Explosion Destroys Dome of Shiite Shrine
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SAMARRA, Iraq (AP) -- A large explosion destroyed the golden dome of one of Iraq's most famous Shiite shrines Wednesday, spawning mass protests and triggering reprisal attacks against Sunni mosques. It was the third major attack against Shiite targets this week and threatened to enflame sectarian tensions....
Bush Unaware of Ports Deal Before Approval
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already had been approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday....
Doctors' Doubts Put Off Calif. Execution
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SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) -- A convicted killer's execution was postponed for the second time in less than a day amid continuing concerns over the constitutionality of the state's lethal injection policy....
Analysts: Health Care Costs to Keep Rising
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Within a decade, an aging America will spend one of every five dollars on health care, according to government analysts who see no end to increases in the cost of going to the doctor and taking medicine....
U.S. Faces Uphill Struggle vs. Finland
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TURIN, Italy (AP) -- Games this good aren't supposed to come this early in the Olympic men's hockey tournament. How about Canada vs. Russia - hockey's biggest rivalry for a half-century - in Wednesday's quarterfinals?...
Surging Energy Costs Push Inflation Up
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer prices shot up in January at the fastest pace in four months as the cost of gasoline and electricity posted big gains....
Gartner: Server Sales Up Sharply in 2005
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Worldwide server shipments jumped 12.7 percent in 2005 while revenues increased 4.5 percent to $51.68 billion as companies turned to lower-end - and less expensive - systems for their computing needs, the research firm Gartner Inc. reported....
Trump, Stewart Face Off in War of Words
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The bleat goes on in the rekindled Donald Trump-Martha Stewart battle. The two pop-culture icons spent much of Tuesday in a back and forth tempest over "The Apprentice."...
Woman in Spain Has 15 Pound Baby
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MADRID, Spain (AP) -- A Colombian woman has given birth to a 15-pound baby, the largest in 40 years in Madrid's main maternity hospital....
Paerson Leads After First Run of Slalom
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SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) -- Anja Paerson of Sweden positioned herself for the Olympic gold medal that has long eluded her by skiing the fastest time in the first of two slalom runs Wednesday....
U.S. Says Will Help Rebuild Bombed Shrine
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Top U.S. officials strongly condemned the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine Wednesday, calling it a desperate and despicable act designed to foment sectarian strife....
Bush Unaware of Ports Deal Before Approval
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already had been approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday....
Israel Warns Iran Against Palestinian Aid
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran offered Wednesday to help finance a Palestinian Authority run by the Hamas militant group, state radio said in a report that brought a quick warning from Israel that it would do all it could legally to stop the Palestinians from receiving the money....
Analysts: Health Care Costs to Keep Rising
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Within a decade, an aging America will spend one of every five dollars on health care, according to government analysts who see no end to increases in the cost of going to the doctor and taking medicine....
Ski Coach Acknowledges Suicide Attempt
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TURIN, Italy (AP) -- The disgraced Austrian ski coach who set off a doping scandal at the Turin Games said he cannot understand why he was targeted for drug raids, and acknowledged he was trying to kill himself when he crashed into a police roadblock during a bizarre flight from the Olympics....
Surging Energy Costs Push Inflation Up
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer prices shot up in January at the fastest pace in four months as the cost of gasoline and electricity posted big gains....
Nebraska Co-Workers Share $365M Jackpot
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Eight workers at a Nebraska meat processing plant claimed the record $365 million Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, giving each about $15.5 million after taxes....
Trump, Stewart Face Off in War of Words
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The bleat goes on in the rekindled Donald Trump-Martha Stewart battle. The two pop-culture icons spent much of Tuesday in a back and forth tempest over "The Apprentice."...
Woman in Spain Has 15 Pound Baby
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MADRID, Spain (AP) -- A Colombian woman has given birth to a 15-pound baby, the largest in 40 years in Madrid's main maternity hospital....
Peltonen Gives Finland 1-0 Lead Over U.S
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TURIN, Italy (AP) -- Ville Peltonen scored midway through the first period to give Finland a 1-0 lead over the United States in their quarterfinal contest Wednesday night in men's hockey at the Turin Games. Peltonen took a pass in the slot and fired a quick shot that went into the pads of U.S. goalie Rick DiPietro and then slowly rolled behind him and into the net. It came 9:33 into the game....