| Afghan president praises Obama's new war plan
March 28, 2009 at 5:13 am
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| Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday praised U.S. President Barack Obama's new plan for the war in Afghanistan. |
| Button claims pole for F1 new boys Brawn GP
March 28, 2009 at 4:58 am
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| Britain's Jenson Button claimed pole position for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne -- leading a sweep of the front row for Formula One new boys Brawn GP. |
| Russia to build 6 nuclear subs with cruise missiles
March 28, 2009 at 4:11 am
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| Russia will build at least six nuclear-powered submarines with long-range cruise missiles for its navy, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told the Itar-Tass news agency. |
| Malaysia leader poised to resign
March 28, 2009 at 4:01 am
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| Malaysia's prime minister wants to step down and has scheduled a meeting with the supreme ruler of the country to hand in his letter of resignation, Malaysia's national news agency reported Saturday. |
| Young couple moves in with her ex-husband
March 28, 2009 at 2:21 am
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| Struggling to make ends meet, trying to dig themselves out of debt, Nicole Thompson-Arce and her husband have moved in with her ex-husband. |
| Afghan, coalition forces kill 12 militants
March 28, 2009 at 2:07 am
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| Twelve militants were killed in a firefight with Afghan and coalition forces in Helmand province, U.S. military officials said. |
| Suburban 'tsunami' kills 77 in Jakarta
March 28, 2009 at 1:16 am
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| Rescuers widened the search for victims Saturday in the aftermath of a flash flood that killed at least 77 people in Indonesia's capital. |
| AIG director named to Obama tax task force
March 28, 2009 at 12:27 am
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| One of the people named this week to President Obama's new Task Force on Tax Reform is a member of the AIG board of directors. |
| Texas board comes down on 2 sides of creationism debate
March 27, 2009 at 11:11 pm
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| Dueling theories of how the universe was created got a split decision Friday night from the Texas Board of Education, which required examination of "all sides of scientific evidence" in new science standards, but rejected language requiring teachers to teach the "strengths and weaknesses" of scientific theories. |
| 7 Filipino soldiers slain in separatist attack
March 27, 2009 at 11:10 pm
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| Seven soldiers were killed Friday when they were attacked by Muslim separatists in the southern Philippines, the military said. |
| Saudi king appoints successor's successor to throne
March 27, 2009 at 10:15 pm
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| Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Friday appointed Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz to be the nation's second deputy prime minister, making him second in line to the kingdom's throne, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said. |
| Kurtz: Exploring the scene at octuplets' house
March 27, 2009 at 9:00 pm
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| Gloria Allred was at the octuplet mom's house when the confrontation began. |
| Officials: Afghanistan strategy formed with great deliberation
March 27, 2009 at 8:50 pm
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| President Obama's unveiling Friday of a new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan was made only after a thorough interagency review of the region with input from several sources, administration officials said. |
| Commentary: Obama anti-terror plan could be doomed to fail
March 27, 2009 at 7:03 pm
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| The Obama plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan announced Friday has a great deal to recommend it, with its emphasis on protecting the Afghan population and delivering more aid directly to the Pakistani people instead of to the Pakistan army. |
| Napolitano unveils plan for 'leaner, smarter' Homeland Security
March 27, 2009 at 6:36 pm
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| Some people may think the words "government" and "efficiency" don't belong in the same sentence. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano does not agree. |
| U.S., Japan mobilize for N. Korean launch
March 27, 2009 at 6:29 pm
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| Japan is mobilizing its missile defense system, and U.S. Navy ships are deploying to the Sea of Japan, as North Korea prepares to launch a rocket that is expected next month, officials said. |
| Budget moves through Senate committee
March 27, 2009 at 6:21 pm
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| A tightened version of President Obama's $3.6 trillion budget moved through a key Senate committee Thursday night. |
| 'The Fareed Challenge'
March 27, 2009 at 6:12 pm
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| Without Bush 'millstone,' GOP can mount comeback, leader says
March 27, 2009 at 5:44 pm
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| Despite crushing defeats in the last two elections, Senate Republicans have new "energy and enthusiasm" for winning back the majority, according to their leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. |
