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Fri, 16 May 2008 15:05:55 GMT Burma death toll jumps to 78,000

The official death toll for Burma's cyclone disaster jumps to nearly 78,000 with 56,000 missing, state TV says.

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Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories

After China's quake, firemen rise to rescue task

After 20 hours of persistence, Chengdu firemen pulled a man from the rubble of a collapsed hospital.

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guardian.co.uk World news

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:02:52 GMT 'Tension, mistrust and ever-present danger'

Photojournalist John D McHugh joins Charlie Company at an outpost near the Pakistan border his latest diary extract from Afghanistan

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Fri, 16 May 2008 15:19:28 GMT As Time Runs Out, Survivors Pulled From Quake Rubble

Chinese officials said rescuers were still finding survivors four days after an earthquake that has killed at least 22,000 people.

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Fri, 16 May 2008 09:51:56 EST Minting Pennies From Copper

Taseko Mines is a small-cap CAPS favorite.

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Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Pucker Up: Girls Love Gay Male Porn

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The Wall Street Transcript

Company Interview Excerpt: Eric Mathewson – Wideorbit Inc.

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U.S. News

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:06:00 -0400 Biz Buzz: Housing Rebound, Yahoo Bites Back, and Other Business News

The top business news from this morning.

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Yahoo! News: Top Stories

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:21:30 GMT Gay marriage opponents vow to fight Calif. ruling (AP)

AP - Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation's most populous state.

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washingtonpost.com - Print Edition

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT  Chinese Open Wallets for Quake Aid

BEIJING, May 15 At the headquarters of the Red Cross Society of China, volunteers turned a boardroom into a makeshift cashier's office Thursday, sending tens of thousands of fluttering bank notes through counting machines and handing receipts to people like Cai Lili, 30, who stood in long lines with...

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