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Neb. Town OKs ATVs On Streets Despite WarningsAlliance, Neb., is one of several towns in the state allowing people to ride all-terrain vehicles on city streets in the face of high gas prices. Riders say using the small, low-slung vehicles saves money on gas, but some officials are concerned about safety. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Sep 2008 | 5:22 pm Texans told to flee or face 'certain death'
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:33 pm LEAD: Thailand's Samak pulls out of premier race+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Samak Sundaravej decided Friday to pull out of the upcoming parliamentary election to choose a new prime minister, his close aide said. It was not...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:33 pm How to talk to your doctor about GodThe doctors, nurses, pharmacists and technicians gathered around her son's crib, their faces grim. Pamela Gorman knew what they were thinking: Her son, Christopher, was about to die. Christopher was just a few days old and had a rare blood infection and fungal meningitis, a brain infection.Source: Digg | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:32 pm 15 Most Repulsive Foods On The PlanetWould you eat them?Source: Digg | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:32 pm Aliens might have sent messages by tweaking variable starsIf we received a message from an extraterrestrial civilization, would we necessarily realize it? SETI has long scanned the skies for evidence of alien transmissions, while others have proposed a hunt for physical artifacts sent by our distant neighbors. But neutrino physicists at the University of Hawaii have proposed yet another possibility:...Source: Digg | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:31 pm Worries rise in Texas as Ike looms in the GulfSome are hunkering down, some heading out and all holding their breath as Hurricane Ike churns toward a weekend landfall on Texas' ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:31 pm Hurricane Ike closing in on Texas coast, HoustonGALVESTON, Texas (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people fled coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Ike on Friday as the storm gathered strength on a collision course with the Texas Gulf Coast, threatening to swamp populous areas around Houston under a massive wave of water.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:29 pm What Your Global Neighbors Are BuyingHow people spend their discretionary income – the cash that goes to clothing, electronics, recreation, household goods, alcohol – depends a lot on where they live. People in Greece spend almost 13 times more money on clothing as they do on electronics. People living in Japan spend more on recreation than they do on clothing, electronics, etc.Source: Digg | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:25 pm US August retail sales in surprise slumpWASHINGTON (AFP) - US retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.3 percent in August, with strong automobile sales helping offset a steeper decline, the Commerce Department said Friday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:24 pm 10 most obnoxious fan bases in College FootballThey live in the past and never shut up. They're sore losers and worse winners.Source: Digg | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:20 pm Diplomat: Moscow Stalling Over MonitorsTalks with Russia on sending additional international monitors to keep tabs on South Ossetia and Abkhazia collapsed Friday, a senior Western diplomat said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:20 pm From Magellan to Kerouac: History's Greatest Journeys (MAP)Trace Kerouac's Path or Marco Polo...one of the coolest interactive graphics I have seen recently. I'm not sure why they didn't use that one extra space to map Harry and Lloyd's journey to the Rocky Mountains.Source: Digg | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:19 pm Baseball: Yomiuri rallies to beat Yakult in CL+(Kyodo) _ Ryota Wakiya and Yoshitomo Tani hit key homers and Michihiro Ogasawara drove in four runs as the Yomiuri Giants rallied from an early five-run deficit to beat the Yakult...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:19 pm Palin says she'll prod McCain on drilling in Alaska wildernessRepublican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said she would lobby John McCain to support oil drilling in the Alaskan wilderness ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:19 pm Revolution snap skid with blowout victoryFOXBORO - Midfielder Steve Ralston's timely return to the lineup certainly rejuvenated the Revolution's stagnant offense. After sitting out four games with...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:18 pm Thanks to Hurricane Ike, more sports schedules in flux - Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News - A two-game series between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Houston, has been postponed. Cubs' fortunes turn on arms of pitchers Twins, Brewers have opposite feelings about being on road Source: Google News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:17 pm Japan to provide 32.1 billion yen in yen loans for Africa+(Kyodo) _ Japan has decided to provide up to 32.1 billion yen in yen loans to the African Development Bank, with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation signing a document recently...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:17 pm Palin 'governed from the center,' went after big oilSarah Palin set aside her conservative social views to aid Democrats in taking on the oil industry.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:16 pm Magic's Pat Garrity retires from NBAORLANDO, Fla.- Orlando Magic forward Pat Garrity is retiring from the NBA. Garrity played 10 pro seasons - nine with the Magic - after spending his rookie year with the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:16 pm German nationalist group to rally against IslamA nationalist German group said Friday it has invited leading members of the European right to take part in a "anti-Islamification" ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:15 pm Lehman races to find rescuerBank of America seen as likely suitor; Treasury and Federal Reserve also engaged in talks, which could be completed this weekend, sources saySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:15 pm S. African judge throws out Zuma's corruption chargesA South African judge ruled Friday that prosecutors were wrong to charge ANC President Jacob Zuma with corruption, effectively ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:13 pm McCain Rediscovers His Appreciation For Public Service - CBS News
CBS News - By Steve Benen (Political Animal) MCCAIN REDISCOVERS HIS APPRECIATION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.... We talked on Wednesday about John McCain having given up entirely on talking about what was one of his signature issues: public service. McCain, Obama find common ground on national service 2 candidates pause to recall Sept. 11 attacks Source: Google News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:13 pm Allergan's Botox May Fight Migraine - eMaxHealth.com
