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1/137 Kosovo honours Bill Clinton with statue
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AFP - Former US president Bill Clinton vowed Sunday that Barack Obama would stand by Kosovo as he attended the unveiling of a huge statue in his honour.
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2/137 'This Is It' tops charts with $101M worldwide
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AP - 'Michael Jackson's This Is It' pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run.
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3/137 Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards' graves
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AP - On the big screen, the leader of the Dead Poets Society at an all-boys prep school was an inspirational teacher played by Robin Williams.
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4/137 Winfrey, Clooney among first White House guests
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AP - Celebrities George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey and prominent lobbyists, corporate executives and Democratic fundraisers were among the first to score visits with President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle or top aides at the White House, newly released records show.
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5/137 Madonna leaves Malawi after week's charity tour
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AP - Madonna has left Malawi after a nearly weeklong visit with her family, airport and charity officials said Saturday.
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6/137 Agassi admits mane was a wig
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AFP - Former tennis star Andre Agassi has admitted the lion mane-style hairstyle he sported during the 1990s was actually a wig, in extracts from his autobiography published in British newspapers Saturday.
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7/137 Polanski to make another bail bid: lawyer
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AFP - Roman Polanski will file a new request before a Swiss court to be released from jail while the Oscar-winning director awaits a decision on a US extradition request, his French attorney said Saturday.
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8/137 Judge orders 3 to trial in Anna Nicole drug case
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AP - Three key players in the troubled world of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith have been ordered to stand trial after a hearing that plumbed the drug-fueled depths of her final years and the alleged roles of her boyfriend and two doctors in feeding her addiction to prescription drugs.
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9/137 Nicole Richie gets protection from paparazzi
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AP - Nicole Richie and her children are getting some court-ordered space from a pair of celebrity photographers.
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10/137 'Idol' host Ryan Seacrest gets restraining order
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AP - A judge granted 'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest a temporary restraining order against a man arrested on suspicion of stalking the radio and television host outside his workplace on Friday, court records show.
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11/137 More jamming for rock 'n' roll royalty at Garden
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AP - U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers — Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas — with them onstage Friday at another night of mix and match magic at Madison Square Garden.
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12/137 Robbie Williams pulls out of awards performance
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Reuters - Robbie Williams has pulled out of a scheduled appearance at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards.
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13/137 With new confidence, Underwood eager to 'Play On'
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Reuters - Carrie Underwood just spent several hours sitting in Audio Productions -- a Music Row radio and TV production facility -- doing interviews with radio stations across the country, but she looks fresh and relaxed as she prepares for her final chat of the day.
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14/137 Celebs, lobbyists among White House guests
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AP - Celebrities Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and Denzel Washington, prominent Democratic fundraisers and heavyweights from the financial services and high-tech industries were among those landing visits with President Barack Obama or others at the White House during Obama's first months in office.
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15/137 U2's Rose Bowl show breaks U.S. attendance record
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Reuters - It took 22 years, but U2 has broken its own attendance record for the best-attended single concert performance at a U.S. venue by one headliner.
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16/137 Music legends rock the Hall of Fame
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Reuters - Rock 'n' roll royalty held court on Thursday night as Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Sting and other music legends staged a marathon show to celebrate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary.
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17/137 Lil Wayne, Birdman hit with copyright suit in NYC
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AP - A Florida man wants rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman to show him respect — for using his voice in an album track called just that.
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18/137 Defections, court fights test Scientology
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AP - The Church of Scientology is going through a difficult season.
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19/137 HBO filmmakers get inside Obama campaign
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AP - Pivotal presidential campaigns are frequently defined in retrospect by documentaries.
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20/137 Cash bail offer to be filed for Polanski on Monday
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AP - A French lawyer for director Roman Polanski, imprisoned in Switzerland, says a new bail offer will be filed Monday and it will be a 'very, very significant' cash amount.
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21/137 Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' thrills movie-goers
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AFP - 'This Is It,' a backstage look at the late Michael Jackson's rehearsals for his last concerts, rocked to the top of the North American box office at the weekend, early estimates showed Sunday.
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22/137 Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy hit 'Fury Road'
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Reuters - Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are in negotiations to star in 'Fury Road,' this century's installment of the 'Mad Max' movie series from writer-director George Miller.
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23/137 Dennis Hopper battling prostate cancer: manager
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AFP - Actor and artist Dennis Hopper is battling prostate cancer, his manager confirmed Friday.
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24/137 Colin Farrell welcomes baby boy Henry
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AP - It's another boy for Colin Farrell.
