Clinton calls Israeli concessions ‘unprecedented’ (AP)
AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making “unprecedented” concessions on West Bank settlement construction — a position clearly at odds with the prevailing Palestinian view.
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6 Guantanamo detainees resettle in Palau (AP)
AP – Six Chinese Muslims released from Guantanamo Bay but still wanted at home as separatists arrived Sunday on their new tropical island home of Palau after the tiny Pacific nation agreed to a U.S. request to resettle the men.
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UK to shake up banking, 100s of branches for sale (AP)
AP – The Royal Bank of Scotland, Northern Rock, and Lloyds Banking Group are to sell off as many as 700 branches in the next few years in exchange for the public aid they received during the economic meltdown, a government official told The Associated Press on Saturday.
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Game 3 of World Series in rain delay (AP)
The start of Game 3 of the World Series between the Yankees and Phillies was delayed by rain, the second consecutive year wet weather affected the schedule in Philadelphia. Andy Pettitte was set to pitch Saturday night for New York against fellow left-hander Cole Hamels in a game that originally was slated to begin at [...]
Florida continues dominance of Georgia (AP)
Black pants, black helmets and another team-wide celebration. No matter what Georgia does to change its luck against Florida, the result usually stays the same. The Gators own this series. Tim Tebow accounted for four touchdowns, A.J. Jones had two huge interceptions and top-ranked Florida beat the Bulldogs 41-17 Saturday for its 17th win in [...]