Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Anger, sadness mark Katrina anniversary AP - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago

  NEW ORLEANS - On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, anger over the stalled rebuilding was palpable throughout a city where the mourning for the dead and feeling of loss for flooded homes, schools, snow cone stands, old-time hairstylists and hardware stores doesn't seem to subside.

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  Stock futures point to higher open AP - 8 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Stocks headed toward a higher opening Wednesday as Wall Street looked for bargains after a huge tumble a day earlier.

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  Keith Richards fumes at poor reviews AP - 39 minutes ago

  STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has demanded an apology from Swedish newspapers for their scathing reviews of the group's performance in the country earlier this month.

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  Helmsley's dog gets $12 million in will AP - 44 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Leona Helmsley's dog will continue to live an opulent life, and then be buried alongside her in a mausoleum. But two of Helmsley's grandchildren got nothing from the late luxury hotelier and real estate billionaire's estate.

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  Federer, Henin highlight Open play today AP - 37 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - More big names are set to play at the U.S. Open Wednesday, with top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin, Rafael Nadal and the Williams sisters on the schedule.

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  Taliban free eight Korean hostages Reuters - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

  GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents freed eight South Korean hostages in two separate batches on Wednesday, the first of 19 Christian volunteers the Taliban agreed to release.

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  Over 100 insurgents killed in Afghan battle: U.S. Reuters - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago

  KABUL (Reuters) - More than 100 suspected insurgents were killed in a battle with U.S.-led troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.

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  Iraq PM says security forces control holy city Reuters - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago

  KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's prime minister flew to the holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday and declared order had been restored after gunbattles among Shi'ite factions killed 52 people and forced hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to flee.

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  Firefighters gain upper hand over Greek fires Reuters - 48 minutes ago

  PLOUTOCHORI, Greece (Reuters) - Greek firefighters gained the upper hand on Wednesday over widespread forest fires that have killed at least 63 people and left the government shaken by accusations of incompetence.

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  Turkey's new president to approve reform cabinet Reuters - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago

  ANKARA (Reuters) - Abdullah Gul's first task as Turkish president will be to approve the new cabinet of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, hoping to push ahead with stalled reforms needed to join the EU.

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  Bush to request $50 billion more for Iraq war: report Reuters - Wed Aug 29, 12:37 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush is preparing to ask Congress for as much as $50 billion in additional funding for the war in Iraq, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a White House official.

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  Toy recall highlights rife corner-cutting in China Reuters - Wed Aug 29, 3:34 AM ET

  FOSHAN, China (Reuters) - Boxes stacked in the factory window are labeled clearly: "Fisher-Price," "toys," "preschool." The future of the plant, though, is not so clear.

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  Iran says U.S. accusations on Iraq "not true" Reuters - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran rejected on Wednesday accusations by U.S. President George W. Bush that Tehran was fomenting instability in Iraq, and called on Washington to change its policies in the region.

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  Taliban release eight South Korean hostages AFP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) - The Taliban freed eight of their 19 South Korean captives on Wednesday as the six-week hostage crisis in Afghanistan neared resolution.

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  Tehran protests at US seizure of Iranians in Iraq AFP - 20 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iran issued a strong protest on Wednesday after US forces seized an Iranian delegation at a Baghdad hotel in an action likely to further escalate tensions between archfoes Tehran and Washington.

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  Iraq PM clamps curfew on embattled shrine city AFP - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

  KARBALA, Iraq (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki clamped a curfew on the shrine city of Karbala on Wednesday after gunbattles in its crowded streets turned a Shiite pilgrimage into a bloodbath with 52 people dead.

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  Greek govt faces protest as wildfires rage for sixth day AFP - Wed Aug 29, 5:36 AM ET

  ATHENS (AFP) - Greek wildfires raged for the sixth straight day Wednesday but dropped in intensity, giving the government a boost as it fought off criticism of its efforts to counter the disaster which has claimed 63 lives.

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  Britain unveils statue of Nelson Mandela AFP - 53 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Former South African president Nelson Mandela watched Wednesday as a statue of him was unveiled outside the Houses of Parliament before dignitaries including Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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  World stock markets on edge amid credit worries AFP - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Equity markets faltered Wednesday in Asia and Europe after steep overnight falls in the United States as investors were spooked by resurgent fears of a worldwide credit crunch.

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  China issues first batch of bonds to fund new forex investment agency AFP - Wed Aug 29, 3:32 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - China was to sell nearly 80 billion dollars worth of government bonds Wednesday in the first batch of a planned special issue to fund a new foreign exchange investment agency, state media reported.

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  Housing crisis keeps buyers on sidelines Reuters - Tue Aug 28, 8:22 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For some prospective home buyers in Southern California, the effect of the U.S. mortgage crisis has been to keep them on the sidelines of the home market, wary of stepping in for fear prices will fall further.

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  Castro's tip: Clinton-Obama the winning ticket Reuters - Tue Aug 28, 1:51 PM ET

  HAVANA (Reuters) - Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is tipping Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to team up and win the U.S. presidential election.

• US suspends vast ADVISE data-sifting system The Christian Science Monitor - Tue Aug 28, 4:00 AM ET

  From late 2004 until mid-2006, a little-known data-mining computer system developed by the US Department of Homeland Security to hunt terrorists, weapons of mass destruction, and biological weapons sifted through Americans' personal data with little regard for federal privacy laws.