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25/137 Arise, Sir Dracula! Christopher Lee knighted
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AFP - British actor Christopher Lee was knighted on Friday at Buckingham Palace, a far cry from the dark and gloomy Hammer Horror film sets where he made his name playing Dracula in the 1950s.
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26/137 Jon Gosselin: 'I Will Forever Love Hailey'
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'I have been overly stressed, distraught and angry,' he admits, 'and at times I have taken it all out on Hailey'
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27/137 Elton John Hospitalized For Flu, Cancels Tour Dates
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MARYLEBONE, UK -- Elton John has checked into the hospital after battling the flu for the last two weeks, a source confirmed to Access Hollywood. The musician is now 'feeling much better,' the source told Access.
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28/137 Adam Lambert and Drake LaBry Call It Quits
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'Adam just has too much going on right now,' a pal explains to Usmagazine.com
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29/137 Report: Mel Gibson Welcomes Eighth Child
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Mel Gibson has become 'Octo-Mel,' according to RadarOnline. The actor has reportedly welcomed a baby daughter, his first child with girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, the site reported.
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30/137 The Brangelina Brood Goes Trick or Treating!
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The family -- everyone in costume! -- hits the Hollywood Hills for Halloween
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31/137 Colin Farrell Welcomes a Baby Boy
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The actor's girlfriend gave birth to his second son earlier this month
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32/137 Stars Show Off Their Halloween Spirit
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The stars were out and shining in an array of costumes on Halloween. Couple costumes were in at Heidi Klum's 10th Annual Halloween Party in West Hollywood on Saturday night, where Paris Hilton and boyfriend Doug Reinhardt arrived as fairies, while Heidi and husband Seal wore matching crow costumes. Find out what everyone wore -- inside!
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33/137 Hailey Tweets: 'If I'm Disliked and Hated On, Fine'
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'I know in my heart I spoke the truth,' she proclaims, thanking supporters
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34/137 Ashley Greene: 'New Moon' 'Is More Guy-Friendly'
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Is the romantic supernatural drama of 'The Twilight Saga' just for girls? Not according to series star Ashley Greene.The second film in the series, 'New Moon,' 'is a little more guy-friendly,' she told People. 'It's a lot more action packed.'
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35/137 Jon & Kate Plus 8 Caregiver Dies at 72
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Janet Weidenheimer, who was known as Nana Janet when taking care of the children on Jon & Kate Plus 8, has died. She was 72.Weidenheimer, who appeared several times in early seasons of the show, most notably while riding a horse at the sextuplets' third birthday party, was a friend of the Gosselin family and regularly volunteered to help Kate take care of the children.She passed away on Oct. 28, according to Entertainment Tonight. Details about her death have not been released, but funeral services were scheduled to take place in Pennsylvania Saturday.
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36/137 'Glee' cast to get Hollywood diversity award
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Reuters - The cast of the quirky Fox TV show 'Glee' will be presented with a Hollywood diversity award in November for their portrayal of a group of teen oddballs with a passion for song and dance.
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37/137 Bush, Gorbachev, Kohl mark Berlin Wall's fall
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Reuters - George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl paid their respects to the ordinary people who were behind the peaceful revolution of 1989 that brought down the Berlin Wall at an emotional ceremony in Berlin on Saturday.
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38/137 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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39/137 Book: White House 'the American house next door'
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AP - Lady Bird Johnson said walking through the White House was like walking 'through history.' Hillary Clinton called the home 'a repository of America's storied past.' Michelle Obama has called it 'awe inspiring.'
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40/137 PCs shed pounds and CD drives, gain touch screens
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AP - Personal computers are changing — and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment with new ways of controlling some computers. And you'll see portable PCs slimming down.
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41/137 Hebrew, Hindi, other scripts get Web address nod
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AP - The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more inclusive.
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42/137 iPhone comes to China without key feature
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AP - Apple's iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models.
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43/137 Nintendo profit dives, others in red amid slump
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AP - Brandname Japanese technology companies, including Nintendo, reported dismal earnings Thursday with Sharp emerging an exception in doubling profits on brisk sales of flat-panel TVs in China, Japan and the U.S.
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44/137 Mobile revolution finally reaches Pacific
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AFP - The Pacific islands are the last frontier for mobile telecommunications but the arrival of Irish-owned Digicel Pacific in the past three years has brought about a revolution.
