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Power is perishable, and when politicians exit the stage, it often doesn't take long -- especially in Washington -- for their importance to be only vaguely recollected.
Sen. Jesse Helms Dead at 86
Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies
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Two days on from Ingrid Betancourt's dramatic rescue at the hands of Farc rebels, many Colombians are reflecting on whether this could become a watershed moment in the country's 44-year conflict.
Video: US hostages freed from Colombian rebels - 3 July 08
Colombia denies allegations of ransom payment
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By Joseph Chaney TAIPEI, June 29 (Reuters) - Direct weekend flights between China and Taiwan starting this week are likely to give a boost to carriers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait at the expense of Hong Kong, but probably not until all ...
Taiwan rolls out red carpet for Chinese tourists
China Begins Direct Flight Service With Taiwan After 60 Years
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By VOA News Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says the opposition must accept him as the country's leader if it wants to hold talks on ending Zimbabwe's political crisis.
Zimbabwe opposition rejects Mugabe's precondition for talks
Zimbabwe 'wanted' list deepens crisis
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and Poland reached a tentative pact Wednesday on a controversial missile defense shield, part of which Washington wants to site in the former communist country, a senior State Department official said.
Video: Poland won't host US anti-missile shield
Poland rejects US missile shield offer
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - At least one gunman fired into a crowd of more than 100 people partying in the street early Friday, killing four of them, police said.
4 people die after shots fired at Milwaukee party
Milwaukee Police Investigate Quadruple Homicide
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Los Angeles Times -
The blaze near the Santa Barbara city has grown to 5400 acres and triggers more evacuations. No homes have been destroyed. The local fireworks show is canceled and face masks are being distributed to BIG SUR -- The fires that bedevil California took ...
California fires threaten Big Sur, Santa Barbara County
Flames descend canyons in Santa Barbara Co. fire
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Protesters made it hard to hear President Bush Friday as he welcomed new citizens and marked Independence Day at the home of Thomas Jefferson.
Video: Bush Invokes Jefferson on July 4
Bush salutes new US citizens at naturalization ceremony
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By Chris Fournier and Frederic Tomesco July 4 (Bloomberg) -- BCE Inc., Canada's biggest phone company, signed a final agreement with a group led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to complete the world's largest leveraged buyout after agreeing to ...
$52 Billion Deal for Bell Canada
BCE buyers finalize financing for C$34.8 bln buyout
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By Krista Hughes and Jason Webb FRANKFURT/SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's interest rate rise sends a signal that it is serious about combating inflation, policymakers said as they staged a public relations offensive to ...
European govt bonds higher on safe haven flows, hopes ECB rate ...
Pound steady against dollar, euro
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By Richard Barley LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service's decision to cut Bradford & Bingley's (BB.
TPG pulls out of Bradford & Bingley plan
TPG says 'no' to B&B rescue
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By JOHN BERMAN and LEE FERRAN Sen. Barack Obama is celebrating the Fourth of July in the usual way -- attending a picnic and parade.
Obama and family spend 4th of July in Montana
Butte lines up for Obama
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by FOXNews.com Barack Obama takes questions from supporters during a campaign stop in Fargo, ND, Thursday, before heading to Montana.
Kind of blue _ Obama hopes to flip Republican red states
Obama pushes deep into Republican turf
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By Doyle McManus Gridiron fans, move over. The Obama campaign hopes to turn the last evening of the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Aug. 28 into a giant rally of voters in a football stadium.
Obama may accept nomination at NFL stadium
Invesco Field considered by Obama as the site of his nomination
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By Stephanie Bodoni July 4 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., owner of the YouTube video-sharing Web site, may be exposed to heightened privacy complaints from Internet users after a US judge ordered it to give Viacom Inc. a database about online viewers.
YouTube order: Does it threaten your privacy?
• YouTube Ordered To Release User Data
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The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft have shown. Data from a flyby of Mercury in January 2008 show the planet has contracted by more than one mile (1.5km) in diameter over its history.
Mercury is shrinking, NASA craft finds; a cool clue: 'lobate scarps'
New Mercury Images Show Volcanoes, Magnetic Field, More
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By Saul Hansell The word “privacy” now appears on Google’s home page, with a link to the company’s privacy policy. With that one word, the Web search giant heads off the growing controversy over whether its previous practice ran afoul of a California ...
Google Uses 613 Words About Adding 1 -- Privacy -- To Its Home Page
Google Bows to Pressure, Adds 'Privacy' Link to Home Page
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Madonna is using "mind control" through the power of Kabbalah to mesmerize A-Rod into making him her boytoy, according to friends of his wife.
A-Rod's wife tells pals she believes Madonna lured Yank with kabbalah
Baseball star Alex Rodriguez and wife split
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An undated image of journalist Hunter S. Thompson from the film "Gonzo," which focuses extensively on his larger-than-life persona.
Movie review: 'Gonzo' - portrait of a
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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AP LOS ANGELES - "Married With Children" star Christina Applegate’s boyfriend was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday, FOX News has learned.
Lee Grivas, Christina Applegate's Boyfriend, Found Dead
Christina Applegate's sometime boyfriend, Lee Grivas, found dead
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Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - World No. 1 Roger Federer, seeking a sixth straight title here, and two-time runner-up Rafael Nadal were Friday's semifinal winners at The Championships, Wimbledon.
Nadal secures final spot against Federer
Federer - King Of Grass Court
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NEW YORK (AP) - Joey Chestnut has reclaimed the top spot as winner of the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.
Joey Chestnut Takes Mustard Belt In Tie-Breaker
2007 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Champion Joey Chestnut
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(07-04) 09:44 PDT Wimbledon, England -- Each morning, Bruce Jenkins offers new observations and thoughts from Wimbledon for SFGate readers.
Will significant time since last major clash help big sis Venus ...
Serena, Venus prepare for Saturday's all-sister Wimbledon final
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By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - An imbalance of a key brain chemical could cause crib death, researchers said on Thursday in what they called a chance discovery.
Brain Chemical Serotonin May Hold Key To SIDS
Brain imbalance 'cot death key'
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Four out of five name brand sunscreens offer inadequate protection, according to the Environmental Working Group's second annual sunscreen report, which was launched last year to fill a gap in federal quality and safety standards for sun protection ...
And Bring the Sunscreen
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By JEANNINE AQUINO The swarms of mosquitoes spawned by warm weather and lingering floodwaters in Wisconsin are more blood-sucking nuisance than medical peril, health officials said Thursday.
West Nile Spreads Due to Flooding, Threatens 4th of July Celebrations
Mosquito district warns: Watch out for West Nile Virus
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