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1/140 Palin book tour to start Nov. 18
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AP - Sarah Palin's book tour is a gift for her base.
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2/140 Jude Law's 'Hamlet' goes from red to black
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AP - Jude Law and his fellow cast mates in Broadway's production of 'Hamlet' have no reason to be melancholy: They are an official hit.
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3/140 New reality cooking show for chef Gordon Ramsay
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AP - Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has some new people to yell at.
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4/140 Al Gore follow-up to 'An Inconvenient Truth' published
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AFP - Al Gore has released a follow-up to 2006 best-seller 'An Inconvenient Truth,' the former US vice president's rallying cry against global warming, a statement said Wednesday.
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5/140 Brad Pitt looking for new motorbike after LA crash
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AP - Brad Pitt says he is in the market for a new motorcycle.
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6/140 MTV Europe Awards to celebrate fall of Berlin Wall
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AP - For Katy Perry, learning can be fun.
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7/140 'The Hoff' back in Berlin for Wall anniversary
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AFP - David Hasselhoff will co-present at this week's MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin, 20 years after his now legendary performance after the fall of the Berlin Wall, organisers said Wednesday.
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8/140 Tom Hanks-produced '4-D' film comes to WWII Museum
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AP - Actor Tom Hanks says viewers are in for a realistic 'wartime experience' when the new film he produced, 'Beyond All Boundaries,' opens at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Friday.
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9/140 Canadian, American writers win French literary prizes
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AFP - Haitian-born Canadian writer Dany Laferriere and American novelist Dave Eggers on Wednesday were awarded France's Medicis literary prize celebrating original writing.
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10/140 TV host Mario Lopez to host Miss America pageant
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AP - Here comes Mario Lopez as the Miss America pageant host.
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11/140 Rihanna: Brown's assault, aftermath 'humiliating'
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AP - Rihanna says dealing with the media attention after being assaulted in February by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was humiliating. But she now hopes to speak for young women who are afraid to talk openly about domestic violence.
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12/140 `Dancing with the Stars' celeb slate slimmed by 2
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AP - Michael Irvin and Mark Dacascos have been booted from the ballroom.
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13/140 Jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano injured in Spain
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AFP - American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano has been taken to hospital in Spain after injuring his shoulder in a fall, organisers of the Madrid Jazz Festival said Wednesday.
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14/140 Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to co-host Oscars
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AP - Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are taking on the Oscars.
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15/140 Beyonce preps live discs, ABC special
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Reuters - Beyonce will later this month release a live concert DVD and companion CD, and a new song, 'Video Phone' featuring Lady Gaga.
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16/140 Zhang says 'Blood Simple' has shades of Chow
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AP - Zhang Yimou says his first movie in three years has shades of comedian Stephen Chow's outlandish humor and marks the first time the 'Raise the Red Lantern' director shot in digital format.
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17/140 British singer Leona Lewis performs in hometown
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AP - British pop singer Leona Lewis won strong fan support at her first ever full-length concert Monday night, performing on familiar territory in the east London neighborhood where she grew up and still lives.
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18/140 Blige to sing national anthem at World Series
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AP - Mary J. Blige is going back to the Bronx.
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19/140 Rod Stewart realizes dream recording with Smokey
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AP - Rod Stewart grew up idolizing soul singers like Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson and Otis Redding. On his new album, 'Soulbook,' he gets a chance to pay tribute to his childhood idols in song — and even gets a chance to sing with one of them on the CD.
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20/140 Rihanna 'humiliated' by leaked photo after attack
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Reuters - Pop singer Rihanna was named Woman of the Year by Glamour magazine on Tuesday after an attack at the hands of boyfriend Chris Brown that she said changed her life overnight.
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21/140 Berlin holds MTV awards, 20 years after fall of Wall
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Reuters - Berlin hosts the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, where German pop rock band Tokio Hotel will perform alongside U.S. rapper Jay-Z and Latin pop star Shakira.
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22/140 The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes
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AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Nov. 2, 2009:
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23/140 Carly Simon bounces back with homemade hits album
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Reuters - Carly Simon rarely performs concerts, due to a toxic combination of stage fright and fear of flying.
