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Obama and Clinton Freely Trade NAFTA Distortions - Washington Post


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Obama and Clinton Freely Trade NAFTA Distortions
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (DN.Y.) made a fine show of indignation in Ohio over the weekend, accusing Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) of distorting her positions on the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Debate No. 20 Shared Stage With a Satire New York Times
Clinton attacks on all fronts Boston Globe
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Senate Democrats Focus on Economic Cost of War - New York Times


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Senate Democrats Focus on Economic Cost of War
New York Times - 5 hours ago
By DAVID HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON - Undeterred by President Bush and Senator John McCain proudly pointing to progress in Iraq, Congressional Democrats are trying to mount new lines of attack against the administrations war policies.
Senate Agrees To Debate Bill On Iraq Pullout Washington Post
Senate Republicans agree to Iraq debate CNN
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With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency - Washington Post


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With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
By Manuel Roig-Franzia HAVANA, Feb. 26 — Cubans swamped currency exchange offices Monday and early Tuesday in a brief but intense speculative frenzy fueled by rumors that new President Ral Castro would end the island's reviled dual currency system.
Cuban leader meets Vatican envoy BBC News
Vatican broaches Cuba prisoners with Raul Castro Reuters
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Party Vows to Free Pakistani Judiciary - The Associated Press


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Party Vows to Free Pakistani Judiciary
The Associated Press - 40 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The party set to form Pakistan's next government vowed Tuesday to make the country's judiciary fully independent.
Parties press Musharraf to convene hostile new Parliament Hindu
Benazir's party vows to make Pakistan judiciary independent International Herald Tribune
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Iraq condemns Turkish incursion and wants troops out - Reuters


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Iraq condemns Turkish incursion and wants troops out
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Mariam Karouny BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Tuesday condemned Turkey's incursion into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish guerrillas in the strongest terms so far and demanded an immediate end to what it called a violation of its sovereignty.
Iraq Demands That Turkey Withdraw New York Times
Gates Asks Turkey to End Iraq Incursion in `A Week or Two' Bloomberg
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US Sen. Byrd in hospital after suffering a fall - Reuters


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US Sen. Byrd in hospital after suffering a fall
Reuters - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Robert Byrd, the oldest member of the US Senate and a fierce opponent of the Iraq war, was being treated in a hospital on Tuesday after falling in his home late on Monday, a spokesman for the senator said.
Sen. Robert Byrd, 90, admitted to hospital CNN
Byrd Hospitalized After Fall The Associated Press
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GOP Halts Effort to Retrieve White House E-Mails - Washington Post


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GOP Halts Effort to Retrieve White House E-Mails
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
Theresa Payton, White House Office of Administration chief information officer, and Allen Weinstein, United States archivist, testify on Capitol Hill.
Politicos squabble over 'missing' White House e-mails CNET News.com
Expert Details White House E-Mail Risks The Associated Press
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Obama, Clinton Debate Tactics - Washington Post


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Obama, Clinton Debate Tactics
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama stand on the stage at Cleveland State University before last night's debate.
Clinton, Obama clash over campaign tactics in debate CNN
Democrats Clash on Health, Trade and Rival Tactics New York Times
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Senate Agrees To Debate Bill On Iraq Pullout - Washington Post


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Senate Agrees To Debate Bill On Iraq Pullout
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Paul Kane The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to begin debating a bill that would require the administration to start withdrawing forces from Iraq in 120 days and cut funding for battlefield deployments, a surprise move supported by
Senate Republicans agree to Iraq debate CNN
Senate Democrats Focus on Economic Cost of War New York Times
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Annan Suspends Talks in Kenya - Washington Post


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Annan Suspends Talks in Kenya
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
A farmer works on a maize plantation in Maraguoa, Kenya, Monday Feb. 25 2008. Kenya's warring political parties resumed their lengthy and often bitter negotiations Monday to try to end a dispute over presidential elections that sparked nationwide
Kenya: No Excuse for Further Delay, Rice Says AllAfrica.com
Annan Tries to Spur Kenya Talks New York Times
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With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency - Washington Post


