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Vietnam Veterans Memorialized in Washington
On a picture perfect Washington day, veterans of the Vietnam war were honored in Washington. (May...
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Memorial Day Parade Rolls Through Washington
In Washington Monday, military service members past and present were honored with an annual parade...
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Raw Video: Vets Honored at Memorial Day Concert
In Washington Sunday, the annual National Memorial Day concert was held on the national mall....
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Blackwater Shooting: Iraqis Called to Testify
A federal grand jury in Washington has heard testimony from 3 Iraqis about a deadly shooting by...
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Independence Day fireworks
Jul. 5 - Independence Day celebrations in Washington.
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U.S.-Czech anti-missile deal signed
Jul. 8 - Washington and Prague sign an deal to build a key piece of a U.S. missile defense...
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Obama abroad
Jul. 22 - Reuters' Jon Decker and Anne Kornbult of The Washington Post offer analysis following...
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Ralph Reed on evangelicals in '08
Former Executive director of the Christian Coalition Ralph Reed says values voters will...
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The election battleground
Reuters' Jon Decker and Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post discuss the electoral landscape...
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Bush faces China balancing act
President Bush faces a hurdle in Beijing, where he may be pressed to push on rights issues at the...
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Georgian TV reporter shot on camera
A correspondent working for Georgian state television was injured in a shooting incident outside...
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US pledges support for Pakistan
The US praises Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf as he resigns and pledges ongoing support to...
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Iraq deal on campaign trail
As US and Iraq near a deal on troops, Iraq could take new role on Presidential campaign...
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U.S. weighs Russia options
The U.S. is weighing its options to pressure on Russia to comply with a ceasefire in...
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6 Dead, 2 Wounded in Wash. State Shooting Spree
A man fatally shot a sheriff's deputy responding to a call Tuesday in
northwestern Washington...
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Defiant Palin mocks Obama
Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin introduced herself to the Republican convention and a...
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Investigators Puzzle Over Wash. Killings
Investigators in Washington State are trying to piece together what
might have sparked a...
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Raw Video: Freedom Walk in Memory of 9/11
Hundreds
of people marched from Arlington National Cemetary to the National Mall
in Washington,...
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Obama campaign on defense?
The latest poll numbers may cause some concern for the Obama campaign, which was hoping to go...
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McCain gains among women voters
McCain's surge in the polls since the Republican Convention is attributable to a shift in support...
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Bush approves troop cuts in Iraq
President George W. Bush has approved an 8,000-troop reduction in US forces in Iraq.
In a...
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US has tough talk for Russia
The US turns the up the heat on Russia, saying that Russia should stop trying to "wiggle...
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Campaign analysis: Sarah Palin
Reuters' Jon Decker and Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post discuss the impact of adding Sarah...
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Police: 91 Year Old Man Shot, Killed Caregiver
A 91-year-old man is accused of shooting and killing his caregiver at a group home in University...
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McCain blasts Obama on economy
John McCain -- at a campaign rally in Iowa-- took on his Democratic opponent -- saying it is the...
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Sovereignty warning from Zardari
Pakistan's new president declares the country off-limits to foreign powers chasing militants and...
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Man Sentenced in Dragging Death
A man convicted in the dragging death of an Eastern Washington
University student has been...
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McCain suspends campaign
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said he will break off from campaigning to help on...
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Wall Street woes benefit Obama
Democrat Barack Obama has surged ahead of John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, according to a...
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Bailout deal stalled
A deal to rescue the faltering U.S. financial system stalled on Thursday amid bickering between...
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AU condemns Somali rebel attacks
Somali rebel assaults on African Union peacekeepers are being branded as a 'calculated...
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Video Shows Newborn Girl Left at Church
Surveillance video shows a young woman leaving a newborn baby
girl on the steps of a church in...
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Grenade Found in DC Park; Homes Evacuated
Several homes have been evacuated in northwest Washington, D.C., after a grenade was found at a...
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House passes bailout, Bush signs
The bill passed by a a margin of 263 to 171, and follows a Senate vote in favor of the rescue...
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Soldier Comes Home to Discover He's a Dad
A baby girl who was abandoned by her mother at a Washington
church is now with her father. Clark...
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U.S.-India nuclear pact signed
U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation that will allow the United States and India to...
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North Korea to restart disablement
Pyongyang says it will resume taking apart its plutonium-producing nuclear plant after its...
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First stop for Petraeus: Pakistan
General David Petraeus landed in Pakistan as his first stop as the new head of U.S. Central...
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Preparing for G20
As Global leaders plan to push forward efforts his weekend to erect a firewall against future...
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Beyond the Group of Seven
A two day economic summit in Washington will include emerging nations like China, Brazil, and...
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Medvedev 'pins hopes' on Obama
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev says he hope U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will take some...
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Al Qaeda warns Obama
Al Qaeda warns President-elect Barack Obama not to follow President W. Bush's policies.
An...
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Bush on secret visit to Iraq
U.S. President George W. Bush meets with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani at start of unannounced...
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Israel targets Hamas buildings
Israel pressed on with Gaza air attacks early Tuesday, leaving at least ten Palestinians...
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An historic year in U.S. politics
2008 turned out to be an historic election-- one in which America elected its first...
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Iran and Gaza
As the war in Gaza rages on, some see Iran playing its ties with Hamas to boost its regional...
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In search of a ceasefire
The Bush Administration said a ceasefire was urgently needed but the talks were complicated by...
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Iraq's Election Season
Iraqis prepare for provincial elections at the end of the month.
More than 400 parties and...
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Battleground Afghanistan
Violence in 2008 soared in Afghanistan, with soldiers hoping for a better year in 2009 while the...
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US open to Iran talks
The US is leaving the door open for direct talks with Iran over its nuclear program.
The...
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About face on China?
The Obama Administration is already signaling that it plans to talk tough on China's currency,...
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Price of air power
Since taking office, the Obama Administration has conducted four strikes on Pakistani territory,...
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Mideast envoy returns
Special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell returns from the region saying that the U.S. has...
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A strategy in Progress
The Obama Administration continues to grapple with a strategy for Afghanistan.
Two questions...
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Holbrooke's Mission
U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan heads out on listening tour in Europe and South...
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Peaceful elections, faster US exit?
Provincial elections in Iraq were the most peaceful since the fall of Saddam Hussein raising...
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Clinton hosts Kouchner
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted her French Counterpart Bernard Kouchner for talks...
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US eyes Israel elections
While the United States is officially neutral on Israel's elections, the results will likely help...
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Iranian overtures
Both the US and Iran have adopted a more conciliatory tone, but future relations are still a work...
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Bloodshed in Afganistan
Taliban insurgents attack two government buildings in Kabul, killing at least 19 people.
The...
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Will NATO join Afghan troop surge?
US President Obama and Canada's Prime Minister Harper discuss Afghan policy, although Obama did...
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Cost of air power in Pakistan
The U.S. has relied on air power to qwell violence along the Pakistani border with Afghanistan,...
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Supply lines under fire
The prospect of a base closing in Kyrgyzstan raises questions about how to supply...
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Pakistan FM: 'We Need Economic Stability'
The United States has given Pakistan about $12.3 billion in
military and economic aid, but...
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More talks to come
The United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to hold regular three-nation talks on the...
