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Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections
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 AP - Myanmar's military regime took yet another step to expunge Aung San Suu Kyi from the political scene Wednesday by effectively barring her from the first elections in 20 years and pressuring her opposition party to expel her from its ranks.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:39:12 GMT
| US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements
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 AP - An open diplomatic row during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden has shined a spotlight on the U.S. failure to rein in Israeli settlement ambitions and deepened Palestinian suspicions that the United States is too weak to broker a deal.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:09:58 GMT
| Disaster experts praise Chile quake response
(AP)
 AP - President Michelle Bachelet leaves office Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins — and her popularity in the clouds.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:15:02 GMT
| Church abuse scandal reaches pope's brother
(AP)
 AP - Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:10 GMT
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Hunter: Black Latino players 'impostors' (AP)
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter insists he meant no harm toward Latino players when he referred to them as "impostors" while discussing the number of African-Americans in the major leagues. Hunter's original comments were made two weeks ago in one of a series of USA Today roundtables about baseball and published in Wednesday's editions.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:25 PST
| Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at Bradley (AP)
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says Milton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago. "I think it's time maybe Milton looked himself in the mirror," an agitated Hendry said Wednesday in response to Bradley's latest charges that he was mistreated by the Cubs.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:21 PST
| Garciaparra retires as member of Red Sox (AP)
Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox. The rookie of the year, batting champion and All-Star whose trade began a bitter back-and-forth in Boston and, for Garciaparra, an inglorious slide into irrelevance, signed a ceremonial one-day contract with the Red Sox on Wednesday for...
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:25 PST
| Crosby's Olympic stick, glove found (AP)
The stick and glove Sidney Crosby used to give Canada its Olympic gold medal are back where they belong. Crosby's missing gear was on its way to the Pittsburgh Penguins star on Wednesday. Hockey Canada says the gear was misplaced rather than stolen, with both items ending up in the wrong place in the process of packing and shipping equipment after the Olympic final.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:33:19 PST
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