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With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Manuel Roig-Franzia HAVANA, Feb. 26 — Cubans swamped currency exchange offices Monday and early Tuesday in a brief but intense speculative frenzy fueled by rumors that new President Ral Castro would end the island's reviled dual currency system.
Castro's brother faces big challenges in Cuba CNN International
Raul Castro meets top Vatican official AFP
International Herald Tribune - Reuters - The Associated Press - Guardian Unlimited
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Hill stays in Beijing to work on N.Korea issue - Reuters


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Hill stays in Beijing to work on N.Korea issue
Reuters - 2 hours ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - The top US negotiator with North Korea stayed in Beijing for an extra day on Wednesday to work on reviving the stalled effort to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programs, the US State Department said.
Rice's Talks in China on North Korea Make Progress (Update1) Bloomberg
China Says It Will Resume Human Rights Talks With US New York Times
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GOP Halts Effort to Retrieve White House E-Mails - Washington Post


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GOP Halts Effort to Retrieve White House E-Mails
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
Theresa Payton, White House Office of Administration chief information officer, and Allen Weinstein, United States archivist, testify on Capitol Hill.
Politicos squabble over 'missing' White House e-mails CNET News.com
Expert Details White House E-Mail Risks The Associated Press
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US Sen. Byrd in hospital after suffering a fall - Reuters


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US Sen. Byrd in hospital after suffering a fall
Reuters - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Robert Byrd, the oldest member of the US Senate and a fierce opponent of the Iraq war, was being treated in a hospital on Tuesday after falling in his home late on Monday, a spokesman for the senator said.
Sen. Robert Byrd, 90, admitted to hospital CNN
Byrd taken to hospital after fall Charleston Gazette
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US Steps Up Deportation Of Immigrant Criminals - Washington Post


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US Steps Up Deportation Of Immigrant Criminals
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
By Ernesto Londoo Immigration officials are increasingly scouring jails and courts nationwide and reviewing years-old criminal records to identify deportable immigrants, efforts that have contributed to a steep rise in deportations and strained the
Video: Officials: Fatal Crash Driver Illegal Immigrant AssociatedPress
ICE arrests 225 illegal immigrants in six-state operation KY3
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Starbucks Closes Stores To Retrain Baristas - Wall Street Journal


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Starbucks Closes Stores To Retrain Baristas
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
By JANET ADAMY Starbucks Corp. retaught baristas how to make espresso shots, steam milk and hand drinks to customers while it shut down nearly 7100 stores in the US on Tuesday evening.
Video: Starbucks to Take Coffee Break Today AssociatedPress
Starbucks' break brews frustration Houston Chronicle
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Bush Vows to Veto a Mortgage Relief Bill - New York Times

Bush Vows to Veto a Mortgage Relief Bill
New York Times - 53 minutes ago
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS WASHINGTON - President Bush sided with banks and mortgage lenders on Tuesday, threatening to veto a bill being offered by Senate Democrats that would give more bargaining power to homeowners who face foreclosure.
UPDATE 2-Senate foreclosure bill draws W.House veto threat Reuters
Veto Threat Looms Over Oil Taxes Bill The Associated Press
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Democrats Clash on Health, Trade and Rival Tactics - New York Times


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Democrats Clash on Health, Trade and Rival Tactics
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By JEFF ZELENY Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton set aside their cordiality Tuesday evening and clashed over their plans to overhaul the nations health care system in a contentious debate one week before four potentially decisive
Obama, Clinton Debate Tactics Washington Post
Clinton, Obama clash over campaign tactics in debate CNN
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Senate Agrees To Debate Bill On Iraq Pullout - Washington Post


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Senate Agrees To Debate Bill On Iraq Pullout
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Paul Kane The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to begin debating a bill that would require the administration to start withdrawing forces from Iraq in 120 days and cut funding for battlefield deployments, a surprise move supported by
Senate Republicans agree to Iraq debate CNN
Senate Democrats Focus on Economic Cost of War New York Times
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With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency - Washington Post