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Fed spends to save
The US Federal Reserve said it will expand its balance sheets to buy more government and agency...
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Border wars
Mexico threatens high tariffs on US goods as Washington blocks Mexican trucks in the United...
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Six years after the invasion
Six years after the war in Iraq was launched security has dramatically improved -- but questions...
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Georgia impact on oil
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said moral support is not enough after Russian troops...
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Asia shares jump
Asian shares jump after Washington took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to save the U.S. housing...
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Wall Street reflects on Sept. 11
Traders at the New York Stock Exchange halted for a moment of silence on the 7-year anniversary...
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Stocks rally as bailout advances
Wall Street took its cue from Washington and as lawmakers suggested the $700 billion bank bailout...
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European shares fall on U.S. news
European shares fall in early trade, led by financials, after U.S. talks over the $700 billion...
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McCain, Obama urge bailout action
White House hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain are urging skeptical Americans to back a $700...
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U.S. job cuts hit 5-1/2 year high
American employers slashed payrolls for the ninth consecutive month amid turmoil in the financial...
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Bernanke in the spotlight
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke returns to the spotlight when he delivers an economic...
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Candidates and the election
Reuters' Jon Decker and Jonathan Weisman of The Washington Post discuss the race for the White...
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Focus returns to Obama vs. McCain
Both White House hopefuls are now gearing up for the final month of campaigning-- with Barack...
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The fall of Lehman
Lehman chief executive Richard Fuld told lawmakers that regulators were aware of everything that...
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Bernanke signals possible rate cut
In a dramatic shift, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke signaled a readiness to lower U.S....
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Does G7 have the tools?
As G7 prepare to Washington, some question whether they have the tools to tame the...
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Nations Want Financial Fix, but How?
Finance leaders from around the world meeting in Washington agree
on principles to help solve a...
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Bush: recovery will take time
U.S. President Bush warned that the recovery from the global financial crisis will take...
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Who's leading the global fix?
As U.S. President Bush prepares to host France's Sarkozy for talks on the global economy, some...
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Bush schedules global summit
The White House will host a global summit on November 15th on the financial crisis.
Leaders...
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Detroit to get merger help?
Automakers could get a cash injection from Washington, in an effort to save the ailing...
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UK mulls tax cuts to boost economy
Britain's Prime Minister says more borrowing in the form of unfunded tax cuts could spur economic...
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G20 to tackle economy
Leaders from the G20 gather in Washington this weekend, hoping to address the global financial...
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Biggest retail sales drop on record
October saw the largest one-month fall in U.S. retail sales, government figures showed, as job...
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Recession hangs over G20 summit
As Europe is plunged into recession, world leaders assemble in Washington to discuss a new...
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Japan's recession
Japan's first recession in seven years combined with Europe's downturn, painting a grim picture...
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Bush pleges new trade push
The outgoing U.S. president has told APEC leaders meeting in Peru that Washington will press for a...
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Business Update: Stimulus hopes rise
Wall Street hopes for an economic stimulus package out of Washington rose on Tuesday as a new...
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Davos 2009: U.S. stimulus reaction
Delegates to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland have called for quick action from...
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Davos 2009: Blaming Washington
The search for solutions to the global financial crisis has frequently turned into criticism of...
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Peres, Erdogan clash
A heated debate on Gaza at the World Economic Forum turns sour, as the Turkish Prime Minister...
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Winds of trade wars
Some U.S. lawmakers have hoped to send the steel industry a life line by adopting "Buy...
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Bailout bucks draw needy New Yorkers
Bailout frenzy in New York's Times Square as company hands out cash.
The bailout booth will...
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Bush: "We can solve this crisis"
President Bush said the U.S. would move aggressively to address the financial crisis, while...
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Is the race tightening?
Obama leads McCain by 48 to 44 percent among likely voters, down 2 percentage points from the...
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Bush vows action for econ crisis
President Bush said the U.S. will continue to take action to stem global financial...
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US taking stake in banks
The United States will inject $250 billion into US banks as part of effort to stem the financial...
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Rehab Manager Charged With Child Rape
The
manager of a group home for recovering addicts in Centralia, Washington
is accused of...
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Cuban Likens U.S. Trade Embargo to 'genocide'
Looking ahead to a new American administration, Cuba's top
diplomat in Washington opened a...
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Candidates in final stretch
Reuters' Jon Decker and Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post discuss the state of the race...
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Obama's lead narrows
Obama's lead over McCain has narrowed from what was a 12-point lead just five days ago to just a...
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Drag queens go political
Dozens of costumed drag queens run in high hells in annual Washington D.C. event.
The race...
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Postcard to U.S. President: Tehran
People in Iran send their first wishes to new U.S. President-elect Barak Obama.
Speaking on...
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The search for First Dog
As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office, the search is on for a First...
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Obama relying on Clintonites
President-elect Barack Obama is relying on a team of Washington veterans to staff his transition...
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What Will Congress Do in Lame-duck Session?
When Congress meets this week for a lame-duck session, the
economic crisis looms large. Will...
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Obama's White House Staff Starts to Take Shape
President-elect Barack Obama's White House staff is starting to
take shape. So far, the group is a...
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Churches Vying for Obama Family's Membership
Churches in Washington, D.C., have started extending invitations
to President-elect Barack Obama...
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Madam Secretary?
Reuters' Jon Decker and Ed O'Keefe of the Washington Post discuss the possibility of Senator...
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Obama defends staffing choices
President-elect Barack Obama named former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker as chair of a new...
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GOP Claims Georgia Senate Seat in Runoff Vote
Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss handed the GOP a firewall
against Democrats eager to flex...
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Bush's last White House tree
U.S President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush ushered in the holiday season in...
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Blackwater Guards Plan Utah Surrender
5 Blackwater Worldwide security guards indicted in Washington for
the 2007 shooting of Iraqi...
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Another Kennedy for Congress?
Reuters' Jon Decker and Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post discuss the possibility of...
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Obama rounds out his cabinet
President-elect Obama continues at a rapid pace to name his cabinet, which has prompted relief in...
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Obama Got 'choked Up' Leaving Chicago Home
President-elect Barack Obama rejoined his family in Washington on
Sunday evening after bidding a...
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Officials: Burris Won't Be Sworn in With Others
Roland Burris is hoping to be sworn-in as a senator tomorrow, but
several officials say that's not...
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Gaza Protesters Take to Washington Streets
Scores of protesters hold a rally near the White House, lamenting
the plight of people in Gaza...
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Inauguration Preps Hit Emotional Chord
As Washington gets ready for the inauguration of Barack Obama as
the nation's first black...
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Obama's Inauguration Gets a Test Run at Capitol
With a little over a week until the big day, organizers in
Washington D.C. held a dry run for the...
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Bush's farewell news conference
President Bush held his final news conference where he defended his record and offered some...
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Clinton pledges "smart power"
Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton pledged to apply "smart power" to drive...
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Millions expected in Washington D.C.
With millions expected in Washington D.C. for the Obama inauguration, accommodations fill up...
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Obama's new home front
The nation's capitol awaits President Obama with hopes he will deliver voting rights to the other...
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Washington preps for Obama
Workers and police put the final touches on preparations as Washington braced for huge crowds at...
