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NAACP picks young activist as its new president
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 3:33 am - AP
AP - The NAACP board of directors has chosen Ben Jealous, a former news executive and lifelong activist, as the organization's next president and the youngest in its 99-year history.

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New leaders unlikely to ease US-Russian tensions
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 3:32 am - AP
AP - Russia's new president has promised the kind of democratic change that Washington advocated during predecessor Vladimir Putin's tenure. At the same time, all the candidates to succeed President Bush have promised a break from a foreign policy that Moscow has bitterly criticized.

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Oregon race could spell end of Schumer streak
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 3:32 am - AP
AP - As head of the deep-pocketed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Commission, New York Sen. Charles Schumer hand-picked his party's nominee to take on Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, the last Republican standing on the West Coast. But apparently, Schumer forgot to inform the state's voters.

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Govt spokesman: Death toll in China quake almost 29K
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 3:32 am - AP
AP - A Chinese government spokesman says the confirmed death toll in this week's massive earthquake has risen to almost 29,000.

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Byrd believes time might be right to win AT&T
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 3:30 am - AP
AP - After two straight top-10 finishes at the AT&T Classic, Jonathan Byrd is poised to win the suburban Atlanta tournament.

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Cavaliers push Celtics to Game 7
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 3:30 am - AP
AP - As the roaring crowd nearly drowned out the final horn, LeBron James grabbed the ball and heaved it as far as he could.

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Late Senator figures in 2008 presidential furor
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 3:17 am - AP
AP - Being dead since 1940 hasn't kept Idaho U.S. Sen. William Borah from being inserted squarely into 2008 presidential politics after Democratic candidate Barack Obama took issue with President Bush's borrowing of a quote from Borah.

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North Korea welcomes US food aid offer
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 3:13 am - AP
AP - North Korea welcomed on Saturday a U.S. offer of food aid, saying the assistance would help alleviate shortages and improve relations between the two countries.

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Van jumps curb in NYC; trolley crashes in LA
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 3:07 am - AP
AP - An out-of-control van jumped a curb and barreled into bystanders near the entrance to a crowded subway station Friday, killing the driver and hurting seven people, authorities said.

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Thousands flee as China lake bank feared broken
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 3:03 am - Reuters
Reuters - A Chinese county near the epicenter of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake was ordered to evacuate on Saturday amid fears a lake had burst its banks, prompting thousands to flee to the hills to escape possible flooding.

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Bush pivots to Arab side of Mideast peace dispute
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 3:02 am - AP
AP - President Bush is pivoting to the Arab side of the Mideast peace dispute, and he may well get a less glowing reception than he did in Israel earlier this week.

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Latin America-Europe leaders make pledges
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 2:53 am - AP
AP - European and Latin American leaders have pledged to fight poverty, global warming and high food prices, presenting a show of unity amid a festering conflict between two South American nations.

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China's premier is hero of quake rescue effort
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 2:53 am - AP
AP - The popular hero of China's earthquake rescue effort isn't a strapping firefighter or a seasoned cop — it's the country's bespectacled premier who's been clambering over piles of rubble to rally victims in the hardest-hit areas.

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Torre OK with not being selected for All-Star coaching staff
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 2:46 am - AP
AP - Joe Torre doesn't mind that he was left off the coaching staff for the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. He might not have accepted an invitation anyway.

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Chemist gets life for killing husband in acid vat
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 2:41 am - AP
AP - A biochemist was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for killing her estranged husband by knocking him out and stuffing him into a vat of acid, possibly while he was still alive.

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Bomb kills Afghan civilian, several rebels dead in air strikes
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 2:34 am - AFP
AFP - A bomb fixed to a bicycle killed an Afghan civilian in Kandahar city Saturday and strikes by international forces killed at least nine insurgents a day earlier, officials said.

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10 militants, 4 Afghans killed in violence
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 2:34 am - AP
AP - A series of clashes, airstrikes and bomb blasts left 10 militants and four civilians killed in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

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Islamist fighters seize town in Somalia
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 2:34 am - AP
AP - A human rights leader says Islamist fighters have seized a southern town in Somalia that is a major agricultural center, compelling hundreds of refugees to flee.

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Bush heads for Egypt talks with Palestinians
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 2:33 am - Reuters
Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush flew to Egypt on Saturday for talks with Palestinian leaders who will be looking for signs they will not be neglected after he lavished praise on Israel during a visit to the Jewish state.

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German saved after buried in China's earthquake
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 2:33 am - AP
AP - A German tourist and a 52-year-old man were rescued Saturday — nearly five days after being buried by a powerful earthquake that ravaged China's Sichuan province, state media reported.

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Kidnapped Pakistani envoy to Afghanistan recovered safe: official
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 2:15 am - AFP
AFP - Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan kidnapped by suspected Islamic militants more than three months ago has been recovered safe, a senior official and state television reported Saturday.

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10 militants, 4 Afghans in violence
Posted on May 17, 2008 - 2:15 am - AP
AP - A series of clashes, airstrikes and bomb blasts left 10 militants and four civilians killed in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

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