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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:32:45 EDT Iran describes nuke talks as 'constructive' |
| Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, called nuclear talks Saturday with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana constructive, but didn't say whether whether Iran would accept a recent EU nuclear proposal.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:37:44 EDT Report: British hostage in Iraq has killed self |
| One of five British hostages captured in Iraq last year has committed suicide, the kidnappers said in a videotape obtained by The Sunday Times.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:57:42 EDT Zimbabwe introduces $100 billion banknotes |
| Zimbabwe's troubled central bank introduced new $100 billion banknotes Saturday in a desperate bid to ease the recurrent cash shortages plaguing the inflation-ravaged economy.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:46:40 EDT Sunni Arab bloc rejoins Iraqi Cabinet |
| Iraq's largest Sunni Arab bloc rejoined the Cabinet Saturday after a year-long boycott.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:57:43 EDT Anglicans seek to prevent church split |
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| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:53:52 EDT Cambodia informs U.N. on alleged incursion |
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| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:09:24 EDT Beijing cuts cars by half as Olympics near |
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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:24:46 EDT Obama makes first trip to Afghanistan |
| Sen. Barack Obama arrived Saturday in Afghanistan on the first stop of his tour of the Middle East and Europe, aimed at boosting the U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful's foreign policy credentials, his campaign confirmed.

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| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:32:23 EDT Belgian king rejects PM's resignation |
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| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:39:50 EDT Nazi hunter: Closing in on 'Dr. Death' |
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| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:12:31 GMT Coalition 'bombs Afghan police' |
| Nine Afghan police are killed in an air strike after an apparently mistaken clash with international forces, local officials say. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:16:39 GMT Arab nations 'agree Sudan action' |
| Arab League ministers meeting in emergency session say they have agreed a plan to defuse the crisis over Sudan's President Bashir. |
| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:22:53 GMT Olympic restrictions begin in Beijing |
| Tough new rules aimed at forcing more than one million cars from Beijing's roads during the Olympics come into force. |
| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:37:28 GMT Pope warns of 'spiritual desert' |
| Pope Benedict XVI ends World Youth Day celebrations by asking young people to build a world free of greed. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:58:41 GMT US sets nuclear deadline for Iran |
| Iran must decide within two weeks between co-operation or confrontation over its nuclear plans, the US warns after talks. |
| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:07:22 GMT Al-Qaeda 'may be shifting focus' |
| The top US commander in Iraq says al-Qaeda may be shifting its focus and sending fighters from Iraq to Afghanistan. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:54:11 GMT Zimbabwe prints Z$100bn note |
| The central bank in Zimbabwe is to issue Z$100bn bank-notes, as hyperinflation pushes prices in the country ever-higher. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:24:25 GMT Missing Semtex 'left unguarded' |
| A lapse in security is blamed for the theft of 28kg (61lb) of plastic explosive and detonators from a site in France. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:37:09 GMT Obama opens foreign tour in Kabul |
| US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama meets military officials and visits a US base during a trip to Afghanistan. |
| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:10:02 GMT Brazil police arrest bank thief, find stolen Picasso |
| Police in Brazil find an engraving by Pablo Picasso stolen in June after arresting a man for a completely unrelated offence. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:07:46 GMT Pet dog rescues woman from kangaroo attack |
| An Australian woman is attacked by a kangaroo but saved by a pet dog who leapt to her aid, her son says. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:49:39 GMT Norman leads by two at Birkdale |
| Greg Norman will take a two-shot lead over defending champion Padraig Harrington and KJ Choi into the final round of the Open at Birkdale. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:46:51 GMT England toil after Prince century |
| Ashwell Prince and AB de Villiers guide South Africa to 322-4, a lead of 119 over England, on day two of the second Test. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:22:49 GMT Smile, Beijing! |
| Beijing told to mind its manners during Olympic Games |
| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:23:01 GMT In pictures |
| Images from climax of the Pope's visit to Australia |
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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:53:50 -0400 Powers wield sanction threat after Iran stalemate |
| GENEVA (Reuters) - Major powers gave Iran two weeks to answer calls to rein in its nuclear programme on Saturday or face tougher sanctions after talks ended in stalemate despite unprecedented U.S. participation.

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| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:46:02 -0400 Iraq PM did not back Obama troop exit plan: government |
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki did not back the plan of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq and his comments to a German magazine on the issue were misunderstood, the government's spokesman said on Sunday.

