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1/126 Joe Jackson seeks stipend from Michael's estate
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AP - Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday.
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2/126 Joe Jackson seeks allowance from son's estate
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Reuters - Joe Jackson, the elderly father of late pop star Michael Jackson, on Friday filed a court petition seeking an allowance from the singer's estate, saying his son had supported him for many years.
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3/126 Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old
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AP - A man arrested for allegedly burglarizing celebrities' homes in Los Angeles has told police that the 19-year-old woman who masterminded the ring wanted to own the designer wardrobes of her favorite Hollywood stars.
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4/126 Rihanna: Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes'
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AP - Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw 'no soul in his eyes.'
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5/126 Matthew Broderick focuses on 'Wonderful World'
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AP - Matthew Broderick says he's puzzled by the bashing he's received for his actions during the first New York preview of 'The Starry Messenger,' a new play by good friend Kenneth Lonergan.
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6/126 A&E: Reality show about Jacksons premieres Dec. 13
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AP - A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says. Back-to-back hour episodes will air that night at 9 p.m. EST.
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7/126 Morgan Freeman settles suit in crash case: lawyer
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AFP - Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit involving a female passenger traveling in his car when it crashed last year, the woman's lawyer confirmed Friday.
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8/126 Latin singer Alejandro Sanz searches for paradise
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AP - Whenever Latin pop sensation Alejandro Sanz writes music, he sets off on a 'long mental journey' to find inspiration. But when Alicia Keys surprised the singer at a party in New York by joining him in an impromptu jam session, Sanz knew then that he'd found his muse.
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9/126 Prince Albert of Monaco sues over 'spy' claims
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AFP - Monaco's royal palace said Friday it has filed suit against an American who claims to have run a private spy agency for Prince Albert II to keep tabs on powerful local personalities and media.
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10/126 Egypt Islamists appalled by Beyonce 'sex party'
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AFP - R and B singer Beyonce, who put off a gig in Malaysia following Islamist outrage over her 'gyrating moves' and 'sexy outfits,' has brought her world tour to Egypt where she faced more hostility.
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11/126 Rihanna regrets returning to Brown after attack
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AFP - Pop star Rihanna has said she was 'wrong' to reconcile with boyfriend Chris Brown after he assaulted her, saying she did not want other victims of domestic abuse to follow her example.
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12/126 Stereophonics survives label chaos to 'Carry On'
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Reuters - Scoring a fifth successive U.K. No. 1 album should be a momentous occasion for any band, but in October 2007 the Welsh rock outfit Stereophonics wasn't able to savor the achievement for long.
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13/126 Elton John leaves hospital, back on stage Nov 14
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Reuters - British singer Elton John left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of concerts, his representative said on Thursday.
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14/126 Calle 13 tops Latin Grammy awards
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Reuters - Puerto-Rican hip-hop duo Calle 13 won five Latin Grammy awards on Thursday, including the coveted Album of the Year, helping cement their reputation as being among the vanguard of alternative reggaeton music.
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15/126 Actor Woods sues RI hospital in brother's death
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AP - Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother.
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16/126 Hollywood calls on Clooney for holiday movie cheer
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Reuters - Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And judging by what's in theaters this holiday movie season, his name is George Clooney.
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17/126 Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries'
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AP - Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film 'Beyond All Boundaries' held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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18/126 Records: Morgan Freeman settles suit on car wreck
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AP - Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records posted Thursday. Terms of the settlement were not released.
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19/126 Robert Pattinson On Why He Doesn't Need To Show Off His Abs
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Robert Pattinson doesn't need to show his six-pack, the star joked with Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson at the 'New Moon' junket in Los Angeles on Friday.'I don't walk around with my shirt off all the time!' he joked, poking fun at the often bare-chested 'New Moon' wolf pack. 'It's like driving a fancy car - you're insecure about something.'
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20/126 Kristen Stewart On Her Worst Break-Up And Marrying Rob Or Taylor
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kristen Stewart gets her heart broken as Bella in 'New Moon,' and the star said it's an emotion she could relate to. 'I've absolutely thought I've been sure of something and then been told that I was just dead wrong so I can totally relate to that,' Kristen told Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson of a past real-life break-up at the 'New Moon' junket in Los Angeles on Friday.
