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1/137 Anka gets credit for co-writing Jackson single
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AP - With a familiar high-pitched voice counting off one-two-three-four, a new Michael Jackson single debuted online Monday, prompting a hasty response from the singer's estate after Paul Anka revealed he was the song's co-writer.
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2/137 Newark mayor to settle feud on 'Tonight Show'
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AP - Goodbye YouTube, hello 'Tonight Show.'
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3/137 'New' Michael Jackson single appears old
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Reuters - Michael Jackson's new single 'This Is It' was released online and on radio on Monday but fans and music experts quickly spotted striking similarities to an 18-year-old recording.
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4/137 J.M. Synge examines the fickle nature of celebrity
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AP - Celebrity doesn't change. Even 100 years ago, a person could rise swiftly in popularity, only to fall equally fast when the public changed its mind.
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5/137 Defendants in Anna Nicole Smith case face hearing
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AP - Two doctors and the lawyer-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith are due in court to hear what government witnesses have to say about their alleged roles in supplying drugs that killed the celebrity model.
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6/137 Sarkozy junior embroiled in nepotism row
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AFP - The imminent promotion of President Nicolas Sarkozy's son to manage France's wealthiest business district drew howls of protest and derision Monday over the 23-year-old's meteoric political rise.
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7/137 Orlando Bloom named UNICEF's goodwill ambassador
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AP - UNICEF has named Orlando Bloom its goodwill ambassador in recognition of his commitment to children's rights around the world.
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8/137 Polanski feels depressed in jail: lawyer
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Reuters - Director Roman Polanski is feeling depressed two weeks after his arrest in Switzerland to face U.S. extradition for a 1977 case involving the rape of a 13-year-old girl, his lawyer was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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9/137 Peruvian fan hacks Maradona website
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AFP - Argentina coach Diego Maradona, already reeling after a shaky World Cup qualifying campaign which could yet end in failure, suffered more irritation Monday when a Peruvian fan hacked into his website.
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10/137 Michael Jackson's new song released
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AFP - A previously unreleased song by Michael Jackson entitled 'This Is It' was unveiled to the world on Monday almost four months after the star's death.
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11/137 Paris is 'erotic' and 'inspirational', says Prince
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AFP - Paris is 'erotic' and 'inspirational', US pop star Prince said Monday after wowing city audiences in a venue never formerly used as a concert hall -- the landmark glass-and-iron Grand Palais exhibition centre.
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12/137 Former flight attendant sues Oprah over sex claim
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Reuters - Oprah Winfrey has had pretty good luck in litigation during her career.
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13/137 'New' Michael Jackson single appears old
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Reuters - Michael Jackson's new single 'This Is It' was released online and on radio on Monday but fans and music experts quickly spotted striking similarities to an 18-year-old recording.
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14/137 Chicago auction house all shook up over Elvis hair
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AP - The King may be dead, but that doesn't mean it's too late to run your fingers through his hair.
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15/137 Gately, of Irish boy band Boyzone, dies in Spain
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AP - Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site. He was 33.
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16/137 T.I. wins BET awards from prison; Kanye a no-show
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AP - T.I. didn't need to attend the BET Hip-Hop Awards to win two trophies on Saturday.
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17/137 Tokio Hotel aims to translate Euro success to U.S
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Reuters - Sometimes, much weirder things happen at the MTV Video Music Awards than Kanye West interrupting an acceptance speech.
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18/137 Gorgeous `Wild Things' roars to the screen
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AP - 'Where the Wild Things Are,' the book, is just 339 words long. But in turning it into 'Where the Wild Things Are,' the movie, director Spike Jonze has expanded the basic story with a breathtaking visual scheme and stirring emotional impact.
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19/137 Danger lurks in Jonze adaptation of `Wild Things'
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AP - Spike Jonze recalls how Maurice Sendak urged him to make the movie version of 'Where the Wild Things Are' as dangerous as the book was when the children's classic came out in 1963.
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20/137 Lots of love for 'Couples Retreat' at box office
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AFP - Relationship comedy 'Couples Retreat' shot to the top of the North American box office in its first week of release, final figures showed Monday.
