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China retaliates over US arms sales to Taiwan

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Beijing says it will suspend military exchanges with the US and impose sanctions on arms companiesThe Chinese government has announced retaliatory measures over a planned sale of advanced US weaponry to Taiwan.China’s defence ministry said it would suspend military exchanges [...]

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‘Capitalism is evil … you have to eliminate it’

After guns and the Iraq war, Michael Moore is now taking on an entire political and economic system in his latest documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story. So what message does the man who once planned to become a priest have?Michael Moore has been accused of many things. Mendacity. Manipulation. Rampant egotism. Bullying a frail old [...]

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Former San Jose coach sentenced

A former San Jose swim coach who pleaded no contest to 20 child molestation charges has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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Obama, GOP exchange barbs, ideas in rare encounter

In a remarkably sharp face-to-face confrontation, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Friday for opposing him on taxes, health care and the economic stimulus, while they accused him in turn of brushing off their ideas and driving u…

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Hutchison clarifies abortion stance in GOP debate

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison reiterated her support for restrictions on abortions but acknowledged she opposes overturning Roe v. Wade.

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50 officers gave chase in Phoenix officer killing

With a police lieutenant mortally wounded and his alleged assailants fleeing in a work truck, more than 50 law officers sped after them in a wild midnight pursuit from the Phoenix suburbs into the nearby mountains.

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Brilliant Kurt Warner retires

TEMPE, Arizona (Reuters) – Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner retired on Friday after a 12-year NFL career that yielded a Super Bowl championship and established him as one of the game’s elite players.

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U.S. government weighs other sites for 9/11 trial

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has begun looking for places other than the heart of New York City to prosecute the accused September 11 attack plotters in the face of fierce criticism tied to security and costs, U.S. officials said on …

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California lists moon junk as historical resource

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Seeking to preserve the site where humans first set foot on the moon, a California state panel on Friday registered a collection of 106 objects left by the Apollo 11 mission as an historical resource.

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North Korea holding second U.S. citizen, U.S. says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea has informed the United States it is holding a second U.S. citizen, the State Department said on Friday.

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