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2008-07-24 19:30	Reuters UK	Retail seen to risk meltdown in next 10 years
2008-07-24 19:17	AP International	Report urges overhauling how passports are issued WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional investigators are recommending that the State Department overhaul the way it handles passport applications....
2008-07-24 19:17	AFP	Magnetic energy blasts make Northern Lights 'dance': NASA WASHINGTON (AFP) - Explosions of magnetic energy between Earth and the moon are behind the sparkles and wavy glows of the Northern Lights that color the night sky, NASA said Thursday....
2008-07-24 19:15	Reuters UK	Ofgem says fuel poor must get cheapest deals
2008-07-24 19:12	AFP	Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet....
2008-07-24 19:12	AFP	Obama rocks 200,000 in Berlin BERLIN (AFP) - Barack Obama Thursday told a staggering crowd of 200,000 people in Berlin that Americans and Europeans must tear down walls between estranged allies, races and faiths, in a soaring challenge to a new political generation....
2008-07-24 19:07	AP International	Hijacker returned to Croatia after US jail term ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - A man who served 32 years in a U.S. prison for hijacking a plane and planting a bomb that killed a policeman returned home to Croatia on Thursday after being paroled....
2008-07-24 19:05	Reuters UK	Global stocks slide on economic news
2008-07-24 19:00	Reuters UK	Maria von Trapp returns to "Sound of Music" home
2008-07-24 18:57	AP International	Attacks kill 9 in Kashmir, including mom, 4 kids SRINAGAR, India (AP) - A suspected Islamic militant threw a hand grenade at a group of migrant laborers in Indian Kashmir, killing a woman and her four children Thursday in one of two attacks that claimed a total of nine lives in the disputed Himalayan region....
2008-07-24 18:57	AP International	EPA: Few volunteering to cut greenhouse gases WASHINGTON (AP) - Voluntary pollution-reduction programs touted by the Bush administration as part of the solution to global warming have "limited potential" to reduce greenhouse gases, according to an internal government watchdog....
2008-07-24 18:57	AP International	Boy kills 9-year-old at Suriname school PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) - Police say a boy stabbed and killed a 9-year-old girl in front of her classmates and teacher at an elementary school in Suriname....
2008-07-24 18:57	AP International	Views of voters on Obama's overseas trip (AP) - Quotes from people in the United States on Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's trip to Europe and the Middle East:...
2008-07-24 18:55	Reuters UK	Lil Wayne sued over Stones song
2008-07-24 18:50	Reuters UK	Lil Wayne sued for Stones copyright breach
2008-07-24 18:42	AP International	Obama scraps visit to wounded US troops in Germany BERLIN (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama scrapped plans to visit wounded members of the armed forces in Germany as part of his overseas trip, a decision his campaign said was made because the Democratic presidential candidate thought it would be inappropriate on a campaign-funded journey....
2008-07-24 18:35	Reuters UK	Drugs add 13 years to average life of HIV patient
2008-07-24 18:32	AP International	EPA chief won't explain climate choices WASHINGTON (AP) - Environmental Protection Agency chief Stephen Johnson has declined to explain before Congress how a conclusion he made last year that global warming put the public in danger could lead to a decision not to regulate greenhouse gases....
2008-07-24 18:32	AP International	Air Force missile launch crew fell asleep WASHINGTON (AP) - Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air Force said Thursday....
2008-07-24 18:32	AP International	US voters greet Obama trip with praise, skepticism (AP) - Calculated political ploy. Timely foreign outreach. A dash of each? Ask voters across the country about Barack Obama's image-packed week of foreign travel and you'll get a mix of admiration, suspicion, even a couple of bored shrugs....
2008-07-24 18:32	AP Top News	Air Force missile launch crew fell asleep Air Force missile launch crew fell asleepWASHINGTON (AP) - Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air Force said Thursday. The probe found that the missile launch codes were not compromised, but the July 12 incident comes on the heels of a series of missteps by the Air Force that had already put the service under intense scrutiny....
2008-07-24 18:32	Reuters, International	Blasts at Gaza cafe, politician's house: Hamas GAZA (Reuters) - Bomb blasts rocked a cafe and a Hamas politician's house in Gaza City on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian, the ruling Islamist group and residents said....
2008-07-24 18:17	AP Top News	Secret Service wants more money for candidates WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency's campaign security job. Among other things, the extra money would be used for the added costs for the candidates' international travel and a late-in-the-game decision by Barack Obama to accept the Democratic nomination at Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High - an open-air, 76,000-seat stadium - instead of the 20,000-seat Pepsi Center, which is the site of the party's national convention....
2008-07-24 18:12	AP International	Ecuador draft charter favors president MONTECRISTI, Ecuador (AP) - A proposed new constitution grants Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa broad powers including the ability to dissolve Congress and set monetary policy, and would let him stay in office through 2017....
2008-07-24 18:12	AP International	Woman accused in baby snatching is ruled competent PITTSBURGH (AP) - The suspect accused of cutting a baby from his mother's womb was found mentally competent by a judge Thursday to assist in her defense, despite a psychiatrist's testimony that she is a paranoid schizophrenic....
2008-07-24 18:12	AFP	WTO looks to salvage trade deal at end of gruelling week GENEVA (AFP) - Crucial WTO talks hung in the balance Thursday, with top negotiators stressing that progress was needed in the next 24 hours to avert another ignominious collapse....
