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1/138 Clown beams message of water conservation from space
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AFP - The first clown in space, Guy Laliberte, has launched a 14-city poetic planetary extravaganza to promote clean drinking water, from the International Space Station.
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2/138 Britain's Prince Philip out of control with modern TVs
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AFP - Britain's Prince Philip said he was baffled by modern television remote controls and ended up lying on the floor by the set to operate it instead, in a video posted Saturday on the Internet.
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3/138 Britain's Prince Charles bemoans Internet 'deserts'
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AFP - Britain's Prince Charles said Saturday that people living in rural areas had been left in the Internet's 'slow lane', placing them at a 'severe disadvantage' in the modern world.
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4/138 Buddies Damon, Affleck are also distant relatives
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AP - It seems Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are more than childhood pals and Hollywood collaborators.
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5/138 W.Va. town offers wary welcome to celebrity chef
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AP - Weary of being stuck with what they call the false label of America's unhealthiest city, Huntington residents are offering a wary welcome to a celebrity TV chef who hopes to help them shape up.
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6/138 Clinton settles 'feud' between O'Brien, NJ mayor
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AP - The nation's top diplomat has defused the facetious feud between Conan O'Brien and the mayor of Newark.
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7/138 Source: Blago to appear on Trump reality TV show
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AP - Out of work since he was impeached by Illinois lawmakers, Rod Blagojevich is taking his job search to TV's toughest boss — Donald Trump.
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8/138 Jackson's 'This Is It' single to debut online
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AP - The first song from the upcoming Michael Jackson music documentary will make its debut online.
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9/138 Hartnett and fellow Asian heartthrobs charm Pusan
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AP - Josh Hartnett charmed one of Asia's top film festivals on Friday with his knowledge of Korean food.
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10/138 Billy Ray Cyrus urges Miley to return to Twitter
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AP - Most parents want their kids to twitter less, but not Billy Ray Cyrus.
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11/138 Q&A: Yorn, Johansson talk about collaboration
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AP - Three years ago, Pete Yorn contacted Scarlett Johansson about recording a duets album. He wanted to create something with a '60s vibe like Serge Gainsbourg's recordings with Brigitte Bardot.
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12/138 Suggestion powers 'Paranormal Activity' phenom
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AP - The no-budget ghost story 'Paranormal Activity' arrives 10 years after 'The Blair Witch Project,' and the two horror movies share more than a clever construct and shaky, handheld camerawork.
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13/138 King Kong figurine used in 1930s movie up for sale
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AP - A tiny King Kong figurine that helped launch the career of one of cinema's biggest monsters is going up for sale, Christie's auction house said Friday.
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14/138 Chopra honored as Asian filmmaker of year at Pusan
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AP - Indian movie mogul Yash Chopra was honored Friday as filmmaker of the year by one of Asia's top film festivals.
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15/138 Lucy Liu drawn to Mexican 'Nomads'
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Reuters - Lucy Liu is starring in the Mexican-produced 'Nomads,' an English-language drama.
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16/138 Kristen Bell steps into 'Burlesque'
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Reuters - Kristen Bell will star as Christina Aguilera's rival in 'Burlesque,' a musical drama being directed by Steve Antin.
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17/138 MotoGP: Film star Banderas to launch Moto2 team
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AFP - Spanish actor Antonio Banderas will next season launch a motorcycling team in Moto2, the replacement for the 250cc MotoGP category, he told television channel TVE1 on Friday.
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18/138 Elizabeth Taylor says heart operation went 'perfectly'
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AFP - Oscar-winning Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor said she underwent a heart operation to repair a valve and that it went 'perfectly.'
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19/138 'Newlywed Game' Features First Gay Couple
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Actor George Takei and his partner Brad Altman talk about the landmark episode.
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20/138 Kristen Bell Joining The Cast Of 'Burlesque'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Spotted! Kristen Bell joining the cast of 'Burlesque.'Kristen Bell, the woman behind the voice of 'Gossip Girl,' is joining the cast of 'Burlesque' as Christina Aguilera's rival, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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21/138 Britney Spears' Ex-Boyfriend Adnan Ghalib Pleads No Contest To Leaving The Scene Of An Accident
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Britney Spears' former paparazzo boyfriend Adnan Ghalib pleaded no contest in a Van Nuys courtroom on Friday to leaving the scene of an accident earlier this year.Ghalib, 37, entered the plea on Friday, stemming from an incident on February 11.
