July 23rd, 2007
Gonzales vows to stay to fix Justice DepartmentReuters - 18 minutes agoBy Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, under congressional pressure to quit over the firing of nine US prosecutors, vowed on Monday to stay and fix problems with the Justice Department.Gonzales to Senate: I'm Staying FOX NewsGonzales: I Will Not Walk Away from the Problems I Created TPMmuckrakerOpEdNews - Cleveland Plain Dealer - ABC News - Herald News Dailyall 155 news articles
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July 23rd, 2007
Top Oil Drilling Companies to MergeNew York Times - 19 minutes agoBy JAD MOUAWAD Two of the world’s top oil-drilling companies, Transocean Inc. and the GlobalSantaFe Corporation, said today that they would merge to consolidate their lead in a fast-growing market.Oil-drilling firms to tie up, create $53 billion giant MarketWatchTransocean to buy GlobalSantaFe Washington PostForbes - Bloomberg - Reuters - Houston Chronicleall 230 news articles
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July 23rd, 2007
Sirius and XM Offer Plans With Channel ChoiceNew York Times - 19 minutes agoBy STEPHEN LABATON WASHINGTON, July 23 - Hoping to persuade skeptical regulators to approve their proposed merger, the nation’s two satellite radio companies today announced detailed plans to let consumers choose the programs that make up their ...2nd UPDATE: Sirius-XM Radio Would Offer A La Carte Pricing CNNMoney.comSirius, XM Satellite Unveil New Plans ForbesWall Street Journal - Canada.com - CNET News.com - Ars Technicaall 167 news articles
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July 23rd, 2007
Police called to home of NBA ref investigated for bettingBoston Herald - 21 minutes agoBy AP Police staked out former NBA referee Tim Donaghy’s home after he received two telephone threats following disclosure that the FBI is investigating him for betting on games he worked.Source: 'No impact' on Vegas' NBA future New York Daily NewsAn ethical and moral disaster Chicago Sun-TimesUSA Today - ESPN - SLAM Online - CBS Newsall 1,204 news articles
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July 23rd, 2007
Rivers at highest levels for 60 yearsFinancial Times - 21 minutes agoBy Christopher Adams, Political Correspondent Thousands more people were told to prepare to leave their homes on Monday as flood- waters across huge tracts of central and southern England rose to their highest in 60 years.Floods Strike Britain; Thames Rising ForbesHumanitarian crisis as thousands face new evacuation alert This is LondonGuardian Unlimited - NEWS.com.au - CNN - Guardian Unlimitedall 390 news articles
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July 23rd, 2007
Israel marks Blair visit with pledge to renew talksMalaysia Star - 24 minutes agoBy Alastair Macdonald JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Tony Blair began his first visit to the Middle East as international envoy on Monday, meeting Israeli leaders who promised to try to revive the long-stalled peace process with the Palestinians.Blair kicks off first Mideast tour as 'Quartet' envoy Daily Star - LebanonBlair on First Trip As Mideast Envoy ForbesMonsters and Critics.com - Jerusalem Post - Telegraph.co.uk - Times Onlineall 388 news articles
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July 23rd, 2007
20 Militants Killed in Pakistan FightingWashington Post - 32 minutes agoBy BASHIRULLAH KHAN AP MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan -- Suspected militants clashed with security forces Monday near Pakistan's northwestern border with Afghanistan, killing at least 20 insurgents and two soldiers, an army spokesman said.20 militants killed in Pakistan fighting San Jose Mercury NewsClashes Erupt Between Militants, Soldiers in Northern Pakistan Voice of AmericaCNN International - Monsters and Critics.com - France24 - Times of Indiaall 310 news articles
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July 23rd, 2007
Turkey's PM vows to uphold secularism, move forward with reformsDaily Star - Lebanon - 34 minutes agoTurkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Monday, one day after his party's landslide re-election victory, to uphold secularism and deepen reforms and said he believed controversy over Turkey's presidential contest could be resolved without tension ...Turkey's Democracy put to Crucial Test Defense UpdateTurkey's big result EconomistMSNBC - BBC News - ABC Online - Xinhuaall 1,371 news articles
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July 23rd, 2007
US, Iranian ambassadors to meet over Iraq (Roundup)Monsters and Critics.com - 38 minutes agoTehran/Washington - US and Iranian representatives are scheduled to meet in Baghdad Tuesday to discuss security in Iraq amid US accusations that Tehran has been stoking violence in its neighbouring country.Car bombs kill 14 in Baghdad; 2 US troops slain Los Angeles TimesSpokesman: US-Iran talks to focus on Iraq security XinhuaVoice of America - Sydney Morning Herald - Reuters - Turkish Daily News (subscription)all 700 news articles
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July 23rd, 2007
Microsoft Joins Ask.com, Google in Implementing Privacy ProvisionsBetaNews - 47 minutes agoBy Scott M. Fulton, III, BetaNews Some weeks after the European Commission announced it would begin investigating the data retention policies of search engine providers other than Google, following its decision last month to anonymize its data ...Microsoft and Ask follow Google's lead VNUNet.comMicrosoft to set time limit for storing data on Web searches Seattle TimesTimes Online - CNET News.com - Ars Technica - EFYTimesall 166 news articles
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