Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Breyer, court master of the 'what if?' AP - 53 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - The nine justices in black robes file into the Supreme Court consumed with thoughts about the great legal issues of the day. Only one of them is likely to ask questions involving raccoons, an unruly son, pet oysters or even the dreaded "tomato children."

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  Obama makes only stop in RI, slams rival AP - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago

  PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Democrat Barack Obama, on his first visit to Rhode Island as a presidential candidate, sought Saturday to portray Hillary Rodham Clinton as a candidate who shifted positions for political expediency.

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  Japan looks to a robot future AP - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

  TOKYO - At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust.

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  'Live, from New York,' it's Hillary? AP - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Hillary Rodham Clinton took a break from the campaign trail to thank "Saturday Night Live" for giving her candidacy a boost — although she failed to get an official endorsement from the show.

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  Jets give All-Pro Faneca record deal AP - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - The New York Jets and Pro Bowl left guard Alan Faneca agreed to terms on a five-year, $40 million contract Saturday, making the former Pittsburgh player the highest-paid offensive lineman in the NFL.

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  Clinton trails in Texas, deadlocked in Ohio Reuters - Sun Mar 2, 1:16 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton narrowly trails rival Barack Obama in Texas and the two are virtually tied in Ohio ahead of critical contests that could decide the fate of her presidential bid, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released on Sunday.

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  Israel pledges to press on with Gaza offensive Reuters - Sun Mar 2, 5:21 AM ET

  GAZA (Reuters) - Israel vowed on Sunday to press on with a Gaza offensive and curb rocket strikes, threatening even stronger action despite U.N. condemnation of assaults that have killed more than 100 Palestinians, many of them civilians.

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  Ahmadinejad says Iraq visit opens new chapter in ties Reuters - 20 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed a new chapter in ties with Iraq on Sunday, saying he was "truly happy" to make a landmark trip to Baghdad now that Iran's arch-foe Saddam Hussein had been deposed.

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  U.S. envoy leaves China with no North Korea meeting Reuters - Sun Mar 2, 5:04 AM ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - The top U.S. negotiator on North Korea was to leave China on Sunday without meeting his North Korean counterpart, who he said was "not ready" for talks aimed at pushing forward a stalled nuclear disarmament plan.

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  Russians vote for new president Reuters - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election likely to hand victory to President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor but criticized by the opposition for a lack of real competition.

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  Suicide bomber kills 30 in Pakistan, scores hurt Reuters - Sun Mar 2, 4:01 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - At least 30 people were killed and up to 40 injured when a suicide bomber attacked a traditional tribal meeting in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, officials said.

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  Eight killed in Armenian opposition protests Reuters - Sun Mar 2, 4:05 AM ET

  YEREVAN (Reuters) - Eight people were killed and 33 police injured in Armenia's capital during overnight protests, which ended after the government declared a state of emergency and mobilized the army.

• U.S. admits more Iraqi refugees but pace still slow Reuters - Sat Mar 1, 10:27 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States admitted 444 Iraqi refugees in February, according to preliminary figures released by a U.S. official on Saturday, up from 375 in January but below the pace needed to meet its 12,000 annual target.

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  Landmark Iraq visit opens 'new page' in history: Ahmadinejad AFP - Sun Mar 2, 5:44 AM ET

  BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday at the start of a two-day visit to Iraq that the trip opened a "new page" in relations between the Muslim neighbours and in the region.

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  Abbas halts contact with Israel AFP - 26 minutes ago

  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas formally suspended all contacts with Israel on Sunday in protest at the blitz on the Gaza Strip that has killed nearly 70 people, his spokesman said.

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  New Israeli strikes kill seven in Gaza: medics AFP - 17 minutes ago

  GAZA CITY (AFP) - New Israeli strikes killed seven Palestinians in the north of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip early on Sunday as the military continued a massive blitz against militants, medics said.

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  Russians choose Putin successor in one-sided election AFP - Sun Mar 2, 5:02 AM ET

  MOSCOW (AFP) - Russians voted Sunday in a presidential election seen by critics as rigged to hand victory to Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev.

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  Pakistan suicide attack kills 35 AFP - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago

  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering of tribal elders and local officials in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 35 people, hospital and security officials said.

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  US lawmakers blast Boeing defense contract snub AFP - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - US lawmakers have reacted angrily after the US military awarded a 35-billion-dollar aircraft deal to Europe's Northrop Grumman/EADS group, in a major blow to US manufacturers Boeing.

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  Liechtenstein offers olive branch as tax scandal spirals AFP - Sat Mar 1, 10:29 PM ET

  VADUZ (AFP) - Liechtenstein sought to placate its neighbours Saturday with a pledge to reform its banking system as the shockwaves from the revelation of a secret list of alleged tax evaders continue to ripple worldwide.

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  Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye AFP - Thu Feb 28, 1:30 AM ET

  DUBLIN (AFP) - An Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye, he said on Wednesday.

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  Marine in Okinawa rape case released Reuters - Fri Feb 29, 1:00 PM ET

  TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine arrested earlier this month on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl was released by Japanese authorities on Friday, a spokesman for the U.S. military on the southern island of Okinawa said.

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  Ancient Lebanese city chokes under rubbish dump AFP - Fri Feb 29, 1:02 PM ET

  SIDON, Lebanon (AFP) - "Sidon's mountain" bears no resemblance to the green mountains of Lebanon. It is rather an immense landfill that dumps its trash into the Mediterranean, polluting the coast of the ancient Phoenician port city.

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  Obama has small lead in Texas, close in Ohio Reuters - Fri Feb 29, 10:19 AM ET

  HOUSTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama holds a slight lead on Hillary Clinton in Texas and has almost pulled even in Ohio before contests that could decide their Democratic presidential battle, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released on Friday.

• Chavez warns of "war" if Colombia strikes Venezuela Reuters - Sat Mar 1, 8:34 PM ET

  CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez warned Colombia on Saturday it would be a "cause for war" if its forces struck inside Venezuelan territory as they did in Ecuador killing a top Colombian rebel commander there.