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22/138 Brooke Elliott On Shooting With Paula Abdul & Fighting Over Liza Minnelli On 'Drop Dead Diva'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Brooke Elliott sprung out of the theater world and became a hit on primetime cable TV over the past few months by playing a recently deceased 24-year-old perky model who comes back to earth in the body of a 30-something curvy lawyer in 'Drop Dead Diva.'The actress, who AccessHollywood.com named a Rising Star over the summer, lived up to the accolades thanks to her effervescent performance as the legal eagle with a developing conscience, Jane Bingham.
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23/138 Jailed Rapper Shyne Denies Making Peace With Diddy
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NEW YORK, New York -- Moses Levi, the rapper known as Shyne, saw his career cut short when he was jailed on a 10-year-sentence on charges related to a 1999 incident also involving Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jennifer Lopez. Diddy - then known as 'Puff Daddy' - was acquitted, and with Shyne's sentence now finished, the rapper has denied that his former mentor spoke with him recently to clear the air.
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24/138 Adrian Grenier on his own 'Entourage'
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The actor who plays Vincent Chase reveals who he hangs out with in real-life and talks about his hopes for the HBO hit show. (Oct. 9)
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25/138 Heidi Klum Hasn't Given Birth
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Despite reports that she had a baby girl early this morning, a source tells Us she is not in labor yet
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26/138 Aye Carumba! Marge Simpson poses for Playboy cover
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AP - Aye Carumba!
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27/138 John Galliano: Hollywood Divas Wake Up
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Fashion Wire Daily - John Galliano went west to Hollywood in a retro flash Spring 2010 collection of great individual pieces, where his romanticism and wit were very much to the fore.
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28/138 Valerie Bertinelli explores life after diet
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AP - 'Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger Without Opening the Fridge' (Free Press, 272 pages, $26), by Valerie Bertinelli:
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29/138 Zappos-inspired startup is all about men's pants
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AP - Brian Spaly's quest for the perfect pair of pants led him and former roommate Andy Dunn to start a Web-only clothing company that wants to sell men's trousers that fit — without the need for fitting rooms.
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30/138 Justice Dept probing IBM's computer market conduct
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AP - The Justice Department is looking into allegations that IBM Corp. has abused its dominant position in the market for mainframe computers, the data-crunching heavy lifters of the computing world that IBM introduced in the 1960s and which are now used to process some of the most sensitive data in banking, government and health care.
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31/138 FCC chairman warns of 'looming spectrum crisis'
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AP - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Wednesday of 'a looming spectrum crisis' if the government fails to find ways to come up with more bandwidth for mobile devices.
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32/138 Survey: College is top savings goal for teens
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AP - Stroll through the mall on a weekend and you get the impression teens save money to buy clothes or iPods and video game systems, but a new survey shows their priority is quite different — saving for college.
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33/138 'Rock Band' videogame heading for iPhone
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AFP - Music videogame star 'Rock Band' will soon be touring with Apple's globally popular iPhones.
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34/138 Cisco shines light on dark corners of the Web
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AFP - Cisco launched software that shines light on potentially troublesome websites hidden in what the US computer security firm dubbed the 'Dark Web.'
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35/138 French arrest physicist suspected of al-Qaida link
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AP - A physicist working at the world's largest atom smasher has been arrested on suspicion of links to al-Qaida, adding to the woes of the $10 billion project that ceased operation a year ago — just days after its celebrated start up.
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36/138 Israelis bring green power to West Bank village
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AP - Residents of a West Bank village with no electricity have been helped out of the darkness by unlikely benefactors — a group of Israelis who installed solar panels and wind turbines to illuminate the Palestinians' makeshift homes.
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37/138 Moon crash: Public yawns, scientists celebrate
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AP - NASA's great lunar fireworks finale fizzled. After gearing up for the space agency's much-hyped mission to hurl two spacecraft into the moon, the public turned away from the sky Friday anything but dazzled. Photos and video of the impact showed little more than a fuzzy white flash.
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38/138 EDF, Constellation nuclear venture get US nod
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AFP - US regulators have approved a plan for French-based EDF to take a stake in Constellation Energy Group, clearing a key hurdle for a new nuclear power plant in Maryland, the companies said Friday.
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39/138 Ask AP: Natural gas, how NFL players are paid
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AP - One natural resource the United States has a lot of is natural gas. So why not just start using it in place of oil, to reduce the nation's dependence on imported energy?
