Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

• FDA posts list of potential problem drugs AP - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform doctors and patients.

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  2nd trial starting for infamous Texas KFC murders AP - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

  HOUSTON - When Darnell Hartsfield saw the inside of a Texas prison cell for the first time in 1984, it was for an aggravated robbery he committed the previous year. But prosecutors contend the Tyler man was involved in a far more heinous crime just three days before his arrest for that September 1983 robbery.

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  Peacekeepers, aid workers race to feed Haitians AP - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

  GONAIVES, Haiti - Receding waters in the starving Haitian city of Gonaives revealed the bodies of more victims in floods from Tropical Storm Hanna, as U.N. peacekeepers and aid groups struggled to feed thousands of people.

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  Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TV AP - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS.

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  Serena Williams, Jankovic reach US Open final AP - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Her place in the final secure, Serena Williams briskly walked off center court and headed toward the locker room. In a hallway, she was intercepted by three of her fans who wanted a picture.

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  U.S. to take control of Fannie and Freddie: reports Reuters - Sat Sep 6, 1:04 AM ET

  WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to put government sponsored mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under federal control, the New York Times and Washington Post newspapers reported late Friday, in what could be the largest financial bailout in the nation's history.

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  Boeing machinists strike Reuters - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

  NEW YORK/EVERETT, Washington (Reuters) - Boeing Co's 27,000-strong machinists' union walked off the job on Saturday after the plane maker failed to improve its contract offer after two days of emergency talks.

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  Hanna hits U.S., Ike menaces Cuba, Gulf Reuters - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

  SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Hanna barreled ashore between South and North Carolina on Saturday and began a rain-swept march up the U.S. Atlantic Coast, while fierce Hurricane Ike menaced Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico.

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  Zardari wins Pakistan election Reuters - 54 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday.

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  McCain and Obama clash on economy Reuters - Fri Sep 5, 5:36 PM ET

  CEDARBURG, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail after their party conventions, clashed over the ailing U.S. economy on Friday as unemployment hit its highest monthly rate in nearly five years.

• Iran rejects French warning it risks Israeli strike Reuters - 42 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran dismissed on Saturday a warning by France's president that the Islamic Republic was taking a dangerous gamble over its nuclear program because one day its arch-foe Israel could strike.

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  Russia accuses West of warship provocation Reuters - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused the West on Saturday of acting provocatively in and around the Black Sea, where the United States is using warships to deliver humanitarian aid to Georgia.

• Landslide hits east Cairo shanty town, kills 20 Reuters - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  CAIRO (Reuters) - Twenty people were killed and 23 injured when a massive rockslide hit a crowded Cairo shanty town on Saturday, sending rocks and boulders crashing down on dozens of houses, state news agency MENA said.

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  Bhutto widower sweeps Pakistan presidential polls AFP - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Asif Ali Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on Saturday, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago.

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  At least 18 dead in Cairo rockslide AFP - 14 minutes ago

  CAIRO (AFP) - At least 18 people were killed and 22 injured on Saturday when dozens of homes in northern Cairo collapsed after being hit by a massive rockslide, Egyptian emergency services said.

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  Turkish president on historic trip to Armenia AFP - 43 minutes ago

  YEREVAN (AFP) - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul makes an historic trip to Armenia on Saturday to watch a football match and try to tackle decades of animosity between the estranged neighbours.

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  Hanna hits US coast with Hurricane Ike looming AFP - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

  MIAMI (AFP) - Tropical Storm Hanna hit the US states of South and North Carolina with full force early Saturday, battering the coast with waves, rain and wind and prompting thousands of people to seek refuge inland.

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  Russia's Medvedev accuses US of rearming Georgia AFP - 19 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday accused the United States of rearming Georgia under the guise of humanitarian aid, following the arrival of a US Navy flagship in the Georgian port of Poti.

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  US government to take over mortgage giants: reports AFP - Sat Sep 6, 12:05 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government is planning to put under strict federal control troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, fire their top executives and use federal funds to bail them out, US media reported on their websites.

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  Japan's Nomura eyes Lehman bid: report AFP - Sat Sep 6, 12:32 AM ET

  TOKYO (AFP) - The president of Japan's biggest brokerage house Nomura Holdings said the company was considering buying a stake in troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers, a report said Saturday.

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  Melting Swiss glacier yields Neolithic trove, climate secrets AFP - Fri Sep 5, 1:56 AM ET

  BERN (AFP) - Some 5,000 years ago, on a day with weather much like today's, a prehistoric person tread high up in what is now the Swiss Alps, wearing goat leather pants, leather shoes and armed with a bow and arrows.

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  Musical taste "defines personality" Reuters - Fri Sep 5, 5:38 AM ET

  LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Fans of classical music and jazz are creative, pop lovers are hardworking and, despite the stereotypes, heavy metal listeners are gentle, creative types who are at ease with themselves.

• Stephenie Meyer drops new book after Web leak Reuters - Wed Sep 3, 9:32 AM ET

  CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Author Stephenie Meyer, writer of the best-selling young adult "Twilight" books, has put the fifth and final installment in the series on hold in protest after a partial draft was posted on the Internet.

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  Iraq eyes Lockheed F-16 fighter aircraft purchase Reuters - Fri Sep 5, 12:16 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iraqi government has asked for information about buying 36 F-16 fighter aircraft built by Lockheed Martin Corp, the U.S. Defense Department said on Friday.

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  John McCain speech draws record TV ratings Reuters - Fri Sep 5, 4:07 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain beat Democratic rival Barack Obama in the crucial battle to attract U.S. television viewers during their race to the White House, according to figures released on Friday.