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21/126 Italian Stallions
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The JoBros shop 'til they drop in Milan, Italy.
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22/126 Week in Photos: November 1-7, 2009
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Miss any of the hot celebrity stories from last week? Get caught up with the Week in Photos.
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23/126 5 Reasons Why Project Runway May Have Lost Its Style
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Ever since Project Runway made the move from New York to L.A. — and to Lifetime — fans increasingly have grumbled about the reality competition show. While the Season 6 premiere brought in record ratings for the women-oriented cable channel, it has lost nearly a million viewers, leaving 3.2 million watching the Oct. 29 episode. (The season ends Thursday...
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24/126 Taylor Lautner On Taking His Shirt Off Again, 'Eclipse' Secrets & His 'New Moon' Meal Plan
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Don't worry, Twihards - Taylor Lautner will be taking his shirt off again.Despite reports that 'The Twilight Saga' star would be keeping his six-pack under wraps from now on, Taylor told Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson at the 'New Moon' junket in Los Angeles on Friday that he'd be willing to bare his torso if the role required it.
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25/126 Bafta sees stars in LA
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Robert De Niro, Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Danny Boyle were all honored at the Bafta/LA Britannia Awards in LA - where the stars discussed their latest projects. (Nov. 6)
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26/126 A&E Sets Premiere Date For Jackson Brothers Reality Show
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A&E has set a premiere date for their new series, 'The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty.'The show, starring Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon Jackson, will premiere on Sunday December 13 at 9 PM ET/PT on the cable channel.
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27/126 Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder
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AP - A judge sentenced 'Girls Gone Wild' founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.
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28/126 Augusten Burroughs shares his holiday stories
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AP - It's not uncommon for people to say that their holidays don't live up to a Norman Rockwell painting, but Augusten Burroughs says his holidays have been 'hideous.'
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29/126 Korean Fashion Designers Hit New York
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Fashion Wire Daily - Nine of Korea's top fashion designers presented a selection of looks from their 2010 collections at a special runway show in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 4, kicking off a two-day preview event for local buyers.
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30/126 Less poetry, music but big Miami book fair goes on
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AP - Poetry and music have been cut and there will be no parade to kick off the Miami Book Fair International as in years past. But one of the nation's leading literary festivals isn't giving up on readers in a bad economy.
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31/126 New `Call of Duty' could set entertainment record
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AP - This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record $155 million opening weekend for 'The Dark Knight.'
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32/126 Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war
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AP - First it was books. Now it's DVDs.
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33/126 Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone
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AP - Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications.
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34/126 Activision posts 3Q profit, backs 2009 outlook
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AP - It's been a rough year for the video game industry, but Activision Blizzard Inc. reported a profit for its third quarter because of lower costs and a good response for games such as 'Guitar Hero 5' and 'World of Warcraft.'
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35/126 No Doubt sues video game maker over 'Band Hero'
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AP - No Doubt has sued video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths.
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36/126 Droid joins 'Google phone' army in smart phone war
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AFP - A Motorola Droid smart phone goes on sale Friday, joining the growing ranks of smart phones on the open-source operating system backed by Google.
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37/126 Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism
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AP - Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups.
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38/126 World leaders needed at talks to cut climate deal
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AP - After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world's rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen.
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39/126 Mercury probe fly-by maps mysterious inner planet
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AFP - The US space probe MESSENGER's third and final fly-by of the planet Mercury in September revealed an almost complete view of the solar system's smallest planet, leaving only the polar regions to be surveyed, NASA said.
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40/126 New gene therapy halts 2 boys' rare brain disease
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AP - French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn't cause AIDS, and then used it to carry in the healthy new gene.
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41/126 G20 ministers to firm up global recovery, climate funding
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AFP - Hosts Britain told the G20 it had 'no reason to give up' on a new climate change deal Friday, as finance ministers met for talks on bolstering the world economy and green finance.
