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    Mugabe says ready to hand power to a party faithful (Reuters)

    Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe addresses a rally in Harare June 13,2008. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)Reuters - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was quoted on Sunday as saying he would be willing to hand power to a ruling party ally when he was sure the country was safe from "sellouts" and from British interference.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:54:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Karzai threatens cross-border pursuit into Pakistan (Reuters)

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai interacts with the media members after a news conference in Kabul June 15, 2008. (Ahmad Masood/Reuters)Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday threatened to send troops into neighboring Pakistan to kill Taliban militants if they pursued cross-border attacks into Afghanistan.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:09:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Iran defiant in nuclear row despite sanctions threat (Reuters)

    EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana listens to a journalist's question at a news conference at the German Ambassador's residence in northern Tehran June 14, 2008. (Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters)Reuters - Western powers are warning Iran of more sanctions if it rejects an incentives offer and presses on with sensitive nuclear work, but the Islamic Republic is showing no sign of backing down.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:42:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Nadal beats Djokovic, wins 1st grass-court title (AP)

    Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic during the final of the Artois tennis Championships, Queens Club, London, Sunday June 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)AP - Rafael Nadal claimed his first career grass-court title Sunday, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Queen's Club final to become the first Spaniard to win on grass in 36 years.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:29:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Drink tax makes Pa. county executive unpopular (AP)

    Jenny Kirkpatrick, left, and Tim Eckert sample some of the beer made and served at the Church Brew Works  in Pittsburgh, Friday, June 6, 2008. A 10 percent tax on poured alcoholic drinks was implemented five months ago in Allegheny County, but now many bar and restaurant owners are frothing mad about the tax they say is turning customers away. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - A stiff drink comes with a stiff tax in Pittsburgh and surrounding towns these days, and that has made the county executive public enemy No. 1 in some quarters, reviled by name in song and on bar bills.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:14:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    'Meet the Press' warmly remembers Tim Russert (AP)

    This photo provided by NBC shows moderator Tim Russert during the Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nevada in this Jan. 15, 2008. Russert, a political lifer who made a TV career of his passion with unrelenting questioning of the powerful and influential, died of a heart attack Friday, June 13, 2008 in the midst of a presidential campaign he'd covered with trademark intensity.  (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)AP - Tim Russert's chair was empty on "Meet the Press" on Sunday, two days after his unexpected death.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:26:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    'Hulk' grabs muscular $54.5M on opening weekend (AP)

    In this image released by Universal Studios, the Hulk is shown in a scene from, 'The Incredible Hulk.' Now producing its own film adaptations for all but a few previously licensed superheroes, Marvel Studios unveils 'The Incredible Hulk' on the heels of blockbuster 'Iron Man,' whose 2010 sequel will be followed by an ambitious Marvel lineup. With an estimated 5,000 characters and a wealth of stories dating back nearly 70 years, Marvel could spin an endless web of big-screen yarns. (AP Photo/Universal Studios, Rhythm & Hues)AP - "The Incredible Hulk" was a box-office bruiser, yanking in $54.5 million over opening weekend and laying to rest the stigma of his unappreciated big-screen adventure five years ago.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:10:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    AP IMPACT: CEO pay chugs up in '07 despite economy (AP)

    Graphic shows Associated Press list of top 10 paid executives; 1c x 5 inches; 46.5 mm x 127 mmAP - As the American economy slowed to a crawl and stockholders watched their money evaporate, CEO pay still chugged to yet more dizzying heights last year, an Associated Press analysis shows.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:39:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    3 likely candidates express little interest in VP (AP)
    AP - Two former senators and one sitting governor thought to be possible candidates for vice president on Sunday expressed minimal interest in the job but didn't remove themselves from consideration. -- read full article
    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:40:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Gun rights is biggest issue for court to decide (AP)
    AP - One momentous case down, another equally historic decision to go. The Supreme Court returns to the bench Monday with 17 cases still unresolved, including its first-ever comprehensive look at the Second Amendment's right to bear arms. -- read full article
    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:55:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Rice criticizes Israel on West Bank settlements (AP)

    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, not pictured, following their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, June 15, 2008. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made it clear Sunday she is unhappy about Israel's ongoing construction in areas Palestinians want for their future state, giving the issue prominent mention ahead of meetings with Israeli leaders. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Israel's persistent building of Jewish homes on disputed land undermines the U.S.-backed attempt to write an Israeli-Palestinian peace draft this year and invites questions about Israel's motives, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:56:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Bush soaks in Europe like only a president can (AP)

    Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, left, with US President George Bush and his wife Laura, right, looking at some armour in St George's Hall, Windsor Castle Sunday June 15, 2008. Heading into two days of talks, U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown plan to swap strategies on how to reduce their military forces in Iraq and halt Iran's nuclear ambitions. The two leaders will also discuss Middle East peace, climate change, trade and Northern Ireland governance, Bush's national security adviser Stephen Hadley told reporters traveling with the president on Sunday. (AP Photo / Dominic Liplinski, Pool)AP - Tea at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth II, bike rides in a Paris park and the lush German countryside, a stunning view from a Renaissance villa outside Rome, a rare stroll with the pope in the Vatican's private gardens?


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:50:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Forecast for lower flood crest at Iowa City (AP)

    Coast Guard Petty Officer second class Kevin Saak, left and Petty Officer third class Matt Baker view flood damage in Coralville, Iowa, Sunday, June 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)AP - Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:51:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Rice warns settlements could harm Mideast peace talks (AFP)

    Construction continues at the Jewish settlement of Har Homa in east Jerusalem. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on a new bid to inject impetus into the faltering Middle East peace process, warned on Sunday that Jewish settlement expansion could harm the talks.(AFP/File/Musa al-Shaer)AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on a new bid to inject impetus into the faltering Middle East peace process, warned on Sunday that Jewish settlement expansion could harm the talks.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:51:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    EU looks to pick up the pieces after Irish treaty shock (AFP)

    European leaders have vowed to press ahead with the EU reform treaty despite Ireland's shock rejection, as Prime Minister Brian Cowen faces a barrage of criticism over his handling of the campaign.(AFP iactive)AFP - European foreign ministers gather Monday to take a first look at the EU's battered reform plans after Ireland's stunning rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:40:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
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