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By Candace Rondeaux, The Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's ruling coalition parties agreed Thursday to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, setting up a major showdown between the former military chief and the newly elected civilian government.
Leaders of the ruling Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N faction called for a no-confidence vote in Parliament against Musharraf and said they could begin official impeachment proceedings in the next few days.
Pakistan People's Party co-chair Asif Ali Zardari said Musharraf's nearly nine-year rule had thrown the country into turmoil and that the time had come to break the six-month-long political deadlock that has paralyzed Pakistan since the civilian- d...
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By Candace Rondeaux, The Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's ruling coalition parties agreed Thursday to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, setting up a major showdown between the former military chief and the newly elected civilian ...
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BBC Monitoring Newsfile The Olympic torch relay began its final leg in Beijing from the landmark Forbidden City Wednesday morning.
At the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, the torch was handed over to the first bearer, Yang Liwei, the count...
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United Press International - A U.S. government scientist and suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in Maryland of an apparent suicide, colleagues said.
Bruce Ivins, 62, died as the U.S. Justice Department was preparing to file criminal charg...
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By Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- An out-of-work truck driver accused of opening fire at a Unitarian church, killing two people, left behind a note suggesting that he targeted the congregation out of hatred for its liberal p...
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BERLIN - In a highly unusual move for an American presidential candidate, Barack Obama staged a foreign policy speech Thursday before a huge overseas audience, calling for renewed trans-Atlantic cooperation to rein in Iran, fight religious extremism ...
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Rocky Mountain News - By Associated Press
Scrambling to bolster eroding investor confidence, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department announced unprecedented steps to brace slumping mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The plan, u...
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SAN JOSE) – The Governor´s budget cuts to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) would devastate thousands of families and hurt the economy by reducing hours and jobs for many health care workers employed by the valuable safety net program, Democra...
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United Press International
A suicide bomb exploded Monday on a crowded street near the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 41 people and injuring 140, officials said.
Officials said the bomber rammed a car into two Indian dipl...
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Deseret News (Salt Lake City) By Betsy Taylor, Associated Press
WINFIELD, Mo. -- A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of the small community of Winfield and ending a valiant bu...
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Several Airlines Likely to Fail; Affordable, Frequent Air Travel and Jobs at Risk.
WASHINGTON and RADNOR, Pa. -- At current oil prices, several large and small U.S. airlines will default on their obligations to creditors beginning at th...
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USA TODAY: By Alan Gomez, Marisol Bello and Judy Keen
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Marie Welton figures her daughter will have to bulldoze her flooded home here. She worries about the survival of her own business, a children's hair salon, as people recover...
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By Georgina Gustin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS -- Area grocery stores have pulled some fresh tomatoes from their shelves after learning that a salmonella outbreak traced to certain tomato varieties has sickened 145 people in 16 states.
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Canadian Press - BOSTON: Banner No. 17 is halfway to the rafters. The Celtics are two wins from another NBA championship.
And maybe a little lucky to be there.
Paul Pierce, darting around the parquet floor with ease, scored 28 points, Boston'...
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The Independent (UK) - By Rupert Cornwell
After an epic five-month battle that has rewritten US politics, Barack Obama last night stood poised to secure the 2008 Democratic nomination, with a very real chance of becoming the first African American ...
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Knight Ridder Washington Bureau
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hillary Clinton coasted to victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary, a win she hoped would give her a desperately needed boost-but probably would not.
The New York senator was b...
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 By David Jackson and Richard Wolf
WASHINGTON -- It's not unusual for a former White House official to write a book -- but it is w...
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Fury at Plight of Burmese Under-Fives.
Daily Record; Glasgow (UK) By Stephen White
MORE than 30,000 kids under five will die of hunger in Burma in days unless their brutal rulers let the world help them.
That was the warning yesterday...
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 Civil and Human Rights Groups Hail Landmark Decision As Latest Step Toward Full Equality.
WASHINGTON — The California S...
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International Herald Tribune - From news reports Fierce clashes raged Thursday in Beirut after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by targeting its military telecommunications network.
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 PHILADELPHIA - The primaries in North Carolina and Indiana today offer Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton one more chance to tr...
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By Bronwen Roberts.
Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, where Britain's Prince Harry has been combating the Taliban, is a harsh battleground where extremists have teamed up with powerful opium lords.
It has also proven to be dead...
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The Philadelphia Inquirer - By Thomas Fitzgerald
Stitching together a coalition of blue-collar workers, white men and women, Sen. H...
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USA TODAY - By Jill Lawrence and Kathy Kiely
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton scoured Pennsylvania for votes Monday amid si...
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 USA TODAY - By Joan Biskupic and Kevin Johnson
WASHINGTON -- Several states are poised to resume executions after the Supreme Court o...
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By Stephen Magagnini, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.
Worldwide protest over China's human rights record and actions in Tibet blocked the path of the Olympic torch's worldwide run this week, just before its trek through San Francisco.
The torch was ...
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 USA TODAY, By Richard Wolf
KIEV, Ukraine -- When the United States and 25 other members of the NATO alliance meet in Bucharest this...
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Virginian - Pilot. By Jim Yardley, The New York Times BEIJING - Thousands of Buddhist monks and other Tibetans clashed with riot police in a second Chinese city on Saturday, while the authorities said they had regained control of the Tibetan capit...
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By Rupert Cornwell - The top US commander for the Middle East resigned yesterday, a step that seems to bear out reports of sharp policy differences on Iran between a hawkish White House and a uniformed military leadership opposed to military action. ...
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 Presidential hopeful Barack Obama won the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, beating rival Hillary Clinton.
Although there were ju...
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Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was the projected winner Tuesday over Barack Obama in the Texas Democratic primary, media repor...
