Anger over fires may tilt Greek election

August 28th, 2007

Antonopoulou, 76, cries as she leans on a wall in the gutted remains of her home in the village of Platanos, next to Ancient Olympia in southwestern Greece on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007. Antonopoulou lost 15 of her 20 goat and her house in a massive blaze that swept through the area, forcing the [...]

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Texas museum to show Lucy fossil amid criticism

August 28th, 2007

Reuters - Lucy, the world’s most famous human
ancestor, will go on public display for the first time in the
United States this week amid criticism that her 3.2 million
year old bones are too fragile to withstand an 11-city tour.

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Publicist: Bo Diddley had heart attack

August 28th, 2007

Bo Diddley, 78, listens as he is honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts at a ceremony on Feb. 16, 2007, in Jackson, Miss. The 78-year-old singer-guitarist was hospitalized in stable condition after suffering a heart attack, his publicist said Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007.

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Economy, credit worries drive Wall St down sharply

August 28th, 2007

Signage at the New York Stock Exchange, July 9, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) percent on Tuesday after Merrill Lynch warned that ailing
credit markets will hurt bank profits, while reports showing
eroding consumer confidence and falling home prices added to
concerns about the economy.

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