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• Visa IPO may be largest in US history AP - 31 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Visa said Monday it could raise almost $19 billion from an initial public offering, which would easily become the largest IPO in U.S. history.

• AT&T, Tenn. create medical info exchange AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - AT&T Inc. is partnering with Tennessee to provide the country's first statewide system to electronically exchange patient medical information, the telecommunications company said Monday.

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  NY Philharmonic arrives in North Korea AP - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

  PYONGYANG, North Korea - The New York Philharmonic became the most prominent U.S. cultural institution to visit isolated, nuclear-armed North Korea on Monday, and orchestra members said they hoped their musical diplomacy could bring the two nations closer together.

• German police dogs to wear shoes AP - 4 minutes ago

  BERLIN - Police dogs in the western city of Duesseldorf will no longer get their feet dirty when on patrol — the entire dog unit will soon be equipped with blue plastic fiber shoes, a police spokesman said Monday.

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  Tiger wins Match Play for world sweep AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

  MARANA, Ariz. - Not even the most unpredictable tournament in golf could keep Tiger Woods from an inevitable victory. There seems to be no stopping him.

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  Foreign stars and mavericks grab Oscar glory Reuters - Mon Feb 25, 4:48 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's biggest stars took a backseat at the Oscars as four Europeans and the maverick Coen brothers grabbed the top honors with films that won critical acclaim but only modest box-office success.

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  Gazans stage mass protest against Israeli blockade Reuters - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

  BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinians formed a human chain in the Gaza Strip on Monday in a peaceful protest against an Israeli blockade that has deepened hardship in the Hamas-controlled territory.

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  Obama targets NAFTA but says supports free trade Reuters - 26 minutes ago

  LORAIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama assured U.S. trading partners on Sunday that he did not oppose free trade despite making increasingly critical comments about multilateral deals such as NAFTA.

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  Serbia and Russia reject Albanian rule in Kosovo Reuters - 8 minutes ago

  BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia intends to rule parts of Kosovo where "loyal citizens" still look to Belgrade for government, Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said on Monday.

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  Blast kills top Pakistani army medic and 7 others Reuters - 27 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked a Pakistani military vehicle in the city of Rawalpindi on Monday, killing the army's top medical officer, two of his staff and five passers-by, officials said.

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  Kremlin ruler or Putin's puppet: Who is Medvedev? Reuters - Mon Feb 25, 4:58 AM ET

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - People who know Dmitry Medvedev describe him as an intelligent and straightforward man who dislikes risk -- but does he have the political instincts to survive as Russia's next president?

• Death toll from Iraq pilgrim bombing rises to 63 Reuters - 59 minutes ago

  HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - The death toll from Sunday's suicide bomb attack on Iraqi pilgrims heading to a Shi'ite festival south of Baghdad has risen to 63, a health official said on Monday.

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  Fidel Castro passes Cuba reins to his brother Reuters - Sun Feb 24, 10:26 PM ET

  HAVANA (Reuters) - Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel Castro as Cuban president on Sunday, ending the rule of the bearded rebel who defied the United States for five decades but vowing to continue his communist revolution.

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  Gazans form 'human chain' to protest Israeli blockade AFP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  BEIT HANUN, Gaza Strip (AFP) - Palestinians were forming a human chain the length of the Gaza Strip on Monday in protest at a crushing Israeli blockade, with Israeli forces on alert for any rush on the border.

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  Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish rebels in Iraq AFP - 29 minutes ago

  AMADIYAH, Iraq (AFP) - Turkish fighter jets pounded Kurdish rebel positions Monday in northern Iraq, as troops pressed on with a cross-border offensive despite Iraqi and US calls for a quick withdrawal.

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  Putin's heir backs Serbia in Kosovo spat AFP - 9 minutes ago

  BELGRADE (AFP) - Russia's likely next president, Dmitry Medvedev, vowed Monday to stick by Belgrade in its fight against Kosovo's Western-backed declaration of independence from Serbia one week ago.

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  Violence is golden as 'No Country' dominates Oscars AFP - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago

  HOLLYWOOD (AFP) - Violent thriller "No Country for Old Men" won the best picture Oscar at the 80th Academy Awards late Sunday as European stars scored a clean sweep in the acting honors in an historic Hollywood night.

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  Obesity more dangerous than terrorism: experts AFP - Mon Feb 25, 1:57 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - World governments focus too much on fighting terrorism while obesity and other "lifestyle diseases" are killing millions more people, an international conference heard Monday.

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  Liechtenstein tax scandal makes waves across Europe AFP - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

  ZURICH (AFP) - A tax scandal involving Liechtenstein and Germany widened on Monday as investigators from Britain to Scandinavia reportedly tried to feed off details pointing to widespread tax evasion.

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  EU wants conduct code for sovereign wealth funds: Mandelson AFP - 14 minutes ago

  BEIJING, Feb 25, 2008 (AFP) - The European Union wants a global code of conduct for sovereign wealth funds, its trade chief said Monday, just days after China had attacked scrutiny as harmful to the global economy.

Most Popular Top Stories

• Teachers strike back at students' online pranks The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Feb 25, 3:00 AM ET

  ATLANTA - Tech-savvy teenagers are increasingly paying a heavy price – including criminal arrest – for parodying their teachers on the Internet.

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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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  Clinton, Obama toughen their attacks Reuters - Sun Feb 24, 4:02 PM ET

  PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sharpened their attacks on each other on Sunday as they headed for showdowns in Texas and Ohio on March 4.

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  Obesity more dangerous than terrorism: experts AFP - Mon Feb 25, 1:56 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - World governments focus too much on fighting terrorism while obesity and other "lifestyle diseases" are killing millions more people, an international conference heard Monday.

• 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.