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24/140 George Jones: new country music needs a new name
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AP - Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.
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25/140 Review: `A Christmas Carol' suffocates in glitz
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AP - Lionel Barrymore. Alastair Sim. Laurence Olivier. Albert Finney. George C. Scott. Bill Murray. Michael Caine. Mr. Magoo. Scrooge McDuck.
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26/140 Gerard Butler off to war in 'Coriolanus'
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Reuters - Gerard Butler, currently in theaters with the surprise hit 'Law Abiding Citizen,' will join Ralph Fiennes in a contemporary version of Shakespeare's political and family drama 'Coriolanus.'
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27/140 Brad Pitt looking for new motorbike after LA crash
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AP - Brad Pitt says he is in the market for a new motorcycle.
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28/140 Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to host Oscars
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Reuters - Oscar organizers on Tuesday named an unlikely pair of hosts for March's Academy Awards, comedian Steve Martin and '30 Rock' star Alec Baldwin, a past loser at the world's top film awards.
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29/140 Box office boost shows 3D is here to stay
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AFP - Once regarded as a quirky fad for nerds wearing cardboard spectacles, 3D films are enjoying a mainstream renaissance and this time the medium is here to stay, entertainment industry experts say.
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30/140 Hollywood stars light up London for Christmas
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AFP - Jim Carrey and other Hollywood stars switched on the Christmas lights in London on Tuesday as part of festivities that included an attempt to stage the world's biggest carol sing-along.
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31/140 Review: `Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision
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AP - A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's 'The Men Who Stare at Goats,' and it all starts with the disclaimer that opens the movie: 'More of this is true than what you might imagine.'
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32/140 Owen Wilson signs on for 'Marmaduke'
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Reuters - Owen Wilson has signed on to voice the rascally Great Dane 'Marmaduke,' Fox's adaptation of the long-running comic strip.
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33/140 Ever Wanted to Punch a Kardashian?
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The Kardashians host a charity boxing event where people bid to get in the ring with them.
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34/140 Janet Jackson To Sit Down With ABC's Robin Roberts
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- In her first TV interview since the death of her brother, Janet Jackson will sit down and open up with ABC's Robin Roberts in a new interview, set to air on November 18.Janet, who recently shared her memories of her late brother, Michael Jackson, to Harper's Bazaar, will sit down with the TV journalist for 'In the Spotlight With Robin Roberts: Janet Jackson.'
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35/140 Gerard Butler Going Back To War On Big Screen
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Enough of the romantic comedies - Gerard Butler is going back to war.Butler has signed on to star opposite Ralph Fiennes in 'Coriolanus,' a contemporary big screen remake of William Shakespeare's classic tale of political drama in ancient Rome, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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36/140 Alec Baldwin On Oscars Gig: 'Some People Will Say It's The Worst Choice In The World'
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NEW YORK, New York -- '30 Rock' star Alec Baldwin is keeping a sense of humor about his just-announced Academy Awards co-hosting duties with Steve Martin.'Some people will say it's the worst choice in the world,' he said, according to The Hollywood Reporter, while serving out other co-hosting duties at the Film Foundation's screening of 'The Red Shoes' in New York City on Tuesday night.
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37/140 This premiere Is a Disaster!
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John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet and Thandie Newton all joined Roland Emmerich, the director of the new disaster movie '2012,' at the film's world premiere. (Nov. 4)
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38/140 Rep: Jeremy Piven 'Kidding' About Getting Man Boobs From Soy Milk
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Jeremy Piven has already had to swear off sushi due to mercury poisoning - and now, is the 'Entourage' star turning his back on soy milk? After an interview in the U.K.'s Empire Magazine's December issue, where the actor said he stopped drinking soy milk due to it's estrogen levels, reports surfaced saying the actor claimed he had grown man boobs due to the dairy alternative.
