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1/139 Swiss court rejects Polanski bid for release
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Reuters - A Swiss court rejected on Tuesday a bid by film director Roman Polanski for release on bail as the risk was too high he would flee pending extradition to the United States for having unlawful sex with a minor in 1977.
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2/139 Nature calls, standup title eludes Dave Chappelle
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AP - Dave Chappelle could be holding Hollywood's comedy endurance record if he'd only been able to hold something else.
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3/139 AP NewsBreak: Swiss tipped US to Polanski trip
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AP - Swiss authorities set in motion the arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski in his decades-old child sex case as he traveled to the country last month, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
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4/139 Britney Spears, photographer settle suit
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AP - Court records show Britney Spears and a photographer whose foot she ran over have settled a lawsuit.
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5/139 New Yorker fans flock to see fave writers at fest
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AP - The journalism industry may be in precarious shape, but you wouldn't have known it at the annual New Yorker Festival, where star worship of the magazine's most famous writers seemed to be in full force.
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6/139 Oscars tap studio vet Mechanic, director Shankman
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AP - 'Hairspray' director Adam Shankman and former 20th Century Fox studio boss Bill Mechanic have been named producers of the Academy Awards, saying they hope to inject more fun and restore TV ratings glory to Hollywood's biggest party.
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7/139 Nevada judge reviewing warrants in Jackson case
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AP - A Nevada judge said Tuesday she'll decide after a closed-door review with a Los Angeles prosecutor and police detective whether to release documents stemming from search warrants issued in Las Vegas in the Michael Jackson investigation.
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8/139 Chris Brown embarks on 'Fan Appreciation' tour
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AP - It's safe to say Chris Brown does not have as many fans as he did before he attacked Rihanna (ree-AH'-nah). But he still has some, and he's going on tour to thank them next month.
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9/139 Lindsay Lohan ordered to appear in court
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Reuters - Actress Lindsay Lohan has been ordered to appear in court on Friday following media reports that she may have violated the terms of an alcohol education program imposed for a 2007 drunk driving case.
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10/139 Review: Earhart tale `Amelia' circles, never lands
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AP - Considering the risks Amelia Earhart took, losing her life in the call of aviation, Hilary Swank and director Mira Nair don't put much on the line in their film biography 'Amelia.'
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11/139 Psychiatrist: Anna Nicole Smith was addict
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AP - A psychiatrist who treated Anna Nicole Smith for drug dependency testified Tuesday the former Playmate fit the legal definition of an addict.
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12/139 Michael Jackson saw shows as live stage farewell
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Reuters - Michael Jackson intended his run of 50 live concerts in London to be his live performance farewell and an event to share with his growing children, the director of his new movie said on Tuesday.
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13/139 Oprah Winfrey to interview Sarah Palin
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AP - Sarah Palin is going to sit down with Oprah Winfrey.
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14/139 Carter to build homes in Asia
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AFP - Former US president Jimmy Carter will head to Asia next month to lead thousands of volunteers building homes for the poor in five nations along the Mekong River, a humanitarian group said Tuesday.
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15/139 Rihanna releases new single; album due out in Nov.
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AP - Rihanna (ree-AH'-nah) is exposing her fans to more than her music with her new single, 'Russian Roulette.'
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16/139 Rihanna releases new single from upcoming album
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Reuters - Pop singer Rihanna on Tuesday released her first new single, 'Russian Roulette,' since being assaulted by former boyfriend and singer Chris Brown in February on the eve of the music industry's Grammy awards.
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17/139 Tenor Placido Domingo about to turn baritone
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AP - At 68, he's past the usual retirement age, but Placido Domingo is still adding to a remarkable resume that includes tenor, conductor and opera administrator. His latest assignment: baritone.
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18/139 U2 to stream entire concert live on YouTube
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Reuters - U2 will stream an entire concert live on the YouTube video sharing site this weekend, the Irish band said on their website. Sunday's show at the Rose Bowl in California is already a sellout, with an audience of 96,000 expected, and U2 said it would be the first time for such a large show to be streamed live.
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19/139 Review: Chaos reigns in pointless `Antichrist'
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AP - To say that 'Antichrist' is shocking would suggest that it's effective.
