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Creamer still bothered by injured thumb
Of The Morning CallPaula Creamer said Sunday that her injured left thumb has not improved as she had hoped, limiting her practice session in advance of the U.S. Women's Open. Creamer, the world's fourth-ranked player, putted and hit wedges Sunday at Saucon Valley Country...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Karrie Webb, Clubs and Associations, Golf, Pat Hurst
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Protest by Muslims in China's far west turns violent; unknown number killed
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) — Nearly 1,000 protesters from a Muslim ethnic group rioted in China's far west, overturning barricades, attacking bystanders and clashing with police in violence that killed an unknown number of people, including a policeman, state...Tags: Vehicles, Riots, Population, Fires, Witnesses
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Ousted Honduran president lands in Nicaragua after soldiers on runway block his return home
Associated Press WritersTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Ousted President Manuel Zelaya was kept from landing at the main Honduras airport Sunday because the runway was blocked by military vehicles and groups of soldiers, some of them clashing with a crowd of thousands...Tags: United Nations, Civil Rights, Defense, Referenda, Barack Obama
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Sharpton Calls for Jackson Postage Stamp and Day of Mourning
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES-- Reverend Al Sharpton is using his Sunday appearance at The First A.M.E. Church in South Los Angeles to call for a U.S. Postage stamp honoring Michael Jackson, as well as national day of mourning. Sharpton faces a steep challenge in...Tags: Sales, Mail Order Industry, KTLA, Transportation, Elvis Presley
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Nonprofit Oxfam warns G-8: chronic hunger will spread to tragic levels due to climate change
Associated Press WriterAMSTERDAM (AP) — Chronic hunger may be "the defining human tragedy of this century," as climate change causes growing seasons to shift, crops to fail, and storms and droughts to ravage fields, an advocacy group said. Oxfam International released...Tags: United Nations, Water Restrictions, G8, Food Industry, Global Change
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Marla Messing's big thinking made Women's World Cup huge
When Marla Messing left her mark on the world stage a decade ago, it was not in the way she first imagined.
As a youngster, Messing was inspired by Olga Korbut and Cathy Rigby and envisioned a future as an Olympic gymnast.
Instead, burned out on...Tags: World Cup, Rose Bowl Game, Brandi Chastain, David Letterman, Sports Illustrated (magazine)
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Obama seeks new start in dismal US-Russia relations through arms control, hard problems remain
Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) — Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship. Both sides appear...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Defense, Mikhail S Gorbachev, NATO, Barack Obama
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Obama plan could trim back financial powerhouses
The Associated PressThey are the biggest of the big -- the Citigroups, the Goldman Sachses, the AIGs and other financial behemoths. The Obama administration doesn't want so many around anymore. Financial regulations proposed by the president would result in leaner and...Tags: American International Group, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Bears Stearns Cos., Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs
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Joe Biden: Israel free to set own course on Iran
Vice President Joe Biden signaled that the Obama administration would not stand in the way if Israel chose to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, even as the top U.S. military officer said any attack on Iran would be destabilizing. Biden's remarks...Tags: Nuclear Policy, Defense, Nuclear Weapons, Joe Biden, New York Times
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Biden: We didn't know the economy is this bad
The Associated PressThe Obama administration "misread" the depth of the economic troubles it inherited and still expects more new jobs in the long term as the spending pace from the $787 billion stimulus plan quickens, Vice President Joe Biden said. Republican congressional...Tags: Kentucky, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense, Joe Biden, North Korea
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Young Turkish community gets together to picnic
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe smoky aroma of seasoned lamb filled the air at C.B. Smith Park on Sunday as part of the Turkish-American Community picnic, an event aimed at the area's burgeoning Turkish population. "The Turkish community is very young here" said Ibrahim Varol,...Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Culture, Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach, Judaism
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322 Sunday, according to Associated Press count
As of Sunday, July 5, 2009, at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,456 military...Tags: International Military Interventions, Death and Dying, Georgia, Wars and Interventions
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