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| Spanish court considers trying former US officials (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 10:02 pm
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| | AP - A Spanish court has agreed to consider opening a criminal case against six former Bush administration officials, including former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, over allegations they gave legal cover for torture at Guantanamo Bay, a lawyer in the case said Saturday. |
| Fargo gets good news: flood waters appear to crest (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 9:58 pm
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|  AP - Fargo's fears of a catastrophic flood eased Saturday with word that the Red River apparently crested at lower-than-expected levels, and weary residents turned their attention to ensuring their hastily built levees hold up against an onslaught of ice-laden water expected to stay high for at least a week.
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| Obama seeks to rein in Wall Street, broaden agenda (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 9:07 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are stepping through an economic minefield and sowing the ground with unprecedented initiatives that capitalize on the recession to rein in Wall Street and broaden government's reach.
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| Jack Black, 'iCarly' win at Kids Choice Awards (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 8:37 pm
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|  AP - "iCarly" has downloaded the first blimp-shaped trophy at the Kids Choice Awards. The Web-centric comedy picked up the award for favorite TV show at the 22nd annual slime-filled Nickelodeon spectacle at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion.
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| Shuttle Discovery lands in Fla. after 13-day trip (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 8:08 pm
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|  AP - Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and successfully wrapped up a construction mission that left the international space station with all its solar wings and extra electrical power.
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| Canadians find vast computer spy network: report (Reuters)
March 28, 2009 at 7:12 pm
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| | Reuters - Canadian researchers have uncovered a vast electronic spying operation that infiltrated computers and stole documents from government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, The New York Times reported on Saturday. |
| Gunfight erupts as Iraqi Sunni leader arrested (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 6:30 pm
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|  AP - Authorities arrested the local leader of a Sunni group that had broken with al-Qaida, sparking a gunfight Saturday in central Baghdad that killed four people and wounded 10, Iraqi officials said.
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| G20 marches begin week of protests in Europe (Reuters)
March 28, 2009 at 4:42 pm
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|  Reuters - Tens of thousands of people marched in capital cities across Europe on Saturday to protest about the economic crisis and urge world leaders to act on poverty, jobs and climate change at a G20 summit next week.
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| Space shuttle Discovery lands safely (Reuters)
March 28, 2009 at 4:14 pm
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|  Reuters - The U.S. space shuttle Discovery flew through partly cloudy skies to land safely at its home port in Florida on Saturday, wrapping up a successful 13-day mission to the International Space Station.
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| European protesters march in G20 rallies (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 3:43 pm
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|  AP - Thousands of people marched through European cities Saturday to demand jobs, economic justice and environmental accountability, kicking off six days of protest and action planned in the run-up to the G20 summit next week in London.
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| Obama unveils agenda for first overseas trip (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 3:04 pm
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|  AP - As President Barack Obama embarks on his first overseas trip as president, he is vowing to listen to his foreign counterparts and lead by example when world powers meet in Europe this coming week to address the economic crisis and work to stem future financial catastrophes.
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| Big Blobs Change View of Evolution (LiveScience.com)
March 28, 2009 at 2:24 pm
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| | LiveScience.com - On a submersible dive off the Bahamas, Mikhail V. Matz of the University of Texas at Austin and several colleagues were seeking big-eyed, glowing animals adapted to darkness. |
| Ex-Khmer Rouge still dominate regions of Cambodia (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 1:10 pm
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|  AP - Just as the chief Khmer Rouge torturer takes the stand before a United Nations-backed genocide tribunal, a mausoleum fit for a king will be unveiled for another murderous leader from the same regime. |
| Some visit Pol Pot's grave looking for luck (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 12:24 pm
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|  AP - He was one of the greatest mass killers of the 20th century, but that doesn't stop the hopeful from praying at Pol Pot's hillside grave for lucky lottery numbers, job promotions and beautiful brides.
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| Zardari hails U.S. strategy review (Reuters)
March 28, 2009 at 11:50 am
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|  Reuters - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday hailed a U.S. review of its strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan as a "positive change" because of an emphasis on economic progress as a means to combat militancy.
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| Cosmonaut docks capsule manually at space station (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 11:31 am
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|  AP - A Russian cosmonaut steered a Soyuz capsule carrying U.S. billionaire tourist Charles Simonyi into a successful docking at the international space station Saturday after sensors showed a last-minute problem with one of the capsule's engines.
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| Obama pumps up his policy, regulatory agenda (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 11:29 am
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| AP - President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are stepping through an economic minefield and sowing the ground with unprecedented initiatives that capitalize on the recession to rein in Wall Street and broaden government's reach. |
| GOP says Obama budget threatens future prosperity (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 11:24 am
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|  AP - The GOP senator who almost joined the Cabinet attacked President Barack Obama's grand spending plans, saying the U.S. must live within its means or risk its tradition of passing a more prosperous country from one generation to the next.
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| Antarctica to Pyramids — lights dim for Earth Hour (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 11:07 am
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|  AP - The floodlit cream shells of the famed Opera House dimmed Saturday as Sydney became the world's first major city to plunge itself into darkness for the second worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
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| China marks 50 years of direct control over Tibet (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 10:11 am
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|  AP - China marked 50 years of direct control over Tibet on Saturday, raising the national flag in the regional capital and commemorating a new political holiday honoring what it calls the liberation of slaves from brutal feudal rule.
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| Report: North Korea launch would go before UN (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 6:19 am
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|  AP - South Korea, the United States and Japan warned that North Korea's planned rocket launch would violate a U.N. resolution and said they would take the issue to the Security Council if the North goes ahead with it, a news report said Saturday.
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| Afghan leader: US strategy better than expected (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 5:42 am
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|  AP - Afghanistan's president said Saturday that the new U.S. strategy for the worsening conflict in his country is "better than we were expecting" and provides the right solutions for the problems afflicting the region.
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| VOA wins powerful base for broadcasts into N.Korea (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 3:47 am
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|  AP - Voice of America has boosted its radio broadcasts into North Korea this year by transmitting from Seoul with support from a South Korean president who has taken a hard-line stance against the reclusive communist regime.
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| Obama team takes its climate change agenda abroad (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 3:42 am
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|  AP - The Obama administration has a single mission as it heads to the climate change negotiating table for the first time on Sunday: convincing other countries the United States cares about global warming.
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