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  Paramedic slain at a Florida Wendy's AP - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago

  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Paramedic Rafael Vazquez left a training course on how to help when several people are hurt at once, and went to lunch at a nearby Wendy's. He became exactly the kind of victim he was being trained to save.

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  Millions awarded in Jackson taping suit AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - The owner of a air charter service was ordered to pay attorney Mark Geragos and an associate several million dollars for ordering the secret videotaping of Michael Jackson and the lawyers as they flew with the pop star to his surrender on molestation charges in 2003.

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  Spacecraft photographs Mars avalanche AP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  PASADENA, Calif. - A robotic spacecraft circling Mars has snapped the first image of a series of active avalanches near the planet's north pole, scientists said Monday.

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  Pats re-sign Randy Moss to 3-year deal AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  BOSTON - Randy Moss is staying with the New England Patriots. The defending AFC champions re-signed the record-breaking receiver on Monday to a three-year deal worth $27 million, his agent said. The signing was confirmed by the team shortly after Moss posted a message to fans on his Web site.

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  Bombings in Afghanistan kill 5 AP - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago

  KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide car bomber attacked a government building Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan, killing a policeman a day after a similar blast left four people — including two NATO soldiers — dead.

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  Clinton gains steam in tight Ohio and Texas races Reuters - Tue Mar 4, 1:09 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton gained ground on rival Barack Obama to take a slim lead in Texas and pull even in Ohio before their crucial Democratic presidential showdowns, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released on Tuesday.

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  Rice tries to revive Mideast peace talks Reuters - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

  RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday to resume U.S.-sponsored peace talks suspended over Israel's offensive in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.

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  Suicide blast kills 6 at Pakistan navy college Reuters - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

  LAHORE (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least six people and wounded 19 in an attack on Tuesday on a Pakistan naval college in the eastern city of Lahore, officials said.

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  U.N. council imposes new sanctions on defiant Iran Reuters - Mon Mar 3, 8:14 PM ET

  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council ratcheted up sanctions on Iran on Monday for refusing to suspend nuclear enrichment and other sensitive activities, but Tehran dismissed the decision as illegal.

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  California's top court ponders gay marriage Reuters - Tue Mar 4, 2:50 AM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Four years after San Francisco ignited passionate embraces and heated national debate by briefly allowing gay marriage, California's top court hears arguments on Tuesday as to whether matrimony should be limited to a man and a woman.

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  Iraq's Sadrists demand U.S. release former minister Reuters - 36 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Anti-U.S. Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's political bloc demanded on Tuesday that the U.S. military release a former deputy health minister after terrorism charges against him were dropped.

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  Colombia says FARC wanted to make radioactive bomb Reuters - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

  GENEVA (Reuters) - Colombia said on Tuesday that FARC rebels had been planning to make a "dirty bomb" with radioactive material, threatening the entire Latin American region.

• Floods in Namibia kill 42 and displace thousands Reuters - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Floods in Namibia have killed 42 people and displaced thousands since early February and officials said on Tuesday more flooding can be expected.

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  Polls open in key US primaries AFP - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

  HOUSTON, Texas (AFP) - Polls opened in Ohio Tuesday on a crucial day of presidential primaries that could see Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama end Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House.

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  Rice tells Israel and Palestinians to do more for peace AFP - 39 minutes ago

  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday to renew peace talks that were dealt a major blow by Israel's deadly assault on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.

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  China declares sharp rise in military spending AFP - Tue Mar 4, 4:41 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - China announced Tuesday its defence spending would rise 17.6 percent this year but insisted the increase was moderate, after the United States expressed concerns about Beijing's expanding military power.

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  Gazprom slashes Ukraine gas supply AFP - Tue Mar 4, 5:05 AM ET

  MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said Tuesday it would cut Ukraine's gas supply by a further 25 percent over a debt dispute.

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  India to pay cash for baby girls to stem abortions AFP - Tue Mar 4, 5:08 AM ET

  NEW DELHI (AFP) - The Indian government plans to give cash incentives to the families of baby girls in an effort to limit the number of abortions of females because of a preference for sons.

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  China's largest bank buys stake in South African lender AFP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

  SHANGHAI (AFP) - The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the nation's largest lender, said Tuesday it completed the acquisition of a 20 percent stake in South Africa's Standard Bank for 5.5 billion dollars.

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  US court rejects patent for Bayer contraceptive Yasmin AFP - Tue Mar 4, 3:49 AM ET

  FRANKFURT (AFP) - A US court has ruled against a patent for Bayer's oral contraceptive Yasmin, one of its most profitable products, the German pharmaceutical and chemicals group said.

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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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  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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  On ropes, Clinton works to hold Ohio The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Mar 3, 3:00 AM ET

  HANGING ROCK, Ohio - Marissa Wilson originally supported John Edwards for president. But now the Ohio University student in early childhood education is on Hillary Rodham Clinton's team, making calls for her when her busy life of work and study permits. And when Senator Clinton appeared at the child development center here late last week in this poor, remote corner of Appalachian Ohio, Ms. Wilson was pleased.

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  Latin America scrambles to defuse crisis in the Andes Reuters - Tue Mar 4, 3:26 AM ET

  CARACAS (Reuters) - Latin America scrambled to defuse a three-nation crisis that threatens the region's stability after Venezuela and Ecuador cut diplomatic ties with Colombia and ordered troops to their neighbor's border.

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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.