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  Clinton volunteer recounts close call AP - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

  CONCORD, N.H. - Dan Nagy came close to being one of the hostages held at Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign office, and during the confrontation he spoke to one of his terrified co-workers who wasn't as lucky, but he plans to be back doing volunteer work when the office reopens.

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  Police: Truckers say Peterson sought aid AP - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

  CHICAGO - Two truckers said a former police officer suspected in his wife's disappearance may have asked them early on the day she was reported missing to carry a package for him, police said Saturday.

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  Osbourne cleans house with garage sale AP - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Heavy metal fans aren't usually seen making bids at high-end auctions, but they turned out in numbers to snatch up a coat with embroidered bats, sneakers with skulls on them and other items put up for sale by Ozzy Osbourne.

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  Sooners destroy Mizzou's BCS title hopes AP - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago

  SAN ANTONIO - The championship dream finally died for No. 1 Missouri. The Oklahoma Sooners showed the Tigers just what it takes to win a title: defense and a bruising running game near the goal line.

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  Curse of No. 2 alive; Buckeyes in mix AP - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The curse of No. 2 claimed another victim. West Virginia is out of the national title race. Ohio State is in. In a season defined by upsets, Pittsburgh came up with an enormous one, beating the second-ranked Mountaineers 13-9 Saturday night to throw another curveball at the BCS.

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  Russia goes to the polls Reuters - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election likely to deliver President Vladimir Putin a big majority but opposition parties said large-scale cheating had cast a pall over the vote.

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  Chavez for life? Venezuelans to vote on re-election Reuters - 18 minutes ago

  CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans voted in a tightly contested referendum on Sunday on whether to allow left-wing President Hugo Chavez to stay in power for as long as he keeps winning elections or hand him his first defeat at the polls.

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  Bali talks to seek global climate deal in 2009 Reuters - 16 minutes ago

  BALI, Indonesia (Reuters) - Delegates from about 190 nations gathered in Bali on Sunday to try to build on a "fragile understanding" that the fight against global warming needs to be expanded to all countries with a deal in 2009.

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  Olmert plays down peace deal chances by end of 2008 Reuters - 7 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday played down expectations for a peace deal with the Palestinians before the end of 2008 as laid out at a U.S.-sponsored peace conference last week.

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  U.S. calls for political progress to back up "surge" Reuters - 34 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq must take advantage of improved security to enact laws aimed at reconciliation or risk a resumption of sectarian violence, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said on Sunday.

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  Democrats differ on Cuba policy at Iowa debate Reuters - Sat Dec 1, 11:25 PM ET

  DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and other Democratic presidential candidates disagreed on Saturday during a debate in Iowa on whether the United States should immediately end a 4-decade-old embargo on Cuba.

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  Iran says sanctions won't help end nuclear row Reuters - Sun Dec 2, 3:38 AM ET

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Further U.N. sanctions will not solve the row with the West over Iran's disputed nuclear plans, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, a day after six world powers discussed imposing new penalties on Tehran.

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  U.S. clinch Davis Cup with Bryan brothers win Reuters - Sat Dec 1, 8:16 PM ET

  PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Bob and Mike Bryan swept aside Russians Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev in Saturday's doubles to earn the United States an unbeatable 3-0 lead and a record 32nd Davis Cup.

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  Russians vote for parliament, Putin's future AFP - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (AFP) - Russians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections set to hand President Vladimir Putin's party a crushing victory and help him retain power after leaving office, amid allegations of rigging.

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  Venezuela votes on giving Chavez wider powers AFP - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

  CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuelans cast ballots Sunday in a contentious referendum President Hugo Chavez hopes will bolster his powers and impose a socialist economy on his oil-rich country.

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  British peers seek teddy teacher pardon in Sudan AFP - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago

  KHARTOUM (AFP) - Two Muslim British peers on a mercy mission to Sudan were scrambling on Sunday to secure the early release of a British teacher jailed a week ago for insulting religion.

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  Global leaders call for action on World AIDS Day AFP - Sat Dec 1, 9:40 PM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - Activists and global leaders used World AIDS Day Saturday to warn against complacency in fighting the disease and called on governments to fill a multi-billion-dollar funding gap.

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  Rare Sumatran rhino sighting in Malaysia AFP - 51 minutes ago

  KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A Sumatran rhinoceros has been photographed in peninsular Malaysia in the first sighting for more than a decade, raising hopes the animal can avoid extinction, a report said Sunday.

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  BHP Billiton bid 'ballparks away': Rio Tinto chief AFP - Sun Dec 2, 2:30 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - BHP Billiton's takeover offer for rival Rio Tinto was far away from a true valuation of the smaller company, Rio Tinto's chief executive said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

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  Li Ka-shing invests 60 million dollars in Facebook AFP - Sun Dec 2, 2:41 AM ET

  HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing has invested 60 million dollars in the popular US-based social networking website Facebook with a right to acquire another 60 million dollar stake, a report said Sunday.

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  Miss China on top of the world AFP - Sat Dec 1, 11:27 AM ET

  SANYA, China (AFP) - Pre-contest favourite Miss China won the Miss World 2007 title in her own country late Saturday, much to the delight of the audience, in front of an estimated two billion viewers around the globe.

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  US author to unveil Washington's Masonic past AFP - Thu Nov 29, 12:57 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - A sequel to the blockbuster thriller "The Da Vinci Code" is set to lift the veil on mysterious Freemason symbols carved into the very fabric of the historic streets and buildings of the US capital.

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  Daredevil Evel Knievel dies after long illness Reuters - Fri Nov 30, 7:06 PM ET

  ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Daredevil Evel Knievel, who dodged death in spectacular motorcycle leaps and crashes in a life full of showmanship, died on Friday at age 69, according to his lawyer and a message on his Web site.

• Clogged by plastic bags, Africa begins banning them The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Nov 30, 3:00 AM ET

  Lagos, Nigeria; and Nairobi, Kenya - Once a month, John Ebiwari drags an iron rake through the open sewer that runs in front of his house in Nigeria's sprawling commercial capital of Lagos and scoops out the discarded plastic bags that block the flow of bubbling black filth.

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  World powers move towards new Iran sanctions Reuters - Sat Dec 1, 4:00 PM ET

  PARIS (Reuters) - World powers held a "positive" meeting on Saturday aimed at agreeing more U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program and a deal on punitive measures could be reached within weeks, a French diplomat said.