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  Timely Homer Puts Santana in Unfamiliar Territory - New York Times

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 10:46pm PDT

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  TSN.ca

  Timely Homer Puts Santana in Unfamiliar Territory
  New York Times - 40 minutes ago
  By DAVE CALDWELL Johan Santana was the starter Wednesday, which meant that it was about time for the team’s eight position players to paw at the snooze button and count on Santana to win another game all by himself.
  Giants can't get started in New York San Francisco Chronicle
  Five runs equal five wins: Santana shuts down Giants Sports Network
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  Stunning return and a vital vote - Boston Globe

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 10:39pm PDT

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  Ninemsn

  Long-Term Fix Is Elusive in Medicare Payments
  New York Times - 49 minutes ago
  By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON - Congress has voted to block a cut in Medicare payments to doctors but has done nothing to solve the fundamental problem that caused the cut, and the issue will come back to haunt the next president and the next Congress, ...
  Video: Raw Video: Ailing Sen. Kennedy Returns to Senate AssociatedPress
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  Persistence pays off for "Hellboy" sequel - Reuters

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 10:19pm PDT

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  The Gazette (Montreal)

  'Hellboy II' Sets Box Office on Fire
  Entertainment Weekly - 1 hour ago
  Guillermo del Toro's comic-book fantasy sequel won the weekend with $35.9 mil, while ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' thrived at No.
  Mike Elizalde is a 'Hellboy' with makeup effects Los Angeles Times
  Box Office Analysis, July 13: 'Hellboy II' Burns Up Competition Hollywood.com
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  Questions still surround Pentagon tanker redo - Reuters

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 10:07pm PDT

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  Boston Globe

  Questions still surround Pentagon tanker redo
  Reuters - 1 hour ago
  By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers welcomed on Wednesday the Pentagon's decision to reopen a controversial $35 billion aerial tanker competition, but said they would remain vigilant to ensure the revamped process was done fairly.
  Video: New bids for US tankers ReutersVideo
  Pentagon to Rebid $35B Tanker Contract FOXBusiness
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  Apple’s Latest Opens a Developers’ Playground - New York Times

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:28pm PDT

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  Wall Street Journal

  20 Cool IPhone Apps
  PC World - Jul 12, 2008
  While the iPhone can't heal lepers or turn water into wine, it can help you do a lot of other useful things, such as sharing high-resolution videos, diagnosing your own illnesses and even creating your own virtual life form!
  Best of the App Store: Social Networking Apple Insider
  Apple iPhone 3G PC Magazine
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  Yahoo Is Inviting Partners to Build on Its Search Power - New York Times

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:28pm PDT

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  Yahoo Is Inviting Partners to Build on Its Search Power
  New York Times - 1 hour ago
  By MIGUEL HELFT SAN FRANCISCO - Unable to beat Google in the Web search business on its own, Yahoo is trying a new approach. Yahoo wants to enlist a small army of search start-ups as allies in the hope that collectively they will be able to stop the ...
  Yahoo Opens Its Search Technology to Third Parties PC World
  Yahoo to offer its search services to outside firms Reuters
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  Passengers Stuck for Hours on Bronx Zoo Cable Car System - FOXNews

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:18pm PDT

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  Passengers Stuck for Hours on Bronx Zoo Cable Car System
  FOXNews - 2 hours ago
  A mechanical failure on the aerial cable car called the Skyfari at the Bronx Zoo stranded dozens of visitors high above ground, zoo officials said.
  Dozens Stuck in Midair at the Bronx Zoo New York Times
  Amid stifling heat, dozens trapped in Bronx Zoo cable cars for hours New York Daily News
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  Fannie Mae, Freddie Losses Make Them `Insolvent,' Poole Says - Bloomberg

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:18pm PDT

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  Fannie Mae, Freddie Losses Make Them `Insolvent,' Poole Says
  Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
  By Dawn Kopecki July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Borrowing at Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage company, has never been so expensive and it may not get better any time soon.
  US Mulls Future of Fannie, Freddie Wall Street Journal
  Fannie, Freddie Resume Their Free Fall BusinessWeek
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  Wachovia Hires a Treasury Insider to Lift It Out of Its Banking Woes - New York Times

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 6:31pm PDT

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  Washington Post

  Wachovia Names Steel Chief to Mend Relationships on Wall Street
  Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
  By David Mildenberg and Ari Levy July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Wachovia Corp., the bank with more than $3 billion in quarterly losses tied to the US housing market, hired Wall Street veteran and Treasury Undersecretary Robert Steel as chief executive to fix ...
  Wachovia confirms Steel to lead bank The Associated Press
  Steel Steps Down From Treasury Post To Take Over at Struggling ... Washington Post
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  Evidence of moon water found - Los Angeles Times