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Obama in triumphal train ride to DC
The U.S. President-elect arrives in Washington by rail in a trip recreating Abraham Lincoln's...
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Obama lays wreath at tomb
Barack Obama and Joe Biden lay a wreath at Tomb of the Unknowns near Washington...
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Crowds Gather in DC on Eve of Inauguration
The mood is a festive one as crowds start to jam Washington, D.C. in advance of Barack Obama's...
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Obama's Parade
The First Couple braved Washington's cool weather where they received a warm...
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NY watches Obama make history
From Harlem to Times Square, New Yorkers cheered and wept as they witnessed the inauguration of...
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Obama's agenda
President Obama plunged into some of the nation's thorniest issues of national security and...
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New diplomatic era
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised a new era of diplomacy as she takes over the ship of...
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Debating troop levels
US Defense Secretary Gates said the Pentagon was mulling a 16-month Iraq drawdown...
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Ice and snow blankets U.S.
Across much of the United States, residents are digging out after a storm left ice and snow over...
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Stimulus bill revives "Buy American"
The stimulus package making its way through Capitol Hill includes a "Buy American"...
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Raw Video: Obamas Read to 2nd Graders
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama read the
'Moon Over Star' to second graders...
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'Miracle' Dog Survives 6 Months in Montana Wild
A Washington woman thought she had lost her dog, Buck, forever
after he disappeared in Montana on...
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Obama's case for stimulus
President Barack Obama held his first prime time news conference to press his case more a massive...
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Stimulus: Now comes the haggling
The Senate passed a more than $800 billion stimulus plan that must now be reconciled with the...
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Tainted peanut president grilled
The president of the U.S. peanut company blamed for a salmonella outbreak refused to answer...
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President Obama Helps Reopen Ford's Threatre
President Lincoln was honored by President Obama in the place of
Lincoln's assassination. At a...
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Obama taps China hand for Commerce
President Obama nominated former Washington state Governor Gary Locke to Commerce Secretary,...
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Down on the farm
President Obama signals he may be ready to cut farm subsidies. The question is by how...
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D.C. Fair Helps Jump-Start Veterans' Careers
As the number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits topped
5.1 million on Thursday, about...
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US Supreme Court upholds government ban on profanity
Washington - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the government has the right to fine...
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Drug Found to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer
Avodart, a drug currently approved for the treatment of noncancerous enlarged prostate, also lowers...
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Berlin museum reveals analogies between Obama and Kennedy
Berlin - Long before Barack Obama had officially been inaugurated as president, comparisons...
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Earth Hour: World’s Vote for Action against Global Warming
Earth Hour was a huge success for environmentalist activists all over the world. They said the...
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Earth Hour Prompts More than 2,800 Cities to Turn Off Lights
New York City’s Empire State Building will go dark Saturday night as well...
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Pets in United States becoming victims of economic crisis
Washington - The US economic crisis is affecting not only Americans, but is having an increasingly...
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IMF: Global economy to shrink in 2009
Washington - The global economy could shrink as much as 1 per cent this year, the International...
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Shuttle delayed again, at least until Sunday: fuel leak
Washington - A potentially disastrous fuel leak prompted NASA to issue a second delay notice...
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"Only" lifetime Shakespeare portrait unveiled in London
London - A portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), believed to be the only surviving painting...
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Jimmy Fallon Takes Over the “Late Night” Show
Warning! This may seem a bit familiar. The Peacock Network, in an attempt to substitute a lost...
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Power Shift Gathers Momentum, ‘Invades’ Washington
More than 12,000 college and high school students from different parts of the country gathered...
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U.S. to Allow States to Make Their Own Rules on Marijuana
Recently, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has begun hinting at the fact that President...
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Microsoft Kicks Off Job Training Program
Sunday, Microsoft Corporation announced that it had developed a website called Elevate...
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Marion Barry ‘Is Getting Better Every Day’
The kidney transplant surgery that Washington former mayor Marion Barry underwent on Friday went...
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Relay for Life Events to be Held across the U.S.
Relay for Life events are scheduled across the U.S. to bring people together for a common...
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Jazz Drummer Louie Bellson Dies at 84
Louie Bellson, a jazz drummer, composer and bandleader who mixed outstanding instrumental skills...
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Barbie Reloaded
Who does not remember Barbie, the doll which became the quintessential American icon, representing...
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New Yorkers, You Are All Invited to “Play Safe” on Valentine’s Day!
In an attempt to reduce the number of sexually transmitted diseases, the New York City Department...
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Did You Know that Smoking Pot Raises Testicular Cancer Risk?
Men who smoke marijuana have a higher risk of testicular cancer than those who do not smoke,...
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Will Ferrell Earns Mixed Reviews For George Bush Broadway Play
Comedian Will Ferrell, who famously played former US president George Bush on "Saturday Night...
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Hero Pilot Talks About Landing in the Hudson River
Hero pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the captain of an airliner that made an...
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NTSB Opens 4-Day Hearing On Medical Helicopter Crashes
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday began a four-day hearing in Washington ...
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Mount Redoubt Seems To Have Calmed Down
Geologists have just announced on Sunday that Mount Redoubt, from Alaska, has yet to show any...
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Relay for Life Scheduled to Kick Off February 12 at Capital Banquet
Relay for Life, an event organized by the American Cancer Society, is scheduled to begin on...
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Obama Inauguration Music Was Taped, Not Live
The symphonic music played at the presidential inauguration...
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Antarctica Is Not As Cold As Believed
The general belief that the eastern Antarctic area is getting colder despite the worldwide trend of...
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Web Traffic Reached Record Levels during Obama’s Inauguration
As expected, the inauguration and swearing in of the first African-American President of the United...
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Jay-Z Holds Electric Gig to Honor First Brother in State Barrack Obama
Just a few couple of years ago hip-hop, rap and other musical genres were one of the ways of...
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Brown Pelicans Hit By Freezing Temperatures
The United States are dealing with a new ecological crisis. The new problem is particularly...
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The Magical Resemblance Between Woolard And Notorious B.I.G.
Jamal Woolard was just a little known rapper known as Gravy before he was personally selected by...
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US retail sales dip slightly; home foreclosure filings ease up
Washington - US retail sales dropped in April for the second straight month, the Commerce...
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White House sets dates for Middle East talks
Washington - US President Barack Obama will hold his first talks with Israeli Prime Minister...
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US health industry promises to tackle spiralling costs
Washington - Representatives of the US healthcare industry on Monday pledged to find savings of...
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Doctors report third US death from swine flu
Washington - A man suffering heart problems died from were called complications...
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US banks turn to investors for cash after stress test findings
Washington - Major US banks turned to private investors Friday in the hopes of finding 75 billion...
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US jobless rate reaches 8.9 per cent, less than expected
Washington - The US unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 per cent in April, its highest level since...
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Clinton, Lavrov see progress on disarmament talks
Washington - The United States and Russia are making progress toward a new nuclear disarmament...
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Stress tests to show banks need cash; investors feared worse
Washington - Some of the United States' largest banks will be forced to raise...
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US, Mexico, Canada urge countries to lift pork restrictions
Washington - The United States, Mexico and Canada on Thursday urged trading partners around the...
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Pledges for cooperation after US-Afghan-Pakistan summit
Washington - The leaders of the United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan vowed Wednesday to...
