[SL: News] 1/18/2006 07:16:00 PM

1. Court: Striking Abortion Law Goes Too Far - AP
2. Top court orders more hearings on abortion law - Reuters
3. US reviews minors' abortion law - BBC
4. Rice: Countries United in Mistrust of Iran - AP
5. US, EU rebuff Iranian call for nuclear talks - AFP
6. Israel in talks with U.S., Europe on Iran sanctions - Haaretz - Israel
7. IAEA plans emergency meeting Feb 2 - Reuters
8. Europe wants UN to force Iran into nuclear freeze - Independent U.K.
9. UN body to meet over Iran crisis - BBC
10. Iran crisis a dilemma for China - BBC
11. China, Russia would fight Iran oil sanctions: experts - Reuters
12. Four killed as protestors clash with UN troops in Ivory Coast - AFP
13. Smaller Jets May Transform Flying - AP
14. Mass. state court rules battered girl can die - Reuters
15. Stocks Fall on Tech Earnings, Oil Prices - AP
16. Oil prices spurt past $66 a barrel - USA Today
17. World mobilizes 1.9 billion dollars against bird flu - AFP
18. Man Tied to Okla. City Bombing to Be Freed - AP
19. Opposition to Kenya sending 'threatened' species to Thailand - AFP
20. New Animal Species Found in Calif. Caves - AP
21. Heating Bills Up Despite Warmer Temps - CBS News
22. Mexican Campaign Focuses on Migration - AP

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[SL: News] 1/17/2006 04:54:00 PM

1. Supreme Court Upholds Ore. Suicide Law - AP
2. Court rules govt can't stop Oregon suicide law - Reuters
3. Stocks Decline on Surging Oil Prices - AP
4. Climbing oil prices push up eurozone bonds - Financial Times
5. Oil hits 3-1/2-month high on Nigeria militant threat - Reuters
6. IEA sees China, US pushing 2006 oil demand growth - AFP
7. Relief From Heating Bills Unlikely to Last - AP
8. Utility bills heat up space heater sales - USA Today
9. Frail, blind convicted killer executed in California - AFP
10. Bird flu conference opens in China amid pandemic warnings - AFP
11. Spy Agency Data After Sept. 11 Led F.B.I. to Dead Ends - NY Times
12. Russia, China want talks not sanctions on Iran - Reuters
13. Russia & China Demand Iran Freeze Nuclear Activity, Reject Referral to U.N. - NY Times
14. Iran crisis talks expose west's split with China - Guardian
15. Defiant Iran could withdraw oil in nuclear row - Reuters
16. Iran Lifts CNN Ban; Amanpour Criticized - AP
17. Canadian role in Afghanistan about to change as threats rise - Canadian Press
18. Amputee Center Being Built at Walter Reed - AP
19. Landslides could worsen with global warming-U.N. - Reuters
20. Rare Bats Discovered in Eastern Oklahoma - AP
21. Prehistoric 'Kitchen' Found in Indiana - AP
22. New flood maps will likely steer rebuilding - Times-Picayune
23. Many on Miss. Coast Feel Overshadowed - AP
24. Storm donations fill United Way's coffers - The Sun Herald
25. Kosovo's ex-rebels disgusted by talks with Serbia - Reuters
26. Cingular goes after firms selling call records - USA Today

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[SL: News] 1/16/2006 06:59:00 PM

1. Iran issues stark warning on oil price - Guardian Unlimited
2. Oil Prices Rise on Concerns About Iran - AP
3. Oil looms large over world stage - BBC
4. U.S., EU Press China and Russia on Iran - AP
5. EU3 draft resolution referring Iran to UN Council - Reuters
6. Putin hints at Iran nuclear deal - BBC
7. Iran Bars CNN Over Translation of Remarks - AP
8. Iran's referral to UN 'a done deal': diplomatic source - AFP
9. U.K. Says Iran Must Do More to Avoid UN Referral - Bloomberg U.K.
10. Iran to host debate on Holocaust - BBC
11. Tehran faces backlash over conference to question Holocaust - Guardian
12. Another U.S. Helicopter Goes Down in Iraq - AP
13. 'Vast majority' of US troops forced to leave Iraq by year's end - AFP
14. Antiwar Protesters Jeer Pelosi at Town Hall Event - LA Times
15. Rice says US will not deal lightly with al Qaeda - Reuters
16. After Katrina, courts flooded by lawsuits - USA Today
17. Class-action case sought over Katrina oil spill - Reuters
18. Seattle Storm Water Intensifies Pollution - AP
19. Poor air imperils growth in Valley - Arizona Republic
20. 12 States Oppose Bush Plan on Pollution - AP
21. Pollution control immunity proposed - Baltimore Sun
22. Is recycling a waste of time? - The Observer
23. A Stand Against China's Pollution Tide - Washington Post
24. European Car Sales Fall by 0.7 Percent - AP

