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  Union, NBC spar over Leno monologues AP - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Jay Leno kept the jokes coming his second night back on the air, even as the striking writers union and his network sparred over whether he was violating union rules by writing his monologues.

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  Oklahoma City mayor puts city on a diet AP - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago

  OKLAHOMA CITY - With a button-popping spread of cornbread, sausage and gravy, chicken fried steak and pecan pie designated as Oklahoma's official state meal, it's no surprise that Oklahoma City's mayor wants to put the city on a diet.

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  Hingis banned 2 years for cocaine test AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  LONDON - Martina Hingis was banned for two years Friday for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon last year.

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  Clemens: Injections were lidocaine, B-12 AP - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Roger Clemens admits former trainer Brian McNamee injected him but says it was with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, not any performance-enhancing drugs.

• NYC couch potato contest lasts 29 hours AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - A Manhattan librarian emerged as a champion couch potato after three rivals gave in to sleep deprivation or nature's call.

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  Obama and Huckabee sweep into New Hampshire after wins Reuters - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Fresh from big wins in Iowa, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee swept into New Hampshire on Friday for a four-day battle for the next prize in the U.S. presidential race.

• Clinton and McCain lead in New Hampshire Reuters - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago

  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain hold leads in New Hampshire four days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.

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  Kibaki would accept vote re-run if court rules Reuters - 17 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki would accept a re-run of his disputed election if a court orders it, his spokesman said on Friday.

• Obama says hopes of young, new voters won him Iowa Reuters - Fri Jan 4, 5:22 AM ET

  PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Barack Obama said on Friday his message of hope and change resonated with young people and sparked record numbers to help propel him past front-runner Hillary Clinton to win Iowa's Democratic caucus.

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  Huckabee wins round one but bruising fight ahead Reuters - Fri Jan 4, 3:12 AM ET

  DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, an affable Baptist preacher, won over Iowans with his religiosity and charm, outfoxing rival Mitt Romney who heavily out-spent him.

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  Nuclear declaration submitted, says North Korea Reuters - 24 minutes ago

  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it had given an account of its nuclear arms program as required in an international disarmament deal, while separately threatening to boost "war deterrent."

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  British team in Pakistan for Bhutto killing probe Reuters - Fri Jan 4, 3:58 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A team of British police arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join an investigation into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.

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  Zuma vows to fight graft charges: report Reuters - Fri Jan 4, 4:16 AM ET

  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma has denied allegations of corruption and vowed to fight charges laid against him in court, local media reported on Friday.

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  White House runners dash to New Hampshire AFP - 44 minutes ago

  CONCORD, New Hampshire (AFP) - Just hours after both parties were rocked by upsets in the first-voting state of Iowa, White House hopefuls hit the ground in next-up New Hampshire Friday, hoping to ride momentum to a presidential nomination.

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  Kenya opposition demands new election: party leader AFP - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya's main opposition party demanded Friday a fresh presidential election after the defeat of its candidate Raila Odinga last week in a disputed ballot marred by allegations of vote-rigging.

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  British police team in Pakistan for Bhutto probe AFP - 42 minutes ago

  RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) - A team of British anti-terrorism police flew into Pakistan on Friday to help investigate the killing of Benazir Bhutto, a move rejected by the opposition leader's party as "meaningless."

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  Police hold four over deadly bombing in Turkey AFP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AFP) - Police are holding four suspects in custody in connection with a car bomb attack in Turkey's main Kurdish-populated city of Diyarbakir that killed five people and injured 68, a prosecutor said Friday.

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  Home treatment for childhood pneumonia as good as hospital stay AFP - Fri Jan 4, 1:40 AM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - Children who are treated at home for severe pneumonia do just as well as youngsters admitted to hospital, a finding that could be a boon for health care and medical costs in poor countries.

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  Oil at 99.29 dollars in Asian trade AFP - Fri Jan 4, 1:54 AM ET

  SINGAPORE (AFP) - Oil prices were higher in Asian trade on Friday after profit-taking kicked in as the price broke through the symbolic 100-dollar mark for the second straight day, dealers said.

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  British financial regulator to get wider powers: report AFP - Fri Jan 4, 1:13 AM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - Britain's financial watchdog is to be given new powers to intervene in failing banks to avoid a repeat of the Northern Rock crisis, finance minister Alistair Darling said in an interview out Friday.

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  Manhattan housing prices at record high Reuters - Thu Jan 3, 3:12 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. housing market may be a seller's nightmare but Manhattan's was a dream in the fourth quarter as foreign buyers pushed up demand while supply stayed tight, sending the average sales price to a record high.

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  Obama and Huckabee sweep into New Hampshire after wins Reuters - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Fresh from big wins in Iowa, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee swept into New Hampshire on Friday for a four-day battle for the next prize in the U.S. presidential race.

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  Truth gets rubbery on the US presidential trail: fact-checkers AFP - Thu Jan 3, 2:36 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - With scam statistics, baseless criticisms, misquotes, and cockeyed memories, the truth gets a battering on the campaign trail in the hands of candidates for the White House.

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  Childhood pneumonia can be treated at home, say scientists Reuters - Thu Jan 3, 9:12 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treating severe pneumonia in children at home with oral antibiotics works just as well as treating them with intravenous drugs at a hospital as advised by the World Health Organization, scientists said on Thursday.

• Five Urgent Reasons to Lose That Weight in '08 U.S. News & World Report - Wed Jan 2, 4:42 PM ET

  Your spare tire, researchers have discovered, is very likely making serious mischief. When you carry around an overabundance of fat, your body's normal processes can go awry, causing widespread inflammation and insulin resistance, for example. The result? Often, it's disease and dysfunction.