Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

• Congress probes credit card industry AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Congress is renewing its scrutiny of the credit card industry, as some lawmakers denounce the practice of raising customers' interest rates when their credit scores decline, even if they make their card payments on time.

• Microsoft softens response to piracy AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is pulling back from a system that disables programs on users' computers if it suspects the software is pirated, opting instead for a gentler approach based on nagging alerts.

• Study: Try honey for children's coughs AP - Tue Dec 4, 3:09 AM ET

  CHICAGO - A teaspoon of honey before bed seems to calm children's coughs and help them sleep better, according to a new study that relied on parents' reports of their children's symptoms.

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  'Last Call' bucks strike to air new show AP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Carson Daly killed a few moments Monday night sharing snapshots of his "Last Call" staffers during their four-week hiatus.

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  Last-minute rally moves Patriots to 12-0 AP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  BALTIMORE - The New England Patriots pulled off their greatest escape thiseason to become the sixth team in NFL history to start a season with 12 victories. For the second straight week, it was a struggle against a losing team, but the incredibly resourceful Patriots got Tom Brady's 8-yard touchdown pass to Jabar Gaffney with 44 seconds left to beat the Baltimore Ravens 27-24 Monday night.

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  Iran welcomes U.S. report while Paris wants more sanctions Reuters - 16 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday exulted at a U.S. intelligence report contradicting Bush administration assertions it was building an atomic bomb, but France said it would continue to press for further sanctions against Tehran.

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  Bali climate talks advance despite squabbling Reuters - 24 minutes ago

  NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - A 190-nation climate meeting in Bali took small steps towards a new global deal to fight global warming by 2009 on Tuesday amid disputes about how far China and India should curb rising greenhouse gas emissions.

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  U.S. agency doubts Iraq units' "independent" ratings Reuters - Tue Dec 4, 12:36 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. assertions about the growing independence of Iraqi security units are often based on conflicting claims or assessment methods that do not allow for "independent" ratings, a U.S. watchdog agency said on Monday.

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  British teacher jailed over teddy bear arrives home Reuters - Tue Dec 4, 3:42 AM ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - A British teacher jailed in Sudan for letting her pupils name a teddy bear Mohammad arrived in London on Tuesday after being pardoned and said she had been well treated in prison and was sorry to leave the country.

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  U.S. soldiers shoot 4 Iraqi civilians, one killed Reuters - Tue Dec 4, 3:56 AM ET

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers mistakenly shot four Iraqi civilians, killing one, during operations against al Qaeda militants, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.

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  Blast at NATO convoy near Kabul airport hurts civilians Reuters - Tue Dec 4, 2:24 AM ET

  KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed a car into a convoy of NATO forces close to the airport in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, wounding 10 Afghan civilians, a police official said.

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  Pakistan opposition mull list of poll demands Reuters - Tue Dec 4, 3:44 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani opposition parties began mapping out on Tuesday a list of demands that President Pervez Musharraf must meet to prevent their boycott of a January general election.

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  North Korea nuclear disarmament talks delayed Reuters - Tue Dec 4, 4:17 AM ET

  SEOUL (Reuters) - Multinational talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program that were expected to take place as early as this week have been delayed, a South Korean official said on Tuesday.

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  New Iran nuke report challenges White House AFP - Tue Dec 4, 3:47 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US intelligence community said in a new report Monday that Iran halted its nuclear weapons drive in 2003 and that US charges about Tehran's atomic goals have been overblown for at least two years.

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  Suicide attack in Afghan capital as Gates visits AFP - Tue Dec 4, 5:33 AM ET

  KABUL (AFP) - A Taliban suicide car bomber blew himself up near NATO troops in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, wounding 22 civilians as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates visited to assess rising extremist violence.

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  South African miners strike over safety AFP - Tue Dec 4, 5:15 AM ET

  JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Tens of thousands of mineworkers downed tools in South Africa on Tuesday in a one-day strike over safety standards, accusing their bosses of putting lives at risk for the sake of profits.

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  Somali president hospitalised 'in serious condition': source AFP - 12 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed has been hospitalised in Nairobi "in serious condition", a hospital official told AFP Tuesday.

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  Europe urges steeper greenhouse gas cuts AFP - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago

  NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) - The EU again dangled the prospect of even steeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday, as nations held nitty-gritty talks to cope with the looming threat of global warming.

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  OPEC hints at output hike amid uncertainty AFP - 10 minutes ago

  ABU DHABI (AFP) - OPEC hinted on Tuesday it may hike oil output by 500,000 barrels a day at its meeting in Abu Dhabi, in a "gesture" to the market which holds the cartel responsible for soaring crude prices.

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  Steel giant ThyssenKrupp sees slower growth ahead AFP - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago

  FRANKFURT (AFP) - German steel group ThyssenKrupp on Tuesday reported a record net profit for its 2006-2007 fiscal year, but chief executive Ekkehard Schulz indicated later that growth could slow considerably this year.

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  Climate change may wipe some Indonesian islands off map Reuters - Mon Dec 3, 3:11 AM ET

  JAKARTA (Reuters) - Many of Indonesia's islands may be swallowed up by the sea if world leaders fail to find a way to halt rising sea levels at this week's climate change conference on the resort island of Bali.

• Writers' strike: As reruns take over television, eyes shift to new media The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Dec 3, 3:00 AM ET

  Los Angeles - Bill Jones says demand is up 30 percent in the past month for his Georgia-based Air2Web, which provides technology for cellphone users to cast votes for reality-show contestants.

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  Report contradicts Bush on Iran nuclear program Reuters - Mon Dec 3, 6:09 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new U.S. intelligence report says Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and it remains on hold, contradicting the Bush administration's earlier assertion that Tehran was intent on developing a bomb.

• U.S. soldiers shoot 4 Iraqi civilians, one killed Reuters - Tue Dec 4, 3:56 AM ET

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers mistakenly shot four Iraqi civilians, killing one, during operations against al Qaeda militants, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.

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  Brad Pitt plans 150 homes for New Orleans Reuters - Tue Dec 4, 3:34 AM ET

  NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Actor Brad Pitt said on Monday he wants to build 150 environmentally friendly homes for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina in a hard-hit New Orleans neighborhood