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42/126 Exxon follows China lead in clinching Iraq oil deal
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AFP - Exxon Mobil on Thursday became the first US company to win a contract since Iraq's oil industry was nationalised almost 40 years ago, further expanding the role of foreign nations in the industry.
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43/126 Depression Ida dumps heavy rain on Nicaragua
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Reuters - Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical depression as it churned through eastern Nicaragua on Thursday after cutting power and ripping roofs on little-developed Caribbean islands.
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44/126 Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports
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Reuters - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.
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45/126 Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back
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Reuters - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.
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46/126 Giant snake capture was a hoax?
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Reuters - A man who caught a 14-foot (4.2-meter) python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.
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47/126 '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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48/126 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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49/126 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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50/126 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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51/126 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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52/126 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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53/126 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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54/126 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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55/126 FILE - In this March 2, 2009, file photo Gov. Pat Quinn speaks ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this March 2, 2009, file photo Gov. Pat Quinn speaks during a Pulaski Day Celebration at the Polish Museum of America in Chicago. Brigadier Gen. Casimir Pulaski, known as the father of the American cavalry, died from battle wounds Oct. 9, 1779, in a battle to take Savannah, Ga., back from the British. The Polish nobleman finally became an American citizen Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. President Barack Obama signed a joint resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives that made Pulaski an honorary citizen. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, FILE)
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56/126 FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2005, file photo Franciszck Dube, second ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2005, file photo Franciszck Dube, second from left, with two other surviving members from the Ninth Casimir Pulaski Regiment of Polish Cavalry, participates in the re-interment for Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski in Savannah, Ga. Pulaski, a Polish nobleman and an American Revolutionary War hero, who was mortally wounded in 1779 during the siege of Savannah finally became an American citizen Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. President Barack Obama signed a joint resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives that made Pulaski an honorary citizen. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton, FILE)
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57/126 FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2005, file photo the caisson carrying ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2005, file photo the caisson carrying the casket of Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski leaves the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist during his re-interment ceremony in Savannah, Ga. Pulaski, a Polish nobleman and an American Revolutionary War hero, who was mortally wounded in 1779 during the siege of Savannah, finally became an American citizen Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. President Barack Obama signed a joint resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives that made Pulaski an honorary citizen. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton, FILE)
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(AP) - FILE - In this June 23, 2005, file photo a carving of Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski is shown on the 54-foot monument to his memory on Monterey Square in Savannah, Ga. Pulaski, a Polish nobleman and an American Revolutionary War hero, who was mortally wounded in 1779 during the siege of Savannah, finally became an American citizen Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. President Barack Obama signed a joint resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives that made Pulaski an honorary citizen. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
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(AP) - Sgt. First Class Frank Minnie, right, stands with other soldiers observing a moment of silence for those killed in Thursday's shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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60/126 FILE- In this April 24, 2008 file photo, a sea lion eats a salmon ...
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(AP) - FILE- In this April 24, 2008 file photo, a sea lion eats a salmon in the Columbia River near Bonneville Dam in North Bonneville, Wash. A report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers show no decrease in the numbers of salmon eaten by sea lions at the dam since 25 California sea lions have been removed or killed the past two years. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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61/126 Jason Rodriguez is taken from the Orlando Police station in ...
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(AP) - Jason Rodriguez is taken from the Orlando Police station in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 en route to the Orange County Jail after he was charged with a shooting at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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(AP) - An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Army Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr. Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Carrasco, of Berino, N.M., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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(AP) - An Army carry team walks off an airplane as transfer cases containing the remains of Army Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr., left, and Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador, right, sit on a loader Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Tirador, 29, of Albany N.Y. died Nov. 4 in Kirkush, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related injury and Carrasco, of Berino, N.M., died while also supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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(AP) - An Army carry lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador, as a transfer case containing the remains of Army Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr. sits on a loader Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Tirador, 29, of Albany N.Y. died Nov. 4 in Kirkush, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related injury and Carrasco, of Berino, N.M., died while also supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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65/126 An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains ...