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Obama: US, Pakistan and Afghanistan linked by common threat
Washington - US President Barack Obama promised a lasting commitment to Afghanistan and Pakistan...
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Clinton: US "deeply" regrets civilian losses in Afghanistan
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized Wednesday for civilian...
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US swine flu cases increase to 642, likely to spread
Washington - The number of people sickened by swine influenza in the United States increased to 642...
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US "deeply" regrets civilian losses in Afghanistan, Clinton says
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized for the civilian casualties...
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In US, swine flu reaches 400 cases, likely to rise
Washington - Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who visited the US Centres for Disease Control and...
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Obama announces tougher corporate tax rules
Washington - US President Barack Obama outlined a new proposal on Monday to rein in tax...
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Report: Supreme Court Justice Souter planning to retire
Washington - Justice David Souter, a member of the US Supreme Court since 1990,...
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US: Drop in Iraq violence leads world terrorism decline
Washington - The number of terrorist attacks in Iraq dropped sharply in 2008, making up the bulk of...
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Indian counterterrorism measures lacking, US says
Washington - India is incapable of adequately responding to the threat of terrorism because...
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New York finds more probable cases, more schools closed
New York - Authorities confirmed Thursday a total of 49 swine flu cases in New York City and...
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Gates urges Congress to quickly approve war funds
Washington - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged Congress on Thursday to quickly sign off on...
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Swine flu suspected of inflicting Marine
Washington - A US Marine is suspected of having contracted swine flu and has been quarantined at...
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Obama marks 100 days by touting steps on economy
Washington - US President Barack Obama marked 100 days in office by citing the progress his...
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US braces for worse from swine flu
Washington - The United States braced for worse from the swine flu outbreak Tuesday as officials...
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Climate envoys slightly more optimistic after top emitters meeting
Washington - Top climate officials declared themselves slightly more hopeful of reaching a global...
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Sebelius confirmed as US health secretary amid swine-flu scare
Washington - Kathleen Sebelius was approved by the US Senate as health secretary Tuesday,...
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Obama asks Congress for 1.5 billion dollars for flu
Washington - US President Barack Obama is asking Congress for an added 1.5 billion dollars to fight...
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Long-serving US Republican Senator switches sides
Washington - Senator Arlen Specter, who has served as a Republican in Congress for nearly 30 years,...
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Swine flu cases rise to 64 in five US states
Washington - The number of human swine influenza cases in the United States increased to 64...
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President Obama enjoys 68-per-cent approval rating after 100 days
Washington - More than two thirds of Americans think Barack Obama is doing...
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Movie Reviews
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“Twilight” Gains Top Spot With $70,5 Million
After a good opening day on Friday, “Twilight” has meet the
expectations and earned the first...
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“Twilight” Movie Is Mere Teenage Romance
Let’s face it. The appeal of love comes from its inaccessibility,
as well as from the impediments...
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Review: Can “Twilight” Surprise Us?
No wonder he’s irresistible and has stirred an entire craze.
Robert Pattinson’s Edward Cullen...
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“Twilight” Proves That Vampires Represent Profitable Business
It’s all about “Twilight” these days. In the dark light of
dusk, a gorgeous girl and an attractive...
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“Body of Lies:” Not for the Faint-Hearted
Friday, October 10, 2008. Warner Bros is scheduled to
release “Body of Lies,” a new war movie...
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“An American Carol” Takes A Swing At Liberals
“An
American Carol,” a new movie both directed and written by David Zucker, has
been recently...
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Movie Review: “Eagle Eye” Can’t See Beyond Fiction
Can I have your attention, please? Moviegoers, you have been
warned. If your cell phone rings...
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Movie Review: “Lakeview Terrace”
At first glance, you’d actually consider Neil LaBute’s
upcoming “Lakeview Terrace” a film which...
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Movie Review: Judd Apatow's Pineapple Express
Amateurs of belly laughs will be delighted to discover that
this weekend a new comedy is prepared...
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Movie Review: Swing Vote
Remember the civics lessons about responsible citizenship
and the essential importance of every...
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Health
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Swine flu spreads to 36 US states - 286 confirmed cases
Washington - The swine flu virus spread to 36 US states with a total of 286 confirmed cases,...
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Travel and swine flu: US vice president stirs pot
Washington - While countries debate whether it's wise to travel to Mexico or the United...
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Swine flu case reported at World Bank in Washington
Washington - The swine flu outbreak may have spread to the US capital, after the World Bank...
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US swine flu numbers rise to 109
Washington - US officials said Thursday the US swine flu confirmed-case total had risen to 109, up...
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Most Americans Living in Areas with High Levels of Pollution
According to the American Lung Association’s State of Air 2009 report released on Wednesday,...
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CDC to issue travel advisory on Mexico
Washington - The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was to issue an advisory...
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Glaxo’s Avodart Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s drug Avodart appears to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 23...
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Flu Death Toll in Mexico on the Rise
The number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rose to 103, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova...
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Swine Flu Spread Worries CDC Officials
Swine flu has turned into an epidemic in Mexico City where it has killed as many as 60 people and...
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NSAIDs Don’t Prevent Alzheimer’s
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen may delay the...
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Less than Half of US Women Screened for Chlamydia
A study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that less than half of women are being...
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People’s Level of Stress Depending on Their Geographic Location
According to a study in the current issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, people...
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Health Insurance Unaffordable in the US for 1.6 M People in 2007/2008
When it comes to health insurance things don’t look very good for Americans. According to a...
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HIV Treatment Should Be Started Earlier than Currently Recommended
HIV patients should begin antiretroviral treatments earlier than what current guidelines recommend...
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FDA Panel Backs Bristol, AstraZeneca Diabetes Drug Onglyza
A federal panel of medical experts said Wednesday Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca...
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US Supreme Court throws out tobacco appeal
Washington - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out cigarette maker Philip Morris USA's appeal...
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DC HIV/AIDS Cases Rising at Alarming Rates
A report released this month by D.C. health officials, noted that at least 3 percent of...
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Report: US Birth Rate Hit Record in 2007
According to a preliminary report from the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S....
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Obama lifts stem-cell funding ban in latest shift on ethics
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday reversed an eight-year long government block on...
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Washington Legalizes Assisted Suicide
Washington State passed Initiative 1000, which means it has legalized assisted suicide. Starting...
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Washington’s 'Death with Dignity’ Law Takes Effect
Starting Thursday, terminally ill patients in Washington D.C. have the right to choose between...
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Americans Suffer From Severe Sleeping Problems Because of the Recession
It appears that the recession has forced Americans to cut back on everything from health care to...
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Obama nominates Sebelius as US health secretary
Washington - US President Barack Obama nominated Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as health...
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Caffeine Prevents Skin Cancer?
Caffeine might offer some protection from skin cancer, researchers at the University of...
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Former Mayor Marion Barry OK after Kidney Transplant Surgery
Washington Mayor Marion Barry is in good condition after undergoing kidney transplant surgery on...
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Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry to Undergo Kidney Transplant
Washington Mayor Marion Barry was admitted to Howard University Hospital Thursday to prepare for...
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Secrets Behind Peanut Corporation of America
After Peanut Corporation of America was found guilty for the salmonella outbreak which had killed...
