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1/133 Nation mourns as Kennedy makes final journey
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AFP - With Americans mourning Edward Kennedy and the end of a dynasty that dominated US politics for a generation, the liberal lion's family Thursday prepared to accompany his body on its final journey.
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2/133 Blake Lively going to 'Town' on big screen
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Reuters - 'Gossip Girl' star Blake Lively has joined the ensemble cast that Ben Affleck is assembling for 'The Town,' a crime thriller he's directing.
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3/133 LAPD looking for 3 suspects in Lohan burglary
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AP - Police are looking for three suspects in the burglary of Lindsay Lohan's home.
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4/133 Schwarzenegger drops in on Twitter
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AFP - California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger paid a call at Twitter on Wednesday, praising the microblogging sensation as a way to stay in tune with what voters are thinking.
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5/133 Chris Brown to get group counseling in Virginia
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AP - Chris Brown likely will spend the next year in group counseling sessions learning about control and other relationship issues as part of his court-ordered treatment for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
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6/133 Dominick Dunne, author of crime stories dies
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AP - Author Dominick Dunne, who told stories of shocking crimes among the rich and famous through his magazine articles and best-selling novels such as 'The Two Mrs. Grenvilles,' died Wednesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 83.
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7/133 Ellie Greenwich, `Chapel of Love' co-writer, dies
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AP - Ellie Greenwich, who co-wrote some of pop music's most enduring songs, including 'Chapel of Love,' 'Be My Baby' and 'Leader of the Pack,' died Wednesday, according to her niece. She was 68.
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8/133 Coroner says Jackson died from lethal dose of propofol
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Reuters - Pop star Michael Jackson died from a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol given in a cocktail of drugs, leading authorities to suspect his doctor of manslaughter, court documents showed on Monday.
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9/133 Time gap in Jackson death could prove key to case
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AP - A key point of contention has emerged in the case investigators are piecing together about the death of Michael Jackson: Exactly when did Dr. Conrad Murray realize that his patient had stopped breathing?
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10/133 Fall Out Boy singer arrested on driving charge
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Reuters - Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump was arrested in Los Angeles for driving without a license, authorities said on Wednesday.
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11/133 Paisley, Underwood return as hosts of CMA Awards
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AP - Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return as co-hosts of the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville this fall.
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12/133 Bob Dylan's Christmas album to benefit charity
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Reuters - Rock icon Bob Dylan will sing the old yuletide standards 'Winter Wonderland' and 'Little Drummer Boy' on his first ever Christmas album, with royalties going to charity, his record label said on Wednesday.
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13/133 Kylie Minogue Australia's 'most marketable brand'
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AFP - Pop songstress Kylie Minogue on Wednesday edged out sports stars, personalities and the prime minister to take the title of Australia's best-known personal brand.
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14/133 Ali pays Hatton emotional visit
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AFP - Muhammad Ali brought Ricky Hatton to the brink of tears as the boxing legend paid a visit to the British fighter's gym on Wednesday.
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15/133 Latino rocker sees Havana gig helping U.S.-Cuba thaw
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Reuters - Colombian rock star Juanes says a public concert he plans in Cuba next month could help further thaw U.S.-Cuban ties despite outcry from some Cuban exiles who accuse him of pandering to the island's communist rulers.
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16/133 Ellie Greenwich, `Chapel of Love' co-writer, dies
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AP - Ellie Greenwich, who co-wrote some of pop music's most enduring songs, including 'Chapel of Love,' 'Be My Baby' and 'Leader of the Pack,' died Wednesday, according to her niece. She was 68.
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17/133 Fall Out Boy singer arrested on driving charge
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Reuters - Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump was arrested in Los Angeles for driving without a license, authorities said on Wednesday.
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18/133 Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump arrested in LA
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AP - Singer Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy has been arrested on a two-year-old warrant for driving without a valid license.
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19/133 Bob Dylan to release Christmas album for charity
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AP - Bob Dylan is releasing his first Christmas album, and in the spirit of the holiday season, the legendary performer is donating his royalties to charity.
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20/133 Tickets go on sale for December bow of 'Avatar'
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Reuters - James Cameron's 'Avatar' won't reach movie theaters for almost four months, but tickets for the much-hyped sci-fi action movie are already on sale.