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 6:28pm PDT

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  Calgary Herald

  Evidence of moon water found
  Los Angeles Times - 34 minutes ago
  Scientists test the interior of tiny rocks collected by astronauts in the 1970s and find hydrogen. The discovery challenges theories on how the moon formed.
  New scans show evidence of water on the moon Reuters
  Water Found on the Moon Wired News
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  Jesse Jackson says Obama "talking down" to blacks - Reuters

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 6:22pm PDT

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  Boston Globe

  Obama 'Won't Back Off One Bit' on His Tough-Love Message
  ABC News - 6 hours ago
  ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., says that he won’t back down on his “tough love” message to African Americans -– a subject that prompted Jesse Jackson's angry open-mic gaffe this past week.
  A clash of generations in black community Boston Globe
  Judge Jesse Jackson by his whispers Detroit Free Press
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  Slugger Bobby Abreu leads Yankees over Rays 2-1 in 10 innings - The Canadian Press

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 6:16pm PDT

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  The Associated Press

  Slugger Bobby Abreu leads Yankees over Rays 2-1 in 10 innings
  The Canadian Press - 47 minutes ago
  NEW YORK - Joe Girardi sat behind his desk wearing a fake moustache. Bobby Abreu was busy cleaning up after Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera dumped Gatorade on him.
  With Another Standout Effort, Ponson Is Fitting in Nicely for Yankees New York Times
  Abreu's double in 10th lifts surging Yankees over Rays Sports Network
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  Emerging nations snub climate-change plan - Washington Times

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 6:12pm PDT

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  After Applause Dies Down, Global Warming Talks Leave Few Concrete ...
  New York Times - 46 minutes ago
  The leaders of developed and developing countries, including President Bush, and international officials on Wednesday in Toyako, Japan, on the last day of talks on climate change and other issues.
  As Climate Issue Heats Up, Wall Street Journal
  Bush's last climate summit leaves much to do AFP
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  Bush wins passage of spy bill to protect telecoms - Reuters

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 6:08pm PDT

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  Senate Approves Bill to Broaden Wiretap Powers
  New York Times - 3 hours ago
  By ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON - The Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a major expansion of the government’s surveillance powers, handing President Bush one more victory in a series of hard-fought clashes with Democrats over national security ...
  Senate Bows to Bush, Approves Surveillance Bill ABC News
  Barack Obama Breaks Promise, Flip Flops, and supports Telco?s Washington Post
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  Mukasey Denies Racial Profiling in FBI's Future - ABC News

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 5:58pm PDT

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  Mukasey Denies Racial Profiling in FBI's Future
  ABC News - 1 hour ago
  By JASON RYAN Attorney General Michael Mukasey today dismissed a report by The Associated Press last week that a revision of the FBI's investigative guidelines would permit racial profiling by the FBI in terrorism cases.
  Justice softens hardball tactics with corporations The Associated Press
  Mukasey's Free Pass on Accountability Examiner.com
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  As America Learns About Obama, He Returns the Favor - New York Times

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 5:26pm PDT

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  Los Angeles Times

  Obama lobbies for women's vote
  Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago
  Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton hold a "Women for Obama" fundraising breakfast at the Hilton Towers Hotel in New York this morning.
  Wolfson says Clinton not being formally vetted for VP CNN Political Ticker
  ON DEADLINE: With Hillary gone, presidential race has drama Seattle Times
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  Wildfire forces 10000 to evacuate California town - Reuters

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 5:04pm PDT

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  Seattle Post Intelligencer

  Crews 'turn the corner' against 1 Calif. wildfire
  The Associated Press - 5 hours ago
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) - Moist air and calmer winds helped firefighters make progress Saturday on a deadly wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills, the latest hot spot in an unprecedented fire season that has made much of California a disaster area.
  Video: Weather Helps Butte County Firefighters kcratv
  Residents return to Paradise as fires keep burning WLOS
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  Three policemen among six killed in attack on American consulate ... - guardian.co.uk

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 4:10pm PDT

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  BBC News

  6 die in attack on US post in Turkey
  International Herald Tribune - 4 hours ago
  By Sebnem Arsu and Alan Cowell ISTANBUL: Gunmen opened fire on Turkish security guards outside the United States Consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, the Turkish authorities said, and at least three police officers and three assailants were killed in a ...
  Attack at the US Consulate in Turkey leaves 6 dead Boston Globe
  Six dead in Istanbul gunbattle Washington Times
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  JonBenet parents cleared of murder - Reuters

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 4:05pm PDT

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  CBC.ca

  New DNA Technology Clears the Family of JonBenet Ramsey
  New York Times - 2 hours ago
  By KIRK JOHNSON DENVER - A persistent thread among conspiracy theorists and true-crime bloggers who for years have pondered the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, the child beauty queen found strangled in her family’s home in nearby Boulder more than 11 years ...
  Video: Ramsey Family Cleared in JonBenet Murder AssociatedPress
  Experts: Lacy’s letter to Ramsey could have lasting implications Daily Camera
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  Steve & Barry's Files for Chapter 11, - Wall Street Journal