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Complaints Against Peanut Plant Were Ignored, Former Manager Says
Kenneth Kendrick, a former manager at the Peanut Corporation of America’s plant in Plainview,...
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Physical Activity May Cut Colon Cancer Risk
Many studies have shown that physical activity helps the body get rid of extra pounds, thus...
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Justice Ginsburg to Recover at Home after Cancer Surgery
The US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg left hospital Friday, a week after she underwent...
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Sports
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Spurs win division title from late Finley, Duncan heroics
Los Angeles - Leave it to the seasoned veterans to end the San Antonio Spurs' regular-season...
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James hits 37, Cavs clinch league-best record and home-court edge
Los Angeles - The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed home with their heads held high. LeBron James...
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Cavaliers beat Sixers to clinch top seed in the East
Los Angeles - The Cleveland Cavaliers are officially the new beast of the East, but they want to be...
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Blazers burn through Spurs, tighten up playoff race in West
Los Angeles - For the past six seasons the Portland Trail Blazers have been road kill in San...
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Jordan leads class of 2009 into Hall of Fame
Los Angeles - As a youngster, he never thought about it, but Michael Jordan soared into the...
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James, Cavs regain form, spank Spurs
Los Angeles - Embarrassed by rare back-to-back losses, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers had...
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Lowly Wizards snap Cavs' franchise-record 13-game winning streak
Los Angeles - The lowly Washington Wizards haven't had many highs this season, but they seem to...
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Howard plays big, Magic holds off Celtics to clinch Southeast crown
Los Angeles - Dwight Howard played big at both ends from start to finish. Howard had 24 points, 21...
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Magic spoils Knicks' Garden party
Los Angeles - The New York Knicks threw a Garden party, honouring several of their legends of...
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"King James' late heroics shoots Cavs past Magic
Los Angeles - The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't need the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick's Day, they...
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Beckham needs "highest level" play on way to World Cup
Washington - David Beckham said Wednesday that playing with AC Milan "at the highest...
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Wade's game-winner helps Heat beat Bulls 130-127 in double OT
Los Angeles - Take notice Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, fellow superstar Dwyane Wade is making his...
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Pierce carries Celtics past Cavs in Eastern Conference showdown
Los Angeles - Paul Pierce stepped up, and the Boston Celtics tightened up the Eastern Conference...
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Marbury makes successful debut, Celtics edge Pacers
Los Angeles - Newly-acquired Stephon Marbury went back to work and it worked out well. ...
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Kobe's Lakers run circles around LeBron's Cavs
Los Angeles - Kobe Bryant shook off a dislocated right ring finger, and the Los Angeles Lakers ran...
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Rockets send slumping Celtics to third straight setback
Los Angeles - The suddenly slumping Boston Celtics have lost their way and some of their...
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Bobcats Slip Past Slumping Celtics In OT
Los Angeles - The Charlotte Bobcats are the latest to take advantage of the mighty Boston Celtics'...
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Grizzlies Put Bear Hug On Mavs' Dominance To Snap 13-Slide
Los Angeles - Tired of being bullied, the Memphis Grizzlies came out of hibernation and put a bear...
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LeBron, Varejao keep Cavs perfect at home
Los Angeles - With a little help from "Wild Thing," LeBron James and the Cleveland...
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Heat spoil James' birthday party
Los Angeles - LeBron James celebrated his 24th birthday, but the Miami Heat spoiled the...
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McDyess helps Pistons snap Magic's seven-game win streak
Rodney Stuckey scored 19 points, while McDyess had nine of his 11 in the final quarter on Monday...
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Celtics Roll Sixers For Franchise-Record 19th Straight Victory
Los Angeles - The Boston Celtics gave themselves an early Christmas gift - and one that money...
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Rondo, Celtics Run Over Knicks Into The Record Books
Los Angeles - Speedy Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics raced into the record...
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Garnett Sparks Surging Celtics To 16th Consecutive Win
Los Angeles - "The Big Ticket" had a big hand as the Boston Celtics turned Sweet 16....
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Rondo runs red-hot Celtics to 15th-straight win
Los Angeles - When the Utah Jazz visited the red-hot Boston Celtics, they were concerned with...
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Hawks halt Cavs' 11-game winning streak
Los Angeles - The red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers were looking to go where no team in franchise history...
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Celtics off to franchise-best start as they whip Wizards
Los Angeles - The Boston Celtics have never been better to start a season, but they're looking for...
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Red-hot Celtics run past Trail Blazers, winning streak reaches 11
Los Angeles - The surging Boston Celtics extended one streak by putting an end to another.
Ray...
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Raptors Fire Coach Mitchell, Assistant Triano Is Replacement
Los Angeles - Unhappy with their slow start, the Toronto Raptors fired coach Sam Mitchell on...
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Rondo Records First Triple-Double, Celtics Pound Pacers
Los Angeles - Rajon Rondo recorded his first career triple-double, and the Boston Celtics extracted...
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Music
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Janet Jackson's infamous Nipplegate goes back to court
Washington - Singer Janet Jackson's exposed-breast saga was back in court Monday, when the US...
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Jennifer Hudson To Brave The World On Tour
Probably the best way for Jennifer Hudson to recover from the tragic loss of her family members is...
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Bruce Springsteen Rocks the Super Bowl
For years, Bruce Springsteen had turned down invitations to perform at the Super Bowl, because he...
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The Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Found Dead At 60
Police stated to have found 60-year-old Ron Asheton, a guitarist and founding member of the...
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Britney Promotes “Circus” Like in the Good Old Days
Britney Spears has been the center of media attention for years, since her teenage years when she...
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Reclusive rapper Eminem returns with book, new album
Washington - Missing in action for close to two years, rapper Eminem, 36, is making a comeback with...
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Rock Witchu – Back On Track
Janet Jackson – born Janet Damita Jo Jackson in 1966 – is the youngest member of the Jackson...
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Janet Jackson Well Again After Bout of Vertigo, Touring
R&B diva Janet Jackson gave fans a bit of a scare and a
bit more of a frustration by...
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Migraine Over, Janet Resuming Her Tour
Janet Jackson canceled and postponed a few concerts from her new U.S. and Canada tour, “Rock...
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Janet Jackson To Reprise Tour And Hit The Stage
Can Janet Jackson really rock with us again? After
postponing several concerts due to health...
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Travis Barker and DJ AM To Recover From Burns Within A Year
The scary news of Travis Barker and DJ AM’s plane crash
Friday night in South Carolina
is now...
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Library of Congress Chose Stevie Wonder as Its Gershwin Prize Winner
Stevie Wonder would better tidy up his award shelves. He was
named on Tuesday the winner of the...
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Beck’s New Album “Modern Guilt”
It was about time for Beck to come up with a new album, even
though this new material is something...
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Tim McGraw Deals with Rowdy Concertgoer Himself
Country star Tim McGraw was so upset with the aggressive behavior of a man in the audience of his...
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Janet Jackson to "Rock Witchu" Starting with September
Janet Jackson will embark on her first tour in seven years this fall, opening in Vancouver, British...
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New Album for Death Cab for Cutie
Fans of the indie band will encounter quite a change of
style on Death Cab for Cutie’s latest...
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Sweet Thirteen For The Cure
Beside the North American tour that is scheduled to start
May 9th, Cure will also tease its fans...