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(AP) - An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Army Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr. as a transfer case containing the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador sits on a loader Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Tirador, 29, of Albany N.Y. died Nov. 4 in Kirkush, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related injury and Carrasco, of Berino, N.M., died while also supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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66/126 A police booking photograph of suspect Jason Rodriguez, issued ...
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(Reuters) - A police booking photograph of suspect Jason Rodriguez, issued by the Orange County, Florida Jail on November 6, 2009. The ex-employee of an engineering consulting firm who was laid off in 2007 opened fire at his former workplace in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, police said. The suspected gunman, who caused panic for several hours at the Gateway Center building in downtown Orlando, was arrested at his mother's home after fleeing the scene, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Police Chief Val Demings told reporters. REUTERS/Courtesy Orange County Florida Jail/Handout (UNITED STATES SOCIETY CRIME LAW HEADSHOT CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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(AP) - Attends at a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in honor of the fallen from the mass shootings on Fort Hood Army Post Thursday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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68/126 U.S. Army soldiers attend a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood in ...
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(AP) - U.S. Army soldiers attend a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in honor of the fallen from the mass shootings on Fort Hood Army Post Thursday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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(AP) - Royce Clyde Zeigler II waits for the jury to return with a verdict Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Zeigler was convicted Friday of capital murder in the 2007 beating death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter Riley Ann Sawyers whose battered body was found in a container floating in Galveston Bay. (AP Photo/Pool, Jennifer Reynolds)
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(AP) - Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Thad Allen, addresses a crowd of almost two thousand who attended a memorial service for the those killed in a midair collision last week, held at the Coast Guard Air Station, Sacramento, in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Seven crew members aboard a Sacramento-based Coast Guard C130, and two Marines aboard a AH-1W Super Cobra, died when their aircraft collided Oct. 29 off the coast of San Diego.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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71/126 Lt. Colonel Charles Keller, second from holds his son Michael, ...
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(AP) - Lt. Colonel Charles Keller, second from holds his son Michael, 8, as his wife Sylvie, kisses their daughter Amber, 10, before the start of a vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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72/126 Soldiers pray during a vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. ...
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(AP) - Soldiers pray during a vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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73/126 Soldiers hold a candle light vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, ...
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(AP) - Soldiers hold a candle light vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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74/126 Major William McKnight wipes tears from his eyes during a vigil ...
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(AP) - Major William McKnight wipes tears from his eyes during a vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, early Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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75/126 U.S. soldiers attend a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. soldiers attend a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll left by an army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage at the U.S. military base in Texas rose to 13 on Friday, U.S. media reported. Suspected gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, in one of the worst killing sprees ever reported on a U.S. military base, army officials said. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW CONFLICT)
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76/126 Specialist Sheldon Rabago covers his face as he sits with his ...
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(Reuters) - Specialist Sheldon Rabago covers his face as he sits with his wife, Nancy, and his son, Owen, during a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll left by an army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage at a U.S. military base in Texas rose to 13 on Friday, U.S. media reported. Suspected gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, in one of the worst killing sprees ever reported on a U.S. military base, army officials said. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW CONFLICT)
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77/126 People attend a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on the Fort ...
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(Reuters) - People attend a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll from an Army psychiatrist who opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post rose to 13 on Friday, and Army officials said the suspected shooter was hospitalized and on a ventilator. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW)
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78/126 United States soldiers light candles at Hood Stadium on the ...
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(Reuters) - United States soldiers light candles at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll from an Army psychiatrist who opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post rose to 13 on Friday, and Army officials said the suspected shooter was hospitalized and on a ventilator. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW HEALTH)
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79/126 People stand for prayers during a candle light vigil at Hood ...
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(Reuters) - People stand for prayers during a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll left by an army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage at a U.S. military base in Texas rose to 13 on Friday, U.S. media reported. Suspected gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, in one of the worst killing sprees ever reported on a U.S. military base, army officials said. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW CONFLICT)
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80/126 Crowds roar, confetti falls as NYC fetes Yankees
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AP - Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship Friday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes.
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81/126 Life Is Sweet wins Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic
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AP - Life Is Sweet led a parade of longshots to the winner's circle at the Breeders' Cup on Friday, with the stablemate of Zenyatta scoring a 2 1/2-length victory in the $2 million Ladies' Classic.
