Sen. Kennedy recovering in hospital after seizure
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Sun, 18 May 2008 07:32:44 GMT
AP - Out of immediate danger, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy remained hospitalized as doctors worked to determine what caused one of the nation's best-known senators to suffer a seizure in his Cape Cod home.
Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears
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Sun, 18 May 2008 07:33:32 GMT
AP - Two rivers blocked by landslides threatened to flood towns shattered by China's massive earthquake, sending thousands of survivors fleeing Saturday in a region still staggering from the country's worst disaster in 30 years.
Bush: Mideast must push back against Iran, Syria
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Sun, 18 May 2008 07:24:05 GMT
AP - Israel got glowing praise from President Bush. The Arab world is getting renewed promises, but also a bit of a lecture.
As cyclone refugees wait, Myanmar refuses aid
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Sun, 18 May 2008 05:25:54 GMT
AP - Myanmar's junta kept a French navy ship laden with aid waiting outside its maritime border on Saturday, and showed off neatly laid out state relief camps to diplomats.
Big Brown wins Preakness; poised for Triple Crown
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Sun, 18 May 2008 04:23:38 GMT
AP - Not once but twice, jockey Kent Desormeaux sneaked a peek to see if anyone was gaining on Big Brown. "I looked between my legs, under my arms, and they were eight (lengths) behind me," Desormeaux said. "I stopped pushing. I said, `That's enough.'"
Obama seeks focus on end of primary campaign
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Sun, 18 May 2008 03:36:01 GMT
AP - Attempting to lay a symbolic claim to his party's presidential nomination, Democrat Barack Obama will mark the latest round of primary voting with a rally in Iowa, where his solid win in January caucuses propelled him to his status as the front-runner.
Afghan journalist appeals death sentence
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Sun, 18 May 2008 07:31:12 GMT
AP - The prison uniform Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh wears is emblazoned with crudely painted black scales of justice, but the young journalist insists on the eve of his appeal that he has yet to see justice done.
Simpson-Wentz have 'Alice in Wonderland' wedding
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Sun, 18 May 2008 07:29:33 GMT
AP - Don't be surprised to find Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz grinning Cheshire cats they're newlyweds.
McCain makes age jokes on 'Saturday Night Live'
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Sun, 18 May 2008 04:52:44 GMT
AP - John McCain is 71 years old, and his age has provided late-night comics with some easy punch lines. On "Saturday Night Live," he joined in.
Police: Gunman wounds 3 outside California church
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Sun, 18 May 2008 05:09:15 GMT
AP - A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said.