eMaxHealth.com - Allergan is conducting trials to measure Botox effectiveness in migraine pain treatment and announced that the trials give successful results. Migraines, Like Wrinkles, May Benefit from BOTOX Allergan (AGN) Finished Thursday At Highest Level in Six Months Source: Google News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:13 pm Luiz Felipe Scolari comes up against the one that got awayCOBHAM, England - Luiz Felipe Scolari turned down an offer to join Manchester City before taking charge of Chelsea and on Saturday he faces a player he could not talk into...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:12 pm Kicking it up a notch: Looking at Stephen Gostkowski's numbers with BradyThanks to a record-breaking offense, Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski had a fairly easy workload last season. That's unless you count the 74 extra points he converted...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:12 pm One killed, 70 wounded in Indian Kashmir clashesSRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - One person was killed and 70 were wounded in Indian Kashmir on Friday when troops fired bullets and teargas shells to break up renewed protests by Muslims...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:11 pm Retail sales slide, producer prices drop in August (AP)AP - Wholesale inflation plunged in August by the largest amount in nearly two years, reflecting a steep drop in energy prices. But in less positive news, retail sales remained in the doldrums in August.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:11 pm Texas Coast Residents Flee From Hurricane Ike - New York Times
New York Times - By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. HOUSTON - As Hurricane Ike appeared to bear down on the Houston area, the National Weather Service issued a stern warning to people living in small houses on Galveston Island that they faced “certain death” from flooding if ... Video: Raw Video: Ike Nears, Texas Hospitals Evacuated Ike strands freighter in Gulf; Houston braces Source: Google News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:11 pm U.S. firm ambushed again in Afghan south, 23 dead (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:09 pm Zimbabwe rivals to discuss dealZimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is due to meet President Robert Mugabe after an agreement to share power.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:09 pm U.S. firm ambushed again in Afghan south, 23 deadKABUL (Reuters) - At least 23 people were killed when Taliban insurgents ambushed a U.S. security firm convoy in southwestern Afghanistan on Friday, provincial officials said, the second attack on the firm in as many days.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:09 pm Lehman shares slip again in premarket - MarketWatch
MarketWatch - By MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Lehman Brothers were down more than 10% ahead of Friday's opening bell amid swirling rumors that the embattled Wall Street icon will sell itself over the weekend. Video: Ike Threatens Wall of Water Toward Houston Lehman seeks buyer after shares dive: sources Source: Google News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:06 pm Commentary: The Sarah Palin smear-fest - CNN
CNN - By Glenn Beck Editor's note: Glenn Beck is on CNN Headline News nightly at 7 and 9 ET and also is host of a conservative national radio talk show. Video: Matt Damon Rips Sarah Palin President Sarah Palin? "It's like a really bad Disney movie," says ... Source: Google News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:06 pm Chris 'Beanie' Wells doubtful for OSU-USC showdownCOLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said yesterday it is doubtful that starting tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells will play tomorrow against No. 1 Southern...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:06 pm UNICEF: Child mortality down 27% since 1990The U.N. Children's Fund says the number of children who die before the age of five has declined by 27% over the last two decades.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:06 pm Lehman races to find rescuer (Reuters)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:05 pm Lehman races to find rescuerNEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Concerns that Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc may not arrange a U.S. government-backed takeover quickly sent its shares down early Friday after reports the investment bank was in talks with Bank of America raised investor hopes of a rescue overnight.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:05 pm No Nuke on Two Russian Bombers in VenezuelaRussia on Thursday downplayed the two strategic long-range bombers that flew to Venezuela in the first such flight since the Cold War, saying the bombers carried no live weapons nuclear or otherwise and would return to Russia next week.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:04 pm Tourists stranded by UK firm's collapseThousands of tourists in the Mediterranean and elsewhere face travel chaos after a big holiday firm files for protection.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:03 pm Legislature in the doghouse - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News - By Mike Zapler SACRAMENTO - Months of bickering over the state budget have seriously damaged the state Legislature's public standing: A record few Californians approve of its performance, according to a new Field Poll. Legislature given lowest approval in recent history Senate Democrats reject GOP proposal for ending California budget ... Source: Google News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:03 pm Suspected U.S. strike kills 12 in PakistanPakistan's opposition called Friday on parliament to meet to devise a strategy to deal with cross-border attacks after the latest suspected U.S. strike killed 12 people in Pakistan's northwest.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:02 pm China launches probe into milk powder after baby dies - AFP