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21/137 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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22/137 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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23/137 Michael Jackson's 'This Is It': Co-Written By Paul Anka & Previously Released By Another Artist
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Michael Jackson's first song to be released since his death, 'This Is It,' came out on Monday, but apparently the track isn't exactly brand new.Jackson co-wrote the song, originally titled 'I Never Heard,' with Paula Anka, John Branca, a special administer of the King of Pop's estate, confirmed to TMZ. 'We acknowledge that Michael and Paul wrote this song together,' he said, after it emerged that Anka did not know about the song's release until today.The release of the new version of the song has brought back a flood of memories to pop singer Safire, who recorded 'I Never Heard' for her 1991 album 'I Wasn't Born Yesterday,' according to her manager Sal Abbatiello, who spoke to AccessHollywood.com on Monday.
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24/137 Lisa Wu Hartwell Sounds Off
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'Real Housewives of Atlanta' cast member Lisa Wu Hartwell describes her co-stars and looks to the season 2 reunion. (Oct. 12)
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25/137 Is the Glee Gang Coming to a Town Near You?
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Fox's hit musical series Glee may be coming to a city near you, according to Entertainment Weekly. A Glee tour is in the early planning stages and would likely kick off in...
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26/137 Obama Administration: Fox News Is a Political Opponent
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The Obama administration says it's treating Fox News Channel as a political opponent, and executives at the top-rated cable news network are responding that the White House can't tell straight reporting from opinion. White House communications director Anita Dunn recently told Time magazine that she thinks the channel offers 'opinion journalism masquerading as news,' and kept up the criticism on CNN's Reliable Sources Sunday and in The New York Times Monday. Fox's senior vice president for news, Michael Clemente, issued a statement Monday, saying...
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27/137 Pullman and Stiles team up on Broadway
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Julia Stiles and Bill Pullman talk about starring in the Broadway debut of David Mamet's controversial play 'Oleanna,' it's about a college professor who is accused of sexual harassment by one of his students. (Oct. 12)
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28/137 Amazing Race's Justin Takes the Blame for Losing Zev's Passport
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![For the second time in three seasons, a lost passport did in a team on The Amazing Race. Friends Zev Glassenberg, 26, and Justin Kanew, 30, went from leg winners to disqualified racers after Zev's passport went MIA. 'We saw [the season] when Toni and Dallas lost theirs. I guess misery loves company,' Justin tells TVGuide.com. 'I'm glad we weren't the only idiots!' So where and how did they lose the passport? Find out below, and see if Zev really is a duck whisperer.](http://moblog.whmsoft.net/zenphoto/en/themes/default/imgread.php?fullimage=news_english_2009_10/3351_9dc901ce772133a285c3721fdfcf7a82.jpg "Amazing Race's Justin Takes the Blame for Losing Zev's Passport")
For the second time in three seasons, a lost passport did in a team on The Amazing Race. Friends Zev Glassenberg, 26, and Justin Kanew, 30, went from leg winners to disqualified racers after Zev's passport went MIA. 'We saw [the season] when Toni and Dallas lost theirs. I guess misery loves company,' Justin tells TVGuide.com. 'I'm glad we weren't the only idiots!' So where and how did they lose the passport? Find out below, and see if Zev really is a duck whisperer.
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29/137 Lauren Graham stepping into NBC's 'Parenthood'
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AP - NBC Universal is confirming that Lauren Graham has joined the cast of NBC's upcoming series 'Parenthood.'
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30/137 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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31/137 Data and contacts vanish from Sidekick phones
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AP - Owners of Sidekick phones may have lost all the personal information they put on the device, including contact numbers, because of a failure of servers that remotely stored the data.
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32/137 Apple director Levinson leaves Google's board
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AP - Google Inc. said Monday that Arthur Levinson has resigned from the Internet search leader's board, averting a potential showdown with government regulators over his overlapping job as a director for computer and gadget maker Apple Inc.
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33/137 Tough choices for feds giving out broadband money
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AP - The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for better access. The challenge is that the government has received $28 billion in requests.
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34/137 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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35/137 New EU-wide debit scheme unveiled
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AFP - From November 2, Polish nurses in Ireland will be able to pay for their families' cell phone bills by direct debit back home under a new payment system Europe hopes will be a major step in its quest towards a true single market.