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| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:52:12 -0400 Thousands march for Nicaragua's Ortega after protest |
| MANAGUA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people filled Nicaragua's capital on Saturday to celebrate the country's 1979 leftist revolution, giving a lift to President Daniel Ortega as his government faces simmering protests.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:33:11 -0400 UK's Brown says wants to cut troops in Iraq |
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown flew into Baghdad on Saturday and said he wanted to reduce British troop levels in Iraq, although he refused to set a timetable for their departure.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:18:45 -0400 World's largest confessional staged in Sydney |
| SYDNEY (Reuters) - At most outdoor festivals the longest queues are generally for the portable toilets and bar but at World Youth Day in Sydney, the Catholic Church's version of Woodstock, one of the biggest queues is for confessing sins.

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| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:56:18 -0400 Pakistan army fights militants in northwest hills |
| KOHAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships have killed 15 Taliban militants and captured 60 in an operation that began mid-week in a troubled northwestern town, the military said on Sunday.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:52:22 -0400 Brazilian police recover Picasso print, nab suspect |
| SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Police recovered a Pablo Picasso print and arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery at Sao Paulo's Pinacoteca Museum last month, local media reported on Saturday.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:38:29 -0400 Tropical storm leaves 18 dead in Taiwan |
| TAIPEI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Kalmaegi, killed 18 people and injured another eight, while seven are still missing after it hit the island, an official from the National Fire Agency said on Sunday.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:40:30 -0400 Colombia and Brazil enter into military pact |
| BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's U.S.-backed president entered into defense pact with the left-of-center government of Brazil on Saturday, marking a step in regional cooperation aimed at fighting cocaine-funded Marxist rebels.

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| Wikimania 2008: MediaWiki use in the U.S. Department of State |
| Wikimania 2008: MediaWiki use in the U.S. Department of State |
| Magnitude seven earthquake hits Japan, tsunami warning issued then withdrawn |
| Magnitude seven earthquake hits Japan, tsunami warning issued then withdrawn |
| Former Beatle set for Quebec City concert amid protests |
| Former Beatle set for Quebec City concert amid protests |
| Gambian magistrate to acquit all people detained without charge for 72 hours |
| Gambian magistrate to acquit all people detained without charge for 72 hours |
| 2008 Leisure Taiwan turns the TWTC with a sports arena |
| 2008 Leisure Taiwan turns the TWTC with a sports arena |
| French police search for missing explosives |
| French police search for missing explosives |
| Wikimania 2008 opens at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt |
| Wikimania 2008 opens at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt |
| Cuba to receive high speed internet connection from Venezuela |
| Cuba to receive high speed internet connection from Venezuela |
| MUFON releases report on UFO sighting in Stephenville, Texas |
| MUFON releases report on UFO sighting in Stephenville, Texas |
| Three firefighters killed in blaze at Chinese plastics factory |
| Three firefighters killed in blaze at Chinese plastics factory |
| Searching for asteroids, extraterrestrial life a little more rocky: Budget cuts threaten to close Arecibo, world's largest radio telescope |
| Searching for asteroids, extraterrestrial life a little more rocky: Budget cuts threaten to close Arecibo, world's largest radio telescope |
| US FAA to make airliner fuel tank inertion mandatory over 1996 air disaster |
| US FAA to make airliner fuel tank inertion mandatory over 1996 air disaster |
| Thousands flee Nigerian town to escape from militants |
| Thousands flee Nigerian town to escape from militants |
| North America's oldest retailer sold to U.S. owners of Lord & Taylor |
| North America's oldest retailer sold to U.S. owners of Lord & Taylor |
| Broward County Sheriff’s police dog killed in shootout in Florida |
| Broward County Sheriff’s police dog killed in shootout in Florida |
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| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:32:05 EDT Cristobal churns off North Carolina coast |
| Tropical Storm Cristobal was forecast to move "parallel and very close" to the North Carolina coast Sunday morning, but the storm is not expected to make landfall along the eastern U.S. shores.

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| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:50:05 EDT Woman's corpse may be link to mystery baby |
| The body of a woman -- found at the apartment of a Pennsylvania woman who arrived at a hospital with a newborn infant earlier this week -- had been partially eviscerated and her uterus had been cut open, an autopsy found.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:37:59 EDT Inquiry into deadly crane collapse begins |
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| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:22:29 EDT Judge puts gray wolves back on endangered list |
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| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:08:54 EDT Woman claims Spitzer call girl stole her identity |
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| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:28:03 EDT iReporters gush over 'Dark Knight' |
| "The Dark Knight" opened early Friday to huge crowds and rave reviews.