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20/139 Weather Channel to air movies for first time
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AP - The Weather Channel plans to show movies for the first time in its 27-year history and it's easy to guess which one is leading off.
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21/139 Hollywood gushes bloodsuckers in vampire boom
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AP - Vampires have been an eternal force in Hollywood horror since silent-movie days, yet they have risen to new heights as the 'Twilight' franchise, TV's 'True Blood' and other incarnations put the bite on viewers.
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22/139 Judge allows Chris Rock 'Good Hair' film to open
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Reuters - Comedian Chris Rock's documentary movie 'Good Hair' can open across the U.S. this week after a judge on Monday ruled against a filmmaker who accused the comedian of stealing her idea for the film.
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23/139 Swiss court keeps Polanski in jail, rejects bail
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AP - Roman Polanski's three decades as a fugitive are coming back to haunt him.
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24/139 'Hairspray's Adam Shankman to co-produce Oscar telecast
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Reuters - Choreographer and 'Hairspray' director Adam Shankman will produce the 82nd Academy Awards live telecast in March with movie executive Bill Mechanic, organizers said on Tuesday.
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25/139 2 Hot 2 Handle
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Halle Berry heats things up in the Big Apple, while Cindy Crawford turns heads in London.
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26/139 Comedian Curses Out Ex-'SNL' Colleagues
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27/139 Nancy O'Dell Honored For Her Work For ALS & Betty's Battle
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Nancy O'Dell is a busy woman.She's the co-host of Access Hollywood, a published author and a devoted mom to her toddler, Ashby, but she also carves out dozens of hours each month to a number of charities, including the ALS division of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.Nancy recently launched the Betty's Battle foundation with the MDA, in honor of her beloved mother Betty, who passed away from ALS in June 2008. With the launch of the foundation, Nancy has been working to educate people on ALS -- also known as Lou Gehrig's disease -- and raise funds for support services and research to find treatments and a cure for those with ALS.And it has been Nancy's tireless crusade as MDA's National ALS Ambassador for the last two years that led the organization to honor her over the weekend at MDA's 4th Annual Tradition of Hope Gala in Los Angeles.
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28/139 Swiss Authorities Tipped Off US To Roman Polanski Visit
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GENEVA, Switzerland -- Newly released documents show that Swiss authorities set in motion the arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski. A series of e-mails obtained by The Associated Press show that the Swiss tipped off their U.S. counterparts about Polanski's imminent arrival at a Zurich film festival.
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29/139 'Biggest Loser' Trainer Jillian Michaels Gets Her Own NBC Show
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Jillian Michaels has helped dozens of contestants lose major amounts of weight on NBC's 'Biggest Loser' and now she is getting her own show on the network.'Losing It With Jillian' will find the pint-sized fitness guru visiting different families each week to help them get to the bottom of the issues that affect their health and happiness.
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30/139 AP NewsBreak: Swiss tipped US to Polanski trip
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AP - Swiss authorities set in motion the arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski in his decades-old child sex case as he traveled to the country last month, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
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31/139 AP says artist made up story about Obama poster
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AP - In court papers filed by The Associated Press, the news organization said Shepard Fairey concocted the story that he was mistaken about which photo he used to create the famous Obama HOPE poster and disputed his contention that he has not personally profited from the iconic red, white and blue image.
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32/139 Sleek Glamour at Badgley Mischka Bridal
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Fashion Wire Daily - The atmosphere was frenzied and tense as people crowded into Badgley Mischka's showroom on Sunday, Oct. 18, for one of the most hotly anticipated bridal gown collections to be shown this week as designers like Vera Wang, Nicole Miller and Monique Lhuillier present their bridal offerings for next year to press and buyers in New York.
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33/139 Internet advertising appears to begin its comeback
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AP - After bogging down in the recession, Internet advertising is regaining the momentum that has made it the decade's most disruptive marketing machine.
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34/139 Yahoo slump eases as 3Q profit more than triples
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AP - Yahoo Inc. may finally be pulling out of a three-year slump that cast aside two CEOs and spurred a cost-cutting campaign that led to about 2,000 layoffs.
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35/139 Comcast to debut cable shows online by year's end
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AP - You'll be able to watch popular cable television series such as HBO's 'Entourage' and AMC's 'Mad Men' on your computer by the end of the year without paying extra — as long as you're a Comcast Corp. subscriber watching at home.
