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US coalition: 30 militants die in Afghan battle
(AP)
 AP - U.S.-led coalition troops battled a group of militants in eastern Afghanistan, killing over 30 insurgents, while three NATO soldiers were killed in a roadside blast elsewhere, officials said Thursday.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:22:45 GMT
| Officials: Draft accord on troop pullback in Iraq
(AP)
 AP - Iraqi and American negotiators have completed a draft agreement that extends the legal basis for U.S. troops to remain in Iraq beyond the end of this year, while calling for them to move out of Iraqi cities as soon as June 30, Iraqi and American officials told The Associated Press.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:49:09 GMT
| Nuclear exporters to discuss India trade ban
(AP)
 AP - A group of nations that export nuclear material meets here Thursday to discuss whether to grant India access to nuclear fuel and technology, a decision crucial to finalizing a landmark U.S.-India deal lifting a ban on such sales.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:16:28 GMT
| Fiery plane crash at Madrid airport kills 153
(AP)
 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.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:48:57 GMT
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Rogge chides Bolt for lack of respect (AP)
IOC president Jacques Rogge criticized Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on Thursday for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his record-breaking gold medal performances in the 100 and 200 meters. "That's not the way we perceive being a champion," Rogge said. The International Olympic Committee chief hailed Bolt's stunning achievements in the two sprints, comparing him to American great...
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:34:17 PDT
| Umpires, MLB sign agreement on replay (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. Installation of equipment has been going on at ballparks, and officials have said they hoped to start using replay in August.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:19:54 PDT
| Rams RB Jackson ends holdout, deal close (AP)
Rams running back Steven Jackson ended his holdout on Wednesday and St. Louis appeared on the verge of signing him to a new multiyear contract. Jackson told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he had agreed "in principle" to terms of a deal. He added that once a few details were ironed out, "We'll be pretty much done." The 235-pound Jackson, a bruising runner and the centerpiece of the Rams' offense, is...
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:46:48 PDT
| JGR, Stewart, Logano get harsh penalties (AP)
NASCAR's latest attempt to reel in the rule-breakers aimed at an unfamiliar target: the normally squeaky-clean Joe Gibbs Racing.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:21:25 PDT
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Federal Reserve acted on Lehman rumor: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Federal Reserve acted on rumors last month
and called Credit Suisse Group to see if it had
pulled a credit line from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc ,
The Wall Street Journal said citing people familiar with the
matter.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:17:26 GMT
| Fannie, Freddie shares dive on bailout fears, bonds up
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
shares plunged to their lowest levels in almost 20
years on Wednesday, while the mortgage companies' bonds rallied
on the belief that an increasingly likely government bailout
would wipe out shareholders but secure their massive debt.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:51:40 GMT
| Kohl's CEO to step down: paper
(Reuters)
Reuters - Larry Montgomery is expected to step down as
retailer Kohl's Corp chief executive, The Wall Street
Journal said.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:13:20 GMT
| California mulls probing senator over IndyMac crash
(Reuters)
 Reuters - California's attorney general is
reviewing a request by former employees of IndyMac Bancorp Inc
to investigate whether a New York senator triggered
the bank's collapse by releasing confidential information.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:51:36 GMT
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McCain's Knife-Wielding Captor Leads Vietnam in Rooting for Him
(Bloomberg)
 Bloomberg - Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Le Van Lua, the first North
Vietnamese that Lieutenant Commander John McCain encountered in
1967, says he greeted the American aviator with the biggest
kitchen knife he could find. He'd like to welcome McCain back
as president of the United States.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:06:52 GMT
| Biden's emergence in VP race crystalizes concerns
(AP)
 AP - Sen. Joe Biden's emergence at the center of speculation about who will be Barack Obama's running mate may say more about Obama's challenges in the presidential race than it does about the final selection.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:31:43 GMT
| Documents: US strike aided bin Laden-Taliban ties
(AP)
 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.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:46:58 GMT
| Sharif threatens to quit Pakistan coalition: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
has threatened to pull his party out of Pakistan's ruling
coalition it does not decide by Friday to reinstate judges
purged by former president Pervez Musharraf, the Wall Street
Journal reported.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:36:13 GMT
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