Biden is Democratic favorite for Obama's No. 2
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:21:56 GMT
AP - Sen. Joe Biden has emerged as the favorite among Democrats to be Barack Obama's running mate for his understanding of foreign policy in grave global times and his fighting spirit against the rival Republican ticket.
US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after hemorrhage
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:30:01 GMT
AP - Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war, died Wednesday after a brain hemorrhage, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Fiery plane crash at Madrid airport kills 153
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:08:59 GMT
AP - A jetliner heading to the popular Canary Islands vacation resort crashed during takeoff Wednesday, turning a wooded area off the end of a runway into a hellish scene of charred bodies and smoldering wreckage. Some 153 were believed dead Spain's worst air disaster in nearly 25 years.
Deal calls for troop pullback in Iraq, officials say
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:07:13 GMT
AP - Iraqi and U.S. negotiators have completed a draft security agreement that would see American troops leave Iraqi cities as soon as June 30, Iraqi and American officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Documents: US strike aided bin Laden-Taliban ties
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:12:07 GMT
AP - The U.S. cruise missile strike on an al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan in 1998 was meant to kill Osama bin Laden. But he apparently left shortly before the missiles struck, and newly declassified U.S. documents suggest the attack cemented an alliance with his Taliban protectors.
Like lightning, Bolt sets record in Olympic 200m
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:05:52 GMT
AP - Arms churning high, face twisted in pain as he sprinted toward the finish line, Usain Bolt kept glancing at the clock. The win in the Olympic 200 meters was a given, his second gold medal of the Beijing Games assured. This was now about a world record. About racing against history.
McCain denies patirotism attack, describes Obama as 'testy'
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:06:34 GMT
AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain chided his Democratic rival on Wednesday for getting "a little testy" as Barack Obama sharpened his tone amid a tightening White House race.
Matt Damon's wife Luciana gives birth to girl
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:02:09 GMT
AP - Matt Damon's wife Luciana gave birth to a baby girl Wednesday, his spokeswoman said. The baby's name is Gia Zavala Damon, spokeswoman Jennifer Allen told The Associated Press, adding: "Everyone is great and she is a healthy, beautiful baby girl."
Angel the dog credited with saving kittens
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:01:07 GMT
AP - You've heard of man bites dog. What about, dog saves cats? A two-year-old dog that had been turned over to the Nevada Humane Society's shelter in Reno is being credited with rescuing six abandoned kittens.
Umpires, MLB sign agreement on instant replay
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:04:04 GMT
AP - Baseball umpires and management signed an agreement Wednesday that will allow the sport to start using instant replay to help determine calls on the field. Major League Baseball still hasn't determined when the use of replays will start.
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