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45/137 Horror videogames scare up record sales
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Reuters - What do Jigsaw from 'Saw,' Freddy Krueger, and Jason from 'Friday the 13th' all have in common, besides serial killing? Videogames, if the horror stars' latest round of promotions are to be believed.
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46/137 Colorado county copes with methane mystery
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AP - Bernice and Jerry Angely like to show visitors the singed T-shirt a friend was wearing when their water well exploded and shot flames 30 feet high.
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47/137 2 parachutes malfunctioned in NASA test flight
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AP - Two of three parachutes malfunctioned in the test flight of a prototype moon rocket earlier this week, causing major damage to the booster, NASA said Friday.
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48/137 Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions
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AFP - Swathes of dirty clouds brood over a coal plant in rural Japan, but scientists are now hoping to send the pollutants the other way, deep into the bowels of Mother Earth.
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49/137 INTERVIEW - Suzlon sees delays hitting orders
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Reuters - Delays in sealing new orders forced Indian wind power company Suzlon Energy Ltd to cut its sales forecast, but the company will still see full-year profits near last year's level, an executive said on Saturday.
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50/137 Australian oil spill 'putting animals at risk'
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AFP - A massive oil leak off Australia's northwest coast poses an 'immediate risk' to dozens of marine species, with untold numbers possibly dying and sinking to the Timor Sea floor, a report has said.
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51/137 BP hit with record US fine for safety violations
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AFP - British oil giant BP has been hit with a record US fine of 87.4 million dollars for safety violations at a Texas refinery where 15 people were killed in a 2005 explosion, officials said Friday.
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52/137 Typhoon cuts power, uproots trees in Philippines
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Reuters - The third typhoon to hit the Philippines in five weeks slammed into the main island of Luzon on Saturday, uprooting trees and toppling power lines, but there were no immediate reports of widespread damage.
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53/137 Russian road roulette?
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Reuters - Bulgarian prosecutors are investigating a new gambling game in which drivers defy death by speeding through red lights for bets of up to 5,000 euros ($7,400), the chief prosecutor's office said Thursday.
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54/137 Crackdown on smugglers of used clothing
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Reuters - Police have broken up a network of workshops and warehouses used to illegally smuggle 140 tons of used, foreign clothing through southern China, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
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55/137 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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56/137 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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(AP) - In this photo taken Oct. 28, 2009, Congressional candidates in New York's 23rd district Democrat Bill Owens, left, and Republican Dierdre Scozzafava debate in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Ex-candidate, state Assemblywoman Scozzafava, threw her support Sunday Nov. 1, 2009 behind the Democrat in the race rather than the Conservative Party candidate favored by fellow Republicans. (AP Photo/Todd Bissonette)
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58/137 Joseph Addai of the Indianapolis Colts runs with the ball during ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Joseph Addai of the Indianapolis Colts runs with the ball during the NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Colts won 18-14.(AFP/Getty Images/Andy Lyons)
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59/137 Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles throws a pass against ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles throws a pass against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles won 40-17.(AFP/Getty Images/Jim Mcisaac)
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Quarterback Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys is seen during play against the Seattle Seahawks at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys won 38-17.(AFP/Getty Images/Ronald Martinez)
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61/137 Quarterback Brett Favre of the Minnesota Vikings looks to hand ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Quarterback Brett Favre of the Minnesota Vikings looks to hand off the ball during the third quarter of the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Vikings won 38-26.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Boehm)
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(Reuters) - A woman takes a brochure detailing how homeowners can make their mortgage payments more affordable at the Fannie Mae booth set up at the Housing Rescue Fair, part of the National Urban League's Economic Empowerment Tour, in Dallas, Texas June 13, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
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(AP) - Chef Matthew Mitnitsky cheers after breaking the world record for the largest meatball in Concord, N.H., Sunday, Nov. 1,2009. Mitnitsky, owner of Nonni's Italian Eatery in Concord, said Sunday that a 222.5-pound (100.9 kg) meatball was authenticated as the world's largest after being weighed by state weights and measures officials. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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(Reuters) - A woman helps her son with oxygen treatment at the Catarino Rivas Hospital in San Pedro Sula, March 5, 2008. Honduras registered some 9,000 cases of different types of pneumonia in 2008. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
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(AP) - FILE - This Aug. 1, 2007 file photo shows KBR's headquarters in downtown Houston. According to an internal Oct. 26, 2009 Defense Department audit, Houston-based KBR Inc. has increased employee levels while U.S. troops steadily leave the country after more than six years of war. As a result, the U.S. government is paying far more in labor costs in Iraq than it should as military resources are shifted to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
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(Reuters) - People walk past the headquarters of CIT Group in New York, in this October 31, 2009 photograph. REUTERS/Natalie Behring
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(Reuters) - Iranian presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi listens to a question during a news conference in Tehran June 9, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
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68/137 Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre celebrates after throwing ...
