Obama has breakfast with troops; to meet Karzai
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:02:58 GMT
AP - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country.
Pope urges Australian youths to spurn materialism
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:05:44 GMT
AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday a "spiritual desert" was spreading throughout the world and he challenged young people to shed the greed and cynicism of their time to create a new age of hope for humankind.
Tropical Storm Cristobal rumbles off the Carolinas
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:23:20 GMT
AP - Tropical Storm Cristobal, the first tropical storm to menace the Southeast seaboard this hurricane season, sent outer bands of intermittent rain lashing the eastern Carolinas late Saturday as forecasters predicted it could dump several inches in some areas of drought-stricken North Carolina.
Dream of gas tax holiday falters over job losses
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:58:17 GMT
AP - The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere.
Al-Qaida may be easing effort in Iraq, Petraeus says
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:00:34 GMT
AP - After intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaida may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday.
As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:02:07 GMT
AP - Far from the combat zones, the strains and separations of no-end-in-sight wars are taking an ever-growing toll on military families despite the armed services' earnest efforts to help.
Brazil official's Nazi reference rocks WTO talks
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:02:57 GMT
AP - Some pre-negotiation jabbing turned into a potentially damaging diplomatic incident Saturday when Brazil's foreign minister said rich countries' deception in trade talks reminded him of tactics used by Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels.
Shannen Doherty back in '90210' 'hood this fall
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:03:56 GMT
AP - Brenda Walsh is all grown-up and returning to Beverly Hills, 90210, this fall. But cast members of the new CW spin-off, "90210," are speculating whether Shannen Doherty will be equally mature when she reprises her role as Walsh.
The Shark is circling with 2-shot lead in British
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:56:16 GMT
AP - Gusts that approached 50 mph required Greg Norman to manufacture shots from his 53-year-old memory Saturday in the British Open, which he called among the toughest tests he has ever faced in golf.
Favre declines to address rift with Packers
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:48:06 GMT
AP - Brett Favre stuck to the script, declining to address his public rift with the Green Bay Packers in an appearance at Lambeau Field on Saturday.