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The battle for Middle England: Brown and Cameron take different roads
Times Online - - 2 hours ago
Gordon Brown and David Cameron raced across Battleground Britain yesterday revealing starkly differing campaign styles as they vied for momentum and authenticity.
Video: UK election promises tight race
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Election push enters second day BBC News
85 Indian security personnel killed by left-wing rebels
Xinhua - 31 minutes ago
RAIPUR, India, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The death number of Indian security personnel killed by left-wing Naxal rebels Tuesday attained 85 as more bodies were retrieved from the battleground and some injured succumbed to their injuries, said a police ...
Video: Maoists target Indian police
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Maoists 'kill 75 Indian soldiers' BBC News
7.8 Earthquake Shakes Indonesia
Voice of America - 23 minutes ago
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake has jolted the Indonesian island of Sumatra and triggered a local tsunami watch. The US Geological Survey says the quake struck before dawn Wednesday.
Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Indonesia's Sumatra Washington Post
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Obama's nuclear policy walks careful line
Los Angeles Times - - 33 minutes ago
Reporting from Washington - President Obama and his senior aides introduced a new nuclear weapons policy Tuesday with the promise that America would no longer build new nuclear weapons.
Obama limits US use of nuclear arms Washington Post
Man charged with threats on Wash. senator
USA Today - - 29 minutes ago
By John Froschauer, AP By Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - The FBI arrested a Washington state man Tuesday on charges he threatened to kill Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.
Wash. man charged with threatening Sen. Murray The Associated Press
Man accused of threatening Sen. Murray over health care vote MiamiHerald.com
GOP Squirms as an Unwelcome Spotlight Focuses on Its Leader
New York Times - - 13 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Michael Steele was hardly the consensus choice to become chairman of the Republican National Committee, scrambling to the top early last year after surviving multiple ballots in a crowded field.
RNC member resigns in protest of spending scandal Washington Post
Malone to Reduce Control of DirecTV to Satisfy FCC
New York Times - 15 minutes ago
By AP EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- Media mogul John Malone has agreed to reduce his voting control of satellite TV operator DirecTV Inc. to 3 percent by trading in his super-voting shares for common shares worth some $162 million more.
DirecTV's Malone to Cut Voting Stake, Leave Board BusinessWeek
Most US Stocks Rally as Fed Signals Plans to Leave Rates Low
BusinessWeek - - 47 minutes ago
April 6 (Bloomberg) -- Most US stocks rose, led by banks, as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will keep its benchmark interest rate at a record low to safeguard the economic recovery and lenders rallied on analyst upgrades.
Fed clarifies interest rate increases not tied to timeline Washington Post
Greek assets hammered amid renewed concerns
Financial Times - - 2 hours ago
Worries about Greece returned to haunt European markets yesterday, undermining the euro and driving Greek bond yields to 11-year highs.
The Euro Zone Needs a Common Economic Policy Wall Street Journal
Apple Acknowledges iPad Wi-Fi Issues
Wired News - - 1 hour ago
A number of iPad owners have complained about erratic behavior when connecting to their Wi-Fi networks, and Apple has issued a bulletin with a recommended solution.
TSA: don't remove your iPad for X-rays, unless we say so
Ars Technica - - 1 hour ago
iPad owners may get a (very) small reprieve when going through security checkpoints at US airports. The Transportation Security Administration told the Associated Press that iPads generally do not ...
HP Slate: Why It's Hot — and Not PC World
AOL Plans to Sell or Shut Bebo Social Networking Site
New York Times - - 17 minutes ago
Two years after AOL acquired the social networking site Bebo for $850 million, the company plans to sell or shut it. AOL sent a memorandum to employees on Tuesday saying it was seeking a buyer for Bebo, which has fallen far behind ...
AOL's Bebo Social Site May Be on the Block PC Magazine
Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy Split
People Magazine - - 1 hour ago
They're grateful for the time they spent together and only wish the best for each other. But for Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, it's over.