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40/138 No deal on crucial issues as UN climate talks end
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AP - The United States was heavily criticized Friday at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok for failing to offer emission cuts or financing for developing countries — both considered crucial to reaching a global warming pact this year.
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41/138 Woman wins RSPCA inheritance battle
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AFP - A woman who contested her parents' decision to leave their two million pound estate to the RSPCA has won her legal battle and will now inherit the farm, a court ruled on Friday.
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42/138 Chinese fossil find gives clue to ear's evolution
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AFP - Researchers digging in north eastern China say they have discovered the fossil of a previously unknown chipmunk-sized mammal that could help explain how human hearing evolved.
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43/138 Africa wants $65 bln to meet climate change
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AFP - Two months before a crucial UN climate summit African leaders on Friday said the continent needs 65 billion dollars (44 billion euros) to deal with the effects of global warming.
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44/138 Iraq agrees terms with BP and CNPC on oil deal
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AFP - Iraq's oil ministry said on Thursday it had agreed commercial terms for a key deal with Britain's BP and China's CNPC International to almost triple production at a giant southern oilfield.
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45/138 Landslide deaths lift Philippine storm toll past 540
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AFP - The death toll from two weeks of unprecedented storms across the northern Philippines soared past 540 on Friday after landslides consumed homes and neck-deep floods inundated towns.
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46/138 Marge Simpson makes cover of Playboy
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Reuters - 'D'oh!' doesn't even start to cover it.
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47/138 Donkeys get dye-job, take on zebra role
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Reuters - Two white donkeys dyed with black stripes delighted Palestinian kids at a small Gaza zoo on Thursday who had never seen a zebra in the flesh.
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48/138 Birth control pill could put women off macho men?
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Reuters - Why do some women's hearts race over the feminine features of Orlando Bloom while others are more attracted to macho men like Daniel Craig?
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49/138 Michael Jackson skit sparks racism calls
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Reuters - An Australian talent show skit based around late pop star Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 has backfired after U.S. guest star Harry Connick Jr called for an apology and viewers accused the program of racism.
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50/138 Man faces prison, flogging over TV sex revelations
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Reuters - A Saudi court has sentenced a man to five years in jail and 1,000 lashes for boasting about his sexual exploits on television, in a case that has divided public opinion in the conservative Islamic kingdom.
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51/138 Threat to sue athlete for fund-raising brothel
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Reuters - The New Zealand Olympic Committee has threatened to sue a local taekwondo athlete who plans to finance his 2012 London Games bid with the proceeds from a brothel.
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52/138 Plane delayed by bird on board
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Reuters - A South Korean passenger jet was grounded just before taking off so that crew members could catch a sparrow that was flying around in the cabin, airline officials said on Wednesday.
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53/138 College issues dress guidelines -- for teachers
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Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) It is normally students who are sent home for inappropriate attire, but one English college is threatening to send lecturers home for violating a dress code, which includes a ban on jeans.
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54/138 Racing fans 'limited' to 24 beers a day
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Reuters - Adult fans at one of Australia's most popular motor sport races, the Bathurst 1000, will be limited to one 'slab' of beer a day -- or 24 375 ml cans -- as police focus on reducing alcohol-related crime.
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55/138 Tiger attacks intruder in zoo
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Reuters - A man suffered injuries to his arms after he and a friend hopped the fence at a Canadian zoo early on Monday and stuck his hands into the tiger exhibit, zoo officials said.
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56/138 Air India says mid-air scuffle no threat to safety
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Reuters - A mid-air scuffle between pilots and crew of an Air India flight at the weekend did not endanger the 106 passengers on board, said a spokesman for the airline which has ordered an inquiry.
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57/138 Britain's new healthy eating guru - Homer Simpson
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Reuters - Forget all the pizza and doughnuts -- the British government wants fans of 'The Simpsons' to ditch junk food and eat more healthily.
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58/138 In parkour, the city is the gym
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Reuters - A Zen saying goes: the obstacle is the path.
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59/138 Schwarzenegger asked to close prostitute Website
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Reuters - A British government minister asked California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to shut down a U.S. website that allows men to rate prostitutes, including many working in London.
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60/138 North American pro sports leagues in a twitter over tweeting
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Reuters - North America's professional sports leagues are all a twitter over tweeting and have pushed through guidelines to ban player access to social networking sites during games.
