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NKorea off US blacklist after nuke inspection deal
(AP)
 AP - After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. on Saturday erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President Bush once branded part of an "axis of evil."
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:47:03 GMT
| More than 100 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
(AP)
 AP - Taliban militants launched a surprise attack on a key southern Afghan town, sparking a battle that killed some 60 insurgents, an Afghan official said Sunday. A second clash in the same region killed another 40 militants.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:44:32 GMT
| Euro-zone chiefs meet to coordinate on meltdown
(AP)
AP - European leaders meet Sunday in search of a common response to a spreading financial crisis that has ricocheted across the Atlantic to their shores and to try to preserve the bloc's unity.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:05:01 GMT
| Hurricane Norbert crosses over Mexico mainland
(AP)
 AP - Hurricane Norbert made landfall over mainland Mexico early Sunday morning but is weakening, weather officials said.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:03:47 GMT
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Rays beat Red Sox 9-8 in 11 to even ALCS (AP)
B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez dashed home on Upton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Rays outlasted the Boston Red Sox 9-8 early Sunday, evening the AL championship series at one game each. The teams combined for seven home runs, tying a postseason record.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:55:28 PDT
| No. 5 Texas beats No. 1 Oklahoma 45-35 (AP)
The Texas Longhorns came into their annual showdown against the Oklahoma Sooners with a quarterback they could trust and a defense playing great under an aggressive new coordinator. Yet even after five solid wins, coach Mack Brown still wondered how good they were. Now, everyone knows. Trailing the No.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:12:56 PDT
| No. 11 Florida rips No. 4 LSU 51-21 (AP)
Tim Tebow jumped around and waved his arms high above his head as he jogged off the field late in the fourth quarter. Florida fans responded with chants of "Tebow, Tebow, Tebow." Tebow vowed to play harder following his last home game, a humbling home loss to Mississippi two weeks ago. The Heisman Trophy winner backed up that promise with his best game of the season Saturday night.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:52:17 PDT
| Oklahoma St. upends No. 3 Missouri 28-23 (AP)
Chase Daniel's Heisman Trophy stock just plummeted. Missouri's national championship hopes took a tumble, too. And how about them Oklahoma State Cowboys? No. 17 Oklahoma State stopped an offense that had been scoring at will, intercepting Daniel's passes three times in the second half and upsetting the third-ranked Tigers 28-23 victory on Saturday night.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:02:45 PDT
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Finance leaders endorse G7 plan to calm markets
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Finance leaders from the International Monetary Fund's 185 member countries on Saturday endorsed a plan by major economies to chart a course out of the credit crisis, hoping the broader support will calm markets.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:24:25 GMT
| IMF warns of meltdown; France says Europe to act
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The IMF warned the world's financial system was near meltdown and France promised that a meeting of European leaders in Paris will detail measures to keep a market panic from triggering the most severe global downturn in decades.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:29:39 GMT
| Britain to launch banking rescue: paper
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:35:31 GMT
| Chrysler, GM have merger talks: sources
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Chrysler LLC has had talks with General Motors Corp about a deal to combine the No. 1 and No. 3 American automakers at a time when both are struggling to cut costs and shore up cash, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:18:08 GMT
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Congressman says McCain 'sowing seeds of hatred'
(AP)
 AP - Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Gov. George Wallace fostered in Alabama in the 1960s.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:00:26 GMT
| Clintons launch campaign swing for Obama in Pa.
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 AP - When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama in the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:46:07 GMT
| Wyo. town reflects 10 years after Shepard's murder
(AP)
 AP - A decade after a gay college student was beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead, many in this small college town are still struggling with the aftermath of a crime that triggered nationwide sympathy and brought a re-examination of attitudes toward gays.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:00:20 GMT
| Kenya's elephants send text messages to rangers
(AP)
 AP - The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir's screen: Kimani was heading for neighboring farms.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:10:40 GMT
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