Lebanon's Pro-Syrian PM Reappointed Voice of America
By VOA News. Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud has renamed pro-Syrian Omar Karami as prime minister, just two weeks after he resigned the post following massive opposition protests against Syrian influence in Lebanese politics. ...
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Wisconsin Suicide May Have Link to Lefkow Killings, Police Say Bloomberg
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- A man who killed himself after a traffic stop in a Milwaukee suburb may be linked to the murders of US District Judge Joan Lefkow's family, police said at a news conference today. The ...
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Syrian Troops Continue Withdrawing from Lebanon Arutz Sheva
Several thousand Syrian soldiers continue redeploying in Lebanon today and many will return to Syria, according to Lebanese defense Minister Abdul Rahim Mrad.
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Kosovo Leader Haradinaj Charged with Murder, Rape ABC News
Former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, once a commander of Albanian guerrillas, faces charges of murder, rape and the deportation of Serb civilians, the UN war crimes tribunal said on Thursday.
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Chechen Rebels Back New Head, Seen as Basayev Front Reuters
Chechen rebels lined up behind a local cleric as their new leader on Thursday, but commentators said warlord Shamil Basayev, blamed for the bloodiest attacks on Russian targets, will hold real power.
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The (not so glorious) end to Tung Chee-hwa’s political career AsiaNews.it
Hong Kong’s leader Tung Chee-hwa at 5:30 pm today announced that he was stepping down as the territory’s Chief Executive thus ending days of ...
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Middle East Peace Voice of America
Palestinian gunmen fired on an Israeli military post near the West Bank city of Hebron. Two border policemen were wounded. A suicide bombing earlier this month outside a Tel Aviv nightclub killed four Israelis and injured dozens more.
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Pentagon Clears Top Personnel, Policies in Abuses Reuters
The Pentagon said its policies and top officials did not cause the mistreatment of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, but in a report released on Thursday ...
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Hahn, Villaraigosa to fight rematch in LA mayoral runoff San Diego Union Tribune
Voters in a May runoff election will choose between two Democrats who faced each other in a bitter 2001 race. Mayor James Hahn on Wednesday promised to win over droves of ...
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In the dark, again Salon
A presidential commission finds that, as in Iraq, a shortage of human agents and an overreliance on electronic surveillance are hampering intelligence gathering on Iran's nuclear program.
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Wisconsin Suicide May Have Link to Lefkow Killings, Police Say Bloomberg
A man who killed himself after a traffic stop in a Milwaukee suburb may be linked to the murders of US District Judge Joan Lefkow's family, police said at a news conference today.
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La. Fire Kills at Least 10 Family Members ABC News
Eleven members of a family died Thursday in an early morning fire ignited by the candles they were using because their new apartment had no electricity, authorities said.
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US Quits Accord on Diplomatic Access to Inmates Reuters
The United States has withdrawn from an international agreement that gives jailed foreigners the right to talk to consular officers, a protocol that critics of capital punishment used to win reviews of death sentences given to 51 Mexicans jailed here.
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TV ads will prod senator on oil drilling in Alaska Miami Herald
Television ads urging Florida Sen. Mel Martinez to vote against oil and gas drilling in Alaska are scheduled to begin airing today in the Orlando and Tallahassee areas.
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Clinton seeks ratings on kids' media CNET News.com
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has sharply criticized the sex and violence in video games and other entertainment directed at children, calling the prevalence of such images an epidemic.
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BTK book could hit store shelves next week Kansas City Star
Beattie's book, "Nightmare in Wichita: The Hunt for the BTK Strangler," was ready to go to press. His publisher, the Penguin Group, plans to ship the book to retailers on Tuesday.
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Bye-Bye, Bankruptcy? Motley Fool
Bankruptcy has never been a pretty word. Few of us aspire to it. Yet some of us, at a certain point in our lives, will find that declaring bankruptcy is the best thing to do.
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Source: Man claims responsibility for slayings of judge's family San Diego Union Tribune
A man who shot himself to death during a traffic stop in Wisconsin claimed in a suicide note that he killed a federal judge's husband and mother, a source close to the investigation told The Associated Press Thursday. ...
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Annan Urges Action to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism Reuters
The world must quickly take concerted action against terrorism and deny extremists the chance to carry out a nuclear attack, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday. ...
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Georgia Lawmakers Push Russian Withdrawal ABC News
Russian servicemen walk during military exercise at a shooting range near Batumi, Georgia, Wednesday, March 9, 2005. Georgia's parliament unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday March 10, 2005 urging the ...
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Scientist gave Iran machines useable for A-bomb Swissinfo
Centrifuges purify uranium for use as fuel in atomic power plants or bombs. Washington believes Iran's centrifuge. programme, which it concealed from UN inspectors for nearly two decades, is at the heart of clandestine atom bomb plans.
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Thirty-six dead in blast at Mosul mosque Globe and Mail
A suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday during a funeral at a Shia mosque in the northern city of Mosul, killing at least 36 people and injuring 25, witnesses and hospital officials said.
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Dollar falls after Koizumi remarks on reserves Financial Times
By David Pilling in Tokyo, Song Jung-a in Hong Kong, Steve Johnson in London and Jennifer Hughes in New York. Japan's finance ministry moved swiftly on Thursday to calm markets after the dollar tumbled and ...