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36/139 Video game sales improve slightly in September
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AP - After six straight months of double-digit declines, U.S. video game sales finally saw an improvement in September.
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37/139 Apple updates iMac line, adds `multitouch' mouse
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AP - Apple Inc. updated its iMac desktop computer line Tuesday and introduced a mouse that responds to the touch of fingers instead of using buttons or scroll wheels.
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38/139 NASA puts new rocket on launch pad for test flight
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AP - NASA's lofty new rocket arrived at the launching pad Tuesday for a test flight next week that comes at a time when the future of the country's spaceflight program is up in the air.
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39/139 Europeans find 32 new planets outside solar system
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AP - European astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. Scientists using the European Southern Observatory telescope didn't find any planets quite the size of Earth or any that seemed habitable or even unusual. But their announcement increased the number of planets discovered outside the solar system to more than 400.
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40/139 US scientist in court on spy-for-Israel charges
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AFP - A leading US scientist who has worked for the White House and NASA made a first appearance in court Tuesday charged with attempting to spy for Israel, which could earn him a sentence of life in prison.
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41/139 NASA delays Nov. shuttle launch for test flight
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AP - NASA is delaying its November space shuttle launch by four days to provide more breathing room for a test flight of its new rocket.
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42/139 Developing nations join West in deforestation fight
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AFP - Six developing countries will join five western nations, including the United States and Britain, to combat climate change by better managing forestry resources, the World Bank said Tuesday.
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43/139 The nation's weather
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AP - The Rockies were forecast to continue seeing wintry weather and the East Coast would remain cool Tuesday.
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44/139 Kuwait plans to spend 63 bln dls on mega projects
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AFP - OPEC member Kuwait plans to spend 18 billion dinars (63 billion dollars) over the next four years on 250 massive projects, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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45/139 Tropical Storm Rick kills second person, winds calm
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Reuters - Tropical Storm Rick lost strength as it neared Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, but pounding surf killed a second person when a teenage boy drowned while swimming at a beach.
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46/139 Man robs shop on way to interrogation: German police
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Reuters - A 41-year-old man in Germany due to face questioning over theft got himself in even more trouble by squeezing in another robbery on the way to the police station, police said.
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47/139 Robber pleads guilty after leech provides DNA
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Reuters - An Australian man faces jail for armed robbery after police used blood from a leech to make a DNA match from a 2001 crime scene, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.
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48/139 Elvis' hair leaves the building -- sold for $18,300
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Reuters - A pile of hair believed snipped from Elvis Presley when he joined the U.S. Army in 1958 sold for $18,300 on Sunday, according to a Chicago auction house.
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49/139 Queen slips out for quiet date with hubby
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Reuters - Britain's Queen Elizabeth stunned theater-goers in London this week when she and her husband slipped in to see a play unannounced and at the last minute, newspapers reported.
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50/139 And the most tasteless idea of the week is..
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Reuters - Australian horse racing officials have been slammed for holding a dwarf racing competition called the 'Midget Cup' at a meeting in Melbourne to promote Victoria state's annual carnival.
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51/139 Rags-to-riches tramp bags fortune in bottles
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Reuters - A 63-year-old homeless Russian man has gone from street life to stock market trader after collecting thousands of empty booze bottles for cash, a popular Russian tabloid reported on Tuesday.
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52/139 Trading emotionally? Device warns of stress
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Reuters - If emotions are getting the better of you while trading online, The Rationalizer may be just the thing to tell you when it's time to take a break.
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53/139 Once in a black and blue moon...
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Reuters - A German man mooning at railway staff in a departing train got his trousers caught in a carriage door and ended up being dragged half naked along the platform, out of the station and onto the tracks.
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54/139 Free honeymoons to halt divorce rate?
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Reuters - Malaysia's eastern state of Terengganu is offering free honeymoons worth up to $440 each to rekindle the romance between married couples on the brink of divorce.
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55/139 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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56/139 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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57/139 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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58/139 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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59/139 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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(AP) - President Barack Obama shakes hands after speaking at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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(AP) - President Barack Obama greets the crowd at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledges the crowd during the Democratic National Committee fundraiser at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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(AP) - President Barack Obama speaks at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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64/139 Jury foreman Cynthia Rathburn responds to a question after her ...
