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  Suu Kyi optimistic on Myanmar talks AP - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago

  YANGON, Myanmar - Detained Myanmar opposition head Aung San Suu Kyi is "very optimistic" about prospects of the U.N.-promoted process for reconciliation between the military government and pro-democracy forces, top members of her party said Friday.

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  Consumer confidence hits 2-year low AP - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Consumer confidence plunged in early November to the lowest level since Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast and sent oil prices soaring in 2005.

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  Romney hopes to overwhelm N.H. voters AP - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago

  MANCHESTER, N.H. - Walk into Mitt Romney's New Hampshire headquarters and you see a blend of high technology and old-fashioned political heavy lifting that's become a hallmark of his primary campaign.

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  Guerra wins 5 trophies at Latin Grammys AP - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago

  LAS VEGAS - You could say the hand was stacked in Juan Luis Guerra's favor before the prolific singer-songwriter ever got to Sin City and came away with a jackpot of Latin Grammy trophies.

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  A-Rod ready to meet with owners AP - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago

  ORLANDO, Fla. - Now that agent Scott Boras is done giving teams his sales pitch for Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod is ready to meet and greet.

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  Police block Bhutto, Pakistan capital sealed off Reuters - 47 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani police blocked opposition leader Benazir Bhutto from leaving her home in Islamabad on Friday and sealed off the capital and nearby city of Rawalpindi to stop a rally against President Pervez Musharraf.

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  Merck settles Vioxx claims for $4.85 billion Reuters - 40 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle U.S. claims of heart attacks and strokes allegedly linked to its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, the drugmaker said on Friday.

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  Senate confirms Mukasey as attorney general Reuters - Fri Nov 9, 12:59 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided U.S. Senate confirmed retired judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general on Thursday, setting aside concerns he might support interrogation methods decried worldwide as torture.

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  U.S. military frees 9 Iranians held in Iraq Reuters - 11 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it had released nine Iranians held in Iraq, including two it accused of links to Iran's elite Qods Force, signaling a possible change in tone between the bitter rivals.

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  Congress approves military, domestic funds Reuters - Fri Nov 9, 1:27 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led Congress, trying to make up for its tardiness in passing essential bills to fund the government, approved more than $1 trillion on Thursday for the military, veterans' health care and popular domestic social programs.

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  Hamas leader sees W.Bank takeover if Israel leaves Reuters - 49 minutes ago

  GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas Islamists, who seized control of the Gaza Strip in June, would take over the West Bank if Israel pulled out of the territory, a senior Hamas leader said on Friday.

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  Georgia set to defy critics, continue emergency Reuters - 14 minutes ago

  TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's parliament on Friday prepared to endorse President Mikhail Saakashvili's state of emergency decree banning independent media and mass meetings, defying criticism from Western allies and domestic opponents.

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  Bush's father comes to his defense on Iraq war Reuters - Fri Nov 9, 1:34 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Critics of President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war are "grossly unfair" and have forgotten the brutality of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, Bush's father said in an interview published on Friday.

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  Pakistan blocks defiant Bhutto with house arrest AFP - 53 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Police blocked former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto from leaving her home Friday as she pleaded to be released from house arrest to lead a rally against President Pervez Musharraf.

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  US military frees nine Iranians in Iraq AFP - 34 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (AFP) - Nine Iranians held in Iraq on suspicion of aiding insurgents were freed Friday by the American military in Baghdad, amid growing signs that both the US and Iran are seeking to ease tensions over Iraq.

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  Chadian prosecutor frees four Europeans in child 'kidnap' case AFP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  NDJAMENA (AFP) - A Chadian prosecutor on Friday ordered the release of three Spaniards, all flight crew, and a Belgian pilot detained over an alleged bid to kidnap 103 children, the lawyer for the four men said.

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  Myanmar's Suu Kyi meets party, junta AFP - Fri Nov 9, 5:31 AM ET

  YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday met members of her opposition party for the first time since 2004, as she pledged to cooperate with the regime that has kept her under house arrest for years.

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  Proper sanitation key to tackling diarrhoea among children: study AFP - Fri Nov 9, 4:55 AM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - Installing a sewage system across a Brazilian city slashed prevalence of diarrhoea among children by more than a fifth, highlighting the importance of sanitation in tackling water-borne disease, a Lancet study says.

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  Oil back above 96 dollars in Asia AFP - Fri Nov 9, 12:39 AM ET

  SINGAPORE (AFP) - Oil traded higher in Asia on Friday but the rise was capped after a new warning that the economy in the United States, the world's largest consumer of energy, would slow, dealers said.

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  Dollar slumps to fresh record low against euro AFP - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The dollar hit a new record low against the euro Friday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke painted a gloomy picture of the US economy that fuelled speculation about another US rate cut, dealers said.

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  Mike Huckabee: a conservative with a social gospel The Christian Science Monitor - Wed Nov 7, 4:00 AM ET

  Washington - The first time Mike Huckabee walked into the Church at Rock Creek, then meeting in a storefront, he knew he'd found a church home.

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  Lawmakers vote to protect gay, lesbian workers Reuters - Wed Nov 7, 8:29 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Wednesday defied a White House veto threat and voted to protect millions of Americans by outlawing workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.

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  Clinton, Giuliani in dead heat in 2008 race: poll Reuters - Wed Nov 7, 10:36 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Sen. Hillary Clinton still holds a 20-point lead over her rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination but she and Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani are in a dead heat, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday.

• An Admissions Dean's Tips for Getting In U.S. News & World Report - Thu Nov 8, 9:36 AM ET

  What can applicants do to increase their chances of getting in to a good college? Colleges usually just tell applicants the same old generalities about wanting students with good grades and test scores and community service. But Peter Van Buskirk, a former admissions dean at Franklin & Marshall College, in Lancaster, Pa., has started spilling the beans about what really goes on behind those closed-door admissions meetings. Van Buskirk, author of Winning the College Admission Game, tells U.S. ...

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  Safety agency issues new batch of toy recalls Reuters - Wed Nov 7, 6:52 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More recalls of lead-tainted toys made in China were announced on Wednesday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, including 380,000 toy cars sold at Dollar General stores.