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President Bush waves after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 20, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - President Bush is accusing Democrats in Congress of blocking his energy proposals, saying they are partly to blame for high gasoline costs pinching Americans' budgets.


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President Bush waves after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 20, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - President Bush is accusing Democrats in Congress of blocking his energy proposals, saying they are partly to blame for high gasoline costs pinching Americans' budgets.


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Towboat Capt. Matt Dallmier navigates the rising Mississippi River to check on barges he anchored earlier near Quincy, Ill., Sunday, June 15, 2008. The barges will be anchored in the river until the flood waters recede. The Mississippi River is closed to barge traffic due to flood conditions that have destroyed homes and thousands of acres of corn and soybeans. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy.


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Towboat Capt. Matt Dallmier navigates the rising Mississippi River to check on barges he anchored earlier near Quincy, Ill., Sunday, June 15, 2008. The barges will be anchored in the river until the flood waters recede. The Mississippi River is closed to barge traffic due to flood conditions that have destroyed homes and thousands of acres of corn and soybeans. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy.


";}i:2;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Clinton, Obama could help each other financially (AP) ";s:4:"link";s:111:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080621/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_money";s:4:"guid";s:26:"ap/20080621/campaign_money";s:6:"source";s:2:"AP";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:23:43 GMT";s:11:"description";s:1020:"

In this April 13, 2008 file photo, then-Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., share the stage at the Compassion Forum held at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. Obama's campaign announced Friday, June 20, 2008, that he will campaign with his former rival next week, a step toward unifying a fractured Democratic Party after a bruising primary fight. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton needs Barack Obama's donors to help retire her sizable debt. Obama, who's forgoing public funds for the general election, could use her donors to boost his ample fundraising.


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In this April 13, 2008 file photo, then-Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., share the stage at the Compassion Forum held at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. Obama's campaign announced Friday, June 20, 2008, that he will campaign with his former rival next week, a step toward unifying a fractured Democratic Party after a bruising primary fight. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton needs Barack Obama's donors to help retire her sizable debt. Obama, who's forgoing public funds for the general election, could use her donors to boost his ample fundraising.


";}i:3;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:56:"Housing rescue is final chance for bargaining (AP) ";s:4:"link";s:116:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080621/ap_on_go_co/housing_crunch_time";s:4:"guid";s:31:"ap/20080621/housing_crunch_time";s:6:"source";s:2:"AP";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:47:58 GMT";s:11:"description";s:1505:"

In this June 12, 2008, file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, is greeted by Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, and the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, to testify before the committee's hearing on the condition of the nation's infrastructure. Now that President Bush and Congress have cut hard-fought deals on terrorist surveillance and Iraq war funding, a massive housing rescue is likely the last major initiative with a chance of enactment this year before lawmakers scatter to campaign for re-election. Bush has threatened to veto the bill, but lawmakers in both parties call it a political imperative, and key players still see the makings of a summertime bargain. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Bush and Congress have settled their differences on terrorist surveillance and Iraq war money. Now attention turns to a potential housing rescue, probably the last major initiative with any chance of passing before lawmakers scatter to campaign for re-election.


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In this June 12, 2008, file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, is greeted by Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, and the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, to testify before the committee's hearing on the condition of the nation's infrastructure. Now that President Bush and Congress have cut hard-fought deals on terrorist surveillance and Iraq war funding, a massive housing rescue is likely the last major initiative with a chance of enactment this year before lawmakers scatter to campaign for re-election. Bush has threatened to veto the bill, but lawmakers in both parties call it a political imperative, and key players still see the makings of a summertime bargain. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Bush and Congress have settled their differences on terrorist surveillance and Iraq war money. Now attention turns to a potential housing rescue, probably the last major initiative with any chance of passing before lawmakers scatter to campaign for re-election.


";}i:4;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:53:"Bombs kill 5 foreign troops in Afghanistan (AP) ";s:4:"link";s:112:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080621/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence";s:4:"guid";s:27:"ap/20080621/afghan_violence";s:6:"source";s:2:"AP";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:58:33 GMT";s:11:"description";s:844:"

An Afghan soldier stands guard at a check point, as the Arghandab district is seen in the back ground after it was recaptured from the Taliban militants in Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday June 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, military officials said, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to more than 100.


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An Afghan soldier stands guard at a check point, as the Arghandab district is seen in the back ground after it was recaptured from the Taliban militants in Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday June 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, military officials said, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to more than 100.


