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1/136 Britney 'upset' over Aussie lip-synching row: promoter
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AFP - US pop icon Britney Spears is 'extremely upset' by media reports that disgruntled fans walked out of her first ever Australian concert because she was lip-synching, her promoter Paul Dainty said.
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2/136 Japan pop star Sakai gets suspended jail term for drug use
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AFP - Japanese pop star Noriko Sakai was on Monday handed a suspended jail term of 18 months for illegal drug use in a case that sparked a media frenzy and had thousands gathering outside the court house.
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3/136 New star Taylor Lautner rises in 'New Moon'
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Reuters - Women swooned for Robert Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen in last year's hit movie romance 'Twilight,' but in its upcoming sequel Taylor Lautner, who almost didn't make it into the film, is the newest hunk for fan's to feast on.
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4/136 Britney Spears 'upset' over Australian tour complaints
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Reuters - Britney Spears has done it again, hitting the headlines during her first Australian tour over a row about lip-synching and a lacklustre performance that her tour promoter said had left her 'extremely upset.'
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5/136 Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend
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AP - Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on 'A Christmas Carol,' which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie.
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6/136 Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old
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AP - A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.
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7/136 Michael Jackson father seeks monthly allowance
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AFP - Michael Jackson's father is seeking money from his late son's estate to help him meet monthly living expenses estimated at more than 15,000 dollars, court papers filed in Los Angeles have revealed.
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8/136 Rihanna describes night of attack by Chris Brown
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Reuters - R&B singer Rihanna broke her silence on Friday about the night her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her, saying he had bitten her, put her in a headlock and left her bleeding and swollen.
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9/136 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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10/136 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. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the Jackson family patriarch.
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11/136 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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12/136 New York City Opera revives 'Esther' — and itself
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AP - Launching its comeback in perilous financial times, the New York City Opera might well have played it safe with a surefire crowd-pleaser, like its production of Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly.'
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13/136 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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14/136 Jake Gyllenhaal cracking sci-fi 'Code'
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Reuters - Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to star in 'Source Code,' a sci-fi thriller to be directed by Duncan Jones ('Moon').
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15/136 'Christmas Carol' off to slow start at box office
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Reuters - If it's the second weekend in November, it must be Christmas in Hollywood.
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16/136 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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17/136 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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18/136 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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19/136 Joanna Krupa Exceeded Her Dancing Expectations, 'Proud' of Playboy Cover
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![Joanna Krupa's ruled the Dancing with the Stars leader board the past two weeks — a surprise, as it turns out, to partner Derek Hough. 'Now the truth's coming out and he told me he told his dad the first week [of rehearsals] that I was a plank of wood or something!' the 30-year-old Krupa tells TVGuide.com. 'It's just so hard at first, but then something clicked and I slowly started getting into it.' The swimsuit model has not only impressed Hough, but herself as well. See what she has to say about her progress, her new Playboy spread and more.](http://moblog.whmsoft.net/zenphoto/en/themes/default/imgread.php?fullimage=news_english_2009_11/3554_23d75a25160dce4815434b3b859c4200.jpg "Joanna Krupa Exceeded Her Dancing Expectations, 'Proud' of Playboy Cover")
Joanna Krupa's ruled the Dancing with the Stars leader board the past two weeks — a surprise, as it turns out, to partner Derek Hough. 'Now the truth's coming out and he told me he told his dad the first week [of rehearsals] that I was a plank of wood or something!' the 30-year-old Krupa tells TVGuide.com. 'It's just so hard at first, but then something clicked and I slowly started getting into it.' The swimsuit model has not only impressed Hough, but herself as well. See what she has to say about her progress, her new Playboy spread and more.
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20/136 House's Jesse Spencer on Chase's Guilt, Cameron's Exit and the New Team
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Most of the medical cases on House begin and end in a single episode, no matter how perplexing, complicated or rare. All that changed this season with the arrival — and death — of President Diabla (James Earl Jones), an African dictator accused of genocide and crimes against humanity. Dr. Chase's (Jesse Spencer) faith pushed him to choose to save a country rather than save a patient, and his role in the dictator's death has rocked his...
