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1/136 Rapper Lil Wayne sentencing postponed
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AP - Rap star Lil Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail — for dental surgery.
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2/136 Sinatra, Martin to receive stars in Las Vegas
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AP - Sin City is paying homage to iconic singers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin by giving them each a place on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.
(AP)
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3/136 UK group urges Elton John to cancel Israel show
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AP - A British academic group that supports Palestinian rights is urging singer Elton John to cancel a summer concert in Israel.
(AP)
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4/136 Vancouver defends Schwarzenegger invite
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AFP - Winter Olympics organisers on Tuesday defended their decision to invite Arnold Schwarzenegger to run in the torch relay despite the former movie star's admission that he used drugs in his bodybuilding career.
(AFP)
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5/136 Leno to Letterman: Thanks for Super Bowl ad invite
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AP - Jay Leno has a message for David Letterman: Thanks.
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6/136 Matt Damon, Jude Law catch 'Contagion'
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AFP - Matt Damon and Jude Law are reuniting on screen to star in a thriller by Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh about the outbreak of a deadly disease, reports said Tuesday.
(AFP)
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7/136 Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing
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AP - Michael Jackson's doctor returns to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case — a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the prosecution believes will show his 'gross negligence' was the direct cause of the pop star's death.
(AP)
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8/136 Perez Hilton, Black Eyed Peas manager settle suit
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AP - A judge is dismissing a civil lawsuit filed against a Black Eyed Peas manager who punched blogger Perez Hilton in a nightclub last year.
(AP)
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9/136 Madonna leads celebrity charge to Rio for Carnival
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AFP - Madonna on Tuesday led a charge of celebrities descending on Rio de Janeiro for the city's famously sexy Carnival starting this weekend.
(AFP)
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10/136 Angelina Jolie to visit Haiti: UNHCR
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AFP - Movie star Angelina Jolie is due to arrive in quake-struck Haiti on Tuesday, the UN refugee agency said, a day after she visited Haitian children being treated in the neighbouring Dominican Republic.
(AFP)
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11/136 DeGeneres says Cowell is `meaner than I thought'
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AP - Ellen DeGeneres, the newest judge on 'American Idol,' says Simon Cowell is 'meaner' than she thought.
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12/136 Angelina Jolie to visit Haiti with UN refugee body
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AP - The U.N. refugee agency says its goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is heading to Haiti to meet with earthquake victims.
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13/136 Pitt, Jolie sue British paper over split claims
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AFP - Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are suing a British newspaper over claims they were considering a multi-million-pound split, their lawyers said in a statement received on Tuesday.
(AFP)
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14/136 Yao Ming to ring in Year of the Tiger in China
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AFP - Houston Rockets star Yao Ming was due back in Shanghai on Tuesday to celebrate Chinese New Year with his family for the first time since joining the NBA eight years ago, his spokesman said.
(AFP)
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15/136 Angelina Jolie visits Haiti quake refugees
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AFP - Screen star Angelina Jolie on Monday visited Haitian children being treated in the Dominican Republic after the devastating earthquake in their homeland killed more than 200,000 people.
(AFP)
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16/136 Pierce Brosnan reveals the character actor within
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AP - A debonair Pierce Brosnan, Bond-like in black jacket and gleaming white shirt, strides into a Manhattan hotel room for an interview.
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17/136 Ringo Starr honored with Walk of Fame star
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AP - A star for former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday evening during a whimsical ceremony that also marked the 50th anniversary of the sidewalk attraction's groundbreaking.
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18/136 Miley Cyrus, other celebs auction items for Haiti
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AP - Miley Cyrus has organized an online auction to benefit the relief effort in Haiti, and Britney Spears, Hugh Jackman, Ellen DeGeneres, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Lovato and others will donate items and experiences.
(AP)
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19/136 'We Are the World' gets update for Haiti
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Reuters - Usher was deposited at the guarded front gate in a black Cadillac SUV. The inside courtyard teemed with people watching a large flat-screen monitor documenting the assembled celebrity chorus; inside the studio a disembodied voice declared, 'We're not finished; we still have to do the harmony.'
(Reuters)
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20/136 Pavement, LCD, Modest Mouse to top Pitchfork fest
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Reuters - Pitchfork Music Festival, the three-day music event in Chicago organized and curated by the indie-centric website of the same name, has announced Pavement, Modest Mouse and LCD Soundsystem as headliners of the 2010 edition.
