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  US stocks head for lower open AP - 34 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures pointed to further declines Monday as investors awaited figures on manufacturing and construction spending to gain a better sense of how the economy is faring.

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  Long workweeks keeping Americans up late AP - 23 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Hey you! Dozing at your desk! Wake up, go home and get more sleep! That could be the message from a survey released Monday by the National Sleep Foundation. The survey of 1,000 people found participants average six hours and 40 minutes of sleep a night on weeknights, even though they estimated they'd need roughly another 40 minutes of sleep to be at their best.

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  Rare frogs bred in New Zealand AP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A rare and threatened species of tiny frog has been found breeding in a New Zealand animal park, meaning its future may now be more secure, researchers said Monday.

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  BBC: Hells Angels sought to kill Jagger AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  LONDON - Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger escaped an assassination plot hatched in 1969 by the Hells Angels, a new British Broadcasting Corp. documentary has claimed.

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  Rockets, Kobe keep winning AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

  Without their biggest star, the Rockets keep on winning. The Lakers are doing it too, thanks to their own superstar. Houston stretched its winning streak to 15 games, the last three without injured center Yao Ming, in a 103-89 victory over Denver on Sunday. Tracy McGrady scored 22 points and Shane Battier added 20 as the Rockets tied a franchise record for consecutive wins.

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  Obama and Clinton neck and neck in Ohio, Texas Reuters - Mon Mar 3, 1:08 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton and rival Barack Obama are running neck-and-neck in Ohio and Texas one day before their crucial Democratic presidential showdowns, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released on Monday.

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  Russia's Medvedev vows to uphold Putin legacy Reuters - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's next president, Dmitry Medvedev, vowed on Monday to uphold his mentor Vladimir Putin's policies after an easy win in an election criticized by Western observers as not fully democratic.

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  Hamas claims Gaza "victory" as Israel pulls back Reuters - 24 minutes ago

  GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops pulled out of the Gaza Strip on Monday after a U.S. appeal to end days of fighting that killed more than 100 Palestinians and rescue peace talks.

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  Ahmadinejad tells United States to quit region Reuters - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a visit to Baghdad on Monday to tell the United States to get out of Iraq and the region, saying its presence there had brought only destruction and division.

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  Iraq bombs kill 16 despite Iran visit security Reuters - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two bomb blasts killed at least 16 people in Baghdad on Monday, police said, despite increased security across the capital for a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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  Kenyan rivals see speedy resolution to crisis issues Reuters - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's political rivals vowed on Monday to hasten talks to resolve longstanding disputes over land and wealth behind a post-election crisis that shattered the country's image as one of Africa's most stable democracies.

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  IAEA to push Iran "arms" probe, Tehran says innocent Reuters - 13 minutes ago

  VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday he would pursue an investigation into intelligence reports that say Iran secretly studied how to make atom bombs.

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  U.S. launches missile strike in Somalia Reuters - 49 minutes ago

  KISMAYU, Somalia (Reuters) - Two U.S. missiles hit a house in southern Somalia on Monday, according to local officials, in a strike Washington said was directed at "known terrorists."

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  Doubts cast over Medvedev's landslide triumph AFP - 29 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (AFP) - The West cast doubt on Russia's presidential election Monday after Dmitry Medvedev won a landslide victory and vowed to follow the course set by outgoing leader Vladimir Putin.

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  Israel pulls out of Gaza after deadly blitz AFP - Mon Mar 3, 3:51 AM ET

  GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israeli forces pulled out of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Monday after days of clashes that killed more than 110 Palestinians and dealt a major blow to nascent Middle East peace talks.

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  US-led foreign forces must quit Iraq: Ahmadinejad AFP - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on a landmark visit to Iraq, called on Monday for US-led foreign forces to leave the war-ravaged country.

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  Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador in tense standoff after raid AFP - Mon Mar 3, 3:42 AM ET

  BOGOTA (AFP) - Venezuela and Ecuador moved their troops to their border with Colombia and engaged in a war of words as they found themselves Monday in tense standoff over Colombia's anti-guerrilla raid into Ecuador.

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  Obama ups attack, Clinton wistful on eve of key vote AFP - 44 minutes ago

  TOLEDO, Ohio (AFP) - Barack Obama intensified his bid to end Hillary Clinton's White House quest in Tuesday's momentous nominating contests in Texas and Ohio, as both rivals geared up massive voter turnout drives.

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  Clinic closed in Las Vegas in health scandal: city officials AFP - Sun Mar 2, 11:57 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The city of Las Vegas has shut down a clinic where up to 40,000 people may have been exposed to hepatitis C and the HIV virus through the reuse of syringes and vials, officials said on Sunday.

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  Ukraine president urges Gazprom talks to avoid 'gas war' AFP - 18 minutes ago

  KIEV (AFP) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Monday urged further talks with Gazprom in order to avoid a "gas war" after the Russian natural gas giant cut supplies to Ukraine in a debt dispute.

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  Housing crisis puts off first-time buyers Reuters - Sun Mar 2, 7:17 PM ET

  BOSTON (Reuters) - For decades, buying a home was a key step on the path to financial security for the American middle class.

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  Army warns protesters after eight die in Armenia Reuters - Sun Mar 2, 1:59 PM ET

  YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia's military said on Sunday it would confront opposition protests with force, a day after riots killed eight people in the ex-Soviet state.

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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.

• 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.

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  US lawmakers blast Boeing defense contract snub AFP - Sun Mar 2, 6:40 AM ET

  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.