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36/137 Phase 1 of PCB removal on Hudson wrapping up
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AP - Crews dredging a polluted stretch of the upper Hudson River this year battled high water, old logging debris and unexpected levels of PCB contamination that slowed progress.
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37/137 Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon lands safely
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AP - The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday, ending the entertainment tycoon's mirthful space odyssey.
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38/137 Circus billionaire hosts show aboard space station
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AP - Canadian space tourist and circus billionaire Guy Laliberte mixed star power, science lectures, music and poetry in hosting a show from the International Space Station that was broadcast on television and the Internet.
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39/137 First woman wins Nobel Economics Prize
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AFP - Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for research seen as highly topical amid efforts to tackle climate change and in the wake of the economic crisis.
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40/137 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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41/137 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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42/137 Belgium delays nuclear phase-out until 2025: minister
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AFP - The Belgian government on Monday decided to delay the start of a progressive phasing out of nuclear power by 10 years until 2025, Energy and Climate Minister Paul Magnette said in a statement.
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43/137 The nation's weather
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AP - Most of the nation will experience a chilly Columbus Day with areas of scattered, mixed precipitation throughout Monday afternoon. A very cold high pressure area in the northern Midwest will advance eastward, spreading into the Northeast during the day.
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44/137 Philippines orders rice imports as typhoon costs mount
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Reuters - The Philippines ordered imports of 250,000 tons of rice on Monday and lawmakers rushed to approve funding for immediate rebuilding of farms and roads badly damaged by two typhoons that killed over 650 people.
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45/137 Canadian trucker fined for smoking on the job
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Reuters - A Canadian truck driver has been fined for smoking in his vehicle because it is considered his workplace, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.
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46/137 Marge Simpson makes cover of Playboy
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Reuters - 'D'oh!' doesn't even start to cover it. Marge Simpson -- the blue beehived matriarch of America's most loved dysfunctional family - is Playboy magazine's November cover, the magazine said on Friday.
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47/137 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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48/137 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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49/137 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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50/137 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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51/137 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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52/137 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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53/137 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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54/137 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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55/137 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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56/137 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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57/137 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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58/137 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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59/137 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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(Reuters) - Angel David Osorio Rodriguez rests in a bed at Children Hospital in Tegucigalpa, October 12, 2009. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
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(Canadian Press) - A clump of Elvis Presley's hair, given to Gary Pepper as president of the Tankers Fan Club to give to Elvis fans, is one of over 200 items in The Gary Pepper Collection of Elvis Presley Memorabilia at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, in Chicago. The items will be up for auction on Sunday, Oct. 18. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/M. Spencer Green)
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(AP) - Former Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas, left, and lawyer Robert 'Cowboy Bob' Clark arrive at Mobile Government Plaza in downtown Mobile, Ala. for jury selection Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Thomas resigned in 2007, before a judicial ethics trial, when he was accused of making young male inmates drop their underwear and submit to severe paddlings in his private courthouse office. Accusations of sexual abuse came later, leading to his trial on charges of kidnapping, sodomy and extortion. (AP Photo/Mobile Press-Register, Mike Kittrell)
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63/137 One of the world's rarest stamps, a mint condition 1851 Canadian ...
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(Canadian Press) - One of the world's rarest stamps, a mint condition 1851 Canadian 12 pence denomination postage stamp depicting a young Queen Victoria, is shown. Stamp enthusiasts will get a glimpse and a chance to bid on some of the oldest and most valuable stamps in Canadian history later this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Spink Shreves Galleries
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64/137 Jeff Latta picks pumpkins that he sells in an effort to stay ...
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(Reuters) - Jeff Latta picks pumpkins that he sells in an effort to stay current on the mortgage of his house (rear) in Albany, Ohio, September 9, 2009. Within weeks of taking office, U.S. President Barack Obama rode to the rescue of homeowners resigned to financial ruin.
