Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Obama seeks focus on end of primary campaign AP - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago

  EUGENE, Ore. - Attempting to lay a symbolic claim to his party's presidential nomination, Democrat Barack Obama will mark the latest round of primary voting with a rally in Iowa, where his solid win in January caucuses propelled him to his status as the front-runner.

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  US military says soldier shot at Quran AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD - A soldier used a Quran, the Islamic holy book, for target practice in a predominantly Sunni area west of Baghdad, prompting an apology from the military, a spokesman said Sunday.

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  'Indiana Jones' goes before Cannes critics AP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  CANNES, France - Indiana Jones has been in tight spots before, but he faced one of the biggest hazards of his life as hostile hordes of critics at the Cannes Film Festival prepared to dissect his latest big-screen adventure Sunday.

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  Simpson-Wentz have 'Alice in Wonderland' wedding AP - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Don't be surprised to find Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz grinning Cheshire cats — they're newlyweds.

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  Big Brown wins Preakness; poised for Triple Crown AP - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago

  BALTIMORE - Not once but twice, jockey Kent Desormeaux sneaked a peek to see if anyone was gaining on Big Brown. "I looked between my legs, under my arms, and they were eight (lengths) behind me," Desormeaux said. "I stopped pushing. I said, `That's enough.'"

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  Aftershocks rock China as toll rises Reuters - Sun May 18, 5:32 AM ET

  BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - Police tried to stop anguished relatives from streaming into one of the worst affected areas of China's massive earthquake on Sunday, as another strong aftershock hit the area and the death toll rose to nearly 32,500.

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  Turning point seen near on Myanmar aid Reuters - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago

  YANGON (Reuters) - A breakthrough could be near on a framework to open up the aid to the millions needing help after Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta early this month, Britain's Asia minister said on Sunday.

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  U.S. soldier riddles Koran with bullets in Iraq Reuters - 51 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An American soldier has been disciplined and ordered from Iraq, the U.S. military said on Sunday, for using a copy of the Koran for target practice at a shooting range near Baghdad.

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  Bush tries to convince Arab skeptics on peace push Reuters - 42 minutes ago

  SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - President George W. Bush sought to reassure skeptical Arabs on Sunday he is committed to securing a deal on Palestinian statehood before he leaves office, despite his outspoken support for Israel.

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  Obama plans Iowa trip with victory in sight Reuters - Sat May 17, 11:26 PM ET

  PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Barack Obama will make a symbolic trip to Iowa on Tuesday, revisiting the state that launched his underdog bid for the White House on a day he hopes will put him over the top in the number of delegates needed to help clinch the nomination.

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  India to resume Pakistan peace talks Reuters - Sun May 18, 1:53 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - India's foreign minister travels to Pakistan this week for his first meeting with leaders of a new civilian government and to review a peace process that has been in the doldrums for more than a year.

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  Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai delays return over "plot" Reuters - Sat May 17, 12:25 PM ET

  HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai postponed his return home on Saturday to contest an election run-off after his party said it had discovered an assassination plot against him.

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  Sen. Kennedy hospitalized after seizure Reuters - Sat May 17, 8:18 PM ET

  BOSTON (Reuters) - Sen. Edward Kennedy, a leading Democrat, suffered a seizure on Saturday but hours later was talking with family at his side in a Boston hospital.

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  Aftershock kills China quake survivors as death toll tops 32,000 AFP - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

  JIANGYOU, China (AFP) - A powerful aftershock claimed more lives in China's southwest on Sunday, bringing new misery to the region and hampering relief efforts as the death toll from last week's quake shot up.

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  UN's top disaster official headed to Myanmar AFP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  YANGON (AFP) - The UN's top disaster official headed Sunday to Myanmar, where the government is under mounting pressure to accept a full-scale relief operation for desperate cyclone survivors in need of immediate aid.

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  Bush says Mideast peace needs 'tough sacrifices' AFP - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

  SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - US President George W. Bush said on Sunday that peace in the Middle East was possible by the end of the year but that it needed action on both sides and "tough sacrifices".

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  Space-age foods save lives in Myanmar AFP - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago

  BANGKOK (AFP) - You won't find Plumpy'nut and BP-5 on your supermarket shelves. But the space-age foods have become one of the world's best weapons to fight hunger after disasters like the Myanmar cyclone.

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  Researchers despondent as AIDS vaccine still out of reach AFP - Sun May 18, 2:15 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - A quarter of a century since the virus that causes AIDS was identified, a vaccine against the deadly disease remains frustratingly out of reach despite a well-funded global effort to find a cure.

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  Canadian Auto Workers ratify new contract with GM, Chrysler AFP - Sun May 18, 2:39 AM ET

  MONTREAL (AFP) - Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) overwhelmingly approved new labor agreements with General Motors and Chrysler, rounding out the year's contracts with North America's Big Three auto producers, the union said Saturday.

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  EBRD focuses on global economic woes at Kiev meeting AFP - Sun May 18, 3:46 AM ET

  KIEV (AFP) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development kicked off its annual meeting here on Sunday to discuss the impact of global economic turmoil and soaring food prices in the former Soviet bloc.

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  New York subway cars find new life on ocean floor Reuters - Sat May 17, 7:54 AM ET

  OCEAN CITY, Md (Reuters) - After four decades carrying millions of New Yorkers, 44 of the city's subway cars are now home to millions of fish.

• As food prices shoot up, so do backyard gardens The Christian Science Monitor - Thu May 15, 5:00 AM ET

  KILLINGWORTH, Conn.; and DECATUR, GA. - Think of it as a modern-day Victory Garden.

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  Blue diamond fetches $5 million, sets record per carat Reuters - Fri May 16, 5:32 AM ET

  GENEVA (Reuters Life!) - A pear-shaped blue diamond has sold for 5.2 million Swiss francs ($4.93 million), setting a new world record price per carat for any gemstone, Sotheby's said on Friday.

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  Soccer fans warned of tick danger at Euro 2008 Reuters - Sat May 17, 9:29 AM ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - If you are a soccer fan going to watch Euro 2008 it could be worth having a vaccination to prevent catching a little known, but potentially fatal illness that is spread by ticks, a leading scientist warned on Saturday.

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  American tourist joins pandas in 'surreal' earthquake ordeal AFP - Fri May 16, 10:13 PM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas.