SPOKANE, Washington, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — A federal jury in Idaho sentenced Joseph Duncan on Wednesday to death for shooting to death a 9-year-old boy in front of his younger sister after kidnapping and sexually abusing the boy.
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DENVER, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — To shouts of "Yes we can," Democrats nominated Barack Obama on Wednesday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, backed by his ex-rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton.
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BANGKOK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — A deadline set by Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej for tens of thousands of protesters to leave his official compound passed on Thursday as the group's leaders vowed to stay until his government fell.
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MOSCOW, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked east on Thursday for support for Moscow's tough line over Georgia, which has inflamed relations with the West and prompted talk of a new Cold War.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Lesbian activist Del Martin died on Wednesday, just two months after marrying her partner of 55 years in one of the first legally recognized California same-sex weddings.
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents on Wednesday again faced the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed.
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TRIPOLI, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — The hijackers of a Sudanese airliner surrendered to authorities in Libya on Wednesday after releasing all the passengers and crew, Libya's aviation authority said.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — A panel of federal appeals court judges pushed a U.S. government lawyer on Wednesday to answer why FBI letters sent out to Internet service providers seeking information should remain secret.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Gustav pulled away from Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after killing 23 people and threatened to become a major hurricane aimed at New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil fields.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the world's most powerful woman for the third straight year, topping Forbes magazine's 2008 list of the top 100 women based on their career, economic impact and media coverage.
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MANILA, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Ten South Korean nationals, many of them Baptist pastors, were killed in the northern Philippines when the van in which they were travelling slammed into a concrete wall at high speed, officials said on Thursday. ... > full story
BANGKOK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — A deadline set by Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej for tens of thousands of protesters to leave his official compound passed on Thursday as the group's leaders vowed to stay until his government fell. ... > full story
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Malaysia's leading opposition figure, Anwar Ibrahim, was sworn in on Thursday, taking his parliamentary seat after a decade-long absence following convictions for sodomy and corruption. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked east on Thursday for support for Moscow's tough line over Georgia, which has inflamed relations with the West and prompted talk of a new Cold War. ... > full story
DENVER, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — To shouts of "Yes we can," Democrats nominated Barack Obama on Wednesday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, backed by his ex-rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton. ... > full story
DENVER, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican John McCain has made up his mind on who he will pick as his vice presidential running mate and is likely to announce his choice on Friday, a Republican official said on Wednesday. ... > full story
DENVER, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Veteran Sen. Joe Biden accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination on Wednesday and hailed running mate Barack Obama as a wise leader who will take the United States in a new direction and out of the Iraq war. ... > full story
DENVER, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Former President Bill Clinton offered hearty and unqualified praise for Barack Obama on Wednesday, saying the man who crushed his wife's White House dream was ready to lead America and restore U.S. global leadership. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Top executives at Starbucks Corp including Chairman and Chief Executive Howard Schultz will not be getting raises anytime soon, after the coffee chain's first-ever quarterly loss as a public company. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. federal prosecutors asked securities regulators to delay a civil case against two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers while they hold grand jury hearings in building a criminal case against the pair. ... > full story
TORONTO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — The head of Canada's biggest meat processor said on Wednesday his company was fully accountable for a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis food poisoning, which has been linked to deaths of 15 people. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Fannie Mae , the biggest U.S. mortgage finance company, on Wednesday announced a shake-up of top executives, including the exit of its chief financial officer, in an effort to better implement a plan to preserve capital and cut losses. ... > full story
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents on Wednesday again faced the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Astronomers have captured images of a powerful collision of galaxy clusters and say it may shed light on the behavior of dark matter. ... > full story
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Gustav pulled away from Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after killing 23 people and threatened to become a major hurricane aimed at New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil fields. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers have transformed ordinary cells into insulin-producing cells in a living mouse, improving symptoms of diabetes in a major step towards regenerative medicine. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin, creator of "The West Wing," is about to get a whole lot of friends on Facebook. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a man on suspicion of violating copyright laws for placing songs on the Internet from an unreleased album by rock band Guns N' Roses. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested on charges of assault and domestic violence on Wednesday after punching his girlfriend and pulling a knife on her during an argument, Las Vegas police said. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Former "One Day at Time" television star Mackenzie Phillips was arrested on Wednesday morning at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of drug possession, police said. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Lindsay Davenport needed to rely on her greater wealth of experience to steer past Russian teenager Alisa Kleybanova 7-5 6-3 in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Second seed Jelena Jankovic and former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova had to work much harder than expected to shake off their opponents in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday. ... > full story
NORTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — British Open champion Padraig Harrington expressed astonishment on Wednesday after hearing that the women's LPGA Tour will require its players to speak English from 2009. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Olympic champion Elena Dementieva stepped up a gear to reach the third round of the U.S Open on Wednesday with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of Pauline Parmentier of France. ... > full story
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