Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  McCain pledging to NAACP more education options AP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

  CINCINNATI - John McCain is telling the NAACP he will expand education opportunities for children in failing schools.

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  Mass. Senate votes to let out-of-state gays marry AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

  BOSTON - Gay couples from across the country are one step closer to a Massachusetts wedding.

• Researchers look to air-condition computer chips AP - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

  Purdue University scientists have taken a page from air conditioner technology in their quest for a new way to cool down ever-more powerful computer chips. Their experimental system, which flushes a refrigerant through tiny channels cut into chips, is intended for the high-power electronics found in radar and advanced weapons systems such as lasers, said Issam Mudawar, a mechanical engineering professor at Purdue.

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  Attorney: Lohan on track with sentence compliance AP - 59 minutes ago

  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Lindsay Lohan's attorney says the star is on track after pleading guilty last year to drunken driving.

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  American League All-Stars win 4-3 in 15 innings AP - 59 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Michael Young lifted a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 15th to give the AL a 4-3 triumph over the National League in baseball's All-Star Game. Justin Morneau led off the winning rally with a single before beating Corey Hart's throw to the plate to conclude the longest All-Star game ever.

• Obama has 7-point edge on McCain: Reuters poll Reuters - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a 7-point lead on Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, and holds a small edge on the crucial question of who would best manage the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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  Hezbollah delivers remains of two Israeli soldiers Reuters - 52 minutes ago

  LEBANON/ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) - Hezbollah handed the bodies of two Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross on Wednesday to be exchanged for Lebanese prisoners held by Israel in a deal viewed as a triumph by the Lebanese Shi'ite guerrilla group.

• IMF sticks by $1 trillion U.S. subprime fallout Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 5:02 AM ET

  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is sticking to its estimate that losses on U.S. assets from the subprime crisis and its wider fallout would be about $1 trillion despite fresh U.S. banking problems recently, a senior IMF official said on Wednesday.

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  Iran says has "red lines" ahead of meeting Reuters - 17 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's highest authority said on Wednesday his country would retain its disputed nuclear work, voicing defiance ahead of a meeting of world powers to be attended by the United States in a shift of policy.

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  U.S. troops abandon Afghan outpost following attack Reuters - 6 minutes ago

  KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. troops have pulled out of a remote outpost in northeastern Afghanistan, NATO-led security force said on Wednesday, three days after Taliban militants tried to overrun the base and killed nine U.S. soldiers.

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  Iraq eyes full security control by year-end Reuters - 7 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq hopes to have security control of all its provinces by the year-end, the national security adviser said on Wednesday, underscoring the government's growing confidence in its own forces.

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  Quarter of world's Anglicans boycott conference Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 5:37 AM ET

  CANTERBURY (Reuters) - A quarter of the world's Anglican bishops boycotted on Wednesday a once-in-a- decade gathering of church leaders in a row over gay clergy.

• AOL talks with Microsoft, Yahoo heat up: source Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 3:38 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's discussions to merge or sell its AOL Internet division with Microsoft Corp or Yahoo Inc have taken on new urgency ahead of Yahoo's Aug 1 shareholders meeting, a source familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Tuesday.

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  Hezbollah hands over dead Israeli soldiers in swap AFP - 5 minutes ago

  NAQURA, Lebanon (AFP) - Hezbollah on Wednesday handed over the bodies of two Israeli soldiers seized by its guerrillas two years ago, in a prisoner swap greeted with triumph in Lebanon but anguish in Israel.

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  Malaysian opposition leader Anwar arrested AFP - 26 minutes ago

  KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was arrested over allegations that he sodomised a male aide which threaten to thwart his plan to seize power, police said Wednesday.

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  US envoy to meet Iran's nuclear negotiator AFP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States is to send a top ranking diplomat to attend international nuclear talks with Iran on Saturday, marking a major shift in Washington's policy on negotiations with Tehran.

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  Anglican bishops gather for key summit AFP - 39 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Anglican bishops from around the world were gathering in Canterbury for the opening of the Lambeth Conference on Wednesday, with the 10-yearly meeting set to be overshadowed by deep splits over the roles of women and homosexuals.

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  Sex abuse scandal flares as pope prepares for youth festival AFP - 23 minutes ago

  SYDNEY (AFP) - The scandal over child sex abuse by Catholic priests flared again Wednesday as Pope Benedict XVI prepared to take centre stage at the world's biggest Christian festival in Sydney.

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  Global stocks shake with stress from US financial crisis AFP - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - World stock markets reeled again on Wednesday on uncertainty over the unfolding US financial crisis and the prospect of more gloomy comment from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke.

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  French groups Suez-GDF combine to form global energy giant AFP - 46 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - A global energy giant was being born on Wednesday in a tie-up between French groups GDF and Suez, worth about 93 billion euros, despite objections at home and misgivings by EU officials.

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  Obama not closing racial divide: poll Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 12:52 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are sharply divided by race ahead of the first presidential election in which a black candidate will represent a major party, a New York Times/CBS News poll showed on Tuesday,

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  Drug smugglers bribing U.S. agents on Mexico border Reuters - Tue Jul 15, 1:08 PM ET

  HARLINGEN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Border Patrol agent Reynaldo Zuniga was arrested last month lugging a bag of cocaine up from the Rio Grande, one of a growing number of law enforcement officers accused of taking bribes from drug gangs.

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  U.S. says Iran has missile that could hit Europe Reuters - Tue Jul 15, 7:15 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday that Iran has the ability to launch a ballistic missile capable of hitting sections of eastern and southern Europe.