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1/132 Oprah Winfrey fans gather for Michigan Avenue show
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AP - Thousands of Oprah Winfrey's fans gathered on Michigan Avenue to help the talk show host celebrate the 24th season of her show with a public taping Tuesday that included performances from the Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Hudson.
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2/132 Gates brings education message to MTV, Nickelodeon
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AP - Students who might be too glued to their televisions to keep up with homework are going to find channels like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon prodding them to get on task and graduate.
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3/132 Janet Jackson to open MTV Video Music Awards
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AP - Janet Jackson will pay tribute to her late brother at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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4/132 Photographer Annie Leibovitz's loan repayment due
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AP - Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz risks losing the copyright to her images — and her entire life's work — if she doesn't pay back a $24 million loan due Tuesday.
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5/132 Clooney speeds into Venice for premiere of 'Goats'
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AP - George Clooney wants viewers to know one thing about his new movie, a comic tale of 'psychic warfare' by the U.S. military: It's not a war movie.
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6/132 Crankin': Patterson to write 17 books in 3 years
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AP - After more than 40 best sellers, James Patterson is just getting started.
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7/132 Michael Feinstein plans a return to Broadway
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AP - Michael Feinstein plans a return to Broadway early next year — his first appearance there in nearly 20 years.
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8/132 Clooney, new Italian girlfriend dazzle Venice red carpet
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AFP - Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney and Italian showgirl Elisabetta Canalis made their first public appearance together Tuesday for the premiere of 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' at the Venice film festival.
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9/132 Fan pokes fun at Clooney in Italy
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AP - A fan of actor George Clooney stripped to his boxer shorts in front of the Hollywood star and asked if he could 'kiss him, just once.'
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10/132 Blige, Brown to perform at Vienna Jackson tribute
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AP - Top artists such as Mary J. Blige, Akon and Chris Brown will sing some of Michael Jackson's greatest hits at a Sept. 26 global tribute that also will feature a virtual duet between the King of Pop and one of his brothers, organizers said Tuesday.
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11/132 Leibovitz loan deadline arrives, creditors silent
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AFP - Renowned celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz faced a deadline Tuesday to repay a 24-million-dollar debt or risk losing her life's work.
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12/132 Dutch royals celebrate New Amsterdam in NY
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AFP - Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands joined celebrations Tuesday in New York to mark the 400th anniversary of explorer Henry Hudson's arrival in Manhattan aboard a Dutch ship.
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13/132 New plays outnumber revivals on Broadway this fall
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AP - A funny thing happened on the way to Broadway's fall season of plays — new works will outnumber revivals, which is not usually the case.
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14/132 Jackson tribute concert in Vienna with Mary J. Blige, Akon
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AFP - R & B stars such as Mary J. Blige, Akon, Chris Brown, Natalie Cole and boy band US5 will top the bill at a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna on September 26, organisers said Tuesday.
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15/132 Musical revivals outpace new shows on Broadway
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AP - New musicals will be in short supply this fall on Broadway, but a quintet of revivals plus one other major show at the historic Apollo Theatre will ensure that New York isn't bereft of song and dance.
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16/132 Jay-Z kicks off North American tour next month
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Reuters - Rapper Jay-Z, whose latest album 'The Blueprint 3' arrived in stores in Monday, will kick off a 21-date North American tour on October 9 in University Park, Pa.
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17/132 Motown turns 50, but the party's far from over
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AP - On Jan. 12, 1959, Elvis Presley was in the Army. The Beatles were a little-known group called The Quarrymen casting about for gigs in Liverpool. The nascent rock 'n' roll world was a few weeks away from 'the day the music died' — when a single-engine plane crash claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson and Ritchie Valens.
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18/132 Surviving Bee Gees say to reunite for live shows
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Reuters - The two surviving brothers of the Bee Gees are preparing to perform together again, six years after the death of their brother and third Bee Gee, Maurice Gibb, according to media reports.
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19/132 Review: `Reasonable Doubt' like '80s TV movie
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AP - Beyond its generic, forgettable title, 'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt' feels like some throwaway 1980s TV movie, with its implausible premise, dizzying twists, cheesy montages and melodramatic score.
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20/132 Toronto film festival promises deals, less glitz
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Reuters - The Toronto International Film Festival will pull back the curtain for its 34th edition this week, as an unofficial kick-off to the Oscars for an industry whose glitz factor has been dulled by the slumping economy.
