Police in Las Vegas say O.J. Simpson is a suspect in a casino break-in. The former football star says he went into a hotel room to retrieve sports memorabilia belonging to him. President Bush says military commanders will have flexibility and troops

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What is advertising? Is it telling the truth or is it making things look better than they really are? Or is it lying? Companies pay a lot of money for adverts. Some of the ads you see in glossy magazines look like art. The commercials on TV look like

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Im a great art lover. I look at beautiful paintings and sculptures and wish I could be artistic. I cant draw or paint to save my life. I wonder why some people are so talented and can create amazing pictures, when other people, like me, cant even dra

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1. Democratic leaders are debating what to do with Michigan and Florida. They held primaries before they were supposed to. And now officials in Washington are working on formulas to dole out their delegates. 2. The first storm of the hurricane seaso

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1. Barack Obama says he had a short talk with Hillary Clinton earlier today. He said she's very focused on her supporters after yesterday's primaries but didn't say whether she plans to concede. Meantime, Obama has asked a three-person team including

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1. Senator Hillary Clinton has suspended her bid for the presidency. The former first lady was greeted by thousands of supporters in Washington. She's urging everyone to support Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee. 2. Residents in northern

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1. A sandbagged levee is still keeping the Cedar River out of downtown Cedar Falls, Iowa. But more rain is following and officials are asking for extra volunteer sandbaggers. Forecasters say a dry spell could be coming soon. 2. Low humidity and 40-mi

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1. The Fed is hoping to give the economy a boost. This afternoon, it lowered a key interest rate. Officials thought this will encourage more borrowing amongst consumers which may then lift the sagging economy. 2. State police in New Mexico have remov

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1. Military rulers in Myanmar will allow a single U.S. cargo plane to enter the country bearing relief supplies for cyclone victims. Myanmar's government has been criticized for letting cyclone victims die rather than accept aid from other countries.

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1. It was a day of fierce fighting on the streets of Beirut as Shiite Hezbollah supporters and Sunnis battled it out. At least four people died. The Hezbollah leader is accusing the Lebanese government of declaring war on his group after shutting dow

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1. Barack Obama got the support of at least 4 Democratic convention super delegates on his day off today. That's building on his momentum from yesterday's North Carolina primary win. Meantime, Hillary Clinton was in West Virginia, vowing to stay in

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1. President Bush says he is keeping troop strength in Iraq mostly the same until the next president takes over. About 4,000 Marines support troops are slated to return in the coming months. But no Army brigades will pull out this year. 2. Western i

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1. President Bush is again calling for a ceasefire to be honored in the former Soviet Republic. But there are reports that 100 Russian tanks are moving even deeper into Georgia. Meantime, the Pentagon says there isn't any need for US fighting forces

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1. The Dow drops below 9,000 for the first time in five years. Investors are gloomy about the economy and the health of corporations. Shares of General Motors tumbled almost 30 percent to their lowest level since 1950. 2. President Bush will meet wi

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1. Firefighters are struggling to get control of this raging wildfire in southern California. The blaze's already destroyed more than 100 homes in Santa Barbara County. Crews are concerned that the winds will pick up tonight and push the flames with

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1. Two days after the election, President-elect Obama picked his chief of staff. Democratic officials say Rahm Emanuel has accepted the job. The third-ranking House Democrat served in the Clinton White House and has a reputation for bluntness and si

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1. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will unveil the Obama administration's new framework to aid the financial sector on Tuesday. Geithner had been scheduled to announce the plan Monday. He will use the delay to focus on the Senate's effort to pas

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1.As expected, the federal budget deficit is climbing skyward. Its hit 765 billion dollars in just the first five months of the fiscal year and its well on its way to the administrations projection of 1.75 trillion for the whole year. The blame goes

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1. Legendary investor Warren Buffett is warning shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway that economic turmoil is likely to continue. Turmoil have helped bring a 62% drop in profits at the company last year. 2. President Barack Obama used his weekly m

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Most people know the word 'avatar'. Perhaps we all saw the movie with the same name. Avatars are becoming a normal part of our life. Well... I should say our online life. Almost everywhere you go on the Internet you see avatars. Sometimes it's a webs

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