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  Democrats criticize Bush's CIA-bill veto AP - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Democrats and human rights advocates criticized President Bush's veto Saturday of a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning and other coercive interrogation methods to gain information from suspected terrorists.

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  Israeli officials say talks proceed AP - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM - Peace talks with the Palestinians will proceed this week despite a shooting attack at a Jerusalem religious seminary that killed eight Israelis, Israeli officials said.

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  Man charged in Auburn student's death AP - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

  AUBURN, Ala. - A man arrested after a car and foot chase by police who suspected him in a string of robberies was charged with capital murder in the abduction and shooting death of an Auburn University freshman, police said Saturday.

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  Reports: FBI investigating Countrywide AP - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities are investigating Countrywide Financial Corp. for securities fraud, according to media reports.

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  Tar Heels hold off Duke to win ACC crown AP - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

  DURHAM, N.C. - Danny Green had 18 points and top-ranked North Carolina scored the final 10 points of its 76-68 victory over No. 6 Duke on Saturday night to give the Tar Heels the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.

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  Obama wins Democratic contest in Wyoming Reuters - Sat Mar 8, 8:16 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama beat rival Hillary Clinton in Wyoming's nominating contest on Saturday, bouncing back from a string of losses that gave Clinton new life in their hotly contested presidential battle.

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  FBI begins Countrywide criminal inquiry: paper Reuters - Sun Mar 9, 5:31 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The FBI has begun a criminal inquiry into the largest U.S. mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial Corp , for suspected securities fraud as part of investigations into the mortgage crisis, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions.

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  Malaysia PM won't resign despite poll debacle Reuters - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

  KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's premier has no plan to step down after leading his ruling coalition to its worst election result in decades in which the opposition Islamists and reformists won control of five of the nation's 13 states.

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  Spain votes, PM Zapatero seen winning second term Reuters - 13 minutes ago

  MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's voters looked likely to return the ruling Socialist Party to power on Sunday in an election unlikely to produce an absolute majority.

• Democrats take high-profile Republican district Reuters - Sun Mar 9, 1:09 AM ET

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Democrat captured on Saturday an Illinois U.S. House of Representatives seat that had been a Republican stronghold, in a symbolic blow to President George W. Bush's party ahead of November elections.

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  Bush vetoes bill outlawing CIA waterboarding Reuters - Sat Mar 8, 1:25 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Saturday vetoed legislation passed by Congress that would have banned the CIA from using waterboarding and other controversial interrogation techniques.

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  Bush yearns for Texas in rare singing performance Reuters - Sun Mar 9, 12:06 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush donned a cowboy hat and sang an early goodbye to Washington on Saturday night with a performance that lampooned White House journalists and Vice President Dick Cheney among others.

• Britain makes camera that "sees" under clothes Reuters - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - A British company has developed a camera that can detect weapons, drugs or explosives hidden under people's clothes from up to 25 meters away in what could be a breakthrough for the security industry.

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  Europe launches robot space freighter AFP - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago

  KOUROU, French Guiana (AFP) - The European Space Agency on Sunday carried out the maiden launch of a massive robot freighter designed to rendezvous automatically with the orbital space station.

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  Obama beats Clinton in Wyoming contest AFP - 10 minutes ago

  CASPER, United States (AFP) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama trounced rival Hillary Clinton in Wyoming caucuses, but the two candidates continued Sunday their pitched battle for every nominating delegate.

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  Polls deal stunning rebuke to Malaysia coalition AFP - 39 minutes ago

  KUALA LUMPUR, March 9, 2008 (AFP) - Malaysia's political landscape was dramatically transformed Sunday after the government slumped to its worst ever election results, losing its two-thirds majority and four states to a buoyant opposition.

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  Spaniards vote in elections, still reeling from Basque killing AFP - 5 minutes ago

  MADRID (AFP) - Spaniards voted in elections Sunday expected to hand the Socialist prime minister a new mandate to pursue sweeping social reforms, but with the country still stunned by the killing of an ex-politician by suspected Basque separatists.

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  Grand Canyon far older than previous estimate AFP - Sat Mar 8, 7:03 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - A new dating technique has put the age of the Grand Canyon at 17 million years old, three times older than earlier estimates, according to a report in the latest edition of the journal Science.

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  US loses 63,000 jobs as economic woes deepen AFP - Fri Mar 7, 3:47 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - A stumbling US economy lost 63,000 jobs in February, according to a shockingly weak report released Friday as a top White House adviser offered a grim outlook for growth.

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  Russia-Ukraine gas war rumbles on: analysts AFP - 52 minutes ago

  KIEV (AFP) - Russia's decision to back down and restore gas deliveries to its western neighbour Ukraine last week may not have ended the threat to reliable European energy supplies, analysts say.

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  Dildos to go on sale at Sweden's state-run pharmacies AFP - Fri Mar 7, 9:10 AM ET

  STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swedish pharmacies, which are run under a state monopoly chain called Apoteket, will begin selling sex toys such as dildos in June, a spokeswoman for the chain said on Friday.

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  Bangkok restaurant to give big spenders a taste of poverty AFP - Thu Mar 6, 2:32 AM ET

  BANGKOK (AFP) - A Bangkok restaurant is treating its biggest spenders to a 300,000-dollar meal prepared by Michelin-starred chefs -- but only after they have jetted to an elephant camp to see how the other half live.

• FBI begins Countrywide criminal inquiry: paper Reuters - Sun Mar 9, 5:31 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The FBI has begun a criminal inquiry into the largest U.S. mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial Corp, for suspected securities fraud as part of investigations into the mortgage crisis, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions.

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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.

• Grave of Australian outlaw Ned Kelly said found Reuters - Sat Mar 8, 11:29 PM ET

  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian archaeologists believe they have found the grave of the country's legendary outlaw, Ned Kelly, on the site of an abandoned prison.