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82/126 Man of Iron wins Breeders' Cup Marathon
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AP - Man of Iron has won the $500,000 Breeders' Cup Marathon in a photo finish over 9-year-old gelding Cloudy's Knight.
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83/126 Gordon earns pole at Texas, his 1st of season
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AP - Jeff Gordon is suddenly having all kind of success at Texas Motor Speedway, a track where he had never won until earlier this season.
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84/126 Yanks' Damon wants to return, will explore options
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AP - Johnny Damon soaked it all in as he shared a float with first-timers Nick Swisher and Jerry Hairston Jr. for the New York Yankees' championship parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Friday. The whole scene made him a little wistful.
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85/126 Leaders Leverkusen rout Frankfurt
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AFP - League leaders Bayer Leverkusen opened a four-point gap at the top of the Bundesliga on Friday with a 4-0 demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt after scoring three goals in the first 11 minutes.
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86/126 Evans to challenge Armstrong in Tour Down Under
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AFP - Australia's world road cycling champion Cadel Evans announced his return to the Tour Down Under on Thursday, lining up a showdown with legendary American Lance Armstrong.
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87/126 Stoll, Kopitar lead Kings' late rally past Pens
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AP - Jarrett Stoll scored the go-ahead goal with 7:51 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings roared from behind with a four-goal third period in a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.
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88/126 Federer faces school friend Chiudinelli in Basel tennis
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AFP - Roger Federer puts an 18-match win streak at his home Swiss Indoors tournament on the line Saturday against old school friend Marco Chiudinelli in the semi-finals.
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89/126 Tiger's late push takes him to share of HSBC lead
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AP - The gallery kept growing until it stretched along all 603 yards of the eighth hole at Sheshan International. It took a little longer before Tiger Woods gave them what they came to see Friday in the HSBC Champions.
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90/126 Haye aims to be first to floor giant Valuev
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AP - David Haye doesn't care that he's nearly a foot shorter and 100 pounds lighter than Nikolai Valuev. He's convinced he will become the first fighter to floor the giant Russian.
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91/126 NASCAR to honor fallen soldiers at Texas race
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AP - Dale Earnhardt Jr. loves to talk about his sponsorship ties to the military. He had a hard time finding the words Friday to discuss the massacre that left 13 people dead at Fort Hood.
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92/126 Brown: UK staying in Afghanistan, but wants reform
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AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington's closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone Friday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act — for real this time — or risk a cutoff of support.
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93/126 Right-to-die baby 'likes music', court told
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AFP - A seriously ill baby whose parents are divided over whether he should be allowed to die has shown signs that he likes music and can tentatively bang a drum, the High Court in London heard Friday.
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94/126 Cameron reveals Christian faith
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AFP - David Cameron on Friday revealed the importance of religion in his life, saying the teachings of Jesus were a 'good guide'.
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95/126 RBS unveils sharp loss despite state bailout
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AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland posted a net loss of 1.8 billion pounds on Friday and said it expected a slow recovery, despite massive state support aimed at reversing the lender's ailing fortunes.
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96/126 BA to slash more jobs as losses spiral
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AFP - British Airways on Friday said the company's net loss more than quadrupled during its first half, forcing the carrier to slash an extra 1,200 jobs in an 'essential' cost reduction programme.
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97/126 British Airways to axe 1,200 more jobs
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AFP - British Airways revealed a quadrupling of net losses in its first half on Friday, and axed an extra 1,200 jobs in an 'essential' cost-reduction programme.
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98/126 Karzai could lose West's support, Brown warns
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AFP - The West could withdraw support for Afghan President Hamid Karzai if he fails to live up to its expectations during his second term, Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned on Friday.
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99/126 Royal Bank of Scotland posts $3 billion Q3 loss
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AP - Government-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC on Friday reported a net loss of 1.8 billion pounds ($3 billion) despite an improvement in underlying profits and said lending to small- and medium-sized companies increased 5 percent.
