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Economy needs months to recover: Paulson

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. economy will need months to recover from a growth slowdown caused by a home mortgage crisis, turmoil in financial markets and high energy prices, Treasure Secretary Henry Paulson said on Sunday. ...  > full story
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Bin Laden driver faces first Guantanamo trial

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Osama bin Laden's driver will face a controversial form of American justice on Monday in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial, 6-1/2 years after the United States opened its prison camp in Cuba to jail fighters in the "war on terror." ...  > full story
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Storm Cristobal dumps rain on Carolina coast

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Tropical storm Cristobal strengthened slightly off the Carolinas on Sunday, bringing gale-force winds and dumping heavy rain on the North Carolina coast. ...  > full story
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U.S. troops kill son of Iraqi governor

BAGHDAD, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. forces shot dead the 17-year-old son and another relative of the governor of northern Iraq's Salahuddin province in a raid on Sunday, local officials said. ...  > full story
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ETA blamed for blasts in northern Spain

MADRID, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Four bombs exploded at popular seaside resorts in Cantabria, northern Spain on Sunday, after warning calls from the Basque separatist group ETA but no casualties were reported. ...  > full story
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Mugabe threatens to seize foreign firms over sanctions

HARARE, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Zimbabwe will transfer ownership of all foreign-owned firms that support Western sanctions against President Robert Mugabe's government to locals and investors from "friendly" countries, a state newspaper reported on Sunday. ...  > full story
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Blast in northern Spanish town, ETA blamed: media

MADRID, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — An explosive device went off on a sea-front walkway in the town of Laredo, northern Spain, on Sunday, Spanish media reported. ...  > full story
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Zimbabwe opposition ready for talks: Odinga

LONDON, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on Sunday Zimbabwe's main opposition was preparing to hold talks with President Robert Mugabe's party. ...  > full story
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Foreign airstrike kills 9 Afghan police: official

KABUL, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — A foreign airstrike killed nine Afghan policemen in western Afghanistan overnight after a clash in which both sides mistook the other for Taliban militants, Afghan officials said on Sunday. ...  > full story
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Iraq PM did not back Obama troop exit plan: government

BAGHDAD, July 20, 2008 (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. ...  > full story
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ETA blamed for blasts in northern Spain

MADRID, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Four bombs exploded at popular seaside resorts in Cantabria, northern Spain on Sunday, after warning calls from the Basque separatist group ETA but no casualties were reported. ...  > full story

Betancourt urges FARC to free hostages

PARIS, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Ingrid Betancourt urged Colombian rebels to free all hostages as she addressed a rally in the French capital on Sunday that was part of a series of demonstrations around the world to protest against kidnappings. ...  > full story

U.S. troops kill son of Iraqi governor

BAGHDAD, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. forces shot dead the 17-year-old son and another relative of the governor of northern Iraq's Salahuddin province in a raid on Sunday, local officials said. ...  > full story

WITNESS: Shooting hoops, in the name of the state

SINGAPORE, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Ju Dan was 2-1/2 years old when she was sent to the Chinese sporting elite's boarding kindergarten while her father coached basketball in China and Africa. She was a child prodigy. ...  > full story

Politics

Afghans call for new strategy as Obama visits

KABUL, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has called for more U.S. troops to be sent to Afghanistan, but many in the war-torn country doubt whether more soldiers will help stem the rising tide of violence. ...  > full story

Iraq PM did not back Obama troop exit plan: government

BAGHDAD, July 20, 2008 (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. ...  > full story

Mexico awards highest honor to Sen. Kennedy

MEXICO CITY, July 19, 2008 (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. ...  > full story

McCain's Gramm steps down after "whiners" flap

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Phil Gramm, an economic adviser to Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, resigned from his campaign on Friday in the fallout over his comment that the United States had become a "nation of whiners." ...  > full story

Business

Economy not looking so bad, as viewed from the farm

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. housing crisis looks pretty distant when viewed from the cornfields of middle America, although land values pushed up by record commodity prices also evoke past booms that ended in bust. ...  > full story

Economy needs months to recover: Paulson

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. economy will need months to recover from a growth slowdown caused by a home mortgage crisis, turmoil in financial markets and high energy prices, Treasure Secretary Henry Paulson said on Sunday. ...  > full story

Paulson says U.S. banking system sound

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. banking system is fundamentally sound despite the highly publicized IndyMac failure, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Sunday, as he listed financial system stability as his top economic priority. ...  > full story

Dow, Kuwait to base joint venture in Michigan

DUBAI, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — An $11 billion joint plastics venture between Dow Chemical Co and a unit of Kuwait Petroleum Corp will be based in Michigan, the two companies said in a statement on Sunday. ...  > full story

Science

NASA eyes buying Japan's cargo spacecraft: report

TOKYO, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — NASA has began unofficial negotiations with Japan's space agency on purchasing units of an unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft as the successor to its space shuttles, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Sunday. ...  > full story

Cells from humans grow blood vessels in mice: study

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Cells taken from human bone marrow, blood and umbilical cords grew into functioning blood vessels in mice with just the right coaxing, U.S. researchers reported on Saturday. ...  > full story

Dwarf planet near Pluto named for Polynesian god

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A dwarf planet orbiting beyond Neptune has been designated the third plutoid in the solar system and given the name Makemake, the International Astronomical Union said on Saturday. ...  > full story

College accuses fusion scientist of misconduct

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) — A scientist who claimed to have achieved nuclear fusion on a table top committed research misconduct, Purdue University said on Friday. ...  > full story

Entertainment

Enrique Iglesias unveils bold arena tour

MIAMI, July 19, 2008 (Billboard) — Co-headliners of different genres are no longer an oddity in the U.S. Latin market. ...  > full story

UK pop star enjoys new life as hit songwriter

NEW YORK, July 19, 2008 (Billboard) — UK Singer/songwriter Cathy Dennis stormed America at the beginning of the '90s with top 10 hits "C'mon and Get My Love," "Just Another Dream," "Touch Me (All Night Long)" and "Too Many Walls," and spent 67 weeks on the Billboard 200 with her debut album "Move to This." ...  > full story

Music retailer thrives serving captive audience

NEW YORK, July 19, 2008 (Billboard) — As music retailers struggle to stay in business, a Los Angeles firm is doing nicely targeting a demographic that gets bigger every year -- prisoners. ...  > full story

"Hot" Mexican musical genre picks up steam in U.S.

MIAMI, July 19, 2008 (Billboard) — Mexico's music from the hotlands -- better-known by its Spanish term, "musica de tierra caliente" -- has long played second fiddle to its more popular cousin, duranguense. ...  > full story

Sports

Mickelson praises R&A after one of his toughest tests

SOUTHPORT, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — World number two Phil Mickelson said his 16th British Open appearance had been one of the toughest of his career. ...  > full story

Ricco doubts validity of Tour drugs test

ROME, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Italy's Riccardo Ricco said he has doubts about the validity of the test that detected the blood-boosting drug EPO in his system during the Tour de France. ...  > full story

Wie disqualified from State Farm Classic

LOS ANGELES, July 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Michelle Wie was disqualified following Saturday's third round of the LPGA State Farm Classic due to an infraction in signing her scorecard for the second round on Friday. ...  > full story

Gymnasts Memmel, Sacramone named in U.S. women's team

NEW YORK, July 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Veterans Chellsie Memmel and Alicia Sacramone were named part of the U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team on Saturday, joining reigning world all-around champion Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin. ...  > full story
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