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21/132 Legal settlement clears way for 'Hobbit' movie
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Reuters - The Hollywood studio behind a film based on 'The Hobbit' and trustees for author J.R.R. Tolkien's estate said on Tuesday they had settled a lawsuit that clears the way for what is expected to be a blockbuster movie based on the book.
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22/132 'Secret Life of Bees' author, daughter pen memoir
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AP - The latest book by novelist Sue Monk Kidd gives her fans a window into the creation of her popular best seller, 'The Secret Life of Bees,' and into the deepening relationship with her daughter, who helped write the memoir.
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23/132 Tolkien estate, New Line settle lawsuit over films
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AP - The heirs of J.R.R. Tolkien and a movie studio that produced the blockbuster 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy have settled a lawsuit over the films' profits, it was announced Tuesday.
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24/132 Clooney plays hippie soldier in comedy set in Iraq
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Reuters - U.S. actor George Clooney plays a New Age hippie soldier trained for psychic, peaceful combat in a comedy set during the war in Iraq.
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25/132 North America box office completes record summer
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AFP - Hollywood toasted a record summer at the North American box office Tuesday but the surge in earnings was tempered by the lowest number of ticket sales in more than a decade, analysts said.
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26/132 Chavez walks Venice red carpet with Oliver Stone
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AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received a movie star welcome at the Venice Film Festival, where he walked the red carpet with director Oliver Stone for the premiere of the documentary 'South of the Border.'
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27/132 Janet Jackson to Pay Tribute to Her Brother at the VMAs
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Janet Jackson will open this Sunday's MTV VMAs with a tribute to Michael Jackson, who helped make MTV a cultural phenomenon. Follow Michael Jackson's life and death here. Jackson made a brief statement at the BET Awards earlier this year, thanking fans for all the support in the aftermath of Michael's death. This time...
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28/132 Rainn Wilson Defends 'Raditude'
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Actor on the Weezer album title controversy and early life instruments.
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29/132 Frankie Beverly, Maze get tribute CD
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With nearly four decades of music behind them, Frankie Beverly and Maze are still considered one of the recording industry's best-kept secrets. Beverly's son is working to change that with a tribute CD that features Joe, Mary J. Blige and more. (Sept. 8)
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30/132 Oprah Winfrey Says She Is 'Stunned' At Backlash To President's Speech
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CHICAGO, Ill. -- Oprah Winfrey admitted she was 'stunned' by the backlash to President Barack Obama's speech to America's schools. In a new interview, set to air on Access Hollywood on Wednesday, Shaun Robinson brought up the speech that President Obama gave on Tuesday to children around the country and the controversy surrounding it.
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31/132 Behind The Scenes: Bruce Willis' 'Surrogates'
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Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through 'Surrogate' robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years after people start to die while connected to their robot selves.
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32/132 Janet Jackson To Honor Michael Jackson At MTV VMAs
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NEW YORK, New York -- A little over a week after her late brother, Michael Jackson, was finally laid to rest, Janet Jackson will honor him at the MTV 2009 Video Music Awards.Janet will make an appearance at the VMAs this coming Sunday, September 13, MTV announced on Tuesday.
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33/132 Megan Fox: I'll 'Never' Have a Sex Tape
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34/132 Psych Casts Judd Nelson
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Judd Nelson will appear on an upcoming episode of Psych, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Nelson will play Dr. Reidman, who works at the Centers for Disease Control and specializes in Thornburg Disease. The writers of Psych announced...
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35/132 Leno: He's `laid back' as prime-time debut looms
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AP - With less than a week to go before 'The Jay Leno Show' begins on NBC, Leno describes himself as 'laid back' — especially compared to his debut as 'Tonight Show' host.
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36/132 Oprah Winfrey fans gather for Michigan Avenue show
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AP - Thousands of Oprah Winfrey's fans gathered on Michigan Avenue to help the talk show celebrate the 24th season of her show with a public taping on Tuesday that was to include the Black Eyed Peas and Rascal Flatts.
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37/132 Sandra Bullock, Boot Gal, Rocks the 'All About Steve' Premiere
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Fashion Wire Daily - It's all about red boots in Sandra Bullock's crack-up new comedy 'All About Steve'; knee-high, chunky heeled red patent leather boots, in fact. As crossword puzzle creator and general oddball Mary Horowitz, Bullock wears those boots throughout the flim, as she wildly pursues Bradley Cooper, a television cameraman she meets on a blind date.
