[AP] Iraqi Religious Leaders Call for Peace

*G_Man* · 02-24-2006, 03:44 PM

Iraqi Religious Leaders Call for Peace

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Appeals from religious leaders and an unusual daytime curfew Friday curbed violence that claimed more than 140 lives across Iraq after the bombing of a Shiite shrine. President Bush joined in calling for calm, saying "This is a moment of choosing for the Iraqi people."...

*G_Man* · 02-24-2006, 03:44 PM

Guards Thwart Attack on Saudi Refinery

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ABQAIQ, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Suicide bombers in explosives-packed cars attacked the world's largest oil processing facility Friday but were stopped outside the gates when guards opened fire, detonating their vehicles, officials said....

*G_Man* · 02-24-2006, 03:45 PM

Adviser Says White House Set on Ports Deal

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration said Friday it won't reconsider its approval for a United Arab Emirates company to take over significant operations at six U.S. ports. The former head of the Sept. 11 commission said the deal "never should have happened."...

*G_Man* · 02-24-2006, 03:45 PM

Army Charges 7 in Sex-For-Money Web Site

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Army has charged seven members of the celebrated 82nd Airborne Division with engaging in sex for money on a Web site, authorities said Friday....

*G_Man* · 02-24-2006, 03:46 PM

No Gold, but Hedrick Completes Collection

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TURIN, Italy (AP) -- Mouth agape, tongue hanging out, head tilting over - Chad Hedrick looked like he was done. Ever so deftly, Dutch skater Carl Verheijen pulled up right behind him, and Hedrick suddenly shifted into another gear with a burst of short, choppy strides - and took off....

*G_Man* · 02-24-2006, 03:46 PM

S.D. House Approves Abortion Ban Bill

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota lawmakers approved a ban on nearly all abortions Friday, setting up a deliberate frontal assault on Roe v. Wade at a time when some activists see the U.S. Supreme Court as more willing than ever to overturn the 33-year-old decision....

*G_Man* · 02-24-2006, 03:47 PM

Virus Found in Prostate Cancer Patients

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Researchers said Friday they have found a virus in the prostates of some cancer patients, a remarkable discovery that may suggest disease could play a role alongside genetics and the environment in causing this cancer....

*G_Man* · 02-24-2006, 03:47 PM

Tracy Morgan Gets Probation in DUI Case

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former "Saturday Night Live" regular Tracy Morgan was given three years' probation after pleading no contest to drunken driving, authorities said Friday....

*G_Man* · 02-24-2006, 03:48 PM

Blackberry Hearing Ends With No Decision

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- BlackBerry owners will have to wait longer to learn the fate of their wireless e-mail devices: A federal judge ended a hearing Friday without making a ruling on an injunction request....

*G_Man* · 02-24-2006, 03:48 PM

Drug Tests Negative for 10 Austrian Skiers

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TURIN, Italy (AP) -- The Austrians' drug tests were negative. The doping probe is just beginning. Austria's biathlon and cross-country teams may have thought they were off the hook when all 10 doping samples from last weekend's late-night raids came back Friday showing no evidence of banned substances....