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Canada.com
149 feared killed after Spanish jet crashes on take-off
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
Nearly 150 people were feared dead tonight after a plane departing from Madrid's Barajas airport swerved off the runway and burst into flames.
Video: Spain's plane crash tragedy - 21 Aug 08 AlJazeeraEnglish
Spanair Jet Crashes in Madrid, Killing More Than 140 (Update1) Bloomberg
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New York Daily News
UPDATE 2-NY gov gets lawmakers to cut $427 mln from budget
Reuters - 45 minutes ago
By Joan Gralla NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - New York lawmakers pruned the state's budget by $427 million in an emergency session to address the soaring shortfalls spawned by Wall Street's declining profits, Gov.
NY Gov. Paterson, lawmakers slash $1 billion from budget Newsday
Legislators Are Negotiating to Cut Budget by $1 Billion New York Times
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Boston Globe
Obama goes after McCain fund-raiser
Boston Globe - 1 hour ago
Barack Obama's campaign plans to air a TV ad in the Atlanta area starting Thursday trying to tie John McCain to a Washington lobbying scandal.
Obama ad brings up Reed, Abramoff MSNBC
McCain Atlanta Fund Raiser Draws Protests The Epoch Times
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dBTechno
Daley not sold on lowering drinking age
Chicago Sun-Times - 1 hour ago
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter Nearly 50 years removed from his own carefree college days, Mayor Daley today lambasted university presidents for campaigning to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18.
Universities want lawmakers to consider drinking at 18 WQAD
College leaders hope to renew debate on a lower drinking age Los Angeles Times
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United Press International
Tubbs Jones Likely Had No Warning of Aneurysm
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
By Jessica Ryen Doyle Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones most likely had no warning signs that she was about to suffer an aneurysm, a leading surgeon told FOXNews.
Confusion Over Tubbs Jones's Condition Washington Post
US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio in critical condition The Associated Press
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CTV.ca
Bush Calls Georgia ‘Under Siege’
New York Times - 52 minutes ago
By CHARLIE SAVAGE ORLANDO, Fla. - President Bush declared Wednesday that “Georgia’s young democracy” has “come under siege” by Russia, and he connected the conflict in the Caucuses with the battle against terrorists and United States efforts to aid the ...
Bush Warnes Russia: Breakaway South Ossetia, Abkhazia Are Part of ... Voice of America
Abkhazia and South Ossetia are part of Georgia, Bush says Monsters and Critics.com
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Voice of America
Sarkozy, Honoring the French Dead, Vows to Fight On
New York Times - 43 minutes ago
By STEVEN ERLANGER PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and his top ministers honored the 10 French soldiers killed in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan as the political debate about his Afghan policy sharpened at home on Wednesday.
Video: Insurgents Launch Brazen Attacks in Afghanistan AssociatedPress
Sarkozy tells French troops in Afghanistan to keep fighting AFP
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ABC News
Washington trial could hamper Stevens campaign
The Associated Press - 25 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Ted Stevens cannot move his corruption trial from Washington to his home state of Alaska, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a decision that could hamstring the powerful Republican's re-election bid.
Judge Denies Sen. Stevens's Request to Transfer Corruption Trial Washington Post
Judge won't move Sen. Stevens' case to Alaska Reuters
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CBC.ca
Suicide bombs shatter Algerian calm
BBC News - 3 hours ago
By Aidan Lewis Two devastating suicide bomb attacks in as many days have raised fresh doubts this week about Algeria's ability to deal with a re-branded Islamist insurgency.
Strategic shift in North Africa militancy Christian Science Monitor
UN chief condemns terrorist attacks in Algeria Xinhua
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BBC News
Bush says New Orleans is on its way back
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - President Bush said Wednesday that "hope is coming back" to New Orleans with the help of $126 billion in disaster aid poured into the Gulf Coast region over three years after Hurricane Katrina.
