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Free Internet Press - News Aggregator
Recent stories collected from around the world.
Updated every 10 minutes.
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It's not working
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Source: baltimoresun.com - news
2008-10-14 06:30:03 (4 minutes ago)
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third of six chapters Peggy Murphy put her faith in an experimental breast cancer vaccine, only to be let down
Peggy Murphy breathes deeply before getting ready to leave her Lancaster County, Pa., home. Murphy finished Dr. Leisha Emens' first vaccine trial in the spring, but her cancer appears to be spreading. She would seek more conventional treatment.
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Obama urges $60 billion package to stimulate economy
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Source: SacBee -- National Political News
2008-10-14 06:10:20 (24 minutes ago)
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WASHINGTON – Democrat Barack Obama on Monday proposed $60 billion worth of new ideas to stimulate the ailing economy, including a tax credit to prod companies to hire more workers and a new way for consumers to cash out up to 15 percent of their IRAs or 401(k)s with no penalties for early withdrawal.
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Judge rules to halt removal of voters
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Source: Freep.com - RSS
2008-10-14 06:10:08 (24 minutes ago)
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A federal judge in Detroit ordered state elections officials Monday to halt one method of removing people from Michigan's voting rolls. The judge found that a second method the state uses to purge voters also was illegal, but declined to take immediate action on that practice.
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Lions plan no trades, stay quiet about Kitna's injury
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Source: Freep.com - RSS
2008-10-14 06:10:08 (24 minutes ago)
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The Lions say they don't plan to trade anyone before the NFL trade deadline at 4 p.m. today. But they aren't saying anything about quarterback Jon Kitna's back injury, although Kitna told the Associated Press: "I'll eventually be able to play. I don't know if it will be this week."
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WINGS CORNER: Dan Cleary may join the Henrik Zetterberg line
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Source: Freep.com - RSS
2008-10-14 06:10:08 (24 minutes ago)
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Monday night, in the 3-1 victory over Carolina at the RBC Center, Henrik Zetterberg started the game with Johan Franzen and Jiri Hudler. But midway through, coach Mike Babcock moved Mikael Samuelsson onto the line and put Hudler with Dan Cleary and Valtteri Filppula on the third line. Babcock said afterward he might try Cleary on the Zetterberg line.
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Pakistan investigates US detainee
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Source: Freep.com - RSS
2008-10-14 06:10:08 (24 minutes ago)
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani police were questioning a 20-year-old U.S. citizen who was arrested close to the Afghan border, as new clashes in the region killed 17 militants, officials said Tuesday.
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Obama: Give more help to automakers
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Source: Freep.com - RSS
2008-10-14 06:10:08 (24 minutes ago)
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It has been just two weeks since Congress approved a $25-billion loan plan for the U.S. auto industry aimed at retooling plants in the midst of an economic tsunami -- but the industry already appears ready to ask for more.
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GM to hasten factory closings
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Source: Freep.com - RSS
2008-10-14 06:10:08 (24 minutes ago)
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General Motors Corp. announced Monday that it will close its Grand Rapids stamping plant in December 2009 and accelerate the closing of its Janesville, Wis., assembly plant by more than a year to Dec. 23 of this year.
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'Change direction now,' McCain says
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Source: Freep.com - RSS
2008-10-14 06:10:08 (24 minutes ago)
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John McCain pledged to fight for a new direction for the country in an energetic new campaign stump speech Monday that sought to distance the Republican presidential nominee from the economic policies of President George W. Bush.
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U-M puts Toledo in past, looks ahead to Penn State
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Source: Freep.com - RSS
2008-10-14 06:10:08 (24 minutes ago)
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There are few believers in the Michigan football team as it prepares to face third-ranked Penn State in State College, Pa. The Nittany Lions, who U-M coach Rich Rodriguez said Monday had "no weaknesses in any of the three phases," are 23 1/2 -point favorites, the largest spread against a Michigan team in memory.
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Lions have no plans for trade deadline
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Source: Freep.com - RSS
2008-10-14 06:10:08 (24 minutes ago)
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The Lions say they don't plan to trade anyone before the NFL trade deadline at 4 p.m. today. But they aren't saying anything about quarterback Jon Kitna's back injury, although Kitna told the Associated Press: "I'll eventually be able to play. I don't know if it will be this week."
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Lions still looking for win No. 1
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Source: Freep.com - RSS
2008-10-14 06:10:08 (24 minutes ago)
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This is the eighth time in 75 seasons that the Lions have gone 0-5 to open a season; it's the second time since Roy Williams joined the team in 2004. Here's how they've fared in those seasons:
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Asia stocks soar again after U.S. rally
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Source: Freep.com - RSS
2008-10-14 06:10:08 (24 minutes ago)
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UPDATED AT 5:14 A.M. -- HONG KONG -- World markets soared for a second day Tuesday, led by a record 14 percent jump in Tokyo, after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism that government rescue efforts will heal the crippled global financial system.
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Sudan arrests Darfur genocide suspect
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Source: San Diego Union-Tribune News
2008-10-14 06:02:04 (32 minutes ago)
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NAIROBI, Kenya – The Sudanese government has arrested one of the most wanted men in the country, a notorious janjaweed militia leader charged by an international court with orchestrating mass murder in Darfur, Sudanese officials said yesterday.
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More foreigners being taken hostage
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Source: San Diego Union-Tribune News
2008-10-14 06:02:04 (32 minutes ago)
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The number of foreigners kidnapped around the world by terrorists, militant groups and pirates has increased dramatically this decade as many hostage-takers adopted the methods of some of the most violent figures in the Iraq insurgency.
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New law aims for foster care stability
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Source: San Diego Union-Tribune News
2008-10-14 06:02:04 (32 minutes ago)
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For many thousands of America's foster children, prospects for a permanent home and stronger support will be brighter under a new law that bridged Washington's partisan divide and is touted as the most significant child-welfare reform in decades.
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