";}i:5;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:61:"Judge limits secrecy bid in Calif. prison lawsuits (AP) ";s:4:"link";s:115:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080621/ap_on_re_us/california_prisons";s:4:"guid";s:30:"ap/20080621/california_prisons";s:6:"source";s:2:"AP";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:44:58 GMT";s:11:"description";s:171:"AP - A federal magistrate has rejected an attempt by the state to keep certain documents secret as courts decide whether to cap California's overcrowded prison population.";s:7:"summary";s:171:"AP - A federal magistrate has rejected an attempt by the state to keep certain documents secret as courts decide whether to cap California's overcrowded prison population.";}i:6;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:57:"Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast (AP) ";s:4:"link";s:106:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080621/ap_on_re_us/wildfires";s:4:"guid";s:21:"ap/20080621/wildfires";s:6:"source";s:2:"AP";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:53:21 GMT";s:11:"description";s:886:"

Fire burns a building along scenic coast Highway 1 threatening several others in unincorporated Santa Cruz County, Calif., on Friday, June 20, 2008. The 500-acre fire near Watsonville led to the evacuation of residents and caused traffic gridlock for miles in both directions of the highway. (AP Photo/ San Francisco Chronicle, Tony Avelar)AP - A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway.


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Fire burns a building along scenic coast Highway 1 threatening several others in unincorporated Santa Cruz County, Calif., on Friday, June 20, 2008. The 500-acre fire near Watsonville led to the evacuation of residents and caused traffic gridlock for miles in both directions of the highway. (AP Photo/ San Francisco Chronicle, Tony Avelar)AP - A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway.


";}i:7;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:59:"US energy chief: Low oil production drives price (AP) ";s:4:"link";s:116:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saudi_oil_summit";s:4:"guid";s:28:"ap/20080621/saudi_oil_summit";s:6:"source";s:2:"AP";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:41:44 GMT";s:11:"description";s:907:"

A Saudi official stands in front of a giant Saudi oil industry picture at a hotel in the Red Sea port city of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, June 21, 2008, ahead of a major oil summit. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, called the meeting of consumer and producer nations with oil industry executives to find a way to bring rapidly rising oil prices under control. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)AP - The U.S. energy secretary says insufficient oil production, not speculation, is driving soaring crude prices.


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A Saudi official stands in front of a giant Saudi oil industry picture at a hotel in the Red Sea port city of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, June 21, 2008, ahead of a major oil summit. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, called the meeting of consumer and producer nations with oil industry executives to find a way to bring rapidly rising oil prices under control. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)AP - The U.S. energy secretary says insufficient oil production, not speculation, is driving soaring crude prices.


";}i:8;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Incredibly, Hulk gets abducted from Mass. theater (AP) ";s:4:"link";s:111:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080621/ap_on_en_mo/odd_hulk_heist";s:4:"guid";s:26:"ap/20080621/odd_hulk_heist";s:6:"source";s:2:"AP";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:23:23 GMT";s:11:"description";s:92:"AP - Missing: an eight-foot-tall green man wearing ripped purple pants and missing his feet.";s:7:"summary";s:92:"AP - Missing: an eight-foot-tall green man wearing ripped purple pants and missing his feet.";}i:9;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:55:"Cubs put Zambrano on DL with shoulder strain (AP) ";s:4:"link";s:117:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080621/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_cubs_zambrano";s:4:"guid";s:29:"ap/20080621/bbn_cubs_zambrano";s:6:"source";s:2:"AP";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:36:08 GMT";s:11:"description";s:766:"

Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano wipes his forehead after giving up four runs to the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 18, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rays' third base coach Tom Foley looks on in the background. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - The Cubs placed pitcher Carlos Zambrano on the 15-day disabled list because of a shoulder strain.


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Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano wipes his forehead after giving up four runs to the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 18, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rays' third base coach Tom Foley looks on in the background. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - The Cubs placed pitcher Carlos Zambrano on the 15-day disabled list because of a shoulder strain.


";}i:10;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:61:"Mississippi floodwaters cresting, costs mount (Reuters) ";s:4:"link";s:106:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080621/ts_nm/usa_flooding_dc";s:4:"guid";s:27:"nm/20080621/usa_flooding_dc";s:6:"source";s:7:"Reuters";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:39:39 GMT";s:11:"description";s:687:"

A levee is fortified against the Midwest floods outside of Hannibal, Missouri on June 19, 2008. (Nick Carey/Reuters)Reuters - The crest of the swollen Mississippi River moved relentlessly downstream on Saturday as volunteers manned sandbagged levees, nursed hopes and coped with the costs of the worst U.S. Midwest flooding in 15 years.


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A levee is fortified against the Midwest floods outside of Hannibal, Missouri on June 19, 2008. (Nick Carey/Reuters)Reuters - The crest of the swollen Mississippi River moved relentlessly downstream on Saturday as volunteers manned sandbagged levees, nursed hopes and coped with the costs of the worst U.S. Midwest flooding in 15 years.


