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Mullah Omar tells Afghans Taliban are winning
(AP)
 AP - The Taliban's shadowy leader told Afghans on Wednesday that the insurgents are winning the war and warned Americans that they are wasting lives and billions in tax dollars by continuing in the conflict.
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East Timor deputy PM quits amid spat with boss
(AP)
AP - One of East Timor's deputy prime ministers said he has resigned after Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao publicly called him a "liar" for his outspoken critiques of the government's failure to tackle corruption and improve people's lives.
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Fidel Castro says Cuban model doesn't work
(AP)
 AP - Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that Cuba's communist economic model doesn't work, a rare comment on domestic affairs from a man who has conspicuously steered clear of local issues since stepping down four years ago.
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Xbox blocks W.Va. gamer over town's name: Fort Gay
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Gay — a name the company considered offensive.
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Fla. pastor on fringe of US Christian life
(AP)
 AP - The Florida pastor who plans to burn the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11 is rooted in Pentecostal tradition that believes Christians are engaged in a modern-day spiritual battle with evil.
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Farmer's 24 hour milk filling station a hit
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A German dairy farmer has come up with a novel way to drum up new business -- he opened a "milk filling station."
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Toys R Us invades the mall for the holidays
(AP)
 AP - Toys R Us plans to invade the mall this holiday season, opening 600 temporary "Express" stores in malls and other shopping centers around the country, more than six times last year's count, and hiring 10,000 seasonal workers.
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Even pastor?s old church condemns Quran-burning
(The Upshot)
The Upshot - It's increasingly looking as though the only spiritual or political figure who will not denounce Florida pastor Terry Jones' plan to commemorate Sept. 11 by burning copies of the Quran is Jones himself. Wednesday brings the news that even the church Jones founded in Germany in the 1980s is condemning the upcoming Quran-burning at his [...]
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Angelina Jolie condemns planned Quran burning
(AP)
 AP - Angelina Jolie on Wednesday condemned a Florida church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Wozniacki and Zvonareva set for US Open semi-final
(AFP)
 AFP - Top seed Caroline Wozniacki will play Vera Zvonareva of Russia in Friday's semi-finals at the US Open after both battled their way through wind-swept last eight games on Wednesday.
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