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1/138 Jackson movie to get mass worldwide premiere
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Reuters - The Michael Jackson movie 'This Is It' -- based on footage from concert rehearsals before his death in June -- will have simultaneous premieres in more than 15 cities around the world next month, the studio behind the film said on Monday.
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2/138 The president and the potato
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AP - Add this one to the presidential collection: the heart-shaped potato.
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3/138 Slight ratings increase for the Emmy Awards
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AP - Neil Patrick Harris did for the Emmy Awards what he did for the Tonys earlier this year: increase the award show's audience over the previous year.
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4/138 Authorities taking their time in Jackson case
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AP - It's been almost three months since Michael Jackson's shocking death, and while Los Angeles police are close to wrapping up their investigation, the decision on whether to bring criminal charges is at least weeks and perhaps months away, legal experts say.
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5/138 Public gets to vote for book award
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AP - The National Book Awards would like your vote.
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6/138 Jury selected for Travolta extortion trial
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AP - A jury was selected Monday for a trial that could see John Travolta take the stand against two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from the movie star following his son's death in the Bahamas.
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7/138 Fans seek to rescue Hamptons' NPR station
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AP - Imagine the Hamptons without the ocean.
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8/138 Killers, Yorke on 'New Moon' soundtrack
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Reuters - The soundtrack for 'New Moon' -- the second movie installment of the 'Twilight' vampire series -- will feature songs by the likes of Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and the Killers.
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9/138 Lawsuit against Coldplay over 'Viva La Vida' ends
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AP - Court records show guitarist Joe Satriani and Coldplay have reached an agreement that ends a copyright infringement lawsuit filed over the band's smash hit 'Viva la Vida.'
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10/138 Lady Gaga, Kings of Leon head MTV Europe shortlist
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Reuters - U.S. artists Lady Gaga and Kings of Leon led the nominations for November's MTV Europe Music Awards with five apiece, one ahead of compatriot Beyonce.
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11/138 Cubans flock to iconic plaza for 'peace concert'
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AP - Hundreds of thousands of Cubans flocked to sprawling Revolution Plaza on Sunday for an open-air 'peace concert' headlined by Colombian rocker Juanes, an event criticized by some Cuban-Americans who say the performers were lending support to the island's communist government simply by showing up.
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12/138 Huge crowd fills Havana square for peace concert
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Reuters - Hundreds of thousands of people filled Havana's Revolution Square for a 'peace' concert on Sunday in which Colombian singer Juanes and other musicians sought to bridge the political divide that has separated Cubans for 50 years.
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13/138 Jackson movie to get mass worldwide premiere
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Reuters - The Michael Jackson movie 'This Is It' -- based on footage from concert rehearsals before his death in June -- will have simultaneous premieres in more than 15 cities around the world next month, the studio behind the film said on Monday.
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14/138 Bollywood looks to Diwali to light up box office
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AFP - Bollywood is preparing for what is historically its most lucrative period of the year with a string of big budget releases, hoping to end 2009 on a high after a disappointing 12 months.
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15/138 'Wizard of Oz' goes hi-def for 70th anniversary
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AP - When 'The Wizard of Oz' first hit theaters in August 1939, flying monkeys were the least of America's worries.
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16/138 Ceaseless deaths of the famous mark summer `09
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AP - We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens.
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17/138 Aaron Carter Takes The Lead As 'Dancing With The Stars' Kicks Off Season Premiere Week
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 'Dancing With the Stars' returned to television on Monday night with a big two-hour season premiere, and at the end of the night, a pop star made a big leap into the lead.The male celebrities competing this season were the only ones taking to the dance floor with their professional partners on Monday and it was Aaron Carter, younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, who topped the leaderboard with his partner Karina Smirnoff.
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18/138 Dancing's Kathy Ireland Ready to Work Those Hips
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Kathy Ireland's hips don't lie — especially after five weeks of rehearsals for Dancing with the Stars.'The hips! I mean, I've found muscles I didn't know I had before,' Ireland tells TVGuide.com. 'I didn't think I could move in that direction!'Debi Mazar: I'll make Madonna vote for meOn Tuesday, the supermodel-turned-super-mogul will debut her new loose hips in her ...