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21/133 `Big Fan' a vivid portrait of sports geekdom
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AP - Jim Rome urges his listeners (or 'clones,' as he so lovingly calls them) to have solid takes, to bring it, when they dial into his sports talk radio show.
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22/133 Parker Posey withdraws from off-B'way production
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AP - Parker Posey has withdrawn from a lead role in the upcoming Playwrights Horizons' production of 'This' after developing Lyme disease.
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23/133 Review: `World's Greatest Dad' a fearless comedy
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AP - This is tricky: How to talk about 'World's Greatest Dad,' the latest comedy from Bobcat Goldthwait, without giving away all its twists and twisted details?
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24/133 Zhang Yuan releases first film since drug scandal
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AP - Independent Chinese director Zhang Yuan said Wednesday he is releasing his first movie in the communist nation since he was detained in a drugs bust more than a year ago.
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25/133 World ends in silly, sensual fashion in 'Monde'
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Reuters - Some things will never change, not even during the apocalypse. Lovers of France can rest reassured that when the final trumpet sounds, our Gallic cousins will have their minds on sex, a bottle of fine wine in their kit bag as they attempt to escape, and time to take in a visit to the opera even as the bodies are piling up in the street. In the movies, at least.
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26/133 Feuerstein feels no 'pain' about latest role
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Actor Mark Feuerstein, star of the top-rated cable TV show 'Royal Pains,' talks about landing the role. (Aug. 26)
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27/133 Dominick Dunne, author of crime stories dies
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Best-selling author and journalist Dominick Dunne has died at his Manhattan home at age 83. (Aug. 26)
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28/133 Omarosa Reveals 'Celebrity Apprentice' Fights With Piers Morgan Helped Lead Her To The Seminary
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- On 'The Apprentice,' Omarosa Manigault Stallworth came on strong. But, in a new interview with Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson, Omarosa revealed she is now looking to be more saint than sinner.'We ran into Donald Trump recently and he said, 'I like Omarosa,'' Shaun recounted.
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29/133 'Wizards' get TV movie to make their magic
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'Tween' star David Henrie has the scoop on the 'Wizards of Waverlyplace: The Movie,' which debuts Friday, Aug 28th on the Disney Channel. (Aug 26)
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30/133 Ryan Jenkins' Half-Sister May Have Helped Him Hide From Police
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A car that resembles the one that dropped him off at a Canada motel is found at Alena Jenkins' residence
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31/133 Paris Hilton Demonized
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Paris Hilton returns to La La Land after filming a guest-starring role on 'Supernatural.'
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32/133 Maureen McCormick Weight Loss Blog (Aug. 26, 2009)
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By Maureen McCormickLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Maureen updates us on how her quest to drop the pounds is going...
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33/133 Spears, Brand together again for VMAs
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Two years after her disastrous VMA performance, Britney Spears is once again promoting the MTV awards show with comedian Russell Brand. (Aug. 26)
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34/133 'Survivor' winner still in jail after hearing
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AP - A lawyer for 'Survivor' winner Richard Hatch is threatening to go to court if her client is not released soon from a Massachusetts county jail.
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35/133 Yukking It Up at the 'Extract' Premiere
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Fashion Wire Daily - When Mike Judge gives a movie premiere, tons of funny people show up. The creator of 'Beavis and Butt-Head,' 'King of the Hill,' and the classic live-action flick 'Office Space,' Judge's latest drew lots of comic actors to the Arclight Theater in Hollywood on Monday, Aug. 24.
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36/133 FIRST LOOK: New Mac software not a dramatic change
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AP - While Microsoft Corp. prepares to release the next incarnation of Windows on Oct. 22, Apple Inc. is cutting ahead, launching a new version of its operating system for Mac computers on Friday.
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37/133 Review: Camera phones that let you snap and gab
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AP - Pretty much any cell phone you'd buy today comes with a digital camera, but only a few are good enough to take the place of even a cheap point-and-shoot.
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38/133 Sony plans a Kindle rival with wireless downloads
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AP - Sony Corp. plans to offer an e-book reader with the ability to wirelessly download books, injecting more competition in a small but fast-growing market by adopting a key feature of the rival Kindle from Amazon.com.
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39/133 Wikipedia testing new method to curb false info
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AP - Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that has drawn some decidedly juvenile pranks, is looking to impose more discipline with new restrictions on the editing of articles.