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38/132 Blagojevich: Words on FBI tape out of context
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AP - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that statements he made on secret FBI wiretap tapes were taken out of context by prosecutors and that he might try to call senators and a top White House official as witnesses at his racketeering and fraud trial to back his version of events.
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39/132 Google launches user-led Q&A service in Arabic
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AP - Google Inc. launched an online tool Tuesday that allows Arab users to answer each other's questions, a move designed to boost the amount of Web content available in Arabic.
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40/132 'The Beatles: Rock Band': Here comes the fun
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AP - 'The Beatles: Rock Band' has produced more buzz than any video game since the last 'Grand Theft Auto.' When Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr took the stage at Microsoft's Xbox press conference at E3 this summer, they were greeted with a standing ovation.
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41/132 Investors make offer for Chicago Sun-Times
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AFP - The Chicago Sun-Times said that a group of local investors had made a bid to buy the ailing newspaper, which filed for bankruptcy protection in March.
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42/132 Space shuttle undocks from space station
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AP - Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts pulled away from the international space station on Tuesday and headed home, leaving tons of fresh supplies behind as well as a new face.
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43/132 In tiny `Tuk,' they man climate's front line
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AP - Caught between rising seas and land melting beneath their mukluk-shod feet, the villagers of Tuktoyaktuk are doing what anyone would do on this windy Arctic coastline. They're building windmills.
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44/132 US firm wins huge solar power project in China
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AFP - US energy giant First Solar on Tuesday won a deal to build the world's largest solar power plant in China, aimed at helping mitigate climate change concerns.
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45/132 Turtle thought to be extinct spotted in Myanmar
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AP - The rare Arakan forest turtle, once though to be extinct, has been rediscovered in a remote forest in Myanmar, boosting chances of saving the reptile after hunting almost destroyed its population, researchers said Monday.
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46/132 Yawning toons make an ape gape
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AFP - Computer animations of yawning chimpanzees provoke the same irresistible grins in real chimps, according to an unusual study released Wednesday.
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47/132 OPEC set to hold supply steady, likes oil price
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Reuters - Oil at well above $70 means OPEC will almost certainly keep existing output cuts in place when it meets in Vienna on Wednesday, although it could seek to tighten compliance with existing targets, ministers and delegates said.
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48/132 Fred nears hurricane strength in the Atlantic
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AFP - Tropical Storm Fred gathered strength Tuesday in the eastern Atlantic and was expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday, US meteorologists said.
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49/132 H1N1 flu stops Italians kissing saint's blood
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Reuters - Fear of H1N1 flu will stop devout Neapolitans from performing the time-honored ritual of kissing the blood of their patron Saint Gennaro when the city's annual festival begins later this month.
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50/132 Sleep-deprived doctors told to drink coffee
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Reuters - Exhausted Australian doctors have been told to drink up to six cups of coffee a day to stay awake during extended shifts, building pressure on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to seize control of state-run hospitals.
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51/132 Fast food giant loses in McDonald's vs. McCurry tiff
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Reuters - Fast food giant McDonald's on Tuesday lost an eight-year trademark battle against a Malaysian curry restaurant after the country's highest court allowed the latter to use the prefix 'Mc'.
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52/132 Artwork gets onlookers asking - will he jump?
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Reuters - A small crowd of people wonder if the smart businessman clutching a briefcase will jump off the edge of a four-storey building in central Vienna -- but he won't. He can't.
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53/132 Obviously it wasn't armed robbery...
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Reuters - A bank in Florida refused to cash a check for an armless man because he could not provide a thumbprint.
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54/132 College prank elevates flamingo's status
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Reuters - Some stories don't fly. This one doesn't even breathe.
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55/132 Advert criticized over 'young' partial nude model
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Reuters - Britain's advertising watchdog has criticized an ad for a clothing company featuring a partially nude model who appeared to be younger than 16.
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56/132 Japan's new first lady says rode in a spaceship
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Reuters - Japan's next prime minister might be nicknamed 'the alien,' but it's his wife who claims to have had a close encounter with another world.
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57/132 Looking for an evening class? Try butchery
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Reuters - Britain's recession has prompted a wave of self-help trends ranging from bee-keeping to growing vegetables -- and one of the fastest growing is DIY butchery.
