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  Bush calls Pakistani President Musharraf AP - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - President Bush telephoned Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf following his party's loss in parliamentary elections, but the White House said Thursday that it's up to the Pakistani people to decide the embattled leader's political future.

• Feds meet on for next year's flu vaccine AP - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - It's time to write up the recipe for next year's flu vaccine — and the nation's influenza experts are aiming for better protection than this year's shot wound up offering.

• Google to store patients' health records AP - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

  SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that's likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader.

• Linkin Park singer's stalker sentenced AP - 56 minutes ago

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A woman who stalked Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for using her work computer at Sandia National Laboratories to track and harass him and his wife.

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  Lakers spoil Shaq's debut with Suns AP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

  Shaq was back, this time in a new uniform. In his first game in nearly a month because of injuries, Shaquille O'Neal rumbled up and down the court in his Phoenix Suns debut and flashed some of the powerful moves that made him one of the most dominant big men in NBA history.

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  U.S. has high confidence it hit satellite fuel tank Reuters - 42 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Thursday it had "a high degree of confidence" that a Navy missile hit the toxic fuel tank of a disabled U.S. spy satellite, which posed a potential threat if it struck land on reentry.

• NY Times reports on McCain link with lobbyist Reuters - 7 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The New York Times said on Wednesday that Republican presidential hopeful John McCain had a close relationship with a lobbyist nine years ago in a potential conflict with his high ethical stances, but McCain's campaign sharply dismissed the report.

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  Iraq's Sadr expected to extend militia truce: sources Reuters - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is expected to extend a six-month ceasefire by his Mehdi Army militia, two senior officials in his movement confirmed for the first time on Thursday.

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  U.S. probes new sexual assault allegations in Japan Reuters - Thu Feb 21, 1:48 AM ET

  TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. military is investigating another allegation that a soldier sexually assaulted a woman on the southern island of Okinawa, as Washington and Tokyo strive to keep anger over crimes by U.S. troops from damaging broader ties.

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  Bush visits ally Liberia, backs recovery from war Reuters - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  MONROVIA (Reuters) - President George W. Bush pledged U.S. support for Liberia in its recovery from a crippling civil war as he visited the close U.S. ally on the last stop of a five-nation tour of Africa on Thursday.

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  Kenya government agrees in principle to PM post Reuters - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's government said on Thursday it agreed in principle to creating a prime minister's post demanded by the opposition, a possible breakthrough in a political crisis some worry could explode into violence again.

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  Britain says U.S. rendition flights used base Reuters - 21 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - Two U.S. planes carrying terrorism suspects refueled at a U.S. base on British-ruled Diego Garcia in 2002, Britain said on Thursday, contradicting earlier assurances.

• Gates to travel to India as arms deals blossom Reuters - Wed Feb 20, 11:34 PM ET

  NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates travels to India next week to strengthen diplomatic ties strained by an impasse over a landmark nuclear deal and push American bids for a lucrative $10 billion fighter contract.

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  US missile reduces toxic satellite to ball-sized chunks AFP - 46 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The missile that struck a rogue US spy satellite in space carrying toxic fuel reduced it to football-sized chunks, but the Pentagon was not 100-percent certain its fuel tank was destroyed, officials said Thursday.

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  Belgrade braces for mass 'Kosovo is Serbia' rally AFP - Thu Feb 21, 3:27 AM ET

  BELGRADE (AFP) - Serbians were to protest en masse against Kosovo's declaration of independence in Belgrade on Thursday, a day after NATO-led peacekeepers blamed Serb leaders for unrest in the fledgling state.

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  Musharraf's rule illegal, Sharif tells protesters AFP - 9 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif told hundreds of protesters outside the deposed chief justice's house Thursday that President Pervez Musharraf's rule was "illegal and unconstitutional".

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  Next human plague 'likely to come from animal contact' AFP - 15 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - Scores of infectious diseases have emerged to threaten humans in the past decades as viruses leap the species barrier from wild animals and bacteria mutate into antibiotic-resistant strains, scientists have reported.

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  Scientists' row over G spot nears a climax AFP - Thu Feb 21, 4:19 AM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - After more than half a century of debate and bedroom exploration, a row about the location of the fabled G spot may be settled at last, the British weekly New Scientist says.

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  Oil, gold prices strike historic highs AFP - Thu Feb 21, 5:30 AM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - The price of oil touched an all-time peak of 101.32 dollars a barrel on Thursday, lifted by fears of supply disruptions according to traders.

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  Societe Generale announces 2007 net profit despite scandal AFP - Thu Feb 21, 2:49 AM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - Societe Generale on Thursday announced net profits of 947 million euros (1.39 billion dollars) for 2007 despite the trading scandal that cost the French banking giant nearly five billion euros.

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• Gene studies confirm "out of Africa" theories Reuters - Wed Feb 20, 7:45 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two big genetic studies confirm theories that modern humans evolved in Africa and then migrated through Europe and Asia to reach the Pacific and Americas.

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  Two F-15s collide in midair near Florida coast Reuters - Wed Feb 20, 6:09 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter planes collided in midair on Wednesday over the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City, Florida, during a training mission, officials said.

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  Algae-munching fish clean up Chinese lake: official media AFP - Thu Feb 21, 12:33 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese authorities are using algae-munching fish to clean up one of the country's most polluted lakes -- and after their diet of toxins they will be sold on to consumers, state media said Thursday.

• Scientists' row over G spot nears a climax AFP - Thu Feb 21, 4:19 AM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - After more than half a century of debate and bedroom exploration, a row about the location of the fabled G spot may be settled at last, the British weekly New Scientist says.

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  French animal lovers launch Olympic protest over dog kill AFP - Mon Feb 18, 1:50 PM ET

  PARIS, Feb 18, 2008 (AFP) - A French association of animal lovers on Monday launched a petition aimed at encouraging China to ban, by the Summer Olympics, the killing of dogs for food.