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With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Manuel Roig-Franzia HAVANA, Feb. 26 — Cubans swamped currency exchange offices Monday and early Tuesday in a brief but intense speculative frenzy fueled by rumors that new President Ral Castro would end the island's reviled dual currency system.
Castro's brother faces big challenges in Cuba CNN International
Raul Castro meets top Vatican official AFP
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Vote more vital to McCain than to Democrats - Baltimore Sun


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Vote more vital to McCain than to Democrats
Baltimore Sun - 26 minutes ago
By Paul West | Sun reporter February 26, 2008 Maryland is among the most Democratic of states, with a solid blue streak in presidential elections all the way back to 1992.
2 polls say Obama is surging ahead of Clinton in Democratic race Boston Globe
Obamas Support Grows Broader, New Poll Finds New York Times
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Americans' faith in state of flux, survey finds - Seattle Times


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Americans' faith in state of flux, survey finds
Seattle Times - 27 minutes ago
By Janet I. Tu Washington state has long been known for having a large percentage of people who don't have any formal religious ties.
US religious identity is rapidly changing Boston Globe
More in US jump to new faiths, poll finds Los Angeles Times
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Iraq calls on US to intervene in Turkish incursion - Los Angeles Times


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Iraq calls on US to intervene in Turkish incursion
Los Angeles Times - 41 minutes ago
The fighting between its ally and a Kurdish separatist group it considers a terrorist organization puts the Bush administration in a bind.
Iraq Sounds Alarm on Clashes in North Washington Post
Turkey-PKK conflict intensifies Aljazeera.net
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US predicts quick vote on Iran sanctions - CNN International


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US predicts quick vote on Iran sanctions
CNN International - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The United States predicted a quick vote on a third resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program as it begins to build a case against Iran's central bank for proliferation activities, senior State Department
Major Powers Discuss Iran Strategy Washington Post
Iran weapons project 'continued' BBC News
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Rice urges China to press N Korea - BBC News


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Rice urges China to press N Korea
BBC News - 33 minutes ago
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged Chinese leaders to put pressure on North Korea to fully declare its nuclear programme.
US and Britain rap Taiwan over referendum plans Reuters
Rice Seeks Chinese Help on NKorea Nukes The Associated Press
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Clinton still leads Obama in Ohio, but by smaller margin - Los Angeles Times


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Clinton still leads Obama in Ohio, but by smaller margin
Los Angeles Times - 48 minutes ago
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Sen. Hillary Clinton delivers a foreign policy speech at George Washington University in Washington, DC Two polls show her margin has narrowed.
Clinton escalates attack on rival Baltimore Sun
So Far, Time Has Been on Obamas Side New York Times
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In Shift, Ashcroft to Testify on Oversight Deal - Washington Post


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In Shift, Ashcroft to Testify on Oversight Deal
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
By Carrie Johnson Former Attorney General John D. Ashcroft agreed last night to appear at a House hearing to discuss his lucrative arrangement overseeing a medical equipment company, averting a showdown with committee members who had planned to meet
Ashcroft to testify on no-bid deals Philadelphia Inquirer
Ashcroft to Testify on Monitor Contracts The Associated Press
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Satellite mission declared a success - Boston Globe


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Satellite mission declared a success
Boston Globe - 1 hour ago
The Pentagon declared yesterday that its mission to blast apart a defunct spy satellite with a missile fired from a Navy warship had been a success.
Satellite Fuel Tank Thought Destroyed Washington Post
Missile likely hit satellite tank Deseret News
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So Far, Time Has Been on Obamas Side - New York Times


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So Far, Time Has Been on Obamas Side
New York Times - 32 minutes ago
By ADAM NAGOURNEY WASHINGTON - They are certainly premature, but the post-mortems are beginning to roll in on Hillary Rodham Clintons presidential campaign.
Clinton Strategy Quandary: Underdog or Aggressor? Wall Street Journal
Senate careers branch differently for Clinton, Obama Los Angeles Times
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Poll Finds a Fluid Religious Life in US - New York Times