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(AP) - Jury foreman Cynthia Rathburn responds to a question after her jury sentenced James Degorski to life in prison for his involvement in Brown's Chicken and Pasta Restaurant murders in Palatine, Ill. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 in Chicago. Seven employees of the restaurant were killed by Juan Luna and Degorski in 1993. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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65/139 U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets supporters during the ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets supporters during the Democratic National Committee fundraiser at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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66/139 Jury foreman Cynthia Rathburn, right, listens to fellow juror ...
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(AP) - Jury foreman Cynthia Rathburn, right, listens to fellow juror Alex Drott after their jury sentenced James Degorski to life in prison for his involvement in Brown's Chicken and Pasta Restaurant murders in Palatine, Ill. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 in Chicago. Seven employees of the restaurant were killed by Juan Luna and Degorski in 1993. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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67/139 President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a Democratic National ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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68/139 Researchers have discovered a new species of giant spider, the ...
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(Canadian Press) - Researchers have discovered a new species of giant spider, the largest of its kind ever found. The saucer-sized arachnid, dubbed Nephila komaci, is similar to its slightly smaller cousin pictured here on its metre-wide web. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Matjaz Kuntner
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69/139 Mary Nunez, left, holds hands with her mother Diane Clayton, ...
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(AP) - Mary Nunez, left, holds hands with her mother Diane Clayton, right, as they lead a group of victims family members to a news conference after a jury sentenced James Degorski to life in prison for his involvement in Brown's Chicken and Pasta Restaurant murders in Palatine, Ill. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 in Chicago. Clayton's son Marcus Nellsen and six other employees at the restaurant were killed by Juan Luna and Degorski in 1993. Both now serving life sentences for the crime. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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70/139 Director Adam Shankman waves at the premiere of "Hairspray" ...
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(Reuters) - Director Adam Shankman waves at the premiere of "Hairspray" at the Mann Village theatre in Westwood, California July 10, 2007. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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71/139 Javier Maldonado, left, is consoled in the back of the room ...
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(AP) - Javier Maldonado, left, is consoled in the back of the room by his girlfriend Zyanya Fuentes Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 in Chicago during a news conference after a jury sentenced James Degorski to life in prison for his involvement in Brown's Chicken and Pasta Restaurant murders in Palatine, Ill., in 1993. Maldonado's father was killed with six other restaurant employees by Juan Luna and James Degorski. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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(AP) - Audience members take pictures as President Barack Obama speaks at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is introduced by Virginia Governor Tim Kaine (L) during a Democratic National Committee fundraiser at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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74/139 A worker constructs a new home in Geneva, Illinois, June 23, ...
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(Reuters) - A worker constructs a new home in Geneva, Illinois, June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic National Committee fundraiser at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the Democratic National Committee fundraiser at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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77/139 Diane Clayton, seated, talks to reporters with her daughter ...
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(AP) - Diane Clayton, seated, talks to reporters with her daughter Mary Nunez, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 in Chicago after a jury sentenced James Degorski to life in prison for his involvement in Brown's Chicken and Pasta Restaurant murders in Palatine, Ill., in 1993. Clayton's son Marcus Nellsen was killed with six other restaurant employees by Juan Luna and James Degorski. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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78/139 The Barnes & Noble nook, a Wireless eBook Reader, is seen during ...
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(Reuters) - The Barnes & Noble nook, a Wireless eBook Reader, is seen during a news conference in New York October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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79/139 Wisconsin State Rep. Jennifer Shilling talks to reporters Tuesday, ...
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(AP) - Wisconsin State Rep. Jennifer Shilling talks to reporters Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 in Chicago after a jury sentenced James Degorski to life in prison for his involvement in Brown's Chicken and Pasta Restaurant murders in Palatine, Ill., in 1993. Seven people were killed including the owners, Schilling's parents Richard and Lynn Ehenfeldt. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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80/139 Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference ...
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(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul, October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
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81/139 This undated image provided by the San Bernardino County District ...
