| 2nd Terror Suspect Released in Britain |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - The release of the unnamed Algerian was the second time in a little more than two weeks that a suspect named by prosecutors as having close ties to Osama bin Laden has been freed on bail in Britain. |
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| Colombian Envoy Recounts Hostage Rescue Efforts |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - The Colombian military on Wednesday freed 15 people held by the FARC rebel group. The hostages include Ingrid Betancourt, who was running for president when the FARC kidnapped her six years ago, and three American military contractors. Carolina Barco Isakson, Colombia's ambassador to the U.S., talks about the rescue operation. |
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| Taiwan and China Are Set to Begin Historic Flights |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - Taiwan and China, political rivals for six decades, will launch direct weekend charter flights on Friday, potentially letting millions of tourists visit the island. |
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| Trial Ordered in Concorde Crash That Killed 113 |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - Continental Airlines and two of its employees face involuntary manslaughter charges related to the crash. |
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| Labor Report Shows 62,000 Jobs Lost in June |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - The U.S. labor market is in its longest losing streak in six years. The Labor Department announced Thursday that the economy lost 62,000 jobs in June. It's the sixth straight monthly decline. But the overall unemployment rate held steady, at about 5.5 percent. |
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| 9 Terrorism Suspects Held in Indonesia |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - Indonesian police transferred nine suspected terrorists, bound and wearing black hoods, to Jakarta after their arrest in southern Sumatra. |
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| Colombian Envoy Recounts Hostage Rescue |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - The Colombian military on Wednesday freed 15 people held by the FARC rebel group. The hostages include Ingrid Betancourt, who was running for president when the FARC kidnapped her six years ago, and three American military contractors. Carolina Barco Isakson, Colombia's ambassador to the U.S., talks about the rescue operation. |
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| U.S. Swimmers Set Records In Olympic Trials |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - The U.S. Olympic swimming trials are going on in Omaha, Neb., where records have already been broken. USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan talks about the events and Michael Phelps, who is midway through his quest to qualify for an astonishing number of events. |
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| Analysis: Hostage Rescue Is Latest Blow To FARC |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - The captivity of more than a dozen hostages ended Wednesday in an elaborate rescue operation in the Colombian jungle. It's one of a series of blows this year for FARC, the rebel group that had nabbed the 15 hostages. |
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| Letters: Shakespeare, Obama Pin, Canada Day |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - Hosts Renee Montagne and Ari Shapiro read from listeners' comments. |
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