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Bolt, Jelimo light up Zurich Golden League track meet (AFP)

AFP - Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt continued his unstoppable streak of form with a comprehensive win in the 100 metres at the Zurich Golden
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Past evidence boosts concern for Greenland icesheet: scientists (AFP)

AFP - Scientists Sunday said they could no longer rule out a fast-track melting of the Greenland icesheet -- a prospect, once the preserve of ...
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Gustav no longer expected to reach Category 4 (Reuters)

Reuters - Hurricane Gustav was no longer expected to reach Category 4 strength before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said ...
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A ray of hope for Algeria's crumbling Casbah? (Reuters)

Reuters - From cutlass and canon to earthquake and flood, powerful forces have long done damage to the Algiers Casbah, fabled bastion of Barbary pirates ...
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Are professional music critics losing their clout? (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - As difficult as it is to use words to describe notes, an awful lot of people seem to want to ...
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Over 150,000 march in Mexico against crime (Reuters)

Reuters - More than 150,000 Mexicans dressed in white marched on Saturday to protest a wave of kidnappings and gruesome murders, putting pressure on President ...
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Iraq "surge" followed sharp internal debate: report (Reuters)

Reuters - President George W. Bush's decision to mount a troop "surge" in Iraq last year was taken against the initial recommendations of his top ...
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New Orleans ordered evacuated ahead of Gustav (Reuters)

Reuters - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered the city's more than 239,000 residents to evacuate on Sunday in the face of powerful Hurricane Gustav, ...
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European agency warns of possible Botox side effects (AFP)

AFP - Months after US authorities sounded the alarm, European officials are warning of dangerous possible side effects from the wrinkle-smoothing injection Botox, according to ...
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Sudanese accused of U.S. killing are extremists:lawyer (Reuters)

Reuters - Five Sudanese men accused of murdering a U.S. aid worker are religious extremists who plotted to attack foreigners at New Year's Eve gatherings, ...
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No pets left behind in New Orleans evacuation (Reuters)

Reuters - Authorities evacuating residents from New Orleans ahead of Hurricane Gustav are making amends with four-legged friends after thousands of pets perished in Hurricane ...
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Russia warns it will respond to "aggression" (Reuters)

Reuters - Russia does not want confrontation with the West but will hit back if attacked, Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday, a day ...
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McCain's VP pick helps fundraising, draws scorn (Reuters)

Reuters - Presidential candidate John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin spent time getting to know each other on Saturday after the Alaska governor's surprise ...
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Julia Roberts designs Armani T-shirt for AIDS fight (Reuters)

Reuters - Julia Roberts has returned to work with Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani to raise money for the fight against AIDS in Africa, designing ...
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Review: 'The House Bunny' (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - The kind of comic actor that Anna Faris represents, and the kind of unabashedly screwball comedy that she embraces, is ...
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Review: 'Sukiyaki Western Django' (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - An over-extended riff on a bevy of Italian spaghetti westerns (starting with Sergio Corbucci's iconic "Django," Akira Kurasawa's "Yojimbo," and ...
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Michigan Democrats Are Ready to Work for Obama (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - DENVER--Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's vaunted no-state-ignored ground organization during the hard-fought primaries was the key to his victory. ...
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Today in History - Aug. 30 (AP)

AP - Today is Saturday, Aug. 30, the 243rd day of 2008. There are 123 days left in the year. ...
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Documentary shows tough reality of doctors in war (Reuters)

Reuters - A new documentary on aid workers in war zones shows the tough choices, dilemmas and limits faced by doctors providing emergency care in ...
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Southwest China quake kills 22, hurts 126 (Reuters)

Reuters - An earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Saturday, killing 22 people and injuring about 126 as homes in rural villages ...
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