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19/138 DeGeneres on Idol: I'll Be a Good Judge Because I've Always Been Judged
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American Idol contestants don't have to worry about Ellen DeGeneres being fair, she says. 'I'm going to be a great judge because I've spent my whole life being judged,' DeGeneres says on an episode of her talk show scheduled to air Tuesday. 'So I know what it's like.' Paula Abdul wishes Ellen DeGeneres 'The best of luck!' When DeGeneres took on the open spot vacated by Paula Abdul, she knew...
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20/138 Emmy's Best and Worst Dressed
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Life and Style magazine's Rachel Zalis reviews the red carpet fashion.
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21/138 Christian Slater Stars in 'The Forgotten'
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The actor plays an amateur detective in ABC's new crime drama.
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22/138 Deconstructing Fillion's 'Castle'
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Actor Nathan Fillion says the flawed author he plays on ABC's 'Castle' is fun to play but not someone he would like to hang out with in real life. (Sept. 21)
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23/138 Amplified: All Tomorrow's Parties
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Organizers Barry Hogan and Deborah Higgins run a different kind of festival.
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24/138 David Hasselhoff Taken to Hospital For Drug Reaction, Not Excess Drinking, Says Rep
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p>David Hasselhoff was taken to a hospital because of a reaction to prescription drugs, a rep for the actor said. Hasselhoff was taken to the hospital late Sunday night after his daughter feared that he was extremely drunk, TMZ reported. His daughter, Hayley, called her mother, Pamela Bach, claiming...
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25/138 Emmys acknowledge tough times for TV industry
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AP - A year after its least-watched telecast ever, the Emmy Awards plaintively acknowledged TV's changing role in the Internet age, bringing a collective sense of reckoning to the revamped show with everything from scripted jokes about the decline of networks to unemployed stars openly job-seeking.
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26/138 After win, Chenoweth checked out for migraine
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AP - A publicist for Kristin Chenoweth says paramedics checked out the actress after her Emmy win, but that she's doing fine.
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27/138 Redstone may have to testify over Rather suit
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Reuters - A New York judge on Monday said he will let 86-year-old Viacom Inc Chairman Sumner Redstone be questioned over former TV news anchor Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against CBS Corp.
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28/138 Christopher Kane's Groovy Gingham Moment
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Fashion Wire Daily - At London Fashion Week, there's a pleasurable contrast between the truly offbeat and bizarre dreams that inspire designers and the edgily elegant ideas that emerge on the catwalk. This was rarely more true than at the beautiful gingham-and-go Christopher Kane collection, which was inspired by religious cults and sexual repression, shown Monday, Sept. 21.
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29/138 Dell eyes tech services with $3.9B deal for Perot
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AP - Dell Inc. will spend $3.9 billion for the technology services company Perot Systems Corp. in an attempt to expand beyond the PC business and compete more aggressively with Hewlett-Packard Co. — which recently bought another tech-services company founded by H. Ross Perot.
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30/138 Netflix awards $1M prize to improve movie picks
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AP - And the winner is ... Netflix.
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31/138 Video game classics need museum, say 'Retrogamers'
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AFP - A group of self-styled French 'Retrogamers' is calling for the creation of a special museum for the classic video arcade games that bewitched millions of teenagers in the 1980s.
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32/138 UN climate summit puts China, India in spotlight
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AP - In the highest-level conference yet on climate change, 100 world leaders come to the United Nations on Tuesday to decide how to start an energy revolution.
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33/138 Space shuttle Discovery back home in Florida
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AP - Space shuttle Discovery is finally back home in Florida following a cross-country journey and a trip to orbit.
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34/138 Taiwan seeks to join UN agencies: foreign ministry
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AFP - Taiwan will try to join two United Nations agencies this year, on global warming and civil aviation, the foreign ministry said, reflecting scaled-down ambitions for interaction with the world body.
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35/138 Opponents ask Salazar to halt offshore drilling
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AP - Opponents of offshore drilling — including some dressed as salmon and a polar bear — delivered more than 250,000 postcards and letters to the Interior Department Monday on a proposal to open vast waters off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts to oil and gas drilling.
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36/138 S.Korea scientist wins dog cloning court battle
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AFP - Disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk has won a copyright battle over dog-cloning techniques his colleagues said Saturday.
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37/138 Early, smaller version of T. rex discovered
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AP - About 125 million years ago a tiny version of Tyrannosaurus rex roamed what is now northeastern China. Tiny, that is, by T. rex standards — you still wouldn't want to meet it face to face.