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40/133 Apple readies iPhone for launch in China: report
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Reuters - Apple Inc is getting closer to clearing the hurdles to start selling iPhones in China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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41/133 To the moon, NASA? Not on this budget, experts say
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AP - NASA will test the powerful first stage of its new Ares moon rocket Thursday, a milestone in a program that has already spent $7 billion for a rocket that astronauts may never use.
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42/133 Energy companies want to buy closed Ford plant
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AP - Two alternative energy companies planning to buy a closed Ford Motor Co. factory near Detroit want to convert it into the country's largest renewable energy park, with at least 2,800 workers building storage batteries, solar panels and possibly wind turbines.
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43/133 Australia approves China, India gas project
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AFP - Australia Wednesday approved a massive energy project that will supply natural gas worth tens of billions of dollars to China and India, giving new impetus to its resources boom.
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44/133 S.Korea satellite lost after launch: officials
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AFP - A satellite launched by South Korea's first space rocket is thought to have burnt up in the Earth's atmosphere after missing its designated orbit, officials said Wednesday.
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45/133 S.Korea seeks 4-year prison term for stem cell fraud
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Reuters - South Korean prosecutors told a Seoul court on Monday they wanted a four-year prison term for disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, whose research team has been linked to major fraud in its once-celebrated stem cell studies.
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46/133 Bad valve forces NASA to call off shuttle launch
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AP - NASA called off the launch of space shuttle Discovery for a second time Tuesday after a critical fuel valve failed to work properly.
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47/133 Kenya's rural drought hurts city dwellers
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AP - Crops have shriveled, hundreds of cattle are dead and the World Food Program said Tuesday that 3.8 million Kenyans need emergency food aid because of a prolonged drought, which is even causing electrical blackouts in the capital because there's not enough water for hydroelectric plants.
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48/133 Tropical storm Danny heads for Bahamas
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AFP - Bad weather closing in on the island tourist hotspot of the Bahamas grew into a tropical storm Wednesday, as the US National Hurricane Center urged southeastern US states to stay on their guard.
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49/133 NYC's 'skinniest' house has fat price tag: $2.7M
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AP - It's 9 1/2 feet wide and 42 feet long and is billed as the narrowest house in New York City. But there's nothing small about its asking price: $2.7 million.
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50/133 Bear climbs ladder to escape Colorado skate park
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AP - A bear that wandered into a sunken skateboard park and got stuck was rescued when officials lowered a ladder so it could climb out.
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51/133 Papa John's founder pays $250K for beloved Camaro
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AP - With the help of a $250,000 reward, the founder of the Papa John's pizza chain has finally reunited with the muscle car he sold years ago to help keep his family's business afloat.
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52/133 Woman sues zoo over splashing dolphins
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Reuters - A woman is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces, local media reported on Thursday.
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53/133 Let's just wave at each other, okay?
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Reuters - They may want votes, but some Japanese election candidates have been cutting back on handshakes on the campaign trail as the new flu virus reaches epidemic proportions in Japan.
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54/133 Venezuela wins sixth Miss Universe crown
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Reuters - Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez, an 18-year-old brunette, won the Miss Universe 2009 title on Sunday, giving her South American country its second consecutive win and its sixth title in the beauty pageant.
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(Reuters) - Actress Blake Lively smiles at the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
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56/133 Visitors wear 3D glasses as they watch a preview of the upcoming ...
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(Reuters) - Visitors wear 3D glasses as they watch a preview of the upcoming movie "Avatar" during the 40th annual Comic Con Convention in San Diego July 23, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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57/133 French DJ David Guetta poses for a portrait in New York August ...
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(Reuters) - French DJ David Guetta poses for a portrait in New York August 24, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
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(AP) - A plane drops fire retardant, left, as a helicopter drops water on a hot spot, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, in the Angeles National Forest, Calif. The fire erupted a few miles north of the foothills community of La Canada Flintridge. The U.S. Forest Service says it has spread over about 10 acres. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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59/133 A Los Angeles fire helicopter drops water on a hot spot, Wednesday, ...
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(AP) - A Los Angeles fire helicopter drops water on a hot spot, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, in the Angeles National Forest. The fire erupted a few miles north of the foothills community of La Canada Flintridge. The U.S. Forest Service says it has spread over about 10 acres. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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60/133 A flag flies at half staff at the Washington Monument August ...