AFP - BEIJING (AFP) - Shops throughout China pulled a milk powder suspected of killing one baby and sickening dozens of others from shelves on Friday in the latest safety scandal to rock the country's food industry. China starts probe into baby powder milk contamination as more ... Chinese dairy giant recalls milk powder after baby death Source: Google News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:00 pm Security training to cover new gear, customer serviceTransportation Security Administration officers at Logan International Airport will undergo training this month as part of the federal agency's effort to promote calmer...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:00 pm Cuba Reeling From Recent StormsAlmost all of Cuba has been affected by recent storms. Five people died in Hurricane Ike. Ray Sanchez, a South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter based in Cuba, talks with Steve Inskeep about the storm destruction. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:00 pm Samak pulls out of Thai premier vote+(Kyodo) _ Samak Sundaravej has withdrawn from next week's parliamentary vote to choose a new Thai prime minister, a close aide said Friday.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:59 pm Palin's statements on climate change at odds (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:58 pm Texas Evacuates Coast As Ike ApproachesHurricane Ike is expected to come ashore on the Gulf Coast of Texas. It's predicted to be a Category 3 hurricane, which could cause a lot of damage in the area. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:58 pm UMass starts a top stem-cell databaseThe state's life science leaders launched yesterday what is believed to be the world's most comprehensive database of embryonic stem-cell lines. The International...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:57 pm SA court rejects Zuma graft caseA South African court rules a corruption case against ANC leader Jacob Zuma cannot go ahead.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:55 pm Police search for suspect in death of Hindu leaderBHUBANESHWAR, India - Police searched Friday for two suspects in the killing of a Hindu religious leader last month that sparked violent Hindu-Christian clashes in eastern...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:54 pm Iraq Puts Sunni Paramilitary Groups To WorkAfter strong pressure from the U.S. military, the Iraqi government has agreed to employ the so-called Awakening Councils. These are largely Sunni paramilitary groups who turned against al-Qaida and allied themselves with U.S. forces. But the Awakening membership mistrusts the Iraqi government. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:54 pm Grading Palin's TV AppearanceSarah Palin and shifting polls are all the talk on the political front. The presidential campaign is kicking into high gear as the Nov. 4 election draws closer. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:53 pm Army: Failures in pregnant soldier's deathA pregnant soldier's unit at Fort Bragg didn't follow procedures for keeping track of newly arrived personnel, the Army said in a report Thursday on the disappearance of the woman.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:52 pm Diplomat: Talks with Russia on monitors collapseTalks with Russia on sending additional international monitors to keep tabs on South Ossetia and Abkhazia collapsed Friday, a ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:49 pm The Cassel Era Begins1. In the five games this year that Brady was not a factor or didn't play the Patriots averaged 14.6 points 2. Dominican born players leading in Home Runs: Sosa...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:49 pm In interview, Palin says she's 'ready'
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:48 pm Ike Threatens Texas Oil RefineriesHurricane Ike is storming toward the Gulf Coast of Texas — home to a quarter of the nation's oil refining capacity. As refineries shut down in anticipation of the storm, wholesale gasoline prices have shot up, despite crude oil prices falling to their lowest level in more than five months. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:48 pm Medvedev "would attack Georgia even if on NATO track" (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:47 pm Medvedev "would attack Georgia even if on NATO track"MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that even if Georgia were on a firm path to NATO membership, he would not hesitate to attack it under circumstances similar to last month's conflict.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:47 pm English Channel tunnel fire extinguishedFirefighters from France and England extinguished a blaze Friday in a tunnel under the English Channel, but undersea train traffic ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:47 pm Obama, McCain Speak At Community Service ForumBarack Obama and John McCain appeared before the same audience Thursday at a Columbia University summit focused on national service. McCain said he respects Obama's experience as a community organizer. Obama praised the work of small town mayors. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:47 pm 2 Japanese ground force officers to observe Russian army drill+(Kyodo) _ The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force will send two officers as observers to a Russian Army drill near St. Petersburg on Sept. 19, Japanese Defense Ministry spokesman Katashi...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:46 pm Retail Sales in US Unexpectedly Dropped in August (Update1) - BloombergBloomberg - By Timothy R. Homan Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Sales at US retailers unexpectedly dropped in August as Americans retrenched in the face of mounting job losses and record foreclosures. Retail sales fall for second straight month Source: Google News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:45 pm Romania says it can join euro by 2014NICE, France - Romania insisted Friday that its fast-growing economy can drive down rocketing inflation and get on track to join the euro currency within six years. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:44 pm Zimbabwe's Leaders Strike Power-Sharing DealZimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai agreed Thursday to a power-sharing deal. They did not spell out how the deal would work. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:43 pm Samak withdraws bid to be Thai PM: official (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:42 pm Pope speaks of secularism in first France visitPope Benedict XVI urged Christians to make their voices heard in France and other countries that have strong traditions of secularism, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:41 pm Samak withdraws bid to be Thai PM: officialBANGKOK, Sept 12, 2008 (AFP) - Samak Sundaravej has decided to end his bid to become Thailand's prime minister, his personal secretary said Friday, after a revolt within the ruling party shot down his re-election in parliament.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:41 pm Congress sends Bush bill restoring highway fundsTwo months after the White House called a highway trust fund rescue plan a "gimmick" and threatened a presidential veto, President ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:40 pm Ads Warn That Immigration Must Be ReducedIn recent years, some groups opposing illegal immigration say the public debate has strayed from their real cause — reducing all immigration, including legal. Now, they've started an ad campaign touting the risks of overpopulation. The ads warn that the U.S. faces environmental damage, increased congestion and threats to economic justice unless immigration is dramatically reduced. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:39 pm A Pakistani student burns a US flag during a protest in IslamabadA Pakistani student burns a US flag during a protest in Islamabad. A missile from a suspected US drone killed 12 people in North Waziristan. US forces have been aggressively targeting Al-Qaeda militants...