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38/138 Eyes on China at high stakes UN climate meet
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AFP - Expectations were building for China to take the lead on climate change, as some 100 world leaders gather Tuesday to breathe new life into deadlocked negotiations.
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39/138 The Nation's weather
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AP - There was forecast to be several main weather features that would drive weather activity across the nation Monday.
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40/138 China hydropower to near double by 2020: state media
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AFP - China's hydropower capacity is expected to nearly double to 300,000 megawatts by 2020, state media said, as the nation powers ahead with the development of renewable energy sources.
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41/138 Marty weakens further to remnant in the Pacific
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AP - The weather system that was once Tropical Storm Marty has weakened to a remnant in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico.
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42/138 Is that the sky I see before me?
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Reuters - The roof of the church where William Shakespeare's remains lie is in danger of collapse, the group dedicated to the church's preservation said Monday.
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43/138 Shirtmaker designs tie for your iPod
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Reuters - For bored commuters with already bulging pockets, a shirt design company has come up with the perfect solution to keep them entertained on the trip to work -- a commuter tie with a hidden iPod storage pocket.
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44/138 Even Miss Venezuela can't escape economic crisis
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Reuters - Despite a second consecutive victory at this year's Miss Universe, even Venezuela's hugely successful beauty factory is feeling the global pinch.
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45/138 One in seven Germans want Berlin Wall back?
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Reuters - One in seven Germans want the Berlin Wall back because they were better off when the country was divided, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday ahead of the 20th anniversary of its collapse on November 9, 1989.
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46/138 Can men be taking to eyebrow-grooming?
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Reuters - British men are becoming increasingly interested in having their eyebrows professionally groomed, according to Debenhams department store which plans to hold men-only 'guybrow' nights.
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47/138 Kate Winslet, Michelle Obama make People's best-dressed
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Reuters - British actress Kate Winslet lead the pack of People magazine's 10 best-dressed women of 2009, with U.S. first lady Michelle Obama chosen for 'best accessible glamour.'
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48/138 Town left in the dark for two months
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Reuters - A power outage has knocked out the lights and services in a small Angolan town for two months, a local official said on Tuesday, despite the country's multi-billion dollar investments in new hydro-power projects. The outage was caused by a generator malfunction in the town of Quipeio, about 70 km (45 miles) south of the city of Huambo, said Frederico Saude, a local administrator, adding that authorities were still trying to fix the problem.
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49/138 Hungry for culinary greatness, nation sees Michelin stars
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Reuters - Sweden, home to a 'smorgasbord' that includes items such as meatballs and pickled herring, said Monday it wants to put itself on the gourmet food map with a plan to become 'Europe's new culinary nation.'
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50/138 Train misses drunken teen napping on track
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Reuters - A drunk French teenager narrowly escaped death on Sunday after falling asleep on a railway track and slumbering undisturbed as a high-speed train roared over him, police said.
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51/138 Kids send Marcus the lamb to slaughter
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Reuters - A group of schoolchildren who reared a lamb from birth and named it Marcus has overridden objections by parents and rights activists and voted to send the animal to slaughter.
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52/138 Body Worlds plans cadaver show dedicated to sex
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Reuters - German anatomists plan a new show dedicated solely to dead bodies having sex as part of the Body Worlds exhibitions.
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53/138 Chavez and Spanish king share a joke
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Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Spain's King Juan Carlos appeared to have put their dramatic public spat of 2007 well behind them when they met on Friday, even sharing a joke about the monarch's recently grown beard.
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54/138 Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, left, shakes hands with ...
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(AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, left, shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao before their bilateral meeting at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. The two Asian leaders met in advance of the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (AP Photo/Taro Konishi, Japan Pool)
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(AP) - Don Walker, right, co-chief executive officer of Magna International Inc., speaks as Magna Vice President of Business Development James J. Tobin looks on during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. The chief executive of the Canadian parts maker that is buying from General Motors a stake in Opel said Tuesday talks are planned with Volkswagen to ease the German automaker's concerns about the deal. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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(AP) - Don Walker, co-chief executive officer of Magna International Inc., listens to a reporter's question during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. The chief executive of the Canadian parts maker that is buying from General Motors a stake in Opel said Tuesday talks are planned with Volkswagen to ease the German automaker's concerns about the deal. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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57/138 Don Walker, co-chief executive officer of Magna International ...
