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  Commander warns of al-Qaida threat to US AP - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida terrorists may be plotting more urgently to attack the United States to maintain their credibility and ability to recruit followers, the U.S. military commander in charge of domestic defense said.

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  UNC student body president fatally shot AP - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago

  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The student body president at the University of North Carolina was last seen alive just hours before she was found shot to death on a street in what police said they believe was a random act.

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  Analysis: Vaccine payment no landmark AP - 40 minutes ago

  ATLANTA - For those convinced that vaccines can cause autism, the sad case of a Georgia girl, daughter of a doctor and lawyer, seems like clear-cut evidence. The government has agreed to pay the girl's family for injury caused by vaccines.

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  'Idol' cuts 4 more, leaving 12 finalists AP - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - The top 12 "American Idol" finalists include an actress, a "Star Search" champion, an Australian, a male stripper and someone who already recorded a debut album.

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  Pro golfer apologizes for killing hawk AP - 50 minutes ago

  ORLANDO, Fla. - Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour apologized for killing a hawk that was making noise while he tried to film a TV show. Now the Humane Society wants the PGA Tour to take action.

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  Israel tightens security after Jerusalem attack Reuters - Fri Mar 7, 5:27 AM ET

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel imposed a security clampdown on Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday to prevent violence after a Palestinian gunman killed eight students at one of the holy city's most prominent Jewish religious schools.

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  Latin American leaders head for crisis showdown Reuters - Fri Mar 7, 3:00 AM ET

  SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Andean leaders locked in a dispute over a Colombian military raid to kill rebels hiding in Ecuador will confront each other on Friday at a summit dominated by the crisis threatening regional stability.

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  Obama raises record $55 million Reuters - Thu Mar 6, 4:39 PM ET

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Barack Obama raised a record $55 million in February, beating rival Hillary Clinton's total and ensuring a big-spending battle for the Democratic presidential nomination in the months ahead.

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  Musharraf says will back new Pakistan coalition Reuters - Fri Mar 7, 5:04 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday he would support an incoming coalition government that could potentially seek his resignation, so long as peace was maintained.

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  Baghdad blast toll rises, deadliest in months Reuters - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi police said on Friday 68 people were killed in coordinated bombings blamed on al Qaeda in a packed shopping area in central Baghdad on Thursday, making it the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital in nine months.

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  Arbour says next U.N. rights boss must speak out Reuters - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

  GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, who confirmed on Friday she would leave her post at the end of June, urged her successor to speak out against abuses worldwide despite political pressures.

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  China urges Sudan to seek compromise in Darfur Reuters - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China has urged Sudan to do more to stop fighting in Darfur and speed the arrival of more peacekeepers, Beijing's envoy on the crisis said, defending his country as a diplomatic bridge to help end the bloodshed.

• U.S. brands Bangladeshi Islamist group "terrorist" Reuters - Fri Mar 7, 5:05 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said it had designated a Bangladeshi Islamist group, Harkat-ul-Jihad al Islami, as a "terrorist" organization, subjecting it to U.S. financial sanctions.

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  Israel on alert after deadly Jerusalem attack AFP - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel went on alert on Friday as crowds mourned eight teens killed by a Palestinian at a Jewish religious school in Jerusalem in an attack that threatened efforts to mend faltering peace talks.

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  Brother promises rescue of arms dealer Bout AFP - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago

  MOSCOW, March 7, 2008 (AFP) - The arrest of international arms dealer Viktor Bout was strongly criticised on Friday by his brother, who insisted the arrest was made on trumped up charges.

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  Twin Baghdad blasts kill 68 AFP - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (AFP) - A twin attack in central Baghdad's commercial district on Thursday killed at least 68 people, a security source said, making it the second deadliest assault in Iraq this year.

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  Chadian children in 'orphan' scandal to rejoin families: UNICEF AFP - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

  GENEVA (AFP) - More than 100 African children will be reunited with their families some five months after a French charity sought to take them out of Chad, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Friday.

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  Saturn moon may have its own ring, in a lunar first AFP - 54 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Saturn's second largest moon Rhea could have at least one ring, the first to be discovered around a planet's satellite, researchers reported in Friday's edition of the journal Science.

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  US military blocks Google from mapping bases AFP - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Defense Department said Thursday it is forbidding Google from filming and depicting in detail its military bases, after officials found precise imagery of a Texas base on the Google Maps website.

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  World stock markets slide on US recession worries AFP - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - A global equities sell-off gathered speed on Friday as nervous investors were hit by growing US recession fears, a plunging dollar and record oil prices.

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  U.S. troops buy own gear for safety, style The Christian Science Monitor - Thu Mar 6, 3:00 AM ET

  FORT BENNING, Ga. - U.S. soldiers go beyond military-issue uniforms in favor of top-of-the-line gear to help them get home in one piece — and look sharp, too. One reason, critics say, is that military procurement, especially of life-saving equipment, is still too slow.

• Russian bomber again intercepted near U.S. Navy ship Reuters - Wed Mar 5, 6:48 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Russian bomber aircraft approached a U.S. aircraft carrier off the Korean coast on Wednesday and was intercepted by American fighter jets -- the second such incident in less than a month, U.S. defense officials said.

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  Racial inequality persists in U.S.: report Reuters - Wed Mar 5, 11:55 AM ET

  ATLANTA (Reuters) - Black Americans still trail whites on such basics as income, education and health, a study showed on Wednesday, even as Sen. Barack Obama's barrier-breaking run for the presidency has renewed the national focus on race.

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  U.S. military says 2,000 troops leaving Iraq Reuters - Thu Mar 6, 8:41 AM ET

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Some 2,000 U.S. soldiers are being withdrawn from Baghdad as part of a planned reduction of U.S. forces in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Thursday.

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  Grand Canyon much older than previously thought Reuters - Thu Mar 6, 6:01 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Grand Canyon, carved out over the eons by rushing river water, began to form 17 million years ago, making it nearly three times older than previously thought, scientists said on Thursday.