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Poll Finds a Fluid Religious Life in US
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By NEELA BANERJEE WASHINGTON - More than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood to join another religion or no religion, according to a survey of religious affiliation by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
Survey finds changes in Americas religious landscape Kansas City Star
Survey: Americans freely change, or drop, their religions USA Today
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US predicts quick vote on Iran sanctions - CNN International


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US predicts quick vote on Iran sanctions
CNN International - 37 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The United States predicted a quick vote on a third resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program as it begins to build a case against Iran's central bank for proliferation activities, senior State Department
Iran slams French stand on nuclear issue Jerusalem Post
Iran weapons project 'continued' BBC News
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Rice in Beijing for N Korea talks - BBC News


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Rice in Beijing for N Korea talks
BBC News - 36 minutes ago
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in China hoping to quicken the nuclear disarmament process in neighbouring North Korea. Ms Rice is expected to urge Chinese leaders to put pressure on Pyongyang to fully declare its nuclear programme.
Rice in China to seek progress on North Korea Reuters
New South Korean President Sworn In New York Times
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Iraq Sounds Alarm on Clashes in North - Washington Post


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Iraq Sounds Alarm on Clashes in North
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Sudarsan Raghavan BAGHDAD, Feb. 25 — Turkish troops and Kurdish guerrillas clashed Monday for the fifth consecutive day in two areas of northern Iraq, the Turkish military said, as senior Iraqi officials warned that a widened and prolonged
Iraqi Kurds Concerned about Turkish Incursion Voice of America
Turkish Military Kills 41 Kurdish Rebels The Associated Press
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Airline Says Crew Acted Appropriately Before Death - New York Times


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Airline Says Crew Acted Appropriately Before Death
New York Times - 59 minutes ago
By KEN BELSON American Airlines officials on Monday disputed accounts by relatives of a woman who died aboard a flight from Haiti to New York on Friday.
Don't feel great? Rethink flying, expert says CNN
American Airlines defends actions in in-flight death Kansas City Star
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National Briefing | WASHINGTON Pentagon Says Satellites Tank Was … - New York Times


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National Briefing | WASHINGTON Pentagon Says Satellites Tank Was
New York Times - 50 minutes ago
By THOM SHANKER The Pentagon said the mission to launch a Navy missile-interceptor at a dead spy satellite appears to have succeeded in destroying a tank filled with toxic rocket fuel.
Satellite's fuel tank hit by missile, Pentagon says Tribune Review
Satellite's Tank Destroyed Tampa Tribune
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National Briefing | WEST California: No Candidacy for Internet Scholar - New York Times


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National Briefing | WEST California: No Candidacy for Internet Scholar
New York Times - 52 minutes ago
By JESSE McKINLEY The Internet scholar Lawrence Lessig decided not to run for a vacant seat in the House of Representatives. Mr. Lessig, the founder of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford University, had posted a Web video last week hinting
Larry Lessig: I'm not running for Congress CNET News.com
Stanford professor Lessig decides against bid for Lantos San Jose Mercury News
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Stocks and Bonds New Outlook on Bond Firms Ignites Rally - New York Times


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Stocks and Bonds New Outlook on Bond Firms Ignites Rally
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By VIKAS BAJAJ Signs that two embattled bond insurance companies are getting close to restoring their reputations and credit ratings bolstered stocks on Monday.
MBIA keeps top ratings, markets relieved Reuters
Japanese Stocks Climb After Bond Insurer Ratings Maintained Bloomberg
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US FCC okays Liberty-DirecTV deal with conditions - Reuters


