G-8 leaders look for signals of economic recoveryThe Associated Press - - 25 minutes ago
L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) - Britain and the United States may see room for more stimulus. Germany is worried that it has done too much already.
Gordon Brown to warn G8 leaders of threat of second recession Telegraph.co.uk
G-8 summit is expected to be a test of Obama's leadership Los Angeles Times
Michael Jackson won't fade from limelight soonThe Associated Press - - 35 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The public mourning of Michael Jackson may be done, but the saga that was his personal life is far from over. Nothing made that more clear than the one surprise of Tuesday's memorial service, watched by millions around the world: the ...
Michael Jackson: A requiem for a king Los Angeles Times
Ethnic Tensions Escalate in China's Xinjiang RegionWall Street Journal - - 43 minutes ago
URUMQI, China -- Thousands of angry ethnic Han Chinese wielding clubs and machetes roamed this capital city of Xinjiang territory and engaged in sporadic revenge attacks against Uighurs after deadly riots Sunday.
Hu Leaves G-8 After Clashes in China New York Times
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Incumbent ahead in Indonesia poll
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Can international mediation break Honduras' political stalemate?
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NEW YORK (AP) - Sarah Palin's decision to step down as Alaska governor was driven in part by her wish to help Republican candidates across the country, associates say.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The historic budget crisis in California could go up in smoke if one organization has its way. A pro-marijuana group was set Wednesday to launch another television bid to legalize pot in California - this time with the pitch that ...
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Bomb parts smuggled into 10 federal buildings during test
CNN International - - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Plainclothes investigators sent to test security at federal buildings in four US cities were successful in smuggling bomb components through guard posts at all 10 of the sites they visited, according to a ...
Security Flaws Found at Federal Buildings Washington Post
Google Announces Plans for PC Operating System
BusinessWeek - - 1 hour ago
Google announced plans late Tuesday night to develop operating software for personal computers, initially the downsized PCs called Netbooks.
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SCENARIOS-S.Korea's c.bank likely to caution on price bubbles
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Cyber Attacks Cripple Web Sites New York Times
S. Korean Web sites hit by suspected cyber attack The Associated Press
Las Vegas Sands to Decide on Macau Assets IPO in July
Bloomberg - - 1 hour ago
July 8 (Bloomberg) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp., the casino operator controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, will decide this month whether to sell shares in Hong Kong, as it seeks to restart its $12 billion Macau ...
Oper Environment In Las Vegas Improving - Sands CEO Wall Street Journal
Internet radio sites, music industry reach agreement over royalties
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
Deal with SoundExchange allows webcasters such as Pandora to pay lower per-song royalties or a percentage of their revenue. By Jim Puzzanghera Reporting from Washington -- The music won't stop for Internet radio after a group of webcasters struck an ...
Royalty Plan Is Set For Online Radio Wall Street Journal
Third-gen iPod touch tracked in online logs
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Gmail Finally Out of Beta!
Reuters - 13 hours ago
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Harry Potter fans tune in to wizard wrock
San Jose Mercury News - - 25 minutes ago
The children who came of age reading JK Rowling's Hogwarts tales are all grown up, and the saga of the Boy Who Lived ended two years ago.
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Jackson memorial strikes elegant balance
Reuters - - 6 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Balancing the delicate choices about entertainment vs. eulogy, the Michael Jackson memorial worked incredibly well as both without bowing to the expectations of either.
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Ostrow: Jackson rite saturates new media
Denver Post - - 18 minutes ago
The notion of "wall to wall" gained new meaning Tuesday with entertainer Michael Jackson's memorial service. Newer technology, including online streams, live blogging and Twitter, expanded media coverage exponentially, and the audience ...
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Giants' Zito delivers timely gem vs. Fish
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Smoltz hits on something
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Administration Issues Egg Safety Rule, and Biden Promises More ...
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Administration moves to bolster food safety net Los Angeles Times
Pope Criticizes World Economic System, Urges Social Responsibility
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Pope Benedict XVI criticized the international economic system yesterday and called for a new global structure based on social responsibility, concern for the dignity of the worker and a respect for ethics.
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Sotomayor picks up key endorsements
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High court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was praised by the American Bar Association and law enforcement. BY MICHAEL DOYLE AND DAVID LIGHTMAN WASHINGTON -- The nation's lawyers and law enforcement leaders gave Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor ringing ...
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Karen Bass is a target atop the California Assembly
Los Angeles Times - - 2 hours ago
Rich Pedroncelli/AP Some say she's at risk, but Karen Bass says: “When it comes time to leave, it will be in a natural order.
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