| Owners drop Freedom Tower name for new WTC skyscraper
March 27, 2009 at 5:13 pm
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| The agency that owns the space where the World Trade Center towers stood is freeing itself of the term "freedom" to describe the signature skyscraper replacing the buildings destroyed on September 11, 2001. |
| iReporter moves into evacuation mode
March 27, 2009 at 4:54 pm
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| Barb and Chuck Matthees are getting out. |
| England crushed in Bridgetown one-dayer
March 27, 2009 at 4:54 pm
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| The West Indies have taken a 2-1 lead in their one-day cricket series against England, crushing the tourists by an impressive eight wickets in Bridgetown, Barbados to leave them needing just one victory from the final two matches to clinch the series. |
| Montgomerie drops back as Siem takes lead
March 27, 2009 at 4:52 pm
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| Colin Montgomerie struggled to stay in touch as German Marcel Siem and England's Graeme Storm turned on the style at the Andalucian Open in Seville on Friday. |
| Bride was a hyperventilating mess
March 27, 2009 at 4:19 pm
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| I was freaking out. I went to bed the night before, freaking out. What was I doing? What was he doing? We were 26, and we were getting married. It was such a bad idea -- clearly we were too young. Everybody knows the true best age for a first marriage is 45. |
| This week in iReport: Fighting the flood
March 27, 2009 at 4:05 pm
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| 'Monsters vs. Aliens' buzz gives boost to 3D revolution
March 27, 2009 at 3:59 pm
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| Editor's note: Watch The Screening Room March show at the following times: Saturday 28 March: 0730, 1800, Sunday 29 March: 0530, 1830, Monday 30 March: 0400 (all times GMT) |
| Afghan soldier kills two coalition troops, U.S. says
March 27, 2009 at 1:28 pm
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| An Afghan soldier reportedly shot and killed two coalition service members in northern Afghanistan on Friday, U.S. forces in Afghanistan said. |
| Rapper T.I. sentenced to year and a day in prison, fined
March 27, 2009 at 1:25 pm
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| Rap star T.I. was sentenced in Atlanta federal court Friday to one year and one day in prison and ordered to pay a $100,300 fine on weapons charges related to purchasing machine guns and silencers. |
| Bodies found at Turkish helicopter crash site
March 27, 2009 at 1:23 pm
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| Forty-eight hours after a harrowing distress call from a helicopter crash survivor in the mountains of eastern Turkey, Turkey's interior minister said Friday that rescuers have finally discovered the wreckage. |
| Football First XI: Best former Eastern Bloc players
March 27, 2009 at 1:21 pm
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| The Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago and in that time the world game has opened its arms to a tidal wave of talent from behind the former Iron Curtain. |
| Biden meets leaders ahead of G20 summit
March 27, 2009 at 1:14 pm
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| Five days before world leaders meet in England for the G20 Summit, Vice President Joe Biden is attending a two-day conference in Chile that includes seven Latin American and European heads of state. |
| Author: U.S. security no match for Mexican drug cartels
March 27, 2009 at 1:14 pm
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| The Obama administration announced this week it is sending hundreds of federal agents and crime-fighting equipment to the Mexican border to try to make sure violence from Mexican drug cartels doesn't spill over into the U.S. |
| IOC scraps global torch relay for 2012 Games
March 27, 2009 at 1:12 pm
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| The Olympic torch relay for the 2012 London Games will be confined to Britain, organizers confirmed on Friday. |
| Commentary: Fargo's faith cannot be destroyed
March 27, 2009 at 1:00 pm
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| In Fargo, North Dakota, the word "destruction" is being spoken. The reference is to the potential power of the feared floodwaters. |
| Honore: Sandbags won't save your life
March 27, 2009 at 12:58 pm
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| Residents in the flood plains of North Dakota need to flee to high ground because "you cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life," said Lt. Gen. Russel Honore. |
| EPL chief hits out at 'xenophobic' quotas
March 27, 2009 at 12:58 pm
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| Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has slammed plans by FIFA president Slepp Blatter to impose limits on foreign players as "xenophobic rhetoric." |
| Obama: Safety of world at stake in Afghanistan
March 27, 2009 at 12:58 pm
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| President Obama, saying "the terrorists who planned and supported the 9/11 attacks are in Pakistan and Afghanistan," announced a new strategy Friday to confront the growing threat in the two countries. |
| Alaska volcano erupts again
March 27, 2009 at 12:44 pm
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| A series of eruptions from Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano tapered off Friday morning after beginning the night before, scientists said. |
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