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Yahoo! Daily News Digest: Front Page News for Tuesday, November 06, 2007 12:00 AM PSTBush urges Musharraf to hold electionshttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&e=1&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_pakistanAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:44 pm PSTPresident Bush urged Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday to "restore democracy as quickly as possible," choosing mild disappointment over punishment or more pointed rhetoric to react to the declaration of emergency rule in anti-terror ally Pakistan.House Democrats press Bush on subpoenashttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&e=2&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_go_co/house_contemptAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:44 pm PSTHouse Democrats threatened Monday to hold President Bush's key confidants in contempt of Congress unless they comply with subpoenas for information on the Justice Department's purge of federal prosecutors last winter.Mexico villagers missing after landslidehttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=589&e=3&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_floodingAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:45 pm PSTA massive wave of mud and water swept through a village Monday and at least 16 people were feared buried, officials said, as rescuers elsewhere worked furiously to deliver aid to victims of devastating flooding in southern Mexico.US: NKorea cooperating to disable nukeshttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&e=4&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclearAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:18 pm PSTNorth Korea is cooperating with U.S. experts to disable its nuclear weapons-making facilities under an accord with Washington and regional powers and should be able to complete the process by the end of the year, a U.S. diplomat said Tuesday.Paul raises more than ${dlvDollarSign}3.5M in one dayhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=3093&e=5&u=/ap/20071106/ap_po/paul_fundraisingAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:46 pm PSTRepublican presidential candidate Ron Paul, aided by an extraordinary outpouring of Internet support Monday, hauled in more than ${dlvDollarSign}3.5 million in 20 hours.Sun Microsystems sees 1Q profithttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=562&e=6&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_hi_te/earns_sun_microsystemsAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:41 pm PSTOnce one of Silicon Valley's most bellicose technology companies, Sun Microsystems Inc. struck new alliances during the first quarter with two of its fiercest former foes, Microsoft Corp. and IBM Corp.Palestinian police seal refugee camphttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=7&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestiniansAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:42 pm PSTPalestinian police who battled militants in the West Bank's biggest refugee camp for more than 12 hours withdrew early Tuesday with two suspects in custody and a vow that security forces would no longer shy away from entering militant strongholds.Oprah vows shake-up over abuse scandalhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=492&e=8&u=/ap/20071105/ap_en_ce/people_winfrey_schoolAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:13 pm PSTOprah Winfrey said Monday she wept for half an hour when she heard a dorm matron was accused of abusing students at her school for disadvantaged South African girls. She promised to "clean house" starting with the headmistress.Steelers honor past, crush rival Ravenshttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=555&e=9&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_sp_fo_ga_su/fbn_ravens_steelersAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:22 pm PSTHall of Famers galore lined the Steelers' sideline, with Terry Bradshaw and Mean Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Mel Blount and Franco Harris out front. No wonder the Baltimore Ravens probably thought they were playing all of them and the current day Steelers, too.BEA to give confidential info to Icahnhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=562&e=10&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_hi_te/bea_systems_icahnAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:49 pm PSTBEA Systems Inc. is sharing confidential information with billionaire investor Carl Icahn in hopes of persuading its largest stockholder that the business software maker is worth the ${dlvDollarSign}8.2 billion sales price sought by its board of directors.Thompson's first 2 months in race mixedhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&e=11&u=/ap/20071105/ap_on_el_pr/thompson_two_monthsAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:50 pm PSTThe returns are mixed on Fred Thompson's first two months in the presidential race. The Republican candidate has battled criticism for his light campaign schedule, laid-back style and rambling speeches. He's flubbed questions. He's slipped some in national and early-primary polls.Astronauts check wings ahead of descenthttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624&e=12&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_sc/space_shuttleAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:50 pm PSTShuttle Discovery's astronauts surveyed the wings of their ship Monday to ensure a safe descent over the American heartland after leaving the international space station.MDs balance pros, cons of 'Super X-ray'http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&e=13&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_he_me/heart_scansAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:01 pm PSTA type of "super X-ray" showed promise in its first big test as a potentially cheaper, faster and painless way to find out whether certain people with signs of heart disease actually have it and need treatment. The scans might eliminate the need for some of the 1.3 million cardiac catheterizations done each year in the United States to check for clogged arteries, said Dr. Julie Miller of Johns Hopkins University.Gem digger nearly tosses 4-carat diamondhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&e=14&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_fe_st/odd_diamond_foundAP - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:25 pm PSTChad Johnson has found about 80 diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park, but on Monday he nearly threw away his largest find yet.Gamers have skills. Let's tap 'em.http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2328&e=15&u=/csm/20071105/cm_csm/ymcgonigalThe Christian Science Monitor - Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:00 am PSTHalo 3, the action, shooter video game, earned ${dlvDollarSign}170 million within 24 hours of its release in September. That's more than the estimated first-day revenue of every Harry Potter book and Hollywood blockbuster to date.You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts.

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