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61/138 Girls warned not to hide boyfriends' guns
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Reuters - A campaign warning girls not to stash or carry guns for their boyfriends was launched by London police Wednesday.
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62/138 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia reacts after gaining a point against ...
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(Reuters) - Mikhail Youzhny of Russia reacts after gaining a point against Lleyton Hewitt of Australia during their semi-final match at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo October 10, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
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63/138 Los Angeles Angels' Howard Kendrick (L) celebrates with ...
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(Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels' Howard Kendrick (L) celebrates with Mike Napoli (R) after scoring on an RBI single hit by Maicer Izturis during the seventh inning of Game 2 of their MLB American League Division Series playoff baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Anaheim, California October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
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(Reuters) - Residents and security officials stand in the midst of the aftermath of a car-bomb explosion in Peshawar, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province on October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer
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(Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao answers a question during a news conference after a summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 10, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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66/138 VIDEO: What does winning the Nobel Peace Prize mean for Barack ...
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(AFPTV) - VIDEO: What does winning the Nobel Peace Prize mean for Barack Obama? Interview with Steve Clemons, a Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation. Duration: 00:58(AFPTV)
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67/138 US President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win has been ...
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(AFP) - US President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win has been met with skepticism by many US media organizations, including those who endorsed him as a candidate during the 2008 election campaign.(AFP/Saul Loeb)
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68/138 Dallas Stars Nicklas Grossman (L) battles with Calgary Flames ...
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(Reuters) - Dallas Stars Nicklas Grossman (L) battles with Calgary Flames Daymond Langkow in front of Dallas goaltender Alex Auld during third period NHL action in Calgary, Alberta, October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jack Cusano
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69/138 Canada's first space tourist, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, ...
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(AP) - Canada's first space tourist, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, gives closing remarks during his TV/Internet show from the International Space Station as seen on a screen at the Montreal performance Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 in Montreal. Laliberte, right, appears with from left: Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk, Nicole Stott and Jeff Williams, of the USA, Frank DeWinne, from the European Space Agency, and Maxim Surayev, from Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press - Paul Chiasson)
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70/138 Mark Teixeira (L) hammered a walk off home run in the 11th inning ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Mark Teixeira (L) hammered a walk off home run in the 11th inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 4-3 win over Minnesota in the second game of their first-round playoff series(AFP/Getty Images/Jim Mcisaac)
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71/138 New York Yankees Mark Teixeira celebrates after hitting his ...
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(Reuters) - New York Yankees Mark Teixeira celebrates after hitting his walk-off home run in the 11th inning against the Minnesota Twins during their MLB American League Division Series playoff baseball game in New York, October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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72/138 Phil Mickelson and Justin Leonard of the USA Team wait with ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Phil Mickelson and Justin Leonard of the USA Team wait with their caddies on the first green during the Day Two Fourball Matches of The Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Halleran)
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73/138 International Team member Tim Clark of SAfrica (right) celebrates ...
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(AFP) - International Team member Tim Clark of SAfrica (right) celebrates with teammates Ryo Ishikawa of Japan (left) and Mike Weir of Canada after Clark sunk a 15-foot putt on the 18th hole to cap off a 1-up victory in the second round - fourball matches at the Presidents Cup golf competition at Harding Park Golf course in San Francisco, California.(AFP/Robyn Beck)
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74/138 Tiger Woods of the USA Team lines up a putt with Steve Stricker ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Tiger Woods of the USA Team lines up a putt with Steve Stricker on the seventh hole during the Day Two Fourball Matches of The Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California. A determined Internationals performance kept the United States' lead at a slim one point in the Presidents Cup match play golf tournament.(AFP/Getty Images/Harry How)
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75/138 Singer Miley Cyrus, one of the featured Divas, arrives for the ...
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(Reuters) - Singer Miley Cyrus, one of the featured Divas, arrives for the VH1 Divas show in New York, September 17, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East
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(AP) - Christinia Ramirez, left, joined an estimated 200 farm workers and members of a Hispanic water coalition calling on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers to reach a solution to the state's water problem at the Capitol in Sacramento., Calif., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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(AP) - FILE - In this Monday, April 6, 2009 file photo, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, addresses an audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. Rep. Barney Frank, the first openly gay member of Congress, says in an interviewe with The AP that he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the demonstration 'a waste of time at best.' (AP Photo/Steven Senne, file)
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78/138 David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, speaks ...