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39/140 DWTS' Cheryl Burke in Talks to Star in Chicago on Broadway
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She's in talks to play Chicago's Roxie Hart, a pal tells Us
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40/140 Jennifer Hudson On The Importance Of Family & Her Plans For Another Child
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CHICAGO, Ill. -- Chicago is the place where Jennifer Hudson's rise to stardom began, but it's also the place where tragedy struck her family.Now, in an exclusive interview with Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson, Jennifer opened up about motherhood, the importance of family and how her mother -- her angel -- gave her the strength to go home again.
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41/140 Choreographer Cris Judd Is Engaged!
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'I am extremely overjoyed,' he tells Us
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42/140 Mischa Barton: 'I'm Figuring Out My Next Move'
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She tells Us the cancellation of her show The Beautiful Life was 'a really sh---y situation'
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43/140 John Lithgow's serial killer soars on 'Dexter'
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AP - John Lithgow was going to pass on the chance to play serial killer vs. serial killer on 'Dexter,' with an Italian vacation, cruise and his son's wedding awaiting him.
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44/140 'Stylemaker' Lady Gaga Aces in Lace
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Fashion Wire Daily - Pop star Lady Gaga is not afraid to take fashion risks, as her ensemble for the 13th annual ACE Awards proved. At New York's Cipriani on 42nd Street on Monday, Nov. 2, to pick up her 'Stylemaker' award from presenter Marc Jacobs, Lady Gaga wore a fifties-style pale pink bra and girdle-like panties over a gray crushed velvet shirt in a masculine-meets-feminine play.
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45/140 Microsoft lays off 800 more workers worldwide
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AP - Microsoft Corp. says it is cutting 800 more jobs. That's in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January.
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46/140 NY joins the antitrust effort against Intel
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AP - New York's attorney general hit Intel Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the company used 'illegal threats and collusion' to dominate the market for computer microprocessors.
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47/140 Comcast 3Q profit up 22 pct, but growth slows
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AP - Comcast Corp. reported a 22 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, buoyed by an investment gain and a lower tax rate as it stepped up promotions on its bundled video, phone and Internet plans.
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48/140 Apple's booming App Store tops 100,000 programs
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AFP - Apple on Wednesday announced that outside developers have crammed the virtual shelves of its App Store with more than 100,000 mini-programs for iPhones and iPod Touch devices.
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49/140 Microsoft cuts 800 more jobs
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AFP - US computer software giant Microsoft said Wednesday that it is cutting 800 more jobs in addition to the 5,000 layoffs announced previously.
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50/140 Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898
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AP - The nightly attacks by two man-eating lions terrified railway workers and brought construction to a halt in one of east Africa's most notorious onslaughts more than a hundred years ago. But the death toll, scientists now say, wasn't as high as previously thought.
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51/140 Snow cap disappearing from Mount Kilimanjaro
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AP - The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon be gone. The African mountain's white peak — made famous by writer Ernest Hemingway — is rapidly melting, researchers report.
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52/140 Recent Midwest Quakes Called Aftershocks from 1800s
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LiveScience.com - The small earthquakes that sporadically rattle the central United States may actually be aftershocks from a few extremely large quakes that occurred in the region almost 200 years ago, according to a new study
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53/140 EU parliamentary nod for free emissions permits
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AFP - The European Parliament's environment committee on Wednesday approved a list of 164 industrial sectors that will win free carbon emissions permits for the next five years if no global deal on climate change is negotiated next month.
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54/140 Iraq signs mega oil deal with BP and CNPC
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AFP - Iraq formally signed a deal with Britain's BP and China's CNPC on Tuesday to almost triple production at a giant southern oilfield.
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55/140 82 healthy sea turtles hatch at San Diego SeaWorld
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AP - The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help.
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56/140 Over 1,000 fish species 'threatened with extinction'
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AFP - More than 1,000 freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, reflecting the strain on global water resources, an updated global 'Red List' of endangered species showed Tuesday.
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57/140 BSE Sensex at 2-mth closing low; Reliance falls
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Reuters - The BSE Sensex dropped 3.1 percent on Tuesday, a sixth straight fall that took it to its lowest close in two months, pulled down by a sell-off in energy giant Reliance Industries and weak global markets.
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58/140 Vietnam storm death toll rises to 91
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AP - The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae rose to 91 in Vietnam on Wednesday as authorities stepped up rescue and relief operations in the country's central region.
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59/140 'Give pees a chance' student may face jail
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Reuters - A university student who was photographed urinating over a war memorial was warned on Wednesday that he could be jailed for the 'disgusting act.'
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60/140 Cheap mobile calls help more young couples elope
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Reuters - Somali courtship was different in Hassan Aden's day. When he was a teenager, you gave the girl's parents 11 camels and an AK-47 assault rifle as bride price and then waited respectfully.
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61/140 Rebels ban musical ringtones on phones
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Reuters - Sacdiyo Sheeq used to love listening to Bollywood movie songs on her mobile telephone.
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62/140 Scared of flying? Press the fear iButton
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Reuters - People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
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63/140 Marilyn Monroe crypt auction fails again
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Reuters - A second attempt to sell a crypt on top of Marilyn Monroe's final resting place has failed, with not a single bid received for the burial spot in a celebrity-filled Los Angeles cemetery.
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64/140 Beefeaters 'harassed' lone female Tower guard
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Reuters - Two guardians of Britain's historic Tower of London have been suspended after a female colleague, the first woman warden in their 524-year history, accused them of harassment.
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65/140 Space hotel says it's on schedule to open in 2012
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Reuters - A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project.
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66/140 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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67/140 U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about education at the Wright ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about education at the Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin, November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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68/140 Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn holds a news conference to endorse a ...
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(AP) - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn holds a news conference to endorse a bill that would provide aid to military families, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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(AP) - A television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the decision of the Federal Reserve, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. With the recession apparently over, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday held a key interest rate at a record low and again pledged to keep it there for an 'extended period' to foster the fragile economic recovery. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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70/140 San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore (21) looks for daylight ...
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(Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore (21) looks for daylight as 49ers offensive lineman Chilo Rachal (R) blocks Indianapolis Colts linebacker Tyjuan Hagler during their NFL game in Indianapolis November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Brent Smith
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71/140 Canadien Auto Workers Union President Ken Lewenza talks with ...
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(Reuters) - Canadien Auto Workers Union President Ken Lewenza talks with reporters during the Reuters Autos Summit in Detroit, Michigan November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES)
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(AP) - A television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange show the decision of the Federal Reserve, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. With the recession apparently over, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday held a key interest rate at a record low and again pledged to keep it there for an 'extended period' to foster the fragile economic recovery. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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73/140 Canadian Auto Workers Union President Ken Lewenza talks with ...
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(Reuters) - Canadian Auto Workers Union President Ken Lewenza talks with reporters during the Reuters Autos Summit in Detroit, Michigan November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
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(AFP/Getty Images/file) - Yellow police tape is stretched across the front of the home of alleged kidnapper Phillip Garrido as they search the property in August 2009 in Antioch, California. California on Wednesday released a scathing report into the Jaycee Dugard kidnap, saying a catalogue of mistakes allowed the convicted rapist accused of the crime to walk free for years.(AFP/Getty Images/file/Justin Sullivan)
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75/140 President Barack Obama, accompanied by Education Secretary Arne ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama, accompanied by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, meets with students at Wright Middle school in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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76/140 President Barack Obama meets with students at Wright Middle ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama meets with students at Wright Middle school in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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77/140 President Barack Obama speak to students at Wright Middle school ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama speak to students at Wright Middle school in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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(AP) - Education Secretary Arne Duncan looks on at left as President Barack Obama meets with students at Wright Middle school in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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79/140 Tim Donaghy, the former NBA referee seen here in 2004 and who ...