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US FCC okays Liberty-DirecTV deal with conditions
Reuters - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp's (LINTA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) acquisition of News Corp's (NWSa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) stake in DirecTV Group Inc DTV.
Malone: DirecTV Is (Almost) a Done Deal BusinessWeek
Liberty Media gets FCC OK for control of DirecTV Bizjournals.com
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EA's offer for Take-Two undervalued: big investor - Reuters


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EA's offer for Take-Two undervalued: big investor
Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Anupreeta Das SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Video game giant Electronic Arts Inc's (EA) offer of $26 a share for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc undervalues the company, and shareholders are unlikely to sell at that price, an investor who owns about 5
Video: Electronic Arts Offers $2B for Take-Two AssociatedPress
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Clinton Campaign Starts 5-Point Attack on Obama - New York Times


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Clinton Campaign Starts 5-Point Attack on Obama
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By PATRICK HEALY and JULIE BOSMAN After struggling for months to dent Senator Barack Obamas candidacy, the campaign of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is now unleashing what one Clinton aide called a kitchen sink fusillade against Mr.
Robed Obama picture ignites row BBC News
Photo Sparks Talk Of Smear Tampa Tribune
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News from backstage at the Oscars - Entertainment Weekly


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News from backstage at the Oscars
Entertainment Weekly - 34 minutes ago
By Adam B. Vary Hello from the Oscars' backstage press room! I'll be your trusty guide through the evening here, where I have joined some 300 fellow journalists in a ballroom of the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel to pepper the winners with questions both
Coen brothers win directing Oscar for "No Country" Reuters
Oscar Viewers Got Clipped, In More Ways Than One Washington Post
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Fidel Castro passes Cuba reins to his brother - Reuters


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Fidel Castro passes Cuba reins to his brother
Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Anthony Boadle HAVANA (Reuters) - Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel Castro as Cuban president on Sunday, ending the rule of the bearded rebel who defied the United States for five decades but vowing to continue his communist revolution.
Video: Raul Castro Formally Chosen As Cuban Leader AssociatedPress
Ral Castro Named Cubas New President New York Times
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President Lee - Wall Street Journal


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President Lee
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
Lee Myung-bak will be inaugurated today as South Korea's new President. The 66-year-old former Hyundai chief executive, nicknamed "the bulldozer," enjoys a strong mandate to reinvigorate the domestic economy, rebuild ties with the US and take a tougher
Video: South Korea prepares for a new president - 24 Feb 08 AlJazeeraEnglish
South Korea's new leader wants better US relations MarketWatch
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Suicide bomber kills 40 in Iraq: police - Reuters


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Suicide bomber kills 40 in Iraq: police
Reuters - 35 minutes ago
By Habib al-Zubaidi HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated a vest packed with metal ball bearings in a refreshment tent full of Iraqi pilgrims heading to a Shi'ite festival on Sunday, killing 40 people and wounding 60, police said.
Suicide Bomber Kills 40 at Iraq Highway Rest Stop New York Times
40 pilgrims killed in Iraq suicide bombing Pakistan Dawn
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Iraqi Kurdistan Blames Baghdad, Washington for Turkish Incursion - Voice of America


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Iraqi Kurdistan Blames Baghdad, Washington for Turkish Incursion
Voice of America - 10 hours ago
By Daniel Schearf The government of Iraq's Kurdistan region has blamed Baghdad and Washington for failing to stop Turkish military actions in northern Iraq.
PKK guerrillas seek help from Iraq Kurds Times Online
Turks send more tanks into Iraq against PKK Guardian Unlimited
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Debate Close Wasnta Farewell, Clinton Says - New York Times


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Debate Close Wasnta Farewell, Clinton Says
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By JOHN M. BRODER and MICHAEL POWELL COLUMBUS, Ohio - With the mood of her campaign shadowed by the death of a police officer escorting her motorcade Friday, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to carry on despite remarks in a debate Thursday night
Video: US election race heats up - 22 Feb 08 AlJazeeraEnglish
Obama, Clinton try to spin debate's outcome in Texas Los Angeles Times
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McCain Gathers Support and Donations in Aftermath of Article in … - New York Times


