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Rice aims for talks with Israeli, Palestinian leaders by mid-February (AFP)by Sylvie Lanteaume 18 minutes ago LONDON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she hoped to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas by February 15 in a bid to revive the peace process. "The next couple of weeks will be pretty intensive on the diplomatic front," Rice told reporters traveling with her to London before meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Full text |
Congressman calls on DOJ to halt pursuit of 'Chronicle' reporters
Severe storms batter northern Europe, 23 dead (AFP)
U.S. soldier to plead guilty in Iraq rape, murder (Reuters)
Mitchell warns baseball owners Congress may intervene in steroids investigation
Parcells keeping Cowboys waiting about 2007 return
Oil briefly falls below $50 per barrel (AP)
Pelosi creates panel to tackle energy bill (Reuters)
Patriots' Harrison back in action at practice
9 minutes ago LONDON (AFP) - Hurricane force winds battered parts of Europe, killing at least 23 people and triggering a dramatic air-sea rescue from a sinking cargo ship in the English Channel. The storms brought torrential rains and winds gusting at close to 170 kilometers per hour (105 mph) to areas of southern Britain, northern France, the Netherlands, Germany and the Czech Republic. Full text
(Inc.com) - Seeking a better work-life balance, more and more mid- and senior-level professional women are successfully negotiating flexible work schedules without cutting back income, a recent national survey found. Full text
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday called on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to stop trying to compel two San Francisco Chronicle reporters to identify the source who leaked confidential grand jury testimony in the steroid abuse investigation. A federal judge already has ordered reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams jailed until they comply with government subpoenas demanding detailed information about how the reporters received the grand jury testimony of baseball stars Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and others. Full text
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In announcing Thursday the release of its new Prada phone, LG Electronics didn't claim it was competing with the heavily-hyped Apple iPhone scheduled to be released in June. It didn't have to. The media did it on its own with headlines boldly suggesting the iPhone already had a competitor. Full text