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(AFP/File) - Tim Donaghy, the former NBA referee seen here in 2004 and who admitted taking money from gamblers for inside tips on games, was released from a Florida jail on Wednesday after serving 13 months behind bars.(AFP/File/Ronald Martinez)
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80/140 President Barack Obama speaks with students at Wright Middle ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama speaks with students at Wright Middle school in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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(Reuters) - Former French President Jacques Chirac, seen in this February 9, 2007 file photo, has been ordered by a French magistrate October 30, 2009 to stand trial on embezzlement charges dating back to his time as mayor of Paris, in an unprecedented move against a former French head of state. File photo February 9, 2007. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File
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82/140 FILE - In this July 11, 2008 file photo, models hold the new ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this July 11, 2008 file photo, models hold the new iPhones during the first day of the release in Hong Kong. Apple Inc. partner China Unicom Ltd. has sold 5,000 iPhones since the smart phone's formal weekend debut in China, a lackluster start after analysts warned the company might be setting prices too high. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, file)
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83/140 President and CEO Dodge Car Brand Ralph V. Gilles takes a break ...
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(Reuters) - President and CEO Dodge Car Brand Ralph V. Gilles takes a break during the Chrysler Group LLC 2010-2014 Business Plan Presentation in Auburn Hills, Michigan November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
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84/140 Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, escorts Australian Defense ...
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(AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, escorts Australian Defense Minister John Philip Faulkner to an honor cordon at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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85/140 Kt Crossman joins same-sex marriage supporters for a rally ...
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(AP) - Kt Crossman joins same-sex marriage supporters for a rally on the steps of City Hall, in Portland, Maine, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, a day after voters rejected the gay marriage law. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)
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86/140 New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in New York June 5, 2008. ...
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(Reuters) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in New York June 5, 2008. REUTERS/Chip East
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87/140 U.S. President Barack Obama (L) sits next to U.S. Secretary ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) sits next to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as they visit the Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin, November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS EDUCATION)
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88/140 Two people argue their differences regarding same-sex marriage ...
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(AP) - Two people argue their differences regarding same-sex marriage in front of City Hall, in Portland, Maine, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, a day after voters rejected the gay marriage law. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)
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(AP) - This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 12:45 PM EST shows cloudy conditions in from Minnesota through the Great Lakes to the Northeast as an occluded low pressure system rises through Illinois. Pockets of light showers fall across western Virginia, while mostly dry conditions persist elsewhere. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)
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90/140 A student with an "Obama" haircut at Wright Middle ...
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(Reuters) - A student with an "Obama" haircut at Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin, listens to U.S. President Barack Obama speak as he visits the area, November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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91/140 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg greets supporters after ...
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(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg greets supporters after his election win in New York, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Shaun Best
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92/140 Girardi dissected as Yankees try for Series title
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AP - When Joe Girardi left the dugout every few minutes to switch relievers against the Angels, some wondered whether he was getting paid per pitching change.
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93/140 Old foe Pedro stands between Yanks and 27th title
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AP - Andy Pettitte against Pedro Martinez, with the Yankees one win from ecstasy. Now that's a World Series matchup worth talking about. Still stalking that elusive 27th championship, New York turns to Pettitte once again in Game 6 on Wednesday night, hoping he can pitch his team past Chase Utley and the Philadelphia Phillies on only three days' rest.
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94/140 Toyota pulls out of Formula 1 to cut costs
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AP - Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing.
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95/140 In Tokyo, Bush reminisces about baseball days
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AP - Exactly a year after Barack Obama was voted to replace him as president, George W. Bush was in Japan on Wednesday talking about his former life — in sports.
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96/140 Defiant Kazan hold Barcelona in Champions League
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AFP - Russian champions Rubin Kazan put up a stunning defensive display here on Wednesday to hold Champions League holders Barcelona 0-0.
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97/140 Rypien helps Canucks beat Rangers
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AP - Rick Rypien scored the go-ahead goal 8:48 into the third period, the first of three late goals that lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
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98/140 Cilic keeps end of season finals hopes alive
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AFP - Croatian fourth seed Marin Cilic stayed in touch for a possible place in the year-end final as he began the Swiss Indoors here on Wednesday with a defeat of German Philipp Petzschner 6-4, 6-4.
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99/140 Halfway around the world, Tiger, Phil meet again
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AP - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson sat across from each other in a mock game of Chinese checkers against the spectacular backdrop of Shanghai's trendy Bund district. Later, they posed with the HSBC Champions trophy.
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100/140 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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101/140 Barrichello, Hulkenberg to drive for Williams team
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AP - Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg will drive for Formula One team Williams next season.