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(Reuters) - A flag flies at half staff at the Washington Monument August 26, 2009, after the death of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy. Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, died at age 77. REUTERS/Richard Clement (UNITED STATES POLITICS OBITUARY)
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61/133 A job seeker picks up a copy of the Washington Job Guide at ...
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(Reuters) - A job seeker picks up a copy of the Washington Job Guide at a job fair in a Washington hotel, August 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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(AP) - A businessman looks at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 168.72 points, to end the day's morning session at 10470.99. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)
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(Reuters) - Customers look over an Apple iTouch at the company's retail store in San Francisco, California April 22, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
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64/133 A makeshift shrine during a candlelight vigil in memory of Edward ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - A makeshift shrine during a candlelight vigil in memory of Edward Kennedy at Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. With Americans mourning Kennedy and the end of a dynasty that dominated US politics for a generation, the liberal lion's family Thursday prepared to accompany his body on its final journey.(AFP/Getty Images/Alex Wong)
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65/133 Edward Kennedy, pictured in 2007, the last of the storied band ...
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(AFP/File) - Edward Kennedy, pictured in 2007, the last of the storied band of brothers whose triumphs and tragedies dominated a generation of US politics, has died after losing his year-long battle with brain cancer.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)
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66/133 Media trucks line the road near the Kennedy family compound ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Media trucks line the road near the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis, Massachusetts. With Americans mourning Edward Kennedy and the end of a dynasty that dominated US politics for a generation, the liberal lion's family Thursday prepared to accompany his body on its final journey.(AFP/Getty Images/Darren Mccollester)
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67/133 New York Yankees players pay tribute to Senator Edward Kennedy ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - New York Yankees players pay tribute to Senator Edward Kennedy with a minutes silence before taking the field against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York. With Americans mourning Kennedy and the end of a dynasty that dominated US politics for a generation, the liberal lion's family Thursday prepared to accompany his body on its final journey.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Mcgrath)
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68/133 A bugler plays taps to honor Ted Kennedy as the Boston Red Sox ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - A bugler plays taps to honor Ted Kennedy as the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox line up before a game at Fenway Park in Boston. With Americans mourning Edward Kennedy and the end of a dynasty that dominated US politics for a generation, the liberal lion's family Thursday prepared to accompany his body on its final journey.(AFP/Getty Images/Elsa)
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(AP) - Lightning arcs within a cloud South of Tyler, Texas as a string of thunderstorms developed across East Texas, Wednesday evening, Aug. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman)
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70/133 Russ Wittenberg, of Carefree, Ariz., holds up his notes he took ...
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(AP) - Russ Wittenberg, of Carefree, Ariz., holds up his notes he took down after reading the 1000-plus page House health care bill, as he asks a question at a health care town hall meeting held by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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71/133 The Kings of Leon perform at the Brit Awards at Earls Court ...
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(Reuters) - The Kings of Leon perform at the Brit Awards at Earls Court in London February 18, 2009. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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72/133 North Koreans walk in the rain, near Mount Kumgang hotel, the ...
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(Reuters) - North Koreans walk in the rain, near Mount Kumgang hotel, the venue for inter-Korean Red Cross talks, at Mt. Kumgang in North Korea August 27, 2009. REUTERS/Korea Pool
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73/133 Fred Linsenmeyer, of Phoenix, tries to get his point across ...
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(AP) - Fred Linsenmeyer, of Phoenix, tries to get his point across as he asks a question at a health care town hall meeting held by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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74/133 Phoenix Police Department Sgt. Brian Murray, right, tries to ...
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(AP) - Phoenix Police Department Sgt. Brian Murray, right, tries to explain to Marie Ramirez, of Phoenix, left, why she was removed from the crowd after disrupting a health care town hall meeting held by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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75/133 Wesley Powell, right, of Glendale, Ariz., and Brian O'Brien, ...
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(AP) - Wesley Powell, right, of Glendale, Ariz., and Brian O'Brien, of Phoenix, listen during a health care town hall meeting held by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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76/133 Brian O'Brien, left, of Phoenix, laughs along with others attending ...