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58/132 Arrest made in theft ring that hit Bernankes
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Reuters - A woman described by a federal agent as a heroin addict with a stash of wigs was arrested in Miami on charges of being part of an identity theft ring that targeted the wife of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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59/132 Sex scandal rocks PM's Labor party
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Reuters - A sex scandal rocked on Tuesday Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's scandal-plagued Labor Party in the state of New South Wales -- vital to Rudd's re-election hopes.
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60/132 Hoarding energy-guzzling bulbs ahead of EU ban
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Reuters - Germans, who sometimes see themselves as guardians of the environment, are hoarding energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs ahead of a looming European Union-wide ban, the GfK market research agency said.
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61/132 Grandson sues to clear Stalin over killings
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Reuters - Josef Stalin was in the dock on Monday when a Russian court held a preliminary hearing in a libel case brought by his grandson over a newspaper story which said the tyrant had ordered the killings of Soviet citizens.
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62/132 Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune newspapers are offered ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune newspapers are offered for sale in April in Chicago, Illinois. The Sun-Times Media Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 31. Chapter 11 protects a company from its creditors while it restructures.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)
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63/132 A guard is seen by the gate of San Quentin Prison in California. ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A guard is seen by the gate of San Quentin Prison in California. Authorities in California have asked the US Supreme Court to block a lower court order requiring the release of 46,000 prisoners, arguing that freeing the detainees could endanger state residents. The release was ordered after a district court found the state's prison facilities being seriously overcrowded.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)
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64/132 Lil' Wayne performs at Virgin Mobile Festival in Baltimore ...
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(Reuters) - Lil' Wayne performs at Virgin Mobile Festival in Baltimore August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Bill Auth
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65/132 Dennis J. Elbert, chairman of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North ...
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(AP) - Dennis J. Elbert, chairman of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota board, gives a news conference in Fargo, N.D. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 regarding the report by state insurance examiners criticizing the company for executive compensation. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota used premium payments to fund $15 million in employee bonuses, cover $35,000 for a retirement party and pay for other questionable expenses, according to a state audit released Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Forum, Michael Vosburg)
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66/132 Paul Von Ebers, president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North ...
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(AP) - Paul Von Ebers, president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, gives a news conference in Fargo, N.D. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 regarding the report by state insurance examiners criticizing the company for executive compensation. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota used premium payments to fund $15 million in employee bonuses, cover $35,000 for a retirement party and pay for other questionable expenses, according to a state audit released Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Forum, Michael Vosburg)
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67/132 North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm responds to a ...
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(AP) - North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm responds to a newspaper story published in the Fargo Forum during a news conference in Bismarck, N.D. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 about a financial examination report of Blue Cross Blue Shield conducted by his office. Hamm said the report was not leaked from his office and that he's ordered Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota to make changes after insurance examiners found excessive expenses paid with policyholders' dollars. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Tom Stromme)
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68/132 Elysa Moore and Xander Noe watch President Barack Obama's live ...
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(AP) - Elysa Moore and Xander Noe watch President Barack Obama's live speech to the nation's school children Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 in Jay Hardin's eighth-grade U.S. history class at Turkey Foot Middle School in Edgewood, Ky. (AP Photo/The Enquirer, Carrie Cochran)
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69/132 Savannah Wright, left, and Marcus Durnell, second left, watch ...
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(AP) - Savannah Wright, left, and Marcus Durnell, second left, watch President Barack Obama's live speech to the nation's school children Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 in Jay Hardin's eighth-grade U.S. history class at Turkey Foot Middle School in Edgewood, Ky. (AP Photo/The Enquirer, Carrie Cochran)
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(AP) - This image released by the Supreme Court of the United States shows shows Justice Sonia Sotomayor with her mother Celina Sotomayor and her brother Dr. Juan Sotomayor in the Justices' Dining Room prior to Justice Sotomayor's formal Investiture Ceremony in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Steve Petteway)
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(AP) - (left to right) — Cesar Millan and Scooby-Doo celebrate their 40th birthday together at the East Valley Animal Shelter. (Photo: Business Wire)
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(AP) - This image released by the Supreme Court of the United States shows a family portrait of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, seated and standing from left, mother Celina Sotomayor, stepfather Omar Lopez, brother Dr. Juan Sotomayor and sister-in-law Tracey Sotomayor, in the Justices' Dining Room prior to Justice Sotomayor's formal Investiture Ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Steve Petteway)
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(AP) - Gary and Susan Chan look at a senior portrait of their daughter Rachael Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Topeka, Kan. home. Rachael died at age 18 in a motorcycle deer accident in 1992. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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74/132 Gary and Susan Chan hold a senior portrait of their daughter ...