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(AP) - This undated image provided by the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office shows Rickie Fowler. A grand jury indicted Fowler, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009, on five counts of murder for a 2003 wildfire in Southern California that destroyed about 1,000 homes and was linked to a half-dozen heart attack deaths. (AP Photo/San Bernardino County District Attorney)
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82/139 Richard Heene, Brad, Ryo and Falcon go into a tile store while ...
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(AP) - Richard Heene, Brad, Ryo and Falcon go into a tile store while waiting for their mother Mayumi Heene Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/Will Powers)
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83/139 President Barack Obama arrives to speak at a Democratic National ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama arrives to speak at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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84/139 White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, left, and Office of ...
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(AP) - White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, left, and Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag, right, walk in the Capitol after they attended a Senate health care negotiators meeting Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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85/139 UConn team gets back to work after fatal stabbing
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AP - Connecticut's football team got back to work Tuesday, holding their first practice since the stabbing death of player Jasper Howard over the weekend.
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86/139 Cincinnati QB Pike has surgery on left forearm
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AP - Quarterback Tony Pike had surgery Tuesday to repair a damaged plate in his non-throwing arm, leaving his status uncertain for fifth-ranked Cincinnati's game against Louisville.
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87/139 Rollins coming up big in clutch spots
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AP - When the bright lights come on, Jimmy Rollins turns into J-Roll.
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88/139 Angels' Kendrick on rebound against Yankees
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AP - A midseason demotion to the minor leagues proved a humbling trip for Howie Kendrick, who had nothing but time to assess what went wrong during a slow start to the first half.
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89/139 Champions League stunner as Barca beaten by Russian champs Rubin
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AFP - Holders Barcelona suffered their first European defeat in 10 months falling to a shock 2-1 home loss at the hands of Rubin Kazan in the Champions League group F match on Tuesday.
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90/139 Defending champion Jankovic survives, Hanescu out
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AFP - Defending champion Jelena Jankovic is into the second round of the WTA Kremlin Cup after a battling three-set defeat of Jaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan here on Tuesday.
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91/139 The Hawaii teen goes to school
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AP - Nothing has come easily to Tadd Fujikawa.
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92/139 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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93/139 Abraham stops Taylor in 12th to open Super Six
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AP - Arthur Abraham knocked out Jermain Taylor with six seconds left Saturday, dramatically wrapping up a solid performance in the opening bout of the Super Six super middleweight tournament.
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94/139 A luge star about to get his US stripes
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AP - Bengt Walden is entering his third year as a member of the U.S. national luge team and it's certain to be unlike either of the others.
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95/139 Government launches mass swine flu jab programme
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AFP - The government launched a mass vaccination programme to prevent the further spread of swine flu Wednesday, with officials urging healthcare workers and at-risk patients to be first in line.
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96/139 Newsweek: Journalist detained in Iran now in UK
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AP - Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari, who was detained for nearly four months in Iran, has been released and has rejoined his pregnant wife in the U.K., the magazine said Tuesday.
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97/139 British museums relaxed about Chinese relics' search
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AFP - Two of Britain's top museums said Tuesday they had nothing to hide, after China announced it would dispatch experts to record relics abroad it says were looted from Beijing's Old Summer Palace.
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98/139 Protester assails Blair in Palestinian mosque
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Reuters - Bodyguards subdued a Palestinian man Tuesday as he approached Middle East envoy Tony Blair, shouting 'You are a terrorist.'
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99/139 UK govt in uproar over exposure given far right
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AP - To the outrage of many Britons, a white-supremacist fringe party riding a wave of electoral success has been invited to participate in a BBC prime-time TV show on politics.
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100/139 Extremists 'hijacking' military's reputation
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AFP - The good name of the Armed Forces is in danger of being tarnished by far right extremists, former generals warned in a letter on Tuesday, prompting a furious reaction from the British National Party.
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101/139 Baker Greggs says it will create 6,000 jobs
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AFP - The baker Greggs, a seller of sandwiches and pastries, announced a plan Tuesday to open at least 600 shops in Britain in the coming years, creating 6,000 jobs.
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102/139 Public finances slump to record deficit
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AFP - The national deficit ballooned last month, reaching a record for September as the public purse buckled under the weight of a steep recession, according to official data published on Tuesday.
