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Fay may strengthen and hit Florida again
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:40:32 GMT
AP - Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path Wednesday reaching the coast and headed for the Atlantic Ocean, where it could strengthen and curve back toward Florida — possibly as a hurricane.
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Rice to sign missile defense deal with Poland
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:13:50 GMT
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans Wednesday to sign a deal to build a U.S. missile defense base on Polish soil, an agreement that has already prompted an infuriated Russia to threaten its former Soviet satellite.
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Bush defends terror war in speech to veterans
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:39:17 GMT
AP - President Bush is defending his line-in-the-sand approach to the fight against Islamic terrorism, following presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama in a speech to a major veterans group.
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Russia moves toward pullback but shows strength
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:17:48 GMT
AP - Russia took the first steps toward a troop pullback from Georgia on Tuesday but at the same time paraded blindfolded and bound Georgian prisoners on armored vehicles and seized four U.S. Humvees.
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Richards, Jones squander chances at Olympic gold
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:20:56 GMT
AP - Lolo Jones was supposed to take the Olympic 100-meter hurdles title. Other entrants knew it. Jones knew it. Even told herself so right before the start, mouthing, "I can win this race," when she was introduced to the crowd.
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Obama, VP choice to campaign together Saturday
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:43:11 GMT
AP - Barack Obama and his newly named running mate will campaign together Saturday at the place where the Democratic presidential hopeful formally launched his White House bid.
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Study finds minorities more likely to be paddled
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:21:40 GMT
AP - Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year — and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group.
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DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:37:00 GMT
AP - LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.
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AP NewsBreak: Umpires refuse replay call with MLB
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:24:19 GMT
AP - Umpires want baseball to take another look at instant replay. Umps said their governing board voted Tuesday to boycott a conference call with management intended to discuss implementing replay and are angry that their concerns aren't being addressed.
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