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(AP) - Don Walker, co-chief executive officer of Magna International Inc., speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. The chief executive of the Canadian parts maker that is buying from General Motors a stake in Opel said Tuesday talks are planned with Volkswagen to ease the German automaker's concerns about the deal. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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58/138 Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (R) looks to throw ...
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(Reuters) - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (R) looks to throw under pressure from Miami Dolphins Randy Starks (C) during the second quarter in their NFL game in Miami, Florida September 21, 2009. REUTERS/Hans Deryk
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59/138 Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, background right, meets ...
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(AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, background right, meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao, foreground center, as Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, left, looks on, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Japan Pool)
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(Reuters) - A U.S. soldier pictured near the town of Khan Neshin in Rig district of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan September 9, 2009. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
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(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, discusses the healthcare reform bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang
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62/138 Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya welcome him outside ...
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(Reuters) - Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya welcome him outside the embassy of Brazil in Tegucigalpa September 21, 2009. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
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63/138 U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy during ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy during a visit to Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York September 21, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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64/138 A cyclist rides past a Chicago police car and barricade surrounding ...
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(AP) - A cyclist rides past a Chicago police car and barricade surrounding the home of President Barack Obama in Chicago, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Although Obama and the first family have spent little time in Chicago since packing their bags for the White House in January, their presence is still felt all around their old South Side neighborhood. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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(AP) - A warning sign is posted on a barricade across the street from the home of President Barack Obama in Chicago, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Although Obama and the first family have spent little time in Chicago since packing their bags for the White House in January, their presence is still felt all around their old South Side neighborhood. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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(AP) - A tour bus slowly passes by a barricade that surrounds the home of President Barack Obama in Chicago, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Although Obama and the first family have spent little time in Chicago since packing their bags for the White House in January, their presence is still felt all around their old South Side neighborhood. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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(AP) - A bicycle tour stops across the street from the Chicago home of President Barack Obama to catch a glimpse Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Although Obama and the first family have spent little time in Chicago since packing their bags for the White House in January, their presence is still felt all around their old South Side neighborhood. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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(AP) - This photo taken July 2, 2008, shows the South Side Chicago home of then Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. Although Obama and the first family have spent little time there since packing their bags for the White House in January 2009, their presence is still felt all around their old neighborhood. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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(AP) - Chicago police officers arrive for their shift on the perimeter streets around the home of President Barack Obama in Chicago, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Although Obama and the first family have spent little time in Chicago since packing their bags for the White House in January, their presence is still felt all around their old South Side neighborhood. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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(AP) - A glass enclosed barber chair with President Barack Obama's autograph is seen in the Hyde Park Hair Salon of Chicago, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Although Obama no longer stops in for weekly haircuts, the tourists who do can get the 'Obama Cut' for $21 and see the chair where he would get clipped. 'Real good for business, no complaints at all,' said owner Ishmael Alamin. 'Thank you, Mr. Obama.' (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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(AP) - A pedestrian walks by a Chicago police vehicle and barricade, surrounding the home of President Barack Obama in Chicago, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Although Obama and the first family have spent little time in Chicago since packing their bags for the White House in January, their presence is still felt all around their old South Side neighborhood. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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72/138 Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, center, speaks to the ...
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(AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, center, speaks to the media after meeting with China's President Hu Jintao at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Katsuki Awaya, Japan Pool)
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(AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, greets China's President Hu Jintao before their bilateral meeting at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Tsutomu Kobayashi, Japan Pool)
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(AP) - Two members of a Secret Service detail, assigned to guard the home of President Barack Obama, talk outside the home in Chicago, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. The neighbor's home next to the Obama's is up for sale. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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75/138 Chinese President Hu Jintao, second from left, meets with Japan's ...
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(AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao, second from left, meets with Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, third from right, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Tsutomu Kobayashi, Japan Pool)
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(AFP) - Voice Of America (VOA) Afghan Service broadcaster Daoud Sediqi listens to a caller during a show on September 16 in a studio of the VOA in Washington. Sediqi, the former host of "Afghan Idol", one of Afghanistan's most popular television programs, which showcases musical talent, joined the VOA in the US where he was granted asylum to escape Taliban threats.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)
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77/138 Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, left, arrives at John ...
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(AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, left, arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport with his wife Miyuki in New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Hatoyama is in the United States to hold bilateral meetings with world leaders as well as attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York and the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Hiroshi Kawai, Japan Pool)
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Troy Williamson of the Jacksonville Jaguars, seen in August, is expected to miss the rest of the National Football League season with a torn labrum, the Florida Times-Union reported.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Sam Greenwood)
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79/138 Manning leads Colts past Dolphins 27-23
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AP - Peyton Manning spent most of the night on the sideline and just enough time reaching the end zone.
