Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 1:08 am, Over one day old
AP - The Senate voted resoundingly Thursday to advance a massive mortgage rescue to help hundreds of thousands of stressed homeowners, even as the bill faced fresh obstacles in the House.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 1:09 am, Over one day old
Reuters - Berlin's mayor said on Thursday he would
be pleased if U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke at
the Brandenburg Gate and sharply criticized Chancellor Angela
Merkel for opposing such an appearance.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 1:09 am, Over one day old
Reuters - Georgia recalled its ambassador
from Moscow on Thursday after Russia said it had sent its
fighter jets into its neighbor's airspace to prevent Georgian
troops attacking a separatist region.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 1:09 am, Over one day old
Reuters - Summer weather, aggressive promotions
and tax rebates sent many U.S. consumers shopping in June,
giving retailers struggling in the weak economy their strongest
month in more than a year.
Read Retailers avoid June swoon; tax rebates help
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 1:08 am, Over one day old
AP - Colorado's Matt Holliday will replace injured Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano in the National League starting lineup for Tuesday's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 1:08 am, Over one day old
AP - Nearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since the early 1990s, according to a government study released Thursday.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 1:08 am, Over one day old
Reuters - The Czech Republic protested to Russia
on Thursday over what it called threats following the signing
of a pact this week to host part of a U.S. missile defense
shield.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 1:08 am, Over one day old
AP - Christie Brinkley's lurid divorce trial came to an abrupt end Thursday when lawyers for the former supermodel and her fourth husband reached an out-of-court settlement that gives her custody of their two children.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 1:09 am, Over one day old
AFP - Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition held talks in South Africa Thursday for the first time since Robert Mugabe's one-man election ahead of an expected UN vote on new international sanctions.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 1:08 am, Over one day old
AP - Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify Thursday about allegations of political pressure at the Justice Department, including whether he influenced the prosecution of a former Democratic governor of Alabama.
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