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EU court prohibits Italian gambling restriction

Private-sector gambling businesses said the decision would help them to pry open betting markets from the grip of state-run monopolies.

Qaeda-led militants storm Iraq jail, free 140 (Reuters)

Reuters - Dozens of al Qaeda-led militants stormed an Iraqi jail in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday and freed up to 140 prisoners in one of the biggest prison breaks since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, police said.

Record Mega Millions jackpot draws fans (AP)

AP - Lottery machines cranked out tickets at a dizzying rate Tuesday as the multistate Mega Millions game drew bettors with a jackpot estimated at a record $355 million.

Pilot talked to ex-wife before crash (AP)

AP - Eric Johnson told his ex-wife, "You're not going to get her," shortly before the small plane he was piloting with his 8-year-old daughter crashed into his former mother-in-law's house, killing them both.

Analysis: Sunnis on warpath in Baghdad (AP)

AP - Sunni insurgents are striking back with attention-grabbing bombings in Baghdad and gruesome killings posted on the Internet, in an apparent effort to shore up their positions around the Iraqi capital as the U.S. struggles to secure the city.

Police seek missing Britons in Ethiopia (AP)

AP - Investigators were working "around the clock" to find five Europeans linked to the British Embassy, but no one has claimed responsibility for their disappearance or made any demands, officials said Tuesday.

Former Cheney aide found guilty in CIA leak case (Reuters)

Reuters - Former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted on Tuesday of lying and obstructing an investigation into who blew the cover of a CIA analyst in an effort to deflect criticism of the Iraq war.

Fired U.S. attorney: I felt 'leaned on' (AP)

AP - A fired federal prosecutor told a Senate committee Tuesday that he felt "leaned on" and sickened as Republican Sen. Pete Domenici hung up on him in disgust last fall when told that indictments in a corruption case against Democrats would not be issued before the fall elections.

Deal in works for alleged Mo. kidnapper (AP)

AP - Federal and local prosecutors are considering a plea deal that would mean life in prison for a man accused of kidnapping two boys and sexually abusing one of them, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Police sent to Texas youth prisons (AP)

AP - Police were sent to all 22 Texas Youth Commission facilities and the agency headquarters Tuesday to investigate claims that young inmates were sexually abused and that agency officials covered it up.

U.N. official discusses Brazil biofuel (AP)

AP - A proposed ethanol alliance that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to forge with President Bush later this week poses both opportunities and risks for the environment, a top U.N. environmental official said Monday.

Iran says ready for US talks if no conditions (AFP)

AFP - Iran is prepared to hold negotiations or even reopen diplomatic ties with the United States as long as Washington set no preconditions, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in an interview published on Tuesday.

Bush 'saddened' by Libby verdict (AFP)

AFP - US President George W. Bush respects the guilty verdict against former top White House aide Scooter Libby but is "saddened" for him and his family, a Bush spokeswoman said Tuesday.

GM targets 2010 production for electric car (Reuters)

Reuters - General Motors Corp has set a target for production of an all-electric car in 2010, GM's product chief and Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said on Tuesday.

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