";}i:11;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Obama widens lead over McCain: Newsweek poll (Reuters) ";s:4:"link";s:111:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080621/pl_nm/usa_politics_poll_dc";s:4:"guid";s:32:"nm/20080621/usa_politics_poll_dc";s:6:"source";s:7:"Reuters";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:34:03 GMT";s:11:"description";s:809:"

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) addresses a news conference after meeting with his foreign policy advisory panel of former Democratic U.S. government officials at a hotel in Washington June 18, 2008. (Jim Bourg/Reuters)Reuters - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has opened up a double-digit lead over Republican John McCain two weeks after he clinched the nomination, a new poll published on Friday showed.


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Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) addresses a news conference after meeting with his foreign policy advisory panel of former Democratic U.S. government officials at a hotel in Washington June 18, 2008. (Jim Bourg/Reuters)Reuters - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has opened up a double-digit lead over Republican John McCain two weeks after he clinched the nomination, a new poll published on Friday showed.


";}i:12;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:57:"China denounces Dalai Lama on torch relay (Reuters) ";s:4:"link";s:114:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080621/ts_nm/olympics_torch_tibet_dc";s:4:"guid";s:35:"nm/20080621/olympics_torch_tibet_dc";s:6:"source";s:7:"Reuters";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:52:19 GMT";s:11:"description";s:898:"

People's Armed Police soldiers patrol in front of Potala Palace in Lhasa June 20, 2008. Tibet's capital Lhasa was under tight security as it prepared to host the Olympic Games torch on Saturday in a show of China's grip over the region, with officials claiming independence activists planned sabotage. (Kyodo/Reuters)Reuters - Chinese Communist Party officials in charge of restive Tibet used the passing of the Olympic torch relay through the capital Lhasa on Saturday to defend their control and denounce the exiled Dalai Lama.


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People's Armed Police soldiers patrol in front of Potala Palace in Lhasa June 20, 2008. Tibet's capital Lhasa was under tight security as it prepared to host the Olympic Games torch on Saturday in a show of China's grip over the region, with officials claiming independence activists planned sabotage. (Kyodo/Reuters)Reuters - Chinese Communist Party officials in charge of restive Tibet used the passing of the Olympic torch relay through the capital Lhasa on Saturday to defend their control and denounce the exiled Dalai Lama.


";}i:13;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:66:"Iran presses on with nuclear enrichment "non-stop" (Reuters) ";s:4:"link";s:106:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080621/ts_nm/iran_nuclear_dc";s:4:"guid";s:27:"nm/20080621/iran_nuclear_dc";s:6:"source";s:7:"Reuters";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:06:01 GMT";s:11:"description";s:795:"

Iranian atomic energy chief Gholamreza Aghazadeh is seen at the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran, April 8, 2008. (Presidential official website/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Iran is pressing on with uranium enrichment "non-stop," its envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency was quoted as saying on Saturday, despite a world powers' offer of economic incentives to coax Tehran into halting such activities.


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Iranian atomic energy chief Gholamreza Aghazadeh is seen at the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran, April 8, 2008. (Presidential official website/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Iran is pressing on with uranium enrichment "non-stop," its envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency was quoted as saying on Saturday, despite a world powers' offer of economic incentives to coax Tehran into halting such activities.


";}i:14;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:58:"Bush didn't know about CIA leak: McClellan (Reuters) ";s:4:"link";s:116:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080621/pl_nm/usa_congress_mcclellan_dc";s:4:"guid";s:37:"nm/20080621/usa_congress_mcclellan_dc";s:6:"source";s:7:"Reuters";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:55:58 GMT";s:11:"description";s:905:"

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan (R) testifies on his comments about the Bush administration's run-up to the Iraq war, from his book, before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington June 20, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - President George W. Bush did not know about a White House effort to leak the identity of a CIA agent but tried to protect staffers who were involved in one of the biggest scandals of his administration, former Bush spokesman Scott McClellan told Congress on Friday.


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Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan (R) testifies on his comments about the Bush administration's run-up to the Iraq war, from his book, before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington June 20, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - President George W. Bush did not know about a White House effort to leak the identity of a CIA agent but tried to protect staffers who were involved in one of the biggest scandals of his administration, former Bush spokesman Scott McClellan told Congress on Friday.


";}i:15;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:55:"New North Korean nuclear doubts: report (Reuters) ";s:4:"link";s:111:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080621/ts_nm/nuclear_korea_usa_dc";s:4:"guid";s:32:"nm/20080621/nuclear_korea_usa_dc";s:6:"source";s:7:"Reuters";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:50:51 GMT";s:11:"description";s:709:"

Satellite image from DigitalGlobe taken on January 5, 2006 shows Yongbyon nuclear reactor in North Korea. (DigitalGlobe/Reuters)Reuters - The United States has obtained new intelligence that raises new questions about whether North Korea pursued an alternative route to producing a nuclear weapon, The Washington Post reported in Saturday editions.