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21/136 Report: Michael Lohan To Testify Against Jon Gosselin
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Michael Lohan has been subpoenaed in TLC's lawsuit against his one-time friend, Jon Gosselin, RadarOnline reported.
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22/136 Adam Lambert: 'I Had To Teach Myself' How To Sing
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- With his rock 'n' roll wail, Adam Lambert has one of the wildest voices in 'American Idol' history - and the star told the Los Angeles Times he figured out his sound himself. 'I started rejecting the proper way to sing and I started singing,' he told the newspaper of his teenage training as an opera singer. 'I was listening to more and more rock music and wondering, 'Wow, how does that person do that with their voice?''
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23/136 'Precious' Breaks Box Office Records In Limited Release
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Oscar hopeful 'Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire' was a hit with audiences this weekend.The gritty inner-city drama, executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, made $1.8 million at 18 theaters in its first weekend of limited release, according to Variety.
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24/136 Taylor Swift Alludes to Kanye Once Once!
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Taylor Swift could've — but she didn't. Defying expectations raised earlier in the week, the 19-year-old singer opted against using the bully pulpit of Saturday Night Live's opening monologue — or any subsequent skits — to hit back hard at Kanye West,
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25/136 Pakistan models defy Taliban with 1st fashion week
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AP - Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.
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26/136 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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27/136 AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn — by a PC virus
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AP - Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
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28/136 Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court
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AP - With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software.
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29/136 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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30/136 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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31/136 'Modern Warfare 2' strikes on Tuesday
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AFP - 'Modern Warfare 2' strikes on Tuesday in a worldwide assault eagerly anticipated by lovers of the blockbuster role-playing battle videogame franchise.
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32/136 W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback
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AP - A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.
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33/136 China sends panda expert to Taiwan to aid breeding
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AP - Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.
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34/136 Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games
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AP - A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space — an idea spurred by science fiction novels.
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35/136 Reliance close to $6 bln overseas buy - paper
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Reuters - Energy giant Reliance Industries is close to a nearly $6 billion overseas acquisition and the likely target is the assets of petrochemicals firm LyondellBasell, the Economic Times reported on Monday, citing an unidentified banker.
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36/136 Space Junk Buzzes Station as Astronauts Sleep
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SPACE.com - A small
chunk of space trash made an uncomfortably close pass by the
International Space Station late Friday, but not close enough to force the
astronauts aboard to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats.
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37/136 Australian spearfisher survives shark attack
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AFP - A man spearfishing in South Australia was mauled in a shark attack Sunday, officials said as a report warned of several sightings of the deadly predators in the area.
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38/136 Dinosaur prints found on NZealand's South Island
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AFP - Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations.
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39/136 US seeks climate framework, not legal pact: experts
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AFP - Lack of action on the climate change bill bogged down in the US Senate will not stop Washington from seeking a framework to curb carbon emissions at next month's summit in Copenhagen, experts say.
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40/136 Oil cos shut output in Gulf due to hurricane
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Reuters - U.S. oil companies were shutting production on Sunday as they evacuated workers from the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Ida, which is forecast to roar across the offshore oil patch Monday before making landfall on Tuesday.
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41/136 Late-season hurricane takes aim at US Gulf Coast
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AP - Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded early Monday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges.