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'Voiceless' Avril Lavigne Cancels Gigs
Adding to the list of cancellations, Canadian singer Avril Lavigne was forced to scrap more tour...
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Puff Diddy Gets His Hollywood Star
Hip-hop icon and fashion mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs received
the 2,362nd star on the Hollywood Walk...
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Jordin Sparks Cancels Shows Due To Vocal Cord Condition
A doctor has ordered "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks to take a break from singing if...
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Confirmed: Idol's Hernandez Is Gay Stripper
David Hernandez was indeed a gay stripper at Dick's Cabaret, Phoenix, the manager of the joint has...
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Four Contestants Eliminated from American Idol
The dreams of four young wannabe singers were crushed on Thursday night, during the American Idol...
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NASA To Broadcast Beatles Tune Into Deep Space
In a premiere, one of the Beatles songs will be beamed directly into deep space by NASA. On...
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Jay-Z Tells the Story of "American Gangster"
Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, taped an upcoming episode of Vh1 Storytellers earlier this week,...
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Jay-Z's Short "American Gangster" Tour
Rapper Jay-Z will embark on a small tour in November in support of his forthcoming “American...
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Rapper TI Arrested Hours Before BET Hip-Hop Awards
The US
famous rapper TI was arrested on Saturday by the agents of the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco,...
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November Brings Britney's New Album
The much talked about return to the music scene from pop icon Britney Spears will finally happen:...
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Britney Spears’ New Single Doing Great On Radio
It has been less than 24 hours since Britney Spears’ alleged comeback single "Gimme More"...
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Bruce Springsteen and E Street Get Together For World Tour
In an announcement made Tuesday, Columbia records said Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are...
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MSN Breaks Streaming Records Due To Live Earth
Microsoft’s portal, MSN.com, reported that its online
simulcast of Live Earth had broken all...
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Business
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Chrysler to shed dealerships; Ford predicts 2011 profit
Washington - Insolvent US carmaker Chrysler LLC plans to cut ties with nearly one quarter of its...
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CEO says AIG needs no more bail-outs, for now
Washington - American International Group Inc (AIG), the troubled global insurance giant that...
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GM Europe needs urgent German government help
Washington - US carmaker General Motors Corp, which will likely be in bankruptcy by the end of this...
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Chrysler gets urgent court approval for loan
Washington - Perched on the brink of collapse, Chrysler LLC crept forward Tuesday with approval by...
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Federal Reserve chief Bernanke to testify as stress tests near
Washington - With the US central bank expected to release the results of long-awaited bank stress...
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Chrysler's production lines stopped for bankruptcy
New York - Struggling Chrysler, forced into bankruptcy last week, had shut down all its North...
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General Motors has "a number of buyers" interested in Saturn
Washington - General Motors, the largest US car maker, Monday said a number of potential buyers...
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Chrysler to declare bankruptcy as last-minute talks fail
Washington - The long ailing US carmaker Chrysler LLC was to enter bankruptcy protection Thursday...
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US consumer confidence jumps in April
Washington - Consumer confidence in the United States surged in April as governments have begun...
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Report: Chrysler and creditors reach last-minute deal
Washington - Chrysler LLC reportedly reached a deal Tuesday with its creditors to write off...
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Chrysler strikes deal with union in survival bid
Washington - Troubled carmaker Chrysler, the smallest and most endangered of the...
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GM says Pontiac not gone yet; gets another 2 billion dollars
Washington - Reports that General Motors might kill off its muscled Pontiac line - Firebird,...
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Obama meets credit card execs as lawmakers consider crackdown
Washington - US President Barack Obama met Thursday with leaders of the credit-card industry,...
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GM closing plants for summer; Chrysler bankruptcy nears
Washington - Under government pressure to prove its viability by June 1 and bracing for a...
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Wall Street gains on company results that beat estimates
Washington - US stocks gained Thursday after energy, technology and tourism firms posted...
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Extension sought to Microsoft antitrust supervision
San Francisco - Microsoft and US authorities on Thursday jointly proposed an 18-month extension of...
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US central bank sees "moderation" of economic decline
Washington - The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday said a number of regions are reporting an easing...
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Fiat could drop Chrysler deal and just buy assets
Washington- With the clock running out on an April 30 Washington deadline, Fiat's head said...
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Signs that US may be headed slowly toward recovery
Washington - More than a year into one of the longest and deepest US recessions in living memory,...
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US stocks down across the board
New York - After a banking rally the day before, US stocks Tuesday slipped downward by more...
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Report: US considers taking equity stake in GM
Washington - The US government is weighing taking an equity stake in General Motors Corp, Bloomberg...
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Airlines agree to 214-million-dollar fine for price fixing
Washington - Three international airlines have agreed to plead guilty to price fixing and pay a...
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US Treasury agrees on fresh support for auto suppliers
Washington - The US Treasury Department on Wednesday launched a new programme to aid US car...
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US slaps tariffs on Canadian lumber
Washington - The United States on Tuesday slapped import duties on Canadian lumber, the...
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US slaps sanctions on Chinese businessman and six Iranian firms
Washington - The United States has placed sanctions on six Iranian companies and a Chinese...
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US launches new crackdown on mortgage fraud
Washington - The United States launched a new crackdown Monday on mortgage fraud that may have...
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Report: New York Times Co threatens to shut down Boston Globe
Washington - The New York Times Co has threatened to shut down the Boston...
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US accounting standards relaxed to help banks out of crisis
Washington - US accounting standards were relaxed Thursday to allow banks to take a longer-term...
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Bombardier to cut 3,000 jobs; profits up 42 per cent
Washington - Bombardier Inc Thursday reported higher-than- expected quarterly profits as train...
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World economic powers set to agree to new financial order
London - The world's biggest economic powers are set to agree Thursday to a radical rewrite of the...
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Science
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Astronauts installing new camera on Hubble
Washington - US astronauts on Thursday were conducting the first spacewalk to upgrade and repair...
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Shuttle Atlantis to launch on Hubble telescope repair mission
Washington - Seven astronauts boarded the space shuttle Atlantis on Monday ahead of their planned...
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Shuttle Atlantis on last mission to repair Hubble telescope
Washington - For nearly 20 years the Hubble Space Telescope has kept its orbiting eye trained on...
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Marathon mission to keep Hubble's eye on universe
Washington - For nearly 20 years the Hubble Space Telescope has kept its orbiting eye trained on...
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NASA gets budget hike as Obama reviews manned space programme
Washington - NASA officials said Thursday that the Obama administration will increase funding for...
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ISS ready for six residents, most international crew ever
Washington - After more than 10 years of construction, the International Space Station is...
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Update: Antarctic Bridge that Was Holding Wilkins Ice Shelf Ruptures
The rupture of the ice bridge that was holding Antarctica’s Wilkins Ice Shelf in place will...
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Antarctic Bridge that Was Holding Wilkins Ice Shelf Ruptures
An ice bridge that was holding an ice shelf (that has been disintegrating since the 1960s) in place...
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Arctic summer ice may vanish in 30 years, study finds ahead of summit
Washington - Ice in the summertime could be a thing of the past in the Arctic in as soon as...
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Shuttle Discovery returns safely to Earth
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida...
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Discovery undocks from expanded space station
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery undocked Wednesday from the International Space...
