| GM to form China venture, invest $293 million (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 02:23 AM PDT  Reuters - General Motors said on Sunday it has agreed to set up a light commercial vehicle production venture with major Chinese automaker FAW Group, with total investment of 2 billion yuan ($293 million).
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| Ex-Heat player James stationed in Iraq (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 11:03 AM PDT  Tim James apologized for being late. A rough day at work, said the Miami Heat's 1999 first-round draft pick. Vehicles broke down, problems flared up, and he simply fell behind. "It happens," James said. "Even here." Even on the front line of the Iraq war. A former NBA player who often wondered about his true calling, Tim James is now a U.S.
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| The Kennedy family fortune Posted: 30 Aug 2009 01:35 PM PDT |
| Pakistan reality TV contestant drowns in challenge Posted: 30 Aug 2009 12:40 PM PDT ![]() AP - A contestant on a Pakistani reality TV show drowned while performing a challenge for the program, a spokeswoman for the show's sponsor said Sunday.
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| San Diego Team Claims Little League World Series Title Posted: 30 Aug 2009 02:52 PM PDT  They are the champions. The baby blue bombers won the Little League World Series title in a thrilling comeback victory over Chinese Taipei. In front of more than 30,000 people in Williamsport, Pa., and many more watching around the world, the Park View Little League team became the first team from San Diego County to win the Little League World Series in more than 40 years. And they did it without their trademark homeruns. The Park View boys from Chula Vista won the coveted title, 6-3, over Chinese Taipei in a game filled with drama. Things did not start well for Park View. Chinese Taipei
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| It's time to embrace American royalty Posted: 30 Aug 2009 04:35 PM PDT  Jenna Bush as the new NBC reporter is a perfect expression of our political culture.
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| Welcome to the UFC: Duffee scores record setting seven second KO Posted: 30 Aug 2009 09:31 AM PDT ![]() You know you're good when you question a seven second knockout. Todd Duffee walked across the Octagon and floored Tim Hague with a jab. Down went the big Canadian where he was greeted with eight more shots in five seconds.
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| NFL team's nightmare Posted: 30 Aug 2009 10:12 AM PDT  The Kansas City Chiefs witness their multi-million dollar QB go down with a leg injury.
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| McCain Whacks Cheney: Torture Violated Law And Helped The Terrorists (VIDEO) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 08:32 AM PDT  In a strong pushback against claims made by former Vice President Dick Cheney, Sen. John McCain insisted on Sunday that the use of torture on terrorism suspects violated international law, didn't work, and actually helped al Qaeda recruit additional members. "I think the interrogations were in violation of the Geneva Conventions and the convention against torture that we ratified under President Reagan," said the Arizona Republican. "I think these interrogations, once publicized, helped al Qaeda recruit. I got that from an al Qaeda operative in a prison camp in Iraq... I think that the abilit
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| Former Israeli Prime Minister Olmert indicted (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:07 AM PDT  AP - Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted on corruption charges Sunday, becoming the first Israeli premier to go on trial and highlighting a series of cases that have shaken the public's faith in the political system.
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| Kennedy's dogs will be missed on Hill (Politico) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:58 AM PDT  Politico - Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) was years ahead of the curve when it came to Take Your Dog to Work Day. The constant presence of his three Portuguese water dogs in his Russell building office helped humanize their owner and brought a sense of fun to a workplace known for rules and formalities.
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| DJ AM Autopsy Inconclusive Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:56 AM PDT  An autopsy on the body of DJ AM has been completed - but the cause of his death is not yet known, and further tests are needed, officials have said. The 36-year-old celebrity disc jockey - real name Adam Goldstein - was found in his Manhattan apartment on Friday evening. Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the New York City Medical Examiner's Office, confirmed that the autopsy was carried out on Saturday afternoon. She said: "We finished Adam Goldstein's autopsy. The cause of death is pending further study." She said further tests - including toxicology tests - still needed to be carried out. An
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| Japanese Opposition Wins Elections in Landslide Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:58 AM PDT  For only the second time in postwar history, Japanese voters cast out the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party. The prime minister conceded defeat on Sunday.
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| Return of swine flu: What's ahead for Americans? (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:19 AM PDT  AP - The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world's dominant strain of influenza, and it's putting a shockingly younger face on flu.
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| Obama treats kids to candy as vacation ends Posted: 30 Aug 2009 08:46 AM PDT ![]() President Obama spent his last day on a Martha's Vineyard vacation buying ice cream treats at a general store and a cookie at ...
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