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103/139 Inmates self-harmed after being moved 'like chess pieces'
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AFP - Senior prison bosses were under investigation on Tuesday after they were found to have shifted several 'difficult' inmates between two London prisons in order to con inspectors.
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104/139 British envoys' undiplomatic parting shots revealed
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AFP - Thais have no culture and are all driven by sex; Africans are self-destructive, and Nicaraguans are dishonest, violent and alcoholic -- at least according to some of Britain's top diplomats.
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105/139 Qatar trims Barclays bank stake
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AFP - Qatar's sovereign wealth fund said Tuesday it had trimmed its stake in British bank Barclays to about seven percent, sending the group's share price sliding.
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106/139 Publisher Pearson says sales jump by a fifth
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AFP - Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times newspaper, announced Tuesday that profits and sales jumped by about one fifth in the first nine months of 2009, despite tough trading conditions.
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107/139 UK's Brown urges progress on climate pact
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AP - The world has less than two months to agree on how to avoid catastrophic global warming whose impact would be felt for generations, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, a stark warning that puts pressure on the United States to finalize its position before this year's global climate conference in Denmark.
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108/139 Singer death column sparks Twitter rage
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AP - Britain's press watchdog said Monday it had received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used Twitter to brand the article homophobic and insensitive.
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109/139 Doctor guilty of poison abortion bid on lover
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AFP - A senior doctor was found guilty Monday of trying to spike his pregnant lover's drinks with pills in a failed bid to abort their unborn child.
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110/139 Watchdog proposes mortgage clampdown
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AFP - The Financial Services Authority on Monday unveiled proposals aimed at tightening access to home loans and offering greater protection to mortgage customers in the wake of the economic crisis.
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111/139 Britain, US insist global climate deal can be done
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AFP - The United States and Britain insisted Monday they had not given up on securing a deal to tackle climate change at a crunch summit in December after a meeting of major polluting countries in London.
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112/139 Button ready for gruelling F1 title defence
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AFP - Jenson Button believes his attempt to become the first British driver to retain the Formula One drivers' world title will be one of the most difficult in the history of the sport.
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113/139 Vatican seeks to lure disaffected Anglicans
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AP - The Vatican announced Tuesday it was making it easier for Anglicans to convert to Roman Catholicism — a surprise move designed to entice traditionalists opposed to women priests, openly gay clergy and the blessing of same-sex unions.
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114/139 Britain set for surge in finance bonuses: study
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AFP - Finance sector is set to pay out six billion pounds in bonuses this year as banks return to profit less than a year after the near collapse of the financial system, according to researchers.
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115/139 Charges in fugitive German doctor vigilante kidnapping
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AFP - French authorities filed late Tuesday preliminary charges against a Frenchman for the vigilante kidnapping of the German heart doctor convicted of killing his daughter 27 years ago.
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116/139 Bank of England chief backs isolating banks' riskier activities
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AFP - Bank of England chief Mervyn King said Tuesday that banks should separate their day-to-day business from their more speculative and riskier activities, which he said should not benefit from state guarantees.
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117/139 Unirea destroy Rangers Champions League hopes
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AFP - Rangers Champions League hopes are all but over after two own goals and a missed penalty consigned them to a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Romanian minnows Unirea Urziceni at Ibrox.
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118/139 Da Silva's late show forces Arsenal to settle for a point
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AFP - Arsenal were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against AZ Alkmaar in Tuesday's Champions League clash as the Dutch champions snatched a last-gasp equaliser.
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119/139 Liverpool booed as Lyon inflict fourth straight defeat
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AFP - An injury-time goal from substitute Cesar Delgado clinched a dramatic 2-1 victory for Lyon in their Champions League group visit to Liverpool on Wednesday, inflicting a fourth successive defeat on the English side for the first time in more than two decades.
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120/139 US-Iran meet directly on nuke issue
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AP - American and Iranian negotiators met directly Tuesday to try to kick-start stalled talks meant to persuade Tehran to send most of its enriched uranium abroad — and thus delay its potential to make a nuclear weapon. The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said progress was slow but he expected a breakthrough.
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121/139 French Prosecutor: Convict ex-PM in slander trial
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AP - A French prosecutor recommended Tuesday that former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin be convicted for his alleged role in a smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy, arguing he should have put an end to rumors swirling about his rival.
