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'I cry with joy': Freed hostage returns to France - 5 Hours ago
PARIS (AP) - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France to a hero's welcome Friday after six years being held by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle. Betancourt said she 'cried a lot during
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French hero's welcome for Betancourt - 5 Hours ago
PARIS - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France to a hero's welcome Friday after six years being held by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle. Betancourt said she 'cried a lot during this
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Legal action threat on badger cull - 2 Hours ago
Farmers have threatened legal action if the Government decides not to allow a cull of badgers to tackle tuberculosis in cattle. National Farmers' Union president Peter Kendall said reports that Environment
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White House debates the future of Guantanamo detainees
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Rare song manuscript found in flea market
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Obama restates Iraq timeline
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Bush to attend Olympic opening ceremonies
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An old-fashioned Fourth of July
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Israel to destroy attacker's home
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Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross actors wed in Philly - 5 Hours ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross celebrated the eve of the Fourth of July not with fireworks but with wedding vows. Ralph Archbold and Linda Wilde, who portray the historical figures,
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Test your knowledge - 13 Hours ago
4 YouTube ordered to reveal its viewers 5 'Bozo' actor dead at 83 6 National speed limit studied 7 Former hostages return to normalcy 8 A-Rod and Madonna? 9 Celebrity passport files viewed 10 Wildfire

Chorus of criticism over black national anthem - 17 Hours ago
DENVER The jazz singer, invited to perform the national anthem before the Denver mayor's annual state of the city address, stood at the microphone and let loose her voice.What came out were the lyrics
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>>   Politics/Law
Analysis: Obama's shifts to center give GOP ammo - 5 Hours ago
Is Barack Obama close to being shadowed by giant flip-flops and, worse, having the image stick with people all the way to the voting booth? Four years ago, Republicans branded as a 'flip-flop' even the
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President Bush salutes new citizens at naturalization ceremony - 5 Hours ago
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- President Bush has welcomed new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home, Monticello . Bush invoked the memory of the Declaration of
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Obama and family spend 4th of July in Montana - 4 Hours ago
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama celebrated the Fourth of July with his family in Montana. Cheers greeted Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters as they arrived to watch the
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>>   Business
YouTube Ordered To Reveal Users' Data - 7 Hours ago
Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video
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UBS claims 1.47bn tax credit on sub-prime losses - 3 Hours ago
UBS announced that it will 'break-even' in its results for the second quarter. The bank, which will release its results next month for the period ended June 30, said it will however make a small loss.
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Pakistan scientist: Army gave nukes centrifuges to N. Korea in 2000 - 5 Hours ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan gave centrifuges to North Korea in a 2000 shipment supervised by the army during the rule of President Pervez Musharraf, nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan said Friday.Khan
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>>   Finance
Oil remains above $145 in Asian trading - 14 Hours ago
Oil prices remained near record highs above $145 a barrel in Asia after Saudi Arabia's oil minister suggested his country doesn't plan to boost production. People walk past a price board in Tokyo this
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European shares fall, Asia markets mixed - 5 Hours ago
European markets fell and Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors digested uneven readings on the U.S. economy and oil prices that remained near records. Japan posted its 12th straight day of losses.
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Saudi minister says oil customers satisfied - 21 Hours ago
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>>   Sports
Federer, Nadal back in Wimbledon final - 4 Hours ago
Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball during his semi-final match of the 2008 Wimbledon championships against Russia's Marat Safin at The All England Tennis Club in London on Friday. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/)
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Jagr signs with Avangard Omsk in Russian League - 4 Hours ago
Jaromir Jagr signed with a Russian team a day after his split with the New York Rangers, returning to the club he joined during the NHL's 2004-05 lockout. The Russian League team Avangard Omsk announced
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Federer, Nadal to meet for Wimbledon men's title - 3 Hours ago
WIMBLEDON, England Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet in their third consecutive Wimbledon final after commanding semifinal victories today. Federer outplayed Marat Safin, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4, with
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>>   Industry
Obama, New and Not Improved - 11 Hours ago
Senator Barack Obama stirred his legions of supporters, and raised our hopes, promising to change the old order of things. He spoke with passion about breaking out of the partisan mold of bickering and
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UK court: Pringles are potato-light, tax-free - 4 Hours ago
LONDON -- Britain's High Court has ruled that Pringles are not a potato snack, and thus are not subject to value-added tax. Friday's ruling by Justice Nicholas Warren is expected to save millions for
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Will Obama echo Kennedy at football stadium? - 5 Hours ago
Gridiron fans, move over. The Obama campaign hopes to turn the last evening of the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Aug. 28 into a giant rally of voters in a football stadium. The unusual move,
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>>   Internet
eBay backs down on PayPal mandate - 14 Hours ago
eBay yesterday withdrew its mandate that customers exclusively use PayPal. The auction site's decision came just weeks before consumer watchdog the ACCC was due to pass judgement on its decision. The

