Iranian Envoy, Hezbollah Leader Meet

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A top Iranian envoy was in Syria on Thursday for talks on the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict, in a gathering of the Lebanese guerrilla's two key sponsors, according to Iranian news reports. Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah was taking part in the session, according to Kuwait's Al-Siyassah newspaper, known for its opposition to the SyrianLink

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Mon Blan Ad Representing the Revival of Ink into Writing

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
This advertisement from Mont Blac indeed reflects a fantastic piece of creativity that highlights the sustaining power of expression of ink in the wake of computing revolution.Link

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Israel pounds south Lebanon

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Israel pummeled south Lebanon with bombs and shells on Thursday and Israeli media said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's cabinet favored heavier air strikes against Hizbollah guerrillas rather than a big ground offensive.Link

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Israel Using Lethal Cluster Ammunition in Lebanon

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Israel is reportedly using artillery-fired cluster munitions in the civilian area of Lebanon. Researchers of Human Rights Watch have confirmed that a cluster munitions attack was carried out on the village Blida killing 19 civilians. Cluster munitions should not be used in a populated area, as it is quite lethal.Link

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Security guard to suspect: Richard Jewell looks back - U.S.…

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Richard Jewell pauses during his interview with the Associated Press in Atlanta, on July 22. Since the Olympics, Jewell has worked in various law enforcement jobs, including as a police officer in Pendergrass, Ga., where his partner was killed in 2004 while pursuing a suspect.Link

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Turnpike boss quits amid scandal - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Big Dig tunnels were closed for several days for inspections and repairs after ceiling panels fell, killing 38-year-old Milena Del Valle as she and her husband drove through the tunnel July 10 on their way to the airport.Link

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Zawahri weighs in on Mideast conflict - International Terrorism…

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Ayman al-Zawahri, considered Al-Qaida's No. 2, weighed in on the conflict in Israel and Lebanon in a message aired Thursday.Link

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First Hurdle is Clear, HOR Approves Indo-US Nuclear Deal

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
As we said in our previous article India-US Nuclear Deal: Still Long Way to Go,, there are more steps ahead to get final approval from the US Congress on the nuclear bill. Hence, the first barrier is crossed. Link

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PM Dares Jaswant to Uncover the Mole

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Jaswant Singh claimed in his book, �A call To Honour’ that a mole was working in the PMO during the regime of PV Narsimha Rao government and was leaking nuclear secrets to the US.Link

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Jaswant Remembers Kandhar Hijacking in A Call to Honour

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
�A Call to Honour’ is the book, which shook Indian politics. Mumbai Mirror has published some parts of the book that recollect the horrible memories of IC-814 hijacking. Here you may find some parts of the story from �Jaswant’ writings.Link

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Bad news from Iraq

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Being avid consumers of news, most of us are aware of the consistent stream of negative reporting coming out of Iraq. Death, violence, terrorism, precarious political situation, problems with reconstruction and public frustration (both in Iraq and America) dominate, if not overwhelm, the mainstream media coverage and commentary on Iraq. The readersLink

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Ralphs Pleads Guilty To Illegal Hiring

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Ralphs Grocery Co. formally entered guilty pleas in federal court Wednesday to several charges stemming from the grocery chain's hiring of hundreds of workers under fake names during a 2003 strike and lockout in the Southern California supermarket industry.Link

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12-year-old Child Guerilla in Myanmar Surrenders

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Imagine, a boy barely 12-years-old running an entire militant group. This is how, Johnny Htoo, the child militia leader of the small but notorious gang of God’s Army would like to introduce himself.Link

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NBC - WSJ poll: U.S. Pessimism On Rise

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
With congressional midterm elections less than four months away, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that candidates will be facing a public that has grown increasingly pessimistic, as nearly two-thirds don't believe life for their children's generation will be better than it has been for them, and nearly 60 percent are doubtful thLink

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French Police Thwart Effort to Roll Longest Joint

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
This one stirs up memories of Cheech and Chong! :-)Link

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16 Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A helicopter crashed in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, killing all 16 people on board, including at least two American civilians, officials said Thursday.Link

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Qaeda’s Zawahri warns over Mideast fighting

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al Zawahri warned his group would not stand by and watch Israel bombard Lebanon and the Palestinians, calling on Muslims in a video aired on Thursday to fight attacks on their countries. Link

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Mortar Rounds, Car Bomb Kill 27 In Iraq

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A mortar barrage followed minutes later by a car bomb blasted Baghdad's upscale Karradah district Thursday, killing at least 27 people and wounding 63, police said.Link

