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| | Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory 19 hour(s) ago @ lfㆠPrevious revisionRevision as of 09:05, 23 July 2008 Line 1: Line 1: [[Image:LSMHM-04.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Entrance sign]] [[Image:LSMHM-04.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Entrance sign]] - The '''Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory''' is a laboratory located 500 metres underground in [[Bure (Meuse)|Bure]] in the [[Meuse]] [[département]]. It allows to study the geological formation in order to evaluate its capacity for [[deep geological repository]] of high level and long lived medium level [[radioactive waste]]. It is managed by [[Agence nationale pour la gestion des ... » Save this article
North Korea demands end to US hostility 20 hour(s) ago @ AP - Just hours before Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was to meet with North Korea's top diplomat, Pyongyang insisted Wednesday it had met its commitments in nuclear negotiations and said Washington must completely abandon its "hostile policies" toward the regime. » Save this article
SMT Reported as Market Leader in Windows-Based Software 191 hour(s) ago @ SMT Media Relations Emely Shay, +1-713-935-7836 eshay@seismicmicro.com SMT, the leader for Windows-based geophysical and geological interpretation software, today announced results from the 2008 Welling Report on Seismic Services, which affirms SMT's market position in the E and P Windows-based software arena. SMT's KINGDOM is the only geoscientific software that had an increase in its penetration of the market across the timeframe of the market study. In addition, on the attribute to 'Most Likely To Recommend', SMT received the highest score among all the vendors rated. Commenting on t... » Save this article
Which singer has had the UK's most-played song? 193 hour(s) ago @ US singer Daniel Powter's Bad Day has been the most played song in the UK over the last five years, the society that collects royalties says. » Save this article
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| | Hurricane Dolly lashes Texas-Mexico border 7 hour(s) ago @ cnn.com Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane today after it made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said. But Dolly"s sustained winds were still abou... » Save this article » More news about Texas
| Hurricane Dolly whips coast (cnn.com) Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane today after it made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said. But Dolly's sustained winds were still about 95 miles an hour. The storm is expected to produce from 8 to 12 inches of rain, with up to 20 inches in isolated spots, and widespread flooding is likely.
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| Hurricane Dolly weakens as it heads through Texas (yahoo! news) AP - Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, damaging an apartment complex and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land.
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| Hurricane Dolly slams South Texas before weakening (yahoo! news) AP - Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, peeling off roofs and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land.
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| Hurricane Dolly hits South Texas, flooding feared (yahoo! news) Reuters - Hurricane Dolly hit the south Texas coast on Wednesday with 95 mph (150 kph) winds, pouring torrential rain on the U.S.-Mexico border area and threatening floods in low-lying areas.
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| Dolly hits land, falls to Category 1 (msnbc.com) Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 storm after slamming into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph that knocked out power to thousands.
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| Category 2Â Dolly makes landfall (msnbc.com) Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 storm after slamming into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph that knocked out power to thousands.
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| Hurricane Dolly weakens, hits Texas coast (yahoo! news) Reuters - Hurricane Dolly hit the coast of Texas at South Padre Island Wednesday afternoon and has weakened into a Category 1 hurricane, the U.S. National Weather Service said.
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| Hurricane Dolly slams into Texas with 100 mph winds (yahoo! news) AP - Hurricane Dolly gathered strength and slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, damaging an apartment complex and knocking out power to thousands.
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McCain credits Bush for drop in oil price 7 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news AP - Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush"s lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been ad... » Save this article » More news about Obama
| Obama tells Israel he's committed to its security (yahoo! news) AP - From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday professed "an unshakable commitment to the security" of Israel, whether the threat comes from terrorists, Iran or elsewhere.
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| Obama stands by plan to talk with Iran (cnn.com) Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to maintain a close relationship between the United States and Israel.
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| Obama assures Israel he's a friend (reuters) U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama assured Israel and its U.S. Jewish supporters on Wednesday he was a friend who would not press for peace concessions that would compromise its security.
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| Senator: Waste, fraud hurting soldiers (cnn.com) Tens of billions in taxpayer dollars have been lost, wasted or remain unaccounted for in Afghanistan and Iraq, and some of those funds -- and some missing weapons -- have landed in insurgents' hands, a U.S. senator alleged Wednesday.
