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Telstra strikes $10B deal for Australia broadband

Associated Press: Technology - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:52pm
Telstra strikes $10B deal for Australia broadband By 2010-06-20T05:52:33Z CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- The government and Australia's largest telecommunications company announced a deal Sunday that clears a major hurdle to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plans for a superfast national broadband network.... © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Telstra strikes $10B deal for Australia broadband

Associated Press: Business - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:52pm
Telstra strikes $10B deal for Australia broadband By 2010-06-20T05:52:33Z CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- The government and Australia's largest telecommunications company announced a deal Sunday that clears a major hurdle to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plans for a superfast national broadband network.... © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Telstra strikes $10B deal for Australia broadband

Associated Press: World - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:52pm
Telstra strikes $10B deal for Australia broadband By 2010-06-20T05:52:33Z CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- The government and Australia's largest telecommunications company announced a deal Sunday that clears a major hurdle to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plans for a superfast national broadband network.... © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Juneteenth a cause for celebration - Austin American-Statesman

Austin, Texas News - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:48pm

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Juneteenth a cause for celebration
Austin American-Statesman
Jeremiah Jenning, left, Michael Strange and Jay Weber, not shown, lead the parade dressed as a Union Army honor guard. Quyzae Bell, 8, of Austin starts ...

UK's RIAA Goes After Google Using the US DMCA

Slashdot - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:48pm
An anonymous reader passes along a DMCA takedown notice directed at Google and authored by the British Phonographic Industry, Britain's equivalent of the RIAA. P2pnet identifies the BPI as the outfit that "contributed to the British government's Digital Economy bill, complete with its ACTA Three Strikes and you're Off The Net element, with hardly a murmur from the UK lamescream media." Are there any precedents for a UK trade organization attempting to use an American law to force an American company to take down links to UK-copyrighted material?

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BP Chief Draws Outrage for Attending Yacht Race

NYT > Business - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:39pm
BP officials scrambled to respond to another public relations challenge when their embattled chief executive, Tony Hayward, spent the day watching his yacht compete.

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Offbeat - Topix.ne - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:36pm

This weekend Lane Community College hosts its first-ever Sasquatch Symposium. Oregon is a hot spot for sightings, and whether or not you believe in Bigfoot , the phenomenon may be just as part of our culture as the Douglas-fir trees it hides within.

Family, friends, burn candles for 4-year-old Vanessa Hart - Deseret News

Google News: Child Abuse investigation - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:32pm

Family, friends, burn candles for 4-year-old Vanessa Hart
Deseret News
Her father's girlfriend said she fell down the stairs, but police later arrested the woman, Marina Navarro, 21, for investigation of child abuse homicide. ...

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Missile in Pakistan Kills 16 Militants

NYT > International - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:31pm
A missile strike in North Waziristan killed at least 16 militants as they were making plans to go fight NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Afghan Civilians Said to Be Killed in an Airstrike

NYT > International - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:31pm
NATO said it was reviewing local claims in Khost Province after ordering a precise attack on insurgents.

Turks and Kurdish Rebels Clash

NYT > International - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:31pm
Tensions have been escalating along Turkey’s border with Iraq, with at least 130 rebel fighters and 43 members of the Turkish security forces killed since March.

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

NYT > International - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:30pm
The Department of Defense has identified 1,103 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.

Human Rights Defenders Seek Protection in Mexico

NYT > International - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:30pm
Mexico’s human rights activists have their hands full as they grapple with a growing class of victims: themselves.

Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind

Associated Press: Sports - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:28pm
Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind By DOUG FERGUSON 2010-06-20T05:28:06Z PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Tiger Woods poured in one birdie after another, more than he had ever made in one round of the U.S. Open, each of them followed by cheers that could be heard down the Pacific coastline at Pebble Beach.... © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind

Associated Press: Sports - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:28pm
Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind By DOUG FERGUSON 2010-06-20T05:28:06Z PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Tiger Woods poured in one birdie after another, more than he had ever made in one round of the U.S. Open, each of them followed by cheers that could be heard down the Pacific coastline at Pebble Beach.... © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind

Associated Press: Top News - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:28pm
Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind By DOUG FERGUSON 2010-06-20T05:28:06Z PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Tiger Woods poured in one birdie after another, more than he had ever made in one round of the U.S. Open, each of them followed by cheers that could be heard down the Pacific coastline at Pebble Beach.... © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind

Associated Press: Top News - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:28pm
Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind By DOUG FERGUSON 2010-06-20T05:28:06Z PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Tiger Woods poured in one birdie after another, more than he had ever made in one round of the U.S. Open, each of them followed by cheers that could be heard down the Pacific coastline at Pebble Beach.... © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind

Associated Press: Sports - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:28pm
Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind By DOUG FERGUSON 2010-06-20T05:28:06Z PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Tiger Woods poured in one birdie after another, more than he had ever made in one round of the U.S. Open, each of them followed by cheers that could be heard down the Pacific coastline at Pebble Beach.... © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind

Associated Press: Sports - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:28pm
Johnson builds 3-shot lead, Woods 5 behind By DOUG FERGUSON 2010-06-20T05:28:06Z PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Tiger Woods poured in one birdie after another, more than he had ever made in one round of the U.S. Open, each of them followed by cheers that could be heard down the Pacific coastline at Pebble Beach.... © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

On Soccer: Cameroon Is Eliminated Just as World Cup Seems Invigorated

NYT - Sat, 2010/06/19 - 11:25pm
For Africans, the test is coming. Will they support the World Cup if they have no countries left in the tournament?

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