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Resurrection of Taliban Regime Terrorizes Afghan Women

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Afghan women beware: Taliban regime knocks again Since decades, the barbaric rule of Taliban has crippled the Afghan society and more specifically, it has almost destabilized the women community. Link

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Zawahri says Muslims must fight - Zionists, crusaders -

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al Zawahri called on Muslims to join forces and fight what he called the Zionist-crusader war against Lebanon, the Palestinians and other Muslim nations.Link

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Baseball cards are no longer cool

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Slate: How baseball cards lost their lusterLink

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World Trade Center, September 13, 2001

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Pictures of Ground Zero two days after the attacks.Link

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Failure to Declare Forced Marriages Illegal Creating Havoc…

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The British government’s incapability to adopt the proposed legislation that was meant to declare forced marriages illegal is going to aggravate the life of Muslim women across the globe.Link

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Mueller: FBI Restructuring Will Improve ‘Business Side’

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday detailed the next steps of his organization's restructuring — ongoing since the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — including a new business-side position and a weapons of mass destruction division. Link

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Internet billionaire aims to build spaceport in Texas

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The 2200 residents of Van Horn, Texas, US, seem to be embracing the idea of having a spaceport in their backyard. Blue Origin, a company headed by Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, has applied to build a launch site for its planned New Shepard space rocket about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Van Horn.Link

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Japan Lifts Ban on U.S. Beef Imports

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Japan's health minister on Thursday announced the resumption of U.S. beef imports, ending a ban imposed in January due to concerns about mad cow disease. Health Minister Jiro Kawasaki announced the lifting of the ban after the Agriculture Ministry's mad cow advisory committee approved a resumption in imports.Link

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Motorola Launches 3G Capable MOTORAZR XX

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The dual mode, triband GSM (900/1800/1900MHz) and WCDMA (2100MHz) compatible MOTORAZR XX includes both EDGE and HSDPA high-speed data connectivity, plus Bluetooth (with A2DP stereo headset support) and mini-USB for shorter range connections.Link

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Analysys International Says China Web2.0 Market Will Reach…

July 27, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Analysys International, a leading Internet based provider of business information about technology, media and telecom industries in China, says China's Web2.0 market, including Blog, SNS, P2P Streaming, Category Information, Personal Portal, WiKi services, etc., will reach RMB165 million in 2006 and will reach RMB2.1 billion by the end of 2008Link

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U.S. Hearing Looks At Internet Name Privatization Plan

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
This week's hearing is in anticipation of the September deadline for turning ICANN into a private entity, not responsible to the U.S. government in its handing out of domain names. Link

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Op Ed: Rational Lampoon

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
How to make a thorny constitutional question disappear.Link

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89 Ways to Write Powerful Press Releases

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Every day for 89 days in a row, you can get one lesson, delivered via email, on how to write and distribute a press release. Each day, you'll also have one opportunity to write a release. For example, if you’re rolling out a new product, that’s one opportunity. Each day’s lesson will take you just a few minutes to read.Link

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NoNAIS.org: No To Tags!

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
NAIS is being developed through the integration of three components-premises identification, animal identification, and animal tracking. Our government officials support NAIS. NAIS is great for big agri-businesses and the tag identification companies. Link

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Jetliner loses engine, lands safely in NYC

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A jetliner carrying more than 250 people lost power in one of its two engines Wednesday but landed safely at a nearby airport.Link

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Angel Of Lebanon

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
(CBS) The war in Lebanon has had plenty of victims, but CBS News' Vicki Barker reports that it now has a hero — a brave young Lebanese-American woman who helped rescue dozens of her fellow citizens. Link

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Soaking In Curry

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The Hakone Hotel Kowkien in Japan has added curry spices to its hot spring, such as red pepper and turmeric, which can improve blood flow and make skin beautiful.Link

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Saddam Hussein forced back to trial

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Saddam Hussein, who had been on hunger strike, has said in his trial today that he was taken to court from his hospital bed against his will.Link

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Rome Lebanon summit urges ceasefire

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Diplomats attending a crisis summit on Lebanon in Rome on Wednesday pledged to do their best to help achieve a lasting ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah .Link

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Rare Lincoln slavery letter found

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Seven score and five years ago, Abraham Lincoln put his John Hancock on letters to the nation's governors, asking them to support a 13th amendment to the Constitution -- one that would enshrine slavery as the law of the land.Link