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122/139 Biden to reassure Poles during European trip
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AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday traveled to Poland on the highest-level visit yet by the Obama administration to the country — a gesture Poles view as Washington's attempt to repair damage done by its handling of missile defense plans.
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123/139 Medvedev visits Serbia bearing $1.5 billion loan
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AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sought to expand Moscow's political and economic influence in the Balkans on Tuesday by bringing a euro1 billion ($1.5 billion) loan to recession-hit Serbia and offering Belgrade a 'strategic partnership' in the distribution of Russian gas to Europe.
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124/139 Afghans race to organize Karzai-Abdullah runoff
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AP - Facing Taliban threats and approaching winter snows, Afghan election officials must now scramble to organize a runoff presidential election on Nov. 7 after a grim President Hamid Karzai bowed to intense U.S. pressure and acknowledged Tuesday that he fell short of a majority.
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125/139 Iranian-American academic gets 12 years in unrest
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AP - Iran ignored appeals by Hillary Rodham Clinton and even rock star Sting and sentenced an Iranian-American academic to 12 years in prison Tuesday for his alleged role in anti-government protests after the country's disputed presidential election.
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126/139 US report details lapses in deadly Iraq shooting
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AP - The soldier at the center of the military's worst soldier-on-soldier violence in six years had gone to four counseling sessions. His rifle had been disabled out of fear for his safety. He'd even asked military police to take him into custody, saying 'I'm done.'
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127/139 Secret talks progress on illegal Iranian nuclear plant
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Time.com - The Geneva announcement that Iran would ship much of its uranium stockpile abroad followed months of discreet negotiations. But the proof of the deal will be in the details of its implementation
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128/139 Palestinian president to set Jan. election date
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AP - The Palestinian president said Tuesday he will set Jan. 24 as the date for presidential and legislative elections, despite objections from his rivals in the Hamas militant group.
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129/139 Weakened Tropical Storm Rick nears Mexico resorts
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AP - Once-powerful Hurricane Rick lost most of its punch as it headed toward Mexican resort regions as a tropical storm Tuesday, but local authorities still prepared for evacuations in case of flooding.
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130/139 Clashes over slums break out in Algiers
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AFP - Youths from a slum in Algeria's capital clashed Tuesday with police in a protest against their housing conditions, leaving at least 11 policemen injured.
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131/139 NKorea diplomat in China ahead of rare trip to US
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AP - A senior North Korean diplomat stopped in Beijing en route to the United States for a rare visit aimed at laying the groundwork for direct negotiations with Washington, news reports said.
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132/139 Australia seeks early Afghan pull-out: minister
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AFP - Australia's defence minister Wednesday said he was hoping to wrap up military operations in Afghanistan as soon as possible, despite US and NATO moves for more troops to shore up the campaign.
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133/139 New info shows swine flu still hardest on young
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AP - Swine flu continues to be most dangerous to kids and younger adults and is largely bypassing the elderly, according to the latest and most solid government health information.
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134/139 Full results show AIDS vaccine is of modest help
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AP - Fresh results from the world's first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective.
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135/139 Hardness is the way to happiness: sex survey
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AFP - Men's confidence in their erections varies widely across Europe with Spanish men most worried and Germans the happiest, a survey for the makers of Viagra has shown.
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136/139 Review confirms AIDS vaccine may have worked
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Reuters - Doctors who surprised the world of AIDS research with a study showing a vaccine prevented some HIV infections released details of their findings on Tuesday and said careful review showed they held up.
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137/139 Wall Street ends lower on profit taking
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Reuters - Stocks retreated from 12-month highs on Tuesday as disappointing housing and inflation data prompted investors to book recent gains despite strong results from bellwethers including Apple and Caterpillar.
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138/139 Housing, price data points to sluggish recovery
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Reuters - Softer-than-expected U.S. housing starts last month and a drop in prices paid at the farm and factory gate pointed to an anemic economic recovery, backing views that interest rates could stay low for a while.
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139/139 Yahoo triples profit, beats expectations
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Reuters - Yahoo Inc's quarterly profit more than tripled as cost cuts and asset sales offset revenue declines, and the Internet company said its top advertisers are beginning to spend again.
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