2008-07-24 18:05	Reuters UK	FTSE closes 1.6 pct down; commodities, banks weigh
2008-07-24 18:05	Reuters UK	US STOCKS-Wall Street tumbles, led by financials
2008-07-24 18:02	AP International	2002 Justice memo OKs CIA interrogation tactics WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they believed "in good faith" that harsh techniques used to break prisoners' will would not cause "prolonged mental harm."...
2008-07-24 18:02	AP International	Ex-US official: Afghan president hurting drug war WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration underscored its continued support for Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday despite fresh allegations from a former U.S. anti-drug official that Karzai is playing both sides of the effort to combat a raging drug business....
2008-07-24 18:02	AP International	Voters greet Obama trip with praise, skepticism (AP) - Calculated political ploy. Timely foreign outreach. A dash of each? Ask voters across the country about Barack Obama's image-packed week of foreign travel and you'll get a mix of admiration, suspicion, even a couple of bored shrugs....
2008-07-24 18:02	AP International	Secret Service wants more money for candidates WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency's campaign security job....
2008-07-24 18:02	AP Top News	Crow: Not working with Fleetwood Mac anytime soon NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sheryl Crow is putting the "Rumours" to rest: She's not making a record with or joining Fleetwood Mac - not anytime soon at least. "No, that was those 'Rumours' - to quote the album," she joked Wednesday, referring to the group's 1977 hit album....
2008-07-24 17:52	AP International	Ex-army chief to serve life in prison BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A court sentenced one of Argentina's most feared former military leaders to life in prison on Thursday for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four activists....
2008-07-24 17:52	AP International	Concerns in Europe despite Obama's warm welcome BERLIN (AP) - The warm welcome that washed over Barack Obama during his Berlin appearance Thursday made it abundantly clear that Europeans have a strong desire to heal the trans-Atlantic rift and the Democratic president candidate is a good choice for the job....
2008-07-24 17:50	Reuters UK	Labour soul searching as voters jump ship
2008-07-24 17:50	Reuters UK	UK homeowners seen optimistic about prices
2008-07-24 17:47	AP Top News	2002 Justice memo OKs CIA interrogation tactics 2002 Justice memo OKs CIA interrogation tacticsWASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they believed "in good faith" that harsh techniques used to break prisoners' will would not cause "prolonged mental harm." That heavily censored memo, released Thursday, approved the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques method by method, but warned that if the circumstances changed, interrogators could be running afoul of anti-torture laws....
2008-07-24 17:42	AP International	Obama urges Europeans, Americans to defeat terror BERLIN (AP) - Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it" as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago....
2008-07-24 17:42	AP International	EPA moves to ban pesticide carbofuran from food WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to stop the use of the pesticide carbofuran on all food crops, including those that are imported....
2008-07-24 17:42	AP Top News	Giuliani's son sues Duke over golf team dismissal RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is suing Duke University, claiming his golf coach manufactured accusations against him to justify kicking him off the team to whittle the squad. Andrew Giuliani, a 22-year-old who will be a senior this fall, contends he had dreams of becoming a professional golfer and was dismissed without cause from the golf team in February without a chance to defend himself. He said in a statement Thursday that he sued "to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else at Duke."...
2008-07-24 17:40	Reuters UK	TNK-BP CEO says leaves Russia after "harassment"
2008-07-24 17:40	Reuters UK	Scientists learn what makes Northern Lights flare
2008-07-24 17:32	AP Top News	Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear arms probe VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran signaled Thursday that it will no longer cooperate with U.N. experts probing for signs of clandestine nuclear weapons work, confirming the investigation is at a dead end a year after it began. The announcement from Iranian Vice President Gholam Reza Aghazadeh compounded skepticism about denting Tehran's nuclear defiance, just five days after Tehran stonewalled demands from six world powers that it halt activities capable of producing the fissile core of warheads....
2008-07-24 17:22	AP International	On-time rates for first-class mail best yet WASHINGTON (AP) - More letters, cards, bill payments and other first-class mail items are getting to their destinations on time than ever before, the Postal Service said Thursday....
2008-07-24 17:22	AP International	Judge: Idaho child-killer is mentally competent BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A federal judge in Boise says convicted child-killer Joseph Edward Duncan III is mentally competent to face a death penalty hearing....
2008-07-24 17:22	AP International	Hagel chides candidates on Iraq OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, fresh from an Iraq trip with Democrat Barack Obama, said the presidential candidates should focus on the war's future and stop arguing over the success of last year's troop surge....
2008-07-24 17:22	AP International	1 dead in N.H. storms that leveled several homes EPSOM, N.H. (AP) - Violent storms in a 25-mile-long swath of central New Hampshire on Thursday destroyed several homes, damaged dozens of others and left at least one person dead, authorities said as police and firefighters went door-to-door searching for more possible victims....
2008-07-24 17:22	AP International	Poll: Obama holds slight lead over McCain (AP) - THE RACE: The presidential race nationally...
2008-07-24 17:22	AP International	Correction: Sudan-Darfur story NYALA, Sudan (AP) - In a July 23 story about Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's trip to Darfur, The Associated Press erroneously reported that it was his first visit to the western Sudanese region in more than three years. Al-Bashir has visited Darfur on several occasions since 2003, most recently in July 2007. It was al-Bashir's first visit since an international prosecutor filed genocide charges against him on July 14....


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