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McCain Gathers Support and Donations in Aftermath of Article in
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By ELISABETH BUMILLER INDIANAPOLIS - Senator John McCain declared the battle over on Friday morning, but by then his lieutenants believed he had already won the war.
NY Times surprised by harsh reaction to McCain story Houston Chronicle
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Serbia Is Warned by Europe to Deter Embassy Attacks - New York Times


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Serbia Is Warned by Europe to Deter Embassy Attacks
New York Times - 4 hours ago
A woman looked through a bus at the burned United States Embassy in Belgrade on Friday. Serbs protesting Kosovos independence attacked and set fire to the embassy on Thursday.
Rice holds Serbia responsible for US embassy attack Reuters
Kosovo Serb Protesters Attack UN Police The Associated Press
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Hooking Left: Cuba Tees Up Golf's Revival - Wall Street Journal


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Hooking Left: Cuba Tees Up Golf's Revival
Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago
By JOS DE CRDOBA Now that Fidel Castro has retired, perhaps he can find the time to work on his golf game. In 1962, Mr. Castro lost a round of golf to Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who had been a caddy in his Argentine hometown before he became a guerrilla
Video: First person: Havana hairdresser's salon solution - 22Feb08 AlJazeeraEnglish
Castro, Nearly Retired, Keeps Busy With a Few Pokes at US New York Times
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Turkey Sends Soldiers Into N. Iraq - Washington Post


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Turkey Sends Soldiers Into N. Iraq
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
By Joshua Partlow and Amit R. Paley DAHUK, Iraq, Feb. 22 — After months of sporadic shelling targeting the mountain hideouts of Kurdish guerrilla fighters, Turkey sent tanks and ground troops into northern Iraq on Thursday afternoon in an incursion
Video: Raw Video: Turkey Launches Incursion Into Iraq AssociatedPress
Turkish troops enter Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish militants International Herald Tribune
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US Air Force B-2 bomber crashes - Reuters


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US Air Force B-2 bomber crashes
Reuters - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A US B-2 stealth bomber crashed at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam just after taking off but the two pilots on board ejected safely, the US Air Force said late on Friday.
Stealth Bomber Crashes On Guam; 2 Pilots Safe Washington Post
Pilots safe after stealth bomber CNN
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Grand Jury Indicts Arizona Congressman - New York Times


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Grand Jury Indicts Arizona Congressman
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON - Representative Rick Renzi, Republican of Arizona, was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on 35 counts of corruption, including fraud, money laundering, extortion and other crimes, federal prosecutors said
Arizona's Rep. Renzi Is Indicted In Land Deal Washington Post
Renzi and Republicans Wall Street Journal
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ANALYSIS-Clinton's debate moment: turning point or end game? - Reuters


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ANALYSIS-Clinton's debate moment: turning point or end game?
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Jeff Mason AUSTIN, Texas, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Was it a pivotal moment that could change the campaign, or the swan song of a candidate who may be nearing the end of her US presidential bid?
Video: Bill Clinton Says It All Comes Down to Texas AssociatedPress
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Turkey sends 10000 troops into northern Iraq: TV - Reuters


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Turkey sends 10000 troops into northern Iraq: TV
Reuters - 1 hour ago
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's military has sent 10000 troops into northern Iraq in a land offensive against Kurdish PKK guerrillas based there, the private broadcaster NTV said on Friday.
Turkish Army Begins Ground Assault on PKK in Iraq (Update1) Bloomberg
Turkey launches ground operation in Iraq Houston Chronicle
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US fury at Serbia after mob sets its embassy ablaze - Times Online


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US fury at Serbia after mob sets its embassy ablaze
Times Online - 1 hour ago
The US today demanded to know why Serbian police had failed to stop hundreds of "thugs" from breaking into its embassy in Belgrade and setting it on fire in a series of riotous attacks last night, leaving one dead.
Video: Rioters Set Fire to US Embassy in Belgrade AssociatedPress
Storm over Serbia embassy attacks BBC News
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Pakistan's main opposition parties agree to form gov't - Jerusalem Post


