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  Astronauts check shuttle for damage AP - 15 minutes ago

  HOUSTON - The seven-man crew of the shuttle Endeavour maneuvered toward the international space station early Wednesday, with the astronauts spending their first full day in orbit carefully examining the ship for any launch damage.

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  Japan investigates possible iPod defect AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  TOKYO - Japan is investigating a possible defect in Apple Inc.'s iPod after one of the popular digital music players reportedly shot out sparks while recharging, a government official said Wednesday.

• Parents may be jailed over vaccinations AP - 37 minutes ago

  LONDON - As doctors struggle to eradicate polio worldwide, one of their biggest problems is persuading parents to vaccinate their children. In Belgium, authorities are resorting to an extreme measure: prison sentences.

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  Spitzer's troubles ready-made for jokes AP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - A prominent politician, especially one known for a certain righteousness, is alleged to be a customer of high-priced call girls. For comics, that's a hanging curveball over the plate.

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  Lance Mackey wins 2nd straight Iditarod AP - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  NOME, Alaska - Lance Mackey on Wednesday won his second consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, completing the 1,100-mile journey across Alaska in just under nine and a half days.

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  Obama beats Clinton in Mississippi Reuters - Tue Mar 11, 9:51 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama easily beat rival Hillary Clinton in Mississippi on Tuesday, giving him new momentum in their heated presidential fight as they head to the next showdown in Pennsylvania in six weeks.

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  NY Republicans threaten to impeach Gov. Spitzer Reuters - Tue Mar 11, 7:35 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state Republicans threatened on Tuesday to impeach Gov. Eliot Spitzer if he does not quit over a sex scandal that has raised questions over whether he could face criminal charges.

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  Hamas sets terms for ceasefire with Israel Reuters - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago

  GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas publicly set its terms on Wednesday for a ceasefire with Israel, calling for an end to Israeli raids in Palestinian territory and a reopening of Gaza border crossings.

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  For some in U.S., guns are a hobby like any other Reuters - 22 minutes ago

  DOUGLAS, Arizona (Reuters) - An odd contraption in retired firefighter Alex Black's cluttered garage looks a bit like the hand winch at the top of a well. In fact, it is a machinegun.

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  Candidates debate Iraq five years after invasion Reuters - 27 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the unpopular war reverberates through the 2008 presidential campaign with Democrats pledging an early troop pullout and Republicans promising to stay the course.

• Jordan releases leading al Qaeda mentor Reuters - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago

  AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordanian authorities on Wednesday released Jordanian Sheikh Abu Mohammad al-Maqdisi, a leading al-Qaeda mentor, after several years imprisonment without trial, security sources said.

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  France confirms new arrest in SocGen scandal Reuters - 12 minutes ago

  PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris prosecutor's office said on Wednesday it had made a fresh arrest as part of its inquiry into trading losses at Societe Generale.

• Austria says U.S. has DNA of Iraq hostage Reuters - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  VIENNA (Reuters) - A fingerprint and DNA sample of an Austrian hostage in Iraq have been received by U.S. authorities, an Austrian official said on Wednesday after a magazine reported that fingers of five westerners had been obtained.

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  Obama wins Mississippi, as new race row rocks Democrats AFP - 32 minutes ago

  BILOXI, Mississippi (AFP) - Barack Obama trounced Hillary Clinton in Mississippi's Democratic primary, riding huge support from African Americans, as a nasty new race row rocked their White House battle.

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  China rejects human rights criticism ahead of Olympics AFP - 25 minutes ago

  BEIJING (AFP) - China's foreign minister on Wednesday hit out at critics of the country's human rights record, accusing them of double standards while vowing their complaints would not tarnish the Olympic Games.

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  US commander of Middle East forces steps down AFP - Wed Mar 12, 5:22 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The commander of US forces in the Middle East, Admiral William Fallon, is stepping down because reports that he differed with President George W. Bush over Iran had become "a distraction."

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  French prosecutor wants Continental tried for Concorde crash AFP - Wed Mar 12, 5:39 AM ET

  CERGY, France (AFP) - A French prosecutor has called for US airline Continental to be put on trial over the 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde, a court official said.

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  NASA puzzles over mysterious debris that struck shuttle AFP - Wed Mar 12, 5:01 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Endeavour astronauts inspected the space shuttle's heat shield Wednesday, while NASA puzzled over a mysterious piece of debris that may have struck the shuttle's nose just after launch.

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  1 in 4 US teenage girls have had a sexually-transmitted disease: study AFP - Wed Mar 12, 4:44 AM ET

  CHICAGO (AFP) - One in four teenage girls in the United Sates has been infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, according to a study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  Oil bubbles near 109 dollars AFP - Wed Mar 12, 12:50 AM ET

  SINGAPORE (AFP) - Oil prices were close to 109 dollars in Asian trade on Wednesday, underpinned by the US dollar's dive to a new low against the euro and supply concerns, dealers said.

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  China plans 'most luxurious train in the world' to Tibet: report AFP - Mon Mar 10, 10:57 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - China will launch "the most luxurious train in the world" to ply the route from Beijing to Tibet's capital Lhasa, state media reported Sunday.

• Home-schoolers reel from California court blow The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Mar 10, 4:00 AM ET

  Oakland, Calif. - A court ruling that California parents "do not have a constitutional right" to home-school their children has touched off anger and bewilderment throughout America's home-schooling community and prompted a denunciation from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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  NY Republicans threaten to impeach Gov. Spitzer Reuters - Tue Mar 11, 7:35 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state Republicans threatened on Tuesday to impeach Gov. Eliot Spitzer if he does not quit over a sex scandal that has raised questions over whether he could face criminal charges.

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  Job losses' ramifications far-reaching The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Mar 10, 4:00 AM ET

  New York - The job market, one of the strongest pillars of the US economy, is starting to deteriorate.

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  Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution Reuters - Mon Mar 10, 8:46 AM ET

  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Thou shall not pollute the Earth. Thou shall beware genetic manipulation. Modern times bring with them modern sins. So the Vatican has told the faithful that they should be aware of "new" sins such as causing environmental blight.