Officials: Deal calls for troop pullback in Iraq
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:32:11 GMT
AP - Iraqi and U.S. negotiators have completed a draft security agreement that would see American troops leave Iraqi cities as soon as June 30, Iraqi and American officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Fiery plane crash at Madrid airport kills 153
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:29:29 GMT
AP - A jetliner heading to the popular Canary Islands vacation resort crashed during takeoff Wednesday, turning a wooded area off the end of a runway into a hellish scene of charred bodies and smoldering wreckage. Some 153 were believed dead Spain's worst air disaster in nearly 25 years.
McCain again questions Obama's judgment on Iraq
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:10:13 GMT
AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain told voters on Wednesday he is not challenging Barack Obama's patriotism in criticizing his call to pull out of Iraq, only the judgment of his Democratic rival.
US, Poland OK missile defense base, riling Moscow
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:10:19 GMT
AP - The United States and Poland signed a deal Wednesday to place a U.S. missile defense base just 115 miles from Russia a move followed swiftly by a new warning from Moscow of a possible military response.
Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio in critical condition after hemorrhage
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:10:02 GMT
AP - Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, had a brain hemorrhage and was in critical condition with limited brain function, a doctor said Wednesday.
Giuliani to give keynote at GOP convention
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:30:27 GMT
AP - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will give the keynote address at the Republican National Convention next month and Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman also will take center stage at the GOP gathering.
Like lightning, Bolt sets record in Olympic 200m
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:23:19 GMT
AP - Arms churning high, face twisted in pain as he sprinted toward the finish line, Usain Bolt kept glancing at the clock. The win in the Olympic 200 meters was a given, his second gold medal of the Beijing Games assured. This was now about a world record. About racing against history.
Cervical cancer shots less cost-effective with age
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:01:00 GMT
AP - An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report.
Jonas Brothers notch third-biggest debut of 2008
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:05:31 GMT
AP - Not only have the Jonas Brothers notched the year's third-biggest debut album, they've managed the rare feat of having two albums in the top 10 at the same time.
Angel the dog credited with saving kittens
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:21:52 GMT
AP - You've heard of man bites dog. What about, dog saves cats? A two-year-old dog that had been turned over to the Nevada Humane Society's shelter in Reno is being credited with rescuing six abandoned kittens.