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102/140 'Rogue' Afghan policeman kills five British troops
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AFP - A 'rogue' Afghan policeman shot dead five British soldiers in Afghanistan, in an attack that Prime Minister Gordon Brown blamed on the Taliban as he faced renewed questions Wednesday over the war.
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103/140 British mercenary home after E. Guinea pardon
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AFP - British mercenary Simon Mann voiced relief Wednesday as he arrived home after more than five 'tough' years behind bars for a failed 2004 coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
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104/140 No more duck house: Britain cuts lawmaker expenses
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AP - Drain the moat, tear down the duck house, fire the housekeeper. British lawmakers face strict new allowance rules following a scandal over their outrageous expense claims.
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105/140 Lula in London to see queen, seek investment
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AFP - Brazilian President Lula Inacio da Silva arrived in Britain Wednesday for a two-day visit to drum up investment and have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II.
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106/140 FTSE 100 ends higher
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AFP - London shares ended higher on Wednesday as the stock market posted strong gains on positive US data.
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107/140 British retailer Marks&Spencer in brand shake-up
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AFP - Marks and Spencer will for the first time sell grocery and household products featuring top brand names across all of its British stores alongside its own branded goods, it said on Wednesday.
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108/140 Afghan policeman kills 5 British soldiers
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AP - An Afghan policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the volatile southern province of Helmand, killing five before fleeing, authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about discipline within the Afghan forces and possible infiltration by insurgents.
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109/140 Govt seeking talks with GM: Mandelson
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AFP - The government said Wednesday it was keen to hold talks with General Motors after it scrapped plans to sell carmaker Vauxhall, which with Opel is part of GM's European operation.
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110/140 Freed British mercenary returns from E. Guinea
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AFP - British mercenary Simon Mann arrived home Wednesday after being freed from jail in Equatorial Guinea expressing relief to be back in Britain.
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111/140 London mayor shows chivalry not dead in bike rescue
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Reuters - London Mayor Boris Johnson rescued a woman attacked by a group of girls wielding a metal bar after answering her plea for help during an evening bicycle ride, a spokeswoman for his office said Wednesday.
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112/140 Equatorial Guinea coup-plotter returns home to UK
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AP - British mercenary Simon Mann has threatened to settle some old scores after arriving home Wednesday following more than five years in African jails for a failed plot to take over Equatorial Guinea's oil riches.
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113/140 Taliban behind shooting of five soldiers: Brown
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AFP - The Taliban have claimed the killing of five British soldiers by a policeman in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday, adding that five other troops were also seriously injured.
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114/140 X-ray named top achievement by Science Museum
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AFP - The X-ray was on Wednesday named the most important modern scientific achievement in a poll conducted for the Science Museum, beating Apollo spacecraft and DNA.
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115/140 Tough new rules to curb MPs' expenses
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AFP - MPs will be banned from claiming for home loan repayments and employing family members under new rules unveiled on Wednesday after an expenses scandal which has rocked parliament.
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116/140 Tories vow EU changes after treaty U-turn
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AFP - Opposition leader David Cameron, tipped as the next prime minister, vowed Wednesday to take back powers from Europe as he confirmed his party would no longer hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
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117/140 UN climate pact work moves on, deadline in doubt
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AP - Negotiators at a U.N. climate conference in Spain further defined plans for reducing greenhouse emissions and continued work on a draft climate change treaty, with next month's deadline for a legal document increasingly in doubt.
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118/140 Italy convicts 23 US agents in CIA kidnapping trial
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AFP - An Italian judge Wednesday convicted 23 US and two Italian secret agents for the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003 under the covert 'extraordinary rendition' programme.
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119/140 New Zealand get Carter against Wales
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AFP - Star fly-half Dan Carter will have the chance to become the All Blacks' record international points scorer this weekend after being passed fit to play Wales at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday.
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120/140 Pompey chief exec charged with tax evasion
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AFP - The chief executive of English Premier League strugglers Portsmouth was formally charged with tax evasion on Wednesday, a spokesman for HM Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office (RCPO) said.
