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1. Iraq War Civilian Death Toll Past 6,000 - Group
Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 7:09 AM ET
New information from remote locations of Iraq has pushed up the civilian death toll from the U.S.-led war by 500 in the last month to at least 6,000, an Anglo-American research group said on Wednesday.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 161 ratings


2. Bush Defends War, Sidestepping Issue of Faulty Intelligence
The New York Times - Wed Jul 9, 2:54 PM ET
President Bush today brushed aside the controversy over his use of faulty pre-war intelligence that said Iraq had tried to buy uranium from Africa.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 138 ratings


3. Coalition still struggles, three months after fall of Baghdad
AFP - Wed Jul 9, 7:27 AM ET
US-led coalition forces marked three months since they captured Baghdad, struggling to restore services in the face of continued attacks from guerrilla bands.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 130 ratings


4. South Africans March in Protest of Bush
AP - Wed Jul 9, 1:00 PM ET
About 1,000 demonstrators marched peacefully to the U.S. Embassy Wednesday, protesting President Bush's war in Iraq and trip to Africa.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 124 ratings


5. UK Quietly Presses U.S. Over Guantanamo Bay Trials
Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 9:51 AM ET
Britain's Tony Blair said on Wednesday his government was pressing Washington behind the scenes to ensure the planned trials of terrorism suspects jailed at Guantanamo Bay do not violate international law.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 86 ratings


6. India Asks U.S. To Extradite Former Union Carbide Chairman
OneWorld.net - Wed Jul 9, 3:13 PM ET
WASHINGTON, DC, July 8, 2003 (ENS) - The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) and survivors organizations have prompted the Indian government to serve a longstanding notice to the U.S. government to extradite former Union Carbide Chairman Warren Anderson.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 80 ratings


7. Bush Admin. Defends Iraq Intelligence Use
AP - 10 minutes ago
Defending the war against Iraq, the Bush administration said Wednesday that information on Saddam Hussein's alleged illicit weapons programs was solid even though one of President Bush's claims was based on a forgery.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 6 ratings


8. Angry exchanges in parliament as British PM defends Iraq dossier
AFP - Wed Jul 9,10:02 AM ET
Unusually angry outbursts broke out in the British parliament as Prime Minister Tony Blair was confronted by the main opposition leader over the way Britain was led into the Iraq war.
Avg Rating: 4.2, 170 ratings


9. Camera-Equipped Phones Spread Mischief
AP - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
It may have been inevitable. Now that cell phones with little digital cameras have spread throughout Asia, so have new brands of misbehavior.
Avg Rating: 4.2, 118 ratings


10. The Lies Spoiling Organic Food
BusinessWeek Online - Wed Jul 9, 8:40 AM ET
After a dozen years of hearings and deliberation, the U.S. Agriculture Dept. issued official standards for organic foods last October. And -- surprise, surprise -- a government agency actually did a pretty good job. For the first time, American consumers could buy food labeled "organic" and know that it was actually produced using organic growing techniques -- i.e, without growth hormones, antibiotics, chemical herbicides and pesticides, and genetically altered materials. ...
Avg Rating: 4.2, 81 ratings


11. S. Korea: North Advancing Nuclear Program
AP - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
South Korea said Wednesday the communist North has reprocessed a small number of spent nuclear fuel rods, an important step in making weapons. The report came as North Korean envoys warned that the "black clouds of a nuclear war" are approaching.
Avg Rating: 4.2, 48 ratings


12. Some seek inquiry for uranium claim
USA TODAY - Wed Jul 9, 6:36 AM ET
WASHINGTON -- Democrats pounced Tuesday on an admission by the White House that President Bush erred when he included false information in his State of the Union speech that Iraq had tried to buy uranium from Africa to restart its nuclear weapons program.
Avg Rating: 4.1, 201 ratings


13. Armstrong Moves Into Second in France
AP - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
Lance Armstrong and his teammates found another reason to raise their glasses for a toast at dinner.
Avg Rating: 4.1, 189 ratings


14. Democrats Kill Medical Malpractice Bill
AP - 29 minutes ago
Senate Democrats on Wednesday killed legislation limiting the ability of medical malpractice victims to win monetary damages, rejecting Bush administration claims that caps would halt frivolous lawsuits and ease a health care crisis.
Avg Rating: 4.1, 185 ratings


15. Armstrong's Aide Is First Colombian to Lead Tour
Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 1:03 PM ET
For once, Lance Armstrong took a back seat and acted as the perfect teammate to help Colombian Victor Hugo Pena make history as the first Colombian to lead the Tour de France Wednesday.
Avg Rating: 4.1, 145 ratings


16. Fix service program instead of letting it wither away
USA TODAY - Wed Jul 9, 6:37 AM ET
On Monday, John Franklin's five-person AmeriCorps crew replaced handrails and painted trim for Manna Inc., a food pantry in Bangor, Maine. On Tuesday, they worked on a handicap ramp for an AIDS center in Ellsworth. Today, they plan to take care of lawns at a low-income housing site in Bangor.
Avg Rating: 4.1, 82 ratings


17. Trans-Fat Labels to Be Required on U.S. Food
Reuters - 53 minutes ago
All packaged foods sold in the United States will have to carry labels telling people how much artery-clogging trans-fats they contain under new government regulations issued on Wednesday.
Avg Rating: 4.1, 24 ratings


18. Bush ducks questions on false Iraq intelligence
AFP - 43 minutes ago
US President George W. Bush ducked questions over a White House admission that he used flawed intelligence on Iraq's nuclear program, while insisting he was right to oust Saddam Hussein.
Avg Rating: 4.0, 242 ratings


19. Democrats renew calls for probe over flawed Iraq intelligence
AFP - Wed Jul 9, 5:38 AM ET
Democrats renewed their calls for a wide-ranging congressional probe into US intelligence lapses, after the White House backpedaled on its claim that Iraq tried to obtain nuclear materials from Africa.
Avg Rating: 4.0, 230 ratings


20. Dixie Chicks' Radio Ban on Senate Panel Hit List
Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 4:49 AM ET
They may have been thousands of miles away, but the members of Dixie Chicks were the stars of a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday examining the effects of consolidation in the radio industry.
Avg Rating: 4.0, 221 ratings