Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  First American named to head Vatican high court AP - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago

  ST. LOUIS - An archbishop who tussled with singer Sheryl Crow, college basketball coach Rick Majerus, and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over their support for abortion rights has been named as the first American to lead the Vatican supreme court.

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  Dutch marijuana coffee shops brace for smoking ban AP - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago

  AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - This city's famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years and are still smoking. But now they face an unwelcome blast of fresh air: On July 1, the Netherlands will be one of the last European countries to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in compliance with EU law.

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  Zimbabwe state media rebuffs runoff detractors AP - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago

  HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper said Saturday that masses turned out for the country's presidential runoff in "a slap in the face for detractors" although a foreign observer said turnout was low and many who voted deliberately spoiled their ballots.

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  Steven Tyler tells AP: Rehab was for meds AP - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Steven Tyler sought the "safe environment" of rehab last month to recover from more than just surgery — the Aerosmith frontman now says was fighting a dependency on pain and sleep medication.

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  Federer, Hewitt to meet in 4th round at Wimbledon AP - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

  WIMBLEDON, England - Roger Federer's next opponent at Wimbledon is the last man to win the title before the Swiss star began his run of five straight championships. And beyond that could be a matchup with the last player to beat him at Wimbledon six years ago.

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  Zimbabwe counts votes: MDC to lobby Africa Reuters - Sat Jun 28, 4:36 AM ET

  HARARE (Reuters) - Votes were being counted on Saturday in Zimbabwe's single candidate presidential election and state media predicted a landslide victory for President Robert Mugabe despite reports of low turnout in many areas.

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  Rice calls on North Korea to come clean on uranium Reuters - Sat Jun 28, 4:16 AM ET

  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea did not answer U.S. suspicions of enriching uranium and proliferating technology when it released an inventory of its nuclear plans this week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Saturday.

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  Obama and Clinton to make first joint appearance Reuters - Fri Jun 27, 2:14 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton take the first step toward healing the wounds of their bruising presidential nominating fight with a joint appearance on Friday in the symbolically named New Hampshire town of Unity.

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  Iran says Gulf oil route at risk if attacked Reuters - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Revolutionary Guards said Iran would impose controls on shipping in the vital Gulf oil route if Iran was attacked and warned regional states of reprisals if they took part, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

• Iraq police find 7 bodies, suspected al Qaeda jail Reuters - 57 minutes ago

  SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Police raiding a suspected al Qaeda hide-out found a secret prison and the bodies of seven Iraqis bearing gunshot wounds and torture marks, Iraqi police said on Saturday.

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  U.S. says Taliban attacks may rise this year Reuters - Fri Jun 27, 9:05 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban has created a "resilient insurgency" in Afghanistan and will likely maintain or increase the pace of its attacks this year, the Pentagon said on Friday.

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  U.S. and EU near private data deal: report Reuters - Sat Jun 28, 2:35 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union are near a deal on letting law enforcement and security agencies obtain private information like credit card transactions and travel histories about people on the other side of the Atlantic, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

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  Guatemalan minister dies in helicopter crash Reuters - Fri Jun 27, 11:48 PM ET

  VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (Reuters) - Guatemala's interior minister died when a helicopter crashed on Friday in bad weather north of the Guatemalan capital, officials said.

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  Zimbabwe counts votes as opposition slams ballot 'farce' AFP - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

  HARARE (AFP) - Counting was under way in Zimbabwe on Saturday with President Robert Mugabe certain of victory after a one-man election marked by intimidation of voters and branded a sham by the opposition and the West.

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  Rice urges NKorea to give up all nuclear weapons despite 'attachment' AFP - 53 minutes ago

  SEOUL (AFP) - The United States pressed North Korea Saturday to follow up on a breakthrough by abandoning its full atomic weapons programme -- one where Washington sees signs of "emotional attachment" from Pyongyang.

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  Somali Islamists snatch aid workers: UN AFP - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago

  MOGADISHU (AFP) - Islamist militants kidnapped two Swedes working for the United Nations and a Somali aid worker when the fighters seized control of a town Saturday, several sources told AFP.

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  Blast kills one in tense north Lebanon city AFP - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago

  TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP) - At least one person was killed and 20 were wounded on Saturday as a powerful blast shook a six-storey residential building in the northern city of Tripoli, a Lebanese security official said.

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  Global waste meeting fails to break impasse AFP - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago

  NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) - A conference in Indonesia on the international waste trade ended without breaking a 14-year impasse over the sale of hazardous waste across borders, the host's delegate said on Saturday.

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  Police, Indian farmers clash at world's cheapest car plant AFP - Sat Jun 28, 12:50 AM ET

  KOLKATA, India (AFP) - Police on Friday fired teargas at farmers protesting the acquisition of land in eastern India for a Tata Motor plant to build the world's cheapest car, the Nano, officials said.

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  Australia increases airline access to South Africa, Kenya AFP - Sat Jun 28, 12:56 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia has signed a deal giving airlines greater access to routes servicing South Africa and Kenya, Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday.

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  Mumbai's deadly trains claim a dozen daily AFP - Thu Jun 26, 11:42 PM ET

  MUMBAI (AFP) - The death toll on Mumbai's railways averages a dozen a day -- more than a whole year on New York's subway system, which has an average annual accidental death rate of eight.

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  Major turbulence ahead for airlines The Christian Science Monitor - Thu Jun 26, 4:00 AM ET

  New York - America's aviation system could be at risk of collapsing by the beginning of next year.

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  Rotating skyscraper plans for Moscow, Dubai -- N.Y.? Reuters - Tue Jun 24, 5:24 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - After taking in an expansive view of Manhattan from a friend's apartment, architect David Fisher came up with a way to make the most of a good location -- a rotating building.