Obama’s speech seen by 38 million viewers (AP)

August 29th, 2008 by admin

Obama’s speech seen by 38 million viewers
(AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., gives his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was seen by more than 38 million people.

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Loyalists of Iraq’s Sadr sign blood oaths to continue fighting (AFP)

August 29th, 2008 by admin

Loyalists of Iraq’s Sadr sign blood oaths to continue fighting
(AFP)

Iraqi Shiites flash the V for 'victory' sign in front of a portrait ofMoqtada al-Sadr in Sadr City on the outskirts of Baghdad. Dozens of Shiite radicals scrambled to sign blood oaths to continue their fight against US forces in Iraq despite an order from al-Sadr for them to lay down their arms.(AFP/Wissam al-Okaili)AFP – Dozens of Shiite radicals scrambled on Friday to sign blood oaths to continue their fight against US forces in Iraq despite an order from their leader Moqtada al-Sadr for them to lay down their arms.

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Phone companies prepare backup plans for Gustav (AP)

August 29th, 2008 by admin

Phone companies prepare backup plans for Gustav
(AP)

Cars line up for gas as a tanker truck driver fills the station underground tanks in Troutdale, Ore., Friday, Aug. 29, 2008.  Retail gas prices swung higher Friday — the first increase in 43 days — as analysts warned that a direct hit on U.S. energy infrastructure by Tropical Storm Gustav could send pump prices hurtling toward $5 a gallon. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)AP – The tropical storm bearing down on the Gulf Coast could be a test for the country’s wireless carriers, which faced criticism and a regulatory push after Hurricane Katrina took out networks.

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Iraqi girl tells of ordeal as suicide bomber (Reuters)

August 29th, 2008 by admin

Iraqi girl tells of ordeal as suicide bomber
(Reuters)

Iraqi police remove a suicide vest from an Iraqi girl in Baquba in this handout photo from the Iraqi police taken August 24, 2008. (Iraqi Police/Handout/Reuters)Reuters – Rania is only 15-years old, but in the
past week the softly spoken Iraqi girl has been drugged,
strapped with explosives, arrested by men she nearly blew up
and then shoved into a detention centre.

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Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony (AP)

August 27th, 2008 by admin

Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony
(AP)

AP – A man accused of involving two teenage boys in self-flagellation as part of a Muslim religious ritual was convicted of child cruelty Wednesday.

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Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony (AP)

August 27th, 2008 by admin

Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony
(AP)

AP – A man accused of involving two teenage boys in self-flagellation as part of a Muslim religious ritual was convicted of child cruelty Wednesday.

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Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony (AP)

August 27th, 2008 by admin

Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony
(AP)

AP – A man accused of involving two teenage boys in self-flagellation as part of a Muslim religious ritual was convicted of child cruelty Wednesday.

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Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony (AP)

August 27th, 2008 by admin

Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony
(AP)

AP – A man accused of involving two teenage boys in self-flagellation as part of a Muslim religious ritual was convicted of child cruelty Wednesday.

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Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony (AP)

August 27th, 2008 by admin

Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony
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AP – A man accused of involving two teenage boys in self-flagellation as part of a Muslim religious ritual was convicted of child cruelty Wednesday.

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Growing new ear hairs that can boost hearing: study (AFP)

August 27th, 2008 by admin

Growing new ear hairs that can boost hearing: study
(AFP)

A woman, seen in 1999, puts in a hearing aid. Scientists have used gene therapy on mouse embryos to grow hair cells with the potential to reduce hearing loss in adult animals, according to a study released Wednesday.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP – Scientists have used gene therapy on mouse embryos to grow hair cells with the potential to reduce hearing loss in adult animals, according to a study released Wednesday.

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