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[SL: News] 1/15/2006 06:18:00 PM

1. Fla. boy shot by police unlikely to live: reports - Reuters
2. Vigil Planned for Student Shot by Police - AP
3. Teen critical, suspect sought after shooting - The Boston Globe
4. Minn. Teen Sentenced for Threats - AP
5. Pentagon to families: Go ahead, laugh - USA Today
6. Raft of Earnings to Test Bullish Wall St. - AP
7. UN Unlikely to Agree on Tough Sanctions for Iran - Deutsche Welle
8. Iran calls for atomic talks - Reuters
9. Iran wants OPEC output cut - AFP
10. Iran seeks to rein in rampant gasoline consumption - Reuters
11. Bomb Hits Canadian Convoy in Afghanistan - AP
12. US military frees two Reuters journalists in Iraq - Reuters
13. Pakistani Anger Over Attack Mounting - AP
14. Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Jaber dies - Reuters
15. Tribunal Confirms Saddam Judge Wants Out - AP
16. German ex-minister denies agents in Iraq helped US - Reuters
17. Sketches of Iraq Casualties - AP
18. Syria furious as US warns of new UN action - AFP
19. Food aid theft hurts Kenya's starving millions - Reuters
20. La. Woman Won't Be Prosecuted for Looting - AP
21. Seniors denied Rx drug benefits - USA Today
22. Doctor made up cancer study: hospital - Reuters
23. Half the planet to gather at bird flu conference - AFP
24. World Bank sees $1.2 bln needed to tackle bird flu - Reuters
25. Flu Virus Resistant to 2 Drugs, CDC Says - AP

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[SL: News] 1/12/2006 05:18:00 PM

1. Europeans Say Iran Talks Reach 'Dead End' - AP
2. EU3, China, Russia, US to meet on Iran: UK - Reuters
3. RE-SEARCH: News Center : In Focus : IAEA and Iran
4. US nuclear negotiator in China to push for progress in talks - AFP
5. Kerry cautiously backs India-US nuclear deal - Reuters
6. Olmert tells Bush: No Mideast peace with Hamas in government - AFP
7. Bush to Visit Hurricane-Damaged Gulf Coast - AP
8. Anger Meets New Orleans Renewal Plan - NY Times
9. Rebuilding proposal gets mixed reception - The Times-Picayune
10. New Orleans plan angers residents - BBC
11. Climate-change fungus is wiping out frogs - study - Reuters
12. Polluters vow no sacrifice of growth in climate fight - AFP
13. Plants revealed as methane source - BBC
14. Global warming: blame the forests - Guardian Unlimited
15. Scientists: Alaska Volcano May Erupt Again - AP
16. Trade Deficit Narrows, Jobless Claims Up - AP
17. WHO warns on bird flu pandemic risk - Reuters
18. Sofia warns against travelling to regions affected by bird flu - AFP
19. Poverty leaves Africa at mercy of bird flu - WHO - Reuters
20. UN calls for $1.5bn bird flu fund - BBC
21. After WHO Request, China Reports Two More Bird Flu Deaths - Wash. Post
22. Create an e-annoyance, go to jail - CNET
23. Ohio Court Hears Case on Eminent Domain - AP

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[SL: News] 1/10/2006 05:16:00 PM

