Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  US rejects North Korea's claims on list AP - 49 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - A dispute over whether North Korea has given the U.S. details of its nuclear programs has become the latest hurdle in efforts to rid the North of its atomic arsenal.

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  `Subprime' is linguists' word of year AP - 48 minutes ago

  CHICAGO - Even the American Dialect Society knows how risky home mortgages are these days. The group of wordsmiths chose "subprime" as 2007's Word of the Year at its annual convention Friday.

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  SAG: Actors likely to snub Golden Globes AP - 47 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Golden Globe-nominated actors are expected to snub the awards in support of striking Hollywood writers, the actors union said Friday, jeopardizing one of the entertainment industry's signature showcases.

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  Study: Monkeys 'pay' for sex by grooming AP - 46 minutes ago

  SINGAPORE - Male macaque monkeys pay for sex by grooming females, according to a recent study that suggests the primates may treat sex as a commodity.

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  Clemens asked to testify to Congress AP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - First, Roger Clemens issued denials through his lawyer and his agent. Then the seven-time Cy Young Award winner put a video statement on the Internet. Next? He sat down for a TV interview to be aired this weekend. And now, for the first time, the Rocket has been given the chance to tell his side of the story while under oath.

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  Obama under attack ahead of New Hampshire debates Reuters - Sat Jan 5, 1:10 AM ET

  NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Barack Obama's bid to be America's first black president is under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike before political debates on Saturday to help voters pick who to vote for in New Hampshire's primary.

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  Clinton, McCain leads shrink in New Hampshire: poll Reuters - 40 minutes ago

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

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  Iraqi soldier shot dead two U.S. servicemen Reuters - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S. troops during a joint patrol in the northern city of Mosul on December 26, killing two and wounding three others along with a civilian interpreter, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on Saturday.

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  Kenya's opposition brushes aside Kibaki offer Reuters - 24 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki said on Saturday he was ready to form a national unity government to end Kenya's bloody turmoil but the opposition brushed the offer aside, saying he must step down and negotiate.

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  Ex-Soviet Georgia votes in democracy test election Reuters - Sat Jan 5, 5:41 AM ET

  TBILISI (Reuters) - Former Soviet Georgia on Saturday voted in a presidential election expected to hand its pro-U.S. leader Mikhail Saakashvili a narrow win but opponents said they may take to the streets in protest.

• U.S. agents probe Sudan attack claim Reuters - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  KHARTOUM (Reuters) - U.S. security agents are investigating reports that a previously unknown militant group was behind the killing of a U.S. aid officer and his Sudanese driver in Khartoum, an embassy official said on Saturday.

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  Bush says economy sound; mum on stimulus plan Reuters - Fri Jan 4, 3:29 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Friday that the U.S. economy was on solid footing despite a weak employment report, and gave no hint of what his administration may have in store to bolster growth.

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  Tuberculosis exposure feared on India-to-U.S. flight Reuters - Fri Jan 4, 5:36 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are trying to track down 44 people who sat near a woman infected with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis aboard an airliner from India to determine whether they have been infected, authorities said on Friday.

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  Odinga says Kenyan president illegal, must resign AFP - 32 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - Defeated Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Saturday said President Mwai Kibaki was illegally in office and must resign, moments after the president proposed a unity government.

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  NKorea nuclear talks stalled amid disputes AFP - Sat Jan 5, 1:03 AM ET

  SEOUL (AFP) - International efforts to put an end to North Korea's nuclear programme appeared to hit a snag Saturday after Pyongyang defiantly insisted it had lived up to its end of a six-party disarmament deal.

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  Obama, Clinton to clash in New Hampshire debates AFP - Sat Jan 5, 3:37 AM ET

  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AFP) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on Saturday clash face-to-face for the first time since he captured the first 2008 White House nominating contest and threw her campaign into turmoil.

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  Georgia votes in snap polls under shadow of unrest AFP - Sat Jan 5, 3:23 AM ET

  TBILISI (AFP) - Georgians voted Saturday in a snap presidential election called by pro-Western reformer Mikheil Saakashvili to quell unrest and restore his democratic credentials.

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  Bhutto murder evidence under microscope in Pakistan AFP - Sat Jan 5, 4:02 AM ET

  RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) - British anti-terrorism police are expected Saturday to begin examining evidence connected to the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, officials said.

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  Moody's says may downgrade Tata Motors if Jaguar bid succeeds AFP - Sat Jan 5, 3:19 AM ET

  NEW DELHI (AFP) - Credit ratings agency Moody's says it may cut the ratings of Tata Motors if it buys Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover units, saying the acquisition could create "substantial" challenges for the Indian company.

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  ADB lends, invests 214 mln dlrs in China airports AFP - Sat Jan 5, 2:29 AM ET

  MANILA (AFP) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to lend and invest a total of 214 million dollars in China's airports, its first foray into the sector, the Manila-based financial institution announced Saturday.

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  Obama and Clinton turn battle to New Hampshire Reuters - Fri Jan 4, 6:38 PM ET

  PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama, fresh from a dramatic victory in Iowa, took his presidential campaign to New Hampshire on Friday, where he hopes to deal a potential knock-out blow to one-time front-runner Hillary Clinton next week.

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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.

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  Venezuela's Chavez reshuffles cabinet after defeat Reuters - Thu Jan 3, 10:43 PM ET

  CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday after a poll defeat last month wrecked his hopes of winning new powers to push ahead with his declared socialist revolution.

• Street kids get lessons in life at surf school The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Jan 4, 3:00 AM ET

  Muizenberg Beach, South Africa - They would just sit there on the beach, every day, watching, says South African surfer Gary Kleynhans.

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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.