Pentagon Says Operations to Clear Taliban Will ExpandVoice of America - - 3 hours ago
A US Defense Department spokesman says there will be more operations like the one launched in southern Afghanistan to secure a Taliban-controlled district in Helmand Province, and that coalition and Afghan forces will hold such areas after ...
Troops move to secure southern Afghanistan before vote CNN International
Fed's Back in Favor -- but Still FallibleWall Street Journal - - 21 minutes ago
The Federal Reserve is back in favor. But believing in the fallibility of the central bank could serve investors well. Economists now overwhelmingly believe Chairman Ben Bernanke should be reappointed.
US Gov't Bonds Fall After Fed Statement New York Times
Obama presents 16 with Presidential Medal of FreedomCNN - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A pioneer, a preacher, an activist and an athlete were among 16 people who President Obama honored Wednesday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
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CHISHAN, Taiwan - If President Ma Ying-jeou thought he might be treated presidentially on Wednesday as he toured a center for survivors of last weekend's typhoon, he was mistaken.
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Q+A: Who will hold the power in post-election Myanmar?
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is almost certain to play no part in Myanmar's multi-party elections next year after being confined to house detention for 18 months for breaking a security law.
US sees signs of disarray within Pakistani Taliban
Reuters - - 39 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Wednesday there were signs of disarray within the Taliban in Pakistan following the apparent death of the group's leader in a missile strike.
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As rumors swirl, seniors demanding answers on health reform
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Seniors raising questions about health reform plans in Denver recently included Melba Stofka (from left), Anthony Mehelich, Simon Houlihan, Anna Janeway, Irl Neilon and Joe Duffy.
Key gay rights group backs 2012 repeal of Prop. 8
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
(08-12) 12:33 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco gay rights group that led unsuccessful efforts last year to defeat the ban on same-sex marriage in California said today it will wait until 2012 to ask voters to repeal Proposition 8 to give supporters ...
CA gay rights group: Wait for 2012 to attack ban The Associated Press
Judge orders new filings in California gay marriage lawsuit San Jose Mercury News
Sotomayor welcomed to high court
Houston Chronicle - 42 minutes ago
President Barack Obama welcomed Sonia Sotomayor to the White House, holding a reception honoring her appointment to the US Supreme Court.
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LDK Solar Swings To 2Q Loss On Write-Down, Sees Weak 3Q Rev
Wall Street Journal - 58 minutes ago
LDK Solar Co. (LDK) swung to a second-quarter loss due to a previously disclosed inventory write-down as sales slumped. The company also projected third-quarter revenue below Wall Street's expectations, seeing $240 million to $270 million.
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Washington State Home Sales Fall 15.6 Pct. In 2Q
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By AP SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Sales of existing homes in Washington fell in the second quarter, and so did the prices people were paying, the Washington Center for Real Estate Research reported Wednesday.
Distressed Homeowners Drive Down Prices 15.6% Atlantic Online
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JetBlue offers all-you-can-fly plan for $599
CNNMoney.com - - 23 minutes ago
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- JetBlue Airways will offer an "all-you-can-jet" pass for $599 in which passengers can book an unlimited amount of flights within a one-month span, the airline said ...
Microsoft Word Sales Banned In 60 Days
InformationWeek - - 21 minutes ago
Microsoft plans to appeal; the court also said the software maker must pay $240 million in patent-violation damages. By Paul McDougall A Judge on Tuesday ordered Microsoft to stop selling its popular Word document creation application in the United ...
Toronto Firm Wins Lawsuit Over Microsoft Word Wall Street Journal
Microsoft-Nokia pact takes aim at RIM
CNET News - - 4 hours ago
While the iPhone may be the apple of everyone's eye, Nokia says that its main goal in partnering with Microsoft is taking on BlackBerry maker Research In Motion.
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Perseids: "Last Chance" for Best Meteor Viewing Tonight
National Geographic - - 1 hour ago
Tonight will be your last chance to see the Perseid meteor shower at its peak and the annual sky show is especially dazzling this year thanks to a one-time-only boost from Saturn, experts say.
Perseid meteor shower to light up night sky for a week Los Angeles Times
Best Buy $9.99 TV offer was too good to be true
The Associated Press - - 36 minutes ago
NEW YORK - Few if any of the deals retailers have offered online during the recession have been as good as Best Buy Inc.'s sale price of $9.99 on a 52-inch TV Wednesday.
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Cameron Douglas Transferred to Federal Lockup
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Cameron Douglas is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City after he violated the terms of his home detention by allegedly asking his girlfriend to bring him an electric toothbrush with heroin stashed in it, ...
Investigators maintain focus on Jackson doc
The Associated Press - - 3 hours ago
LAS VEGAS - Investigators in the Michael Jackson case continue to sharpen their focus on the personal physician who was with the singer when he died.
Suspension will hit Youkilis owners hard
USA Today - 28 minutes ago
The fallout from Tuesday night's benches-clearing brawl in Boston has already begun. Red Sox slugger (pun intended) Kevin Youkilis and Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello have both been hit with five-game suspensions.
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So who's coming in 2nd at PGA Championship?
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CHASKA, Minn. - Tiger Woods brings enough momentum into the PGA Championship that a fair question might be, "Who is going to finish second?
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Pitino sex scandal bound to affect recruiting
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Arm exercises may cut swelling in breast cancer survivors
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Slowly building strength with upper-body weight-lifting can relieve some of the arm and hand swelling that occurs in breast cancer survivors who have had lymph nodes under their arms removed, US researchers said on ...
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Study Suggests Gene Therapy May Enable Blind to See
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Isolated Tumor Cells Reduce Breast Cancer Survival
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Note that both isolated tumor cells and small clusters of cancerous cells were associated with reduced likelihood of disease-free survival.
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Clinton Asks About Detained Congolese Human Rights Activist
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Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say a US-funded human-rights activist is being questioned about his allegations that the government in Kinshasa is trying to sell uranium to North Korea.
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US Posted Record Year-to-Date Budget Gap in July
Bloomberg - - 3 hours ago
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The US budget deficit reached a record for the first 10 months of the fiscal year and broke a monthly high for July as the recession curbed revenue and the government ramped up spending to rejuvenate the ...
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Rove testimony contradicts ex-lawmaker's
Politico - - 17 minutes ago
By JOHN BRESNAHAN & JOSH GERSTEIN | 8/12/09 5:21 PM EDT A document dump this week from the House Judiciary Committee's long-running probe into the 2006 firing of nine US attorneys has exposed a stark disagreement in the stories told by former White ...
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