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(AP) - Gary and Susan Chan hold a senior portrait of their daughter Rachael Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in thier Topeka, Kan. home. Rachael, who did the painting on the wall, died at age 18 in a motorcycle deer accident in 1992. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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75/132 This undated family photo shows car crash victim Asa B. Hill. ...
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(AP) - This undated family photo shows car crash victim Asa B. Hill. Asa's parents have fulfilled his wish that they get married, and they did it at the child's funeral, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Family photo)
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76/132 Musicians Ringo Starr (L) and Paul McCartney introduce the new ...
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(Reuters) - Musicians Ringo Starr (L) and Paul McCartney introduce the new video game "The Beatles: Rock Band" at the Microsoft XBox 360 E3 2009 media briefing in Los Angeles June 1, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
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77/132 Actor George Clooney poses for photographers during a red carpet ...
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(Reuters) - Actor George Clooney poses for photographers during a red carpet for the premiere of the movie "The Men Who Stare At Goats" at the 66th Venice Film Festival September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
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78/132 Paul McCartney, formerly a member of The Beatles, performs with ...
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(Reuters) - Paul McCartney, formerly a member of The Beatles, performs with his band during a concert at CitiField in New York July 17, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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(AP) - In this photo provided by the University of Georgia, music professor Fred Mills, who was awarded the Albert Christ-Janer Research Award in 2005, poses for a photo Feb. 1, 2005. University officials say the 74-year-old Mills died Monday night Sept. 7, 2009, in a in a highway accident in Walton County between Atlanta and Athens as he returned home from a trip overseas to perform. (AP Photo/University of Georgia, Nancy Evelyn)
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80/132 Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ...
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(Reuters) - Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speak to the press following their meeting about the Health Care bill with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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81/132 U.S. President Barack Obama meets students after he speaks about ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama meets students after he speaks about the importance of education while at an event at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
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82/132 Breckinridge County High School, photographed Tuesday, Sept. ...
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(AP) - Breckinridge County High School, photographed Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 in Harned, Ky., where the head football coach took about 20 players on a school bus to his church where about 20 were baptized, school officials say. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon)
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83/132 Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., leaves the subway at the U. S. Capitol ...
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(AP) - Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., leaves the subway at the U. S. Capitol for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
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(AP) - In this image released by the Supreme Court of the United States, President Barack Obama talks with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, back to camera, Justice Antonin Scalia, left, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, second right, in the Justices Conference Room prior to the Investiture Ceremony for Justice Sonia Sotomayor Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Steve Petteway)
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85/132 Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, speaks to reporters at the U. S. ...
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(AP) - Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, speaks to reporters at the U. S. Capitol before a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
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86/132 In this image released by the Supreme Court of the United States, ...
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(AP) - In this image released by the Supreme Court of the United States, President Barack Obama, left, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor talk in the Justices' Conference Room prior to Justice Sotomayor's formal Investiture Ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Steve Petteway)
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87/132 Giants ace Lincecum scratched due to back injury
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AP - San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday night against San Diego with inflammation in the lower left side of his back.
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88/132 Murray's US Open ends early; Clijsters-Williams II
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AP - Disappointed. That was the word Andy Murray used over and over to describe how he felt about his exit from the U.S.
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89/132 BYU jumps 11 spots in AP Top 25 after upset
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AP - BYU barged into the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll, making the biggest jump of any team from the preseason rankings after scoring the biggest upset of the opening weekend of the regular season.
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90/132 Manuel says Lidge is still Phillies' closer
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AP - Brad Lidge is still the closer for the defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies.
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91/132 Rangers hit four homers to beat Indians 11-9
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AP - Rookie Julio Borbon was known as a contact hitter with speed before joining Texas.
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92/132 Jordan picks Thompson as presenter at HOF
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AP - Michael Jordan has chosen David Thompson, another high flyer from North Carolina, to present him, while Charles Barkley and Isiah Thomas also will be presenters at the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.
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93/132 Lawrence sends Bafana Bafana for six
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AFP - Liam Lawrence's stunning free kick consigned World Cup hosts South Africa to their sixth consecutive defeat here on Tuesday.