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:38 pm Map locating Pakistan's tribal area of North WaziristanMap locating Pakistan's tribal area of North Waziristan. A missile from a suspected US drone killed 12 people in North Waziristan. US forces have been aggressively targeting Al-Qaeda militants in the tribal...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:38 pm A Predator drone carries a 'Hellfire' missileA Predator drone carries a 'Hellfire' missile. A missile from a suspected US drone killed 12 people in North Waziristan. US forces have been aggressively targeting Al-Qaeda militants in the tribal area--...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:38 pm Islamists shout slogans during an anti-US protest in PeshawarIslamists shout slogans during an anti-US protest in Peshawar. A missile from a suspected US drone killed 12 people in North Waziristan. US forces have been aggressively targeting Al-Qaeda militants in...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:38 pm Voter Registrations Could Face Legal ChallengesPolitical groups are wrangling over voter registrations and access to the polls. In Ohio, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over interpretation of a state law, which Democrats say allows voters to register and immediately cast an absentee ballot. Republicans say that opens the door to fraud. The GOP is also closely watching and challenging voter registration drives by third-party groups. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:35 pm Closure delayed for Kenyan campThe closure of a camp housing some 10,000 people displaced in Kenya's electoral violence is delayed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:34 pm 2ND LD: U.S. carrier George Washington to arrive at Yokosuka on Sept. 25+TOKYO, Sept. 12 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING JAPANESE GOV'T, CIVIC GROUP RESPONSES IN 4TH- 8TH GRAFS) The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington will arrive at its new homeSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:30 pm No 'rumpus' needed over tainted rice problem: farm minister Ota+(Kyodo) _ Agriculture minister Seiichi Ota, known for having made remarks taken as provocative in the past, said Friday he does not intend to "wriggle and raise a rumpus" over the sale ofSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:29 pm Vietnam ambassador visits Fukuoka governor to open consulate general+(Kyodo) _ Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Phu Binh made a courtesy call Friday on Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso to brief him about a plan to establish a consulate general in the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:27 pm Priest accused of dealing coke from rectoryA Catholic priest on the University of Illinois campus has been charged with selling cocaine from his church office and rectory.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:26 pm 'Certain death' warning over IkeResidents in the US state of Texas are urged to evacuate or face "certain death" ahead of Hurricane Ike.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:24 pm Rosenberg transcripts raise possibility of perjury (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:23 pm Beleaguered Lehman racing to find buyer
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm Thai Ruling Party Pulls Samak out of RaceThai ruling party pulls Samak out of race for prime minister's post.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm Thai prime minister resigns as party leaderBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- An aide says Thailand's ousted prime minister will resign as leader of the ruling party....Source: AP Top International News At 9:30 a... | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm Thai prime minister resigns as party leaderAn aide says Thailand's ousted prime minister will resign as leader of the ruling party. Samak Sundaravej has also decided not to contest a parliamentary vote Wednesday to be...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:21 pm Noting the Trojans: Sanchez as 'fired up' as Carroll - ESPN
ESPN - LOS ANGELES -- USC coach Pete Carroll often begins talking about a game by telling reporters that he's "jacked" and "pumped", his personal thesaurus terms for "excited. Buckeyes' Wells doubtful for USC USC-Ohio St. rivalry finally being renewed Source: Google News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm U.N.: Armed killings cost U.S. $45 billionThe United States leads the world in economic loss from deaths caused by armed crime, according to a global survey released Friday.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:19 pm Fresh Protests in Indian KashmirMuslims protest in Kashmir calling for Indian troops to region.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:16 pm U.S. missile attack in Pakistan kills 14ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Fourteen people were killed in the northwestern Pakistani region of North Waziristan on Friday in a missile attack by a pilotless U.S. aircraft on suspected militants near the Afghan border, security officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:13 pm APTOPIX Poland Communist CrackdownPoland's last communist leader, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, left, and former first secretary of the Polish communist party, Stanislaw Kania, right, are seen at the opening of their trial for imposing martial...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:13 pm Gas jumps as oil falls near $100Oil prices rose over $102 a barrel Friday as Hurricane Ike swept up from the Gulf of Mexico, prompting companies along the Texas coast to shut down refining and drilling operations.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:10 pm Iraq Sadr CityIraqis dipslay a poster of a powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr during an anti occupation protest in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:08 pm Pakistan RamadanPakistani Mulsims offer Friday prayers at a local mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Sept 12, 2008. Muslims throughout the worls are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:07 pm The 25 greatest songs about aging and mortalityRock 'n' roll has always been invested in a Byronic cult of blazing youth and beautiful corpses. But as tyros have turned into reunion-tour warhorses, rockers have had to come to terms with the ironies—and the indignities and the glories—of old age. Here, then, are 25 great songs about old peopleSource: Digg | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:07 pm Niger cabinet passes smoking banNiger's government issues a decree enforcing a ban on smoking in public places.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:03 pm Lech Walesa led the only free trade union movement in the Soviet blocSolidarity leader Lech Walesa, seen here in 2006, led the only free trade union movement in the Soviet bloc. The trial of Jaruzelsk -- Poland's last communist leader -- has restarted in Warsaw. Jaruzelsk...