Eight months later, the plan is plagued by delays, red tape and, some critics say, a reluctance by banks to do their part. Picture taken September 9, 2009. To match feature USA-HOUSING/MORTGAGES REUTERS/Nick Carey (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)
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(AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, left, and Republican challenger, Bob McDonnell, right, talk prior to the start of a televised debate sponsored by AARP in Richmond, Va., Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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(AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, left, and Republican challenger, Bob McDonnell, center, listen to moderator Judy Woodruff at the start of a televised debate sponsored by AARP in Richmond, Va., Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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(AFP/File) - File photo shows a tourist watching powerful waves in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Tropical Storm Patricia formed in the Pacific and is heading toward Mexico's Baja Peninsula, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said.(AFP/File/Luis Acosta)
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(AP) - Police department officials gather at the scene of an accident in Philadelphia on Monday Oct. 12, 2009. A tall construction lift toppled over and struck a downtown Philadelphia apartment building Monday, killing a construction worker who fell 125 feet. Investigators want to know whether James Wilson, 40, of Glassboro, N.J., was strapped into the bucket of the boom lift as he worked on a church roof. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
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69/137 Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., leads a round of applause for physicians ...
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(AP) - Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., leads a round of applause for physicians that attended a town hall meeting on health care in Tavares, Fla., Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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(AP) - Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., speaks at a town hall meeting on health care in Tavares, Fla., Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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(AP) - Today Dell released two new images of its yet-to-be announced Adamo XPS. The system, which is next in line to the original Adamo laptop introduced last March, is the world's thinnest measuring 9.99 mm thick. More details at www.dell.com/adamo/xps. (Photo: Business Wire)
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(AP) - FLE - In this Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007 file picture, Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, left, talks with Beth Butler, as Texas Congressman Randy Neubebauer, R-Lubbock, right, looks around the Lower 9th Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. The activist group ACORN fired Butler, the longtime director of its Louisiana chapter Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, citing a lack of accountability in a region recovering from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
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(Reuters) - A visitor looks over furniture and other items at a press preview of items from an auction "The Collection of Barbra Streisand" in Beverly Hills October 12, 2009. REUTERS/ Fred Prouser
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(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton smiles as she leaves her meeting with political leaders at Stormont Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland, October 12, 2009. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
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75/137 The Dyson Air Multiplier. (PRNewsFoto/Dyson) ...
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(AP) - The Dyson Air Multiplier. (PRNewsFoto/Dyson)
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76/137 FILE - In this April 27, 2009 file photo, Tom Hanks attends ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this April 27, 2009 file photo, Tom Hanks attends The Film Society of Lincoln Center gala tribute to honoring him at Alice Tully Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, pictured in September 2009, has signed a bill creating an annual day of recognition for pioneering gay rights activist Harvey Milk, officials said Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)
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78/137 FILE - In this June 1, 2008 file photo, actress Megan Fox arrives ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this June 1, 2008 file photo, actress Megan Fox arrives at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
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79/137 Hoang Le, the father of Annie Le, second from left, leaves a ...
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(AP) - Hoang Le, the father of Annie Le, second from left, leaves a memorial service for his daughter with family in New Haven, Conn., Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Le, a 24-year-old graduate student was found strangled last month behind a wall in a medical school building's laboratory. Classmates, professors and family gathered at the university's historic Battell Chapel for a memorial service that was open only to members of the Yale community. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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80/137 Mourners leave a memorial service for Annie Le in New Haven, ...
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(AP) - Mourners leave a memorial service for Annie Le in New Haven, Conn., Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Le, a 24-year-old graduate student was found strangled last month behind a wall in a medical school building's laboratory. Classmates, professors and family gathered at the university's historic Battell Chapel for a memorial service that was open only to members of the Yale community. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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(AP) - Staff, teachers and students have been supportive of Sumner Hill Junior High School algebra teacher Terri Curtis, left, who has lost 117 pounds by eating healthier, reducing stress and exercising, photographed in Clinton, Miss. on Oct. 7, 2009. In addition, Curtis is involved in helping students develop healthier lifestyles. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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82/137 Sugarless soft drinks and fruit juices are stocked in the dispenser ...
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(AP) - Sugarless soft drinks and fruit juices are stocked in the dispenser at Sumner Hill Junior High School in Clinton, Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The school system like others in the state have made strides in combating youth and teen obesity by offering healthier snack alternatives, sugarless soft drinks and bottled water for students, staff and teachers to purchase. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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83/137 Whole grain snacks are mixed with lightly salted nuts and one ...