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(AP) - David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, speaks at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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(Reuters) - Residents wait for the floodwaters to subside on a flooded highway brought on rains by typhoon Parma in Rosales Pangasinan, north of Manila, October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Erik de Castro
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80/138 Canadian spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte is pictured in ...
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(Reuters) - Canadian spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte is pictured in the Unity node of the International Space Station in this photo taken October 5, 2009 and released by NASA October 8, 2009. REUTERS/NASA/Handout
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81/138 Comedian Paul Rodriguez pauses for a drink of water while speaking ...
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(AP) - Comedian Paul Rodriguez pauses for a drink of water while speaking at a rally attended by an estimated 200 farm workers and members of a Hispanic water coalition calling on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers to reach a solution to the state's water problem at the Capitol in Sacramento., Calif., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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82/138 The Blue Angels fly over San Francisco during Fleet Week, Friday ...
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(AP) - The Blue Angels fly over San Francisco during Fleet Week, Friday Oct. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)
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83/138 This image released by Playboy Enterprises, Inc. shows Playboy ...
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(AFP/Playboy Enterprises, Inc.-HO) - This image released by Playboy Enterprises, Inc. shows Playboy magazine's November 2009 featuring cartoon character Marge Simpson. Marge, Homer's wife and Bart's mother on the hit television show "The Simpsons," is the cover girl on the November issue of Playboy magazine.(AFP/Playboy Enterprises, Inc.-HO)
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84/138 International team members Ryo Ishikawa (L) of Japan shakes ...
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(Reuters) - International team members Ryo Ishikawa (L) of Japan shakes hands with Tim Clark (R) of South Africa as Mike Weir of Canada looks on after Clark won his fourball match at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
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85/138 Governor John P. deJongh and U.S. Mint Deputy Director Andy ...
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(AP) - Governor John P. deJongh and U.S. Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart commemorate the launch of the first-ever U.S. quarter minted for the U.S. Virgin Islands at a ceremony in St. Thomas, USVI on Friday, October 9, 2009. To commemorate the new quarter, the U.S. Virgin Islands is offering $.25 cent room nights at participating hotels with its “Cent-sational Promotion.” Go to www.VisitUSVI.com for more information. (Photo: Business Wire)
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86/138 Legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre (right) and Jimmy Iovine, ...
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(AP) - Legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre (right) and Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, unveil the HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition notebook PC at the Thom Thom Club in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. It is the first outcome of a collaboration between HP and Beats Electronics, co-founded by Dre and Iovine. The two companies aim to set a new standard for music audio in notebooks. (Photo: Business Wire)
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87/138 Teixeira & A-Rod power Yankees past Twins
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AP - Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez stood together as Yankee Stadium roared.
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88/138 Angels' Weaver, Izturis beat Bosox for 2-0 lead
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AP - Jered Weaver followed in John Lackey's day-old footsteps throughout the night, all the way to his final triumphant walk off the Angel Stadium mound. He even waved his cap at the standing, cheering crowd with nearly the same sweep of his arm.
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89/138 Golf has a tee time for 2016 Olympics
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AP - Golf has a tee time for 2016, and Tiger Woods can hardly wait. The sport returns to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 amid the spectacular backdrop of Rio de Janeiro's sand and sea, giving Woods the chance to do something even the great Jack Nicklaus never did — win Olympic gold.
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90/138 Golfers excited at prospect of gold
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AP - Golfers from nine countries are staying together this week in a hotel that could pass for an Olympic village. They are playing for the flag, not cash, with a gold prize going to the winning team.
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91/138 Jacques Rogge re-elected as IOC president
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AP - Jacques Rogge easily won re-election as president of the International Olympic Committee on Friday for a final four-year term.
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92/138 International stays close with late rally
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AP - Mike Weir kept seeing American red on the scoreboard Friday, a familiar portrait at this Presidents Cup.
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93/138 Punchless Red Sox on brink of elimination
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AP - The lack of offense from David Ortiz to start the season has returned to haunt him in the playoffs. His Boston Red Sox teammates are looking just as punchless.
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94/138 Butler leads Clippers to first preseason win
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AP - Rasual Butler scored 14 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to their first preseason victory, 97-85 over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.
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95/138 Ault wins No. 200, Nevada beats Louisiana Tech
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AP - Chris Ault never dreamed when he was Nevada's quarterback four decades ago that he'd end up coaching the Wolf Pack to 200 victories.