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Pakistan's main opposition parties agree to form gov't
Jerusalem Post - 1 hour ago
By AP Pakistan's two main opposition parties announced they would form a new government together after their victory in elections this week, but skirted the issue of whether they would push for the ouster of US-backed President Pervez Musharraf.
Pakistan's election winners to work out coalition Reuters
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CIA Used a British Island to Transport Terrorism Suspects - New York Times


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CIA Used a British Island to Transport Terrorism Suspects
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John McCain 'disappointed' in Times report insinuating he had affair
New York Daily News - 52 minutes ago
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Gray wolves to lose endangered status - Los Angeles Times


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Gray wolves to lose endangered status
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
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US Ends Protections for Wolves in 3 States New York Times
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Lots of Damage, No Deaths in Nev. Quake
The Associated Press - 50 minutes ago
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Heavy damage but no deaths as 6.0 earthquake strikes northeastern Los Angeles Times
Northeastern Nevada Hit by 6.0 Quake Washington Post
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Microsoft to Share More Technical Secrets - New York Times


Sioux City Journal

Microsoft to Share More Technical Secrets
New York Times - 6 hours ago
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Microsoft to uncloak technical data in bid to avoid inquiry Houston Chronicle
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Apax Partners considers bid for Reed Elsevier's Business … - CNNMoney.com


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Apax Partners considers bid for Reed Elsevier's Business
CNNMoney.com - 3 hours ago
LONDON, Feb. 22, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — Private equity group Apax Partners is considering making an offer for Reed Elsevier (NYSE:RUK) (NYSE:ENL) PLC's Business Information unit, the 1.25 bln stg company behind New Scientist
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Clinton and Obama Debate Once More, and Does It Matter?
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Storm over Serbia embassy attacks - BBC News


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Storm over Serbia embassy attacks
BBC News - 4 hours ago
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Pakistan's election winners to work out coalition - Reuters


Montreal Gazette

Pakistan's election winners to work out coalition
Reuters - 3 hours ago
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CIA Used a British Island to Transport Terrorism Suspects - New York Times


Voice of America

CIA Used a British Island to Transport Terrorism Suspects
New York Times - 4 hours ago
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Kenyas Glimmer of Hope
New York Times - 3 hours ago
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Death of Ex-Cop's 3rd Wife Was Homicide - The Associated Press


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Death of Ex-Cop's 3rd Wife Was Homicide
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CHICAGO (AP) - The death of a former suburban Chicago police officer's third wife has been ruled a homicide after a second autopsy showed she drowned, a prosecutor said Thursday.
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The McCain Article: Ask the Newsroom - New York Times


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The McCain Article: Ask the Newsroom
New York Times - 7 hours ago
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Legislature OKs roads plan
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Magazines Up for Sale, Including Variety
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UPDATE 1-DEALTALK-3Com rebuff may foretell Motorola difficulties
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Storm over Serbia embassy attacks - BBC News


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Storm over Serbia embassy attacks
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Pakistan's election winners to work out coalition - Reuters


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Pakistan's election winners to work out coalition
Reuters - 1 hour ago
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CIA Used a British Island to Transport Terrorism Suspects - New York Times


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CIA Used a British Island to Transport Terrorism Suspects
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By JOHN F. BURNS LONDON - In tones freighted with frustration, Britains foreign secretary, David Miliband, on Thursday told the House of Commons that contrary to earlier explicit assurances the Central Intelligence Agency had confirmed using an
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Kenyas Glimmer of Hope - New York Times


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Kenyas Glimmer of Hope
New York Times - 1 hour ago
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Death of Ex-Cop's 3rd Wife Was Homicide - The Associated Press


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Death of Ex-Cop's 3rd Wife Was Homicide
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
CHICAGO (AP) - The death of a former suburban Chicago police officer's third wife has been ruled a homicide after a second autopsy showed she drowned, a prosecutor said Thursday.
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