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Top 10 reasons why ‘Top 10′ lists are so popular

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Love them or loathe them, you only need to take a quick glance over popular social link sites to see that 'Top 10' pages are incredibly prevalent. Here's a list of 10 reasons why such lists are so popular.Link

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Report: U.N. observers’ calls unheeded

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
U.N. observers in Lebanon telephoned the Israeli military 10 times in six hours to ask it to stop shelling near their position before an attack killed four observers and sparked international anger with Israel, U.N. officials said Wednesday.Link

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Suspected Child Molester Arrested

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
(WCCO) Maple Grove, Minn. A 51-year-old man accused of groping children in at least two department stores has been arrested in Todd County, authorities said Tuesday morning.Link

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CNN.com - Iranians volunteer to fight Israel - Jul 26, 2006

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
More than 60 Iranian volunteers set off Wednesday to join what they called a holy war against Israeli forces in Lebanon.Link

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Capitol Hill Blue - Another paper dumps Coulter

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
At the rate newspapers are dropping Ann Coulter's column she may have to start hand delivering her screeds to what few readers she has left. Link

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YouTube Is Not For Sale

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
YouTube co-founder and CEO Chad Hurley, who appeared on a panel at the AlwaysOn Stanford Summit today, says that the company isn’t for sale.Link

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Russian rocket with satellites crashes after launch

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The first and second stages of the rocket failed to separate correctly after 86 seconds of flight, causing the Dnepr -- a converted intercontinental missile -- to crash.Link

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Students Charged With Professor Prank

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Two students each face up to a year in jail for a prank that involved hacking into a professor's computer, giving grades to other students and sending pizza, magazine subscriptions and CDs to the professor's home. Link

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Online Cat Fight: Kevin Rose and Jason Calacanis

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Keep on top of this Cat Fight Between the top men of Digg and Netscape!Link

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news story

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
a news worthy new story.Link

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Amazon.com riles investors with spending, price cut plans

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
For years, Amazon.com Inc. has insisted that its hefty investments in cheap shipping deals, mysterious technology or new retail offerings would please its customers and ultimately pay off for its long-term shareholders. But nine years after the company went public, some investors are getting fed up.Link

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U.N. observers asked Israel to stop bombing 10 times before…

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
U.N. observers in Lebanon telephoned the Israeli military 10 times in six hours to ask it to stop shelling near their position before an Israeli attack destroyed their border outpost, killing four observers and sparking widespread international anger with Israel.Link

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Police trying to find owner of horse whose head was put…

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
In a scene reminiscent of the Godfather, town councilman finds a horse's severed head in his swimming pool. Link

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Threat: Cancer teen to be taken by force

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The father of a Virginia teen seeking an alternative treatment for his cancer says a social worker has threatened to use force to take the boy away from the family for court-ordered chemotherapy.Link

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Civil War Sub May Have Been Downed by Unsealed Hatch

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
An unsealed hatch on the U.S. Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley could have been a factor in the Confederate vessel's sinking, says a team of archaeologists in Charleston, South Carolina.Link

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Nations agree to open up German Nazi archive

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A German archive containing millions of documents detailing Nazi crimes during World War Two will be opened to historians and Holocaust scholars for the first time, officials said on Wednesday.Link

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Jeopardy KenJen’s Poison Pen

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Could Ken Jennings have possibly meant it when, on his Website blog, he criticized Jeopardy! last week for everything from the irrelevance of host Alex Trebek to the electric-blue color scheme to the exclamation point in the title?Link

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Homeless Man Reaps Rewards for Honest Effort

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
I love this story but I have to say, I would expect the guy to give him more than $100 freakin' dollars! C'mon. Well, at least the community stepped inLink

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It’s true: Free USPS military shipping kits

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The USPS provides free Priority Mail shipping supplies for customers sending packages to U.S. military personnel overseas. Link

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You’re Suing Me? Then Front Me My Attorney’s Fees…

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
This really isn't a posting dealing with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act because the decision of Judge Posner of the Seventh Circuit doesn't technically address CFAA issues. That said, the decision in International Airport Centers, LLC v. Citrin, 2006 WL 2051659 (7th Cir., July 25, 2006) is an interesting one. Link

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Provincetown straights complain of intolerance among gays

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Heterosexuals in this overwhelmingly gay resort town on the tip of Cape Cod are complaining that the oppressed have become the oppressors.Link

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Souter refuses to block antitrust indictment