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:48pm PDT

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  Steve & Barry's Files for Chapter 11,
  Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
  By KEVIN KINGSBURY Fast-growing retailer Steve & Barry's LLC, as expected, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company blamed a liquidity squeeze for its failing fortunes.
  Steve & Barry's, Discount Retailer, Seeks Bankruptcy (Update2) Bloomberg
  Steve & Barry's files for Chapter 11, to explore sale MarketWatch
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  McCain, Obama slam Iran - CNN

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:52am PDT

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  McCain, Obama slam Iran
  CNN - 9 hours ago
  (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that Iran's missile test shows the need for an effective missile defense system, while rival Sen. Barack Obama believes it shows aggressive diplomacy, combined with sanctions, is necessary.
  Obama, Clinton fly to New York together with member of his vice ... International Herald Tribune
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  Internet advert outfit grilled over privacy - Inquirer

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:25am PDT

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  Senate Grapples With Web Privacy Issues
  Washington Post - 4 hours ago
  By Peter Whoriskey Consumers worry about their Internet privacy. Politicians vow to investigate. And two of the nation's biggest tech companies, Google and Microsoft, support federal legislation for data collection.
  Senators Question NebuAd, Targeted Ad Privacy PC World
  Google, Microsoft Testify About Privacy, Behavioral Advertising InformationWeek
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  Guardian Weekly: Special focus on Israeli 'security wall' - guardian.co.uk

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:16am PDT

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  Guardian Weekly: Special focus on Israeli 'security wall'
  guardian.co.uk - 40 minutes ago
  The security barrier - or wall - in the West Bank and East Jerusalem that separates Israelis from Palestinians continues to divide them more than physically.
  Israel's crackdown against Hamas West Bank charities continues Xinhua
  Fayyad says IDF raids in West Bank undermining his authority Jerusalem Post
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  3 Police and 3 Gunmen Die in Attack on US Post in Turkey - New York Times

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:02am PDT

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  3 Police and 3 Gunmen Die in Attack on US Post in Turkey
  New York Times - 55 minutes ago
  By ALAN COWELL PARIS -- A gunman opened fire on Turkish security guards outside the United States Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday and at least three officers were killed, the governor of Istanbul said.
  Six killed in attack outside US mission in Istanbul: governor AFP
  Attack outside US consulate in Turkey, 6 dead The Associated Press
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  G-8 Failure on Emissions Plan Threatens Climate Fight (Update1) - Bloomberg

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:45am PDT

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  New York Times

  G-8 Failure on Emissions Plan Threatens Climate Fight (Update1)
  Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
  By Jeremy Van Loon and Alex Morales July 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Group of Eight's climate-change strategy may fail to contain rising temperatures that threaten to cause more floods, droughts and storms.
  Emerging Nations Join G-8 on Climate New York Times
  G-8 leaders back off climate specifics CNN International
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  A's trade Harden to Cubs - San Jose Mercury News

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:02am PDT

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  A's trade Harden to Cubs
  San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago
  By Joe Stiglich ** FILE ** In this June 20, 2008 file photo, Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Rich Harden throws to the Florida Marlins in the third inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif.
  Gaudin not just a throw-in for Cubs MLB.com
  New teammates hail Harden, are talking Series Chicago Tribune
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  Cheney's office tried to alter greenhouse gas testimony, former ... - Los Angeles Times

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 1:20am PDT

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  Cheney's office tried to alter greenhouse gas testimony, former ...
  Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
  The new charges of political interference could boost efforts by California and other states to implement their own vehicle emission standards over White House opposition.
  Cheney's office accused of censoring climate data San Jose Mercury News
  Ex-EPA aide tells of White House censorship San Francisco Chronicle
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  Obama family sits down with 'Access Hollywood' - Los Angeles Times

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:29am PDT

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  Boston Globe

  Meet the Obama girls
  Reuters - 1 hour ago
  WASHINGTON - Barack Obama doesn’t like sweets, prefers minty gum to bubblegum and leaves his luggage in everybody’s way when he arrives home on a break from the campaign.
  Obama regrets putting his kids on TV CNN
  Was the Obama family interview with Access Hollywood a mistake? Los Angeles Times
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  Jeffs was taken to the Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las ... - CNN

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:03am PDT

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  Jeffs was taken to the Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las ...
  CNN - 3 hours ago
  (CNN) -- Jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was taken to a hospital in Las Vegas on Tuesday, but police would not say why.
  Report: Jeffs hospitalized Salt Lake Tribune
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  China, India oppose 2050 emissions cut goal-France - Reuters

  Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:01am PDT

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  China, India oppose 2050 emissions cut goal-France
  Reuters - 41 minutes ago
  TOYAKO, Japan, July 9 (Reuters) - China and India are not ready to sign up to a goal set by the Group of Eight industrial nations to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 50 percent by 2050, a French presidential aide said on Wednesday.
  Global polluters agree need for cuts in emissions - but not how or ... guardian.co.uk
  Bush joins offer by G-8 to cut emissions Los Angeles Times
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