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(AP) - Brian O'Brien, left, of Phoenix, laughs along with others attending a health care town hall meeting held by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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(AP) - In this photo taken on Aug. 23, 2009, Emory University freshman Andre Lumpkin learns basic CPR techniques along with more than a 1,000 other classmates during a mass training. Emory University hopes to get every student trained in basic life-saving skills. (AP Photo/Dorie Turner)
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78/133 In this photo taken on on Aug. 23, 2009, Emory University freshmen ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken on on Aug. 23, 2009, Emory University freshmen Brian Oliver, left, and Andre Lumpkin learn basic CPR techniques along with more than a 1,000 other classmates during a mass training. Emory University hopes to get every student trained in basic life-saving skills. (AP Photo/Dorie Turner)
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79/133 Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at the Forum in Inglewood, ...
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(Reuters) - Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at the Forum in Inglewood, California August 25, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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80/133 Woods pulls his weight as PGA Tour playoffs begin
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AP - No matter what players think of the golf course, Liberty National gets universal praise for its intimate view of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty, so close to the shore she looks as if she could tend a flag on the green.
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81/133 Dodgers go deep three times to halt Rockies' surge
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AP - No late-night magic this time for the Colorado Rockies. Left-hander Randy Wolf and the Los Angeles Dodgers' big bats made sure of that.
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82/133 Cyclist Armstrong returns for Australian tour
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AFP - Lance Armstrong's new cycling squad, Team RadioShack, will make its debut at the 2010 Tour Down Under around Adelaide from January 17-24, race organisers said here on Thursday.
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83/133 Animal advocates want focus on dogs, not Vick
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AP - Philadelphia Eagles tailgaters will be out in force long before Michael Vick takes the field on Thursday. So will animal advocates — on the other side of town.
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84/133 Documents: QB's accuser drafted spoof resignation
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AP - A woman who has accused Ben Roethlisberger of raping her at a Lake Tahoe hotel drafted her own resignation letter in an e-mail as a spoof after having sex with the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, according to court documents filed by lawyers seeking to dismiss the case on behalf of seven casino employees.
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85/133 Mexico, Texas move on at Little League WS
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AP - Steven Cardone smiled as he jogged off the field after San Antonio, Texas escaped with another win at the Little League World Series.
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86/133 Molina leads Giants past the Diamondbacks
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AP - Pinch-hitter Bengie Molina hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
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87/133 Pitino: Sex scandal 'pure hell' for family
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AP - Louisville coach Rick Pitino said Wednesday a sex scandal involving a woman accused of trying to extort millions from him has been 'pure hell' for his family, fuming that newly released video of her police interview revived her 'total fabrication.'
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88/133 Eduardo's deception helps Arsenal beat Celtic
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AFP - Arsenal moved into the Champions League group stages in controversial fashion as Eduardo's dive helped secure a 3-1 victory over Celtic in Wednesday's play-off second leg.
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89/133 Cyclist Di Luca cries foul over positive dope tests
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AFP - Italian cyclist Danilo Di Luca on Wednesday claimed he was the victim of a conspiracy after twice testing positive for banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) during May's Tour of Italy.
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90/133 Kuznetsova claws into New Haven quarter-finals
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AFP - Top-seeded Russians Nikolay Davydenko and Svetlana Kuznetsova booked their quarter-final berths Wednesday at the Pilot Pen hardcourt tournament, last tune-up for the US Open.
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91/133 Silva beats Griffin in UFC co-main event
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AP - At any weight class, Anderson Silva is proving too tough to beat.
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92/133 Diaz gets Malignaggi over decision
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AP - Juan Diaz beat Paulie Malignaggi in a 12-round, unanimous decision on Saturday night to win the vacant NABO junior welterweight championship.
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93/133 Financial watchdog chief backs tax on banks
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AFP - The head of Britain's financial watchdog said that if needed he would back a multi-billion pound tax on banks as a measure to curb large bonuses for banking executives.
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94/133 Football: Britain vows clampdown as hooliganism flares
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AFP - British authorities vowed Wednesday to clamp down hard on hooligans following 'large-scale' violence at a London derby in some of the country's worst football-related thuggery in years.
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95/133 Brass band defends playing at Libyan bash
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AFP - A British brass band defended Wednesday its participation in Libyan celebrations next week marking the 40th anniversary of Moamer Kadhafi coming to power, despite the recent Lockerbie bomber row.