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Satellite image from DigitalGlobe taken on January 5, 2006 shows Yongbyon nuclear reactor in North Korea. (DigitalGlobe/Reuters)Reuters - The United States has obtained new intelligence that raises new questions about whether North Korea pursued an alternative route to producing a nuclear weapon, The Washington Post reported in Saturday editions.


";}i:16;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:58:"Angola urges end to Zimbabwe poll violence (Reuters) ";s:4:"link";s:111:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080621/ts_nm/zimbabwe_election_dc";s:4:"guid";s:32:"nm/20080621/zimbabwe_election_dc";s:6:"source";s:7:"Reuters";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:35:05 GMT";s:11:"description";s:731:"

President Robert Mugabe addresses to supporters during an election rally at the White City Stadium in Bulawayo June 20, 2008. (Emmanuel Chitate/Reuters)Reuters - Angola's veteran leader has added his weight to appeals to Zimbabwe's government to end the political violence and intimidation that is threatening the legitimacy of its June 27 presidential run-off election.


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President Robert Mugabe addresses to supporters during an election rally at the White City Stadium in Bulawayo June 20, 2008. (Emmanuel Chitate/Reuters)Reuters - Angola's veteran leader has added his weight to appeals to Zimbabwe's government to end the political violence and intimidation that is threatening the legitimacy of its June 27 presidential run-off election.


";}i:17;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:64:"House votes to provide protection to phone firms (Reuters) ";s:4:"link";s:110:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080620/ts_nm/usa_surveillance_dc";s:4:"guid";s:31:"nm/20080620/usa_surveillance_dc";s:6:"source";s:7:"Reuters";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:46:23 GMT";s:11:"description";s:1021:"

An employee at the National Security Agency (NSA) sits at her computer terminal in the Threat Operations Center in a file photo. The House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday that could shield phone companies from billions of dollars in lawsuits for their participation in the warrantless surveillance program begun by President Bush after the September 11 attacks. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday that could shield phone companies from billions of dollars in lawsuits for their participation in the warrantless surveillance program begun by President George W. Bush after the September 11 attacks.


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An employee at the National Security Agency (NSA) sits at her computer terminal in the Threat Operations Center in a file photo. The House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday that could shield phone companies from billions of dollars in lawsuits for their participation in the warrantless surveillance program begun by President Bush after the September 11 attacks. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday that could shield phone companies from billions of dollars in lawsuits for their participation in the warrantless surveillance program begun by President George W. Bush after the September 11 attacks.


";}i:18;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:73:"Zimbabwe's Mugabe defiant as pressure builds ahead of run-off (AFP) ";s:4:"link";s:105:"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080621/ts_afp/zimbabwevote";s:4:"guid";s:25:"afp/20080621/zimbabwevote";s:6:"source";s:3:"AFP";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:13:00 GMT";s:11:"description";s:859:"

A supporter of President Robert Mugabe holding Zimbabwean flags attends a rally in White City Studium in Bulawayo. Mugabe dismissed opposition claims of violence in state media, remaining defiant in the face of Western criticism ahead of next week's tense run-off election.(AFP/Desmond Kwande)AFP - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe dismissed opposition claims of violence in state media on Saturday, remaining defiant in the face of Western criticism ahead of next week's tense run-off election.


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A supporter of President Robert Mugabe holding Zimbabwean flags attends a rally in White City Studium in Bulawayo. Mugabe dismissed opposition claims of violence in state media, remaining defiant in the face of Western criticism ahead of next week's tense run-off election.(AFP/Desmond Kwande)AFP - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe dismissed opposition claims of violence in state media on Saturday, remaining defiant in the face of Western criticism ahead of next week's tense run-off election.


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Chinese torchbearers with the the Bejing Olympic in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. Hand-picked spectators cheered runners as the Olympic torch relay passed through Tibet's capital Lhasa, just three months after deadly riots against China's rule(AFP/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - Hand-picked spectators cheered runners as the Olympic torch relay passed through Tibet's capital Lhasa on Saturday, just three months after deadly riots against China's rule here.


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Chinese torchbearers with the the Bejing Olympic in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. Hand-picked spectators cheered runners as the Olympic torch relay passed through Tibet's capital Lhasa, just three months after deadly riots against China's rule(AFP/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - Hand-picked spectators cheered runners as the Olympic torch relay passed through Tibet's capital Lhasa on Saturday, just three months after deadly riots against China's rule here.


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