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(AP) - Whole grain snacks are mixed with lightly salted nuts and one sugary batch of cookies in the snack dispenser at Sumner Hill Junior High School in Clinton, Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The school system like others in the state have made strides in combating youth and teen obesity by offering healthier snack alternatives, sugarless soft drinks and bottled water for students, staff and teachers to purchase. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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84/137 Workers with the City of Glendale Parks, Recreation & Community ...
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(AP) - Workers with the City of Glendale Parks, Recreation & Community Services set sand bags at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park overlooking the foothill communities of La Crescenta and Tujunga, in Glendale, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Southern California communities near wildfire burn areas are preparing for the possibility of mudslides as a strong Pacific storm remains on course for the West Coast. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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85/137 Chicago Cubs file Chapter 11 to speed team's sale
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AP - The Chicago Cubs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, a step that will allow their owner to sell the baseball team in an $845 million deal. The filing in Wilmington, Del., was anticipated and is expected to lead to a brief stay in Chapter 11 for the Cubs. A hearing was scheduled for Tuesday in front of the judge who has been handling the bankruptcy of the Cubs' owner, Tribune Co.
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86/137 Sharpton, Jackson attack Limbaugh's Rams bid
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AP - The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson attacked the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy the St. Louis Rams on Monday, saying the conservative radio host's track record on race should exclude him from owning an NFL team. Sharpton sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, arguing that Limbaugh has been divisive and 'anti-NFL' in some of his comments.
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87/137 Tebow still taking some post-concussion tests
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AP - Tim Tebow is still undergoing post-concussion evaluations.
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88/137 Utley's hit off knee has players talking
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AP - Shane Victorino joked about Chase Utley's single off his right knee that put the Philadelphia Phillies on the cusp of advancing to the NL championship series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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89/137 Sabathia, Burnett, Pettitte pass Yanks' first test
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AP - CC Sabathia was superb, A.J. Burnett followed suit and Andy Pettitte added to his resume of postseason success.
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90/137 NFL investigating Browns running back's injury
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AP - Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini said he's cooperating with the NFL in its investigation into rookie running back James Davis' mysterious season-ending shoulder injury.
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91/137 Blown calls in playoffs? 5 ways to break ump slump
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AP - A botched call in the corner. A phantom foul ball at home plate. Big misses on the bases. Umpires are getting an awful lot of attention in these playoffs, and that's never a good thing for baseball.
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92/137 Playmaker Arroyo signs with NBA Heat
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AFP - Carlos Arroyo, a seven-year NBA veteran from Puerto Rico who played last season for Maccabi Tel Aviv, has signed a free agent deal with the Miami Heat, the NBA club announced Monday.
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93/137 AC Milan likely to take Beckham in January
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AFP - AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani admitted on Monday that former England captain David Beckham would probably return to the Italian giants in January's transfer window.
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94/137 Troubled Belgian cyclist Vandenbroucke dead at 34
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AFP - Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke has died at the age of 34, a source close to the racer told AFP.
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95/137 Quick stops 28 shots in 2-1 win over Islanders
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AP - Jon Quick made 28 saves, and Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty scored to lift the surging Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the winless New York Islanders on Monday.
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96/137 ATP schedule too taxing, warns Roddick
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AFP - Frustrated Andy Roddick said Monday the ATP was wearing out its top players, warning that a men's tennis schedule without a proper off-season was asking for trouble.
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97/137 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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98/137 Probe launched after demo on parliament roof
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AFP - Climate change protesters ended a 24-hour rooftop protest at the Houses of Parliament late Monday, as authorities launched an 'urgent' investigation into how they scaled the landmark.
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99/137 Thousands expected to visit Catholic relics in London
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AFP - Up to 100,000 pilgrims are expected to flock to the mother church of Roman Catholics in England for the culmination of a tour of the relics of a 19th century French nun which arrived in London Monday.
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100/137 Britain's Brown to repay $19,000 expense claims
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AP - In the latest blow to Gordon Brown's beleaguered leadership, the British prime minister is being forced to repay over 12,000 pounds ($19,000) in disputed claims following an audit into how British lawmakers spent public money.
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101/137 Official: Lockerbie bomber release in UK interests
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AP - Britain's interests in Libya would have been badly damaged had the Lockerbie bomber died in a Scottish prison, the foreign secretary said Monday.