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:02 pm Wojciech Jaruzelski faces up to 10 years in prison if he is found guilty of imposing a martial law crackdown in 1981Poland's last communist leader Wojciech Jaruzelski listens to evidence at a courthouse in Warsaw. The trial has restarted with Poland's last communist leader accused of imposing a martial law crackdown...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:02 pm Further Boomerang Difficulties [XKCD]No title text this time around I guess.Source: Digg | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Student Auctioning Virginity at BrothelA 22-year-old woman in the United States is publicly auctioning her virginity to pay for her college education, sparking a heated online debate about sex and moralitySource: Digg | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm UN raises number of uprooted in Georgia to 192,000An estimated 192,000 people were uprooted in the August fighting over South Ossetia, but 68,000 are already back home, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:57 am Two die in new Kashmir protestsTwo people are killed police say, as anti-Indian protesters take to the streets again in Kashmir.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:57 am Sarah Palin stirs passion in HollywoodLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sarah Palin represents many things Hollywood liberals love to hate, from her opposition to gay marriage to her support for gun rights, yet she possesses two key qualities they admire -- star appeal and a great script.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:56 am Britain Airline AllianceRichard Branson unveils Virgin Atlantic's No Way BA/AA campaign, in opposition to the proposed monopoly between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia at London's Heathrow Airport, Friday Sept...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:53 am Is God responsible for a killing spree in Washington?Isaac Zamora went on a shooting rampage last week in Washington. He killed 6 people. His reasoning was "I kill for God. I listen to God." His attorney, Keith Tyne, said "Clearly there are significant mental health issues at play." If you do something good in the name of "God" you are praised, but when you do bad it is "mental health issues".Source: Digg | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:50 am Google's Good Deed: Web Access in AfricaGoogle and O3b's work in Africa didn't get the attention it deserved.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:47 am South African court throws out Zuma graft case (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:34 am South African court throws out Zuma graft casePIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (AFP) - A South African court on Friday threw out a corruption case against ruling ANC party chief Jacob Zuma, who is at the forefront in the race to become the country's president.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:34 am House to vote next week on offshore drillingWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives could vote next week on energy legislation that would open nearly all of the U.S. coastline to offshore drilling while repealing some tax breaks for oil companies, Democratic leaders said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:32 am Kim Reportedly Has Paralysis from SurgeryReports say Kim recovering from brain surgery, suggest partial paralysis.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:31 am Report: Kim well enough to brush his teethSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Officials believe North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has recovered enough from a stroke to brush his own teeth but that sporadic spasms forced him to skip his country's 60th anniversary celebrations, reports said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 9:30 a... | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:30 am U.S. Hits Pakistan Again, Tension MountsAt least 12 people have been killed in the latest apparent missile strike by a U.S. pilotless drone inside Pakistani territory, as foreign diplomats warn the growing disconnect between Islamabad and Washington could be dangerous.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:30 am Abbas: Mid-East deal is far offPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says months of peace talks with Israel have failed to reach any breakthrough.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:21 am Diplomat: Talks with Russia on monitors collapseVIENNA, Austria (AP) -- A senior Western diplomat says talks with Russia have collapsed on the sensitive issue of sending additional international monitors to two breakaway regions....Source: AP Top International News At 9:30 a... | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:21 am Diplomat: Talks with Russia on monitors collapseA senior Western diplomat says talks with Russia have collapsed on the sensitive issue of sending additional international monitors to two breakaway regions.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:21 am Bolivian political clashes spark diplomatic crisisLA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Violent clashes over this fractured nation's political future have claimed eight lives and unleashed a diplomatic crisis, with Bolivia and the U.S. expelling each other's ambassadors....Source: AP Top International News At 9:30 a... | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:21 am Bolivian political clashes spark diplomatic crisis (AP)
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News: Top Stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:21 am Deutsche Post sells Postbank stakeDeutsche Bank AG agreed to buy a 29.75 percent stake in German retail bank Postbank from Deutsche Post AG for almost $3.9 billion, the second major consolidation in the nation's banking sector since August.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:19 am Doctors' strikePalestinian factional struggle damages Gaza healthcareSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:15 am French suspects believed plotting attack releasedPolice say they have released four people detained in western France on suspicion they were plotting a terrorist attack.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:15 am Thai party 'drops Samak for PM'Thailand's ruling party says it no longer backs ousted PM Samak Sundaravej for the job, after coalition partners object.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:13 am Black market nuke network had sophisticated infoThe U.N. nuclear monitoring agency says a black market nuclear network operating from Pakistan had substantial and up-to-date information on how to make an atomic bomb.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:06 am Channel Tunnel fire quelledRail traffic between Britain and continent remains paralyzed more than 12 hours after blaze took hold on freight trainSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:06 am Pro-independence protests in Indian KashmirTens of thousands of Muslim protesters gathered in Kashmir's biggest city Friday for a pro-independence rally calling for Indian authorities to leave the troubled Himalayan region.