(Reuters)
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21/136 Afrikaans rappers takes Internet by storm
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Reuters - A South African Afrikaans rap group has taken the Internet by storm with explicit in-your-face lyrics, provocative performances and using cyberspace to promote their music.
(Reuters)
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22/136 Miley Cyrus to perform in Spain for first time
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Reuters - Miley Cyrus is to play her first concert in Spain, at the Rock in Rio Madrid 2010 festival on June 6.
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23/136 Lawyer: Pitt and Jolie sue over split claim
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AP - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have begun legal action against a British tabloid that reported the celebrity couple was going to split, a lawyer acting on their behalf confirmed Monday.
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24/136 'Avatar' loses box office crown to 'Dear John'
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Reuters - It had to happen sometime, but nobody expected the biggest film of all time to lose its North American box office crown this weekend to 'Dear John,' a low-budget 'chick flick' with a pair of little-known stars.
(Reuters)
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25/136 New Pic! Tiger Woods' Wife Carries Two Kids in Her Arms
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The day after son Charlie's first birthday, she takes both children to the doctor's office
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26/136 Emma & Julia Roberts Talk Boys & Being Blonde
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Emma Roberts has realized life as a blonde is definitely more fun. At Monday night's premiere of 'Valentine's Day' with her aunt and co-star Julia Roberts, and another co-star from the film, Shirley MacLaine, the teen (who turns 19 on Wednesday), revealed she loves her lightened locks.
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27/136 First Pic! Gisele Bundchen Debuts Baby Son Benjamin!
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The two-month-old is all bundled up on the cover of a Brazilian mag
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28/136 Jessica Biel: Justin and I Have 'No Plans' for Valentine's Day
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Though she thinks the romantic holiday is 'great,' Timberlake's love tells Us she's 'working'
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29/136 Valentine's Day comes early in L.A.
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The cast of the star-studded romantic comedy 'Valentine's Day,' which includes Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Garner, hit the red carpet for the film's premiere. (Feb. 9)
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30/136 Adam Sandler Helps the Wait Staff -- for Free! -- at Miami Hotspot
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The comic shows up at a restaurant after-hours and joins the staff as they close up for the night
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31/136 Kate Gosselin to release personal new book
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AP - Kate Gosselin has a new book, 'I Just Want You to Know,' scheduled for release in April.
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32/136 Warner Music falls to loss, but beats Street
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Reuters - Warner Music Group posted a narrower-than-expected loss on Tuesday as strong sales in Britain and France helped overcome declining demand for traditional music discs in the United States and Japan.
(Reuters)
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33/136 Parsons Launches New Fashion MFA with Support of Donna Karan
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Fashion Wire Daily - Donna Karan may have dropped out of Parsons School of Design when she was a sophomore - Anne Klein herself offered the fledgling designer a job that she couldn't refuse - but that doesn't mean she doesn't put a high premium on fashion education.
(Fashion Wire Daily)
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34/136 `Susan Boyle' bio is redundant recap of her story
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AP - 'Susan Boyle: Dreams Can Come True' (The Overlook Press, 246 pages, $21.95) by Alice Montgomery: This unauthorized biography recaps what most fans already know about Susan Boyle, the shy, 48-year-old Scottish singer who became an Internet sensation after a clip of her auditioning for a TV talent show was posted online.
(AP)
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35/136 Online ad improvement seen in IAC's 4Q loss
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AP - Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp lost $1 billion in the fourth quarter because it wrote down the value of its search business, but the results beat expectations and offered the latest indication that the online advertising market is improving.
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36/136 Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook
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AP - A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump.
(AP)
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37/136 Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked
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AP - Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.
(AP)
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38/136 Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station
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AP - Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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39/136 Toyota announces mass Prius recall
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AFP - Toyota said Tuesday it was recalling hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles globally, including the best-selling Prius, plunging it deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up.
(AFP)
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40/136 Astronauts inspect Endeavour's thermal protection system
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AFP - Astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour on Tuesday finished routine inspection of the thermal protection system on the orbiter's wing leading edges and nose, NASA said.
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41/136 India says no to first GM food crop
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AFP - India refused to grant permission Wednesday for the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and 'inadequate' science.
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42/136 Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water
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AP - The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.
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43/136 Stranded panda lured to safety in China
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AP - It was like getting a cat out of a tree — Sichuan style.
