Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Shuttle astronauts gear up for Spacewalk AP - 59 minutes ago

  HOUSTON - Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts geared up for a spacewalk Monday that NASA said would remain unchanged despite a last-minute switch in crew for medical reasons.

• Bluetooth to piggyback on Wi-Fi AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  NEW YORK - The popular wireless technology known as Bluetooth could get a lot faster next year by taking advantage of Wi-Fi technology already built into many gadgets.

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  Hollywood writers to vote on contract AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  LOS ANGELES - TV producers say they expect writers to return to work as early as Wednesday now that the Writers Guild of America has moved to end its three-month-old strike.

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  Roy Scheider, of 'Jaws' fame, dies at 75 AP - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Roy Scheider, a one-time boxer whose broken nose and pugnacious acting style made him a star in "The French Connection" and who later uttered one of cinematic history's most memorable roles in "Jaws," has died.

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  McNamee lawyer predicts probe of Clemens AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - A lawyer for Brian McNamee believes the Justice Department will open a criminal investigation into Roger Clemens' denials of doping.

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  Obama rides momentum before "Potomac Primaries" Reuters - Mon Feb 11, 1:22 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama is riding a burst of momentum into Tuesday's presidential nominating contests with a string of weekend wins, while Republican John McCain received praise from onetime rival President George W. Bush as he tries to woo conservatives.

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  Gates backs pause in future U.S. troop pullout Reuters - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday he backed a brief pause in U.S. troop reductions from Iraq once an initial pullout of five combat brigades has been completed in July.

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  Huckabee protests Washington state caucus vote Reuters - 54 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Monday challenged the results of his party's weekend caucus in Washington state, where he ran a close second to likely Republican nominee John McCain.

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  Winehouse rules Grammys, but Hancock shocks Reuters - Sun Feb 10, 11:56 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British pop singer Amy Winehouse, whose rapid descent from promising newcomer to emaciated junkie played out in the full glare of the public eye last year, took home five Grammy Awards on Sunday.

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  East Timor president wounded in rebel attack Reuters - 51 minutes ago

  DILI (Reuters) - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta was shot and critically wounded at his home in Dili on Monday in an assassination attempt by rebel soldiers that analysts said could spark renewed violence and political chaos in the tiny nation.

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  Israel threatens to topple Gaza's Hamas rulers Reuters - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel threatened to topple the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers on Monday following a surge of cross-border rocket attacks by the Palestinian Islamist group.

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  Senior Taliban commander caught in Pakistan Reuters - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

  QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces wounded and captured a prominent Taliban commander on Monday near the border area with Afghanistan, Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz said.

• U.S. Marine arrested over rape in Japan's Okinawa Reuters - Mon Feb 11, 3:35 AM ET

  TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine was arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old Japanese girl on the southern island of Okinawa, police said on Monday, triggering anger from an area where the U.S. military presence is widely resented.

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  East Timor president shot in rebel attack, airlifted to Australia AFP - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

  DILI (AFP) - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta was shot and seriously wounded Monday by rebel soldiers in an attempt to assassinate the nation's leaders, and was airlifted to Australia for emergency treatment.

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  US Defence Secretary considers halting troop cuts in Iraq AFP - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said in Baghdad on Monday he was in favour of a short pause in troop drawdowns from Iraq after about 30,000 American troops have been sent home by July.

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  Impressionist artwork stolen in Zurich: police AFP - 36 minutes ago

  ZURICH (AFP) - Armed robbers stole paintings by Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet worth more than 180 million Swiss francs (112 million euros, 164 million dollars) from a museum in Zurich in the second heist of valuable art works in five days in the area, police said Monday.

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  South Korean historic landmark collapses after blaze AFP - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago

  SEOUL (AFP) - South Koreans are mourning the loss of a 600-year-old building designated as the nation's top cultural landmark, which collapsed in ruins after catching fire on Monday.

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  Amy Winehouse dominates Grammys; Herbie Hancock takes top prize AFP - Mon Feb 11, 4:31 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse has dominated the 50th Grammy Awards -- the Oscars of the music industry -- taking home five of the most prestigious awards.

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  Societe Generale launches 5.5 billion-euro capital increase AFP - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - Societe Generale on Monday launched a 5.5-billion-euro capital increase -- offering shares at a massive discount -- to cover losses it blames on rogue trader Jerome Kerviel who is to fight his detention in jail.

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  Russia forgives $12 bln Iraq debt: reports AFP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Monday forgave nearly all the 12.9-billion-dollar debt owed it by Iraq and voiced hopes of increased Russian investment in the war-torn country, Russian news agencies quoted Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin as saying.

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  Hypersonic jet could reach Australia in under five hours AFP - Tue Feb 5, 7:05 AM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - British engineers unveiled plans Tuesday for a hypersonic jet which could fly from Europe to Australia in less than five hours.

• Obama rides momentum before "Potomac Primaries" Reuters - Mon Feb 11, 1:22 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama is riding a burst of momentum into Tuesday's presidential nominating contests with a string of weekend wins, while Republican John McCain received praise from onetime rival President George W. Bush as he tries to woo conservatives.

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  For Toyota, success is a bitter-sweet pill Reuters - Sun Feb 10, 5:08 PM ET

  This is the first in a series of business features by Reuters focusing on some of the world's biggest brands and most innovative companies.

• 11 Things to Know About Prostate Cancer U.S. News & World Report - Fri Feb 8, 9:10 AM ET

  Men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer know choosing the right treatment can be difficult. Consult five doctors, and you may well get five starkly different recommendations. Now an important report released this week by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has identified the source of the confusion: Reliable scientific evidence on the effectiveness and harms of the differing treatment options is sorely lacking.

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  Clinton shakes up campaign amid string of losses AFP - Sun Feb 10, 6:06 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democrat Hillary Clinton shook up her campaign Sunday after a string of staggering losses in a bid to stem a groundswell of support for rival Barack Obama in their bitter White House race.