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Egypt cancels unveiling of restored synagogue
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AP - Egypt has canceled the inauguration of a restored synagogue citing the Israeli oppression of Muslims in the occupied territories as well as excesses by Jews during an earlier ceremony at the synagogue.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:47:49 GMT
| Iraqi PM picks up oil-rich province in vote count
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 AP - Early results released by Iraq's election committee show the prime minister ahead in the oil-rich Basra province, strengthening his lead in the country's historic elections.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:42:16 GMT
| At least 3 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche
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 AP - An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains, killing at least three people and leaving an unknown number missing, police said.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:29:10 GMT
| Protesters surge into Bangkok, demand new election
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 AP - Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters rallied in Thailand's capital Sunday to press their demand that the government dissolve Parliament or face massive demonstrations at key sites in the city.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:15:10 GMT
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Butler gives WVU first Big East title (AP)
Da'Sean Butler's latest game-winner wasn't as dramatic as his first. This one did give West Virginia its first Big East championship. The senior guard had a net draped around his neck, a brand new championship hat on his head and a special place forever in the hearts of Mountaineer fans. "We wanted to win this for our state first because the people there love us so much and support...
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:50:42 PST
| Kansas downs Kansas St. for Big 12 title (AP)
Snip by snip, the Kansas Jayhawks took down another championship net. So what if there are bigger goals still ahead. Winning a title feels good anytime, especially against a rival in an atmosphere like this. Balanced and sharp when it needed to be, No. 1 Kansas won its seventh Big 12 tournament title Saturday night, holding off No.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:26:28 PST
| Knicks end Mavs' 13-game run with rout (AP)
The Dallas Mavericks had the most lopsided victory in franchise history when they beat the New York Knicks by 50 points in the teams' last meeting nearly two months ago. This time, it was the Knicks' turn for a rout. Bill Walker scored a career-high 23 points, Wilson Chandler added 22 and New York snapped the Mavericks' 13-game winning streak with a 128-94 victory on Saturday night.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:23:35 PST
| Ohio State gets by Illinois 88-81 in 2OT (AP)
Evan Turner has accepted his mission at this year's Big Ten tournament. He'll rescue No. 5 Ohio State from any sign of trouble. One day after making a 37-foot buzzer-beater in the quarterfinals, Turner bailed out the Buckeyes again Saturday, scoring 12 of his 31 points after regulation to lead Ohio State past pesky Illinois 88-81 in double overtime.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:14:15 PST
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Boehner determined to kill Dem health care bill
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 AP - The top House Republican says the GOP can defeat the Democratic health care bill that may reach the House floor this coming week.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:23:22 GMT
| China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy
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 AP - China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis and forcefully defended its currency, trade and more assertive foreign policies as helping global rebalancing, not undermining it.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:25:53 GMT
| APNewsBreak: Probe questions runaway Prius story
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 AP - A memo drafted for a congressional panel says that investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, casting doubt on the driver's story.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:24:56 GMT
| Premier: China's yuan to remain `basically stable'
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 AP - China's premier rejected foreign pressure over its exchange rate controls and said Sunday the Chinese currency will be kept "basically stable."
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:59:45 GMT
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AP Exclusive: Pentagon gun was from Tenn. police
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 AP - Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:20:22 GMT
| APNewsBreak: Probe questions runaway Prius story
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AP - A memo drafted for a congressional panel says that investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, casting doubt on the driver's story.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:24:56 GMT
| US mom: Daughter held in Ireland 'lost her mind'
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 AP - Before her daughter disappeared last fall, Christine Mott recalls that the 31-year-old who had been held in connection with an alleged assassination plot announced she had converted to Islam and told her family they'd go to hell if they didn't follow in her steps.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:10:40 GMT
| Lesbian sgt. discharged after police tell military
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 AP - Jene Newsome played by the rules as an Air Force sergeant: She never told anyone in the military she was a lesbian. The 28-year-old's honorable discharge under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy came only after police officers in Rapid City, S.D., saw an Iowa marriage certificate in her home and told the nearby Ellsworth Air Force Base.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:35:42 GMT
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