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(Reuters) - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass to open up the second half, against his former team, the Green Bay Packers, during a NFL football game at Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson
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(Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are seen after a joint news conference in Jerusalem October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Dan Balilty/Pool
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(Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles fullback Leonard Weaver (43) avoids a tackle from the New York Giants Michael Johnson (obscured) during the third quarter of NFL football game action in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer
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(Reuters) - Iranian presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi speaks during a news conference in Tehran June 9, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
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(Reuters) - A woman holding an umbrella walks by a currency exchange office in central Moscow, October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
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(Reuters) - The Ford Motor Co's logo is seen on top of the Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
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(AP) - FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH DALLAS LAUNCHES $130 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, making it the largest church building program in modern history. The new 1.5 million square feet, state-of-the-art campus culminates recent downtown Dallas revitalization. It will be LEED certified and include a 3,000-seat worship center and an expansive six-floor education building. At the heart of the campus will be a fountain plaza that will add one acre of new green gathering places and an oval pool with a stone water tower topped with a cross. (PRNewsFoto/First Baptist Church Dallas)
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks at a campaign rally for New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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(AP) - A Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) stops to collect nectar from a Lantana bloom in Tyler, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The Monarchs are in the process of migrating back to Mexico. (AP Photo/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman)
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - People walk by the CIT Group headquarters in New York City. CIT Group, one of the largest small-business lenders in the United States, said Sunday it is filing for bankruptcy, with its board approving a "prepackaged" restructuring plan to shed 10 billion dollars in debt.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)
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(Reuters) - Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada attends a news conference in Shanghai September 28, 2009. REUTERS/Aly Song
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(AP) - Graphic shows the top 10 U.S. bankruptcy filings
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) arrives in the Marine One helicopter as he returns to the White House in Washington, November 1, 2009. Obama had made a visit to New Jersey to campaign for Governor Jon Corzine. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he returns to the White House in Washington, November 1, 2009. Obama had made a visit to New Jersey to campaign for Governor Jon Corzine. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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82/137 Favre welcomed back to Lambeau — with boos
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AP - Brett Favre sprinted downfield, arms thrust high in the air, index fingers raised.
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83/137 TV camera moved back slightly at World Series
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AP - Baseball moved the right-field TV camera made famous by Alex Rodriguez in Game 3 of the World Series.
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84/137 Burnett goes on short rest against Lee in Game 5
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AP - The New York Yankees are chasing championship No. 27 by throwing their top pitchers on three days' rest.
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85/137 2 women accuse Raiders coach of violent behavior
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AP - The former wife of Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable and a recent girlfriend claim Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women, and asked that he seek help for his anger.
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86/137 World Series TV ratings at highest level since '04
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AP - World Series television ratings are at their highest levels in five years.
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87/137 Wade gets 10,000th point, Heat beat Bulls 95-87
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AP - Dwyane Wade scored 25 points to push his career total to 10,005, reserve Udonis Haslem had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat stayed unbeaten by downing the Chicago Bulls 95-87 on Sunday night.
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88/137 Given the hero as Man City deny Birmingham
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AFP - Shay Given was Manchester City's hero as the goalkeeper produced several fine saves to earn Mark Hughes's men a point in their goalless Premier League draw away to Birmingham City.
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89/137 Evans quits Silence and signs with BMC - team
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AFP - Australia's world road race cycling champion Cadel Evans has signed a three-year deal with the American team BMC, according to the team's website on Sunday.
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90/137 Umberger lifts Blue Jackets past Capitals in OT
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AP - R.J. Umberger scored his second goal of the game on a power play 1:45 into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 5-4 win against the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
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91/137 Fed Cup just one tournament too many, says Serena
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AFP - Serena Williams on Sunday blamed physical exhaustion for her withdrawal from the US team to face Italy in the Fed Cup final.
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92/137 Cook wins finale, Roberts takes points title
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AP - John Cook had a tough time staying focused Sunday in the final round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championships. Loren Roberts had no such problem.
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93/137 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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94/137 Olympic flame journeys by foot, bike, wheelchair
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AP - A day after protests disrupted the relay, Olympic torchbearers ran, rode and rolled through Vancouver Island towns Saturday early in the journey across Canada.
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95/137 Britain to create three new retail banks: official
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AFP - Britain's government is to create three new high street banks from bailed out lenders Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group and Northern Rock, finance minister Alistair Darling said Sunday.
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96/137 No state bailout to safeguard British GP - minister
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AFP - Business Secretary Peter Mandelson on Sunday urged motor racing chief Bernie Ecclestone to safeguard the future of the British Grand Prix, but said no state funds would be used to broker a deal.
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97/137 Soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion
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AFP - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.
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98/137 Hoy leads British sprint clean sweep
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AFP - Sir Chris Hoy won the men's sprint in a race where Great Britain monopolised the podium at the Track World Cup here on Saturday.
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99/137 Eight arrested amid clashes at far-right demo
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AFP - Eight people were arrested as far-right supporters were involved in clashes with opponents on Saturday, while a separate march in London calling for sharia law to be imposed was cancelled.
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100/137 Britons against Blair, Miliband getting top EU jobs: poll
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AFP - Most Britons are opposed to ex-prime minister Tony Blair or Foreign Secretary David Miliband taking any of the top new EU jobs created by the Lisbon Treaty, an opinion poll out Sunday said.
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101/137 Somali pirates split on demands for British couple's release
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AFP - Pirates holding a British couple hostage in Somalia are split on whether to demand a ransom or prisoner exchange to free them, one of their captors said Saturday, as Britain insisted it would not pay for their release.
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102/137 Three British troops hurt in Falklands shooting: ministry
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AFP - Three British troops were taken to hospital after a shooting incident on the Falkland Islands, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in London said Saturday.
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103/137 Somali pirates move British couple inland
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Reuters - Somali pirates said on Saturday that a British couple captured in the Indian Ocean more than a week ago had been moved deeper into central Somalia after a row between rival pirate gangs.
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104/137 Sacked anti-drugs adviser slams Brown
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AFP - Britain's former chief advisor on drugs on Saturday accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown of overstating the dangers of cannabis for political reasons.
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105/137 British officer warning before Afghanistan death
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AFP - The most senior British soldier to die in Afghanistan warned that a helicopter shortage was putting troops at risk from roadside bombs shortly before he was killed by one, according to a report.
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106/137 Somali pirates want 7 mln dlrs for British couple: official
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AFP - Somali pirates holding a British couple kidnapped from their yacht have demanded a ransom of seven million dollars (4.7 million euros) to set them free, the Foreign Office said Friday.
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107/137 Britain set for fresh post strikes
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AFP - Postal workers would stage more strikes next week, trade union leaders said Friday, as their battle with bosses over modernisation, pay and jobs escalated.
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108/137 Exit Blair as France, Germany call EU shots
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AFP - France and Germany will join forces to choose a new-look European Union's first big boss, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday, sweeping Tony Blair towards the Brussels exit.
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109/137 FTSE 100 falls victim to profit-taking
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AFP - The leading stock exchange fell victim to profit-taking on Friday as data showed spending by US consumers fell in September for the first time in five months.
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110/137 Captive British woman says pirates 'hospitable'
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AP - A British woman who is being held by Somali pirates with her husband after their yacht was hijacked said in a phone call broadcast Friday that the couple were 'bearing up' and she described her captors as 'very hospitable.'
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111/137 Hoy wheels away in fresh triumph
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AFP - Sir Chris Hoy won his third gold at the Track World Cup here on Sunday as Great Britain ended the meeting with yet more medals.
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112/137 Norwegian warship in sea-battle off Somali coast: EU
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AFP - A Norwegian warship inspecting fishing boats off the coast of Somalia for suspected pirate activity was caught in heavy gunfire in the early hours of Sunday, a European Union naval commander said.
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113/137 Miliband in Russia to thaw ties
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AFP - David Miliband was starting the first visit by a British foreign secretary to Russia for five years on Sunday, seeking to mend relations damaged by the poisoning in London of a Kremlin critic.
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114/137 Italian police arrest fugitive mafia brothers
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AFP - Italian police arrested on Sunday two brothers suspected of ruling over a Naples mafia clan, less than 24 hours after capturing another sibling who had also been on the run for years.
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115/137 Putin tells EU of risk to gas supply via Ukraine: reports
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AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned the European Union on Sunday that gas supplies via Ukraine may be disrupted because of a payment dispute with Kiev, news agencies quoted his office as saying.
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116/137 Dominant Fisher claims World Match Play crown
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AFP - England's Ross Fisher beat American Anthony Kim four and three to claim the Volvo World Match Play Championship at the Finca Cortesin Golf Club here on Sunday.
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117/137 Former President Clinton unveils statue in Kosovo
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AP - Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name.
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118/137 Largest cruise ship squeezes under Danish bridge
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AP - The world's largest cruise ship cleared a crucial obstacle Sunday, lowering its smokestacks to squeeze under a bridge in Denmark.
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119/137 Russian military plane crashes, 11 dead
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AP - A Russian heavy-lift military cargo plane crashed on takeoff Sunday in Siberia, killing all 11 crew members on board, officials said.
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120/137 Vatican to decide each case of Anglican priests
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AP - The Vatican said Saturday that married Anglican priests will be admitted to the Catholic priesthood on a case-by-case basis as Rome makes it easier for disillusioned conservative Anglicans to convert.
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121/137 Statesmen meet in Berlin for reunification event
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AP - Three statesmen who oversaw the fall of the Berlin Wall that led to the collapse of communism in Europe gathered Saturday in Germany's capital to reflect on the changes they helped usher in 20 years ago.
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122/137 Dutch court nixes teenager's round-the-world sail
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AP - A Dutch court ruled Friday that 14-year-old Laura Dekker was still too inexperienced to be allowed to set off on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
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123/137 Afghan's Karzai effectively handed 2nd term
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AP - President Hamid Karzai effectively secured a second term Sunday when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administration said it was prepared to work with the man it has previously criticized to combat corruption and confront the Taliban insurgency.
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124/137 Pakistan security forces kill at least 7 militants
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AP - Security forces fighting their way through a mountainous Taliban stronghold killed at least seven militants Sunday and injured several more, officials said, while Pakistan's foreign minister said the offensive in tribal South Waziristan should finish sooner than originally expected.
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125/137 Kirkuk at the heart of Iraq election law deadlock
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AP - Iraqi politicians have been turning up their rhetoric over Kirkuk, the oil-rich city that both Kurds in the north and Arabs in the south want to control.
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126/137 Analysis: With few options, US accepts Karzai
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AP - President Hamid Karzai's leadership is weak, his government corrupt and nearly a third of the votes he won in the August election were thrown out as fakes.
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127/137 North Korea calls for direct talks with U.S.: report
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Reuters - North Korea's Foreign Ministry called Monday for direct talks with the United States and said the communist state was ready to return to stalled six-country nuclear disarmament negotiations.
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128/137 Over 20 feared dead as boat sinks off Australia
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AFP - More than 20 people were feared dead on Monday after a boat carrying about 40 sank in rough seas far off northwest Australia, sparking frantic rescue efforts by a passing merchant ship and fishing vessel.
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129/137 Challenger's pullout leaves Afghan government of dubious legitimacy
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McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan -- As he announced his withdrawal from the presidential runoff Sunday, Abdullah Abdullah refused to concede that his rival, President Hamid Karzai, could be the legitimate winner of Afghanistan's marathon election.
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130/137 House calls as cost-saver in health care reform?
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AP - The doctor doesn't look like much of a crusader, bent over the frail frame of 90-year-old Alberta Scott.
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131/137 Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies
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AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional Associated Press series on their use and potential risks.
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132/137 Flex spending accounts face hit in health overhaul
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AP - Those tax-free spending accounts that you and your co-workers use to help pay for dental work, insurance copayments or over-the-counter drugs face a hit under the health overhaul bills in Congress — unless a coalition that includes a powerful union, insurers and others can stop it.
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133/137 US to end travel ban on HIV-positive visitors: Obama
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AFP - The United States is poised to lift a decades-old ban on HIV-positive visitors from abroad that was based on fear and ignorance of the facts, President Barack Obama said Friday.
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134/137 Wall St Week Ahead: Goodbye to all that stimulus?
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Reuters - The U.S. economy has been kick-started into growth but stock investors still face an uncertain outlook as Wall Street gears up for comments from the Federal Reserve and a key report on employment this week.
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135/137 Obama says new data shows economy recovering
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Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Saturday this week's positive job and economic growth figures proved that his big spending efforts to stimulate the economy were working.
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136/137 Madoff documents reveal incredulous, unfocused SEC
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Reuters - U.S. securities investigators raised repeated concern over how Bernard Madoff could be running an honest business, but never followed through on the many red flags they uncovered.
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137/137 US stocks slide ahead of Fed rate decision, jobless data
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AFP - Despite the return of US economic growth, Wall Street was in no mood to celebrate as it braced for a Federal Reserve interest rate decision and crucial monthly labor data next week.
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