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  Gates expresses regret for civilian deaths AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  KABUL, Afghanistan - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday expressed "personal regret" for recent U.S. airstrikes that killed Afghan civilians, and pledged more accurate targeting in future.

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  Offshore drilling up to Senate after House passage AP - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Offshore oil drilling, which has dominated energy debates in the presidential campaign, is now coming to the Senate.

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  Israeli party rivals face off in power bid AP - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM - Israel's popular foreign minister faced off against a grizzled former military chief on Wednesday in the leadership race for the ruling Kadima party — an election that could determine the country's next prime minister.

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  High school teacher wins 'Big Brother 10' AP - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Dan Gheesling schooled everyone on "Big Brother 10."

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  Howard rallies Phils into first place in NL East AP - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago

  ATLANTA - Ryan Howard rallied the Philadelphia Phillies back into first place, hitting a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning for his fourth hit in an 8-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.

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  Obama leads McCain by 2 points: Reuters poll Reuters - 42 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a 2-point lead in the U.S. presidential race on Republican John McCain, whose choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate helped shore up support for both candidates, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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  AIG rescue calms markets, HBOS and Lloyds in talks Reuters - 51 minutes ago

  LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - An $85 billion dollar U.S. lifeline for American International Group gave some respite to battered financial stocks, while the UK's biggest mortgage lender HBOS Plc and Lloyds TSB contemplated a merger which would reshape British banking.

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  Car bombs at U.S. embassy in Yemen kill 16 Reuters - 8 minutes ago

  SANAA (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombs set off a series of explosions outside the heavily fortified U.S. embassy in Yemen on Wednesday, killing 16 people including six attackers, a Yemeni Interior Ministry official said.

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  Morgan Stanley weighing possible merger: report Reuters - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Investment bank Morgan Stanley is weighing whether it should remain independent or merge with a bank, given the recent turbulence in the company's share price, broadcaster CNBC reported on Wednesday.

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  U.S. mood lifts, but worries remain: Reuters poll Reuters - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans remain worried about the U.S. economy and their personal finances, but their outlook brightened for the second consecutive month, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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  U.S. regulators try to find WaMu buyer: report Reuters - Wed Sep 17, 4:54 AM ET

  (Reuters) - U.S. federal regulators recently called a number of banks asking if they would consider buying Washington Mutual Inc should it eventually falter, the New York Post said, citing sources.

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  U.S. defense chief to act on Afghan civilian deaths Reuters - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  KABUL (Reuters) - Under pressure over rising civilian deaths in Afghanistan, the U.S. defense chief said on Wednesday that the U.S. military needed to do more to prevent the killing of ordinary Afghans caught up in military operations.

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  Asia greases money markets, AIG deal fails to soothe Reuters - Wed Sep 17, 3:38 AM ET

  SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan, Australia and India pumped $33 billion into money markets on Wednesday as a U.S. government rescue of insurer AIG failed to soothe frayed nerves and ease a funding squeeze triggered by the crisis engulfing Wall Street.

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  Finance storm sweeps on after AIG's $85bln rescue AFP - 39 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The global finance storm swept up a new victim Wednesday as HBOS, Britain's biggest mortgage lender, was reportedly forced into takeover talks after the US government's 85-billion-dollar rescue of AIG.

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  US embassy attack leaves 16 dead in Yemen AFP - 4 minutes ago

  SANAA (AFP) - Islamist militants attacked the US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa with a car bomb and rockets on Wednesday, leaving 16 people dead, in the second strike on the high-security compound in six months.

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  Israel ruling party elects Olmert successor AFP - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (AFP) - Members of Israel's governing Kadima party were voting for a new leader on Wednesday, with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni favoured by opinion polls to replace scandal-plagued Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

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  Tainted milk sickens 6,000 babies in China AFP - 10 minutes ago

  BEIJING (AFP) - China said Wednesday more than 6,000 babies had fallen ill and three died after drinking milk powder laced with a toxic chemical, as it vowed massive efforts to contain a widening food scandal.

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  Rising prices tip another 75 million towards starvation: UN AFP - 24 minutes ago

  ROME (AFP) - Global numbers afflicted by acute hunger rose from 850 million to 925 million by the start of 2008 because of rising prices, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said Wednesday.

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  Markets struggle amid AIG rescue, HBOS report AFP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Asian and European equities struggled Wednesday as financial market chaos sparked the overnight rescue of US insurance giant AIG and a reported takeover bid for British bank HBOS.

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  Lloyds TSB in rescue talks with HBOS: report AFP - 6 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Lloyds TSB is reportedly in talks to buy fellow British bank HBOS, in deep trouble on the stock market amid the crisis engulfing global financial markets, it emerged on Wednesday.

Most Popular Top Stories

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  Feeling car sick? Blame the bacteria Reuters - Mon Sep 15, 4:01 AM ET

  LONDON (Reuters Life!) - If a man's home is his castle then maybe his car is his rubbish bin, with a study finding the typical car has 283 different types of bacteria present in every square centimeter (square inch).

• AIG rescue calms markets, HBOS and Lloyds in talks Reuters - 51 minutes ago

  LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - An $85 billion dollar U.S. lifeline for American International Group gave some respite to battered financial stocks, while the UK's biggest mortgage lender HBOS Plc and Lloyds TSB contemplated a merger which would reshape British banking.

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  Wall Street mauled by Lehman bankruptcy, AIG fears Reuters - Mon Sep 15, 6:00 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street had its worst day since markets reopened after the September 11 attacks as fears about the U.S. financial system's stability surged on Monday after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and insurer AIG struggled for survival.