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  Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter AP - 25 minutes ago

  BEICHUAN, China - A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days.

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  Florida, Michigan delegates cannot save Clinton AP - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Sorry, Sen. Clinton. Michigan and Florida can't save your campaign. Interviews with those considering how to handle the two states' banished convention delegates found little interest in the former first lady's best-case scenario.

• Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds AP - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago

  Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing.

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  DeGeneres, de Rossi plan to marry, AP is told AP - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.

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  Ginobili, Duncan help Spurs force Game 7 AP - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

  SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three came through. Now they have to win one on the road to keep their title defense alive. Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Tony Parker added 15 points in the Spurs' 99-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 on Thursday night.

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  China buries quake dead as new aftershock hits Reuters - 59 minutes ago

  BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.

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  Bin Laden marks Israel anniversary with combat vow Reuters - 54 minutes ago

  DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape to mark Israel's 60th anniversary to continue to fight the Jewish state and its allies in the West.

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  Amid clamor to drop out, Clinton campaigns on Reuters - Fri May 16, 1:29 AM ET

  BATH, South Dakota (Reuters) - Sitting on board Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign plane are the remnants of a colorful balloon replica of the candidate, once nearly life-size but now almost deflated and shriveled.

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  Bush in Saudi to press king on oil and Iran Reuters - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

  RIYADH (Reuters) - President George W. Bush arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday to renew his appeal to help tame record oil prices and shore up Arab support for his efforts to contain Iran's growing influence.

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  U.S. sees need for "tangible action" on Iran: Israel Reuters - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States and Israel agree on the need for "tangible action" to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's spokesman said after a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush.

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  McCain action helped Arizona developer: report Reuters - Fri May 16, 1:05 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain secured millions in federal funds for a land acquisition program that provided a windfall for an Arizona developer whose executives were major campaign donors, according to a USA Today report.

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  Marine sentenced for sex abuse of Japan teen Reuters - Fri May 16, 5:12 AM ET

  TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. court martial sentenced a Marine to four years in prison on Friday for sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl on the southern island of Okinawa, in a case that has sparked widespread public anger.

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  Suspected suicide blast kills 10 in Sri Lanka Reuters - 23 minutes ago

  COLOMBO (Reuters) - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber crashed his motorbike into a police bus in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, killing 10 people, the military and hospital authorities said.

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  Time running out in search for China quake survivors AFP - Fri May 16, 5:24 AM ET

  MIANYANG, China (AFP) - Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities Friday as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives.

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  No breakthroughs in Myanmar aid crisis: EU envoy AFP - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago

  YANGON (AFP) - The European Union's aid chief said Friday he had made no breakthroughs on a trip to Myanmar aimed at pushing the ruling generals to open up to foreign assistance, two weeks after the cyclone tragedy.

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  Bin Laden slams West over Israel, vows to fight on AFP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

  DUBAI (AFP) - Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden slammed Western leaders for taking part in Israel's 60th birthday celebrations and vowed that Muslims would fight and not give up "one inch of Palestine," in an audio message Friday.

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  Zimbabwe run-off election set for June 27 AFP - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

  HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's long-awaited run-off election was finally set on Friday for June 27 as opposition leader and first-round winner Morgan Tsvangirai prepared to return home for his final push for power.

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  Wildlife numbers plummet globally: WWF AFP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The world's wildlife populations have reduced by around a quarter since the 1970s, according to a major report published Friday by the WWF conservation organization.

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  Vitamin D deficiency linked to breast cancer in new study AFP - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Women deficient in vitamin D at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die or see the tumor spread, a Canadian study published in the United States has shown.

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  Oil price surges to record high above $127 AFP - 10 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The price of oil rocketed to a record high point of 127.43 dollars per barrel on Friday, as US President George W. Bush prepared to urge Saudi Arabia to pump more crude, analysts said.

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  China buries quake dead as new aftershock hits Reuters - 59 minutes ago

  BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.

• McCain action helped Arizona developer: report Reuters - Fri May 16, 1:05 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain secured millions in federal funds for a land acquisition program that provided a windfall for an Arizona developer whose executives were major campaign donors, according to a USA Today report.

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  Democrats outraged by Bush "appeasement" remark Reuters - Thu May 15, 5:46 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats erupted in outrage on Thursday after President George W. Bush suggested a pledge by the party's presidential front-runner Barack Obama to meet Iran's leader was akin to appeasement of Nazi Germany.

• A Protestant town's 'conspiracy of good' in Vichy France The Christian Science Monitor - Wed May 14, 5:00 AM ET

  Chambon-Sur-Lignon, France - The mostly Protestant villagers of this tiny mountain plateau didn't talk about it at the time. Today, they still mostly don't talk about it.

• U.S. sees need for "tangible action" on Iran: Israel Reuters - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States and Israel agree on the need for "tangible action" to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's spokesman said after a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush.