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1/138 Madonna to launch construction of Malawi girls school
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AFP - Pop queen Madonna will lead a groundbreaking ceremony next week for a girls academy she is building in Malawi, where she has adopted two children, officials from her charity said Friday.
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2/138 Criminal charges dismissed against Kanye West
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AP - A court commissioner has dismissed criminal charges against Kanye West and his road manager stemming from their scuffle with photographers last year.
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3/138 A year of tragedy and triumph for Jennifer Hudson
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AP - In the year since three members of her family were brutally killed in Chicago, Grammy and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has found ways to heal and start a new life.
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4/138 Jackson doctor says he can't pay child support
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AP - The doctor being investigated in Michael Jackson's death told a court he can't afford to pay $13,000 in child support and other debts because he was forced to close his medical practice after physical threats against him and his staff, according to court documents obtained Friday.
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5/138 Taylor Swift first U.S. tour dates sell in minutes
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Reuters - Tickets to four of country singer Taylor Swift's 2010 tour dates sold out in two minutes after going on sale on Friday, her publicists said.
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6/138 Putin takes Berlusconi for wild water ride
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AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Friday took the controls of a Russian amphibious jet as he joined his counterpart Vladimir Putin on the latest of the Russian strongman's tough-guy outings.
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7/138 Agents detail prescription record in Smith hearing
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AP - Investigators are testifying about prescription and travel records of two defendants in a drug case involving Anna Nicole Smith.
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8/138 Polanski could face two years prison if extradited
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Reuters - Film director Roman Polanski could face two years in prison if extradited to the United States after fleeing sentencing in California on child sex charges in 1978, the Swiss justice ministry said.
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9/138 Norwegian businessman buys Ingmar Bergman's house
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AFP - A Norwegian businessman has bought the late Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman's former house, reports said on Friday.
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10/138 Smiling Obamas in Leibovitz family portrait
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AFP - A smiling US President Barack Obama and his family, arms around one another, feature in a new official photo by Annie Leibovitz, the renowned celebrity photographer.
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11/138 Bahamas MP faces judge over Travolta mistrial
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AP - A Bahamas judge asked a lawmaker Friday to explain remarks that led to a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case.
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12/138 Lawmaker in Travolta mistrial mess blames 'rumor'
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Reuters - A Bahamian lawmaker who caused a judge to order the retrial of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from actor John Travolta was just repeating a 'rumor' when he prematurely announced an acquittal verdict, his lawyer said on Thursday.
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13/138 Simpson-Wentz, Egglesfield out at 'Melrose Place'
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AP - Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield are moving out of 'Melrose Place.'
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14/138 'Thriller' zombie tribute to Michael Jackson
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AFP - Villagers in a rural corner of western France gather around midnight Saturday to dress up as zombies for a globally staged tribute to Michael Jackson involving fans from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
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15/138 Like father like son, the rise of Sarkozy junior
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AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy's son Jean has shot from a little-known 'brat' to would-be national politician in just two years, a meteoric rise unlikely to be derailed by his climbdown in a nepotism row.
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16/138 Jackson choreographer wanted Jackson healthy
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AP - Kenny Ortega was responsible for some of Michael Jackson's biggest concerts, including what were to be his comeback shows in London. But in the singer's final days, the producer-director-choregrapher felt like he needed to take on another responsibility — making sure Jackson stayed healthy.
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17/138 US files Polanski extradition request in sex case
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AP - The United States has asked Switzerland to hand over Roman Polanski to authorities in California, where he could serve up to two years in prison for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, Swiss authorities said Friday.
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18/138 Sienna Miller takes on an obsessive Miss Julie
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AP - She taunts and teases. And acts more than a little crazy.
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19/138 Rapper Lil Jon sets out to complete new album
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AP - Rapper and music producer Lil Jon says completing his long-awaited new album has taken him longer than he thought, but sticking to his ambitious idea of mixing crunk music with rock has always been his driving force.
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20/138 Country singer Justin Moore to be first-time dad
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AP - Justin Moore is riding high on his first No. 1 song, 'Small Town USA.' Early next year, he's planning to celebrate another first: a baby daughter.
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21/138 U2 and Bono adapt to changing times
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AP - Even while maintaining its status as one of the few musical acts that can still fill stadiums, U2 is struck by how quickly its world is changing — musically and politically.
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22/138 Vertical Horizon reforms band after 5-year break
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AP - Vertical Horizon found platinum success in 1999 with the hit single 'Everything You Want' but after an unhappy relationship with their record label, the band split ways.
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23/138 Retrial set in NYC theft of Kirsten Dunst's bag
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AP - Prosecutors plan to retry a suspect on the most serious charges in the theft of Kirsten Dunst's $2,000 purse during a Manhattan movie shoot. But it's not clear whether the 'Spider-Man' star will play a role.
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24/138 Danish film of neo-Nazi gay affair wins Rome fest
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AP - A Danish movie about a gay love affair between two members of a neo-Nazi group won top honors Friday at the Rome Film Festival, while Helen Mirren won the best actress award.
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25/138 'Saw' star carves out success as psychopath
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AFP - After spending most of his acting career in supporting roles, Tobin Bell is only just getting used to life as one of the most terrifying serial killers in Hollywood history.
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26/138 Producers Ferdinand, Cole attend film premiere
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AFP - England football stars Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole attended the premiere of 'Dead Man Running', a new British gangster film they produced.
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27/138 New Moon vampires take bite out of Rome film fest
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Reuters - The vampires of 'New Moon,' the sequel to the popular teen movie 'Twilight,' hit the blood-red carpet at the Rome film festival on Thursday, with fans getting a 20-minute preview of the picture before next month's release.
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28/138 Charlize Theron Kisses Woman for $140,000
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29/138 ShowBiz Minute: Polanski, Sales, Bon Jovi
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Washington files formal extradition request for Roman Polanski; Comedian Soupy Sales dies aged eighty-three; Bon Jovi is planning new world tour. (Oct. 23)
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30/138 ROLL CALL: Rep: No 'Survivor' Or 'Amazing Race' For Jon Gosselin
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By Jesse SperoLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Why are Kristen Bell's inner thighs sore? Is A-Rod going Buddhist for Kate Hudson? And, Lourdes Leon bares her fangs!Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!
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31/138 Happy Birthday, Hello Kitty!
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Stars gather for the Hello Kitty 35th anniversary celebration in Culver City, California.
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32/138 Ghost Whisperer Gets Ready for Halloween
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It's that time of year, oh-yeah!Get ready for next Friday night when you can sip 'shocktails' and devour 'horror d'oeuvres' while watching a very special Ghost Whisperer Halloween Fright Night that includes tons of Love from the Spirit World. Everyone at Ghost Whisperer is hard at work on Halloween Tricks and Treats. Be sure to check back with us right here on Tuesday, October 27th for our very special TVGuide.com blog that will help you close in on the Ghost Whisperer mystery being rolled out on Halloween weekend. In regards to next Friday's all new original episode, we're being asked over and over, what's it all about? House hauntings? Broken hearts and never ending love? Legends and myths? Ghostly equestrians galloping across fog-shrouded countryside's? Vampires on the prowl of unsuspecting victims? To find out for yourself, check right in here on Tuesday for clues and spooky, fun online stuff to do all of next week.
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33/138 Pie-splattered comedian Soupy Sales dies at 83
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AP - Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, has died. He was 83.
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34/138 Oscar de la Renta Given 'Super Star' Award
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Fashion Wire Daily - In case you were wondering, before Oscar de la Renta turned to fashion, he was the proprietor of a hot Parisian nightclub, Le Sexy J'adore.
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35/138 Lombardi book thrills but leaves secret untold
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AP - 'That First Season: How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in the NFL and Set It on the Path to Glory' (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 288 pages, $25) by John Eisenberg: You don't need to be a football fan to know Vince Lombardi's immortal line: 'Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.'
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36/138 Microsoft sales fall; cost cuts please investors
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AP - Consumers may be shopping for computers again, but Microsoft Corp. still needs businesses to start doing the same.
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37/138 Shares surge as Amazon.com income up 68 pct in 3Q
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AP - Amazon.com Inc.'s shares surged Friday after the company reported third-quarter results that showed consumers comfortable opening their wallets to the online retailer despite the still-shaky economy.
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38/138 Netflix 3Q earnings rise 48 pct, but stock falls
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AP - Netflix Inc. has been doing so well during the recession that it's getting tougher for the DVD-by-mail pioneer to live up to investors' lofty expectations.
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39/138 Italy's intelligences services launch website
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AFP - Italy's intelligence services announced Friday the launch of an Internet website to explain their duties and shed light on the organisation within the interior ministry.
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40/138 New from NASA, an iPhone application
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AFP - NASA is coming to the iPhone.
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41/138 France approves broadside to digital pirates
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AFP - France will send out the first warnings to digital pirates early next year after passing tough legislation allowing for Internet access to be cut for those who illegally download movies and music, a minister said.
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42/138 Microsoft results top expectations, shares jump
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Reuters - Microsoft Corp's results smashed Wall Street expectations on Friday, sending its shares up 7 percent, as the PC market improved and sales of its Windows software and Halo video game were stronger than expected.
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43/138 Nigeria's anti graft police shuts 800 scam websites
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AFP - Nigeria's anti-corruption police said Friday they had shut down some 800 scam websites and busted 18 syndicates of email fraudsters in a drive to curb cyber-crime the country is notorious for.
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44/138 Scientists seek origins of obesity in the womb
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AP - When Kathy Perusse had weight-loss surgery and shed 120 pounds, she may have done more than make her own life easier.
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45/138 Panel says NASA should skip moon, fly elsewhere
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AP - NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent panel told the White House Thursday.
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46/138 Poll: US belief in global warming is cooling
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AP - Americans seem to be cooling toward global warming.
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47/138 Obama: 'Cynical claims' attacking energy bill
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AP - President Barack Obama said Friday that opponents of his energy bill are disputing the evidence of global warming in a cynical ploy to undermine efforts to curb pollution and steer the nation to greener energy sources.
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48/138 Oil spill 'massive' risk to Australian animals
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AFP - A massive oil and gas leak off Australia's northwest coast was killing seabirds and threatening thousands of marine animals, conservationists warned Friday.
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49/138 Feds designate polar bear habitat in Alaska
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AP - The Obama administration said Thursday it is designating more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska and off its coast as 'critical habitat' for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas.
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50/138 Storm weakens but hundreds flee in Philippines' north
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Reuters - A storm moving toward the northeast of the Philippines weakened on Friday but hundreds of people fled coastal areas, fearing for their lives after powerful typhoons in recent weeks killed more than 920 people.
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51/138 Animal slaughter for the World Cup?
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Reuters - South African traditional leaders plan to perform ritual animal slaughters to bless stadiums for the 2010 World Cup tournament ahead of the start of the showcase event next June, they said on Friday.
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52/138 Cheating husbands should be whipped?
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Reuters - Most Bruneians want husbands who cheat on their wives to be whipped, according to a recent survey in the Muslim-majority country.
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53/138 Man staged nearly 100 car crashes in cash scam
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Reuters - A Briton who cost the insurance industry some 1.6 million pounds by staging almost 100 car crashes as part of a scam to win fraudulent payouts, was jailed for 4-1/2 years on Wednesday.
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54/138 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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55/138 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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56/138 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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57/138 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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58/138 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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59/138 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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(AP) - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick looks on at right as President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Patrick, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in Boston. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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(AP) - President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in Boston. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama participates in a fundraiser for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick in Boston, Massachusetts, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama participates in a fundraiser for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (R) and Lt Governor Tim Murray (L) in Boston, Massachusetts, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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64/138 Special Master for Executive Compensation Kenneth Feinberg gestures ...
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(AP) - Special Master for Executive Compensation Kenneth Feinberg gestures while speaking at George Washington University Law School in, Washington, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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(AP) - President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, center, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in Cambridge, Mass. At left is Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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(Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama acknowledges a guest before speaking at a Breast Cancer Awareness Month event in the First Lady's Garden at the White House in Washington, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)
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67/138 President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Massachusetts ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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(AP) - President Barack Obama, flanked by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, right, and Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, gestures during a fundraiser for Patrick, Friday, Oct. 23,2009, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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69/138 Rebeca Diaz holds her two-year-old niece Cristal Gomez as she ...
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(Reuters) - Rebeca Diaz holds her two-year-old niece Cristal Gomez as she receives a nasal dose of the swine flu vaccination at a public clinic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 23. 2009. With a national shortage of the vaccine the City of Milwaukee Health Department has less than 7,000 doses of the vaccine available on a first come first served basis, local media sources report. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson (UNITED STATES HEALTH)
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70/138 William Harris grimaces as he receives a swine flu vaccination ...
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(Reuters) - William Harris grimaces as he receives a swine flu vaccination at a public clinic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 23. 2009. With a national shortage of the vaccine the City of Milwaukee Health Department has less than 7,000 doses of the vaccine available on a first come first served basis, local media sources report. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson (UNITED STATES HEALTH)
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(Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the stage after speaking during the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool
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(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talks during a news conference after his meeting with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the Presidential palace in Cairo October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa
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73/138 Six-year-old Genevieve DiGiovanni, held by her mother Stephanie, ...
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(Reuters) - Six-year-old Genevieve DiGiovanni, held by her mother Stephanie, reacts as she receives a swine flu vaccination at a public clinic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 23. 2009. With a national shortage of the vaccine the City of Milwaukee Health Department has less than 7,000 doses of the vaccine available on a first come first served basis, local media sources report. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson (UNITED STATES HEALTH)
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(AP) - In this March 13, 2007 file photo released by the Department of Defense, An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle from the 42nd Attack Squadron taxis into Creech Air Force Base, Nev.. U.S. military surveillance drones based in the Seychelles islands are patrolling off Somalia's coast in hopes of stemming a rising piracy trade. U.S. military officials say unmanned drones called Reapers are patrolling the Indian Ocean. Small drones were previously launched from American warships off Somalia but the larger and more advanced Reapers are the first drones to be operated in the area by the U.S. military's Africa Command. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr., File)
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75/138 People wait in line to receive a swine flu vaccination at a ...
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(Reuters) - People wait in line to receive a swine flu vaccination at a public clinic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 23. 2009. With a national shortage of the vaccine the City of Milwaukee Health Department has less than 7,000 doses of the vaccine available on a first come first served basis, local media sources report. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson (UNITED STATES HEALTH)
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76/138 Russia's Evgeni Plushenko performs his short program at the ...
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(Canadian Press) - Russia's Evgeni Plushenko performs his short program at the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ivan Sekretarev)
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(AP) - This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, October 23, 2009 at 1:45 PM EDT shows a mass of clouds over the East associated with a low pressure system that is producing widespread light to moderate precipitation in the Great Lakes, western New England, and along the Appalachian Mountains. Breezy conditions are also noted through much of the area due to the intensity of the storm. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
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78/138 A for sale sign is displayed outside a home on October 1, 2009 ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A for sale sign is displayed outside a home on October 1, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Existing US home sales surged 9.4 percent in September as consumers scrambled to take advantage of an expiring tax credit for first-time homebuyers, industry figures showed Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A "for sale" sign stands outside an existing home in September 2009 in Pasadena, California. Existing US home sales surged 9.4 percent in September as consumers scrambled to take advantage of an expiring tax credit for first-time homebuyers, industry figures showed Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)
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80/138 President Obama steps off the stage after an address on the ...
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(AP) - President Obama steps off the stage after an address on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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81/138 This is a Feb. 29, 1968, file photo of Dr. Michael Ramsey, Archbishop ...
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(Canadian Press) - This is a Feb. 29, 1968, file photo of Dr. Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, as he arrives at the House of Lords, in London. A fresh mystery is gripping Britain's religious community: Just how did a treasure trove of rare medallions and coins collected by former archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Michael Ramsey end up at the bottom of the River Wear? (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Leslie Priest)
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(NTSB) - National Transportation Safety Board logo. US aviation officials and the FBI probed Friday how pilots of a plane with 149 people on board managed to overshoot their destination by 150 miles (240 kilometers), prompting fears of a hijack.(NTSB)
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83/138 A female giraffe calf, born Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 stays close ...
