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    "Bigfoot" fails DNA test (Reuters)

    Tom Biscardi, CEO and founder of BIGFOOT Inc., holds up a picture he claims is the mouth of Bigfoot in Palo Alto, California, August 15, 2008. Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is a mythical ape-like creature said to live in forests of the Pacific northwest region of the United States. (Kimberly White/Reuters)Reuters - Bigfoot remains as elusive as ever.


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    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:48:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Texas school district will allow teachers to carry guns (Reuters)

    Guns are seen inside a display case at the Cabela's store in Fort Worth, Texas, June 26, 2008. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)Reuters - A Texas school district will let teachers bring guns to class this fall, the district's superintendent said on Friday, in what experts said appeared to be a first in the United States.


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    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:32:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    U.S. court says Cuban exile should stand trial (Reuters)

    Students hold photographs of victims of the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner during the resolution of a symbolic trial of anti-Castro Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles outside the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana May 15, 2007. (Claudia Daut/Reuters)Reuters - A U.S. appeals court has ruled that an anti-Castro Cuban exile and former CIA operative accused in Cuba of a 1976 plane bombing that killed 73 people should stand trial for an immigration violation, court records showed on Friday.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:29:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Eyes on Russia after Georgia signs ceasefire (Reuters)

    Russian servicemen sit on a tank in Gori near South Ossetia, August 15, 2008.U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian forces. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)Reuters - The United States demanded that Russia pull its troops out of Georgia immediately, but there was no immediate response from Moscow.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:24:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Phelps matches Spitz's magnificent seven (Reuters)

    Michael Phelps of the U.S. holds his gold medal after winning the men's 200m individual medley swimming final at the National Aquatics Centre during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 15, 2008. (Jerry Lampen/Reuters)Reuters - Michael Phelps equaled fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven golds in one Olympics on Saturday after coming from behind for a fingertip victory.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:27:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Georgia men claim hairy, frozen corpse is Bigfoot (AP)

    This still frame image from video provided by Bigfoot Global LLC, shows what is claimed by them to be a bigfoot or sasquatch creature in an undisclosed area of a northern Georgia forest in June 2008. (AP Photo/Bigfoot Global LLC)AP - Bigfoot or big fat lie? Whenever someone reports sighting the hairy beast of yore (details always fuzzy) or capturing the hirsute humanoid on film (images always grainy), it scares up a dubious debate of international proportions. Friday was just the latest episode in the Sasquatch show, as unreal as it may be.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:02:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Elvis fans ignore rain for graveside vigil (AP)

    In this Dec. 1968 file photo from the Ullstein archive, Elvis Presley holds his semi-acoustic guitar during a concert. (AP Photo, file)AP - Mary Lou Martell put it off as long as she could. But she finally had to head to Memphis for an anniversary vigil at Elvis Presley's grave.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:22:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Is John Edwards' former aide covering for him? (AP)

    In this Dec. 27, 2006 photo provided by the National Enquirer, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, is shown with videographer Rielle Hunter in the 9th Ward of New Orleans, La. On Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, Edwards admitted to having an affair with Hunter. (AP Photo/The National Enquirer)AP - For nearly a decade, Andrew Young was John Edwards' loyal foot soldier as Edwards rocketed from millionaire trial lawyer to U.S. senator to two-time White House hopeful.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:56:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Bomb in Baghdad strikes Shiite pilgrims, kills 6 (AP)

    An Iraqi woman walks past the scene after a car bomb struck Shiite pilgrims boarding minibuses in the mainly Shiite district of Shaab in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, killing six and wounding 11 according to police and medical officials. The latest in a series of bombings targeting Shiites heading to Karbala for a major religious festival that culminates this weekend, the explosives laden car blew up near minibuses assembled to pick up the pilgrims. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraqi police and hospital officials say a car bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad has killed six people and wounded 11 others.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:55:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Sex offender laws in Nevada face court challenge (AP)
    AP - Eager to protect children from sexual predators, Nevada and other states across the nation are adopting laws that publicize the names of offenders on the Internet. -- read full article
    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:19:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    US sprinter Trotter endures tough wait to qualify (AP)

    Athletes compete in the women's 100m heats  during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium  at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Dee Dee Trotter sat atop the steps and waited. And waited. Yes, it would have been a shame to come halfway across the world for only one race.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:54:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Phelps swims into history, winning 7th gold medal (AP)

    United States' Michael Phelps reacts as he wins gold in the final of the men's 100-meter butterfly during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Mark Baker)AP - His Olympics looking lost, Michael Phelps decided to flap those gangly arms one more time. Milorad Cavic, inches from spoiling it all, glided along just under the surface, convinced he had won gold. But it didn't matter who was fastest. Just first.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:33:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Bush may take Moscow to task for Georgia invasion (AP)

    President Bush waves as he arrives at TSTC airfield in Waco, Texas Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, to begin his summer vacation at his ranch near Crawford Texas. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)AP - Beyond pushing Russia to get its troops out of Georgia, President Bush and his national security advisers are contemplating how best to take Moscow to task for invading its neighbor — an act the president calls "completely unacceptable to the free nations of the world."


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:48:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Both parties reach for center on abortion debate (AP)

    Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., steps off the plane in Chicago Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. Sen. Obama returned to Chicago after a vacation in Hawaii.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - As Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain compete for centrist voters in their presidential race, both parties have made intriguing nods to the political center on the emotional issue of abortion.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:53:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Tense Georgia awaits Russian truce signature (AP)

    Russian soldiers take up their positions at the Inguri Dam on the Inguri River, in the Georgian breakaway province of Abkhazia, Friday Aug. 15, 2008. The Inguri Dam is the largest construction in the Caucasus and the traditional frontier between Abkhazian and Georgian territory. The foreign minister of Russia said Georgia could 'forget about' getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment. (AP Photo/Vladimir Popov)AP - Russian soldiers dug foxholes 30 miles outside of Georgia's capital Saturday while Georgian police milled about, a quietly tense scene reflecting the uncertainty in the troubled region as both sides waited for Russia's president to sign a proposed truce.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:50:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
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