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44/136 Thousands of dinosaur footprints uncovered in China
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AFP - Archaeologists in China have uncovered more than 3,000 dinosaur footprints, state media reported, in an area said to be the world's largest grouping of fossilised bones belonging to the ancient animals.
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45/136 The nation's weather
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AP - Snowy weather was expected to move into the Eastern U.S. from the Plains on Tuesday.
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46/136 Kuwait projects huge deficit in next fiscal year
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AFP - OPEC member Kuwait is projecting a 22.4 billion dollar budget deficit for the 2010-2011 fiscal year after raising spending by more than 33 percent, according to a draft budget seen on Tuesday.
(AFP)
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47/136 Homes evacuated as Los Angeles braces for storm
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AFP - More than 500 homes were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as Los Angeles braced for more rain after a weekend storm which triggered mudslides that damaged 43 properties.
(AFP)
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48/136 Woman seeks 'Jessica Alba' makeover to win back lover
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Reuters - A Chinese woman is seeking extensive plastic surgery to look like U.S. actress Jessica Alba, mainly because she hopes to win back her boyfriend who she said always wished she looked more like the Hollywood star.
(Reuters)
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49/136 Star power: celebrity endorsements surge at Grammys
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Reuters - Would the Black Eyed Peas persuade you to shop at Target or Eric Clapton lure you to switch to T-Mobile?
(Reuters)
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50/136 Doctor casts new light on cat that can predict death
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Reuters - When doctors and staff realized that a cat living in a U.S. nursing home could sense when someone was going to die, the feline, Oscar, was portrayed as a furry grim reaper or four-legged angel of death.
(Reuters)
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51/136 Branding ban on cigarette packs?
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Reuters - The UK government launched plans on Monday to halve the number of smokers by the end of the decade and said it would consider removing branding from cigarette packets and banning cigarette vending machines.
(Reuters)
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52/136 President Barack Obama gestures while conducting the daily press ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama gestures while conducting the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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53/136 The produce section of a Northern Virginia supermarket before ...
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(Reuters) - The produce section of a Northern Virginia supermarket before an expected blizzard this evening in Fairfax, Virginia, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
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54/136 U.S. President Barack Obama gives an impromptu news conference ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama gives an impromptu news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
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55/136 An undated photo provided by David Berry shows Centers for Disease ...
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(AP) - An undated photo provided by David Berry shows Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worker Diane Caves. Federal officials confirmed the death of Caves, 31, who had been missing in Haiti since a devastating earthquake hit the country four weeks ago, the agency said Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Her body was identified Monday after it was found in the rubble of the Port-au-Prince hotel where she had been staying. (AP Photo/via David Berry)
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(Reuters) - A hand is raised as U.S. President Barack Obama fields a question during an impromptu news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES)
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama reacts to a question during an impromptu news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he leaves an impromptu news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
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59/136 U.S. President Barack Obama laughs at an impromptu news conference ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama laughs at an impromptu news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
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60/136 Rapper Lil Wayne enters Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, Feb. ...
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(AP) - Rapper Lil Wayne enters Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in New York. Sentencing in the hip-hop artist's 2007 gun-possession case was postponed until March 2 due to his need for oral surgery. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
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61/136 President Barack Obama smiles as he speaks to reporters in the ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama smiles as he speaks to reporters in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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62/136 President Barack Obama listens to a reporter's question as he ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama listens to a reporter's question as he makes an unannounced visit to the James Brady Briefing Room for the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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63/136 A lone taxi drives past snow covered planters on Madison St. ...
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(AP) - A lone taxi drives past snow covered planters on Madison St. in Chicago as forecasters say a winter storm is expected to bring up to a foot (30 cm) of snow to parts of Illinois Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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64/136 A Toyota emblem is seen on the front of a 2010 Toyota Prius ...
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(AP) - A Toyota emblem is seen on the front of a 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid in the repair shop of a Toyota dealership, in Norwood, Mass., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The car was brought to the shop for a computer diagnostic and repair of the brake system. Toyota announced early Tuesday it would recall about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles to fix brake problems. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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65/136 Matthew Tae carries a bundle of wood and a shovel bought at ...
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(AP) - Matthew Tae carries a bundle of wood and a shovel bought at Fairmount Hardware in preparation for an expected winter snow storm in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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66/136 U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at an impromptu news conference ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at an impromptu news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured at an impromptu news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
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68/136 U.S. President Barack Obama takes a question during an impromptu ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama takes a question during an impromptu news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
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69/136 Master Diagnostic Technician Kurt Juergens, of Foxborough, Mass., ...