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96/138 Germany, Italy, close in on South Africa 2010
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AFP - Footballing superpowers Italy and Germany can seal their places at the 2010 World Cup on Saturday as qualifying for South Africa enters the home straight.
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97/138 De Bonis latest Italian to test positive for doping
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AFP - A day after it was revealed that Italian Gabriele Bosisio had failed a dope test, his countryman Francesco De Bonis has also been flagged as an EPO user.
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98/138 Auld wins in season debut, Stars beat Flames 5-2
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AP - Alex Auld made 21 saves in his Dallas debut to help the Stars win for the first time this season, 5-2 over the Calgary Flames on Friday night.
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99/138 Serena disciplinary fate could take weeks to decide
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AFP - The participation of world number one Serena Williams in January's Australian Open could be left undecided until late this year as the probe into her angry boilover at the US Open continues.
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100/138 Leonard gets over miss with a prank
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AP - Justin Leonard took a while to cool down after missing a 3-foot putt that cost the Americans a point in the opening session of the Presidents Cup.
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101/138 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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102/138 Earnhardt would welcome Patrick in NASCAR
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AP - Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he'd love to see good friend Danica Patrick in NASCAR, but isn't sure when — or even if — the IndyCar star will make the transition to stock car racing.
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103/138 Conservatives still way ahead in polls
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AFP - Labour is still way behind in the opinion polls after the party conference season, surveys out Saturday showed.
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104/138 UK service of commemoration marks end of Iraq war
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AP - At a memorial service honoring Britons who died during the Iraq war, the Archbishop of Canterbury said Friday it will take time for historians and moralists to decide if the conflict was justified.
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105/138 UK hacker's latest US extradition appeal fails
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AP - A British man accused of hacking into American military computers has failed in his latest bid to avoid extradition to the U.S., his lawyer said Friday.
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106/138 Church head laments human cost of Iraq war
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AFP - The Archbishop of Canterbury criticised policymakers Friday for failing to properly consider the human cost of the Iraq war, at a ceremony attended notably by former prime minister Tony Blair.
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107/138 Soldier killed in Afghanistan: ministry
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AFP - A soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announced Friday.
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108/138 Producer prices rise in September: official data
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AFP - The price of goods leaving factories rose in September, official data showed on Friday.
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109/138 Trade deficit falls to £6.2bln: official data
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AFP - The country's trade-in-goods deficit in narrowed to 6.2 billion pounds in August, official data showed on Friday.
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110/138 British hacker loses U.S. extradition case
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Reuters - A British 'UFO eccentric,' wanted in the United States for breaking into NASA and Pentagon computers in 'the biggest military hack of all time,' lost his latest battle to avoid extradition on Friday.
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111/138 Royal Mail workers continue regional strikes
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AFP - Regional Royal Mail workers continued walkouts on Friday, a day after voting in favour of a national strike in a bitter row over jobs and pay, a move condemned as 'deplorable' by Royal Mail.
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112/138 Press unmoved by 'boring' Cameron speech
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AFP - The press was distinctly underwhelmed by David Cameron's speech to the Conservative Party conference, when when he declared he was ready for power, warning Friday he still had some explaining to do to voters.
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113/138 Energy sector must invest massively: watchdog
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AFP - The country's energy regulator said Friday that investment of up to 200 billion pounds in power plants and other infrastructure is needed over the next decade to secure energy supplies and meet climate change targets.
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114/138 Britain will not back Opel plan: report
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AFP - Britain will not support a restructuring plan by auto parts maker Magna for carmaker Opel in its present form, the Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
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115/138 Turkey and Armenia seek diplomatic ties
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AP - Turkey and Armenia plan to sign an agreement Saturday establishing diplomatic ties in hopes of ending a century of acrimony over their bloody past and reopening their border, but nationalists on both sides are seeking to derail its implementation.
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116/138 Clinton departs on Europe, Russia tour
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AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left for Europe and Russia to pursue Washington's drive to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions and rally more support behind its war in Afghanistan.
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117/138 Hungary pageant for surgically enhanced beauties
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AP - It was a night for unnatural beauties. Contestants showed off breast implants, nose jobs and face lifts as Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 strove to promote the benefits of plastic surgery in a country where artificial enhancements are viewed mostly with a wary eye.
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118/138 Gasps as Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize
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AP - The announcement drew gasps of surprise and cries of too much, too soon. Yet President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday because the judges found his promise of disarmament and diplomacy too good to ignore.
