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  Obama's speech seen by 38 million-plus viewers AP - Sat Aug 30, 4:36 AM ET

  NEW YORK - Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other political convention in history.

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  Maine artist creates HOPE image decades after LOVE AP - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago

  PORTLAND, Maine - The Maine artist who brought LOVE to the world is doing the same with HOPE.

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  John Edwards to speak at Hofstra without wife AP - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago

  RALEIGH, N.C. - In a return to the public stage, John Edwards has confirmed plans to talk politics a month after admitting to an extramarital affair. But his wife won't be at his side.

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  Georgia to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow AP - Fri Aug 29, 5:57 PM ET

  TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia said the move would only make things worse.

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  Karadzic makes defiant stand before UN court AP - Fri Aug 29, 1:09 PM ET

  THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic made a defiant stand before a U.N. court preparing to try him on genocide charges, refusing to enter pleas Friday and branding the tribunal a NATO proxy out to "liquidate" him.

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  Gustav becomes Category 3 hurricane off Cuba Reuters - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago

  MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Gustav strengthened into a major Category 3 storm on Saturday as it moved over warm Caribbean waters toward western Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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  Consumer spending flags, but confidence rises Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 3:00 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Personal income tumbled unexpectedly in July and inflation-adjusted spending shrank as government economic stimulus waned, but consumer spirits rose this month, a hint the economy may muddle through its woes.

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  McCain picks Palin as surprise No. 2 Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 3:31 PM ET

  DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican John McCain made a surprise choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday, adding a political unknown to the presidential ticket who could help him appeal to women voters.

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  Georgia says Russia troops blocking refugee return Reuters - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

  GORI, Georgia (Reuters) - Russian troops deep inside Georgian territory are stopping thousands of refugees from returning to their homes, a Georgian official said on Saturday.

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  Hundreds leave Gaza as Egypt opens border Reuters - 38 minutes ago

  GAZA (Reuters) - Egypt opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Saturday, allowing hundreds of people to leave the Hamas-controlled territory, Palestinian officials said.

• Lenders mulling new offer in Alabama debt standoff Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 7:31 PM ET

  BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County and lenders pulled back from the brink of a threatened bankruptcy filing on Friday after the county proposed restructuring $3.2 billion of soured sewer debt.

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  "I will never resign," says besieged Thai PM Reuters - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago

  BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said on Saturday he would not quit in the face of growing protests aimed at toppling his seven-month-old government.

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  Iraq election law must pass mid-Sept for 2008 vote Reuters - 10 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament must pass a contentious elections law by mid-September in order to allow anticipated provincial polls to be held this year, the Electoral Commission said on Saturday.

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  In White House race, battle of VPs begins AFP - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago

  PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AFP) - Barack Obama and John McCain were to hold rival rallies in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania Saturday as the race for the White House intensified with McCain's surprise pick of Alaska's little-known governor, Sarah Palin, as his running mate.

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  Massive evacuation as millions hit by India floods AFP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

  PATNA, India (AFP) - More than 300,000 people trapped in India's worst floods in 50 years have been rescued but nearly double that number remain stranded without food or water, officials said Saturday.

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  Gustav becomes 'dangerous' as it bears down on Cuba AFP - 5 minutes ago

  HAVANA (AFP) - Hurricane Gustav swelled into a "dangerous" category three hurricane Saturday as it bore down on Cuba after ripping through the Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica, killing 85 people.

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  Russia reaches out to EU as Georgia calls for sanctions AFP - 50 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged the European Union to ignore calls to punish Moscow over the Georgia conflict as Tbilisi appealed Saturday for targeted punishment of the Russian leadership.

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  Sharp rise in alcoholism among Swedish women: report AFP - Sat Aug 30, 5:25 AM ET

  STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Alcoholism among women in Sweden rose by 50 percent between 2003 and 2007 as beer, wine and spirits have become more accessible in the country long known for its restrictive alcohol policy, a report on Saturday said.

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  Allianz says is in talks to sell Dresdner Bank AFP - Fri Aug 29, 10:56 PM ET

  FRANKFURT (AFP) - German insurance giant Allianz is in "advanced talks" on the future of its Dresdner Bank unit, "that may or may not lead to a deal," it said Friday in a brief statement to financial markets.

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  New delay for Emirates Airbus 380 AFP - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - Delivery of a second Airbus A380 to Emirates, the airline of the United Arab Emirates, will suffer a further delay of two months, an Emirates spokeswoman told AFP on Saturday.

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  Orchestra admits 'miming' at Sydney Olympics in 2000 AFP - Thu Aug 28, 11:43 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - Eight years after it hosted an Olympics that were famously hailed as the "best games ever," Sydney has had to confess that it faked one of the key musical performances at the opening ceremony in 2000.

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  Fed-up neighborhood passes one-dog rule Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 12:52 PM ET

  LIMA (Reuters) - Dog lovers beware. A neighborhood in Peru's capital, Lima, has passed a law prohibiting families living in apartments from having more than one dog. People living in houses are allowed two dogs, while those found with more will be subject to hefty fines.

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  Germany's Merkel most powerful woman again: Forbes Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 6:05 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the world's most powerful woman for the third straight year, topping Forbes magazine's 2008 list of the top 100 women based on their career, economic impact and media coverage.

• 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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  WHO study backs universal health care Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 12:16 PM ET

  GENEVA (Reuters) - Major inequalities in health and life expectancy persist worldwide, according to an independent World Health Organization commission which on Thursday called for all countries to offer universal health care.