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80/138 Kiffin defends game plan, takes shot at Meyer
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AP - Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin says he put his Volunteers in the best position they could be in to beat Florida. Then he took one more shot at Gators coach Urban Meyer.
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81/138 Kolb will start if McNabb can't play
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AP - Kevin Kolb will make his second straight start for the Philadelphia Eagles if Donovan McNabb can't play against Kansas City.
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82/138 Astros fire manager Cooper amidst 7-game skid
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AP - The Houston Astros fired manager Cecil Cooper on Monday with 13 games left in another disappointing season. Third-base coach Dave Clark was named interim manager. The Astros were 70-79 headed into Monday's home against St. Louis.
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83/138 Saunders pitches Angels to 5-2 win over Yankees
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AP - Joe Saunders pitched into the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels prevented the Yankees from wrapping up a playoff spot, beating New York 5-2 on Monday night in a matchup of division leaders.
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84/138 Lots of celebs at Dolphins' home opener
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AP - When Mark Duper arrived for the Miami Dolphins' home opener, fans flanking either side of the new VIP orange-carpet entrance hardly gave the former Pro Bowl receiver a second glance.
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85/138 Lewis beats out double play to give Giants 5-4 win
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AP - Pinch-hitter Fred Lewis beat out a double-play grounder with the bases loaded to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Monday night to breathe a bit of life into their playoff hopes.
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86/138 Unfinished business fuels Capello's World Cup hunger
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AFP - England's World Cup rivals should take note: Fabio Capello has unfinished business with the world's biggest sporting event.
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87/138 Valverde puts aside doping row to win Tour of Spain
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AFP - Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde won the Tour of Spain on Sunday, capturing one of cycling's three major tours for the first time just months after being embroiled in a doping scandal.
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88/138 Sedin's late goal and shootout tally lift Canucks
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AP - Daniel Sedin scored his second goal with 0.2 seconds left in the third period to tie the game and added the winner in the fourth round of a shootout to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-4 preseason victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.
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89/138 Nadal withdraws from Thailand Open
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AFP - Spanish world number two Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week's Thailand Open due to a stomach injury, the Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand said Monday.
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90/138 Former running back Walker signs up for martial arts
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Reuters - Former Heisman trophy winner and twice NFL Pro Bowl running back Herschel Walker has signed a multi-fight contract to compete in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), promoter Strikeforce said on Monday.
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91/138 Mayweather pummels Marquez in return to ring
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AP - Money came back with a guarantee. Floyd Mayweather Jr. told the world he was still its best boxer despite taking 21 months off, and he backed up every boast with every jab in an impressive victory.
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92/138 US says British ties solid despite Lockerbie row
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AFP - US officials sought Tuesday to calm the row over the release of the Lockerbie bomber, saying the government was 'looking to move on' and stressing the British-US relationship was still solid.
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93/138 Brown says Tobin Tax 'worth a look'
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AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the introduction of a global tax to reduce risky behaviour by banks was 'worth looking at', as he prepares for a G20 summit next weekend.
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94/138 Paul Smith gives collection a Congolese makeover
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AP - Celebrated designer Paul Smith took London Fashion Week on a side trip to Africa Monday night with a startling show inspired by styles worn by young men in the Congo.
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95/138 RBS says mulls alternative capital raising plans
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AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland on Monday said it was exploring different ways of raising capital after reports it was seeking to avoid handing greater control of the troubled lender to the British government.
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96/138 Turner vs old masters at new London exhibition
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AFP - A new exhibition which sets paintings by JMW Turner alongside older master works by the likes of Canaletto and Rembrandt which partly inspired them was previewed in London Monday.
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97/138 UK's Brown wants summit for climate change pact
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AP - World leaders need to attend a key climate change summit in Copenhagen to avert the 'grave danger' that nations will fail to agree a new global pact tackling climate change, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared Monday.
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98/138 Inquiry examines Iraqi's death in military custody
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AP - British officials may have condoned the harsh and abusive interrogation techniques that led to the death of a prisoner in the army's custody, lawyers representing the man's family alleged Monday.