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102/137 Brown to repay over 12,000 pounds in expenses
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AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been ordered to pay back more than 12,000 pounds in parliamentary expenses following a review into a claims scandal that rocked politics, his office said Monday.
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103/137 Officials: UK Parliament protest has ended
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AP - Protesters and police say that a group of environmental activists have ended their eye-catching demonstration atop Britain's Parliament.
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104/137 Govt unveils huge asset sale to cut debt
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AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on Monday a 16-billion-pound sale of state assets including a high-speed railway and a betting service to cut soaring debt caused by the economic crisis.
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105/137 Lib Dem leader told to pay back £910
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AFP - Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was on Monday asked to pay back £910 in parliamentary expenses for gardening costs at his second home.
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106/137 BSkyB to launch online music service
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AFP - Pay-TV giant BSkyB said on Monday it will launch an online music service next week which offers consumers access to more than four million tracks, rivalling Apple's iTunes.
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107/137 Baby P council boss demands to see draft report
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AFP - Lawyers acting for the ex-director of children's services at Haringey Council on Monday demanded to see the drafts of an Ofsted inspectors' report into the tragic death of Baby P.
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108/137 FTSE 100 hits year-high, pound slides
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AFP - The leading stock exchange struck its highest level for more than a year on Monday while the pound slumped to multi-month lows versus rivals as investors assessed the economic outlook.
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109/137 Brown on back foot as election looms
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AFP - MPs return to work on Monday after a month of political meetings that set out the battle lines for the next election -- and the huge challenge Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces to keep his job.
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110/137 Katona escapes charges over alleged assault
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AFP - Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona will face no charges following an alleged assault on her accountant, police said on Monday.
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111/137 UK places trade restictions on two Iranian firms
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AFP - The government has ordered financial companies to stop trade with two Iranian firms, Bank Mellat and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, amid alleged nuclear links, a minister said on Monday.
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112/137 Interest rates to stay at 0.5% until 2011: study
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AFP - The Bank of England will keep its key lending rate at a record-low 0.50 percent until at least 2011 as the economy recovers from a deep recession, an independent economics consultancy forecast on Monday.
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113/137 Barclays to spin off credit assets: report
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AFP - Barclays plans to spin off complex credit assets worth four billion pounds as the bank looks to further clean up its balance sheet, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
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114/137 Spending spree has made City hated says Barry
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AFP - Gareth Barry fears Manchester City are becoming the Premier League's most despised club after using their vast wealth to muscle into the top four.
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115/137 Clinton vows help to solve N. Ireland deadlock
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AFP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged US investment and political support for Northern Ireland Monday, as its leaders battle to resolve a political standoff threatening the peace process.
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116/137 Pro-Kremlin party sweeps Moscow elections
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AP - The pro-Kremlin party dominated an election for Moscow city council and other local votes across Russia, results released Monday showed.
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117/137 Sarkozy's son, 23, ignites uproar over job bid
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AP - He's 23 and has no college degree, and he's angling for a plum job overseeing France's premier business district. Jean Sarkozy, whose papa is the nation's president, is likely to get what he wants.
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118/137 Suspected Somali pirates taken to Spain
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AP - The Defense Ministry says two Somalis arrested for allegedly taking part in the hijacking of a Spanish trawler have been brought to Madrid and placed in custody.
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119/137 UN: Agriculture investment must increase 5-fold
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AP - Agricultural investment in developing countries will have to increase more than fivefold to ensure that by 2050 the world has enough to eat, a U.N. food agency said Monday.
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120/137 Pakistan says 41 killed in market bombing
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AP - A suicide car bombing targeting Pakistani troops killed 41 people Monday, the fourth grisly militant attack in just over a week, as the Taliban pledged to mobilize fighters across the country for more strikes.
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121/137 Rev. Moon turning over Unification Church to sons
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AP - The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, now approaching 90 and still one of the world's most controversial religious figures, is handing over day-to-day control of his Unification Church to three U.S.-educated sons.
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122/137 Netanyahu: No war crimes trials for Israelis
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AP - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed never to allow Israeli leaders or soldiers to stand trial on war crimes charges over their actions during last winter's military offensive in the Gaza Strip, furiously denouncing a U.N. report in a keynote address to parliament.
