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Guantanamo convict eligible for "movie night"

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, CUBA, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Guantanamo's only convict was moved to a prison wing all by himself hours after U.S. military jurors found him guilty of driving Osama bin Laden, his lawyers said. ...  > full story
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John Edwards admits affair: report

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has admitted to having had an extramarital affair with a woman he met in a New York City bar in 2006, ABC News reported on Friday. ...  > full story
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U.S. hints Monday deadline for North Korea will lapse

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States said on Friday North Korea had to make "substantial progress" on a verification plan for its nuclear weapons before being taken off a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. ...  > full story
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Obama family heads to Hawaii, campaign stays home

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — It's not a battleground state and it's unlikely to tip the U.S. election in November, but White House hopeful Barack Obama headed to Hawaii on Friday - minus, largely, his presidential campaign. ...  > full story
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Detroit mayor freed, but facing new charges

DETROIT, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Indicted Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was freed on Friday after spending one night in jail, but with new restrictions on his movements and facing fresh assault charges. ...  > full story
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Five accused of U.S. diplomat murder to begin trial: media

KHARTOUM, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Five suspects will stand trial in Khartoum on August 17 accused of murdering U.S. diplomat John Granville and his driver, state media said on Friday. ...  > full story
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Government owes American Indians $456 mln: judge

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — After 12 years of litigation, a federal judge rejected claims that the government owed American Indians $47 billion for mismanaging their money held in a special trust fund, but ruled they were owed less than 1 percent of the amount sought. ...  > full story
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Labor leaders back Obama, but will members?

CHICAGO, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — American labor leaders are urging their white working class members to put aside racial biases that could undermine Barack Obama's union-backed bid to become the United States' first black president. ...  > full story
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Bus crash in Texas kills 13

DALLAS, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — At least 13 people on their way to a religious festival were killed when a private charter bus crashed north of Dallas, police reported on Friday. ...  > full story
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Sadr to disarm if U.S. withdraws on timetable

BAGHDAD, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Anti-American Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr would dissolve his Mehdi Army militia if the United States started withdrawing troops according to a set timetable, a spokesman said. ...  > full story
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Llama fetus ritual to help Bolivia's Morales?

EL ALTO, Bolivia, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Muttering incantations at a witches' market above La Paz, Faustino Tinta sets fire to a dried llama fetus and wax trinkets, an offering his client hopes will help Bolivian President Evo Morales survive a recall vote. ...  > full story

U.S. hints Monday deadline for North Korea will lapse

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States said on Friday North Korea had to make "substantial progress" on a verification plan for its nuclear weapons before being taken off a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. ...  > full story

Palestinian forces shut "Hamas fronts" in Hebron

HEBRON, West Bank, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces shut down four Islamic charities and two photocopying shops in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday for alleged ties to the rival Hamas faction, a security source said. ...  > full story

Car bomb in N. Iraq kills 18, wounds 25: police

MOSUL, Iraq, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — A car bomb in a vegetable market in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar killed 18 people and wounded 25 on Friday, police said. ...  > full story

Politics

John Edwards admits affair: report

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has admitted to having had an extramarital affair with a woman he met in a New York City bar in 2006, ABC News reported on Friday. ...  > full story

U.S. hints Monday deadline for North Korea will lapse

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States said on Friday North Korea had to make "substantial progress" on a verification plan for its nuclear weapons before being taken off a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. ...  > full story

Pentagon to back new military plan for Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to unify the military command for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and has endorsed a multibillion-dollar plan to nearly double the size of the Afghan army, officials said on Friday. ...  > full story

Obama family heads to Hawaii, campaign stays home

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — It's not a battleground state and it's unlikely to tip the U.S. election in November, but White House hopeful Barack Obama headed to Hawaii on Friday - minus, largely, his presidential campaign. ...  > full story

Business

U.S. productivity grew solidly in 2nd quarter

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. business productivity rose solidly in the second quarter as companies cut jobs to cope with rising costs, helping curb inflation pressures while also keeping a tight grip on stocks of unsold goods. ...  > full story

Chrysler Financial names new CEO

DETROIT, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Chrysler LLC's financial arm named Thomas Gilman as vice chairman and chief executive officer on Friday as the company grapples with a tight credit market and a slump in U.S. auto sales. ...  > full story

Verizon unions set Sunday deadline for labor talks

NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Verizon Communications Inc's two major unions set a new Sunday midnight deadline to complete negotiations over a labor contract for 65,000 workers, saying they may strike if a deal is not reached by then. ...  > full story

Mass. official plans serious charges against Merrill

BOSTON, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Charges by Massachusetts against Merrill Lynch & Co Inc are more serious than those against Swiss bank UBS because they involved the manipulation of research of auction-rate securities, the state's top securities regulator said on Friday. ...  > full story

Science

Material bends, stretches and conducts electricity?

CHICAGO, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — In the latest twist on electronics, Japanese scientists said on Thursday they have developed a rubbery material that conducts electricity, a finding that could be used to make devices that bend and stretch. ...  > full story

Sept launch for bid to crack secrets of universe

GENEVA, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — The world's most powerful particle accelerator, aimed at unlocking secrets of the universe, will be launched on September 10, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Giant smelly flower puts on sex show in Belgium

MEISE, Belgium, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — It's one of the world's largest flowers, it stinks of rotting meat or rancid cheese and looks very much like a giant penis. ...  > full story

Skin cells produce library of diseased stem cells

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. stem cell experts have produced a library of the powerful cells using ordinary skin and bone marrow cells from patients, and said on Thursday they would share them freely with other researchers. ...  > full story

Entertainment

"Chick flicks" face uphill battle in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — When "Sex and the City" debuted at No. 1 at box offices earlier this year, headlines trumpeted the unusual success of a film about women aimed at women, and industry watchers forecast more of the same ahead. ...  > full story

Hollywood producer Bernie Brillstein dies at 77

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Hollywood producer and talent manager Bernie Brillstein, whose movie credits include "The Blues Brothers" and "Happy Gilmore," has died of lung disease at age 77, his company said on Friday. ...  > full story

China's star pianist Lang Lang plays for change

BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — China's flamboyant pianist Lang Lang said his performance at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was a message -- China is changing. ...  > full story

Stoner comedy in "Express" lane at box office

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — As the box office wags are putting it: "Wednesday is the new Friday." ...  > full story

Sports

China blockbuster to test U.S. nerve

BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Nerves of steel will be needed when the U.S. men's basketball team face Beijing Olympic hosts China in a blockbuster opening game on Sunday. ...  > full story

U.S. spirit and experience is key: Dawes

BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. women hoping for a first Olympic team gold on foreign soil have the advantage of more experience and unity than the "Magnificent Seven," one of those 1996 champions Dominique Dawes said on Friday. ...  > full story

Davenport pulls out of singles

BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Former Olympic champion Lindsay Davenport has withdrawn from the singles tournament in Beijing, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Friday. ...  > full story

MLB still hoping to hit home run in China

BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Banned by Chairman Mao and disregarded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), baseball has never quite felt welcome in China. ...  > full story
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