Portugal Defeats England 3-1 in Shootout

Portugal, Brazil — it doesn't matter to Luiz Felipe Scolari. If he's coaching, the team will beat England in the World Cup. After the English lost David Beckham to an injury and Wayne Rooney to a red card, Portugal won a shootout 3-1 Saturday night following 120 minutes of scoreless soccer. Complete Story

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Blast Kills 66 in Baghdad Shiite District

A huge car bomb exploded Saturday at a bustling outdoor market in a Shiite district of Baghdad, killing at least 66 people and injuring about 100 in the deadliest attack since the new national unity government took office six weeks ago.

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Osama Addresses Militants in Iraq, Somalia

Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden said in an Internet message Saturday to militants that the Islamic community was depending on them to "liberate" Iraq.

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Bush Address Pays Tribute to Armed Forces

President Bush paid tribute to America's armed forces Saturday, calling Independence Day a time to thank the men and women who defend freedom.

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Summary: a Mixed Picture for Gay Rights

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Sorenstam Takes Early Women's Open Lead

Annika Sorenstam bogeyed the torturous ninth hole to finish the second round of the U.S. Women's Open at even par 71 and remain 2 under for the tournament — still good enough to make her the leader in the clubhouse Saturday with a 36-hole finish to come.

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Mixed Picture Emerges of Global Gay Rights

While cities around the world hosted upbeat gay pride parades in recent weeks, human-rights activists kept watch on a contrasting set of developments: gays beaten by demonstrators in Moscow, convicted on sodomy charges in Cameroon, targeted by sweeping anti-gay legislation in Nigeria.

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Genealogists Discover Royal Roots for All

Actress Brooke Shields has a pretty impressive pedigree — hanging from her family tree are Catherine de Medici and Lucrezia Borgia, Charlemagne and El Cid, William the Conquerer and King Harold, vanquished by William at the Battle of Hastings.

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Boeing CEO Sees Smooth Sailing in 1st Year

First-year CEO results don't get much better than they've been for Jim McNerney at Boeing Co.: a soaring stock price, a stumbling rival and a new airplane that's an industry darling before it ever leaves the ground.

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Rangers Activate Wasdin From DL

The Texas Rangers activated right-hander John Wasdin from the 15-day disabled list Saturday to start against Houston.

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England's Beckham Hurt, Rooney Red-Carded

The World Cup could be over for England's David Beckham and Wayne Rooney.

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Gaza Offensive Earns Shrugs in Israel

Military planners dubbed their Gaza attack plan "Summer Rain." It's a fitting image for how many Israelis have followed the operations to shake Hamas: watching closely as the storm gathered, then losing interest as it rolled on.

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Red Cross Laptop With Donor Data Stolen

A laptop containing personal information from thousands of blood donors — including Social Security numbers and medical information — was stolen from a local office of the American Red Cross, but officials said the information was encrypted.

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Cheney Emerging More Often Before Election

From the baseball diamond to the speedway oval, Vice President Dick Cheney is turning up at lots of high-profile venues, increasing his visibility ahead of the fall election.

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Va. Candidate Webb: GOP Can't Fix Iraq

Neither President Bush nor the Republican-led Congress can extract the United States from a bloody quagmire of their own making in Iraq, said a former Republican who is seeking a Senate seat in Virginia.

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Ukrainian Opposition Leader Urges Protests

Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych called Saturday for mass protests nationwide if Ukraine's recently formed governing coalition doesn't give his party a greater role in parliament.

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California Woman Lost 2 Men to 2 Wars

Harold Stuart Roach Jr.'s name is not on the wall.

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Black Men Quietly Combating Stereotypes

Keith Borders tries hard not to scare people.

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Roots of Human Family Tree Are Shallow

Whoever it was probably lived a few thousand years ago, somewhere in East Asia — Taiwan, Malaysia and Siberia all are likely locations. He — or she — did nothing more remarkable than be born, live, have children and die.

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Journalists and 'Leakers' Feel Heat

Headline by headline, a trickle of news leaks on Iraq and the antiterror campaign has grown into a steady stream of revelations, and from Pennsylvania Avenue to Downing Street, Copenhagen to Canberra, governments are responding with pressure and prosecutions.

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Bush Faces 60th Birthday With Wisecracks

The most powerful man in the world turns 60 on Thursday and he just can't seem to stop talking about it. Barely a week has gone by this year that President Bush has not brought up his advancing age at least once.

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U.S. Probes Possible 'Friendly Fire' Death

The U.S. military on Saturday said it was investigating the death of a soldier in eastern Afghanistan as a possible "friendly fire incident."

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Kerry Faces Hard Road in Presidential Bid

Seeking the presidency is harder the second time around.

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Bush's Comments on Turning 60

Some of President Bush's comments this year on turning 60, growing older and leaving the White House in 2009:

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Facts About Mexico

Some facts about Mexico:

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Mac Install-Base is 16%

I love this.

