Dolly lashes Texas coast as Category 2 hurricane
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:59:40 GMT
AP - Forecasters say Hurricane Dolly has made landfall near South Padre Island in Texas. Dolly is a Category 2 storm with top sustained winds near 100 mph.
Obama defends plans for direct talks with Iran
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:35:15 GMT
AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama defended his proposal to negotiate with Iran Wednesday and said he would use "big sticks and big carrots" to persuade the country's leaders not to develop nuclear weapons.
Bush drops opposition to housing bill
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:32:23 GMT
AP - President Bush dropped his opposition Wednesday to a broad housing package aimed at bolstering the sagging economy, despite his objections to including $3.9 billion for neighborhoods hit hardest by foreclosures.
Rice pushes top North Korean diplomat on nukes
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:29:45 GMT
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed North Korea on Wednesday to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program, as the two countries held cabinet-level talks for the first time in four years.
McCain credits Bush for drop in oil price
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:08:11 GMT
AP - Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush's lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been advocating in his presidential campaign.
Serb's fugitive life had mistress, bogus family
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:11:56 GMT
AP - Radovan Karadzic's secret life included a mistress, a bogus family he claimed he left behind in the U.S., and frequent visits to a Belgrade pub called "The Madhouse," acquaintances said Wednesday.
Fed: Slower growth, rising prices slam economy
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:06:48 GMT
AP - The country slogged through slower economic growth and rising prices during the summer, packing a double whammy to people and businesses alike.
Electronics giants to create wireless HD standard
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:47:45 GMT
AP - Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around the home.
Omarosa: Wendy Williams is 'a fake and a phony'
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:30:39 GMT
AP - Omarosa is not sorry for sparring with Wendy Williams. "I stand by everything I said," Omarosa told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Spain's Sastre wins tough 17th stage, takes lead at Tour de France
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:40:46 GMT
AP - Carlos Sastre of Spain won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, taking the overall lead Wednesday from CSC teammate Frank Schleck on the hardest ride up three huge Alpine climbs.