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| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:51:46 EDT Flooded communities weigh buyouts |
| Weeks after flooding devastated farmland and homes in the Midwest, officials in five states said Friday that initial steps are under way for possible buyouts of property in flood zones.

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| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:21:28 EDT Unrepentant on Facebook? Expect jail time |
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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:52:25 GMT British hostage 'killed himself' |
| One of the five British hostages seized in Baghdad in 2007 has committed suicide, according to videotaped statement |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:12 GMT Church of England unrest threatens to harm links with Vatican |
| Cardinal Bertone warns that the present division within the Anglican Communion poses a 'grave challenge for full and visible unity' with Rome |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:02:05 GMT Global warming: green campaigners blamed for 4x4 attacks |
| Warning letter left on the windscreens of vandalised SUVs in Marston, Oxford, suggest the crimes were driven by environmental protest |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:01:12 GMT SNP makes last push for Glasgow |
| Alex Salmond attacks poverty levels in byelection district in attempt to close gap on Labour |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:21 GMT Letters: If only it were that easy to learn English |
| The big issue: In the first instance, no one entering the country from outside the EU can be taught by public institutions until they have had a year of residence |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:02:13 GMT Victoria Coren: Escape fantasies? Give me a Big Mac and some gas bills |
| Victoria Coren: The return of the Darwins reassures us that, despite the tantalising lure of running away, we prefer the narrow horizon |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:14 GMT Call for apology over sex abuse cases in Ireland |
| Abuse survivors' group, One in Four, say clergy should match Pope's strong words in Australia |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:02:12 GMT Editorial: Welcome to Britain 2008 - truly a home of culture |
| Editorial: At long last we have found the confidence and economic resources to celebrate our cultural inheritance as a national asset |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:56 GMT UK fails to bar internet access to child porn |
| Leading children's charities write to Home Office minister urging him to remedy 'completely unacceptable' situation |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:02:12 GMT Germaine Greer: It's your democratic duty to be offensive |
| Germaine Greer: The Federal Court of Australia has done something positively British against the New South Wales state legislature |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:02:11 GMT Constanze Stelzenmüller: We're quick to damn the US but slow to see our own faults |
| Constanze Stelzenmüller: Europe will welcome Barack Obama as the saviour of democratic virtues, values which too many of our leaders have ignored |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:21 GMT Holidaymakers face summer of chaos on Britain's failing railways |
| August promises to be a month of travelling misery as engineering works take hold, report David Smith and Caroline Davies |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:01:12 GMT Drug users risk benefit cuts |
| Jobcentre staff will be able to withhold cash and force claimants to attend treatment programmes |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:23 GMT Burglaries driven by credit crunch |
| Economic gloom is creating a new class of bolder burglars, warns a Sir Hugh Orde |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:02:05 GMT Octopuses galore for lobster catchers |
| Creatures from the Mediterranean and Pacific such as skeleton shrimps and red blenny are thriving in the once chilly waters of Scotland |
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| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:06:02 -0400 Tropical Storm Cristobal Rumbles off the Carolinas |
Surfers hit the waves as Tropical Storm Cristobal treks northeast, parallel to the Carolinas |
| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:14:33 -0400 Dream of Gas Tax Holiday Falters Over Job Losses |
No gas tax holiday - Congress considers raising pump tax to help repair crumbling highways |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:28:01 -0400 Lawsuit Exposes Growing Rift Among King Children |
Rift grows between Martin Luther King Jr.'s children, climaxing with recent lawsuit |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:22:03 -0400 As Wars Lengthen, Toll on Military Families Mounts |
As wars in Iraq and Afghanistan lengthen, emotional toll on military families deepens |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:43:09 -0400 Web Networking Photos Come Back to Bite Defendants |
Facebook and MySpace photos become new source of evidence for prosecutors at sentencing |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:23:25 -0400 Salad Days: FDA Gives Tomatoes the OK |
Don't salsa yet: Salmonella investigation turns to raw hot peppers. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:55:08 -0400 Many Ills Found at Nation's Biggest Jail |
Federal investigation finds serious problems at Chicago jail, the nation's largest. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:57:48 -0400 Bush Surveys Record-Breaking Wildfires |
Bush visits northern California to survey record-breaking wildfires, offer federal assistance |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:46:59 -0400 Attorney: Husband Didn't Kill Jogger |
Nancy Cooper's husband is innocent, his lawyers say. |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:17:46 -0400 K-Fed Wins: Brit Quits Custody Fight |
Britney Spears surrenders custody of her kids to K-Fed after months of drama. |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:41:17 -0400 Gore: Climate Crisis Trumps Terrorism |