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99/138 Jersey children's carer jailed over sex assaults
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AFP - A carer at a former children's home on the Channel island of Jersey was jailed for two years on Monday for sexually assaulting teenage girls there.
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100/138 British FM to chair meeting on Iran at UN: London
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AFP - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband will chair a meeting about Iran's nuclear programme at the UN General Assembly in New York this week, the British government said on Monday.
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101/138 Govt rules out formal meeting with Kadhafi at UN
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AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not hold a formal meeting with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi at this week's UN General Assembly, his official spokesman said on Monday.
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102/138 Ex-French president writes of affair with British princess
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AFP - Eighty-three-year-old former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing has brightened his long retirement by writing a steamy romantic novel about a French leader's affair with a British princess.
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103/138 'Generous' student funding under threat
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AFP - University students face the daunting prospect of higher fees, bigger loan repayments and reduced grants under new plans outlined by business leaders on Monday.
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104/138 Police failing to record rape claims: report
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AFP - Some police forces are failing to include more than 40 percent of rape claims in official crime records, a report said on Monday.
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105/138 EDF to sell 20% stake in British Energy: report
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AFP - French utility EDF plans to sell another 20 percent stake in nuclear power operator British Energy as part of a 4.53 billion pounds asset sale, a report said on Monday.
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106/138 Lloyds bank faces tax probe after BBC probe
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AFP - Tax authorities are investigating allegations that staff at Lloyds Banking Group encouraged rich clients to channel money through China to avoid taxes at home.
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107/138 Police probe Bellamy incident at Manchester derby
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AFP - Police are probing a clash between Manchester City footballer Craig Bellamy and a fan at City's weekend derby with Manchester United, a spokesman said on Monday.
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108/138 French riot police move to evacuate migrant camp
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AFP - French riot police on Tuesday moved to evacuate at least 150 Afghan boys and men from the 'jungle', a makeshift migrant camp on the Channel coast.
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109/138 Briatore's future under threat over F1 'crashgate'
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AFP - Flavio Briatore, banned from Formula One over the 'Crashgate' affair, now faces questions over his role as co-owner of England's Queens Park Rangers Football Club.
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110/138 Germany's Merkel turns caution to strength
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Reuters - Hans-Ulrich Beeskow still recalls the quiet determination of teenager Angela Kasner as she swept aside male rivals to reach the local, regional and then national math championships in communist East Germany.
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111/138 UNESCO race down to 2 candidates
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AP - An Egyptian culture minister who once threatened to burn Israeli books will face off against a career diplomat from Bulgaria in the race to lead the U.N.'s agency for learning and culture.
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112/138 Germans focus on Afghanistan after al-Qaida threat
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AP - New threats by al-Qaida and fierce criticism of a German-ordered airstrike that killed dozens have pushed Germany's mission in Afghanistan to the forefront of this country's national election campaign.
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113/138 State funeral in Italy for troops killed in Kabul
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AP - Italy held a state funeral Monday for six soldiers killed in Afghanistan, and teary-eyed relatives, officials and thousands of citizens saluted their flag-draped coffins and observed a national day of mourning.
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114/138 Ex-premier Villepin stars in French slander trial
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AP - Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin lashed out at French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday at the start of a slander trial involving alleged dirty tricks by top politicians and businessmen.
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115/138 Kasparov, Karpov set for chess clash in Spain
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AP - Chess eminences Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are dusting off their knights and pawns for an exhibition rematch marking the 25th anniversary of their first title bout — a grueling one that lasted five months and was eventually halted.
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116/138 Sanofi to deliver swine flu vaccine in October
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AP - Sanofi-Aventis SA will begin delivering the first doses of its new swine flu vaccine in the United States by mid-October, the head of France's largest pharmaceutical company said Monday.
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117/138 Experts: US Russia face tough arms control talks
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AP - A new round of Russian-U.S. arms control talks began Monday, and Russian military experts predicted they will not be easy, despite President Barack Obama's decision to scrap plans for an Eastern Europe-based missile shield that Moscow opposed.
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118/138 Danish court rejects attempt to ban soldier's book
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AP - A Danish court on Monday rejected the military's request to stop a book by a former special forces soldier from being published.
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119/138 German teen who attacked school awakes from coma
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AP - A German teenager who wounded nine students and a teacher in a terrifying ax and arson attack on his school was motivated by a 'hatred for humanity' and had been planning the rampage since April, officials said Monday.