Atoning for Katrina Los Angeles Times
Bush sees post-Katrina progress BBC News
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Los Angeles Times
Analyst: Treo Pro Won't Cut It; Palm Has One More Chance
Wired News - 46 minutes ago
By Brian X. Chen August 20, 2008 | 3:55:12 PMCategories: Handhelds, iPhone, Phones Palm tried to create a buzz over the Treo Pro smartphone by leaking practically all of its details before its official announcement, but all this handset will do is keep ...
Palm takes on the BlackBerry (and the iPhone is in sight) Los Angeles Times
Palm Treo Pro steps into the smartphone ring InfoWorld
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BBC News
Man gets 11 life terms for LA train wreck deaths
Reuters - 2 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man who parked his sports utility vehicle on a Los Angeles commuter rail line, causing the deadliest US train crash since 1999, was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 consecutive life terms in prison.
Life terms for US rail-crash man BBC News
Killer of train passengers gets 11 life sentences The Associated Press
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Kansas City Star
Blunt has 50 questions for Supreme Court nominees
Kansas City Star - 5 hours ago
Blunt yesterday released a 50-question survey for the three candidates that will be offered to him later this week by the state’s Appellate Judicial Commission.
Mass. Judge Ernest Murphy gives up bench Boston Herald
SJC strips Murphy of judgeship Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
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The Moscow Times
Rice says Russian missile shield reaction "bizarre"
Reuters - 53 minutes ago
By David Alexander WARSAW (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday that Russia's reaction to the US-Polish missile shield agreement "borders on the bizarre" but denied Washington wanted a confrontation with Moscow.
Video: Raw Video: Rice Signs Missile Deal With Poland AssociatedPress
US, Poland OK missile defense base, riling Moscow The Associated Press
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WHDH-TV
Middlesex register of probate suspended
Boston Globe - 3 hours ago
By Globe Staff The Middlesex County register of probate has been suspended without pay by the state's highest court as he faces criminal charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from government copy machines.
SJC suspends Buonomo Boston Herald
Official Caught Stealing Suspended Without Pay WBZ
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Lake County sheriff checks into jail for week
Chicago Tribune - 2 hours ago
By Andrew L. Wang | Chicago Tribune reporter Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran walked into the county jail in Waukegan on Wednesday wearing a gray suit and necktie, but before long he changed into the outfit he'll wear for the next week: a navy blue ...
Updated 8/20: Sheriff heading to jail -- voluntarily Mundelein Review
Sheriff To Spend Voluntary Week In Jail NBC5.com
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The Age
Musharraf Ouster Fails to End Deadlock Over Judges (Update2)
Bloomberg - 4 hours ago
By Khalid Qayum and Robin Stringer Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's ruling coalition, fresh from ending a six-month standoff by forcing President Pervez Musharraf to resign, failed to resolve a festering dispute over reinstating judges he fired.
Pakistan's new stage of struggle BBC News
Pakistani Opposition Party Backs PPP's Zardari for President Voice of America
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Times Online
Bolt, Confusion Reign Over Men's 200 Meter Final
Washington Post - 34 minutes ago
Post reporter Barry Svrluga reports from the Bird's Nest, where Jamaica's Usain Bolt set the world record in the 200 and staked his claim as the fastest man on Earth.
Lightning Bolt! Usain adds 200 gold, record to 100 The Associated Press
Amid dispute over silver and bronze, Bolt leaves no doubt with ... Kansas City Star
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The Money Times
Street Split On Fannie-Freddie Turmoil
Forbes - 59 minutes ago
Wednesday was a day of fits and starts on Wall Street, and even though stocks finished positive, the doom and gloom of the past two sessions was hardly brushed aside.
TREASURIES-Bonds surge as Fannie, Freddie hit ground floor Reuters
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac slump BBC News
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The Associated Press
Tropical Storm Fay floods hundreds of Fla. homes
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - Emergency crews launched airboats into submerged streets Wednesday to rescue central Florida residents trapped by rising floodwaters from a stalled Tropical Storm Fay, which soaked the state for a third consecutive day.
Video: Crist: Fay Still a Threat to Florida AssociatedPress
Fay Becoming 'Catastrophic Flooding Event,' Gov. Charlie Crist Says Local6.com
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