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  Giuliani tries to reassure conservatives AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Rudy Giuliani tried to find peace with a restless bloc of the Republican Party Saturday, telling religious conservatives not to fear him for his stand on issues such as abortion or expect he would change purely for political advantage.

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  IMF warns of inflation risks AP - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Global economic leaders warned of inflation risks in advanced countries on the eve of the first World Bank meetings since Robert Zoellick took charge of an institution shaken by internal divisions and scandal.

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  AP: Sexual misconduct plagues US schools AP - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

  The young teacher hung his head, avoiding eye contact. Yes, he had touched a fifth-grader's breast during recess. "I guess it was just lust of the flesh," he told his boss.

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  First Coppola film in a decade premieres AP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

  ROME - It is Francis Ford Coppola's first movie in a decade, and the Oscar-winning director said Saturday that audiences should be in no hurry before deciding if "Youth Without Youth" is good or bad.

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  Drew powers Red Sox into decisive Game 7 AP - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

  BOSTON - The ball cleared the center field wall, and J.D. Drew raised his fist in celebration. A grand slam. A curtain call. And better yet: A chance to do it again in Game 7.

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  U.S. military says killed 49 in Baghdad clashes Reuters - 45 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it had killed 49 "criminals" in clashes in the Baghdad district of Sadr City on Sunday in a raid to capture a militant suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.

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  Rebels kill 12 Turk troops Reuters - 6 minutes ago

  TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called crisis talks that may authorize a cross-border military offensive after Kurdish rebels killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers in an ambush on Sunday near the Iraqi border.

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  Israel uncovers plot to kill Olmert Reuters - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's security services foiled a plot by Palestinian militants to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert before a summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli media reported on Sunday.

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  Iran says ex-negotiator to go to Rome atomic talks Reuters - Sun Oct 21, 5:36 AM ET

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Ali Larijani, who quit as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, and his replacement will go to talks with the European Union's Javier Solana to try to defuse a row with the West, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

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  Pentagon chief seeks help in Afghanistan Reuters - 16 minutes ago

  KIEV (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will ask Ukraine and other eastern European countries this week to send troops to Afghanistan to cover a shortfall in trainers for the Afghan army, a senior U.S. defense official said.

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  Giuliani woos religious right but loses poll Reuters - Sat Oct 20, 7:00 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney narrowly won a Republican presidential straw poll of Christian conservatives on Saturday, while Rudy Giuliani persuaded few to look past his support of abortion rights.

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  NASA begins countdown for launch Reuters - Sat Oct 20, 7:04 PM ET

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Clocks at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida began ticking down on Saturday toward Tuesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery on a construction mission to the International Space Station.

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  China Vice President out of new Party lineup Reuters - Sun Oct 21, 3:21 AM ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong retired from the Communists' upper ranks on Sunday, bolstering Party boss Hu Jintao's grip on power and clearing the way for a younger generation of potential successors.

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  New leaders, economic plans in China as key Congress ends AFP - Sun Oct 21, 4:37 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - China's Communist Party on Sunday endorsed Hu Jintao's new economic model for the country, while opening the way for a top leadership reshuffle that will likely see the president consolidate his power.

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  35 dead in Turkey-Kurd clashes AFP - 56 minutes ago

  ANAKARA (AFP) - Twenty-three Kurdish rebels and 12 Turkish soldiers were killed Sunday in an attack on a military patrol in southeast Turkey which the army blamed on Kurd separatists.

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  Poles give election verdict on Kaczynski twins AFP - 34 minutes ago

  WARSAW (AFP) - Poles voted Sunday in a parliamentary election which could see the liberal opposition win power from the outspokenly conservative Kaczynski twins.

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  Iran rejects tougher nuclear line after Larijani AFP - Sun Oct 21, 5:39 AM ET

  TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran Sunday insisted its policy in the nuclear crisis with the West would not change after the sudden resignation of chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, amid fears it would take an even tougher line.

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  Countdown starts for Discovery's Tuesday launch AFP - Sun Oct 21, 5:18 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The countdown for Tuesday's launch of the shuttle Discovery on its mission to the orbiting International Space Station began Saturday at 2:00 pm (1800 GMT), said a spokesman for Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  IMF vows to move with times, boost role of developing countries AFP - Sat Oct 20, 9:59 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The IMF, under pressure to move with the times, backed reforms Saturday to give low-income countries a stronger voice in its decision-making and defended its response to recent financial market upheaval.

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  World Bank turns to farm aid to fight poverty AFP - Sat Oct 20, 10:18 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - World Bank policymakers meet here Sunday to anchor agriculture at the center of their agenda in a major shift aimed at lifting billions of people out of poverty.

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  JK Rowling says wizard Dumbledore is gay Reuters - Sat Oct 20, 2:08 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.K. Rowling has outed one of the main characters of her best-selling Harry Potter series, telling fans in New York that the wizard Albus Dumbledore, head of Hogwarts school, is gay.

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  Health experts seek to calm schools over superbug Reuters - Fri Oct 19, 3:48 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The headlines are disturbing -- schools closing for disinfection, a 17-year-old dead from a drug-resistant "superbug." But health officials said on Friday it is no new emergency and the best way to deal with the bacteria is simply to wash your hands.

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  40 years on, 'Bigfoot' film still the benchmark for believers AFP - Sat Oct 20, 3:45 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - Forty years after two cowboys filmed an unidentified creature ambling through a California forest, hunters of "Bigfoot" say the grainy footage remains the cornerstone of their belief in the legendary ape-like beast's existence.

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  U.S. panel against cold drugs for kids under 6 Reuters - Fri Oct 19, 7:38 PM ET

  SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines that have been widely used for decades should not be given to children under 6 years of age, a U.S. advisory panel recommended on Friday.

• 19 tons of explosives found in Iraq Reuters - Sat Oct 20, 9:55 AM ET

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Iraq discovered nearly 19 tons of explosives in a weapons cache north of Baghdad this week, one of the biggest finds of its kind, the U.S. military said on Saturday.