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Discovery to undock from space station; TV comedian gets name vote
Washington - Discovery astronauts were preparing to undock from the space station later...
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Milestone for space station: final solar panel unfurled
Washington - With sunlight glowing golden across its expanse, the fourth and final pair of solar...
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Space station's final solar panel starts unfurling
Washington - The final solar panel at the space station began unfurling, as planned, on Friday, the...
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Discovery astronauts install solar panel on spacewalk
Washington - Astronauts installed a crucial new solar panel on the International Space Station...
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Discovery astronauts installing solar panel on spacewalk
Washington - Astronauts began work installing a crucial new solar panel on the International Space...
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ISS, Discovery astronauts get solar panel in place
Washington - Astronauts were steering a new solar panel into place using robotic arms on...
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Discovery docks with space station
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery docked Tuesday with the International Space Station on a...
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Discovery prepares to rendezvous with space station
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery was nearing the International Space Station for a...
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Space shuttle Discovery launches after delays
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off for a construction mission to the...
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NASA reschedules shuttle launch for Sunday night
Washington - The US space agency NASA was confident that the repeatedly delayed...
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Debris passes ISS after crew takes evacuation measures
Washington - The crew of the International Space Station briefly evacuated on Thursday after...
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Space station crew prepares for evacuation as space junk nears
Washington - The crew of the International Space Station prepared for a possible evacuation on...
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Shuttle launch cancelled due to leak
Washington - The launch of the space shuttle Discovery planned for later Wednesday was abruptly...
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Shuttle launch stopped
Washington - The launch of the space shuttle Discovery planned for later Wednesday was abruptly...
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Discovery headed on long-delayed ISS expansion mission
Washington - After weeks of delay, the space shuttle Discovery is set to make an important delivery...
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Kepler camera launched: Other "earths," where are you?
Washington - NASA late Friday sent the Kepler satellite into Earth's orbit with instructions to...
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Tomorrow, NASA Launches Kepler to Find Earth-Like Planets
Tomorrow, NASA will launch the Kepler space telescope, an ultra-sophisticated machine that was...
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Homo Ergaster Or Early Homo Erectus 1.5 Million-Year-Old Footprints Found!
Some 1.5 million-year-old footprints, found in sediment deposits in northern Kenya, are the oldest...
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NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory Ready For Takeoff
We are standing at a crossroad, where knowing when, why and how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere...
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Video Games
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2008 Proclaimed Year of the Gamer
This year will be forever known in video gaming chronicles as the Year of Video Game Plenty. Many...
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Fallout 3 To Show Gamers A Mind-Blowing Experience
The Fallout series has been considered by enthusiasts one of the best games ever released, the...
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Microsoft to Launch Xbox 360 ‘Starter Pack’ in November
Good news from Microsoft. The company announced it will soon release the Xbox 360 60GB Xbox Live...
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Immersion Settles The Legal Dispute With Microsoft For $20.8 Million
Immersion will pay $20.8 million to Microsoft to settle the
lawsuit triggered by the tactile...
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Nintendo Sues Nyko Over Kama Wireless Nunchuck
The Japanese game maker Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against
Nyko, a company that creates...
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Nintendo Wii Soon In A Westin Hotel Near You
Westin Hotels & Resorts has decided to include Wii in its
WestinWORKOUT exercise and fitness...
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Guild Wars Hits 5 Million Players Milestone
NCsoft, the publisher behind the Guild Wars, announced that
the fracnhise developed by ArenaNet...
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Access Valve’s Portal Through Your Nvidia GPU
The innovative first-person-puzzle emanating from Valve’s Orange Box is getting a free, extended...
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Why Bungie Left Microsoft?
You didn’t think Bungie’s long-time relationship with the Redmond behemoth was all
roses and...
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SCEA Appoints Scott A. Steinberg As New Vice President of Product Marketing
In the text-gen gaming consoles battle Sony is still struggling
to close the gap that is...
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George Harrison, Nintendo US Marketing Chief, Steps Down
The Nintendo Marketing Chief, George Harrison, announced in
an telephone interview with Reuters...
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ZeniMax Media, Bethesda Owner, Opens MMO-Focused Studio
ZeniMax Media, the owner of renowned and critically acclaimed game studios Bethesda, has opened a...
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ESA Appoints Mike D. Gallagher As New President
Entertainment Software Association announced today that
Michael D. Gallagher will serve as the...
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World
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Obama cuts 17 billion dollars from federal budget
Washington - US President Barack Obama said Thursday his administration has identified 17 billion...
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US and EU reach temporary deal in long-running beef dispute
Washington - The United States and European Union on Wednesday struck a provisional deal to end...
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Bernanke: End-of year recovery depends on financial system
Washington - The US economy continues to show signs of stabilizing and may be growing again by the...
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Germans to run own checks before taking any Guantanamo inmates
Berlin - Germany will run its own checks on Guantanamo Bay prisoners who have been proposed for...
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"Al-Qaeda sleeper" pleads guilty to terrorism charge in US
Washington - Ali al-Marri, an alleged "al-Qaeda sleeper" accused...
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At swine flu epicentre, death toll climbs amid world alert
As the death toll climbed to 152 in Mexico, countries around the world took steps to warn the...
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Obama: Swine flu outbreak a cause for "concern," not alarm
Washington - President Barack Obama said he was closely watching an outbreak of swine flu in the...
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Clinton seeks "meaningful" steps against climate change
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the...
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North Korea to try detained US journalists
Seoul - North Korea said Friday it has concluded its investigation into the alleged illegal entry...
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Enlargement gives EU a Russian headache
Moscow/Brussels - According to the world's most famous Australian soap opera, everybody needs good...
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Pope Benedict XVI spends 82nd birthday resting
Castel Gandolfo, Italy - Following a week of intense Easter festivities, Pope Benedict XVI was set...
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North Korea heading toward further isolation, US says
Washington - North Korea has taken a step toward further isolation by ending its cooperation with...
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UN Security Council to act on North Korea missile launch
New York - Held back from stronger steps by China and Russia, the United Nations Security...
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Somali pirates demand ransom as US Navy sends more ships
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates, holding a US ship captain in a lifeboat and surrounded by two...
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Italian earthquake toll at 211 after students found dead
L'Aquila, Italy - The bodies of four students located Tuesday under rubble brought to 211 the death...
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Italian earthquake death toll now at 207
Rome - By midday Tuesday the death toll from an earthquake that struck central Italy early the...
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China seeks restraint, Japan a resolution on North Korea
Beijing/Tokyo - China called Monday for restraint after North Korea's rocket...
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Obama, EU plan new era to meet global challenges
Prague - US President Barak Obama and the European Union (EU) leaders wound up a summit in Prague...
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North Korea launches rocket, draws international ire
Seoul/Tokyo/Washington - North Korea launched a rocket early Sunday and claimed to have put a...
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Japan denies reports of North Korean rocket launch
Tokyo - North Korea has not gone ahead with a planned rocket launch yet,...
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Merkel, Sarkozy throw down the gauntlet on market reform
London - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy threw down the...
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Mexico gets IMF nod for 47-billion-dollar credit
Washington - Mexico got encouragement Wednesday from the head of the International Monetary Fund...