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96/133 Troops off Afghan frontline within five years: UK envoy
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AFP - London's ambassador to Kabul said Wednesday he expects Britain's presence in Afghanistan will last at least 'a generation', but hopes that its troops will no longer be fighting there within five years.
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97/133 New London to Scotland high-speed rail link proposed
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AFP - A plan for a new 34-billion-pound high-speed railway line linking London and Scotland by 2030 was unveiled on Wednesday by Network Rail.
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98/133 Japan's Fujitsu to axe 1,200 jobs in Britain
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AFP - Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu Ltd. on Wednesday said it planned to cut up to 1,200 jobs in Britain by the end of 2009 because of worse-than-expected sales.
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99/133 Big Brother to be wound up next year
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AFP - The final series of reality TV show Big Brother will be broadcast next year, Channel Four announced on Wednesday.
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100/133 Scotland fears Lockerbie row fallout
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AFP - As the dust settles from a political row sparked by Scotland's release of the Lockerbie bomber, the country is nervously bracing for potentially more damaging fallout from a threatened US boycott.
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101/133 Advertising giant WPP profits slump in first half
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AFP - WPP, the world's second-biggest advertising group, said Wednesday that first-half net profit sank 47.9 percent because of the global downturn but forecast a brighter performance for the rest of 2009.
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102/133 Ethiopian athletes 'flee British hotel'
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AFP - Four Ethiopian athletes have gone missing during a visit to Britain for an international athletics event, officials said.
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103/133 Brown mourns 'senator of senators' Kennedy
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AFP - US Senator Ted Kennedy will be mourned around the world as a champion of equal rights, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday, while ex-premier Tony Blair called him a 'true public servant.'
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104/133 PM 'repulsed' by Lockerbie bomber's welcome home
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AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday he was 'angry' and 'repulsed' at Libya's welcome home for the Lockerbie bomber, as he finally broke his silence on the controversy.
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105/133 British PM upbeat after talks with Israel's PM
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AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged visiting Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to freeze settlement building Tuesday, but said he was 'increasingly confident' of progress on Mideast peace.
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106/133 Cairn Energy delivers on promise to pump India oil
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AFP - Cairn Energy will this week finally deliver on a promise to pump oil in India after a quest begun by the Scottish exploration group in the 1990s, it announced on Tuesday, while next up is Greenland.
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107/133 GM returns to Cold War fear in talks to sell Opel
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AP - Behind GM's hesitation to sell its unprofitable car business in Europe lies a Cold War fear: American technology will fall into Russian hands.
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108/133 Newcastle, West Brom escape in League Cup drama
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AFP - Newcastle and West Bromwhich Albion, both relegated from the English Premier League last season, escaped an early League Cup exit on Wednesday as they edged seven-goal thrillers.
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109/133 Splat! Tomato fans paint town red in Spain
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AFP - Tens of thousands of people from around the world hurled tonnes of ripe tomatoes at each other Wednesday in an annual food fight that leaves the eastern Spanish town of Bunol covered in red pulp.
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110/133 Russia to seek help probing Arctic Sea mystery
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AP - Russian authorities said Wednesday they will run the investigation into the alleged Arctic Sea hijacking but will ask other nations to help solve the mystery of the cargo ship's bizarre voyage.
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111/133 Israeli, Palestinian leaders likely to meet soon
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AP - The Israeli and Palestinian leaders are likely to hold their first meeting in the coming weeks, both sides indicated Wednesday, in what would be an important step toward a formal resumption of peace talks and a signal achievement for President Barack Obama.
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112/133 Sarkozy criticizes Iran's leaders, al-Qaida
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AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy criticized Iranian leaders for their handling of contested elections and their nuclear program, and pleaded for a new push for peace in the Middle East in a sweeping diplomatic strategy speech Wednesday.
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113/133 Revelers paint Spanish town red in tomato fight
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AP - Tens of thousands of revelers pelted each other with tons of ripe tomatoes in a good-natured battle that filled the streets of a Spanish town with rivers of red pulp.
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114/133 Drama in Moscow court over lesbian marriage
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AP - The debate over whether to allow a lesbian couple to marry in Russia sparked an angry exchange inside a Moscow courtroom Wednesday, while outside the women locked lips to protest a holdup in proceedings.