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NOB: A Survey for the Women of Newsvine

A survey for the Women of Newsvine (WoN). Please help us settle an internal Newsvine debate by cutting & pasting the following survey into the comment box and then filling out said survey before hitting "Post Comment".

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Soldier Amputee Jogging: Transcript of President's Chat With Double Amputee WMD Hunter During Totally Non-Grotesquely Exploitative South Lawn Photo Op

Straight from the White House Newsroom...

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2 US soldiers rape Iraqi woman and murder her and 3 family

The military is also investigating allegations that US marines killed 24 civilians, including 10 women and children, in the Euphrates valley town of Haditha last year after a bomb killed a comrade.

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Military Fought to Abide by War Rules

For four years, they waged what may have been the loneliest fight in the war on terrorism. Facing Bush administration hard-liners intent on finding novel ways to deal with enemy combatants, the armed services' own lawyers fought attempts to rewrite the rules of war.

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Teen Who Cut Off Corpse's Head To Make Bong Sentenced

Perhaps he wanted to sell it to a head shop.

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A dangerous game is afoot

From the page:

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Why does nobody read my frickin' column?!

I'm peeved. With a capital eeved. And not peeved like you would be if someone took a crap on your pillow, peeved like you'd be if someone took a crap on your dignity!!

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Reasons for any SELF-RESPECTING WOMAN to HATE the Devil Wears Prada

I watched the Devil Wears Prada last night, and even though I hated everything it stands for I suggest you watch it for yourself. Though it was comical the story of it just fell apart.

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FBI Breaks Up Two Movie Piracy Rings

NEW YORK Jun 28, 2006 (AP)— The FBI broke up two movie piracy rings Wednesday that authorities said specialized in sneaking digital camcorders into theaters and shooting hit films, then duplicating and distributing millions of bootlegs worldwide.

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World Cup Prognostics - Day 21

Last semifinal to be defined today. Both my favorite teams are playing, so today's prognostics might be a little biased, but they also have good chances of being correct. Let's see.

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India Pulls Out Of Wto Talks

The UN's "2006 World Economic and Social Survey" said that - once China and India were excluded from the calculation - inequalities between countries around the world had grown sharply in recent decades.

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A lesson in functional cursing

From the page: -- Blasphemy, swearing, profanity - do they all mean the same thing? The short answer is no. They are not the same. There are actually different types of swearing. --

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News of Bush PR Operatives Behind Vets Site Begins 4th of July

This is what the site says. The fact that it is prowar propaganda and asks for funds is the ultimate abuse of patriotism. See the related story seeded link for all the fraud connections behind the front. Why Vets For Freedom?

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Man charged after videotaping police

A Nashua, NH, man is charged with violating state wiretap laws by recording a detective on his home security camera, while the detective was investigating the man’s sons.

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Skeleton found in bed

From the page: -- Officers who went to a home to serve a search warrant found a skeleton in the bed where an 80-year-old woman said her mother was sleeping. --

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When Will They Ever Learn?

Rabbi Michael Lerner: Embrace the path of Martin Luther King and of Mahatma Gandhi and of the later Nelson Mandela, and physically restrain those people among you who will resort to violence or even to violent speech.

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Bush Team "Helps" Outcome in Mexican Presidential Election

George Bush's operatives have plans to jigger with the upcoming elections. I'm not talking about the November '06 vote in the USA (though they have plans for that, too). I'm talking about the election this Sunday in Mexico for their Presidency.

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England beaten on penalties again

From the page: -- England went out of the World Cup 3-1 on penalties after their quarter-final with Portugal ended 0-0. --

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Transgender Activists Note Trends Toward Tolerance

From the page: -- A clash between police and patrons of an all-night diner 40 years ago once was a forgotten footnote in history. For members of the transgender community, though, it was the start of a slow march toward widespread acceptance. --

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Vatican pledges to bring Shalit home

The Vatican will do its best to ensure that abducted soldier Gilad Shalit is returned to Israel, Papal Nuncio Archbishop Antonio Franco told The Jerusalem Post on Monday after emerging from a closed-door meeting with President Moshe Katsav.

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Muslim only day in Brit fun park creates a stir

From the page: -- Britain's biggest fun park has sparked a race row by reserving one day as a Muslims only day. --

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European Leaders Focus on Muslim Conference

From the page: -- Istanbul is hosting a significant two-day conference that will address the problems facing Muslims in Europe that began today titled, “Muslims of Europe.” --

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10-Month-Sentence for US Army Officer

From the page: -- A US Army officer was sentenced to 10 months in prison for beating two Turkish youths in Incirlik, Adana. --

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What can you say about Canada?

I suppose there are many things you could say about Canada but if I could only pick one word to characterize it that word would be big. (Pretty too).

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