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Short: Brown marginalised on Iraq

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Clare Short said there was no link between Saddam and al-Qaeda Gordon Brown [...]

January 31, 2010 | Posted in U.K. | Read More »

UN to start mass Haiti food push

The UN describes previous food aid efforts as “quick and dirty” The UN is to begin a major programme of food distribution in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, almost three weeks after the deadly earthquake.Sixteen sites have been set up across the city with [...]

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Clutch Collins carries No. 2 Jayhawks past K-State (AP)

AP - Sherron Collins bounced back from a back injury to score on a hard drive with 9 seconds left in overtime, helping No. 2 Kansas pull out a gritty 81-79 win over No. 11 Kansas State on Saturday night.[Read more...]

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Australian Open 2010: Justine Henin poses Grand Slam threat to Serena Williams

Rivals: Justin Henin (left), will be challenging Serena Williams every step of the way as the Californian sets her sights on a Grand Slam Photo: AFP If Serena Williams, the Australian Open champion, can win the French Open title for only the second time in her [...]

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Pakistan checks reported death of Taliban chief (AP)

AP - The Pakistani army said Sunday that it was investigating reports that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died from injuries sustained in a U.S. drone missile strike in mid-January.[Read more...]

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Is Bill Gates’ New Website Really Running On Linux?

Sometimes tips come in that seem too good to be true. Take today, for example. I got a tip that Bill Gates’ new site, The Gates Notes, was running on a Linux-powered server. This would be ironic since Gates is of course the founder of Microsoft, which is Linux’s biggest competitor in the [...]

January 31, 2010 | Posted in Technology | Read More »

Books pulled from Amazon.com in pricing dispute (AP)

AP - New copies of Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf Hall,” Andrew Young’s “The Politician” and other books published by Macmillan were unavailable Saturday on Amazon.com, a drastic step in the ongoing dispute over e-book prices.[Read more...]

January 31, 2010 | Posted in Technology | Read More »

Blair evidence ludicrous - Short

Clare Short said Gordon Brown was marginalised by Tony Blair The argument put forward by Tony Blair in his evidence to the Iraq inquiry was "ludicrous", former cabinet minister Clare Short has said.It was wrong to suggest, after the 11 September attacks, that [...]

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Harry dances to a calypso beat

Harry has strutted his stuff on the stage of a Haiti benefit concert in Barbados after challenging donors to raise thousands to get him onto his feet.[Read more...]

January 31, 2010 | Posted in U.K. | Read More »