Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Dempsey to become Central Command chief AP - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - One of the Army's most Iraq-savvy generals is taking charge, at least temporarily, of arguably the most important command in the U.S. military, with responsibility for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  Pennsylvania senator to endorse Obama AP - 22 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey plans to endorse Democrat Barack Obama Friday, a move that could carry special weight with critical Catholic voters in the Keystone State's upcoming primary and with superdelegates.

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  T.I. pleads guilty to weapons charges AP - 36 minutes ago

  ATLANTA - Rapper T.I. has admitted having unregistered machine guns and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Now he has a chance to avoid a lengthy prison sentence by telling kids not to make the same mistakes he did.

• Man writes check on 2-ply toilet paper AP - 47 minutes ago

  BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - An upstate New York man embroiled in a dispute over his water bill is not being allowed to pay off his debt with a check written on toilet paper. Ron Borgna tried to settle his $2,509.66 bill with a check written on floral print, two-ply toilet paper Wednesday.

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  Memphis takes on Michigan St. tonight AP - 48 minutes ago

  HOUSTON - The NCAA men's basketball tournament resumes tonight with Memphis, the top seed in the South, taking on Michigan State and Texas going against Stanford. In the Midwest, top-seed Kansas plays Villanova and Wisconsin takes on Davidson.

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  U.S. forces drawn deeper into Iraq crackdown Reuters - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces were drawn deeper into Iraq's four day-old crackdown on Shi'ite militants on Friday, launching air strikes in Basra for the first time and battling militants in Baghdad.

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  Senator Casey endorses Obama Reuters - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania endorsed on Friday Barack Obama's campaign for the Democratic nomination for president in a boost for the Illinois senator.

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  China says Tibet monks won't be punished Reuters - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China will not punish a group of Tibetan monks for disrupting a government-organized foreign media tour of Lhasa and voicing support for the Dalai Lama, a senior official said in a bid to allay fears of repercussions.

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  Personal income up more than expected Reuters - 10 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. personal income rose more than expected in February as the economy teetered on the brink of a possible recession, while both personal spending and a key price measure increased only slightly, a government report showed on Friday

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  Clinton walks tightrope on strength and emotion Reuters - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Be strong or show some emotion? Stick to policy or share your private life?

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  North Korea raises tensions with missile launch Reuters - Fri Mar 28, 5:43 AM ET

  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired a battery of short-range missiles on Friday in what analysts saw as a show of the reclusive state's anger at Washington and the new conservative government in Seoul.

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  Colombia offers to free rebels in Betancourt swap Reuters - Fri Mar 28, 3:35 AM ET

  BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will free hundreds of guerrilla fighters if rebel leaders release politician Ingrid Betancourt, who is in ill health after being held hostage for years in secret jungle camps, the government said.

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  Israel seeking peace talks with Syria: minister Reuters - Fri Mar 28, 4:27 AM ET

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli minister said on Friday that the Jewish state was trying to revive peace talks with Syria and that the price of a deal was the occupied Golan Heights.

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  Foreign diplomats visit Tibet amid Olympic boycott debate AFP - Fri Mar 28, 3:32 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - China on Friday let the first foreign diplomats visit Tibet following deadly riots there, amid debate in Europe over whether the Chinese crackdown should trigger a boycott of the Olympics opening.

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  Dalai Lama makes fresh appeal for talks with Beijing on Tibet AFP - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

  NEW DELHI (AFP) - The Dalai Lama appealed to China's leaders Friday to enter into "meaningful dialogue" over the crisis in Tibet, according to a statement from the exiled spiritual leader.

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  North Korea raises stakes in nuke dispute with missile launches AFP - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago

  SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea raised the stakes Friday in its nuclear disputes with South Korea and the United States, test-firing several missiles and warning it may slow down work to disable atomic plants.

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  'Earth Hour' to plunge millions into darkness AFP - Fri Mar 28, 1:56 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - Twenty-six major cities around the world are expected to turn off the lights on major landmarks, plunging millions of people into darkness to raise awareness about global warming, organisers said.

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  US biologists shed light on how deadly virus becomes infectious AFP - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago

  CHICAGO (AFP) - Biologists have mapped how a deadly class of viruses including dengue, West Nile, yellow fever and encephalitis become infectious in a pair of studies published in the journal Science.

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  Air France-KLM holds firm on plan to cut 2,100 Alitalia jobs AFP - 9 minutes ago

  ROME (AFP) - Air France-KLM played its final card on Friday in a bid to take over Alitalia, telling unions it was holding firm on a plan to cut 2,100 jobs but would extend benefits to more employees.

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  German insurer Allianz mulling major banking merger: report AFP - Fri Mar 28, 3:39 AM ET

  FRANKFURT (AFP) - The German insurance company Allianz is mulling the possibility of contributing its banking unit Dresdner Bank to a three-way merger that would include Commerzbank and Deutsche Postbank, a press report said Friday.

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  Chefs warn on side-effects of sushi boom Reuters - Fri Mar 28, 5:14 AM ET

  TOKYO (Reuters) - As Japanese sushi conquers restaurants and homes around the world, industry experts are fighting the side-effects of the raw fish boom: fake sushi bars, over-confident amateurs, poisoned consumers.

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  Older Americans wealthier, living longer Reuters - Thu Mar 27, 7:22 PM ET

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older Americans have more money and are expected to live far longer than prior generations, U.S. government researchers said on Thursday.

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  Smoking tortoise found in China AFP - Thu Mar 27, 8:59 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - A tortoise that smokes and appears to be addicted to nicotine has been discovered in China's northeastern province of Jilin, state media reported on Thursday.

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  U.S. forces drawn deeper into Iraq crackdown Reuters - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces were drawn deeper into Iraq's four day-old crackdown on Shi'ite militants on Friday, launching air strikes in Basra for the first time and battling militants in Baghdad.

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  Playboy to launch in Philippines as eyes mature Dads Reuters - Thu Mar 27, 6:06 AM ET

  MANILA (Reuters Life!) - Playboy magazine is launching in the Philippines next month and will be targeting mature men who like well-written articles and tasteful photographs of semi-nude women.