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    Tsvangirai rejects Zimbabwe talks for now (Reuters)

    Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), gestures during a news conference at his residence in Harare July 2, 2008. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)Reuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday rejected talks on a unity government, saying President Robert Mugabe must first stop violence and accept him as the rightful election winner.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:23:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Palestinian kills 3 in Jerusalem bulldozer attack (Reuters)

    Israeli police officers stand near a front end loader at the scene of an attack in Jerusalem July 2, 2008. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)Reuters - A Palestinian construction worker rampaged in a bulldozer along one of west Jerusalem's busiest streets on Wednesday, killing three Israelis as he crushed cars and overturned a bus before being shot dead.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:04:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Iran sees better mood in nuclear talks (Reuters)

    U.S. Navy Vice-Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff, commander of the U.S. Navy's 5th fleet based in Bahrain, looks on during the Gulf Naval Commanders conference in Abu Dhabi July 2, 2008. (Jumana El Heloueh/Reuters)Reuters - An Iranian leader said on Wednesday he detected a better mood in talks over his country's nuclear program as the top U.S. military officer called for more dialogue to avoid a confrontation with Tehran.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:55:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Federer, Safin reach Wimbledon semis (AP)

    Switzerland's Roger Federer in action during his quarterfinal match against Croatia's Mario Ancic on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Wednesday, July 2 , 2008. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Five-time champion Roger Federer outclassed Mario Ancic — the last man to beat him at Wimbledon — in straight sets Wednesday to reach the semifinals and extend his grass-court winning streak to 64 matches on the first day of significant rain delays at the All England Club.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:31:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Australians making odd choices for funeral songs (AP)
    AP - Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular rock classics like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," a cemetery manager said Wednesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:45:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Space probes show solar system dented, not round (AP)
    AP - When viewed from the rest of the galaxy, the edge of our solar system appears slightly dented as if a giant hand is pushing one edge of it inward, far-traveling NASA probes reveal. -- read full article
    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:00:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Doctor: Birth of Jolie twins may be weeks away (AP)

    Angelina Jolie's obstetrician, Dr. Michel Sussmann speaks during a press conference at the Lenval Hospital in Nice, southern France, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. U.S. actress Angelina Jolie checked into the Lenval Hospital in the south of France on last Tuesday, where she is expected to give birth to her twins, a hospital spokeswoman said last Tuesday. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - Angelina Jolie's doctor says her twins may take a few more weeks to arrive.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:01:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Microsoft and Yahoo rise on deal talks report (AP)

    Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer speaks at a press conference at the CeBIT technology fair one day ahead of the fair's official opening in March 2008. Microsoft is considering a new attempt to buy part of Yahoo in a deal with other media companies that would likely see a break-up of the Internet firm, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.(AFP/DDP/File/David Hecker)AP - Yahoo Inc. shares rose more than 5 percent Wednesday as The Wall Street Journal reported Microsoft Corp. has talked to other media companies about teaming up to buy Yahoo's search business.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:09:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Fugitive hedge-fund swindler surrenders in Mass. (AP)

    In this April 14, 2008 file photo, Samuel Israel, right, founder of the Bayou Group hedge funds, arrives at U.S. District Court in New York. Israel, who turned fugitive after pleading guilty to bilking hundreds of millions of dollars from investors, turned himself in to Southwick, Mass., police Wednesday morning, July 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)AP - A fugitive hedge-fund swindler who faked suicide on a Hudson River bridge and went on the run to avoid a prison sentence surrendered Wednesday in Massachusetts, the U.S. attorney's office said.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:45:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Obama: Service to be a cornerstone of presidency (AP)

    Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a campaign stop in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, July 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - In a bastion of the religious right, Barack Obama urged Americans Wednesday to look past the "bustle and busyness" of their everyday lives to find a way to help make the American dream real not just for themselves, but for all.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:48:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Bush concedes `tough month' in Afghanistan (AP)

    President Bush pauses during remarks on the upcoming G-8 summit in the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 in  Washington.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - President Bush said Wednesday it has been a "tough month" in Afghanistan, where more U.S. and NATO troops died during the past two months than in Iraq. The Pentagon said it is too strapped to send more forces to Afghanistan now.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:16:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Iran dismisses threat of U.S. or Israeli attack as 'craziness' (AP)

    Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is interviewed in New York, Wednesday July 2, 2008. He dismissed talk of a U.S. or Israeli attack against his country, calling the prospect of another war in the Middle East 'craziness.' (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday dismissed talk of a U.S. or Israeli attack against his country, calling the prospect of another war in the Middle East "craziness."


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:51:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Palestinian goes on rampage in Jerusalem; 3 killed (AP)

    People gather around a bus after it was rammed and overturned by a bulldozer in an attack in Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. A Palestinian bulldozer driver went on a deadly rampage on a busy Jerusalem street Wednesday, plowing into a string of vehicles and pedestrians, killing at least two people and wounding dozens of others before he was shot dead by police. The attack wreaked havoc and left a large swath of damage in the heart of downtown Jerusalem. Traffic was halted, and hundreds of people fled through the streets in panic as medics treated the wounded. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - A Palestinian man plowed an enormous construction vehicle into cars, buses and pedestrians on a busy street Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding at least 45 before he was shot dead by security officers.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:04:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    SAfrica's Mbeki rejects EU demand on Zimbabwe govt (AFP)

    Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attends the opening of the 11th African Union Summit in the Sinai resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt on June 30. South African President Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday rejected an EU position that it will only accept a Zimbabwean government led by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.(AFP/File)AFP - South African President Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday rejected an EU position that it will only accept a Zimbabwean government led by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:36:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Soldiers patrol Mongolian capital amid state of emergency (AFP)

    A soldier stands guard outside the headquarters of the former communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in Ulan Bator on July 2 which was set alight and looted after 6,000 protestors rampaged through the city to protest what they claimed was the alleged election rigging.(AFP/Michael Kohn)AFP - Mongolia said Wednesday it had sent soldiers and border guards to help protect its capital amid fears of more confrontations following deadly protests over allegedly rigged elections.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:08:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
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