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 By Joe Vardon, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
CINCINNATI -- A right-wing talk show host three times invoked Sen. Barack Obama's middle name w...
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By David Espo Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused presidential rival Sen. Barack Obama of politic...
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 By Ishtiaq Mahsud and Robert H. Reid Associated Press
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- Taliban militants declared a cease- fire Wedn...
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 By Barry Wilner, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GLENDALE, Ariz. - With the Super Bowl on the line, look who had the perfection thing down Pat: Eli...
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By Tom Raum and Nedra Pickler, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sparred, for the ...
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MIAMI - John McCain won Florida's Republican primary with the help of the state's wildly popular governor, his own war-hero biography an...
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Salt Lake City, Utah - The man 13 million Mormons consider to be a prophet of God and who served them as president of more
By Thomas Fitzgerald, The Philadelphia Inquirer
S.C. -- Sen. Barack Obama crushed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday in the South ...
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It was a kinder, gentler GOP debate Thursday night.
Unlike prior gatherings, in which John McCain and Mike Huckabee attacked Mitt Romn...
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 Knight Ridder Washington Bureau
JERUSALEM - President Bush began an eight-day Middle East peace mission Wednesday as Israeli leaders w...
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Profile: Pervez Musharraf
Aug. 8--DOHA, Qatar -- When asked in an interview with Al Jazeera's Darren Jordan early in 2007 what he would like his legacy as president of Pakistan to be, Pervez Musharraf said he wanted to be remembered as a "reformer and developer."
Mayor Jailed, Detroit Fumes: More Calls for Kilpatrick to Quit As Bond Offense Shocks Beleaguered City
Aug. 8--The scandalous drama of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick took a bizarre turn Thursday as a judge sent the troubled mayor to jail for violating the terms of his bond in a pending perjury and obstruction of justice case.
Houston Chronicle Julie Mason Column: Some Texas Delegates Seek Clinton Moment in Denver
Aug. 8--WASHINGTON -- Contrary to the party's persistent, somewhat elusive theme of unity, Texas delegates to the Democratic National Convention are debating placing Hillary Rodham Clinton's name in nomination for the presidency.
Zoo Reports a Small Surplus: Reductions in Costs, Jobs Leave Cushion of $200,000
Aug. 8--After years of financial woes, the Maryland Zoo reported finishing with "some money in the bank" this fiscal year, which ended June 30.
Favre Going From Green Bay to Broadway Jets Make a Deal for Unretired Star NFL
The New York Jets, once the team of one of football's most charismatic quarterbacks, now have another one.
Sen. Clinton Stresses Support for Obama, Unifed Convention Bill Clinton Slated to Speak at DNC Before VP Pick
Sen. Hillary Clinton went out of her way to rally her supporters for Sen. Barack Obama during a live Web chat Thursday.
Detroit Mayor Jailed
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was jailed Thursday for a bond violation in his perjury case, his pleas for leniency rejected by a judge who made it clear the mayor would get no special treatment.
Musharraf Faces Impeachment Effort
Pakistan's ruling coalition parties agreed Thursday to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, setting up a major showdown between the former military chief and the newly elected civilian government.
Beijing Eerily Quiet Before Opening Ceremony for 2008 Olympics
BEIJING - After seven years of buildup and billions of dollars in preparations, world leaders and China's elite gathered Friday for the most lavish opening ceremony in Olympic history.
Scientist Uses Stem Cells to Repair Human Heart
MIAMI _ Dr. Joshua Hare believes medicine is close to a goal long thought to be impossible: healing the human heart.
Georgian President Declares National Mobilization of Reservists
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has accused Russia of bombing Georgian territory and declared a nation-wide mobilization of reservists, urging Georgians to protect their homeland.
Iraq, U.S. Near Agreement on Long-Term Plan
WASHINGTON -- Iraq and the United States are getting close to concluding an agreement that establishes a long-term framework for the presence of U.S. troops.
Jury Gives Hamdan 51/2 Years
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- A jury of six military officers sentenced a bodyguard and driver for Osama bin Laden to 51/2 years in prison for aiding al-Qaeda's terrorism -- far less than the minimum 30 years requested by the prosecution.
Russia Sends Forces into South Ossetia
At least two dozen people were killed in fighting between Russian forces and Georgian military in the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
Brett Favre Joins New York Jets After Trade From Green Bay
CLEVELAND - Brett Favre held up his new green jersey, hoping he made the right decision.
Gitmo Jury Sentences Driver to 66 Months
Aug. 8--GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- In a stunning rebuke, a six-member U.S. military jury Thursday ignored a Pentagon prosecutor's plea for a 30 years-plus term and sentenced Osama bin Laden's driver to 66 months in prison.
Osteen Suit: Faith in Jury, Not in God
Aug. 8--It turns out that the latest Trial of the Century, Continental flight attendant Sharon Brown's lawsuit seeking 10 percent of Victoria Osteen's net worth, is not primarily over hemorrhoids and Brown's loss of faith in God.
Harvard Scientists Create New Stem Cell Lines: Advance Could Further Research into 10 Diseases
Aug. 8--Harvard scientists have reprogrammed the cells of patients with various genetic illnesses back to an embryonic state, creating a bank of cells that researchers can use to study and fight disease.
Newsday, Melville, N.Y., Bob Glauber Column: Favre Admits This Season Will Be a Challenge
Not sure if this is what Jets fans wanted to hear right out of the gate from the man who would be their savior.
Brett Favre Off Minnesota Vikings' Radar: Poison Pill All but Assures Jets Won't Trade Him to NFC North
Aug. 8--MANKATO, Minn. -- From the start, the Vikings were a somewhat reluctant sidebar to the Brett Favre story, but they can relax.
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