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| 1. | Pakistan polls set for delay |
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AP - Parliamentary elections seen as key to restoring democracy are set to be postponed for weeks in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Pakistani officials said Monday.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:13:12 GMT [ AP ] 690 days, 3 hours, 21 minutes ago
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| 2. | Kenya death toll rises to 103 |
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AP - Kenyan police battled thousands of opposition supporters enraged over President Mwai Kibaki's allegedly fraudulent re-election, firing tear gas and live ammunition as the death toll from the violence rose to 103, officers and witnesses said.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:30:45 GMT [ AP ] 690 days, 3 hours, 4 minutes ago
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| 3. | Clock running on Bush presidency |
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AP - President Bush's final-year agenda is a stripped down list of what he can realistically hope to get done, since the clout he once touted is fading away.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:44:16 GMT [ AP ] 690 days, 3 hours, 50 minutes ago
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| 4. | Thai bombing hits New Year's festivities |
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AP - A bomb attack wounded 27 people Monday in a Thai tourist town where people had gathered to celebrate the New Year, officials said.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:08:39 GMT [ AP ] 690 days, 4 hours, 26 minutes ago
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| 5. | Suicide bomb attack kills 12 in Iraq |
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AP - A suicide bomber drove a truck rigged with explosives into a checkpoint manned by members of a U.S.-backed security volunteer group in a town north of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 12 people, police and a member of the volunteer group said.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:07:35 GMT [ AP ] 690 days, 5 hours, 27 minutes ago
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| 6. | Home sales edge up 0.4 percent |
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AP - Sales of previously owned homes inched up in November but that didn't change the overall bleak picture for an ailing housing industry that has been suffering through a painful slump.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:32:50 GMT [ AP ] 690 days, 3 hours, 1 minute ago
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| 7. | Missouri mandates ethanol in gasoline |
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AP - Pushing the button for regular 87-grade octane, Steve Smith said he thought he was filling his SUV with ethanol-free gasoline.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:08:06 GMT [ AP ] 690 days, 9 hours, 26 minutes ago
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| 8. | Bush signs Sudan divestment bill |
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AP - President Bush signed legislation Monday to allow states and local governments to cut investment ties with Sudan because of the violence in Darfur.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:31:11 GMT [ AP ] 690 days, 3 hours, 3 minutes ago
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| 9. | 'Treasure' finds more box office fortune |
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AP - Fortune-seeker Nicolas Cage, lonely guy Will Smith and a pack of talking chipmunks ended Hollywood's year on a happy note. Cage's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" was the No. 1 movie for a second weekend with $35.6 million, followed by "Alvin and the Chipmunks" with $30 million and Smith's "I...
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:25:08 GMT [ AP ] 690 days, 9 hours, 9 minutes ago
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| 10. | Redskins, Titans earn wild-card berths |
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AP - The backup quarterbacking firm of Collins & Collins lifted teams into the playoffs on the final day of the NFL season.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:48:15 GMT [ AP ] 690 days, 7 hours, 46 minutes ago
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| 11. | Kenya election protests kill more than 100 |
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Reuters - Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil believed to have killed more than 100 people.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:13:45 GMT [ Reuters ] 690 days, 4 hours, 21 minutes ago
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| 12. | Candidates battle expectations in Iowa |
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Reuters - For presidential candidates in Iowa, it's not just about winning or losing. It's how you play the expectations game.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:36:20 GMT [ Reuters ] 690 days, 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
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| 13. | Pakistan in crisis, poll decision Tuesday |
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Reuters - Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January 8 poll, with expectations it will be delayed by up to two months after Benazir Bhutto's killing plunged the country into crisis.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:11:03 GMT [ Reuters ] 690 days, 3 hours, 23 minutes ago
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| 14. | N.Korea misses nuclear declaration deadline: U.S. |
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Reuters - North Korea has missed a year-end deadline to provide a full account of its nuclear weapons program under a disarmament-for-aid deal, a U.S. official said on Monday.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:01:56 GMT [ Reuters ] 690 days, 3 hours, 32 minutes ago
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| 15. | For hopeful Iraqis, New Year's parties at last |
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Reuters - Iraqis were out all day on New Year's Eve buying cakes, balloons, party decorations and new clothes to celebrate the holiday in the hope of a more peaceful 2008.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:54:39 GMT [ Reuters ] 690 days, 4 hours, 40 minutes ago
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| 16. | Colombia rebels keep hostages and Chavez waiting |
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Reuters - Marxist rebels kept hold of three hostages in Colombia on Monday despite a deal to free them after years in secret camps, worrying Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez who negotiated the handover with the guerrillas.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:16:55 GMT [ Reuters ] 690 days, 6 hours, 17 minutes ago
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| 17. | Olmert curbs WBank building, expansion and planning |
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Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has barred new construction work, building planning and occupancy tenders at West Bank settlements without his approval, documents show.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:19:40 GMT [ Reuters ] 690 days, 3 hours, 15 minutes ago
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| 18. | Smokers butt out in Germany and France |
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Reuters - For years, anyone needing a nicotine fix in a German pub or French cafe didn't even have to light up -- the air was already so full of smoke that they only had to open their mouth and inhale.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:15:50 GMT [ Reuters ] 690 days, 5 hours, 18 minutes ago
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| 19. | Pakistan to delay vote by at least four weeks: officials |
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AFP - Pakistan will delay parliamentary elections by at least four weeks after a wave of violence triggered by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, senior government officials told AFP on Monday.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:02:47 GMT [ AFP ] 690 days, 3 hours, 31 minutes ago
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| 20. | More than 100 killed as poll violence sweeps Kenya |
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AFP - An eruption of fresh violence triggered by Kenya's disputed presidential ballot left more than 100 dead Monday, after defeated opposition candidate Raila Odinga rejected Mwai Kibaki's re-election.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:55:46 GMT [ AFP ] 690 days, 6 hours, 38 minutes ago
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