1. US border proposal worries region - BBC
2. Mexico leftist says Fox soft on U.S. over border - Tehran Times
3. Colorado Bans Open Fires After Wildfires - CBS News
4. Inflation concerns spur gold to 25-year high - IOL
5. US stocks open lower - The Australian
6. Soros warns of slowdown in 2007 - Business Day (SA)
7. Bremer claims he was used as Iraq 'fall guy' - Financial Times
8. Iraq war may cost US trillions - News24
9. Shiite challenge to US policy - Asia Times
10. Bush to outline expectations for Iraq in 2006 - IOL
11. US sees Iraqi oil production choked for years - Mail & Guardian
12. US begins to loosen its Afghan grip for NATO control - The Standard (China)
13. The extraordinary folly of Britain's new opium war - Guardian Unlimited
14. Iran Earns Scorn of West by Removing Seals - Woodland Daily Democrat
15. Ahmadinejad's Appetite for Self-Destruction - SPIEGEL
16. U.S. plans Philippine war games in Muslim south - Reuters
17. US bid to avert new Horn conflict - BBC
18. Unite against Darfur genocide - Denver Post
19. Washington moves to quash Guantanamo detainee appeals - CBC News
20. Sharon 'still critical but stable' - Scotsman
21. U.S. says industry key to six-nation climate pact - Reuters
22. US force-feeds Guantanamo detainees on hunger strike - China Daily
23. US doctors examine schoolchildren - DAWN
24. Russia bracing for bird flu outbreak - Aljazeera
25. Are we doing enough to prevent bird flu? - Times Online
26. Study questions bird-flu paranoia - Washington Times
27. HSBC plans for up to 50% absences during pandemic - MarketWatch
28. Canada’s election campaign enters crucial stage - Boston Herald
29. Sharp exchanges in Canada debate - BBC
30. Blair wants Britons to show respect - Globe and Mail
31. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il makes secret visit to China - Khaleej Times

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[SL: News] 1/09/2006 05:46:00 PM

1. Call to impeach Blair over Iraq war - Daily Mail UK
2. China's CNOOC takes 45 percent stake in Nigerian oil - AFP
3. General Motors woes seen causing supply chain cull - Reuters
4. Oil Prices Decline on Warm Weather - AP
5. World's top polluters to fight climate change - Reuters
6. Australia warns no 'silver bullet' at climate meet - AFP
7. States Adopt California's Greenhouse Gas Limits - Washington Post
8. Thousands protest against U.S.-Thai trade talks - Reuters
9. Pakistan protests to U.S. over border firing - Reuters
10. Iran military top brass killed in plane crash - AFP
11. US warns Iran UN Security Council referral may come next - AFP
12. Taliban Leader Purports to Warn of Attacks - AP
13. Bombers target Interior Ministry, 28 dead - Reuters
14. Bird flu crisis grows as Turkey reports five new human cases - AFP
15. Turkish health minister mobbed by angry crowd in bird flu region - AFP
16. Bird flu team probes Turkey cases - BBC
17. Attempts to halt bird flu fail as virus heads west - Times Online
18. Sharon breathes on own, moves slightly - Reuters
19. Clinton urges Israel to continue Sharon's work - AFP
20. US vice president in hospital, should be released Monday - AFP
21. IRS Said to Improperly Restrict Access - AP
22. Paying by plastic gets faster, but is it safe? - CCN Money
23. Military Sensor Hears Through Walls - SPACE.com
24. All those cool tools may come with a price: your privacy – News Observer
25. Increasingly, the TV set is becoming optional - Chicago Tribune
26. Big Brother Britain has world's biggest DNA database - Daily Mail UK
27. Rights Conference Focuses on Katrina - AP
28. Underwater Earthquake Rattles Greece - NY Times
29. Powerful Quake Rattles Greece and Beyond - AP
30. Earthquake felt in region south of Montreal - Canadian Press
31. Quake survivors suffer in harsh Himalayan chill - AFP
32. Land-Grab Fears Dominate Quake Survivors - AP

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[SL: News] 1/08/2006 07:25:00 PM