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115/133 World leaders rush to pay tribute to Kennedy
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AP - World leaders lionized U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy on Wednesday as a towering figure in American politics, praising his dedication to causes ranging from health care reform to peace in Northern Ireland.
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116/133 Paris hopes Americans boost flagging tourism
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AP - Paris is counting on American tourists — and a new law allowing more stores to open on Sundays — to boost tourism revenues pinched by the global financial downturn.
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117/133 Karzai widens lead in Afghan vote count
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AP - President Hamid Karzai has extended his lead over his top challenger in Afghanistan's presidential election under the latest vote results released, but remains short of the 50 percent he needs to avoid a two-man runoff.
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118/133 Analysis: Afghan summer brings reversals
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AP - It's been a summer of setbacks in Afghanistan — with rising casualties, a divisive election and growing public doubts about the war in the United States and among key allies.
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119/133 French agent in Somalia escapes dozing kidnappers
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AP - A French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month said he escaped Wednesday while his captors slept, then walked five hours through one of the most dangerous cities in the world to safety at the country's presidential palace.
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120/133 SAfrica's Zuma heads for Zimbabwe to sooth tensions
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AFP - South African President Jacob Zuma travels to Zimbabwe on Thursday in a bid to ease tensions within the strained unity government, though analysts held out little hope for a breakthrough.
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121/133 Poll: Japan's opposition set for landslide victory
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AP - Japan's main opposition party is set to secure a landslide victory against Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling party by winning a two-thirds majority in the lower house of parliament in elections this weekend, a poll projected Thursday.
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122/133 Kennedy's cancer puts focus on quality of life
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AP - He lived 15 months with an incurable brain tumor, a little longer than usual for a patient in his late 70s. Perhaps equally important is that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy lived those months well — able to work almost to the end, to sail the choppy New England waters he adored, to help elect a president he supported, and even to give him a dog.
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123/133 CDC leery of estimates about swine flu's toll
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AP - Government health officials are urging people not to panic over estimates of 90,000 people dying from swine flu this fall. 'Everything we've seen in the U.S. and everything we've seen around the world suggests we won't see that kind of number if the virus doesn't change,' said Dr. Thomas Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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124/133 Study: Obese people have 'severe brain degeneration'
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LiveScience.com - A new study finds obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than
normal-weight individuals. Their brains look 16 years older than the
brains of lean individuals, researchers said today.
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125/133 What Britney Spears Can Reveal About Alzheimer's Disease
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Time.com - Researchers may have found a way to identify those most at risk of developing the neurological disorder simply by asking them whether they recognize celebrities such as Britney Spears and Johnny Carson
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126/133 Colorectal cancer attitudes vary by ethnicity
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Reuters - Men and people of South Asian descent are more likely to have unfavorable perceptions of colon cancer screening, research from the UK shows.
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127/133 Lead scares highlight China's environmental dilemma
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AFP - A pair of lead poisoning scandals affecting at least 2,000 children in China are just the latest in a seemingly endless string of pollution scares exposing the dark side of the nation's economic boom.
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128/133 Helene Gayle to advise Obama on AIDS
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Reuters - AIDS expert Dr. Helene Gayle, president and chief executive of the charity CARE USA, has been named to chair the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, the U.S. government said on Monday.
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129/133 Asian shares slip, wary of buying fatigue
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Reuters - Asian shares mostly eased on Thursday and the yen rose after a flat day on Wall Street following encouraging home sales and durable goods data left investors cautious about chasing shares higher.
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130/133 Home sales, durable orders buoy recovery hopes
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Reuters - Sales of new U.S. homes hit their highest level in 10 months in July and orders for long-lasting manufactured goods surged, offering fresh evidence a modest economic recovery was taking shape.
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131/133 U.S. softens stance on private equity bank deals
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Reuters - U.S. banking regulators partially retreated from a much-criticized proposal to impose new rules on private equity investment in troubled banks, aiming to encourage responsible investment in distressed banks.
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132/133 Wall Street ekes out gain after data
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Reuters - Investors stayed cautious on Wednesday after a rally, leaving stocks up just slightly on the day despite solid reports on new home sales and durable goods orders.
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133/133 Mortgage applications rise as refinancing demand jumps
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Reuters - U.S. mortgage applications rose for a second straight week, with demand for home refinancing loans rising to its highest level since early June, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.
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