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94/132 Australia's Gerrans wins Tour of Spain 10th stage
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AFP - Australian Simon Gerrans won the 10th stage of the Tour of Spain here on Tuesday, as controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde retained the leader's golden jersey.
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95/132 Second seed Murray sent packing at US Open tennis
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AFP - Andy Murray made a shocking fourth-round exit from the US Open on Tuesday, never looking on form as Croatian 16th seed Marin Cilic reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final with a 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 victory.
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96/132 False alarm at RAF base after bomb alert
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AFP - British explosive experts gave the all clear Tuesday after a suspected bomb alert at a major Royal Air Force base in southwest England, the Ministry of Defence said.
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97/132 Police arrest 25 Britons, crack Ibiza drug ring
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AFP - Spanish police have dismantled a major drug trafficking ring on the holiday island of Ibiza with the arrest of 25 Britons and the seizure of 23,300 ecstasy tablets, police said Tuesday.
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98/132 Anti-piracy equipment dazzles defence fair
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AFP - Anti-piracy measures took centre stage at the world's largest defence fair Tuesday, with the unveiling of a laser to dazzle potential attackers before they can get too close.
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99/132 Darwin's collections 'cocooned' at London museum
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AFP - London's Natural History Museum on Tuesday unveiled an eight-storey extension in the shape of a cocoon to house the collections of Charles Darwin.
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100/132 Airline bomb plot reveals links to Pakistan
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AFP - A plot to blow up at least seven transatlantic aircraft using liquid bombs was masterminded from Pakistan, intelligence services said as more details emerged Tuesday of the complex planned attacks.
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101/132 Victoria's secret: royal bloomers join collection
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AP - A set of roomy bloomers that once belonged to Queen Victoria are back in royal drawers.
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102/132 Manufacturing output rises 0.9% in July
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AFP - Manufacturing output increased by 0.9 percent in July from June, beating analyst expectations and suggesting the country could soon exit recession, official data showed on Tuesday.
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103/132 Barclays fined for transaction inaccuracies: watchdog
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AFP - Barclays bank has been fined 2.45 million pounds for 'serious weaknesses' in systems and controls that led to inaccurate reporting of transactions, Britain's financial watchdog said on Tuesday.
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104/132 Ex-UK prosecutor calls for intercept evidence
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AP - The case against an al-Qaida gang that plotted to bring down trans-Atlantic aircraft proves that wiretaps and other intercept evidence should be allowed in British courts, Britain's former chief prosecutor said Tuesday.
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105/132 Giant statues reveal red hat secrets: study
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AFP - British archaeologists said Monday they believe they have solved the ancient mystery of how the giant stone statues on Easter Island acquired distinctive red hats.
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106/132 Toddler killed on level crossing in Cambridge
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AFP - Cambridgeshire police were on Tuesday conducting an investigation after a two-year-old boy was knocked down by a train at a level crossing.
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107/132 Vivendi launches 2 bln euro offer for Brazil's GVT
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AFP - French media and telecom giant Vivendi said it was launching an offer for Brazil's GVT that values the fixed telecommunications operator at two billion euros (2.9 billion dollars).
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108/132 Rapper Speech Debelle wins Mercury Prize
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AFP - Rapper Speech Debelle scored a surprise upset Tuesday by winning the prestigious Mercury Prize, beating favourite Florence and the Machine and chart-selling rock act Kasabian.
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109/132 Russians mark decade since Moscow apartment blasts
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AP - Hundreds of Russians, clutching carnations for the dead, marked 10 years on Tuesday since a string of bombing attacks destroyed several suburban apartment blocks and killed nearly 300 people across the country.
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110/132 Claim Sarkozy used short people as props hits Web
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AP - From elevator shoes to step-up boxes behind podiums, and even his own tippy-toes, Nicolas Sarkozy and his handlers have tried to compensate for his height — or lack thereof.
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111/132 German leader: No rushed judgment on Afghan strike
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AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the world should reserve judgment on whether civilians were killed in a German-ordered airstrike in Afghanistan, even as NATO said it believed that civilians had died in the attack.
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112/132 UK: Global deal on climate change at risk
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AP - Two British Cabinet ministers said Tuesday that attempts to broker a new global pact on climate change by the end of the year are at risk of failing.
