Miikka Kiprusoff braced himself for one last onslaught.
Source:Finns rally to beat Slovaks 5-3 for bronze medal
An explosive device planted by Taliban militants killed 11 civilians on Sunday in Afghanistan’s most violent province, a government official said.
Source:Blast kills 11 civilians in southern Afghanistan
Pamela Anderson sent a letter Saturday to Canada’s prime minister requesting an end to the country’s annual seal hunt.
Source:Pamela Anderson asks Canada to end seal hunt
For years, Joe Arpaio has been the rare politician whose popularity remained rock solid no matter the criticism. But today, some indicators have changed for the 77-year-old lawman.
Source:Protests, grand jury challenge ‘toughest sheriff’
Reuters - A massive earthquake and tsunamis killed 350 people in one Chilean coastal town, doubling the total death toll on Sunday as the government tried to get aid to hungry survivors and halt looting.
Source:Quake, tsunamis kill more than 700 in Chile
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AP - Joseph P. Kennedy III, the son of a former congressman and the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, said Sunday he had decided against running for the U.S. House from Massachusetts this year.
Source:RFK's grandson decides against run for US House
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AP - The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that “urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property.”
Source:Scientists defend warning after tsunami nonevent
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Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flies to Latin America on Sunday for a trip which includes a stop in quake-ravaged Chile and talks in Brazil over Iran’s nuclear program.
Source:Clinton headed for Chile after quake
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AFP - Hurricane-force winds, surging seas and driving rain lashed western Europe on Sunday, leaving at least 53 people dead and more than a million households without power.
Source:Death toll hits 53 as storms lash Europe
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“We know what happens if we do nothing: more and more people pay more,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Friday. “The president believes we still have to act.”
Source:Ready to go it alone, Dems push on health care