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:05 am Possible US Missile Strike Kills 8 in PakistanSuspected US missile strike kills 8 in northwest Pakistan; 34 dead in clashes.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am Pakistan opposition wants plan on border issueISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The main opposition party Friday called on parliament to meet in a joint session to devise a strategy to deal with cross-border attacks after the latest suspected U.S. missile strike killed 12 people in Pakistan's northwest....Source: AP Top International News At 9:30 a... | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am Colo. plant and Somali workers fight over prayerTensions have flared between Somali workers and officials at a Colorado meatpacking plant over when employees can break for prayer during the Muslim observance of Ramadan.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am UK's third-largest tour operator collapsesThousands of British travelers were stranded Friday when the country's third-largest tour operator collapsed under pressure from high fuel prices and a sagging economy.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:57 am In Hurricane Ike, bumpy ride with bird's-eye viewAmid the engines' roar, the Air Force Reserve pilots and navigator worked calmly as their huge plane neared the eyewall of Hurricane Ike.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:57 am China industrial output growth lowest in 18 monthsChina's industrial output growth rate fell to its lowest level in 18 months in August, adding to signs its rapid economic expansion faces a sharp downturn, according to data reported Friday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:56 am Investors drop Alitalia talks, blaming unions over 'dramatic' crisisMILAN (AFP) - Italian investors pulled out of talks to rescue the national airline Alitalia on Friday, saying unions refused to face up to the "dramatic" crisis in the company and the need for cutbacks.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:55 am China launches nationwide baby formula probeBEIJING (AP) -- China's government vowed "serious punishment" on Friday after a major dairy recalled 700 tons of milk powder linked to a rash of kidney stones in infants in a case that reignited fears about Chinese product safety....Source: AP Top International News At 9:30 a... | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:54 am Tom Flanagan on the Harper election campaignFormer Harper campaign director takes your questions on this week's gaffes.Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:54 am Pope arrives in France for first visit as pontiffPARIS (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI urged France to take Christianity into account despite its secular tradition, saying Friday on his first visit there as pontiff that church and state should be open to each other....Source: AP Top International News At 9:30 a... | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:41 am Venezuela insults United States, expels ambassadorCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has thrust the OPEC nation into its worst diplomatic crisis for years by expelling the U.S. ambassador in a growing feud between Washington and Latin America's leftist leaders.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:38 am Zimbabwe parties say reach power-sharing dealHARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai agreed to share power on Thursday in a deal to end Zimbabwe's political crisis, both sides said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:32 am Putin warns West against starting arms raceSOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned the West on Thursday against starting an arms race in Europe by stationing a U.S. missile defense shield near Russia's borders and said there was no basis for a new Cold War.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:28 am Judge tosses out charges against South Africa's ZumaDecision effectively clears path for former freedom fighter to become presidentSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:24 am Russian troops deep in Georgia one month after truceTBILISI (AFP) - Russian troops still held positions deep in Georgia on Friday, one month after a truce brought a supposed end to the conflict and with Moscow ratcheting up its war of words with the West.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:06 am Dire warning, evacuations as Ike eyes TexasHOUSTON, Texas (AFP) - Massive Hurricane Ike bore down on Houston, Texas on Friday, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee and sparking a dire warning that those remaining in low-lying areas "face certain death."Source: AFP - Wire stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:04 am Shooting from the hip on foreign policy, Palin raises spectre of war with RussiaRepublican vice-presidential candidate shoots from the hip in first interview on foreign policySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:03 am Behind the scenes at The GlobeEdward Greenspon on Tory gaffes, golf's lessonsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Mugabe gets defense in deal but some criticalJOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- A breakthrough deal ending months of anguished negotiation gives the opposition control of the Cabinet and the police who have terrorized them, and makes removing draconian security and media laws a priority, two opposition officials said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 9:30 a... | 12 Sep 2008 | 9:53 am Cindy McCain's tangled addiction story
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Sep 2008 | 9:44 am Zimbabwe rivals seal power-sharing deal to end crisisHARARE (AFP) - Zimbabweans on Friday awaited details of a power-sharing deal to end a political crisis after tortuous talks centred on how much authority veteran leader Robert Mugabe would cede to the opposition.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 12 Sep 2008 | 9:33 am Economic gloom envelops Britain
