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149 dead in plane crash at Madrid airport
(AP)
 AP - A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands crashed, burned and broke into pieces Wednesday while trying to take off from Madrid's Barajas airport, killing 149 people on board, officials said.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:32:59 GMT
| Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland
(AP)
 AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:47:49 GMT
| 2 Chinese protesters ordered to year in labor camp
(AP)
 AP - Two elderly Chinese women who applied during the Olympic Games to protest the loss of their homes have been ordered to spend a year in a labor camp, a relative said Wednesday, as more foreign activists were detained.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:38:25 GMT
| Russians dig in as pullback drags on in Georgia
(AP)
 AP - Russian forces on Wednesday built a sentry post just 30 miles from the Georgian capital, appearing to dig in to positions deep inside Georgia despite pledges to pull back to areas mandated by a cease-fire signed by both countries.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:02:30 GMT
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Bolt sets 200m mark to cap sprint double (AP)
Arms churning high, face twisted in pain as he sprinted toward the finish line, Usain Bolt kept glancing at the clock. The win in the Olympic 200 meters was a given, his second gold medal of the Beijing Games assured. This was now about a world record. About racing against history. Showing just what he can do when he goes all out start to finish, Bolt forged the greatest race ever run Wednesday night...
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:48:45 PDT
| US pulls away from Aussies, makes semis (AP)
Don't doubt this U.S. men's basketball team -- and sure don't challenge them, either. Especially if it's going to make Kobe Bryant flash his NBA MVP form. Bryant scored 25 points in his best game in Beijing, and the men's U.S. Olympic team advanced to the semifinals by beating Australia 116-85 on Wednesday night.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:35:13 PDT
| JGR's Stewart, Logano docked 150 points (AP)
NASCAR suspended seven crew members of Joe Gibbs Racing and stripped drivers Tony Stewart and Joey Logano of 150 points each Wednesday for cheating after last weekend's Nationwide Series race.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:22:32 PDT
| Cardinals WR Boldin asks to be traded (AP)
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin asked to be traded, saying he doesn't feel his situation can be resolved and declaring he has no relationship with coach Ken Whisenhunt. "I'm a football player. That's about it," Boldin said Tuesday when asked to characterize his dealings with the coach these days.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:15:29 PDT
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Fannie and Freddie shares hit 18-year low
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Shares of Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac dove to their lowest levels in more than 18
years on mounting fears of a government bailout that would wipe
out shareholders of the two U.S. housing finance giants.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:16:34 GMT
| Wall St up as tech rally offsets Fannie, Freddie
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks were slightly higher in choppy
trade on Wednesday as strong results from Hewlett-Packard
triggered a rally in the technology sector that offset
a slump in shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to more than
17-year lows.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:49:10 GMT
| Lehman couldn't secure Korean Funds: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Lehman Brothers Chief Executive Dick
Fuld nearly struck a deal to raise almost $5 billion from South
Korean wealth funds and institutions but the pact
disintegrated, the New York Post said citing sources familiar
with the matter.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:54:18 GMT
| BAA must sell 3 airports
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Spanish builder Ferrovial must
sell three of the seven British airports it bought for 10
billion pounds ($18 billion) two years ago under a
tougher-than-expected ruling on Wednesday.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:30 GMT
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149 dead in plane crash at Madrid airport
(AP)
AP - A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands crashed, burned and broke into pieces Wednesday while trying to take off from Madrid's Barajas airport, killing 149 people on board, officials said.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:32:59 GMT
| McCain takes lead over Obama: poll
(Reuters)
 Reuters - In a sharp turnaround, Republican
John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama
in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager
of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on
Wednesday.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:25:45 GMT
| Obama, VP choice to campaign together Saturday
(AP)
 AP - Barack Obama and his newly named running mate will campaign together Saturday at the place where the Democratic presidential hopeful formally launched his White House bid.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:22:38 GMT
| Prospects grim for abandoned baby whale in Sydney
(AP)
 AP - A hungry and abandoned humpback whale calf that has been trying to suckle from boats in the waters off north Sydney rebuffed fresh attempts by wildlife workers to return it to the open ocean Wednesday and appeared to be weakening.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:39:15 GMT
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