The former vice president says he has no interest in reprising that role. |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:18:06 -0400 Do You Live in the Fattest or Slimmest City? |
CDC reports Mississippi has highest obesity rate, Colorado is slimmest. |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:35:20 -0400 Beating Death Exposes Race Tensions |
Racism revealed after a Mexican immigrant is beaten to death in Pa. coal town. |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:32:24 -0400 Americans' Faith in Afghan War Fades |
Forty-five percent of Americans do not think the Afghan war is worth fighting. |
| Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:08:45 -0400 Measles Sickens 127 People in 15 States |
Federal health officials say the outbreak is the biggest in more than a decade. |
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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:37:09 GMT Obama opens foreign tour in Kabul |
| US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama meets military officials and visits a US base during a trip to Afghanistan. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:01:29 GMT UK 'must check' US torture denial |
| The British government should no longer rely on US assurances it does not use torture, a parliamentary report says. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:58:41 GMT US sets nuclear deadline for Iran |
| Iran must decide within two weeks between co-operation or confrontation over its nuclear plans, the US warns after talks. |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:19:27 GMT Argentina drops disputed farm tax |
| Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner cancels tax rises on farm exports, after months of protests. |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:59:17 GMT Colombia's Uribe calls off vote |
| Colombia's leader Alvaro Uribe decides not to call a referendum to determine if there should be a new presidential poll. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:22:51 GMT McCain's 'whiner' adviser quits |
| Phil Gramm quits as a top adviser to presidential hopeful John McCain after calling the US a "nation of whiners". |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:12:00 GMT US star McMahon sues LA hospital |
| Former NBC Tonight show sidekick Ed McMahon sues a US hospital, claiming its doctors failed to diagnose his broken neck. |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:59:43 GMT Human blood vessels grown in mice |
| Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:22:19 GMT Batman film takes a record $66.4m |
| The new Batman film The Dark Knight sets a box office record after taking £66.4m on its opening night in the US. |
| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:10:02 GMT Brazil police arrest bank thief, find stolen Picasso |
| Police in Brazil find an engraving by Pablo Picasso stolen in June after arresting a man for a completely unrelated offence. |
| Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:34:25 GMT Why Obama needs some jokes of his own |
| Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, thinks Mr Obama needs to respond to humour with some jokes of his own. |
| Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:48:11 GMT How will the US react to Iran's missile test? |
| How will the US react to Iran's missile test? |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:29:09 GMT Murray gets kind draw in Toronto |
| British number one Andy Murray will open against a qualifier when he begins his summer hard-court season at the Toronto Masters. |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:38:59 GMT Foreign debate |
| How presidential candidates line up on foreign policy |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:12:58 GMT Metal riches |
| Thieves cash in on Jamaica's metal trade |
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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:10:59 -0400 House prices could fall for two years: Citigroup |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Citigroup chairman Win Bischoff has warned that house prices in Britain and the United States are likely to keep falling for another two years.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:24:13 -0400 "Dark Knight" sets opening day box office record |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," raked in $66.4 million in its opening day to set the single-day box office record, according to its distributor Warner Bros.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:01:21 -0400 Wal-Mart's fashion show previews back-to-school |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc presented a
colorful, casual line of youthful looks for kids and teens on
Saturday at a fashion show that previewed the mass-market
chain's new low-cost offerings for back to school.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:22:58 -0400 Storm Cristobal forms off U.S., Bertha weakens |
| MIAMI (Reuters) - The third tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Cristobal, formed off the U.S. East Coast on Saturday, with gale-force winds and heavy rains expected to lash the Carolinas as the storm grazes the shoreline on a northeasterly path.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:57:36 -0400 Mexico awards highest honor to Sen. Kennedy |
| MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has awarded Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy the country's highest honor for his work defending the rights of immigrants during his decades in Congress.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:06:55 -0400 Jolie leaves hospital after giving birth |
| NICE, France (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie has left the French hospital where she gave birth to twins last week, the hospital said on Saturday.

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| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:56:49 -0400 Music retailer thrives serving captive audience |
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