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For a QUICK read of the news, click here. <Picture: Search CNN> go<Picture: *>August 18, 1998 -- Updated 10:39 a.m. EDT (1439 GMT)

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Clinton: 'It was wrong ... but it is private'

President Clinton admitted Monday night that he had a relationship with Monica Lewinsky that was "not appropriate," and that he had not been forthcoming about it. "I misled people, including even my wife. I deeply regret that," Clinton said in a speech that followed an afternoon of testimony to Independent Counsel Ken Starr and a federal grand jury.

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• Clinton speech: GOP not satisfied
• Europe stunned, titillated by Clinton woes
• Transcript: President Clinton's speech
• Sources: President tells grand jury of a sexual relationship
• Bizarre scene at the White House

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N. Ireland buries first bomb blast victims
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Albright gives message of support to Tanzania, Kenya
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U.N. says Iraq stands firm on inspection boycott
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Floods threaten major cities, oil field in northeast China
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As balloon went down, Fossett thought: 'I'm going to die'
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Rudolph encounter claim draws skepticism

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•Yeltsin resting, Russians exchange rubles •Kabila searches for support as Congo rebels consolidate control •Israel votes to erect barriers along West Bank border

•Tests confirm Virginia baby was switched •US West strikers hold fast; talks may resume •Gritz says volunteer searcher may have encountered Rudolph •Teamsters board doesn't have to appear in court

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•ABC bumps football for Clinton speech •Yankees, Cone continue to roll •NBA players say negotiations await arbitrator's decision •Tyson hearing set for September 9 •Check the CNNSI scoreboard

•Trade gap narrows •Inflation up slightly •European markets delight in Dow •Japan stocks leap, other Asian markets creep •Get your stock quotes here

POLITICS: WEATHER:

•GOP candidate's ad uses Lewinsky probe •Susan McDougal jury chosen •Senator withdraws Richardson objection

•Rain in Plains, showers in Northeast, clear in West •Daily U.V & Beach Report •Four day forecasts for 6100 cities

SCIENCE AND NATURE: COMPUTING:

•Drifting pollution affecting Arctic wildlife •Northeast wilderness returning a century after deforestation •China: Soon the largest mobile telephone market?

•Guarding Clinton's testimony from hackers •Intel CPU shortage leaves PC makers struggling •Apple fans brave bad midnight parking to buy first iMacs •Cybersleuth cop attracts pedophiles to his Web •HTML provides opening for e-mail vandals

SPACE: HEALTH:

•Soyuz crew docks safely with Mir after last-minute failure •Mars Meteorite doesn't contain signs of life, researchers say •John Glenn now in full-time astronaut training

•Experimental vaccine may protect against ear infections •Dental surgeons say they've found why snoring can kill •Study: Fish disease affects fishermen's brains •Latest research seeks out cause of PMS

ENTERTAINMENT: BOOKS:

•No 'Stunt,' just Barenaked Ladies having fun •Critical outlook bleak for 'Avengers' •'Uncensored' videos make big profits •Showbuzz: Former intern suing Jay Leno over Clinton joke

•Flooding damages 50,000 documents in nation's oldest public library •So you never read 'Primary Colors'? Start right here •'Rainbow Six' hit the top of the fiction lists! Check it out •We've got a crossword puzzle for you here every day
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