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(AP) - A female giraffe calf, born Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 stays close to her mother Imara in an enclosure at the Virginia Zoo on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 in Norfolk Va. The baby did not have a name as of Friday morning. ( AP Photo/ The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley)
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84/138 FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2009 file photo, a box of Kellogg's ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2009 file photo, a box of Kellogg's Pops breakfast cereal with a 'Smart Choices' green check printed on its front is shown in San Francisco. A food labeling program created by U.S. manufacturers is being voluntarily halted after federal regulators said it could be misleading to consumers.(AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels, file)
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85/138 Angels answer Yankees' rally, extend ALCS
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AP - Mere moments after the Los Angeles Angels unleashed their leaping, screeching, rambunctious Rally Monkey on the scoreboard, they erased a late deficit and saved their season. Surely that monkey business was just a coincidence. He's just a marketing gimmick, a video star and a plush toy — right?
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86/138 Redskins say Zorn won't be fired this season
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AP - The Washington Redskins front office capped a week of high drama Friday with an unexpected vote of confidence in coach Jim Zorn.
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87/138 Grizzlies' Iverson 'longshot' to play in opener
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AP - For the first time in his career, Allen Iverson vows to take the advice of others instead of listening to his body.
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88/138 Plushenko starts comeback strong at Rostelecom Cup
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AP - Evgeni Plushenko began his comeback attempt with characteristic skill and boldness at the Rostelecom Cup, landing a clean quad-triple combination Friday.
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89/138 Angels edge Yankees in thriller to stay alive
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Reuters - The Los Angeles Angels staved off elimination from the playoffs with a gutsy 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees in Game Five of the American League Championship Series Thursday.
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90/138 Vince Carter shooting for a Magic homecoming
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AP - It didn't sink in for Michelle Carter-Scott that her son had finally landed a job near home until the first time he showed up on her couch without notice.
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91/138 Police: UConn killing witnesses threatened online
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AP - University of Connecticut police say witnesses to the killing of football player Jasper Howard are being threatened with violence if they come forward with evidence.
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92/138 Defiant Benitez doesn't fear Liverpool axe
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AFP - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes his job is secure as he prepares for a do or die clash against Manchester United on Sunday.
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93/138 Astana hopeful of keeping Contador
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AFP - Kazakh cycling team Astana, still awaiting their ProTour licence, insisted Friday they are hopeful of keeping Tour de France champion Alberto Contador among their riders.
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94/138 Handzus scores in overtime for Kings
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AP - Michal Handzus made sure Kings teammate Anze Kopitar's first career hat trick wasn't wasted after a third-period meltdown.
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95/138 Soderling battles into Stockholm semi-finals
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AFP - Top seed Robin Soderling kept home title hopes alive when he defeated Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in the Stockholm Open quarter-finals on Friday.
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96/138 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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97/138 Todt easily wins election as new FIA president
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AP - Jean Todt was elected president of motor racing's governing body FIA on Friday, defeating Finnish candidate Ari Vatanen.
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98/138 Former archbishop's treasures found in river
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AP - A fresh mystery is gripping Britain's religious community: Just how did a treasure trove of rare medallions and coins collected by a former archbishop of Canterbury end up at the bottom of the River Wear?
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99/138 Far-right leader slams BBC over TV appearance
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AFP - British far-right leader Nick Griffin accused the BBC on Friday of setting a 'lynch mob' on him in a charged appearance on a TV political panel show, and called for it to be re-recorded.
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100/138 British economy stuck in recession
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AP - The British economy shrank 0.4 percent in the third quarter, surprising forecasters and dashing hopes the country would follow France and Germany out of recession.
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101/138 UK far-right leader's BBC appearance a ratings hit
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AP - The controversial debut of Britain's far-right leader on a flagship television debate show has been a ratings bonanza for the BBC, but it's unclear whether British National Party chief Nick Griffin gained from all the attention.