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| Obama says he's committed to Israel (cnn.com) Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to maintain a close relationship between the United States and Israel.
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Congress moves quickly to pass housing package 7 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news AP - Congress is moving quickly to pass a housing package that aims to help 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosures and prevent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing. » Save this article » More news about $25
| President Bush drops opposition to housing bill (yahoo! news) AP - Congress is moving quickly to pass a housing package that aims to help 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosures and prevent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing.
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| Bush will back mortgage rescue (cnn.com) The House was poised Wednesday to pass sweeping legislation that will offer up to $300 billion in assistance to troubled homeowners and throw government support behind mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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| House to vote on foreclosure rescue measure (yahoo! news) AP - The government would help struggling homeowners get new, cheaper loans and be allowed to offer troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a cash infusion as part of legislation that aims to calm the chaotic housing market.
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| GSE rescue gets big price tag as House vote looms (yahoo! news) Reuters - A Bush administration plan to support Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost U.S. taxpayers $25 billion, congressional analysts said on Tuesday in a report that fueled debate as Congress took steps to approve a housing market rescue package.
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| $25 billion bailout for Fannie, Freddie? (msnbc.com) A federal rescue of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers as much as $25 billion, Congress' top budget analyst said Tuesday.
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| Mortgage-giant rescue could cost $25 billion (yahoo! news) AP - A federal rescue of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers as much as $25 billion, Congress' top budget analyst said Tuesday.
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| Fannie-Freddie help may cost $25B (cnn.com) The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday estimated that a government plan to stabilize mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost government coffers an average of $25 billion.
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| Treasury: Swift support needed for mortgage giants (yahoo! news) AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Congress needs to quickly approve a support package for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make sure the two mortgage giants maintain their critically important role in housing finance.
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Karadzics secret life enthralls his fellow Serbs 9 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news AP - Radovan Karadzic sent word he plans to defend himself against U.N. genocide charges, but his fellow Serbs were more enthralled with details that emerged Wednesday about his secret life: a mistres... » Save this article » More news about Karadzic
| Karadzic to defend himself against genocide charges (yahoo! news) Reuters - Radovan Karadzic will conduct his own defence at the Hague tribunal and is convinced he will be cleared of charges of genocide, relatives and associates of the war crimes suspect said on Wednesday.
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| Karadzic to run own defence, gets shave, haircut (reuters) Radovan Karadzic will conduct his own defence at the Hague tribunal and is convinced he will be cleared of charges of genocide, relatives and associates of the war crimes suspect said on Wednesday.
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| Angry Serb nationalists protest Karadzic arrest (yahoo! news) AP - Serb nationalists skirmished with riot police in the capital Tuesday, lashing out against the new Western-leaning government that captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic. Karadzic's lawyer vowed to appeal Serbia's plan to extradite the former Bosnian Serb chief to a U.N. war crimes court.
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| Amanpour: Karadzic arrest is big step forward (cnn.com) The arrest of Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic is an important step in the reconciliation process in the Balkans, Christiane Amanpour, CNN senior international correspondent, says.
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| Angry Serb nationalists protest Karadzic arrest (yahoo! news) AP - Serb nationalists skirmished with riot police in the capital Tuesday, lashing out against the new Western-leaning government that captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic.
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| War crimes suspect worked as doctor (msnbc.com) Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted war crimes fugitives, was arrested after 11 years on the run, in disguise and working as a doctor.
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| Sex slave: 'Every day we were raped' (cnn.com) Jasmina was forced from her home by soldiers 16 years ago and repeatedly raped during the Bosnian war. Sometimes, they'd torture her in front of her children. Other times, she'd beg them to kill her: "That's when they laughed." Jasmina spoke to CNN, offering a glimpse into the world of those terrorized by Radovan Karadzic's alleged ethnic cleansing.
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McCain denies he misstated timing of Iraq surge 7 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news AP - Republican John McCain is pushing back against Democratic criticism that he misstated the timing of the buildup of troops ordered by President Bush in early 2007. He says parts of the new strateg... » Save this article » More news about McCain
| Indian PM says nuclear vote will help millions (yahoo! news) AFP - India's government Wednesday celebrated a victory it said would help bring millions out of poverty, after winning a vote that clears the way for a controversial nuclear deal with the United States.