1. Sharon to Remain in Coma Until Monday - AP
2. Bush-Sharon Alliance Strong Despite Friction - LA Times
3. Israeli press awaits post-Sharon era - BBC
4. U.S. Black Hawk crashes in Iraq, 12 dead - Reuters
5. U.S. Soldiers Question Use of More Armor - AP
6. US tries to exploit rift among Iraqi insurgents: report - AFP
7. RESEARCH: Iraq Coalition Casualties
8. Attack Kills 8 in Pakistan; U.S. Missile Is Blamed - NY Times
9. Weather Has Become Bogeyman, News Staple - AP
10. Katrina victims living in dark, eerie New Orleans - Reuters
11. Katrina evacuees add to Houston murder woes - Reuters
12. Union Links Retiree Death to 9/11 Cleanup - AP
13. Nigeria begins shipping liquified natural gas to US - AFP
14. As bank jobs go abroad, are records at risk? - CS Monitor
15. Computer chips get under skin of enthusiasts - Reuters
16. MS-13 gang growing extremely dangerous, FBI says - USA TODAY
17. Utah Theater Cancels 'Brokeback Mountain' - AP
18. Powerful quake rattles southern Greece - Reuters
19. Iran poised to resume nuclear research despite protests - AFP
20. Iran to remove U.N. seals at atomic research sites - Reuters
21. Bird flu virus reaches Istanbul - AFP
22. Worried about bird flu? Stock up, HHS advises - Reuters

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[SL: News] 1/07/2006 08:03:00 PM

1. U.S. Sailor Arrested on Murder Charges - AP
2. Female US journalist kidnapped in Baghdad: police - Reuters
3. British withdrawal from Iraq to start within months: Straw - AFP
4. Troops' support for war declining, survey says - San Francisco Chronicle
5. Pentagon Study Links Fatalities to Body Armor - NY Times
6. US plays down bloodshed, threat of civil war in Iraq - AFP
7. Germany's Merkel says Guantanamo should be shut - Reuters
8. NATO chief hopes Dutch will send troops to south Afghanistan - AFP
9. Army to occupy downtown, turn city into 'battleground' - Winnipeg Free Press
10. CP youth panel not impressed w/campaign-gun crackdown - Canadian Press
11. U.N. commander in Haiti dies in apparent suicide - Reuters
12. Canada's Liberals risk losing 13-year grip on power - AFP
13. Europe warms to nuclear power - Christian Science Monitor
14. German Minister Dismisses Nuclear Energy Option - Deutsche Welle
15. Britain closes embassy in Jordan, fears attacks - Reuters
16. Sharon's condition serious but stable; vital signs normal - Jerusalem Post
17. Sharon's brain x-ray shows slight improvement, still critical - Haaretz
18. U.S. Plans for Future Without Sharon - AP
19. Rice cancels Asia trip - AFP
20. Indispensable Legacy - Israel Insider
21. Palestinians worry about Sharon's exit - San Francisco Chronicle
22. Blame the Mossad - Haaretz
23. Bird flu threat mounts in Turkey, government under fire - AFP
24. Get ready for climate change refugees, Australia told - AFP
25. China evacuates 97,000 people from blizzard-hit area -Canadian Press
26. China's President Urges Corruption Fight - AP
27. FAO warns 11 million on brink of starvation in Horn of Africa - AFP
28. Canadian demands answers, detained on US no-fly list -Canadian Press
29. Attny Who Helped Kill Terri Schiavo Leads Euthanasia Cruise - Life News

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[SL: News] 1/05/2006 07:04:00 PM

1. US agents shot at, tension mounts on Mexico border - Reuters
2. Few Mexicans in U.S. Seek Absentee Ballots - AP
3. Media forced to explain inaccurate reports on tragedy - USA TODAY
4. Mother lode of misinformation - New York Daily News
5. Congress is partly to blame for Bush's warrantless wiretaps - CS Monitor
6. Suicide bomb in Afghanistan kills 10 as US envoy visits - AFP
7. 130 Dead in Series of Attacks in Iraq - AP
8. America's waning clout in Iraq - Christian Science Monitor
9. Iraq Body Count: War dead figures - BBC
10. Bush reaches beyond inner circle on Iraq policy - Reuters
11. Acting PM Named Amid Sharon Health Crisis - AP
12. Hospital Director Dispels Rumors: Sharon is Alive - Arutz Sheva
13. Political scenarios in a post-Sharon era - Haaretz
14. Era of uncertainty to begin for Israel and Middle East - Independent UK
15. Palestinian election body quits, may reconsider - Reuters
16. Chicken Industry Plans to Test Flocks - AP
17. New bird flu deaths not start of pandemic: experts - Reuters
18. Bogus bird-flu drugs flood the Internet - Mercury News
19. At least 18 die in Saudi haj hostel collapse - Reuters
20. Jobless Claims Plunge to Five-Year Low - AP
21. W/Rosy Predictions, Pundits Missing 2006's Warning Signs - Wash. Post
22. Challenges ahead for US economy - BBC

