Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Iraq gov't vows to disband Sunni groups AP - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD - Iraq's Shiite-led government said that American-backed Sunni groups key to battling Islamic extremists must eventually disband because it does not want them to become a separate military force.

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  Throngs cheer Julio Bocca's last dance AP - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine ballet great Julio Bocca danced into retirement Saturday before tens of thousands of cheering fans, ending a brilliant quarter-century run on the world's most famous stages.

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  Britain's queen takes up YouTube AP - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago

  LONDON - Britain's 81-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, considered an icon of traditionalism, launched her own special Royal Channel on YouTube Sunday.

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  Man gives $3,100 to Salvation Army AP - 39 minutes ago

  ORWIGSBURG, Pa. - Less than two weeks after a man put 30 $100 bills into a Salvation Army kettle, someone decided to do one better.

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  T.O. hurt as Cowboys hold off Panthers AP - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Tony Romo's sore thumb appeared fine and the Dallas Cowboys were driving down the field on the way to taking a 14-0 lead.

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  U.S. plans assessment of Mideast peace moves Reuters - Sun Dec 23, 4:02 AM ET

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States will conduct confidential assessments of whether Israel and the Palestinians are meeting their peacemaking commitments and share the results privately with the parties, U.S. and Western officials said.

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  Pro-Thaksin victory puts Thai army on back foot Reuters - 12 minutes ago

  BANGKOK (Reuters) - The party backing ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily won the most seats in Sunday's election, creating a big problem for the generals who booted out the telecoms billionaire in a 2006 coup.

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  Clinton targets women voters, rivals bicker Reuters - Sat Dec 22, 6:17 PM ET

  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Flanked by her mother and daughter, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton sought on Saturday to shore up her support among women in the tightening U.S. presidential race.

• Saudi says arrests 28 al Qaeda militants Reuters - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago

  RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi security forces have arrested 28 al Qaeda militants suspected of planning "criminal acts" in the kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.

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  Turkish planes bomb Kurds in northern Iraq Reuters - Sat Dec 22, 4:21 PM ET

  TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Saturday in a new cross-border offensive, the General Staff said.

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  CIA withheld al Qaeda tapes: paper Reuters - Sat Dec 22, 1:29 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The September 11 commission asked the CIA in 2003 and 2004 for information on the interrogation of al Qaeda suspects, only to be told the agency provided all that was requested, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

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  Owens injured as Cowboys beat Panthers Reuters - Sun Dec 23, 12:32 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys moved closer to ensuring home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a 20-13 road victory over the Carolina Panthers on Saturday but lost wide receiver Terrell Owens with an ankle sprain.

• FBI's Hoover planned mass U.S. jailings: report Reuters - Sat Dec 22, 6:43 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a plan in 1950 to suspend the right to habeas corpus and imprison some 12,000 Americans he suspected of disloyalty, The New York Times reported on their web site on Saturday.

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  Pro-Thaksin party leads in Thailand's post-coup election AFP - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

  BANGKOK (AFP) - Deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra was set to return to the political centrestage Sunday, as early returns gave his allies a strong lead in elections more than a year after his ouster in a coup.

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  New Israeli settlement plans unveiled on eve of peace talks AFP - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel plans to enlarge two settlements in occupied Palestinian territory next year, officials said on Sunday, casting yet another shadow over revived Middle East peace talks.

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  India's Hindu nationalists win Gujarat poll AFP - 15 minutes ago

  NEW DELHI (AFP) - Controversial Hindu nationalist party leader Narendra Modi swept back to power in India's religiously divided Gujarat state Sunday in what was called a national victory over the rival Congress Party.

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  FBI chief Hoover proposed mass arrests in 1950: report AFP - Sun Dec 23, 2:14 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover proposed imprisoning 12,000 Americans in 1950 and suspending their right to habeas corpus because they were "potentially dangerous," the New York Times reported on Sunday.

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  Success in saving India's Asiatic lion poses new problems AFP - Sun Dec 23, 2:18 AM ET

  GIR, India (AFP) - Success in saving the rare Asiatic lion in India has in turn created new challenges to the king of the jungle in its last natural habitat, as problems with human encroachment and poaching mount.

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  Ahmadinejad on defensive as Iran inflation soars AFP - Sun Dec 23, 2:02 AM ET

  TEHRAN (AFP) - A sudden jump in Iran's inflation has increased domestic criticism of President Mamhoud Ahmadinejad ahead of key elections, forcing him into a televised defence to deflect the growing complaints.

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  Mining giant BHP Billiton seeks talks with rival Rio Tinto AFP - 17 minutes ago

  SYDNEY (AFP) - The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton has responded to a deadline from British authorities on its proposed takeover bid for Rio Tinto by saying it is still seeking discussions with its rival.

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  Japan's "Hidden Christians" face extinction Reuters - Wed Dec 19, 11:59 AM ET

  IKITSUKI ISLAND, Japan (Reuters) - One by one, the sacred relics -- a medal of the Virgin Mary, a crucifix and other revered objects -- are taken from a cupboard and placed on an altar for a Christmas Eve rite passed down through centuries from Japan's earliest Christians.

• Chocolate fuels a carbon-negative voyage from England to Timbuktu The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Dec 21, 3:00 AM ET

  London - While others eat their way through advent calendars this Christmas season, two Britons are doing something quite different with their chocolate: using it to drive across the Sahara.

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  Bleak Christmas ahead for weary Zimbabweans Reuters - Fri Dec 21, 7:43 AM ET

  HARARE (Reuters) - Workers in one of Harare's big department stores stock shelves with luxury goods only the rich can afford, while at an adjacent bank ordinary Zimbabweans are clamoring for cash which is the latest thing in short supply.

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  Spain's "El Gordo" lottery awards $3.2 billion Reuters - Sat Dec 22, 10:40 AM ET

  MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's "El Gordo," the world's biggest lottery, gave out 2.2 billion euros ($3.2 billion) in Christmas prizes on Saturday.

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  Descendants of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse break away from US AFP - Thu Dec 20, 1:16 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States, leaders said Wednesday.