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Queen Elizabeth II listened to a recital of the Quran at an Ottoman-era mosque Wednesday, the second day of a state visit to Turkey.Her shoes removed and her head covered, the queen heard a religious scholar recite verses from the holy book at the...
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Stocks are falling in early trading amid growing anxiety over the financial sector, particularly mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the investment bank...
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John McCain and Barack Obama say they are agreeing to hold three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate this fall.
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I did some research and found a great article on MSNBC.com that discussed the rising popularity of eco-friendly burials. Here are two entirely different yet very green...
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Trying to keep the Michael Phelps glow, NBC has agreed to televise next year’s World Swimming Championships from Rome along with the 2010 and 2011 national...
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Police say they’ve taken a suspect into custody after a shooting at a Knoxville, Tenn. high school.
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Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation’s largest bookseller, is reporting a 15 percent decline in second-quarter profit and is reducing its full-year sales outlook...
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State police are trying to reach a peaceful end to a standoff at a motel in western Maryland with a suspect wanted in four states.
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IAC/InteractiveCorp, which finished its division into five publicly traded companies Thursday, also enacted a one-for-two reverse stock split.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States and Iraq have agreed to a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the battle-scarred country.
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Kohl’s Corp. announced Thursday that Chairman Larry Montgomery has resigned as chief executive and will be replaced in that role by the retailer’s...
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The reputed underboss of the New England mafia, awaiting trial on bribery charges, is asking a federal judge to release him from home confinement for two hours a day so...
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Stock futures are still trading lower, even after the Labor Department reported a larger-than-expected drop in unemployment benefit claims.
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The government says the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight weekly drop from a...
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The government says the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight weekly drop from a...
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South Korea’s Son Tae-jin scored a kick in the final second to defeat Mark Lopez of the United States for the gold medal in the men’s 68-kilogram taekwondo...
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The Netherlands has won the gold medal in women’s water polo, stunning the United States 9-8 behind seven goals by Danielle de Bruijn. She scored the winner with...
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Burger King Holdings says its profit surged 42 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, driven by improved sales and marketing. The results are above Wall Street...
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H.J. Heinz says its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 11 percent, fueled by double-digit sales growth in North America and Europe.
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Former “American Idol” contestant Sanjaya Malakar is pitching Nationwide Insurance. He’s in a new ad that’s part of the company’s...
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Most states don’t recognize gay marriage _ but now Hallmark does.
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Former President Bush has paid a visit to the U.S. Olympic training center at Beijing Normal University, shaking hands and taking pictures with American athletes.
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A United Nations human rights envoy left Tuesday to inspect the devastation from the cyclone that struck Myanmar’s Irrawaddy river delta three months ago.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German leader will welcome U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama to her office in Berlin next Thursday.Spokesman...
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Australians have been warned: Don’t get caught annoying the crowds when they gather here later this month to see the pope.New regulations give police and...
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The French foreign minister arrived Saturday in the southern city of Nasiriyah for his second visit to Iraq in less than a year as Paris seeks to rebuild ties with the...
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The French foreign minister has arrived for a previously unannounced visit to Nasiriyah in southeastern Iraq.Bernard Kouchner landed in the predominantly Shiite city on...
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is likely to visit Vietnam and China next week on an unprecedented trip by plane, a news report said Thursday.Kim could make an official...
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Pope Benedict XVI is coming to the United Nations next week as “a pilgrim of peace” to promote dialogue between cultures and religions based on fundamental...
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On Oct. 6, 1979, Pope John Paul II emerged from a car’s sunroof, waving and smiling to thousands of cheering onlookers who lined Washington streets and even...
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Sikh representatives will not participate in an interfaith meeting with Pope Benedict XVI during his U.S. visit next month because the Secret Service won’t allow...
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Sometimes the fight against global warming can be downright pleasant.Britain’s Prince Charles, eschewing pollution-spewing jets, is touring the Caribbean on a...
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The Iraqi parliament building is a former convention center, a place that might host a high school graduation or a health fair in the United States _ if somebody...
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Pope Benedict XVI will visit the White House on April 16 during his first visit to the United States as pontiff.White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said the president...
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Pope Benedict XVI will travel to the United States for the first time as pontiff next year to meet with President Bush, address the United Nations and visit ground...
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President Bush will host French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Washington in November, three months after the two leaders held a casual visit at the Bush family estate in...
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President Bush and his wife, Laura, will host German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a two-day visit at the president’s Texas ranch on Nov. 9-10, the White House...
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Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Nicholas Burns said that US President George W Bush would visit India sometime in late February next year irrespective...
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An U.S. C-17 military cargo plane, the type to be stationed permanently at a NATO air base at Papa, northwest of Budapest, Hungary, sits on the runway to be shown to local journalists Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Early in 2009, another two cargo planes are...
