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	last updated: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:36:22 GMT UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

A sixth Briton in four weeks has been killed in the volatile southern Afghanistan province of Helmand.

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 20:49:06 GMT US urges talks on N Korea crisis

The US secretary of state says six-party talks should be the place to resolve the crisis over N Korea's missiles.

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 21:57:41 GMT Israel tanks seen in Gaza advance

A small force of Israeli tanks enters Gaza after a second rocket hits the city of Ashkelon, reports say.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:59:01 GMT

Korea's missile salvo to world

US and Japan called for a 'strong' global response at the UN Security Council meeting Wednesday.

Climbing debt casts doubt on dollar's future

The No. 1 job for the new Treasury chief is to avoid a 'hard landing' from the record trade deficit.

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	last updated: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:16:08 GMT

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT Enron Founder Dies Before Sentencing

Kenneth L. Lay, who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy, faced the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison.

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT Bush Urges North Korea to Drop Missile Program

As the U.N. met in emergency session, President Bush said North Korea could "join the community of nations" if it cooperates.

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT 2 Italians Arrested in Kidnapping of Radical Cleric

It was the first indication that the Italian government may have helped American intelligence agents detain the imam.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:16:08 GMT

Wed, 5 Jul 2006 12:00:00 EST New Jersey budget standoff shuts casinos

All 12 of Atlantic City's casinos shut down today because of a state budget dispute between Gov. Jon Corzine and his fellow Democrats, who control the state Legislature. Corzine is attempting to increase the state sales tax to 7 percent from 6 percent to help overcome New Jersey's $4.5 billion budget deficit. Without a budget, the state can't pay its employees – including the inspectors whose presence is required at the casinos. Atlantic City casinos say the closure will cost them more than $16 million a day in gambling revenue, 8 percent of which goes to the state. July and August are historically the busiest months of the year in the nation's second-largest gaming market.

Wed, 5 Jul 2006 12:00:00 EST Seagate CEO is bullish on data storage

Ideas can be preserved and displayed today in many forms, including paper, DVDs, and the latest invention: flash memory, the tiny solid-state chip increasingly used in hand-held devices. Those choices, while great for consumers, are a problem for a company like Seagate Technology. The 55,000-worker firm has staked its future on one kind of storage—the magnetic disk drives used in most computers. Seagate is the world's largest disk-drive maker, with 40 percent of the market, and is reporting strong profits. Yet its stock sells for only about 10 times earnings, while the price-to-earnings ratio of the average stock on the Standard & Poor's 500 is about 17. Investors clearly are bearish about the company's outlook. Senior Writer Kim Clark spoke with Seagate CEO Bill Watkins, at a steakhouse near the company's Silicon Valley executive offices (its legal headquarters is in the Cayman Islands), about data storage and how he plans to keep disk drives from becoming the floppy disks of 2010.

Mon, 3 Jul 2006 16:00:00 EST Morning update— 9:50 a.m.

The IFE Web site now shows results from 96% of precincts and 37.8 million votes, with Calderón still ahead by 396,000 votes: Calderon 36.4, Lopez Obrador 35.4, Madrazo 21.4. It looks like fewer than 40 million votes were cast. Madrazo obviously benefited from late-reporting returns from rural areas, while there appears to have been no late great surge for López Obrador. The vote for Congress: PAN 34, PRD 29, PRI 27. So Calderón ran only slightly ahead of his party, while López Obrador ran more so. It seems unlikely in the extreme that the final 4 percent of the votes can produce the 1 percent margin that López Obrador needs to overtake Calderón.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:16:09 GMT

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:08:26 GMT Kenneth Lay dies of heart disease at 64 (AP)

AP - Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay gave his role in the scandal that enveloped him and his company the most final ending possible.

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:04:12 GMT China, Russia resist North Korea sanctions (AP)

AP - China and Russia resisted an attempt in the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions against North Korea for its missile launches Wednesday, saying only diplomacy could halt the isolated regime's nuclear and rocket development programs.

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:37:30 GMT NASA: Shuttle fit, ready to dock with ISS (AP)

AP - Early inspections revealed no major damage to the space shuttle Discovery, NASA said Wednesday after a day of checking out the spacecraft with on-board cameras. That means when the shuttle meets up with the international space station Thursday morning it likely won't need emergency repairs while hooked up with the orbital outpost  unlike last year's daring spacewalk fixes.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:59:01 GMT

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:46:32 -0400 Israelis to Step Up Gaza Ground Offensive

Israel Authorizes Expanded Gaza Operation; Soldiers Will Be Allowed to Move Into Residential Areas

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:05:08 -0400 China, Russia Resist North Korea Sanctions

China and Russia Resist Sanctions Against North Korea Over Missile Tests

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:37:08 -0400 Missing Japanese Girl Kidnapped by North Korea Still Elicits Ire

Documentary Chronicling Abduction Reignites Tension Between Japan and North Korea

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:59:02 GMT

2006-07-06T00:06+00:00 Prescott: new evidence of links with dome casino bid

John Prescott's department was directly involved in plans for a mega casino at the Millennium Dome while the deputy prime minister was holding meetings with Philip Anschutz, the US billionnaire entertainment mogul.

2006-07-05T23:53+00:00 Afghanistan: sixth British soldier dies

Paratroopers sent to secure landing zone caught in Taliban ambush.

2006-07-05T23:53+00:00 Pyongyang faces united criticism at UN meeting

World: Japanese resolution calls for sanctions and block on funds and technology.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:16:11 GMT

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:29:03 EDT U.S.: Missile tests will not get a better deal for N. Korea

Japan called for "swift, strong" U.N. action in response to North Korea's missile tests, while U.S. officials cited "unprecedented" unity on the issue. President Bush said Wednesday that North Korea has isolated itself further with the tests.

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:01:20 EDT Oil hits new record

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Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:03:15 EDT Ken Lay autopsy carried out

Enron founder Kenneth Lay died early today in Aspen, Colorado, a family spokeswoman said. CNN affiliate KPRC in Houston reported that Lay was admitted to the hospital overnight with a massive coronary. Lay, 64, was awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of conspiracy and fraud in the Enron trial in May.

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