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| VP buzz swirls around McCain (cnn.com) Amid speculation that Sen. John McCain will announce his vice presidential running mate this week, the Arizona senator Tuesday avoided answering any questions on a timetable for the decision.
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| McCain may be zeroing in on a running mate (yahoo! news) AP - Yet another town-hall meeting isn't doing the trick. Neither is dropping in on a former Republican president. So just what can John McCain do to draw attention away from his showy Democratic rival? Pick a running mate, perhaps.
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| McCain may name his No. 2 soon (msnbc.com) Another town-hall meeting isn't doing the trick. Neither is dropping in on a former Republican president. So just what can John McCain do to draw attention away from his showy Democratic rival?
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| Indian government wins confidence vote (yahoo! news) Reuters - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday, ensuring the survival of the ruling coalition and a civilian nuclear deal with the United States.
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| McCain may be zeroing in on a running mate (yahoo! news) AP - Yet another town-hall meeting isn't doing the trick. Neither is dropping in on a former Republican president. So just what can John McCain do to draw attention away from his showy Democratic rival?
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| McCain steps up attacks (cnn.com) As Sen. Barack Obama makes his headline-grabbing trip overseas, Sen. John McCain is arguing that he's best equipped to make the tough calls at home and abroad.
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| | Molina homers twice to lead Giants 23 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news AP - Bengie Molina hit a two-run homer and a solo shot, Barry Zito won his second straight decision and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Tuesday night. » Save this article » More news about Mets
| Phillies rally for 6 runs in 9th to beat Mets (yahoo! news) AP - So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had two-run doubles in a six-run ninth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied against the New York Mets' makeshift bullpen for an 8-6 victory Tuesday night, taking over first place in the NL East.
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| Phils rally for 6 runs in 9th to beat Mets (yahoo! news) AP - So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had two-run doubles in a six-run ninth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied against the New York Mets' makeshift bullpen for an 8-6 victory Tuesday night, taking over first place in the NL East.
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| Phillies rally in 9th to beat Wagner-less Mets (msnbc) So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had two-run doubles in a six-run ninth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied against the New York Mets' makeshift bullpen for an 8-6 victory Tuesday night, taking over first place in the NL East.
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| Mets closer Wagner has muscle spasm near shoulder (yahoo! news) AP - Tests on Mets closer Billy Wagner's left shoulder showed he has muscle spasms around the joint, and his availability for New York's first-place matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night will likely be a midgame decision.
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| Calzaghe postpones Jones fight after hand injury (reuters) Joe Calzaghe's planned light-heavyweight fight against Roy Jones Jr of the United States in New York in September was postponed on Tuesday after the Welshman injured his right hand in training.
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Humble U.S. look to charm their way to gold 23 hour(s) ago @ reuters Loaded with outrageous talent but mindful of past mistakes, the United States men"s basketball team will be checking egos at the door at the Beijing Olympics. » Save this article » More news about US
Demons dump McNamee 23 hour(s) ago @ abc sport Melbourne Football Club chief executive Paul McNamee has been axed by the club after only four months in charge. » Save this article » More news about McNamee
Cross in for Mortlock, Tahu moves to bench 24 hour(s) ago @ abc sport Rugby league convert Ryan Cross will replace the injured Stirling Mortlock for Saturday"s Tri-Nations clash with New Zealand in Sydney, while Timana Tahu gains a position on the bench. » Save this article » More news about Tahu
NBA star James sprains ankle at US Olympic team practice 24 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news AFP - Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James sprained his right ankle on Tuesday in practice with the US Olympic basketball team, US media reported. » Save this article » More news about US
| James leaves practice with mild ankle sprain (foxsports.com) U.S. forward LeBron James left practice with what the team described as a mild right ankle sprain on Tuesday.James landed on Kevin Durant's foot during a scrimmage between Team USA and a select squad of young NBA players."He thinks it's a mild sprain," coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "Our trainers think it's a mild sprain. So we'll find out tomorrow. But I don't think it's anything serious. Obviously, we'll look and see what happens tomorrow.
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| Sell games on Xbox 360, keep the spoils (msnbc.com) Microsoft Corp. will let independent developers sell video games for the Xbox 360 console 〔 and keep most of the profits 〔 beginning this holiday season, the company said Tuesday.
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