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102/138 Britain must wait to exit recession
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AFP - Britain is in its longest recession since 1955, official data showed on Friday, confounding expectations for a return to growth in the third quarter and heaping more pressure on the government before elections.
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103/138 Eurozone boost makes Britain odd one out
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AFP - Industrial orders and business activity rose in the eurozone, new data showed on Friday, with economic strength returning across much of western Europe even as Britain's recession dragged on.
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104/138 UK still in recession after shock Q3 contraction
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Reuters - Britain's economy contracted in the third quarter of this year, quashing hopes the downturn was ending and instead marking the longest recession on record.
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105/138 Donington Park's British Grand Prix bid set to fail
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AFP - Donington Park's bid to stage the British Grand Prix from 2010 is set to fail after the venue's fund-raising attempts fell through.
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106/138 Postal strike enters 2nd day, more due next week
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AFP - Postal workers on Friday called for further industrial action next week as they entered the second day of a 48-hour strike over pay, conditions and modernisation.
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107/138 Kenyan British aristocrat freed
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AFP - Thomas Cholmondeley, scion of Kenya's foremost family of white settlers, was freed Friday from jail five months after he was convicted of shooting dead a black poacher on his ranch.
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108/138 Economy still mired in recession: official data
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AFP - The economy failed to pull out of its deep recession in the third quarter, when output unexpectedly slumped by 0.4 percent, official data showed on Friday.
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109/138 BSkyB net profits rise 75%
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AFP - Pay-TV giant BSkyB on Friday announced a 75-percent surge in net profits to 128 million pounds in its first quarter as it added thousands of new customers.
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110/138 UK troops in Afghanistan could be cut by 2014: General
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Reuters - British troop numbers in Afghanistan could be scaled back in five years as the Afghan army is strengthened, though some will have to stay behind in a support role, the British army's new chief said on Thursday.
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111/138 Vatican offer may lure Church of England priests
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AP - On the surface, it looks like a polite tug of war between two of the world's great churches, each saying nice things about the other.
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112/138 Britain publishes doomsday climate change vision
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AP - Two British Cabinet ministers showed off a doomsday vision of disappearing cities and rising seas on Thursday, part of an effort to push nations to strike a new pact on curbing emissions of global warming gasses.
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113/138 Dame Vera Lynn launches poppy appeal
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AFP - Dame Vera Lynn launched this year's Poppy Appeal from the Horseguard's Parade in central London on Thursday.
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114/138 Miner Anglo announces asset sale
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AFP - Global mining giant Anglo American, which fought off a merger bid from Swiss rival Xstrata last week, announced plans on Thursday to sell non-essential assets and overhaul its management structure.
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115/138 Thousands of UK postal workers start 2-day strike
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Reuters - Thousands of postal workers at state-owned Royal Mail walked out on Thursday, starting a 48-hour nationwide strike and blaming bosses and the government for failing to prevent the action.
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116/138 Retail sales flat in September
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AFP - Retail sales flattened in September from August, the second month in a row of zero growth, as recession-hit shoppers refrained from spending, official data showed on Thursday.
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117/138 Sarkozy slander trial ends after clash of titans
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AFP - France's trial of the decade ended Friday after a month of dramatic clashes between lawyers for Nicolas Sarkozy and ex-prime minister Dominique de Villepin, accused of plotting to bar his road to power.
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118/138 NATO considers beefing up Afghan war support
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AP - Top NATO and United Nations officials signaled Friday they may request more international troops to join American forces in Afghanistan as the top U.S. defense official said President Barack Obama is still weeks away from deciding on a shift in war strategy.
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119/138 Biden reassures Central European fears with trip
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AP - Vice President Joe Biden made significant strides during a trip to Central Europe this week in relieving anxieties the Obama administration stirred up last month when it scrapped a Bush-era plan for missile defense.
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120/138 Cheesed off Swiss farmers target minister
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AFP - A group of irate Swiss farmers protesting against milk prices threw their boots at Economy Minister Doris Leuthard on Friday as she opened a cheese competition.
