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	last updated: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:10:37 GMT

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:46:07 GMT BBC licence fee 'to rise by 3%'

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell is expected to announce a 3% rise in the TV licence fee, the BBC learns.

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:23:48 GMT Senators oppose Iraq troop boost

Three top US senators agree on a resolution to oppose President Bush's plan to increase Iraq troop numbers.

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:50:29 GMT Crystal meth made class A drug

The highly-addictive club drug crystal meth is reclassified from class B to class A to avert widespread UK use.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:00:52 GMT

US House takes on Big Oil

A bill to be voted on Thursday would cut federal benefits by a third and give them to renewable-energy programs.

Saudi Arabia casts wary eye on its Shiites

With a Sunni-Shiite cold war descending on the Middle East, Saudi Arabia appears to be hardening its sectarian battle lines.

New Orleanians seek to halt escalating crime wave

The first two weeks of 2007 brought 10 murders, causing residents to take police and city leaders to task.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:47:41 GMT

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:11:18 EDT White House Says Judiciary Will Monitor Spy Program

The Bush administration, in what appears to be a concession to its critics, said today it will allow an independent court to monitor its eavesdropping program.

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:49:52 EDT Bloomberg Proposes Overhaul of City Schools

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said today he would focus new energy on reforming the city?s school system.

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:03:56 EDT Cancer Deaths Decline for Second Straight Year

The finding suggests that a small drop reported last year for 2003 ? the first in more than 70 years ? was no fluke.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:10:38 GMT

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:00:00 EST FBI Warns of an E-Extortion Scam

At first glance, the E-mail is terrifying: Cough up $20,000, or you will be killed by a hit man: "Tell me now are you ready to do what I said or do you want me to proceed with my job? Answer Yes/No and don't ask any questions!!!" one E-mail said.

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:00:00 EST Romney Is on the Fast Track

Deafened by the media buzz for new Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is the renewed chatter among top Republicans that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney appears to be forming his campaign operation faster than planned. White House and GOP leadership officials noted today that Romney's wave of appointments and listing of backers is a sign that he's pushing up plans to forcefully challenge Sen. John McCain.

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:00:00 EST No Room at the Inn for Conservatives

Maybe it's a sign of continued GOP disarray after the midterm elections, or maybe it's evidence that House conservatives are losing power.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:00:52 GMT

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:37:11 GMT White House tries to avoid Iraq showdown (AP)

AP - A Senate resolution opposing President Bush's war plan on Iraq put the White House and Republican leaders on the defensive Wednesday as they scurried to prevent a trickle of GOP support for the measure from swelling into a deluge.

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:14:33 GMT Gates may seek more Afghanistan troops (AP)

AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested Wednesday he would ask President Bush to send more troops to Afghanistan, an increase that could intensify pressure on a U.S. military already straining to wage the war in Iraq.

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:14:09 GMT Suicide car bomber kills 17 in Baghdad (AP)

AP - A suicide car bomber killed 17 Shiites at a teeming Sadr City market Wednesday, while gunmen in a predominantly Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad shot up a convoy of democracy workers in an ambush that took the lives of an American woman and three bodyguards.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:47:42 GMT

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:27:53 -0500 NEWS ANALYSIS: U.S. Turns Focus to Iran

NEWS ANALYSIS: U.S. Buildup in Persian Gulf, Provocative Words by Bush Take Aim at Iran

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:39:53 -0500 Suicide Car Bomb Kills 17 in Baghdad

Suicide Car Bomb Strikes Market in Baghdad Shiite Slum, Killing 17 and Wounding 33, Police Say

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:36:42 -0500 'Brangelina' on Steroids: Indian Film Stars to Wed

Questions Surround Film Career of Indian Bollywood Actress

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:00:53 GMT

2007-01-18T00:00+00:00 Heads warn of £10,000 tuition fees

Some science courses could cost students up to £10,000 a year as survey of vice-chancellors also reveals threat to student loans.

2007-01-18T00:00+00:00 Racism, ratings and reality TV: now Big Brother creates a diplomatic incident

Complaints over alleged racism in Channel 4 show hit record 22,000.

2007-01-18T00:00+00:00 Gwyn Topham on people who have disappeared from cruise ships

Gwyn Topham on the cruise passengers who didn't come back.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:10:38 GMT

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:12:49 EST Pizza manager's links to third abduction investigated

Authorities are examining similarities between the disappearances of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby and the 1991 disappearance of 11-year-old Arlin Henderson. They are also looking into whether Michael Devlin, 41, joined a 2005 search for another missing child to learn police techniques. Devlin's bond was Wednesday set at $3 million, cash only.

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:21:28 EST Bush cedes power over domestic spying

The Bush administration has agreed to allow a federal court that specializes in wiretap requests to oversee its non-warrant electronic surveillance program, the Justice Department said Wednesday.Bush cedes power over domestic spying

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:47:41 EST Death toll from winter storm rises

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