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Sep 2008 | 9:32 am China Recalls Tainted Infant FormulaChina's government has vowed "serious punishment" after a major dairy recalled 700 tons of milk powder linked to a rash of illnesses in infants, and the case reignited fears about Chinese product safety.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 9:22 am 'Hooligans' delay Nfld. dive by stealing gearU.S. military team looking in Newfoundland for remains of personnel missing 66 years must make more immediate searchSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Sep 2008 | 8:53 am TTC staff would face drug tests under proposals'We will be going to the wall for this one,' union leader says in rejecting controversial 'fitness for duty' recommendationsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Sep 2008 | 8:49 am Texas prepares for hurricane IkeOne million on coast ordered to flee; U.S. weather service warns that some near Galveston who ignore order 'will face certain death'Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Sep 2008 | 8:44 am Armed Killings Cost Nations BillionsUN-Swiss study says armed killings cost nations billions of dollars each year.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Sep 2008 | 8:27 am Soldier's father shows grace under fireLlike their sons and daughters, soldiers' parents lead from the front, and by their example, Christie Blatchford writesSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Sep 2008 | 8:20 am 10 Militants Killed in AfghanistanU.S. coalition troops kill 10 militants in Afghanistan.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:59 am Mbeki: Zimbabwe Leadership Deal StruckSouth African leader: Robert Mugabe agreed to share power with the opposition.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:58 am Chavez Says US Ambassador Must LeavePresident Hugo Chavez says US ambassador has 72 hours to leave Venezuela.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:45 am Iraqi women take aim at expanded police rolesUDAIM, Iraq (AP) -- The widow was nervous the first time she shot a loaded Kalashnikov rifle at the dusty Iraqi police academy north of Baghdad. But she was smiling after she fired 160 rounds at a black-and-white target....Source: AP Top International News At 9:30 a... | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:33 am Palin talks tough on Iran, Russia in ABC interviewHer interview with anchor Charles Gibson isn't without stumbles as she discusses foreign policy.Sarah Palin took a hard line on Russia and Iran on Thursday as she fielded questions on foreign affairs for the first time since Republican presidential candidate John McCain named her his running mate two weeks ago. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Zimbabwe's Mugabe agrees to share power with rivalThe president will remain in office and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will become prime minister under a complicated deal.Bitter rivals in Zimbabwe reached a power-sharing deal Thursday that leaves Robert Mugabe president and in control of the armed forces, but gives his opponents hope for enough power to rescue the shattered country. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Ike is rolling in, Texans are rolling outThousands of Gulf Coast residents jam highways. Forecasters say the storm could strengthen to a Category 3 -- and possibly a Category 4 -- before making landfall early Saturday.Thousands of residents of Texas' vulnerable Gulf Coast clogged highways headed inland Thursday, heeding mandatory evacuation orders as Hurricane Ike churned through warm waters and took aim at southeastern Texas. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Kanye West arrested at LAX after incident with paparazziThe rapper and his road manager are accused of confronting two photographers and smashing their cameras outside a security screening area after arriving for a commercial flight to Honolulu.With the paparazzi ever on the lookout for new places to corner celebrities, Los Angeles International Airport is becoming their new feeding trough. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am For Barack Obama, Bill Clinton says he'll do 'whatever I'm asked'Any lingering resentments from the often-heated Democratic primary season seem to have been set aside, with the former president set to stump for the Illinois senator in Florida later this month.A Democratic Party riven by the long primary season took another step toward unity Thursday, as Barack Obama and Bill Clinton sat down in Harlem for a takeout lunch and an extended conversation aimed at forging a new alliance. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Bush dedicates 9/11 memorial at the PentagonMcCain and Obama come together in New York to honor victims on the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The candidates suspend politicking for the day.The nearly 3,000 people who died when hijackers commandeered four passenger jets on Sept. 11, 2001, were remembered Thursday as President Bush dedicated the first national memorial to the victims and the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates came together in a moment of silence. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Angels' Francisco Rodriguez ties record for savesHe gets 57th save, equaling Bobby Thigpen's mark, as Angels go from celebration to playoff preparation.A day after the Angels achieved their team goal by winning the American League West title, they got closer to one of their individual goals. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am U.S. may broker rescue of Lehman Bros.As the Wall Street firm teeters, it is feared that a collapse could topple others.Fearing that a failure of Lehman Bros. could topple other financial firms, senior officials of the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department were talking with the struggling company and potential buyers Thursday to try to smooth the way for a sale of the venerable investment bank, people familiar with the situation said. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Birds keep man's life from tumbling out of controlBobby Wilson made some bad decisions growing up in Watts. His hobby pigeons and their freewheeling somersaults helped straighten his life out, and now he's passing on his expertise.Bobby Wilson, a.k.a. Kill Kill, is a roller pigeon fancier -- has been since he was a little boy in the projects in Watts. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Diplomats Ousted As U.S.-Latin Row DeepensThe Bush administration responded to Bolivia's ouster of the U.S. ambassador by ordering the expulsion of Bolivia's ambassador from Washington. Venezuela also entered the fray, expelling the American ambassador and recalling theirs.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 6:00 am Venezuela's Chavez says US ambassador must leaveCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez ordered the U.S. ambassador to leave Venezuela within 72 hours on Thursday, accusing the diplomat of conspiring against his government and saying he would also withdraw his own envoy from Washington immediately....Source: AP Top International News At 9:30 a... | 12 Sep 2008 | 4:27 am Posh and Ramsay to open LA eaterieSinger-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham has added a new title to her growing resume - restaurateur. Beckham, married to England and LA Galaxy footballer David, is going into partnership with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:45 am 2008 Deadliest Year for U.S. in AfghanistanU.S. death in Afghanistan makes 2008 deadliest year since 2001 invasion.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:44 am Charges finally laid over cruise ship deathMELBOURNE - The ex-husband of Dianne Brimble has expressed anger that it has taken six years for charges to be recommended over her death on a cruise ship in 2002. The New South Wales Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) yesterday...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:00 am Notorious Truro murderer nears own deathADELAIDE - Notorious Truro killer James William Miller has today been transferred from jail to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, close to death. Miller, previously diagnosed with terminal cancer, was jailed for life in 1980 for his...