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	BBC News \| News Front Page \| UK Edition
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:34:38 GMT

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:46:49 GMT Bank expected to raise UK rates

The Bank of England is widely expected to raise UK interest rates to 5.75%, to help slow the inflation rate.

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:29:05 GMT Minister in flood cash aid pledge

Communities Secretary Hazel Blears says local authorities will be given financial aid to help deal with flood damage.

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:22:46 GMT Sandwiches 'rival crisps on salt'

Many shop-bought sandwiches contain as much salt as several bags of crisps, a survey suggests.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:32:20 GMT

In Massachusetts, test for a pioneering health plan

Its new insurance mandate kicks in July 1. Some see a model for the rest of the US.

In Mexico's drug wars, police given 'trust test'

Hundreds of police have been suspended in a bid to stem trafficking-related corruption.

China takes up civic work in Africa

It's sending 1,809 UN peacekeepers and 300 volunteers in a new Chinese 'peace corps' program.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:32:25 GMT

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:30:41 GMT Surge Seen in Applications for Citizenship

New feelings of insecurity in immigrant communities are helping fuel a rise in the number of legal immigrants seeking to become U.S. citizens.

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:18:57 GMT Contractors Face Combat-Related Stress After Iraq

Many private workers are returning home with combat-related mental health problems, but their problems often go ignored or are inadequately treated.

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:15:41 GMT Ugly Airline Math: Planes Late, Fliers Even Later

The on-time performance of airlines has reached an all-time low, but even the official numbers do not begin to capture the severity of the problem.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:32:26 GMT

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EST A New Knee, Talked Up to Women, Must Walk the Walk

Manufacturers of everything from running shoes to deodorants design products specifically for women. One of the latest entries to the market: an artificial knee created for?and heavily advertised to? females. Without a track record, though, doctors say it's too soon to tell whether the Gender Knee truly represents a giant leap for womankind or whether it merely gives its manufacturer, Zimmer Holdings Inc., a leg up in marketing.

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 17:18:00 EST Democrats Hang On to Party Faithful

Pollster Scott Rasmussen weights his results by party identification, but also readjusts party identification monthly so he won't miss underlying changes in the political balance. Party identification tends to change slowly, and he measures it using tenths of a percentage. My recollection is that party identification remained fairly steady in the 1995-2005 period; Rasmussen's numbers suggest it has changed more since mid-2005. Let's look at it quarter by quarter, rounding off to full percentages:

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 16:34:00 EST Some Support from Reporters

A couple of journalists are making the case for the U.S. News rankings, explaining why the actions of a group of college presidents who have signed the letter boycotting the U.S. News peer survey may not be in the best interests of prospective students and their parents.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:34:38 GMT

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:43:28 GMT Nation celebrates 4th of July (AP)

AP - Crowds braved rain to mark the Fourth of July holiday, cheering as the city's massive fireworks display lit up the sky and for the first time seemed to set the East River's surface aflame.

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:26:07 GMT Cleric: Cryptic threat preceded attacks (AP)

AP - "Those who cure you are going to kill you." That, a British priest said Wednesday, was the cryptic warning made to him in Jordan by a purported al-Qaida chief months before the failed car bombings in London and Glasgow that have been linked to a group of foreign Muslims working as doctors in Britain.

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:19:33 GMT Blast at karaoke bar kills 25 in China (AP)

AP - A blast in a karaoke parlor in northeast China killed 25 people and injured 33, state media reported Thursday.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:14:35 GMT

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:39:53 -0400 U.K. Lowers Threat Level

Police Meet to Learn More About the Eight Suspects, Decide to Lower Threat Level

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:12:53 -0400 BBC Gaza Reporter Freed by Captors

Gaza Journalist Is Released Amid Increasing Hamas Pressure

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:05:51 -0400 British PM Cracks Down on Foreign Medics

British PM Announces Checks on Immigrants Taking Skilled Medical Jobs in Wake of Terror Plots

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:13:18 GMT

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 'I did what I thought was right'

Blair to step down on June 27.

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 CCTV boosts search for kidnap girl

British-registered vehicle gives police new lead.

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 Andrew Marr on curling up with a good ebook

Andrew Marr - who treasures his smelly, beautiful library of real books - roadtests one of the new gadgets.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:32:26 GMT

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:32:22 EDT U.S. marks Independence Day amid tighter security

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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:43:38 EDT Nightclub explosion kills 25 in China

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Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:22:47 EDT Militant: 'Those who cure you will kill you'

An Iraqi militant said to be close to al Qaeda allegedly warned a British cleric: "Those who cure you will kill you." The warning -- or threat -- is now taking on new meaning after last week's UK terror plot, believed to have been hatched by health professionals.

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