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US, Iraq have draft to pull US troops out
(AP)
 AP - Iraq and the U.S. have reached preliminary agreement to withdraw American forces from Iraqi cities by next June, six years into the increasingly unpopular war, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday after meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:47:48 GMT
| Suicide bombers kill 59 at Pakistani arms factory
(AP)
 AP - Two Taliban suicide bombers blew themselves up at the gates to a huge weapons factory near Pakistan's capital Thursday, killing at least 59 people and wounding 70 in one of the country's worst terrorist attacks.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:37:43 GMT
| Russia blocks Georgia's main port city
(AP)
 AP - Russian forces dug trenches and built fortifications in key areas of Georgia Thursday, but also rolled columns of tanks north toward home, picking and choosing how their nation would comply with the terms of a peace accord.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:43:02 GMT
| 30 militants die in Afghan battle near ambush site
(AP)
 AP - The U.S.-led coalition said Thursday it had killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan governor said were responsible for an attack that killed 10 French troops this week. Officials announced the deaths of six NATO soldiers in two attacks.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:23:37 GMT
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US softball denied fourth straight gold (AP)
With silver medals swinging from their necks, their eyes filled with tears, five members of the U.S. Olympic softball team walked to home plate and placed their cleats in the dirt. Their games were over, and so were their international playing careers. With that they said goodbye to softball, the sport they played better than anyone else save for one game.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:00:31 PDT
| NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies at 63 (AP)
Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63. Upshaw died Wednesday night at his home in Lake Tahoe, Calif., of pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed only last Sunday, the NFL Players Association said Thursday.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:42:32 PDT
| US women's soccer tops Brazil for gold (AP)
Outplayed and overwhelmed for most of the night, the Americans got the only shot they needed. Olympic champions, once again. Carli Lloyd scored in the sixth minute of extra time Thursday night, Hope Solo bailed out her teammates time and again, and the United States beat Brazil 1-0 to win the gold medal in women's soccer for a third time in four Olympics.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:35:12 PDT
| US men, women drop batons in 400m relays (AP)
Tyson Gay stuck his left hand behind him, waiting to feel the red baton's cool metal make contact. Still waiting, Gay looked ahead and began to take off. Now accelerating, he glanced back at Darvis Patton, his U.S. teammate in a 400-meter relay preliminary heat. A moment later, Patton let go of the stick, and Gay squeezed his hand shut -- empty.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:22:31 PDT
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Fannie, Freddie debt rallies on likely bailout
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Heightened expectations for a
government bailout of U.S. home-funding giants Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac drove their debt prices higher
on Thursday as investors bet the securities will be guaranteed
by the U.S. government even if shareholders are wiped out.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:05:11 GMT
| Oil rises 5 pct on global tensions, soft dollar
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Oil prices rose nearly 5 percent on
Thursday, the biggest gain in more than two months, driven by
rising tensions between the United States and energy behemoth
Russia.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:11:05 GMT
| Analysts see tough quarter for U.S. investment banks
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wall Street research analysts are
projecting yet another tough quarter for U.S. investment banks
marked by additional writedowns across a series of fixed-income
assets amid an already weak operating environment.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:31:16 GMT
| Credit fears, soaring oil push market lower
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks fell on Thursday on fears of
more credit losses on Wall Street while soaring oil prices
rekindled concern about consumer and business spending.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:25:30 GMT
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