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[SL: News] 1/03/2006 07:12:00 PM

1. Homeland Security Re-Prioritizing Grants - AP
2. Top Republican lobbyist pleads guilty in US corruption case - AFP
3. 'Worst Year since 1945' says U.N. - UPI
4. Energy prices rise on Russia-Ukraine gas row - Financial Times
5. Oil rises $2 on speculation, Russia gas row - Reuters
6. Stocks flat as rising crude, Wal-Mart weigh - Reuters
7. Book: CIA Ignored Info Iraq Had No WMD - AP
8. Mexico demands US probe fatal border shooting - Reuters
9. Schools ask parents to pay up before kids log on - USA TODAY
10. UN moves to block 2006 Caspian Sea caviar exports - Reuters
11. 41 Beached Whales Shot in New Zealand - AP
12. Major earthquake hits between Fiji and Tonga - AFP
13. Tropical Storm Zeta maintains strength in Atlantic - Reuters
14. Dry Weather Worries Texas Firefighters - AP
15. The enormous US dam problem no one is talking about - CS Monitor
16. Russia restores gas to Europe ahead of talks with Ukraine - AFP
17. Mine rescue makes slow progress - Reuters
18. Construction Spending Hits Record in Nov. - AP
19. Blair tells all in 'day of life' Internet video - AFP
20. 5,736 Iraqis killed in 2005 violence: official data - Reuters
21. China ratchets up control on expression - CS Monitor
22. Beijing experimental buses aim to cut smog - Reuters
23. Boy, 4, has name show up on TSA watch list - KTRK/HOUSTON

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[SL: News] 1/02/2006 07:43:00 PM

1. FEMA: Evacuees in Hotels Get New Deadline - AP
2. Dry Weather Drives Okla., Texas Wildfires - AP
3. Snow, rain bring misery to Pakistan survivors - Reuters
4. Flash floods kill at least 26 in Indonesia - AFP
5. Tropical Storm Zeta Expected to Weaken - AP
6. Big freeze to sweep over China - AFP
7. VIDEO: Storms Prompt California Evacuations - AP
8. Northern Calif. cleans up as storms move south - Reuters
9. US floods, fires bring tempestuous start to 2006 - AFP
10. Top official says US not ready for possible bird flu pandemic - AFP
11. U.S. Says It's Making Progress on Bird Flu - AP
12. CIA may need decade to rebuild clandestine service - Reuters
13. US contractor pays Sunni religious scholars: report - AFP
14. VIDEO: Barrage of Car Bombings Wounds 20 in Iraq - AP
15. Insurgent Attacks Near Baghdad Kill 12 - AP
16. U.S. Air Force's Role Changing in Iraq - AP
17. Former US president Bush to visit Pakistan this month - AFP
18. Human Trafficking Still Problem in Kuwait - AP
19. Iraq oil exports slip; minister quits - Reuters
20. Oil Prices End 2005 40 Percent Higher - AP
21. Gas Delivery Dispute Hits EU - Deutsche Welle
22. Germany warns Russia over Ukraine gas blockade - Reuters
23. Gas row 'could affect UK prices' - BBC
24. Russia says it will restore gas to Europe - Reuters
25. Era of Leaded Gas Comes to an End In Most of Africa - Washington Post
26. World Bank warns Chad on oil law - BBC
27. Rates seen rising twice this year - Reuters
28. Independence Air to Shut Down on Thursday - AP
29. Acquittal sought in French euthanasia case - AFP
30. Rowdy air passenger cast away on remote Atlantic isle - Reuters

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