Google offers free web security tool - 6 Hours ago
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Netgear offers customisable open source router - 15 Hours ago
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>>   Science
Sued-Chemie acquires iron foundry chemicals business from Evonik - 10 Hours ago
MUNICH (Thomson Financial) - German specialty chemicals maker Sued-Chemie AG. said it agreed to buy a supplier of chemicals used in iron foundries from a subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG. for an undisclosed

Agrium says in talks with Egypt on nitrogen plant - 14 Hours ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - Agrium Inc is in discussions with Egypt to take control of a state-owned nitrogen plant, but nothing has been finalized, a spokesman for the world's No. 3 nitrogen producer said on
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BASF considers Antwerp as possible site for 1.5 bln euro coal gasification plant - 13 Hours ago
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - BASF SE. is considering Antwerp as a possible location for its planned 1.5 billion-euro coal gasification plant, should the project be realised, Financial Times Deutschland
 
>>   Entertainment
Russell T Davies answers your questions - 5 Hours ago
Russell T Davies also writes Doctor Who spin-off TorchwoodWriter Russell T Davies has been credited as the man responsible for putting Doctor Who back at the heart of Saturday evening TV. When he revived

Three in, one to go at BB house - 13 Hours ago
Either Jennifer or Rex will be evicted on Friday eveningThree new female contestants will enter the Big Brother house later, according to a spokeswoman for the C4 programme.The incoming candidates will

Man reveals all about July Fourth - 19 Hours ago
Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, canons fired, church bells sounded and fireworks exploded.
 
>>   Technology
Yahoo, Microsoft shares rise on new acquisition talks report - 14 Hours ago
LOS ANGELES, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Yahoo and Microsoft shares rose Wednesday in the U.S. stock market after a news report said that the software giant has approached other median companies about a joint
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Microsoft and TenDigits Announce Alliance for Microsoft Dynamics CRM - 6 Hours ago
Microsoft Imagine Cup 2008 Finals Showcase Tomorrowâ??s Technology Leaders Microsoft Announces Quarterly Earnings Release Date and Upcoming Event for the F... Microsoft and Micro Focus Invest in Enterprise

Microsoft gets hip with da yoof to flog email - 11 Hours ago
What could be more insincere than a bunch of marketing types concocting a fake blog to pimp their company's services by hitching them to worthy causes? This could - getting a bunch of marketing people
 
>>   Health
Guidelines to Reflect Vitamin D's Benefits Sought - 7 Hours ago
A flurry of recent research indicating that Vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited an intense debate over whether federal guidelines for the 'sunshine vitamin' are outdated,

Advocates Seek Vitamin D Boost - 19 Hours ago
A flurry of recent research indicating that Vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited an intense debate over whether federal guidelines for the 'sunshine vitamin' are outdated,

Fireworks Can Trigger Seizures, Migraines - 2 Hours ago
Then, his right hand began to quiver. Little points of light, much like the 'stars' that compose a firework's bloom, panned across his field of view. This was Thorne's 'aura,' visible only to him, and
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>>   Culture
LEGO artist building bigger career - 8 Hours ago
Who said LEGO is just child's play? The New Orleans Public Library asked Nathan Sawaya to build this sculpture to celebrate the city's rebirth. Since CNN spoke with LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya a year ago,

Toying With Art - 13 Hours ago
Art referencing childhood, the trend that won't die, takes a stroll through DCAC, bringing along a mixed bag of photography, sculpture and works on paper -- some of it pretty good. One is Steven Strawn,

John Lewis meets the trio that is Yellow Magic Orchestra - 15 Hours ago
Yellow Magic Orchestra helped usher in electronica - and they may just have invented hip-hop, too. John Lewis meets the trio Friday July 4, 2008The Guardian
 
>>   Top Stories
Kinsella stab death: Three remanded - 4 Hours ago
The family of teenager Ben Kinsella came face to face with the three youths accused of his murder. Ben's mother Deborah, father George and sister Jade sat in Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court hand in
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Dozens injured in bomb blast at Belarus - 2 Hours ago
nuts and bolts injured up to 50 young revellers at a huge outdoor concert in the Belarussian capital Minsk attended by President Alexander Lukashenko, officials said Friday. Interior Minister Vladimir
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Independence Day Bombing Kills Over 50 - 13 Hours ago
More than 50 people were injured Friday when a bomb went off at an outdoor concert in the Belarusian capital. Officials blamed 'hooligans.' The blast took place at a concert in downtown Minsk marking
 
>>   Media & Advertising
Tourism Australia account goes to DDB - 11 Hours ago
Sydney Opera House: one of Australia's top holiday attractions. Photograph: Corbis Tourism Australia, which famously ruffled British sensibilities with its 'Where the bloody hell are you?' campaign, is
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Sports marketing comes of age - 18 Hours ago
China's sports marketing will be improved by the Beijing Olympic Games, a senior sports marketing official has said. 'The 2008 Beijing Olympic marketing program has boosted the development of China's

Death of a salesman - 21 Hours ago
For once, Hamish McAlpine was lost for words. 'I really can't comment,' the flamboyant and normally loquacious UK film distributor told me earlier this week when asked what had pushed his film distribution
 
 
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