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Peter Pan And The Salmonella Outbreak
Days after its Peter Pan peanut butter and its generic counterpart, Great Value, distributed at Wal-Mart stores, was linked to a widespread salmonella outbreak, food giant ConAgra has initiated a voluntary recall.



Bomb Exploded In A McDonald's Restaurant
A shrapnel-filled bomb exploded in a McDonald's restaurant in St Petersburg on Sunday night, injuring six people and wrecking the busy downtown eatery.


Eight Die In Shooting Rampage In Two States
Two gunmen went on separate rampages on opposite sides of the US yesterday, shooting and killing eight people and injuring several.

A man dressed in a trench coat randomly murdered five shoppers at a Salt Lake City shopping mall before an off-duty policeman shot him dead.

The Philadelphia gunman is believed to have got upset at a board meeting for what might have been an investment firm, police said.

Barack Obama Enters Bid For The White House
A frigid morning in Springfield, Illinois, Barack Obama formally began his bid for the White House by challenging a new generation to mobilize and change the pettiness of American politics.

His formal entry into the Democratic race is a major step in a political history that has unfolded at a rapid pace, catapulting a man who was an obscure Illinois legislator only three years ago onto a track that could make him this nation's first African American president.

Iran Vows To Stand Tall If Attacked
U.S. vs Iran - If the United States were to attack Iran, the country would respond by striking US interests all over the world, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday.



Astronaut Lisa Nowak Arrested On Several Counts
Astronaut Lisa Nowak drove 950 miles and donned a diaper and disguise to confront a woman she believed was her rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot, police said.

She was arrested Monday and charged with attempted kidnapping and murder along with other counts.


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