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121/138 Presidential election campaign opens in Romania
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AFP - The presidential election campaign started Friday in Romania, a country struggling with a severe recession and reeling from political turmoil after its government collapsed last week.
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122/138 Critics cry victory after Sarkozy son nepotism row
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AFP - Opponents cried victory Friday after President Nicolas Sarkozy's 23-year-old son Jean, at the centre of a bitter nepotism row, gave up his bid for a job running France's top business district.
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123/138 Ukraine party selects favourite for presidential vote
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AFP - Ukraine's Regions Party, which draws strength from the country's Russian-speaking east, on Friday formally anointed the front-runner as its candidate in presidential elections.
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124/138 Sarkozy's son wins board post after scandal
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AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy's son was elected to the board of the organization that runs France's most important business district Friday, after a dramatic withdrawal of his bid for the top spot amid accusations of favoritism that carried political risks for his father.
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125/138 Bishops to corrupt African leaders: repent or quit
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AP - Bishops attending a Vatican meeting on Africa issued a blunt ultimatum Friday to corrupt Catholic political leaders in Africa: repent or leave public office.
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126/138 Iran to respond to UN nuke proposal next week
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AP - Iran is still studying a U.N.-drafted plan to ship much of its uranium to Russia for further enrichment and will formally respond to the offer next week, Iran's envoy to the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Friday.
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127/138 AP Exclusive: $205M man says he sold meth chemical
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AP - A Chinese-Mexican businessman arrested after police found a $205 million stash of cash in his Mexico City mansion has told U.S. prosecutors he sold tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine on the black market, a top Mexican official told The Associated Press.
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128/138 Pakistan militants hit air force base
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AP - A suicide bomber on a bicycle attacked a major Pakistani air base on Friday, killing seven people in an escalating campaign that strikes at the heart of this nuclear-armed nation's security forces.
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129/138 World Cup hosts South Africa appoint Parreira coach
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AFP - World Cup hosts South Africa appointed Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira as coach for a second time Friday, national football association president Kirsten Nematandani said.
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130/138 Karzai says wants 'better' Afghan election run-off
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Reuters - Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai said he wanted a better and cleaner presidential election run-off in November to bring stability at a time when Taliban violence is at its worst in eight years of war.
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131/138 Australia approves biggest ever Chinese takeover
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AFP - Australia Friday approved Yanzhou Coal's 3.2 billion US dollar takeover of miner Felix Resources, its biggest by a Chinese firm, in a breakthrough for the Asian giant's scramble for commodities.
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132/138 Iran Keeps Obama Waiting on Nuclear Deal
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Time.com - Talks in Vienna have broken up and Tehran has been given until Friday to agree a reactor fuel deal. But even a 'yes' won't bring an end to Iran's uranium enrichment
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133/138 FDA warns: Swine flu scams lurk on the Internet
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AP - Air 'sterilizers.' A photon machine. Supplement pills to boost the immune system. Protective shampoos and face masks. Even fake Tamiflu.
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134/138 Mexico pushing for homegrown swine flu vaccine
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AP - Grappling with low supplies of swine flu vaccines, President Felipe Calderon persuaded drug makers this week to sell him 30 million doses, while 1,000 Mexicans lined up for an experimental vaccine they hope can speed up supplies.
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135/138 N.Y. officials rescind mandatory H1N1 flu shot order
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AP - New York state health officials have suspended a ruling that would have forced health care workers across the state to get vaccinated against the swine flu by the end of November or risk losing their jobs, saying in a decision issued Thursday that they did so because the vaccine is in short supply.
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136/138 AIDS: Are the wilderness years over for vaccine research?
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AFP - Scientists looking for a vaccine against the AIDS virus can be forgiven for wondering at times whether they made the right career decision.
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137/138 Wall Street slips as energy, industrials eclipse tech
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Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday as weak industrial and energy shares overshadowed robust results from technology heavy-weights Microsoft and Amazon.com.
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138/138 Home sales scale 2-year high in September
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Reuters - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes jumped to a two-year high last month, according to data on Friday, though the looming expiry of a tax incentive for first-time home buyers was a major factor spurring sales.
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