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(AP) - Master Diagnostic Technician Kurt Juergens, of Foxborough, Mass., uses a laptop computer to diagnose and repair the brake system on a 2010 Toyota Prius in the repair shop of a Toyota dealership, in Norwood, Mass., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Toyota announced early Tuesday it would recall about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles to fix brake problems. There have been about 200 complaints in Japan and the U.S. about a delay when the brakes in the Prius were pressed in cold conditions and on some bumpy roads. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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(AP) - Map shows snowfall in the U.S. during February 4-6,
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(Reuters) - A statue stands atop Grand Central Station in front of the MetLife building in New York in this October 8, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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72/136 President Barack Obama gestures during the daily press briefing, ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama gestures during the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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73/136 President Barack Obama answers reporters questions during an ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama answers reporters questions during an unannounced visit to the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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74/136 U.S. President Barack Obama walks from the podium at the end ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama walks from the podium at the end of an impromptu news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
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75/136 Google on Tuesday gave its free email service a "Buzz," ...
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(AFP/File) - Google on Tuesday gave its free email service a "Buzz," adding Twitter and Facebook style social networking features.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)
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76/136 A Toyota Camry as seen at the Chicago Auto Show February 9, ...
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(Reuters) - A Toyota Camry as seen at the Chicago Auto Show February 9, 2010. Toyota, fighting to keep its reputation for quality and reliability, is already implementing two other recalls covering more than 8 million vehicles worldwide due to problems with slipping floormats and sticky accelerator pedals. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
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77/136 6 NHL teams to open 2010-11 season in Europe
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AP - Six NHL teams will open the 2010-11 season in Europe, the fourth straight year the league will begin play overseas.
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78/136 NFL future: Spotlight off the field
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AP - A memorable season capped by a super title game with a record TV audience has NFL executives and fans beaming.
(AP)
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79/136 Death of Kerrigan's father is ruled a homicide
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AP - The death of the father of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan was ruled a homicide Tuesday when an autopsy showed he died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son in which he suffered a neck injury so severe it damaged his windpipe.
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80/136 Lakers beat Spurs 101-89 without Bryant, Bynum
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AP - Pau Gasol had 21 points and 19 rebounds to lead five players in double figures, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 101-89 Monday night without injured Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum.
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81/136 Money woes ease in NASCAR, sponsors seek bargains
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AP - With the NASCAR season revving up at Daytona International Speedway this week, companies still have a chance to associate themselves with the sport's most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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82/136 For New Orleans, victory is about more than football
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Reuters - To many residents of this storm-battered city, the New Orleans Saints carried more than a trophy when they came home on Monday after winning the first Super Bowl in their 42-year history.
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83/136 Lakers down Spurs for second win without Kobe
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Reuters - The Los Angeles Lakers pulled together to win their second straight contest without Kobe Bryant with a 101-89 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.
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84/136 Huskers join Huskies in basketball elite
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AP - Huskies, make room for the Huskers.
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85/136 Zola unhappy over owners' pay-cut talk
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AFP - West Ham United coach Gianfranco Zola has criticised the club's new owners for telling the British media the entire staff would have to take an end of season pay-cut.
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86/136 Boonen takes third stage of cycling's Tour of Qatar
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AFP - Defending champion Tom Boonen of Belgium sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Tour of Qatar on Tuesday, while Dutchman Wouter Mol held on to the leader's yellow jersey.
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87/136 Gaborik's knee cut by skate in Rangers practice
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AP - New York Rangers star Marian Gaborik has left practice after being cut on the right knee by goalie Henrik Lundqvist's skate.
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88/136 Swedish tennis ace Soderling too good for Serra
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AFP - Robin Soderling shrugged off a slow start, firing 26 races as he lifted his game to earn a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Frenchman Florent Serra Monday and reach the second round of the Rotterdam Open.
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89/136 Couture stops Coleman at UFC 109
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AP - Randy Couture stopped Mark Coleman with a rear naked choke Saturday night to win a bout between two UFC hall-of-famers in their mid-40s.
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90/136 Patrick to make NASCAR debut at Daytona
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AP - Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.
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91/136 Organizers can't wait for first Canadian gold
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AP - Just like most of the entire country, Vancouver organizers are waiting for the moment when Canada finally wins its first Olympic gold medal on home soil.
