Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Microsoft eyes Yahoo to topple Google AP - 39 minutes ago

  SAN FRANCISCO - Unable to topple Google Inc. on its own, Microsoft Corp. is trying to force crippled rival Yahoo Inc. into a shotgun marriage, with a wager worth nearly $42 billion that the two companies together will have a better chance of tackling the Internet search leader.

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  Democratic race splits some couples in 2 AP - 38 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Andrea Brustein and her husband, Michael Firestone, both New York attorneys, were having lunch with friends when the talk turned to politics. Firestone revealed that he'd made a donation to Barack Obama.

• French president marries former model AP - 14 minutes ago

  PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy married former model Carla Bruni on Saturday at the Elysee Palace, according to the official who performed the ceremony.

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  Groundhog predicts more winter AP - 15 minutes ago

  PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - Brace yourself for more wintry weather. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Saturday, leading the groundhog to forecast six more weeks of winter.

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  Goodell defends destroying Pats' tapes AP - 46 minutes ago

  PHOENIX - Spygate sure has touched a nerve. If Roger Goodell wasn't acutely aware of that before Friday, he certainly has no doubt now. Not after repeatedly having to defend his decision to destroy notes and videotapes linked to the New England Patriots' cheating scandal.

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  McCain upbeat on Super Tuesday Reuters - Sat Feb 2, 3:21 AM ET

  ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Presidential candidate John McCain urged skeptical conservatives on Friday to rally behind him and said he might clinch the Republican nomination in crucial "Super Tuesday" coast-to-coast voting.

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  Bush to seek $140.7 bln for Army in budget Reuters - Sat Feb 2, 4:03 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will seek $140.7 billion on Monday for the U.S. Army in fiscal 2009, including increased funds to buy helicopters and other equipment, according to budget documents obtained by Reuters.

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  Rebels enter Chad's capital, fight around palace Reuters - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago

  N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadian rebels seeking to overthrow President Idriss Deby battled their way into the capital N'Djamena on Saturday and fought government troops around the presidential palace, diplomats and residents said.

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  Iraq vows to "crush terrorists" after 99 killed Reuters - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's prime minister vowed on Saturday that improved security would not be derailed after two female bombers killed 99 people in the deadliest attacks in Baghdad since last April.

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  Pentagon rejects report, says ready for WMD attack Reuters - Fri Feb 1, 4:55 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Friday insisted it is ready to respond to a chemical, biological or nuclear attack inside the United States, rejecting an independent panel's criticism of its preparations.

• Afghan picture confusing, U.S. Marines' chief says Reuters - Fri Feb 1, 6:47 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon does not have a clear picture about the state of the war in Afghanistan, with U.S. commanders on the ground offering positive assessments while intelligence reports are more negative, the U.S. Marine Corps chief said on Friday.

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  Pennsylvania groundhog sees six more winter weeks Reuters - 11 minutes ago

  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - America's most famous groundhog emerged from his burrow early on Saturday and declared that winter will last another six weeks.

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  Wesley Snipes faces 3 years for tax conviction Reuters - Fri Feb 1, 10:27 PM ET

  OCALA, Florida (Reuters) - Actor Wesley Snipes, star of the "Blade" movie series, was found guilty of three misdemeanors by a U.S. court on Friday for failing to file tax returns but was acquitted of more serious charges.

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  Chadian rebels take Ndjamena: military source AFP - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago

  NDJAMENA (AFP) - Chadian rebels have seized the capital Ndjamena after three hours of fighting with government troops, and President Idriss Deby Itno remained at the presidential palace, a military source said Saturday.

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  Bus bombing kills 20 as Sri Lanka prepares for freedom day AFP - Sat Feb 2, 2:53 AM ET

  COLOMBO (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels detonated a bomb on a crowded bus in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, killing at least 20 people two days ahead of celebrations marking independence day, officials said.

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  Kenya death toll rises after rivals sign peace roadmap AFP - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - The death toll from ethnic fighting and a police crackdown in western Kenya rose to 37 Saturday, a day after the feuding political sides agreed to a framework to try to end weeks of violence.

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  French President Sarkozy marries girlfriend: mayor AFP - 22 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his girlfriend Carla Bruni were married at the Elysee palace Saturday, local district mayor Francois Lebel told Europe 1 radio.

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  China warns worst not over in weather crisis AFP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  GUANGZHOU, China (AFP) - China warned Saturday the worst was not over in its national weather crisis as desperate holiday travellers jammed transport hubs and others endured bitter winter storms without power or water.

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  US campaign frenzy in countdown to Super Tuesday AFP - Sat Feb 2, 2:03 AM ET

  SAN JOSE, California (AFP) - White House hopefuls launched a frantic blitz with the stakes enormous heading into "Super Tuesday" and the home stretch of the costliest and longest US election campaign in history.

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  Congressional hearing will scrutinize Microsoft bid for Yahoo AFP - Sat Feb 2, 1:11 AM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The US Congress Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next week to scrutinize Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar bid to acquire Yahoo in order to take on Internet goliath Google.

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  Finnish patient gets new jaw from own stem cells Reuters - Fri Feb 1, 1:47 PM ET

  HELSINKI (Reuters) - Scientists in Finland said they had replaced a 65-year-old patient's upper jaw with a bone transplant cultivated from stem cells isolated from his own fatty tissue and grown inside his abdomen.

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  Brazil finds fossil of crocodile 'missing link' AFP - Thu Jan 31, 7:17 PM ET

  RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Brazilian paleontologists Thursday unveiled a fossil of a creature that they said is the "missing link" between prehistoric and present-day crocodiles.

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  Clinton and Obama strike cordial tone Reuters - Fri Feb 1, 9:37 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton shared a debate stage alone for the first time on Thursday, striking a cordial tone and highlighting their opportunity to make history as the next president.

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  Female bombers kill 72 at Baghdad pet markets Reuters - Fri Feb 1, 3:57 PM ET

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Female bombers detonated by remote control killed 72 people in attacks blamed on al Qaeda at two Baghdad pet markets on Friday, the Iraqi capital's deadliest bombings in more than seven months.

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  Myanmar junta takes aim at latest Rambo movie Reuters - Fri Feb 1, 6:28 AM ET

  BANGKOK (Reuters) - Police in Myanmar have given DVD hawkers strict orders not to stock the new Rambo movie, which features the Vietnam War veteran taking on the former Burma's ruling military junta, a Yangon resident told Reuters on Friday.