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120/138 Ousted leader returns to Honduras, defies arrest
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AP - Deposed President Manuel Zelaya made a dramatic return to Honduras' capital Monday, taking shelter from arrest at Brazil's embassy and calling for negotiations with the leaders who forced him from the country at gunpoint.
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121/138 Iran's Ahmadinejad proud of Holocaust denial
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AP - Iran's president said Monday he is proud to stoke international outrage with his latest remarks denying the Holocaust as he heads for the United Nations this week — showing he is as defiant as ever while his country comes under greater pressure to curtail its nuclear program.
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122/138 Tombs opened in Venezuela to identify riot victims
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AP - Authorities began opening tombs Monday to identify the remains of dozens of people killed during riots more than two decades ago and look for evidence against police and soldiers responsible for slayings during the unrest.
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123/138 Bhutan quake death toll climbs to 11
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AFP - Rescue teams fanned out over remote eastern Bhutan Tuesday to assess damage and look for trapped survivors as the death toll from a strong earthquake rose to 11.
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124/138 Quadriplegic dies after winning right to starve
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AFP - An Australian quadriplegic who won a landmark legal battle to starve himself to death by refusing food died on Monday, his family said, ending an existence he described as a 'living hell'.
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125/138 More U.S. troops to Afghanistan? Obama's caught in a vise
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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With the military and Republicans publicly pressuring him to send more troops to Afghanistan soon and his own administration now deeply divided about how to proceed there, the eight-year war against al Qaida and the Taliban has become an increasingly urgent policy and political dilemma for President Barack Obama.
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126/138 Study: Flu viruses can spark heart attacks
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AP - Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than just a fever or the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows.
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127/138 Study tries to detect flu before the first sneeze
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AP - Coughed on by somebody with the flu? Duke University researchers are developing a test to determine — with a mere drop of blood — who will get sick before the sniffling and fever set in. And they're turning to hundreds of dorm-dwelling freshmen this fall to see if it works.
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128/138 Govt: 1 swine flu shot enough for older kids
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AP - Studies of the new swine flu vaccine show children 10 and older will need just one shot for protection — but younger kids almost certainly will need two.
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129/138 Report: 35 million-plus worldwide have dementia
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AP - More than 35 million people around the world are living with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, says the most in-depth attempt yet to assess the brain-destroying illness — and it's an ominous forecast as the population grays.
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130/138 Calif. lawmaker plans hearings on soda-obesity link
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Reuters - Sen. Alex Padilla, who led a campaign requiring big restaurant chains to disclose calories in meals, said on Thursday he planned to hold hearings in November on the link between soda consumption and obesity.
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131/138 Melanoma patients live longer on Roche's Avastin
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Reuters - Patients with melanoma, a notoriously difficult to treat cancer of the skin, live longer when given Roche's drug Avastin, according to a scientific abstract from Europe's top cancer meeting.
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132/138 Is swimming pool chlorine fueling the allergy epidemic?
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Reuters - Swimming in a chlorinated pool may boost the odds that a child susceptible to asthma and allergies will develop these problems, a study released today indicates.
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133/138 Asian shares subdued, Kiwi hits 13-month high
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Reuters - Asian shares inched up on Tuesday with softer commodity prices weighing on Australian stocks, while the New Zealand dollar hit a 13-month high on signs of a recovery in prices for the country's key dairy exports.
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134/138 BofA skips Congress deadline, faces new SEC threat
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Reuters - Bank of America failed to meet a Monday deadline to hand lawmakers further details about its acquisition of Merrill Lynch and faces the possibility of new charges from U.S. securities regulators.
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135/138 U.S. to push for new economic world order at G20
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Reuters - The United States will urge world leaders this week to launch a new push in November to rebalance the world economy, but there are doubts national governments will bow to external advice.
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136/138 Dell to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 billion
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Reuters - Dell Inc plans to buy Perot Systems Corp for about $3.9 billion, paying a steep 67.5 percent premium to expand its technology services business and compete with Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM.
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137/138 U.S. mortgage delinquencies set record
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Reuters - High U.S. unemployment keeps pushing up the rate of mortgage delinquencies, which could in turn drive personal bankruptcies and home foreclosures, monthly data from the Equifax Inc credit bureau showed on Monday.
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138/138 Obama lashes out at U.S. banks over student loans
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Reuters - President Barack Obama criticized the largest U.S. banks on Monday for trying to thwart legislation that would overhaul federal student loan programs.
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