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Lindsay Lohan's dad engaged to Gosselin's ex
msnbc.com - - 50 minutes ago
Peter Kramer / AP By David Caplan Her father Michael Lohan and Kate Major, the former reporter who was previously romantically linked to Jon Gosselin, are engaged.
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Jon Gosselin plans to sue Kate for custody Entertainment Weekly
Sandra Bullock Speaks: 'No Sex Tape' With Jesse James
ABC News - - 4 hours ago
"There is no sex tape," the Oscar-winning actress said in a statement to People magazine Tuesday. "There never has been one and there never will be one.
Tiger Woods ready to step into the unknown at Augusta
Washington Post - - 24 minutes ago
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - All the hype and speculation about Tiger Woods will begin to ebb away when the scandal-hit world number one makes his long anticipated return to professional golf in Thursday's opening round at the US ...
Video: The Masters Preview
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Redskins won't rule out drafting a QB even after acquiring Donovan McNabb
USA Today - 4 hours ago
Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Tuesday that even though the team has acquired six-time Pro Bowl QB Donovan McNabb, they may still be hunting for a signal caller in the draft later this month.
Andy Reid will keep Eagles from flying south in NFC East Dallas Morning News
Ellis: Cowboys Are Losers In The McNabb Trade DallasCowboys.com
Title-game loss doesn't deter Butler celebration
The Associated Press - - 50 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS - The only thing missing was a championship trophy. Less than 24 hours after Gordon Hayward's buzzer-beating shot bounced off the rim, Butler and its fans - new and old - partied inside Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday as if the Bulldogs had ...
Video: Hoops Hysteria: Duke gets it done
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Did 'Regular' Flu Shot Up Risks for H1N1 Flu?
U.S. News & World Report - 2 hours ago
TUESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) The traditional seasonal flu vaccine may have increased the risk of infection with pandemic H1N1 swine flu, according to the results of four new studies by Canadian researchers.
Data: US teen birth rate on decline
Washington Post - - 8 hours ago
The rate at which teenagers in the United States are giving birth has dropped, according to the latest government statistics released Tuesday, raising hopes that an alarming two-year increase in teen births was an aberration.
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Drops U.S. News & World Report
Online resources for information on health-care reform
Washington Post - 17 hours ago
The ink was hardly dry on the health-care overhaul law when foundations, industry groups and consumer advocates began putting together guides to the new rules.
Bill means care for grads Temple News
Health care bill saddles children with dept Annapolis Capital
Even Among Animals: Leaders, Followers and Schmoozers
New York Times - - Apr 5, 2010
I recently tried taking a couple of online personality tests, and I must say I was disappointed by the exercise. I was asked bland amorphisms like whether I was “someone who tends to find fault” with people (duh), is generally ...
Obama's 17-minute, 2500-word response to woman's claim of being 'over-taxed'
Washington Post (blog) - - Apr 2, 2010
CHARLOTTE - Even by President Obama's loquacious standards, an answer he gave here on health care Friday was a doozy. Toward the end of a question-and-answer session with workers at an advanced battery technology manufacturer, ...
Meet Forever 21's stylish sisters
Los Angeles Times - Apr 4, 2010
Linda and Esther Chang, the daughters of the fast-fashion chain's founders, may be the brand's secret weapons. SIBLING SYNERGY: Linda Chang, left, heads marketing and Esther Chang oversees the visuals department.
Video Shows US Killing of Reuters Employees
New York Times - - Apr 5, 2010
WASHINGTON - The Web site WikiLeaks.org released a graphic video on Monday showing an American helicopter shooting and killing a Reuters photographer and driver in a July 2007 attack in Baghdad.
Judge asks Hopper family to put aside differences
CNN - - Apr 5, 2010
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Dennis Hopper's estranged wife can keep living in the family's Venice, California, compound with the couple's daughter while their divorce under way, a judge ruled Monday.