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:00 am Fonterra partner recalls baby formula over chemicalChinese company Sanlu Group, in which Fonterra owns a 43 per cent stake, has recalled milkpowder linked to babies falling seriously ill in China. The South China Morning Post today reported Sanlu Group admitted it had found the...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Sep 2008 | 2:38 am Latest Kim Jong II Report: Brain SurgeryNorth Korea's Kim Jong Il had brain surgery after a stroke last month and could have partial paralysis on one side, media reports said, after the South Korean government said the communist leader remained in control of his country.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 2:30 am Power-Sharing Deal Struck In ZimbabweZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has agreed to share power with the opposition after more than two decades as the country's unchallenged leader, South Africa's president said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 2:30 am Girl's Remains Found In Suitcase In IsraelIsraeli police divers found a red suitcase on Thursday containing a small skull, bones and clothes thought to belong to a 4-year-old French girl believed to have been killed by her grandfather.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:30 am Bush OK'd Secret U.S. Strikes In PakistanPresident Bush secretly approved U.S. military raids inside Pakistan against alleged terrorist targets, CBS News national security correspondent David Marin confirms.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:30 am U.S. Suffering Deadliest Afghan YearInsurgents killed two U.S. troops in Afghanistan on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Thursday, making 2008 the deadliest year for American forces since U.S. troops invaded the country in 2001 for sheltering Osama bin Laden.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:30 pm McCain and Obama commemorate 9/11 anniversaryPresidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama made ground zero their common ground for one rare day, free of politics and infused with memory.Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Sep 2008 | 9:15 pm Mbeki: power-sharing deal struck in ZimbabweHARARE, Zimbabwe - South Africa's president has announced today that he has mediated a power-sharing deal between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and the opposition. Thabo Mbeki did not offer details, but said the agreement...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Sep 2008 | 8:19 pm Prison guards seek to recall SchwarzeneggerThe union representing state prison guards filed a formal notice that it will seek to recall Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, an effort his advisers say they are taking seriously. The California Correctional Peace Officers Association...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Sep 2008 | 8:15 pm NYC's yellow cabs resist green edictA group of New York taxi owners is suing the city over a plan to turn the entire fleet of cabs "green" by 2012, saying the plan compromises safety and is unconstitutional. Under the plan, promoted as an environmental model for...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Sep 2008 | 7:15 pm Korea's Kim Jong Il still in controlNorth Korea's Kim Jong Il had brain surgery after a stroke last month and could have partial paralysis on one side, media reported yesterday, after the South Korean Government said the communist leader remained in control of his country....Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:15 pm 7 Years Later, No Closer To Bin LadenSeven years after Sept. 11, 2001, in spite of President Bush's vows, the mastermind of the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil, Osama bin Laden, is still at large and leading a resurgent al Qaeda.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm Government Official Quits After Undie Dance at Office PartyAn Australian state government minister was forced to quit following reports that he danced in his underwear at a parliamentary office party, the state premier said Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 5:16 pm Bomb in Beirut kills policemanA bomb tore through a car in the hills east of Lebanon's capital, killing a Druse politician who recently helped reconcile rival factions within that minority community, police said. The bomb that killed Sheik Saleh Aridi, a senior...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Sep 2008 | 5:15 pm Body of Missing French Girl, 4, Found in SuitcaseIsraeli police believe they have found the body of a 4-year-old French girl whose disappearance has transfixed the nation.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 5:03 pm Iran Shipper Dismisses U.S. Sanctions Over Arms DeliveryIran's largest shipping line on Thursday dismissed U.S. sanctions against it and rejected American accusations that its ships delivered arms and other military-related cargo to Iran's military.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:39 pm Russia's Putin: No Basis for New Cold War With U.S.Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned the West on Thursday not to instigate an arms race in Europe, Reuters reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:34 pm Raul Castro Leaves Cubans High and Dry After StormsRaul Castro has not addressed Cuba or appeared in public during the past three weeks even though a tropical storm and two monster hurricanes have battered the island.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:05 pm Rare frontrunner McCain has lofty hurdles aheadJust how high has John McCain bounced? Can Barack Obama drag him back down? What impact is Sarah Palin having? These are uncertain days in the presidential election. What do the polls show? John McCain, the Republican nominee,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm Greenkeepers Discover Burning Body on Golf CourseStunned greenkeepers discovered a horrifically burned body on a top Scottish golf course Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 3:46 pm Pakistan Lashes Out Over Bush's 'Secret' U.S. RaidsPresident Bush secretly approved orders allowing American Special Operations forces to undertake ground assaults inside Pakistan without getting prior Pakistani government approval, The New York Times reported Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 3:29 pm Anti-Terror Expert Apologizes for Bin Laden CostumeChief Superintendent Colin Terry has been condemned by his own force for dressing up as Usama bin Laden to take part in a Cornish carnival procession.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 2:31 pm Black Bear Jumps Into Fisherman's Boat, Mauls HimSalmon fishermen are no longer throwing fish guts on shore for black bears around Port Renfrew, British Columbia after one climbed onto a dock, jumped into a mans boat and mauled him.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 1:50 pm
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