Archive for May, 2008

Brangelina buzz sweeps south of France (AP)

AP - Brangelina must be cocooning.

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China evacuates 197,000 as quake rivers swell (Reuters)

Reuters - China has evacuated over 197,000
people from an area that risks flooding by landslide- blocked
rivers near the epicenter of this month’s earthquake in Sichuan
province, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.

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New pics boost feelings Mars lander has bared ice (AP)

AP - Sharp new images received Saturday from the Phoenix lander largely convinced scientists that the spacecraft’s thrusters had uncovered a large patch of ice just below the Martian surface, team members said.

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Iran says its right to enrichment is non-negotiable (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran will not give up its right to
enrich uranium, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday,
days before major powers submit an upgraded package of
incentives to try to coax Tehran into halting the work.

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Chinese authorities prepare to drain swelling lake (AP)

AP - Chinese authorities prepared on Saturday to drain a swelling lake formed by a devastating earthquake, completing work on a drainage channel to divert water that threatens hundreds of thousands downstream.

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Democrats seek truce in primary showdown (AFP)

AFP - The Democratic Party tried Saturday to thrash out a truce over disputed primaries in Florida and Michigan, the key to ending the epic White House struggle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

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Democrats try to settle Florida and Michigan dispute (Reuters)

Reuters - The Democratic Party searched for a
compromise over disputed convention delegates from Florida and
Michigan on Saturday at a raucous meeting marked by pleas for
party unity and warnings about the consequences in November’s
presidential election.

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Anti-U.S. beef protest draws 100,000 S.Koreans (Reuters)

Reuters - South Korean students, parents with
toddlers in tow, and union members took to the streets on
Saturday in a massive protest against a government decision to
resume imports of U.S. beef that they see as dangerous.

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Vote aimed at curbing pot growing in Calif. county (AP)

AP - Voters here took the state’s official permissiveness on marijuana to new heights in 2000, allowing residents to grow up to 25 pot plants for medical, recreational or personal use.

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AP Impact: Hurricane season outlooks of little use (AP)

AP - Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow near the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1. And the news media are there, breathlessly awaiting his every word.

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