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100/126 Brazil's Lula meets queen on investment-seeking visit
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AFP - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met Queen Elizabeth II Thursday on the last day of his trip to Britain, where he sought to drum up investment and signed an Olympic cooperation deal.
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101/126 Leicester stun world champions South Africa
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AFP - Leicester clinched a famous 22-17 win over world champions South Africa at Welford Road on Friday as the mighty Springboks suffered a dismal start to their northern hemisphere tour.
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102/126 Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled out
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AFP - Solar Impulse, the Swiss bid to make the first solar-powered flight around the world, rolled out its prototype on Friday at an airbase near Zurich and powered up the engines.
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103/126 Chanel in court accused of counterfeiting
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AFP - French fashion giant Chanel was accused in court Friday of stealing a supplier's design in a case that could have a bearing on the rights of skilled artisans toiling in the luxury industry.
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104/126 Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates
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AP - Spain said Friday it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia.
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105/126 Monaco palace: prince suing alleged spymaster
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AP - Monaco's Prince Albert II is filing a lawsuit in the U.S. against an American who claims he once worked as the prince's personal spymaster and is owed back pay, the prince's French lawyer said Friday.
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106/126 Parents plan Web broadcast for disabled daughter
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AP - Disabled with severe cerebral palsy, 32-year-old Anne Lamic spends her days in southeastern France mostly in bed, surrounded by stuffed animals and dolls. She cannot speak or walk, and she sometimes has seizures.
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107/126 Delegates discuss way forward in UN climate talks
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AP - U.N. climate negotiators said Friday that, despite low expectations for setting legally binding emissions targets next month, it is still possible to conclude a strong, 192-nation deal to define future work in fighting global warming.
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108/126 Czech, US governments discuss military cooperation
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AP - Senior U.S. and Czech defense officials held talks Friday to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan.
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109/126 World markets rise ahead of key US jobs data
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AP - Stock markets rose Friday ahead of the release of key U.S. jobs data, which markets use to gauge the health of consumer spending in the world's largest economy in the run-up to the year-end holiday season.
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110/126 Abbas' move reflects deep Palestinian despair
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AP - Neither strategy has yielded a Palestinian state, and Israeli settlements still encroach on lands that would make up their would-be nation.
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111/126 G-20 officials to wrestle over economic imbalances
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AP - The world's top financial officials on Friday sought a blueprint for securing future global growth and worked to break a deadlock over who bears the cost of fighting climate change.
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112/126 Honduras leadership in limbo as accord dissolves
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AP - They can't both be right. Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a deal that could have returned him to power is defunct. Roberto Micheletti, who took power after a coup, says the same deal has been successfully accomplished.
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113/126 Indonesia extends Australia refugee boat's stay
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AFP - Indonesia extended by a week on Friday a deadline for an Australian customs ship loaded with 78 protesting Sri Lankan asylum seekers to leave its territory.
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114/126 In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
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AP - In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.
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115/126 Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine
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AP - Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.
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116/126 House Dems struggle for final votes on health care
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AP - Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, offering fresh concessions to abortion opponents and working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts.
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117/126 Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine
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AP - Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.
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118/126 Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study
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AFP - Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.
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119/126 'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA
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AFP - The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.
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120/126 House Democrats scramble for health-care votes
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Reuters - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives scrambled on Friday to allay lingering concerns about a broad healthcare overhaul and said a landmark vote planned for Saturday could slip a day or more.
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121/126 Medical aid group raises alarm about AIDS funding
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AP - A medical aid group says funding for AIDS is threatened, and that could set back 'dramatic' progress in decreasing HIV illness and death.
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122/126 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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123/126 Obesity causes 100,000 U.S. cancer cases, group says
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Reuters - Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday.
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124/126 Freddie Mac posts $5 billion loss
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Reuters - Freddie Mac , the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more government support amid a 'prolonged deterioration' in housing.
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125/126 Berkshire Hathaway's net income triples
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Reuters - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit.
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126/126 Freddie Mac loses $6.3B in 3Q
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AP - Freddie Mac's losses narrowed to $6.3 billion in the third quarter, but the government-controlled mortgage finance company didn't need a federal cash infusion.
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