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Posted 2008-05-08
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Wedding bells for Bush's daughter Jenna draw near

CRAWFORD, Texas, May 8, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush has been trying to cajole North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and tamp down violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, but lately all that seems to be on his mind are wedding bells. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-08
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Extremists hone Internet skills: Senate report

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Al Qaeda and other radical groups have dramatically increased their use of the Internet in recent years to lure and train recruits worldwide, a U.S. Senate report warned on Thursday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-08
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Israeli PM suspected of massive bribe-taking: police

JERUSALEM, May 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Prosecutors are investigating whether Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert took "significant sums" in illegal payments from one or more foreigners, police said on Thursday in a move likely to raise pressure on Olmert to resign and upset peace talks with the Palestinians. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-08
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Gas tax battle was a political gift to Obama

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2008 (Reuters) — The heated presidential campaign battle over a federal gas tax holiday turned out to be a much needed gift for Barack Obama -- and he can thank Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-08
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Detained Reuters photographer released in Zimbabwe

JOHANNESBURG, May 8, 2008 (Reuters) — A Reuters photographer detained for three days in Zimbabwe for allegedly using a satellite phone to send pictures was released on bail on Thursday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-08
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Ex-Patriots employee sends league eight tapes

NEW YORK, May 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Videotapes to be sent to the NFL by a former New England Patriots employee will show the team violated league rules by recording coaches' signals from opposing teams between 2000 and 2002, the NFL said Thursday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-08
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Clinton aide predicts race will be over by June

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman said on Thursday he believes the Democrats will have a presidential nominee in June and that if it is not Clinton, she will campaign for rival Barack Obama. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-08
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Austrian father reveals his "addiction" to incest

VIENNA, May 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Austrian Josef Fritzl said he became addicted to incest with his daughter, who bore him seven children, and had imprisoned her in a cellar to save her from the outside world. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-08
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Vietnam to try U.S., Thai citizens for "terrorism"

HANOI, May 8, 2008 (Reuters) — A U.S. citizen and a Thai citizen will be put on trial in Vietnam on charges of "terrorism," a government spokesman said on Thursday, six months after they were arrested with leaflets calling for political change. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-07
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Technical flaws mar hearing in new Guantanamo court

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, May 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Osama bin Laden's suspected "media director" rejected U.S. terrorism court proceedings and renewed his allegiance to the al Qaeda leader on Wednesday in a hearing marred by technical flaws in a new Guantanamo courtroom. ... > full story