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92/136 It's a wrap! Hospitals test new, more modest gown
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AP - The British government is getting behind a plan to replace drafty open-backed hospital gowns with versions that preserve patients' modesty.
(AP)
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93/136 Dutch amphibious bus makes splash in Scotland
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AFP - A Dutch-built amphibious bus made a splash Tuesday in Scotland, where it is aiming to replace a ferry service across the Clyde river -- after one false start.
(AFP)
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94/136 Anglican head warns of 'chaos' over gays and women
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AFP - Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams appealed Tuesday for the Anglican church to resolve its divisions over the ordination of female and gay bishops, warning that they were causing 'chaos'.
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95/136 FTSE 100 shares end higher
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AFP - The London stock market overcame earlier losses and closed in positive territory Tuesday.
(AFP)
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96/136 Barclays chief slams over-regulation
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AFP - Barclays bank chief executive John Varley on Tuesday said that too much new red tape in the banking sector could increase the cost of credit and adversely affect the economy.
(AFP)
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97/136 Guardian sells Manchester Evening News to Trinity Mirror
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AFP - Guardian Media Group on Tuesday ended its historical ties with Manchester after agreeing to sell the Manchester Evening News and its regional media business to Trinity Mirror for £44.8 million.
(AFP)
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98/136 Russian tycoon says ex-spy murder claim 'outrageous'
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Reuters - Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky said Tuesday it was outrageous to claim he was responsible for the death of his friend Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who was murdered in London in 2006.
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99/136 PM to face Iraq inquiry in early March
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AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will appear before the public inquiry into the Iraq war in early March, a spokesman for the probe said on Tuesday.
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100/136 Toyota recalls 8,500 Prius cars in Britain
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AFP - Toyota said on Tuesday it would recall around 8,500 Prius hybrid cars in Britain over a braking failure as the Japanese carmaker scrambles to cope with the latest technical problems affecting its vehicles.
(AFP)
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101/136 City regulator boss Sants steps down
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AFP - The Financial Services Authority on Tuesday announced the departure of chief executive Hector Sants, who has overseen plans for large-scale reform of the banking sector following the economic crisis.
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102/136 Conviction of 'wannabe suicide bomber' quashed
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AFP - An Islamist student described as a 'wannabe suicide bomber' was set to walk free on Tuesday after a Scottish court quashed his most serious conviction on terror charges.
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103/136 Abu Hamza's London home seized to pay legal bills
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AFP - Legal aid officials have seized the London home of jailed radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza to recover costs spent on defending him, they said on Tuesday.
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104/136 Trade deficit widens to £7.3 billion
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AFP - Britain's trade-in-goods deficit unexpectedly widened to £7.3 billion in December, official data showed on Tuesday.
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105/136 Apology after London bus driver stops to pray
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AFP - Transport bosses apologised to bus passengers in north London after a Muslim bus driver pulled over to pray, they said Tuesday.
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106/136 Ice likely to have caused BA crash landing in 2008
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AFP - A build-up of ice in the fuel system caused a British Airways plane to crash-land at London Heathrow in 2008, investigators said on Tuesday, adding that safety checks would not have identified the problem.
(AFP)
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107/136 Ukraine's Tymoshenko girds to contest result
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Reuters - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko launched action on Tuesday to call rival Viktor Yanukovich's election into question, ignoring international endorsement of the poll and threatening a lengthy legal battle.
(Reuters)
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108/136 Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance
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AP - The Dow Jones industrial average jumped back above 10,000 on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden.
(AP)
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109/136 Opel unveils turnaround plan, 8,300 jobs slashed
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AFP - Troubled automaker Opel laid its cards on the table Tuesday with details of a restructuring plan that will involve 8,300 job cuts and require billions of euros (dollars) in state aid.
(AFP)
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110/136 European governments agree to help Greece: source
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Reuters - European governments have agreed in principle to help heavily indebted Greece, a senior German coalition source said on Tuesday, in what would be the first rescue of a euro zone member in the currency's 11-year history.
(Reuters)
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111/136 Gates wants Iran sanctions in 'weeks, not months'
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AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to see the United Nations slap sanctions on Iran in 'weeks, not months.'
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112/136 Witness: Demjanjuk's statements inconsistent
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AP - A top German investigator testified Tuesday that John Demjanjuk has given conflicting stories about where he spent the rest of World War II after being captured by the Germans in 1942.