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter on Tuesday afternoon cleared the way for the Justice Department Antitrust Division to seek a criminal indictment of a Norwegian ocean shipping company and at least one of its executives in a case involving alleged division of customers among competitors. Link

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Saddam plea against being hanged

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has told his trial he wants to be shot not hanged if he is condemned to die.Link

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Yates Found Innocent by Reason of Insanity

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A jury today found Texas mother Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity in the drownings of her five children, ages 6 months to 7 years, in the bathtub of their Houston home five years ago.Link

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Ohio Supreme Court strikes down eminent domain for pure…

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 7-0 Wednesday that a Cincinnati suburb may not use eminent domain to take private property on the sole basis of economic benefit to the community.Link

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Washington high court upholds same-sex marriage ban

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The Washington Supreme Court ruled Wednesday morning that a statute prohibiting same-sex marriage does not violate the state Constitution.Link

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Liberia’s presidential palace catches fire on independence…

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A floor of the presidential palace in Liberia's capital caught fire Wednesday, the blaze coming as President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf hosted the leaders of Ghana, Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone for celebrations marking the anniversary of her country's founding by freed American slaves.Link

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Norway Nazi cartoon irks Israel

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Israel's envoy complains to Norway over a cartoon showing Israeli PM Ehud Olmert as a Nazi camp commander.Link

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Radical Shiite cleric sends medicine to Lebanon

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will send a truck full of medicine and food to Lebanese families affected by Israel's two-week military operations, his aide said Wednesday.Link

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Netscape

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
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Former President Gerald Ford Hospitalized

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Former President Ford was admitted to a hospital for shortness of breath but was expected to be released later Wednesday, his spokeswoman said. In a statement, spokeswoman Penny Circle did not say when Ford was admitted to Vail Valley Medical Center. She didn't immediately return a phone call.Link

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Did Pentagon Officials Plot To Invade Iran?

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Even before the bombs fell on baghdad, a group of senior pentagon officials were plotting to invade another Country. Their covert campaign once again relied on false intelligence and shady allies. But this time, the target was Iran. Link

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Yates not Guilty

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Andrea Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity. She will be sent to a mental institution.Link

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JURY FINDS ANDREA YATES NOT GUILTY OF MURDER

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Andrea Yates was found NOT GUILTY by reason of insanity after murdering her 5 children.Link

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Andrea Yates found not guilty by reason of insanity

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A jury found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning deaths of her young children in the bathtub of their suburban home.Link

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China accuses Dalai Lama of CIA links

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
An official Chinese commentary accused the Dalai Lama of collaborating with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, rejecting the Tibetan leader's overtures and casting a shadow over fence-mending talks.Link

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CNN.com - I-Report Topics

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
CNN is accepting your news stories, photos, videos and audio recordings.Link

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Agreement Signed to Open Nazi Archive

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Germany, Israel and the United States signed an agreement Wednesday opening to researchers an archive of millions of Nazi files describing how the Holocaust was carried out. The accord was reached in April by the 11-nation governing body of the International Tracing Service, the arm of the International Committee of the Red Cross that overseLink

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Prodi: Italy Will Join Mideast Force

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Italian Premier Romano Prodi said Wednesday he will commit troops to a military force for Lebanon if it has a U.N. mandate. He also called Wednesday's conference on the crisis in Lebanon a success, given what was possible to achieve. U.S., European and Arab officials failed to agree on an immediate plan to halt the fighting between Israel aLink

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Administration Wants Surveillance Changes

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
As debate continues over the legality of President Bush's domestic spying program, the administration pressed Congress Wednesday to ease Internet age surveillance restrictions.Link

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Jury Reaches Verdict in Yates Retrial

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Jurors deliberating in Andrea Yates' murder retrial say they have reached a verdict after asking to see a family photo and candid pictures of her five smiling youngsters on Wednesday.Link

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Spyware poses as Firefox extension

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Virus writers have created a spyware package that poses as an extension to the Firefox web browser. FormSpy, which poses as the legitimate NumberedLinks 0.9 extension, is programmed to steal confidential information from compromised machines including passwords, credit card numbers, and ebanking login details. The malware is also capable of Link

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Wash. Court Upholds Gay Marriage Ban

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The state Supreme Court upheld Washington's ban on gay marriage Wednesday, saying lawmakers have the power to restrict marriage to unions between a man and woman. The 5-4 decision leaves Massachusetts as the only state to grant full marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples. It was the latest in a series of significant court rulings favoriLink

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U.S. to Seek Meeting if N. Korea Boycotts