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121/140 Italian judge convicts 23 in CIA kidnap case
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AP - An Italian judge on Wednesday convicted 23 Americans in absentia of the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from a Milan street, in a landmark case involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program in the war on terrorism.
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122/140 GM's Opel move raises anger, new uncertainty
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AP - General Motors Co.'s decision to scrap the sale of European subisidiary Opel raised new uncertainty Wednesday over the unit's future, astonishing politicians in Germany and Russia and prompting workers to plan walkouts in protest.
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123/140 Russia stresses tolerance on national holiday
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AP - Tens of thousands of people took part in Moscow street rallies and concerts Wednesday on a new national holiday that the Kremlin tried to portray as a celebration of Russia's ethnic diversity.
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124/140 Oil up above $80 on weak dollar, lower inventories
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AP - Oil prices rose to above $80 a barrel Wednesday, helped by the weaker dollar and a report pointing to a drop in U.S. crude supplies.
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125/140 Israel: commandos seize Hezbollah-bound arms ship
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AP - Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas — the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered.
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126/140 Iran opposition protesters return to streets
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AP - The contrasts were vivid: Pro-government supporters chanted 'Death to America' and stomped on U.S. flags Wednesday while not far away, hundreds of opposition protesters denounced Iran's leaders and appealed to America's president to choose sides.
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127/140 US officials visit isolated Myanmar, meet Suu Kyi
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AP - The highest-ranking American diplomat to visit Myanmar in 14 years offered improved relations Wednesday if its military regime moves toward democracy, putting into action the Obama administration's new policy of engagement with the isolated country.
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128/140 Iraq vote may be delayed, election head warns
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AP - The official charged with carrying out Iraq's crucial January polls warned Wednesday that they will be delayed if parliament doesn't approve a key electoral bill.
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129/140 Gunmen kill 6 in bar in Mexico border city
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AP - Prosecutors say a gang of gunmen has killed six men in a bar in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.
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130/140 Morocco orders departure of Swedish diplomat
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AFP - Morocco ordered on Wednesday the immediate departure of a Swedish diplomat accused of handing official Moroccan documents to Western Sahara-linked separatists, the foreign ministry said.
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131/140 Karzai re-election as leader illegal: Abdullah
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AFP - Afghanistan's former presidential challenger on Wednesday slammed Hamid Karzai's re-election as illegal, piling pressure on the head of state as his foreign allies warned him to deliver on reform pledges.
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132/140 Study: Fiddler crabs exchange sex for survival
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AP - In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection for females is, apparently, having sex with the neighbors, according to an Australian study published Wednesday.
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133/140 Commercial pigs in Ind. test positive for H1N1
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AP - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, making it the first time the virus has been found in such hogs.
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134/140 Health care dispute: Costs of defensive medicine
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AP - Dr. James Wang says he tries to tell his patients when extra medical procedures aren't necessary. If they insist, though, he will do it — not so much to protect their health as his own practice.
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135/140 Obama lifts ban on US entry for those with HIV
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AP - President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year.
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136/140 Fibre may keep asthma, diabetes at bay, study finds
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AFP - An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a fibre-filled diet could also hold the key to keeping asthma, diabetes and arthritis at bay, according to Australian research released Thursday.
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137/140 Fed sees rates near zero for extended period
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Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday expressed growing confidence that an economic recovery was building, even though it stuck to its commitment to keep borrowing costs near zero for 'an extended period.'
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138/140 U.S. services sector grows, job losses decline
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Reuters - The U.S. services sector, which represents about 80 percent of U.S. economic activity, grew for the second consecutive month in October, while the labor market also showed signs of improvement in data published on Wednesday.
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139/140 Intel hit by NY antitrust suit, kickbacks alleged
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Reuters - Intel Corp was sued by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who accused the world's largest chipmaker of threatening computer makers and paying billions of dollars in kickbacks to maintain its market dominance.
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140/140 GMAC Financial Services 3Q loss narrows
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AP - GMAC Financial Services, the main lender for General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, said Wednesday its loss narrowed to $767 million in the third quarter, as its auto lending unit made money while its home mortgage unit reported another loss.
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