

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  Q2 growth revised to 3.3 percent Reuters - 8 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy expanded at a stronger-than-first-reported 3.3 percent annual rate in the second quarter, as consumer spending and net exports were more robust than initially estimated and inventories fell less sharply, a government report showed on Thursday.

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  Russia faces diplomatic isolation on Georgia Reuters - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

  DUSHANBE/PARIS (Reuters) - Russia faced diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday, with its Asian allies failing to offer support and France saying EU leaders were considering imposing sanctions.

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  Pakistani lawyers press government to reinstate judges Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 4:56 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Thousands of lawyers blocked roads across Pakistan on Thursday to press the government to reinstate judges purged by former president Pervez Musharraf, as militants attacked police in the northwest, killing 11 people.

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  Thai protesters defy order to leave PM's compound Reuters - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

  BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters barricaded inside Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's official compound defied a court order to leave on Thursday as their leaders vowed to stay until his administration fell.

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  After Olympic success, China lights Paralympics torch Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 2:54 AM ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - Four days after closing the 2008 Beijing Games in triumph, China lit the 2008 Paralympics torch amid pomp and ceremony at Beijing's ancient Temple of Heaven, marking the start of a domestic relay for the September 6 Games.

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  More than 30 Taliban killed or wounded in Afghanistan Reuters - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago

  KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and international forces killed or wounded more than 30 militants in fighting in the south and southeast of the country, the Defense Ministry and the U.S. military said on Thursday.

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  Russia wins backing from China, Central Asia over Georgia AFP - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia won support Thursday from China and Central Asian states in its standoff with the West over the Georgia conflict as the European Union said it was weighing sanctions against Moscow.

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  Democrats primed for spectacular finale AFP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  DENVER, Colorado (AFP) - Barack Obama will Thursday summon Americans to join his crusade for political change as he claims his place in history in a dazzling finale to the Democratic convention.

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  Thai PM vows 'no showdown' as protesters dig in AFP - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

  BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's embattled prime minister vowed Thursday to end massive rallies against his rule without force -- raising the spectre of a prolonged siege of Bangkok's main government compound.

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  Tropical Storm Gustav shifts, may miss New Orleans AFP - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

  MIAMI (AFP) - Tropical Storm Gustav took a turn on Thursday, moving south as it crept toward Jamaica in a new track that could spare the hurricane-scarred US city of New Orleans.

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  North Pole ice cap melting faster than ever AFP - Thu Aug 28, 12:02 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Arctic ice cap keeps melting under the effects of global warming and in August saw its second largest summer shrinkage since satellite observations began 30 years ago, US scientists said.

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  China hails $3bln oil deal with Iraq AFP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

  BEIJING (AFP) - China hailed Thursday a three-billion-dollar oil agreement with Iraq as a win for both nations, as it sought to reassure the rest of the world that it should not be concerned by the deal.

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  Toyota shelves goal of selling 10 mln vehicles AFP - 47 minutes ago

  TOKYO (AFP) - Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday slashed its 2009 sales forecast due to slowing demand, putting off its goal of becoming the world's first automaker to sell more than 10 million vehicles in a year.

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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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  U.S. soldiers say they executed Iraqis on riverbank: report Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 10:25 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers killed four handcuffed and blindfolded Iraqi prisoners with pistol shots on the bank of a Baghdad canal last year, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

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  Top U.S. Marine sees shift from Iraq to Afghanistan Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 5:27 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. Marine officer said on Wednesday he could reduce his 25,000-strong force in the former al Qaeda stronghold of Iraq's Anbar province to reinforce military operations against a growing Taliban threat in Afghanistan.

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  After Hillary, Bill Clinton's turn to boost Obama Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 2:19 AM ET

  DENVER (Reuters) - Bill Clinton once vowed to fight for voters "until the last dog dies." On Wednesday he shows how hard he will fight for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on the Clintons' last big day of the 2008 campaign.