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119/138 Setback for British 'hacker' in US extradition fight
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AFP - A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA space agency computers was on Friday refused permission to appeal to the new Supreme Court in London against his extradition to the United States.
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120/138 Albania wants remains of Mother Teresa, king
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AP - Albania wants the remains of Nobel Peace laureate Mother Teresa and the only post-independence monarch to be returned to the country, the prime minister said Friday.
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121/138 France to return Egyptian art after Louvre row
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AP - France's culture minister agreed Friday to return five painted wall fragments to Egypt after a row over their ownership prompted the Egyptians to cut ties with the Louvre Museum.
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122/138 Questions and answers about Obama's Nobel surprise
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AP - Why did President Barack Obama win the Nobel Prize? Does it have something to do with Afghanistan? Is the Nobel meant to reward accomplishments, or encourage future actions? What will the president do with the big cash prize?
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123/138 Court rejects defense bid in Knox trial
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AP - An Italian court hearing the murder trial of an American student and her former Italian boyfriend on Friday rejected last-ditch defense bids for new tests on evidence, including a knife that prosecutors say could be the murder weapon, lawyers said.
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124/138 Obama's Nobel Peace Prize triumph praised by many
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AP - The choice of President Barack Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize was cheered Friday by a global chorus from European leaders to minibus passengers in Kenya — but it also elicited criticism over the decision to break with tradition and recognize hopeful promise over concrete achievement.
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125/138 Pakistani troops kill all 4 attackers at army HQ
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AP - Pakistani officials say a fierce gunbattle outside army headquarters near Islamabad has ended with the killing of all four attackers.
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126/138 US forces leave isolated Afghan base after attack
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AP - Taliban fighters claimed Friday their flag was flying victoriously over an eastern Afghan village U.S. forces abandoned after suffering casualties in one of the war's deadliest battles for American troops.
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127/138 Talks yield signs of hope on Honduras stalemate
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AP - Signs of progress have emerged from two days of talks and Honduras' rival factions plan to resume after a weekend break trying to resolve the bitter divide over the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya.
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128/138 Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Tunisia target WC
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AFP - Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Tunisia could qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa this weekend.
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129/138 'Four dead as gunbattle ends at Pakistan army HQ'
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AFP - An attack on Pakistani army headquarters near Islamabad ended on Saturday with all four attackers killed, a military spokesman told Pakistani television.
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130/138 Marshalls landowner sues government over US base
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AFP - A powerful traditional chief in the Marshall Islands is suing the western Pacific nation's government over a treaty which gives the US the use of his land for a missile testing base.
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131/138 CDC: 76 children dead of swine flu as cases rise
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AP - Health officials said Friday that 76 U.S. children have died of swine flu, including 19 new reports in the past week — more evidence the new virus is unusually dangerous for the young.
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132/138 New US law helps ill students keep health coverage
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AP - A federal law inspired by a New Hampshire woman's courage and enacted through her mother's determination took effect Friday, sparing seriously ill or injured college students from having to choose between taking time off and keeping their health insurance.
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133/138 Swine flu put many hospitalized patients into ICU
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AP - One quarter of Americans sick enough to be hospitalized with swine flu last spring wound up needing intensive care and 7 percent of them died, the first such study of the early months of the global epidemic suggests. That's a little higher than with ordinary seasonal flu, several experts said.
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134/138 'Good' dietary fats trim body fat in diabetic women
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Reuters - Eating certain kinds of fats may actually help obese women with diabetes trim some body fat, a small study suggests.
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135/138 Dow hits 2009 closing high on earnings optimism
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Reuters - U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, with the Dow hitting a closing high for 2009, as investors anticipated positive news from next week's key earnings reports and bullish broker comments boosted tech shares.
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136/138 Bernanke sees tighter policies as economy heals
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Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve must continue to prop up the economy for an extended period but can't do so indefinitely for fear of triggering an inflationary surge, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Thursday.
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137/138 GM signs deal to sell Hummer to Tengzhong
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Reuters - General Motors Co signed a deal on Friday to sell its iconic but tarnished Hummer brand to an investment partnership headed by an obscure Chinese machinery maker in an agreement that underscores the fast rise and global ambition of the Chinese auto industry.
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138/138 European markets dip after recent rally
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AFP - Europe's main stock markets dipped on Friday on profit-taking following a recent run higher, traders said.
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