Archive for June 20th, 2009

Haitians leery of 2nd election round amid violence (AP)

AP – Election officials are flying street banners and sending text messages to encourage a big turnout for Sunday’s hotly anticipated Senate run-offs, but many are uncertain if they will vote in an atmosphere of increasing violence and political tension.

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Haitians leery of 2nd election round amid violence
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Grenade blasts kill 1, wound 32 in Philippines (AP)

AP – Suspected Muslim guerrillas hurled two grenades near a crowded town plaza where a beauty contest was being held in the southern Philippines, killing at least one person and wounding 32 others, security officials said Sunday.

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Grenade blasts kill 1, wound 32 in Philippines
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Iran tense after police, protesters clash (AP)

AP – Iran braced for the possibility of more bloody confrontations between protesters and security forces on the streets of Tehran as fresh images of brutality emerged Sunday despite the regime’s attempts to impose a news blackout.

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Iran tense after police, protesters clash
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Rockets hit US base at Bagram, kill 2 US troops (AP)

AP – U.S. and Afghan officials say a rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan has killed two U.S. troops and wounded six Americans

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Marlins’ Johnson shuts down Yankees (Reuters)

Reuters – Florida’s Josh Johnson held the New York Yankees to three hits over seven innings and the Marlins eked out a 2-1 victory in an interleague game on Saturday.

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Marlins’ Johnson shuts down Yankees
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Wide support for government health plan: poll (Reuters)

Reuters – Americans strongly support fundamental changes to the healthcare system and a move to create a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll published on Saturday.

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Variable iTunes pricing a moneymaker for artists (Reuters)

Reuters – In April, soon after Apple gave labels the ability to set different prices for their songs on iTunes, every track on Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” was raised to $1.29.

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Variable iTunes pricing a moneymaker for artists
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Tsvangirai booed by Zimbabwe exiles in London (AFP)

AFP – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was booed and shouted down by exiles during a speech in London when he pleaded with them to return home to help rebuild the shattered country.

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Tsvangirai booed by Zimbabwe exiles in London
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