"The Democrat raised $52 million in June, up from $22 million in May. Republican John McCain's June take was $22 million. By Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 18, 2008 ...
The African Union has called for Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai to form a 'unity' government this week, and yesterday the outlines of a negotation began to form for President Thabo Mbeki."Mugabe's information...
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Presidential candidate John McCain said today that if he is elected he will set the US on a path to wean itself from a dependence on foreign oil by 2025. So he'll be almost 90 by then?"Calling U.S. dependence on...
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Yorkshire triumphant over the old rivals."Flintoff fails as Yorkshire win Twenty20 Cup, Old Trafford:Yorkshire 135-8 (20 overs) beat Lancashire 131-6 (20 overs) Match scorecard ...
"BREAKING GOSSIP Aston Villa are on the verge of agreeing a £4.5m deal for Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell. (Press Association, 2002 BST) Germany striker Lukas Podolski has revealed Juventus and Tottenham are interested in signing him and that he would be willing...
"India and Pakistan are going to face each other in the final of an ODI tournament for the first time since 1999. The two arch rivals of cricket will take on each other in a seemingly thrilling final of Kitply Cup 2008 tomorrow (14 June 2008). The match will take place at the...
It was close. In fact, it was 98-88 for the Celtics' against the Lakers in the first NBA final game. Things were looking grim for the Celtics when their big shooter Paul Pierce was carried to the locker room for a...
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I wondered how the consistent rise in fuel prices would affect easyJet, RyanAir, and other budget airlines... turns out that easyJet is offloading its lower-efficiency aircraft, but one wonders who would buy Perhaps...
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The old adage; If it works don't fix it. Postcomm are doing more damage by not allowing royal mail to compete and putting restrictions on wholesale pricing, a U turn would be in order..."Royal Mail's promise to...
"For decades,scientists have viewed octopuses as unromantic loners, with matinghabits nearly devoid of complex behavior. But new research from theUniversity of California, Berkeley, has found that at least one speciesof octopus engages in such sophisticated lovemaking tactics...
UPDATE: 6:58PM EST "
Obama led rival Sen. Hillary Clinton at 59 percent to 40 percent, with 96 percent of precincts reporting.
The caucus thrust the state, which has only 12 delegates, into the spotlight...
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It is not known what will happen to Zimbabwe if Robert Mugabe is ousted from power after this month's elections, but there is much desire for change in the country and much concern about how things will be in the...
Google is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitious effort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company's voracious appetite for power to run its massive computing centers.