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A top American diplomat said Wednesday the United States would try to hold a regional security meeting in Malaysia if North Korea continues to boycott six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.Link

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GlaxoSmithKline reports “breakthrough” on bird flu vaccine

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A bird flu vaccine for humans that uses only a very low dose of active ingredient has proved effective in clinical tests and could be mass produced in 2007, its maker GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday. Link

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Hackers break in to NU admissions, financial aid computers

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Northwestern University officials are trying to contact about 17,000 students and applicants to the school after discovering hackers broke in to nine desktop computers on campus that contained personal information, the school said FridayLink

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Federal Voting Assistance Program Kicks Into High Gear

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The Federal Voting Assistance Program office is pulling out the stops to ensure all servicemembers and their families who wish to can vote. Polli Brunelli, the program's chief, said the program has learned from experience and has put in place a system to make it relatively painless for servicemembers and their families to vote in 2006 mid-tLink

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Ancient Statue Looted in Iraq Is Returned

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A prized statue of an ancient king that was stolen during widespread looting in Iraq following the U.S. invasion three years ago has been returned to the country's government, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.Link

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Boeing and U.S. Army Sign Block III Apache Longbow System…

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Boeing and the U.S. Army have ensured the continued modernization of the world's most capable multi-role combat helicopterLink

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Love Blooms Between Berkeley Grad Student and Hizb’Allah

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Cecilia Lucas, a grad student at Berkeley recently penned a love poem to Hizb'Allah.Link

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NYC uses fed millions to fight sick WTC workers

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The city is using a big slice of the $1 billion it got from the feds post-9/11 to fight first responders who claim they got sick on the site, a lawyer who is suing the city charged yesterday.Link

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Israel troops ‘ignored’ UN plea

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon contacted Israeli troops 10 times before an Israeli bomb killed four of them, an initial UN report says.Link

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Judge won’t allow venue change to get more blacks on jury

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
U.S. District Court Judge Allen Pepper has rejected a change of venue request from a defendant who wanted to move his trial to get more blacks on the jury. The Judge said that Hezekiah Patton does not have the right to change the venue in hopes of getting a more racially favorable jury to hear the case. Link

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Senate takes up offshore drilling bill

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The Senate is taking up an election-year bill that would open a large area of the central Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling. The bill would affect an 8.3 million-acre area believed to contain large amounts of natural gas and 1.3 billion barrels of oil.Link

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Katrina recovery expo set for Mississippi Gulf Coast in…

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
People planning to rebuild in Hurricane Katrina-battered neighborhoods along the Mississippi Gulf Coast can quiz contractors and learn about construction standards during a free expo next month.Link

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Saddam Asks to be Shot if Convicted

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A thinner but combative Saddam Hussein returned to court Wednesday for the first time since his hunger strike and hospitalization, complaining he had been forced to attend the proceedings and asking to be executed by firing squad if the court sentences him to death.Link

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Israeli Troops Suffer Heavy Casualties

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Hezbollah inflicted heavy casualties on Israeli troops as they battled for a key hilltop town in southern Lebanon for a fourth day Wednesday, with as many as 14 soldiers reported killed. Lebanese officials, meanwhile, confirmed that four U.N. observers were killed by an Israeli airstrike on their post Tuesday night.Link

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Woman Sues Bacardi Over Flaming Rum Burn

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
A woman who was allegedly severely burned by flaming rum during a Bacardi promotion is suing the wine and spirits producer, claiming the product was defective and dangerous.Link

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Iraqi Prime Minister to Address Congress

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Seeking to shore up the U.S. military commitment in Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki must charm an increasingly skeptical Congress that is wary of his criticism of Israel and concerned about rising violence in Baghdad. During his first trip to Washington since becoming prime minister two months ago, Al-Maliki was to address the HouLink

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Police Seek 50 Women in Photos Taken by Killer

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Investigators are trying to find about 50 women who were photographed decades ago by a man now on death row for murdering two aspiring models in the early 1980s, authorities said Tuesday.Link

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Senate Passes Interstate Abortion Bill

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
An abortion bill aimed at stopping people from helping pregnant girls skirt parental-notification laws has gained passage in both houses of Congress, but sticky political and policy disputes stand between it and President Bush's desk.Link

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California Heat Suspected in at Least 56 Deaths

July 26, 2006 – 8:20 pm
The high-pressure system over California that has brought 100-degree weather to the state wasn't budging Wednesday, promising an 11th straight day of sweltering heat, the potential of more deaths and another strain on utilities.Link

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