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World News
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Syria 'Would Break Links With Iran' If It Gets U.S. Help: Israeli Official (1:44 p.m. PST, 07 July 2008)
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A former Israeli diplomat has told a London newspaper that the Syrian government would abandon its close ties to Iran if the U.S. would give it financial and military aid.
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UK Mercenary Imprisoned Over Guinea Coup Plot (1:40 p.m. PST, 07 July 2008)
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An Eton-educated British mercenary has been sentenced to 34 years jail in Equatorial Guinea over a failed coup plot in which he implicated Sir Mark Thatcher, son of UK former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and London-based millionaire Eli Calil as orga
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Kabul Car Bomb Kills 41; Targets Indian Embassy (12:24 p.m. PST, 07 July 2008)
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The United Nations has condemned a suicide car bomb attack on the Indian embassy in the capital of Afghanistan that claimed 41 lives as a \cowardly and heinous crime\.
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Science & Technology
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Fast Food When Pregnant Harms Offspring: Study (1:30 p.m. PST, 01 July 2008)
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We all know the saying \you are what you eat,\ but a new study suggests that it may also be true that you are what your mother ate.
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Plants Climb Higher As Earth Warms: Study (1:17 p.m. PST, 29 June 2008)
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Plants are climbing to higher altitudes to seek cooler conditions as the climate changes, according to a report published in the journal Science.
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Martian Soil Can Support Life: NASA (2:57 p.m. PST, 28 June 2008)
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Preliminary tests by the Phoenix Mars Lander mission has found that Martian soil contains sufficient nutrients to support life.
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Business News
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Shares Fall (4:03 p.m. PST, 07 July 2008)
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Shares of government mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tumbled Monday on concern the companies need to raise more capital amid larger-than-expected losses, CNBC reported.
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US Sharemarkets Open Week Down (2:21 p.m. PST, 07 July 2008)
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Wall Street returned from a long Independence Day weekend to face a tough Monday, where stocks slipped over rejuvenated fears about the extent of the credit market crisis.
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European Sharemarkets End Higher On Monday (12:50 p.m. PST, 07 July 2008)
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European Sharemarkets bounced back on Monday, with all 18 western European indexes posting gains, except Ireland, and Germany's DAX adding almost two percent.
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