Daily Archives: July 23, 2008

Hurricane Dolly downgraded to category one storm

Texas and Mexico face high winds and flooding
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Sickly sweet memories

Travel, life & style: The drinks we fall in love with abroad always seem to taste foul back home. Vicky Frost asks a cocktail guru to transform her holiday stockpile
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Hurricane Dolly downgraded to category two storm

Texas and Mexico face high winds and flooding
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I’m still world No1, says Federer

Sports: Roger Federer rejects suggestions that Rafael Nadal is now the world’s leading tennis player
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Obama pledges commitment to Israel

Presidential candidate says world must prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapon
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Transcript reveals testimony from Texas BP explosion hearing

Business & economics: Newly released transcript of former BP boss Lord Browne shows he denied knowledge of safety lapses
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Paying the price for military contractors

Comment is free America: Matthew Harwood: Long endangered by Blackwater’s recklessness, the US military should welcome the company’s plan to scale back operations
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US removes oil company Chevron from Burma sanctions

Oil giant will continue to do business in Burma after US provision to stop operations was lifted
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US wants proof of disarmament

US today urged North Korea to prove it had given up its nuclear ambitions
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San Francisco mayor secretly visits cyber suspect in jail

Terry Childs gave up the passcode to computer system during visit by mayor Gavin Newsom
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Coke’s secret holder to sell shares

Bank which holds secret formula has been forced by the credit crunch to sell its $2bn stake
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Bush says ‘Wall Street got drunk’

During Texas fundraiser, US president made sure cameras were off before addressing financial crisis
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Americans back off bottled water

Business & economics: Worrying economic times are prompting Americans to sip free-of-charge tap water
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Time to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

Comment is free America: Kay Steiger: The ban on gays and lesbians in the US military is at odds with American public opinion and the nation’s strategic goals
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US removes Chevron from Burma sanctions

US oil giant will continue to do business in Burma after a provision to stop operations was lifted
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‘I’m the white knight’

Arts & entertainment: When one of your co-stars is in custody who you gonna call to publicise The Dark Knight?
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Bush drops threat to housing bill

Bill providing billions of dollars in mortgage aid for Americans is likely to become law
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Mini to bring electric models to US

Business & economics: British carmaker prepares to launch its first electric vehicles in the US in 2009
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Texas braces for hurricane Dolly

Emergency services fear 100 mph winds could overwhelm levees holding back Rio Grande
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Don’t talk about sex, Beijing says

Residents who meet foreigners during Olympics told to avoid questions on age, salary and love life
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US and N Korea hold nuclear talks

Highest-level contact for four years as US seeks answers about Pyongyang’s nuclear programme
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Penguins wash ashore in Brazil

Science & environment: Discovery of hundreds of young penguins over past month has sparked a scientific mystery
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Karadzic to defend himself at Hague

Bosnian genocide suspect to conduct own defence at war crimes tribunal, his lawyers say
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McCain accuses media of bias

Coverage of Obama’s overseas trip attacked by Republican senator’s campaign
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Obama is what the Middle East needs

Comment is free America: Jonathan Freedland: Neither Israel-pandering hawk nor Arab-loving appeaser, the Democrat would bring active, engaged diplomacy
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