Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Republicans, Paul clash over Iraq war AP - Thu Sep 6, 2:59 AM ET

  DURHAM, N.H. - Republican presidential contenders voiced support for the Iraq war Wednesday night despite a warning from anti-war candidate Ron Paul that they risk dragging the party down to defeat in 2008.

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  Germany searching for 10 terror suspects AP - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago

  BERLIN - German authorities were searching Thursday for about 10 suspected supporters of an Islamic group linked to al-Qaida believed to have assisted three militants arrested for plotting imminent attacks against Americans in Germany, an official said.

• Productivity grows at faster pace AP - 1 minute ago

  WASHINGTON - Worker productivity rebounded, growing at the fastest pace in nearly two years, while wage pressures eased sharply in the spring — developments that should reduce inflation worries.

• Mama moose bashes through woman's door AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  POCATELLO, Idaho - Anita Ovard moved to her small home in this town in the western foothills of the Rocky Mountains because she wanted to see more wildlife. But the view got a little too close when a moose decided to make itself at home in her front room.

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  Navratilova to face Novotna at U.S. Open AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Martina Navratilova faces Jana Novotna, Carlos Moya takes on Novak Djokovic and Juan Ignacio Chela goes against David Ferrer tonight at the U.S. Open.

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  Luciano Pavarotti dead at 71 Reuters - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

  MODENA, Italy (Reuters) - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses with his powerful voice and jovial personality, died on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, aged 71.

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  Israeli planes bomb Syrian targets: Syrian agency Reuters - 37 minutes ago

  DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes bombed unidentified Syrian targets early on Thursday, causing no damage or casualties, the official Syrian news agency said.

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  Thompson takes aim at Clinton Reuters - Thu Sep 6, 12:49 AM ET

  DES MOINES (Reuters) - Former Sen. Fred Thompson took aim at Democrat Hillary Clinton on Thursday as he made a long-delayed entry into the Republican presidential race and immediately took good-natured jabs from rivals.

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  U.S. air strike in Baghdad kills 14: police Reuters - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. airstrikes on a Shi'ite neighborhood in Baghdad overnight killed at least 14 people and destroyed 11 houses, Iraqi police and residents said on Thursday.

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  Felix kills 38 in Nicaragua Reuters - Thu Sep 6, 5:25 AM ET

  PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua (Reuters) - Soldiers searched for more bodies on Thursday after Hurricane Felix killed 38 people in Nicaragua, while 52 members of a group of Miskito Indians washed ashore alive in neighboring Honduras.

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  APEC rift opens over climate change debate Reuters - 24 minutes ago

  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Leaders at an Asia-Pacific summit appeared deadlocked on Thursday over what their "Sydney Declaration" on climate change and cutting greenhouse gas emissions should say.

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  Search for adventurer Fossett to resume Reuters - 56 minutes ago

  RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - Air crews scouring rugged terrain in Nevada for missing U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett are expected to press on with a high-tech search on Thursday morning.

• Marines ponder if "shoot first" justified Reuters - Thu Sep 6, 4:21 AM ET

  CAMP PENDLETON, California (Reuters) - Does a U.S. Marine serving in Iraq have the right to shoot first and ask questions later if hostile forces could be nearby?

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  Opera great Pavarotti dead at 71 AFP - 45 minutes ago

  ROME (AFP) - Opera legend Luciano Pavarotti, whose glorious tenor voice, showmanship and crossover celebrity turned him into a global superstar, died Thursday at his home in Italy at the age of 71.

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  Germany hunting 10 more suspects in Islamist bomb plot AFP - 29 minutes ago

  BERLIN (AFP) - German police have launched an international hunt for 10 accomplices of the three men held over a foiled Islamist plot to blow up airports and US installations in Germany, a top official said Thursday.

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  UN chief holds talks with Sudan leader on Darfur AFP - Thu Sep 6, 5:31 AM ET

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon holds talks with Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Thursday to win his support for a rapid deployment of a massive new peacekeeping force in Darfur, a region wracked by four years of war and human suffering.

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  Fred Thompson enters the race for White House AFP - Thu Sep 6, 5:19 AM ET

  DES MOINES, United States (AFP) - After months of hints, and false starts, screen star and Republican ex-senator Fred Thompson Thursday launched his run for president, promising to stop "another Clinton" from seizing the White House.

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  Apple revamps the iPod AFP - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago

  SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple has unveiled a slick touch-screen version of the iconic iPod as part of a product line overhaul.

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  ECB pumps 42.24 billion euros into money market AFP - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago

  FRANKFURT (AFP) - The European Central Bank pumped fresh cash into the banking sector on Thursday to ease fears of a global credit squeeze, as its directors sat down to decide whether to change eurozone interest rates.

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  Bank of England holds interest rate at 5.75 percent AFP - 53 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The Bank of England left its key interest rate at 5.75 percent on Thursday and said it was "too soon" to judge the full economic disruption of the ongoing global credit squeeze.

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  Company recalls beef patties sold in New England Reuters - Wed Sep 5, 9:22 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fairbank Farms, a U.S. ground beef producer, said on Wednesday it is voluntarily recalling beef patties sold to Shaw's Supermarkets in New England because of concerns about bacterial contamination.

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  Thompson takes aim at Clinton Reuters - Thu Sep 6, 12:49 AM ET

  DES MOINES (Reuters) - Former Sen. Fred Thompson took aim at Democrat Hillary Clinton on Thursday as he made a long-delayed entry into the Republican presidential race and immediately took good-natured jabs from rivals.

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  Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71 Reuters - Thu Sep 6, 1:44 AM ET

  MODENA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died early on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, his manager Terri Robson said.

• Iraqi Translators Finally Get Visas U.S. News & World Report - Wed Sep 5, 12:57 PM ET

  As many as 2 million Iraqi refugees have fled the violence at home, but the Bush administration has been criticized for allowing very few of them into the United States.

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  U.S. churches find financial transparency Reuters - Tue Sep 4, 8:26 AM ET

  DALLAS (Reuters) - The growth of megachurches in the United States has spawned mega revenues, leading many to find the financial light and embrace transparency to assure their congregations that their offerings are well spent.