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Gibson: Bomb a Democracy "With Clean Conscience" News Hounds
Fox News' John Gibson has gone even farther than other journalists in falling, hook, line, and sinker, for the Bush claim that the Iraq elections are related to some Lebanese demonstrating for the removal of Syrian troops from their country.
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Bush Travels to Back Social Security ABC News
President Bush stops to kiss 79-year-old Barbara Gosser, of Louisville after pushing his Social Security reform message to an audience gathered at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville, Ky.
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Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Action, and Avon Breast Cancer Crusade are some of the many wonderful organizations whose work gives hope to the men and women and children who are battling this terrible disease. So many people have asked John Edwards, "What can we do to help?" And today, John Edwards is asking you to join the fight against cancer by visiting the sites listed below, getting involved, making your friends aware by forwarding this email to them and asking them to get involved, or by supporting any of the many wonderful groups dedicated to fighting this terrible disease. These organizations need our help. Their work gives hope to the men and women and children who are battling this terrible disease.
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Data Thieves Strike Again, Filching Info on Up to 32,000 TechNewsWorld
LexisNexis said the data tapped by thieves included names, addresses and some driver's license records and Social Security numbers.
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Whistleblower Is the Real 'Embarrassment' to Boeing eWeek
Opinion: David Coursey is much more concerned about the employee who blew the whistle on ex-CEO Harry Stonecipher than the affair itself.
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Dollar Under Fire from All Sides Reuters
The dollar extended its slide against most currencies on Thursday on concerns over global central bank reserve diversification, a widening US trade deficit and this week's dive in bond prices.
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Report: Singapore tops in exploiting technology CNN International
The United States is no longer No. 1 in making the best use of information and communications technologies (ICT), a new study says.
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Bubble stays burst for Nasdaq Age (subscription), Australia
By Ari Levy. The Nasdaq's slide followed a five-year stretch in which the benchmark at least tripled. The Nasdaq Composite Index's ...
Five Years After Peak, Nasdaq Is Not Even Close to Recovery New York Sun (subscription)
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Economic slide still has Nasdaq catching breath Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN
NEW YORK – On March 10, 2000, it seemed that the Nasdaq composite index and the dot-com boom that propelled the stock market barometer to a stratospheric ...
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NYSE and Nasdaq apply to open offices in China Financial Times, UK
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq have both applied to open offices in China amid heightened competition for Chinese listings between the two and their rivals in London and Asia. The London Stock Exchange in particular has become more aggressive in courting Chinese companies for initial public offerings since the passage in the US of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, which set tough corporate governance rules.

Judge: DCF can't intervene in Schiavo case Newsday
A judge ruled today that the state's social services agency cannot delay the removal of the feeding tube keeping brain-damaged Terri Schiavo alive. The Department of Children & Families had asked ...
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Late Jackson risks jail ABC Online
A pale and shaky Michael Jackson has arrived late to court for his child molestation trial, narrowly missing being imprisoned. Jackson - whose behaviour has included an impromptu dance on top of his black ...
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Exercise, Learning May Fight Off Alzheimer's WebMD
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California Study Links 2nd-Hand Smoke to Breast Cancer HealthCentral.com
A new California government study finds a link between second-hand cigarette smoke and breast cancer, a conclusion so controversial that even some anti-smoking advocates are disputing it, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
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EPA tightens smog, soot rule Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Bush administration yesterday issued a new rule aimed at reducing smog and soot from power plants that it says will save thousands of lives and billions of dollars ...
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Senators Question Absence of Blame in Abuse Report Washington Post
By Josh White and Bradley Graham. Senators expressed dismay yesterday that no senior military or civilian Pentagon officials have been held accountable for the policy and command failures that led to detainee ...
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Karami reinstated as Lebanese Prime Minister People's Daily Online
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Thursday re-appointed pro-Syrian Omar Karami as the country's new premier, 10 days after Karami resigned under massive protests and pressure.
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Hong Kong Chief Executive resigns, likely to be succeeded by No 2: New Kerala
Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa resigned today on health grounds and was expected to be succeeded by his deputy, Donald Tsang.
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Belgian Plane Sit-In Ends, Iranian Protesters Leave Reuters
A sit-in on board a Lufthansa plane by 56 Iranian monarchist protesters ended peacefully at Brussels airport on Friday as Belgian police escorted them all off the aircraft.
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Chechen rebels threaten more attacks on Russia Times of India
GROZNY: As Russian troops stationed in war-torn Chechnya celebrate the death of longtime rebel chief Aslan Maskhadov, many residents of the war-torn province warn that the conflict between separatists and pro-Moscow troops will only get bloodier with the ...
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UN offers anti-terrorism blueprint: New Kerala
[World News]: UNITED NATIONS, March 10 : UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has presented a five-point strategy to fight terrorism through the world organization.
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Talk in Japan About the Dollar Stirs Up Markets New York Times
The dollar fell and Treasury yields rose yesterday after the Japanese prime minister made remarks that suggested the country's central bank could be shifting some of its huge reserves out of dollars and Treasury securities.
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Blast in Iraq mars political progress Houston Chronicle
Yet again, almost as if scripted, a day of hope for a new, democratic Iraq turned into a day of tears as a bloody insurgent attack undercut a political step forward.
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Pakistan nuclear scientist 'sold centrifuges' to Iran Radio Australia
Pakistan has revealed that the former head of its nuclear program, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, sold Iran centrifuges that could potentially be used to make nuclear weapons.
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Palestinians back away from suicide attacks Washington Times
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