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  Myanmar monks defy junta, resume rallies AP - 27 minutes ago

  YANGON, Myanmar - Tens of thousands of Buddhist monks and sympathizers defied orders from the military junta to stay out of politics, protesting Tuesday in the country's two biggest cities. Soldiers, including an army division that took part in the brutal suppression of a 1988 uprising, converged on the capital.

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  Long strike could cost GM billions AP - 58 minutes ago

  DETROIT - If the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Corp. lasts longer than a week or two, it could cost GM billions of dollars and stop the momentum the company was building with some of its new models, according to several industry analysts.

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  Microsoft may buy stake in Facebook AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  SAN FRANCISCO - Setting the stage for a possible bidding battle, Microsoft Corp. is mulling an investment in Facebook Inc. that would value the rapidly growing online hangout at $10 billion or more, according to a report published Monday.

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  Springsteen gives fans preview of tour AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  ASBURY PARK, N.J. - It might have been billed as a rehearsal, but Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band showed 3,000 fans he still has the magic. The show Monday at the oceanfront Convention Hall was the first of two benefit rehearsals for Springsteen and his band, who are about to embark on their first tour together in four years to support their new album, "Magic," due out Oct. 2.

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  Padres, Phillies tied for NL wild card AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  The San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies are tied for the NL wild card lead with the Colorado Rockies just one game out.

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  Bush to focus on Myanmar not Iran in U.N. speech Reuters - Tue Sep 25, 3:18 AM ET

  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President George W. Bush is set to announce new U.S. sanctions against Myanmar over human rights as the annual U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders gets under way on Tuesday.

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  Myanmar monks chant "democracy," soldiers move in Reuters - 7 minutes ago

  YANGON (Reuters) - Chanting "democracy, democracy," 10,000 monks marched through the heart of Myanmar's main city on Tuesday in defiance of a threat by the ruling generals to send in troops to end the biggest anti-junta protests in nearly 20 years.

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  Iraq ministry finishes draft law on contractors Reuters - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Interior Ministry has finished draft legislation that would end legal immunity enjoyed by private security contractors in the wake of a deadly shooting involving U.S. firm Blackwater, an official said on Tuesday.

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  Japan's Fukuda elected PM, forms new cabinet Reuters - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Yasuo Fukuda, a seasoned moderate lawmaker, was chosen Japan's prime minister on Tuesday, then tapped veteran ministers from his predecessor's cabinet to confront a resurgent opposition keen to force an election.

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  North Korea nuclear talks face uncertain hurdles Reuters - Tue Sep 25, 4:40 AM ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - Having coaxed North Korea to shut an aged reactor, disarmament talks resuming this week face the harder task of persuading Pyongyang to loosen its grip on broader atomic ambitions it has long held vital to survival.

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  Lebanon fails to pick president, but tension eases Reuters - 51 minutes ago

  BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's deadlocked parliament failed to elect a new head of state on Tuesday, but the anti-Syrian majority and the opposition renewed a dialogue to seek agreement before the house meets again on October 23.

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  Why are U.S. kids obese? Just look around them Reuters - 20 minutes ago

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

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  U.S. navy helicopter crashes in Guam, 1 dead Reuters - Mon Sep 24, 10:12 PM ET

  HAGATNA, Guam (Reuters) - A U.S. navy MH60 helicopter crashed into a lake on the Pacific island of Guam, killing one crew member, the military said on Tuesday.

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  Myanmar junta's warnings ignored as 100,000 join new protest AFP - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago

  YANGON (AFP) - Buddhist monks led 100,000 people through the streets of Myanmar's biggest city Tuesday, defying threats of a crackdown from the military junta facing the stiffest challenge to its rule in 20 years.

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  Moderate Fukuda takes charge of Japan AFP - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago

  TOKYO (AFP) - Yasuo Fukuda, a dovish lawmaker who has vowed to heal his party and improve ties with Japan's neighbours, took over as prime minister Tuesday braced for a bruising fight in a divided parliament.

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  Myanmar, Iran in Bush's sights at UN General Assembly AFP - Tue Sep 25, 3:11 AM ET

  UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - US President George W. Bush was due to use his address to the UN General Assembly Tuesday to unveil sanctions against Myanmar, with the stage also set for a showdown with his Iranian counterpart.

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  Africa flood crisis deepens AFP - Tue Sep 25, 5:42 AM ET

  NAIROBI (AFP) - Fresh rainfalls and slow relief have deepened the humanitarian crisis caused by record floods in Africa which have affected more than 1.5 million people and killed at least 300, aid agencies warned Tuesday.

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  Asian spacefarers race for the moon AFP - Tue Sep 25, 5:43 AM ET

  HYDERABAD, India (AFP) - Asian giants Japan, China and India are engaged in a race to map lunar resources and make the moon a platform to explore planets beyond, amid a renewed burst of global space activity.

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  WTO takes up US complaint against China patent regime AFP - 56 minutes ago

  GENEVA (AFP) - The WTO agreed on Tuesday to formally examine a US complaint about shortcomings in China's intellectual property protection, as friction over trade builds between the world's economic superpower and its emerging rival.

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  Euro under record dollar high as German business survey disappoints AFP - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The European single currency rose against the dollar on Tuesday but remained below its record high after a worse-than-expected business sentiment survey in Germany.

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  Church nurses aim to fill in U.S. health care gaps Reuters - Sun Sep 23, 11:57 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mel Bamel, 81, has been in the coronary unit of the hospital for just over a week. He's feeling a little better today. He was able enjoy the artichokes his daughter Liz brought over for dinner last night.

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  Alcohol ravages South Africa's children AFP - Mon Sep 24, 11:50 AM ET

  DE AAR, South Africa (AFP) - Watching her five-year-old daughter at play fills Katrina Wilson with guilt instead of motherly pride -- the slight frame a daily reminder of her heavy drinking while pregnant.

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  Cheney mulled Israeli strike on Iran: Newsweek Reuters - Sun Sep 23, 2:34 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney had at one point considered asking Israel to launch limited missile strikes at an Iranian nuclear site to provoke a retaliation, Newsweek magazine reported on Sunday.

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  Iranian president spars with academics in NY Reuters - Mon Sep 24, 5:46 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with an American university president who called him a "petty and cruel dictator" at a forum on Monday where Ahmadinejad criticized Israel and the United States and said Iran was a peaceful nation.

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  French mime artist Marcel Marceau dies Reuters - Sun Sep 23, 9:49 AM ET

  PARIS (Reuters) - Marcel Marceau, the world's best-known mime artist who for decades moved audiences across the globe without uttering a single word, has died aged 84.