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  Accused 9/11 mastermind welcomes martyrdom AP - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

  GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks said he welcomed martyrdom at U.S. hands, as he and four codefendants faced trial for war crimes without the benefit of lawyers.

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  Gates ousts Air Force leaders in historic shake-up AP - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates ousted the Air Force's top military and civilian leaders Thursday, holding them to account in a historic Pentagon shake-up after embarrassing nuclear mix-ups.

• FCC chief's free broadband plan delayed AP - 58 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - A plan by the nation's top telecommunications regulator to provide free wireless high-speed Internet service hit a snag this week over concerns about possible interference and a proposed censoring feature that upset free speech advocates.

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  Ark. academic conference examines TV hit `Buffy' AP - 11 minutes ago

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Aristotle. Nietzsche. Buffy? The blond heroine of the campy TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," as well as other works by creator Joss Whedon, will be the focus of a three-day academic conference beginning Friday at Henderson State University.

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  Pierce leads Celtics past Lakers 98-88 in Game 1 AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  BOSTON - Paul Pierce shook off a sprained knee in the third quarter and sparked the Boston Celtics to a 98-88 win over the L.A. Lakers in the opener of the NBA Finals last night.

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  Obama meets Clinton in private Reuters - Thu Jun 5, 11:52 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Likely U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met privately with former rival Hillary Clinton on Thursday as the party sought to unite for the general election campaign after a long nomination battle.

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  Zimbabwe police release MDC leader Tsvangirai Reuters - 14 minutes ago

  HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean police have released opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai after he was detained while on the campaign trail for the country's run-off presidential election, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said.

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  Israel attack on Iran "unavoidable": Olmert deputy Reuters - 42 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites looks "unavoidable" given the apparent failure of sanctions to deny Tehran technology with bomb-making potential, one of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's deputies said on Friday.

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  Air Force leadership fired over nuclear issue Reuters - Thu Jun 5, 5:31 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates fired the Air Force's top two officials on Thursday after mistakes involving their most sensitive mission -- the safety and security of America's nuclear weapons.

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  Pierce, Garnett lead Celtics past Lakers Reuters - Fri Jun 6, 4:43 AM ET

  BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics rolled to a 98-88 win over the Los Angeles Lakers to win Game One of the NBA finals on Thursday, opening another chapter in professional basketball's most storied rivalry.

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  Accused 9-11 mastermind welcomes death penalty Reuters - Thu Jun 5, 9:55 PM ET

  GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The accused al Qaeda mastermind of the September 11 attacks stood in a U.S. military court on Thursday, sang a chant of praise to Allah and said he would welcome the death penalty.

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  UBS may reveal U.S. clients' names in probe: report Reuters - Fri Jun 6, 4:23 AM ET

  (Reuters) - UBS AG is considering whether to reveal the names of up to 20,000 wealthy American clients as federal authorities intensify an investigation into offshore bank accounts, the New York Times said on Friday, citing people close to the inquiry.

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  Broadcom ex-CEO indicted over drug parties, options Reuters - Thu Jun 5, 9:59 PM ET

  SANTA ANA/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Broadcom Corp's former CEO took cocaine and spiked customers' drinks with ecstasy while also directing a criminal stock-options backdating conspiracy that cost the microchip company $2.2 billion, federal indictments released on Thursday charged.

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  Zimbabwe police hold opposition leader for second time AFP - 47 minutes ago

  HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwean police detained opposition chief Morgan Tsvangirai for the second time in three days Friday as aid agencies expressed outrage at a ban on them working in the stricken country.

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  Obama, Clinton hold private meeting AFP - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON(AFP) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have held a private meeting, their campaigns said, amid feverish speculation over whom he will choose as his vice presidential running mate.

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  Alleged 9/11 mastermind, two plotters urge death penalty AFP - Fri Jun 6, 5:00 AM ET

  GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AFP) - The alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks and two co-conspirators defiantly demanded to be sentenced to death at a US military hearing, saying they had long sought martyrdom.

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  Fractious summit vows to halve hunger, boost food output AFP - Fri Jun 6, 5:02 AM ET

  ROME (AFP) - A UN summit vowed to halve global hunger by 2015 and take "urgent" action over the global food crisis, but only after going into overtime at a fractious summit in Rome.

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  Phoenix to dig into Mars soil in first probe AFP - Thu Jun 5, 9:17 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Mars probe Phoenix was ready to dig its backhoe-like arm into the Martian arctic soil for samples scientists hope hold signs of the existence of water and life-supporting organic minerals, NASA said Thursday.

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  China's Sinosteel increases stake in Australia's Midwest AFP - Fri Jun 6, 1:48 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - China's Sinosteel said Friday it had lifted its stake in Australian iron ore miner Midwest to 40.09 percent as it bids to overcome a rival offer for its takeover target.

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  Australian competition watchdog probes BHP-Rio merger plan AFP - Fri Jun 6, 2:33 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's competition regulator launched an inquiry Friday into mining giant BHP Billiton's hostile takeover of rival Rio Tinto.

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  Bush misused Iraq intelligence: Senate report Reuters - Thu Jun 5, 1:23 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush and his top policymakers misstated Saddam Hussein's links to terrorism and ignored doubts among intelligence agencies about Iraq's arms programs as they made a case for war, the Senate intelligence committee reported on Thursday.

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  Alcohol cuts risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis AFP - Thu Jun 5, 4:47 AM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - People who drink alcohol are less prone to the sometimes crippling disease called rheumatoid arthritis compared with non-drinkers, according to a Scandinavian study published on Wednesday.

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  McCain and Obama: a stark matchup The Christian Science Monitor - Thu Jun 5, 4:00 AM ET

  Washington - The contrasts could not be more stark: an African-American Democrat versus a white Republican. The latter old enough to be the father of the former.