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 ag2 Tennis action during the 7th Annual Andy Roddick Charity Weekend, December 9, 2007
Beijing   Olympics   Photos   Russia   Sport  
Sore thumb at Olympics
| Contrary to earlier reports, Maria Sharapova will not be the Russian flag bearer at the opening of the Beijing Olympics. She will still lead her country's tennis team in the 2008 Games, but her hand... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)
The Manila Times
Conservative Party chief David Cameron, right, and his local Conservative candidate Edward Timpson, left, speak to the media on a visit to train haulage company, Freightliner Group Limited, during their campaign ahead of the Crewe and Nantwich by election on May 22, in Crewe, England, Thursday May 15, 2008. Rusting train cars litter railroad yards that flank this industrial town that has been a bedrock of support for Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party. Once a farming hamlet, Crewe was transformed by locomotive building into a bustling town in the mid-19th century, only to see the industry slip into a steep decline. Now, Labour looks set to lose the district for the first time in a special election Thursday, raising questions about whether the Brown era may be grinding to its own slow halt
British   Leader   People   Photos   Poverty   Tories  
Tories to target fat, poor, addicted
| BRITISH Opposition Leader David Cameron said yesterday that some people who are poor, fat or addicted to alcohol or drugs have only themselves to blame. | Mr Cameron said society had been too sensit... (photo: AP / Paul Thomas)
The Australian
A police van arrives at the Securitas security depot in Tonbridge, England, Thursday Feb. 23, 2006. Armed robbers impersonating police officers stole some 25 million pounds (US$43.5 million) from a security company south of London early Wednesday in one of the largest robberies in British history, the Bank of England said. Police and Londoners struggle to explain killings of 2 French students
| LONDON - The tabloids are calling them the "Tarantino murders." | The two young Frenchmen, promising research students at one of Britain's top universities, had been bound and stabbed repe... (photo: AP Photo / Tom Hevezi) Star Tribune
Crime   France   London   Photos   Police   Students  
 Palestinian children play with toy guns to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Rafah refugee camp in the center of the Gaza Strip October 13 2007 Eid al-Fitr is the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.(photo: WN/Ahmed Deeb) Children 'feel safer' if they are carrying a weapon, study claims
| Alarming numbers of children feel safer in the street when carrying knives or guns, Government inspectors warned today. | A top-level report found that many children were still "very worried" about ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Daily Mail
Kids   Photos   Science   Society   Youth  
Top Stories
Kate Beckinsale It's puppy love for Kate Beckinsale as she shows off her latest accessory
| Kate Beckinsale traded in her designer handbag yesterday for another popular Hollywood accessory - an adorable puppy. | The actress proudly toted her new furry bundle d... (photo: Creative Commons ) The Daily Mail
Actress   Celebrity   Entertainment   Hollywood   Photos  
Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra kneels down and greets on the ground after walking out of VIP room at Suvarnabhumi international airport shortly after his arrival Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Two years after coup, Thaksin on graft trial
| An anti-government protester wears a mask featuring a caricature of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra during a demonstration in front of the National police head... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong) Turkish Press
Government   Leader   Photos   Thailand   Trial  
 KLps1 - January07 - Gasoline - Fuel - Petrol - Oil - Energy - Gas Pump. (ps1)  Security warning over fuel thefts
| A rising number of fuel thefts has prompted a security warning from police in southern Scotland. | In one incident at a filling station in Sanquhar, a motorist filled u... (photo: WN/Patricia) BBC News
Fuel   Photos   Police   Security   Warning  
Man walks past giant poster of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party's headquarters Monday, Dec. 24, 2007. Thailand's rival political parties began battling Monday to cobble together a coalition government after loyalists of former Prime Minister Thaksin emerged victors but failed to gain an absolute majority in parliamentary elections. World on a poster read citizen is heart. Thaksin Shinawatra: corruption case against former Thai PM begins
| The former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets supporters at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok on his return to Thailand after 17 months in exile. Photograph: B... (photo: AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit) The Guardian
Corruption   Law   Photos   Politics   Thailand  
Tiger Chinese activists unmask tiger hoax
SHANGHAI, China -- It all started with a farmer and his claim of sighting a rare tiger, backed up by supposed photos of the animal in the local woods, curled up and stari... (photo: public domain) The Columbus Dispatch
Animals   China   Enviroment   Photos   Wildlife  
police car New cop cars subject to budget cap
| Each year, about 10 police cruisers are bought to replace ones that are driven around the clock in Brick. | At $30,000 apiece, even a financed payment for those 10 cars... (photo: Jamal Penjweny) Asbury Park Press
Budget   Crime   Officials   Photos   Police  
Political Scandals Conspiracy
Kevin Rudd spinning way into trouble: John Howard
Profiling? OK, if you insist
Brazil police arrest bankers, politician in raids
Profiling? OK, if you insist
Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra kneels down and greets on the ground after walking out of VIP room at Suvarnabhumi international airport shortly after his arrival Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Two years after coup, Thaksin on graft trial
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The geeks take over the gallery at the ICA
Stop-and-search victim Nzube Udezue relives his gunpoint ord
Oil spill forces Lamma beaches to close
`No win, no fee' lawyer in dock
 A home in foreclosure is shown Wednesday Oct. 31, 2007 in Pomona, Calif. A soaring number of U.S. ho
A tale of two downturns
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Financial Fraud Insurance Scams
Criminal charges laid against Five Star Finance trio
$600 Million BabyJuly 8, 2008; Page A20
High-living S.F. entrepreneur ordered to pay for fleecing in
Unisys and Actimize Team with DBS Bank on Leading Edge Enter
Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra kneels down and greets on the ground after walking out of VIP room at Suvarnabhumi international airport shortly after his arrival Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Two years after coup, Thaksin on graft trial
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Business owner sentenced for fraud
Senate races
Saint Louis University to pay $1M to settle fraud case
Finance exec gets 12 years in BWC fraud case
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Brown warns unions of 'no return'
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Internet Fraud Psychology of Lying
No guarantee for web free speech
Free speech is thorny online
Internet soapbox still a little shaky
Internet service providers serve as lawmakers, police and ju
 eBay headquarters Community Relations building lobby, June 2006.    wnhires  (js1)
Ebay's PayPal celebrates 10 years in online shopping
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Reintegrating Lebanon's Shiites
Stop-and-search victim Nzube Udezue relives his gunpoint ord
Iraq insists on US troops timetable
US tweens in abusive relationships
Incoming Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, at podium on left, addresses the Iraqi Parliament inside the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq
Iraq insists on U.S. withdrawal timetable - official
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Logics Scams Alerts
How the Google generation thinks differently
Half price argument for LPG cars
Mind games: computer headset lets brain control
Nate Myles concedes he's hurt the Roosters
 KLdy1 - Jan07 - measuring tape - obese - obesity - over weight. (dy1)
Ten ways to lose 10 pounds
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The market cannot mend our broken society
Brian Rudman: Stirring race pot won't stop crime
He poses as a lay minister
Former SFO boss slams new agency
 ag2 Tennis action during the 7th Annual Andy Roddick Charity Weekend, December 9, 2007
Sore thumb at Olympics
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