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113/132 8 killed, 3 missing in flash floods in Turkey
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AP - Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed eight people and left swaths of land in northwestern Turkey awash Tuesday. At least three people were reported missing.
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114/132 World stocks up on M&A activity, stimulus pledge
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AP - World stocks rose Tuesday, helped by corporate merger news and positive momentum over government pledges to support the global recovery with stimulus efforts.
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115/132 Karadzic trial to begin Oct 19, last 2 1/2 years
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AP - A U.N. judge Tuesday rejected a plea from former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for more time to prepare his defense and ordered his long-awaited war crimes trial to begin next month.
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116/132 Afghan recount ordered because of fraud charges
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AP - A U.N.-backed commission found 'convincing evidence' of fraud Tuesday in Afghanistan's presidential election and ordered a recount of suspect ballots in at least three provinces, a process that could take months.
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117/132 U.N. caught in Gaza dispute over study of the Holocaust
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AP - Gaza students won't learn about the Holocaust this year.
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118/132 4 Americans killed in attack in Afghanistan
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AP - Four U.S. troops died Tuesday in a militant attack in eastern Afghanistan, and NATO forces acknowledged for the first time that civilians were among the dozens killed in an airstrike on two hijacked fuel trucks.
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119/132 With new AG, Mexico tries to revamp drug war
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AP - With a new attorney general, Mexican President Felipe Calderon is trying to get even tougher on drug cartels and those who protect them.
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120/132 US special envoy due in Sudan this week
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AFP - Special US envoy Scott Gration will visit Sudan this week to help bolster a fragile peace deal in the south and consult on efforts to stabilize the western Darfur region, US officials said Tuesday.
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121/132 Aquino's son to run for Philippines president
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AFP - Benigno Aquino announced on Wednesday he would run for president of the Philippines in next year's polls, looking to continue the work of his famous mother who overthrew dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
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122/132 Tired Aussie doctors told to drink more coffee
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AFP - Australian medical groups on Tuesday slammed state government guidelines recommending sleep-deprived doctors should drink up to six cups of coffee to remain alert during marathon shifts.
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123/132 Health workers under pressure to get flu shots
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AP - Tens of thousands of health care workers who typically avoid flu shots are under more pressure than ever to get vaccinated as hospitals and clinics prepare for a spike in swine flu cases this fall and winter.
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124/132 Better care, pay less: Some communities find a way
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AP - If you pay the mechanic $1,000 to fix your transmission and it breaks again next week, the garage should find and fix the problem for free. So if you get an infection following open-heart surgery because the doctor forgot an antibiotic, why are you charged extra to clear up the wound?
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125/132 CDC chief says swine vaccine for my kids, too
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AP - The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says his kids are going to get the swine flu vaccine when it's available.
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126/132 Will safety net hospitals survive health reform?
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AP - Janie Johnson has no health insurance, so when she cut her toe while giving herself a pedicure, she limped to the emergency room at one of Chicago's safety net hospitals and waited her turn.
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127/132 Obama open to 'sin tax' on fizzy drinks to stem obesity
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AFP - President Barack Obama hinted he could support a 'sin tax' on fizzy drinks to help lower high rates of US obesity, but admitted it would be an uphill battle against corporate and economic interests.
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128/132 Wall Street ends up on M&A hopes, strong commodities
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Reuters - U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday on an uptick in corporate deal activity while the weak dollar led to gains in commodities, lifting shares of oil and mining companies.
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129/132 Kraft plays down talk of higher Cadbury bid
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Reuters - Kraft played down speculation on Tuesday that it would be prepared to raise its offer for Cadbury PLC , after the British chocolate company rejected its 10.2 billion pound ($16.7 billion) offer.
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130/132 Madoff feeder fund settles with Massachusetts
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Reuters - Massachusetts' top securities regulator reached an $8 million settlement on Tuesday with Fairfield Greenwich Group for having invested the bulk of its clients money with swindler Bernard Madoff.
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131/132 Fed: consumers cut debt by record $21.6B in July
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AP - Consumers slashed their borrowing in July by the largest amount on record as job losses and uncertainty about the economic recovery prompted Americans to rein in their debt.
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132/132 US consumer credit in record plunge
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AFP - US consumer credit posted a record plunge in July, the sixth monthly decline, as Americans bridled spending amid rising unemployment and an ailing economy, Federal Reserve bank data showed Tuesday.
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