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• Video ads are planned for grocery carts AP - 44 minutes ago

  SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is bringing digital advertising to the grocery cart. The software maker spent four years working with Plano, Texas-based MediaCart Holdings Inc. on a grocery cart-mounted console that helps shoppers find products in the store, then scan and pay for their items without waiting in the checkout line.

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  GM, UAW negotiating more buyouts AP - Mon Jan 14, 1:38 AM ET

  DETROIT - General Motors Corp. is close to an agreement with the United Auto Workers on another round of buyout and early retirement offers to cut the number of workers in jobs banks and clear openings for workers hired at lower-tier wages, a top company official said Sunday.

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  Spears due in court for major hearing AP - 30 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears' best chance of regaining visitation rights with her two sons is in court — but whether she'll be there is anyone's guess.

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  Globes speed by as strike lingers on AP - 47 minutes ago

  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Unlike a crippling writers strike that has dragged on for months, Hollywood's first big awards show was over in a flash, with no key winners, no stars in sight and no real fun for fans of show business glitz.

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  Giants beat Cowboys, head to Green Bay AP - 59 minutes ago

  IRVING, Texas - Tony Romo can go wherever he wants with Jessica Simpson now.

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  McCain leads Romney in Michigan Reuters - Mon Jan 14, 1:05 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John McCain holds a slim lead on rival Mitt Romney in Michigan one day before the state's hotly contested presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.

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  Israel and Palestinians open talks Reuters - 44 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians opened their most serious peace talks in seven years on Monday, urged by President George W. Bush to reach a deal within a year despite deep public skepticism.

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  Pakistani forces clash with militants Reuters - 6 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces killed 23 Taliban fighters and lost seven of their own men during clashes on Monday, according to an army officer, while a Taliban spokesman said 17 troopers were captured.

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  Bush to reaffirm strong ties with Saudi Arabia Reuters - Mon Jan 14, 2:56 AM ET

  ABU DHABI (Reuters) - President George W. Bush heads to Saudi Arabia on Monday to encourage active support for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking by the Arab powerbroker and seek help in maintaining American pressure on Iran.

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  Amputee Pistorius barred from Beijing Games Reuters - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius, who runs with carbon fiber blades attached to his legs, will not be allowed to compete at this year's Beijing Olympics.

• Eye-witness to U.S. shooting comes forward in Sudan Reuters - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago

  KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A man who witnessed the murder of a U.S. aid official and his driver in Khartoum has contacted police investigators, Sudan's justice minister said on Monday.

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  Russia restrict visas for British Council staff Reuters - 46 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia announced on Monday it will not issue new entry visas to staff working in the British government's cultural offices in two regions, sharpening a row that has soured already-poor relations.

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  Afghan "Peace Convoy" tries to coax Taliban rebels Reuters - Mon Jan 14, 5:15 AM ET

  KABUL (Reuters) - In a new effort to end the growing Taliban insurgency, a council of Afghan political and tribal leaders hopes to hold talks with elements of the Islamic group aimed at including them in the government.

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  Israel-Palestinians open talks on core issues AFP - 42 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (AFP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Monday that Israel and the Palestinians may not reach a peace deal that US President George W. Bush predicted within a year as both sides began discussing the conflict's core issues.

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  British Council in Saint Petersburg defies Russian ban AFP - 37 minutes ago

  SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) - Britain's overseas cultural arm, the British Council, reopened its Saint Petersburg office on Monday in defiance of a Russian ban.

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  Bush to court Saudi allies after warning Iran AFP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

  RIYADH (AFP) - US President George W. Bush was heading to regional powerhouse and close ally Saudi Arabia on Monday to rally support for his Middle East peace drive and his campaign to isolate archfoe Iran.

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  Kenya government rejects Annan mediation in crisis AFP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - The Kenyan government on Monday rejected a mediation mission by former UN chief Kofi Annan to try to end political unrest and sent a stern warning to the opposition ahead of nationwide protests.

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  McCain, Clinton emerge as national poll leaders AFP - 11 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Senators John McCain and Hillary Clinton have emerged as nationwide leaders in their respective Republican and Democratic parties, despite early setbacks in the primary election campaign, according to two new opinion polls.

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  Kazakhstan clinches deal on massive Kashagan oil field AFP - Mon Jan 14, 4:58 AM ET

  ALMATY (AFP) - Kazakhstan has ended a long-running conflict with a group of top Western oil majors over ownership of the Kashagan oil field, one of the world's largest new deposits, state oil company Kazmunaigas said Monday.

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  China Mobile ends talks with Apple over iPhone AFP - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago

  HONG KONG (AFP) - China Mobile said Monday its parent company, the country's largest handset operator, has temporarily terminated talks with the US-based Apple Inc. about introducing the iPhone to the Chinese market.

Most Popular Top Stories

• Israel to get "smarter" U.S.-made bombs than Saudis Reuters - Sun Jan 13, 9:10 AM ET

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States has agreed in principle to provide Israel with better "smart bombs" than those it plans to sell Saudi Arabia under a regional defense package, senior Israeli security sources said on Sunday.

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  Bush says Iran threat to world security Reuters - Sun Jan 13, 12:54 PM ET

  ABU DHABI (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush accused Iran on Sunday of threatening security around the world by backing militants and urged his Gulf Arab allies to confront "this danger before it is too late."

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  Obesity now a 'lifestyle' choice for Americans, expert says AFP - Thu Jan 10, 12:09 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - As adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book argues.

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  Behind Nevada casino walls is a political fight Reuters - Sun Jan 13, 9:21 AM ET

  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A key back-room battle in the contest to nominate a Democratic presidential candidate is raging far from the gaze of TV cameras in places like the workers' cafeteria of the Mirage Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.

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  George W. Bush to reaffirm strong ties with Saudi Arabia Reuters - Sun Jan 13, 6:23 PM ET

  ABU DHABI (Reuters) - President George W. Bush heads to Saudi Arabia on Monday to encourage active support for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking and seek help in maintaining American pressure on Iran.