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123/137 No buts! Syrian president bans smoking in public
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AP - Syria's president on Monday issued a decree banning smoking in public places, joining an anti-smoking trend already under way in other Arab countries.
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124/137 Explosion rips through Hezbollah member's home
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AP - An explosion ripped through the garage of a Hezbollah member's home in southern Lebanon on Monday, and security officials said the building might have been used to store weapons.
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125/137 Ethiopian rocker swaps prison cell for spotlight
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AFP - When Teddy Afro leaps onto the stage the crowd goes wild, clapping in the air and singing along with the man seen by many as the voice of Ethiopia's conscience.
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126/137 Report: North Korea fires 5 short-range missiles
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AP - North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, news reports said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor.
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127/137 Students in France paid to go to class and get good grades
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Time.com - France is launching a controversial pilot program: students at severalschools in Paris's disadvantaged suburbs will be paid -- handsomely -- forattending class and getting good grades. Opponents say there are better waysto motivate kids
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128/137 Africa Drought 'Worst in Decades'
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OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (OneWorld.net) - Aid organizations are appealing for global help as millions of families face hunger, water shortages, disease, and death across the eastern part of Africa.
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129/137 Dems scramble after warning from health insurers
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AP - Insurance companies aren't playing nice any more. Their dire message that health care legislation will drive up premiums for people who already have coverage comes as a warning shot at a crucial point in the debate and threatens President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
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130/137 Swine flu and kids: Heed warning signs, MDs say
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AP - Max Gomez was a bright-eyed 5-year-old happy to have just started kindergarten when he developed sniffles and a fever. His mother figured it was only a cold. Three days later, the Antioch, Tenn., boy was dead, apparently from swine flu. At least 76 American children have died from the new virus, and doctors are urging parents to watch for warning signs that the flu has become life-threatening.
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131/137 Day care next frontier in fighting kids' obesity
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AP - Grilled chicken replaced the hot dogs. Strawberries instead of cookies at snack time. No more fruit juice — water or low-fat milk only. This is the new menu at a Delaware day care center, part of a fledgling movement to take the fight against obesity to pudgy preschoolers.
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132/137 CDC official downplays risk from swine flu vaccine
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AP - A top U.S. health official says the risks from not getting the swine flu vaccine are greater than any potential risks associated with the vaccine.
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133/137 Discreet sex education breaks Indian taboo
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AFP - In a Delhi classroom, 40 sheepish girls and boys stare silently at a sketch of a couple making love.
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134/137 S&P logs 6th day of gains with earnings in view
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Reuters - The S&P 500 managed a sixth consecutive day of gains on Monday to end at its closing high for the year as energy shares rose alongside the price of oil.
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135/137 CIT debt swap struggles, bankruptcy looms
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Reuters - CIT Group Inc is seeing little interest from bondholders in a debt exchange offer aimed at repairing its fragile balance sheet, making bankruptcy increasingly likely, sources familiar with the matter said.
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136/137 BofA to turn over documents on Merrill buy: report
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Reuters - Bank of America Corp has agreed to hand over to investigators documents describing the legal advice it received related to its purchase of Merrill Lynch, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the situation.
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137/137 U.S. recession over, unemployment seen at 10 percent
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Reuters - The worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression has ended, but weak household spending as the labor market struggles to create jobs will slow the pace of the economy's recovery, according to a survey released on Monday.
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![For the second time in three seasons, a lost passport did in a team on The Amazing Race. Friends Zev Glassenberg, 26, and Justin Kanew, 30, went from leg winners to disqualified racers after Zev's passport went MIA. 'We saw [the season] when Toni and Dallas lost theirs. I guess misery loves company,' Justin tells TVGuide.com. 'I'm glad we weren't the only idiots!' So where and how did they lose the passport? Find out below, and see if Zev really is a duck whisperer.](http://moblog.whmsoft.net/zenphoto/en/index.php?album=news_english_2009_10&image=3351_9dc901ce772133a285c3721fdfcf7a82.jpg "Amazing Race's Justin Takes the Blame for Losing Zev's Passport")