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113/136 Tymoshenko camp vows to challenge Ukraine vote
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AP - Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday.
(AP)
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114/136 Greece leads European stocks higher on rescue hope
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AP - Greek stocks led European and U.S. markets higher on Tuesday on hopes that EU officials will provide the region's most heavily indebted economies with some form of support to keep the market crisis at bay.
(AP)
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115/136 UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials
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AP - Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel's chairman said Monday.
(AP)
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116/136 Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program
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AP - Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday, an acceleration of its nuclear program that was followed by a U.S. threat of a 'significant regime of sanctions.'
(AP)
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117/136 Sri Lankan parliament dissolved ahead of new vote
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AP - Sri Lanka's president dissolved parliament Tuesday to make way for spring elections a day after authorities arrested a key opposition leader, crippling the only serious threat to the ruling party's stifling grip on power.
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118/136 US Army closes in on targeted southern Afghan town
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AP - U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.
(AP)
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119/136 Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally
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AP - Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker.
(AP)
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120/136 Dubai tower shut after visitors stuck in elevator
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AP - Visitors on the observation deck of the world's tallest tower heard a loud boom, then saw dust that looked like smoke seeping through a crack in an elevator door 124 floors above the ground. The 15 people inside were trapped for 45 frightening minutes until rescuers managed to pry open the doors.
(AP)
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121/136 Iran sentences another activist to death
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AP - An Iranian court has convicted another opposition activist on charges related to the country's post-election turmoil and sentenced him to death, the judiciary said Tuesday.
(AP)
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122/136 Argentina's Kirchner leaves ICU after surgery
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AP - Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner was out of intensive care Tuesday after emergency surgery on an important artery feeding blood to his brain.
(AP)
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123/136 Red Cross seeks Sudan's help in releasing kidnapped employee
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AFP - The Red Cross said on Tuesday it had requested Sudan President Omar al-Beshir's help in obtaining the swift release of a French employee kidnapped in the Darfur region last year.
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124/136 Afghans stun Irish on opening day of shocks
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AFP - Afghanistan's seemingly inexorable rise in the cricket world took another step in the right direction here on Tuesday as they defeated favourites and joint-defending champions Ireland in their opening world Twenty20 qualifiers.
(AFP)
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125/136 Activists ambush Japanese whalers in Antarctic seas
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AFP - Anti-whaling activists said Tuesday they had exchanged water cannon fire with Japanese fishermen after ambushing them in Antarctic waters.
(AFP)
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126/136 Iran's uranium enrichment: 'a really bad development'
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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Iran told the United Nations' nuclear watchdog Monday that it will begin producing purer uranium, a step that experts said could bring Tehran significantly closer to having the fuel for a nuclear weapon.
(McClatchy Newspapers)
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127/136 Why the Olympics still matter
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The Christian Science Monitor - If you want to know why the Olympics still matter, meet a guy named Tony Benshoof. He's 34, an Olympic Everyman who slides feet first down mountains made of ice, seeking perfection during every lonely day of training.
(The Christian Science Monitor)
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128/136 Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers
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AP - A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.
(AP)
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129/136 China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder
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AP - The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country's 2008 scandal that should have been destroyed were instead repackaged.
(AP)
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130/136 Is the US swine flu epidemic over?
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AP - If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October.
(AP)
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131/136 Michelle Obama spearheads US push against childhood obesity
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AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.
(AFP)
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132/136 Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer: study
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AFP - People who drink at least two sugary sodas a week have an increased risk of developing cancer of the pancreas, and researchers suspect the culprit is sugar, a new study shows.
(AFP)
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133/136 State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007
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AP - The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge about the massive recall.
(AP)
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134/136 Judge promises to rule on SEC, BofA settlement
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AP - A judge promised Monday to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America over civil charges alleging the bank misled shareholders when it acquired Merrill Lynch.
(AP)
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135/136 Strong overseas sales put fizz in Coca-Cola's 4Q
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AP - International sales again added fizz to Coca-Cola's fourth quarter, while sales in North America softened, to lift profit 55 percent in the last three months of the year.
(AP)
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136/136 Greece hikes pension age, calls for bonus cuts
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AFP - Greece's government on Tuesday unveiled a hike in the average retirement age and called on striking civil servants to accept bonus cuts to pull the country out of an unprecedented financial crisis.
(AFP)
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