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Newspaper says US to extradite Demjanjuk on Monday
Munich, Germany - US authorities are to extradite Ukrainian- born John Demjanjuk to Germany next...
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Obama meets Brown amid signs of G20 tension
London - US President Barack Obama rejected Wednesday talk of deep divisions between the world's...
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China, EU to establish renewable energy institute
Beijing - China and the European Union on Monday signed an agreement to expand...
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EU greets US proposal for climate change forum in April
Beijing - The European Union on Monday welcomed US President Barack Obama's...
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As Clinton visits Mexico, US Congress raises crime alarm
Washington/Mexico City - As US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived Wednesday in...
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Obama backs NATO expansion, wants to improve US-Russia ties
Washington - US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he backs the expansion of NATO to European...
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Sanctions would spell end to nuke talks, North Korea warns
Seoul - North Korea warned Tuesday that talks on ending its nuclear weapons...
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Obama praises Northern Irish response to violence
Washington - US President Barack Obama praised the people of Northern Ireland for rejecting...
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Technology
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Planning for obsolescence
Washington - Remember 5 1/4-inch floppy disks? How about the Iomega Zip drive? Does the word...
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Amazon's new electronic book aims at newspapers, textbooks
New York - Online retailer Amazon.com on Wednesday unveiled a new version of its Kindle electronic...
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SuperSpeed USB 3.0 - what's in store
Washington - Hook something up to your computer today, and chances are good that you'll be...
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Windows 7 features you'll love
Washington - Windows 7 is coming to a PC near you - and faster than previously thought. Rumours are...
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Kindle 2 Sells Great, Beats Expectations
All the fuss about the launch of the Kindle 2, the second version of the popular e-book reader from...
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Obama takes online questions in virtual townhall forum
Washington - US President Barack Obama's attempts to sell his economic proposals to the public took...
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The computer helper: Free tools for digital photographers
Washington - You've purchased a digital camera. So why should you need to spend a lot more to do...
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Pricey US cellphone plans on chopping block for pressed consumers
Washington - An estimated 19 per cent of consumers with a cellphone in the US, or about 35 million...
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Barack Obama Names Vivek Kundra Chief Information Officer
President Barack Obama has appointed Vivek Kundra as the new federal chief information officer, in...
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Microsoft: Suit against TomTom Not a Start of Linux War
Microsoft filed suit before the U.S. District Court in Washington and the International Trade...
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Microsoft Starts Patent Infringement Action TomTom
Software giant Microsoft filed a patent infringement lawsuit against navigation-system maker TomTom...
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From Vista to XP and on to Windows 7
Neowin is reporting a date of April 10th for the release of Windows 7 RC, the next important...
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California Violent Game Law Denied
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Friday struck down a California law that...
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Time for DTV Transition
Today is the big day for two local television stations! They will cut off their analog signals and...
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Microsoft’s Retail Stores, Just a Marketing Strategy, Analysts Say
When Microsoft announced earlier this week that it plans to open a small number of retail...
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Microsoft Inaugurates Own Retail Stores
The software giant from Redmond, Washington, will release several retail stores in order to display...
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Microsoft Plans to Open Its Own Retail Stores
Microsoft has recently announced that it intends to open several stores across the United States,...
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The Settlement Between Facebook and ConnectU Got to $65 Million
Confidential information acquired on Wednesday from court information showed that Facebook Inc. got...
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Many TV Stations Switch to Digital Next Week
Less than two weeks before the expected end of analog broadcasting the House of...
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Microsoft Launches Vista SP2
Microsoft has just delivered a preliminary release candidate for Windows Vista Service Pack 2...
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7: the Show Must Go On
Apple never sleeps. As Windows 7 is dangerously gaining more and more hopeful fans, Apple is...
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The GeoEye-1 Helped Us Write History Better
GeoEye's new GeoEye-1 satellite captured Tuesday's inauguration of President Obama from way above....
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Millions Log On To Witness Historic Event In Washington D.C.
It was a historic day for the United States, as President Barack Obama and First Lady...
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Inauguration Day: Cell Networks Fought 10 Times the Normal Traffic
Mobile carriers have been preparing intensively for the inauguration day, yet the millions...
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All’s Well When It Ends Well
Even though hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in front of the Capitol...
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Cell Networks To Be Hit By Surge In Demand On Inauguration Day
We are just hours away from the historical inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the...
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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Announces Resignation
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin has announced his resignation...
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Google Launches Apps Reseller Program
Google will launch on Wednesday a reseller program for the paid version of its Apps hosted...
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Top 25 Programming Errors Released
A media event in Washington, D.C., will probably include the disclosure of 25 of the most dangerous...
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US Not Ready for Transition from Analog to Digital TV
Consumers who rely on antennas to receive over-the-air broadcast signals will soon need to obtain a...
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Movies
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Monsters versus Aliens wins box office sweep
Washington - The animated Monsters vs Aliens took the US weekend box office prize, bringing in an...
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“Madea Goes to Jail” Bounces between Drama and Comedy
Tyler Perry’s new movie “Madea Goes to Jail,” starring Perry himself (who is...
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Will Smith Beats Brangelina On Forbes’ Most Bankable Movie Star
A new list published by Forbes magazine confirms actor Will Smith’s constantly increasing...
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Benicio del Toro Got Angry During Interview about “Che” Movie
Steven Soderbergh's latest movie, “Che,” tells the story of the Marxist revolutionary...
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Benicio Del Toro Storms out of Interview
During a Washington Times interview about Steven Soderbergh’s new movie...
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The Magical Resemblance Between Woolard and Notorious B.I.G.
Jamal Woolard was just a little known rapper known as Gravy before he was personally selected by...
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“Revolutionary Road” Brings Together “Titanic” Stars
“Revolutionary Road” is the latest movie that brings Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio...
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Oprah And HBO To Make Sweet Movies Together
Business continues to bloom for Oprah Winfrey whose production company Harpo Films just inked an...
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Keanu Reeves Plays An Alien
Keanu Reeves has been known for his peculiar performance choices. From Neo, the “chosen” hacker in...
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TR Knight Wishes to Leave “Grey’s Anatomy” Cast
Rumor has
it that TR Knight, who portrays Doctor George O’Malley in the „Grey’s
Anatomy” TV...
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T. R. Knight Planning Exit from “Grey’s Anatomy”
Another cast member is leaving ABC medical drama “Grey’s
Anatomy,” as T. R. Knight is reported to...
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“Twilight” Has Become Quite the Phenomenon
Ever since
the movie “Twilight” opened in United States theaters on November 21, fans of
the...
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“Twilight’s” Darkness Shines Its Way to Success
“Twilight” brightens up the roads of Kristen Stewart and
Robert Pattinson. Literally. Just think...
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“Twilight” Earns Top Spot With $70,5 Million
After a good opening day on Friday, “Twilight” has meet the
expectations and earned the first...
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Can The “Twilight” Craze Go Further Than This? “New Moon” Is The Answer
Although it has only been in theaters for a couple of days,
“Twilight” can already see the sun...
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“Twilight” The Movie: A Plea For Abstinence?
Friday,
November 21, the movie “Twilight” opened in United States theaters, driving teenage girls,...
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“Twilight” to Open Friday in the United States
The
romantic horror drama starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and
Billy Burke „Twilight”...
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