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Obama to blame Washington for U.S. economic woes
Democrat Barack Obama plans to blame Washington for the country's economic woes in a speech Monday, and will seek to link Republican ...


Weather helps crews battling California wildfires
Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and higher humidity overnight to make progress containing a blaze burning ...


UNICEF: Burma cyclone recovery proceeding well
Disaster recovery and relief efforts are progressing well in Burma's cyclone-hit areas, despite logistical obstacles, a United ...


Dems: Obama to accept nomination before 76K people
Democrats say Barack Obama will accept his party's presidential nomination before up to 76,000 people at the Denver Broncos' ...


U.N., World Bank chiefs urge G-8 to work on climate, food
Top industrialized nations need to push forward global talks on climate change and demonstrate their commitment to help poorer ...


McCain to tout plan to create jobs, help workers
Republican presidential candidate John McCain plans to acknowledge the steep drop in U.S. jobs in a speech today and offer to ...


U.K. police give parents data on McCann kidnapping
A British police force agreed Monday to give the parents of Madeleine McCann 80 pieces of information about its investigation ...


Bush urges global unity against Zimbabwe elex 'sham'
President Bush, who backs U.N. sanctions against Zimbabwe, urged the international community on Monday to come together on ways ...


Group: Some 8-year-olds should get cholesterol drugs
For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting ...


Bush, Medvedev agree on Iran, N.Korea; disagree elsewhere
President Bush and new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev couldn't resolve stark differences Monday over U.S. plans to build a ...


Houston congresswoman wants bias probe of county
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has called for a congressional inquiry into the state's most populous county, saying recent events ...


G-8 summit opens with spotlight on aid for Africa
Aid for Africa and whether enough was coming from the world's major economic powers was in the spotlight Monday as the Group ...


Suicide bomb attack in Afghan capital kills 40
A suicide car bomb ripped through the front wall of the Indian Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, killing some 40 people in ...


Londoners mark third anniversary of July 7 bombings
Londoners marked the third anniversary Monday of suicide bomb attacks that killed 52 bus and subway passengers.


Researchers link maternal instincts, tots' smiles
A new study explains the neurological roots of maternal bonding and may help doctors understand what can sometimes hinder that ...


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