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No boycott: Sarkozy to attend Olympics opener
(AP)
09 07 2008 AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says he will attend the opening of the Beijing Olympics, putting an end to a boycott threat.
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US chief: Iraq needs time to stabilize after fight
(AP)
09 07 2008  AP - Even in the chin-high piles of roadside rubble, the crumbled cinderblock and the eerily empty streets of this neighborhood in western Mosul, America's top military officer sees hope. But he also sees peril and an urgent need to get the economy going — jobs, services, some semblance of regular life.
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Church of England split on women bishops
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - The Church of England's move to accept women bishops further roiled an already troubled Anglican communion Tuesday, infuriating conservatives and complicating efforts to promote unity with the Roman Catholic Church.
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Iraq presses US on timeline for troop pullout
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraqi officials stepped up pressure on the United States on Tuesday to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw American forces, a sign of the government's growing confidence as violence falls.
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Amid oil boom, inflation makes Saudis feel poorer
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Sultan al-Mazeen recently stopped at a gas station to fill up his SUV, paying 45 cents a gallon — about one-tenth what Americans pay these days.
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US chief: Iraq needs time to stabilize after fight
(AP)
08 07 2008 AP - Even in the chin-high piles of roadside rubble, the crumbled cinderblock and the eerily empty streets of this neighborhood in western Mosul, America's top military officer sees hope. But he also sees peril and an urgent need to get the economy going — jobs, services, some semblance of regular life.
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US, allies want global pollution slashed — by 2050
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - World leaders embraced for the first time on Tuesday an ambitious but nonbinding goal of slashing greenhouse-gas emissions in half by midcentury to stave off global warming. Unimpressed environmentalists called the effort too slow and too uncertain.
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Australia cardinal denies cover-up of sex abuse
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Australia's top Roman Catholic cleric has denied trying to cover up a sexual abuse case involving clergy, attempting Tuesday to fight off an embarrassing scandal just days before Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a visit.
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Afghans blame 'foreign agency' for Kabul bombing
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Afghanistan blamed a foreign intelligence agency Tuesday for the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, making a veiled but clear reference to its eastern neighbor, Pakistan.
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US confident on passage of UN sanctions against Zimbabwe
(AFP)
08 07 2008  AFP - The US ambassador to the UN said Tuesday that he was confident a sanctions resolution targeting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his cronies would be passed by the Security Council this week.
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Mexico City police chief quits after botched raid
(AP)
08 07 2008 AP - Mexico City's police chief has quit following a botched night club raid in which 12 people died.
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Syria says it will soon send ambassador to Paris
(AP)
08 07 2008 AP - Syria will soon send an ambassador to Paris for the first time in two years, ending a freeze in relations between the two nations, the country's top diplomat in London said Tuesday.
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London stage pulls in record crowds: theatre bosses
(AFP)
08 07 2008  AFP - London theatre enjoyed its most successful year ever in 2007, with 13.6 million visits, according to a report out Tuesday.
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
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G-8 endorses halving global emissions by 2050
(AP)
08 07 2008 AP - World leaders on Tuesday endorsed halving world emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, edging forward in the battle against global warming but stopping short of tough, nearer-term targets.
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
08 07 2008  AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
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