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  Clinton to release schedules as 1st lady AP - Wed Mar 19, 4:47 AM ET

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Hillary Rodham Clinton's schedules as first lady — thousands of pages worth — are being released after months of pressure and criticism that the Clintons were delaying making them public.

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  Robot moved to perch outside NASA lab AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Dextre the robot got a prime parking spot at the international space station and should be able to keep it for at least a few months.

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  Obama confronts racial division AP - Wed Mar 19, 5:04 AM ET

  PHILADELPHIA - Barack Obama confronted the nation's racial divide head-on, tackling both black grievance and white resentment in a bold effort to quiet a campaign uproar over race and his former pastor's incendiary statements.

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  Spitzer call girl already gone 'Wild' AP - 38 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Stop that $1 million check: It turns out the call girl linked to Eliot Spitzer had already shed her clothes for "Girls Gone Wild" as an 18-year-old while partying in Miami, the video company's founder said Tuesday.

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  Celtics snap Rockets' streak at 22 AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  HOUSTON - The 22-game winning streak is over. Now the Houston Rockets have to make sure they reach the postseason in the wild Western Conference. Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics stopped the Rockets' remarkable run Tuesday night, pulling away in the second half for a 94-74 victory.

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  Obama's lead over Clinton narrows: Reuters poll Reuters - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama's big national lead over Hillary Clinton has all but evaporated in the U.S. presidential race, and both Democrats trail Republican John McCain, according a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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  Spitzer call girl loses $1 million offer over videos Reuters - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the call girl at the center of the Elliot Spitzer sex scandal, watched the potential earnings from her new-found fame drop by $1 million on Tuesday as old nude videos of her emerged.

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  McCain says he is committed to Mideast peace settlement Reuters - Wed Mar 19, 5:22 AM ET

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas he was committed to a peace settlement after President George W. Bush leaves office, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday.

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  Tibet to stay on Olympic torch route despite riots Reuters - 12 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China vowed on Wednesday to take the Olympic torch to Tibet despite deadly riots there and warned against international protests over its crackdown in the Himalayan region that are certain to dog the run-up to the Games.

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  British papers apologize to missing girl's parents Reuters - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - Two British tabloid newspapers made unprecedented front page apologies on Wednesday to the parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann for suggesting they might have killed their daughter and covered up her death.

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  Russia receives U.S. missile shield plan: agencies Reuters - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia received written U.S. proposals on Wednesday which Washington hopes will allay Moscow's concerns over plans to deploy elements of a missile shield in Europe, Russian news agencies reported.

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  Italy judge clears way for CIA "rendition" trial Reuters - 57 minutes ago

  MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian judge on Wednesday ordered the resumption of a trial against U.S. and Italian spies accused of abducting a terrorism suspect, in a blow to efforts to halt a case that Rome says violates state secrecy rules.

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  U.S.-led force kills Afghan civilians in raid Reuters - 52 minutes ago

  MUQIBEL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition troops killed three men, two children and a woman, in a raid in southeastern Afghanistan, provincial officials and village residents said on Wednesday.

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  Dalai Lama wants resumption of talks with China: aide AFP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) - The Dalai Lama wants talks between his government-in-exile and China to resume and is committed to a non-violent settlement of the Tibet issue, one of his aides told AFP Wednesday.

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  Serbia's neighbours recognise Kosovo AFP - 31 minutes ago

  ZAGREB (AFP) - Bulgaria, Croatia and Hungary recognised Kosovo's independence on Wednesday in a new blow to Serbia's efforts to resist the province's breakaway.

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  Asia stocks rally after US rate cut but Europe falters AFP - 14 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Asian equities chased Wall Street higher on Wednesday after a deep US interest rate cut but a European rally fizzled out amid rumours that a British bank was facing liquidity problems.

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  Expert warns of unrest as rice price soars AFP - Wed Mar 19, 4:30 AM ET

  LOS BANOS, Philippines (AFP) - As the price of rice hovers near record levels, many poor countries face the spectre of riots by hungry people, according to one of the world's leading rice experts.

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  Arctic ice cap still at risk: NASA AFP - Wed Mar 19, 4:08 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The polar ice cap over the Arctic Ocean was slightly bigger last month than in February of last year due to a harsher winter, but the ice sheet is still shrinking overall, NASA said Tuesday.

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  Alitalia takeover "in jeopardy", Air France-KLM boss says AFP - 13 minutes ago

  ROME (AFP) - A plan by Air France-KLM to take over failing Alitalia is "in jeopardy" after the breakdown of talks with the Italian carrier's unions, the European giant's chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta said Wednesday.

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  Visa raises 17.9 billion dollars in historic IPO AFP - Wed Mar 19, 1:54 AM ET

  NEW YORK (AFP) - Credit card giant Visa raised more than 17 billion dollars Tuesday in the largest share offering in US history, despite a growing financial crisis in the country.

Most Popular Top Stories

• Obama's lead over Clinton narrows: Reuters poll Reuters - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama's big national lead over Hillary Clinton has all but evaporated in the U.S. presidential race, and both Democrats trail Republican John McCain, according a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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  Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke dies Reuters - Tue Mar 18, 9:10 PM ET

  COLOMBO (Reuters) - Pioneering science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C. Clarke, best known for his work on the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey," has died in his adopted home of Sri Lanka at the age of 90.

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  Tibet to stay on Olympic torch route despite riots Reuters - 12 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China vowed on Wednesday to take the Olympic torch to Tibet despite deadly riots there and warned against international protests over its crackdown in the Himalayan region that are certain to dog the run-up to the Games.

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  Russia, U.S. fail to agree on missile shield Reuters - Tue Mar 18, 2:31 PM ET

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States failed on Tuesday to find common ground over U.S. plans to deploy parts of a missile defence shield in eastern Europe.

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  Expert warns of unrest as rice price soars AFP - Wed Mar 19, 4:28 AM ET

  LOS BANOS, Philippines (AFP) - As the price of rice hovers near record levels, many poor countries face the spectre of riots by hungry people, according to one of the world's leading rice experts.