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42/136 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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43/136 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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44/136 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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45/136 '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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46/136 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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47/136 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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48/136 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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49/136 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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50/136 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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51/136 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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52/136 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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(Reuters) - Members of a bomb disposal team stand over an auto-rickshaw which was destroyed in a suicide bomb attack in Peshawar November 9, 2009. A suicide bomber in the auto-rickshaw blew himself up in Pakistan on Monday killing three people when police stopped him at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the city of Peshawar, police said. REUTERS/K Parvez
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54/136 In this photo taken Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, people check Buick ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, people check Buick cars at a GM dealership in Shenyang, in northeast China's Liaoning province. General Motors Corp. said Monday its China sales in October more than doubled from a year earlier amid tax cuts and incentives to help boost the industry. (AP Photo)
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55/136 In this photo taken Saturday Nov. 7, 2009, a man sits in a Chevrolet ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Saturday Nov. 7, 2009, a man sits in a Chevrolet sedan at a local GM dealership in Hefei, in central China's Anhui province. General Motors Corp. said Monday its China sales in October more than doubled from a year earlier amid tax cuts and incentives to help boost the industry. (AP Photo)
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(Reuters) - Tourists look at South Korean flags and reunification banners hung on a barbed wire fence, on Freedom Bridge at Imjingak pavilion near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 52 km (32 miles) north of Seoul, November 9, 2009. As a united Germany marks the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall on Monday, about 1 million soldiers face off across the Cold War's last great divide -- the DMZ separating the two Koreas. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak
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57/136 Gov. Ed Rendel, right, wipes his brow as Mayor Michael Nutter ...
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(AP) - Gov. Ed Rendel, right, wipes his brow as Mayor Michael Nutter speaks at a news conference announcing that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority had reached an agreement with its largest labor union on new contract provisions to end the strike on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)
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58/136 Gov. Ed Rendel, right and Mayor Michael Nutter, left, announce ...
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(AP) - Gov. Ed Rendel, right and Mayor Michael Nutter, left, announce that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority had reached an agreement with its largest labor union on new contract provisions to end the strike on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)
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59/136 Gov. Ed Rendel, left front, Congressman Bob Bradey (D-Pa), third ...
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(AP) - Gov. Ed Rendel, left front, Congressman Bob Bradey (D-Pa), third from left rear, Union president Willie Brown, center, and Mayor Michael Nutter, right, announce that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority had reached an agreement with its largest labor union on new contract provisions to end the strike on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)
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60/136 Gov. Ed Rendell answers questions as Mayor Michael Nutter, back ...
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(AP) - Gov. Ed Rendell answers questions as Mayor Michael Nutter, back center, and Union president Willie Brown, far left, listen during a news conference announcing that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority had reached an agreement with its largest labor union on new contract provisions to end the strike on Monday, Nov. 09, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)
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61/136 Dwight Freeney (left) of the Indianapolis Colts tackles the ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Dwight Freeney (left) of the Indianapolis Colts tackles the Houston Texans' Ryan Moats during their NFL clash in Indianapolis on November 8. Indianapolis sneaked past Houston 20-17, extending their win streak to 17-straight games.(AFP/Getty Images/Andy Lyons)
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62/136 In this Jan. 6, 1960 file photo, Perry Edward Smith is led by ...
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(AP) - In this Jan. 6, 1960 file photo, Perry Edward Smith is led by police officers into the courthouse at Garden City, Kan. Smith was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with first degree murder in the slaying of four members of the Herbert Clutter family at their farm house in Holcomb, Kan. Fifty years ago, the Clutter murders inspired Truman Capote to write 'In Cold Blood'. (AP Photo/William Straeter, FILE)
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63/136 In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2009, a memorial to the Herbert ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2009, a memorial to the Herbert Clutter family is seen in a Holcomb, Kan. park. Fifty years ago, the Clutter home on the outskirts of Holcomb was the scene of the brutal murder of Clutter, his wife Bonnie and their two children inspiring Truman Capote to write 'In Cold Blood'. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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64/136 In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2009, the former home of the Herbert ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2009, the former home of the Herbert Clutter family is seen in Holcomb, Kan. Fifty years ago, the home was the scene of the brutal murder of Clutter, his wife Bonnie and their two children inspiring Truman Capote to write 'In Cold Blood'. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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65/136 In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2009, a grain truck passes by a ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2009, a grain truck passes by a park dedicated to the Herbert Clutter family in Holcomb, Kan. Fifty years ago, the Clutter home on the outskirts of Holcomb was the scene of the brutal murder of Clutter, his wife Bonnie and their two children inspiring Truman Capote to write 'In Cold Blood'. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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66/136 Interactive graphic on US military base Fort Hood, Texas, where ...
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(AFP iactiv) - Interactive graphic on US military base Fort Hood, Texas, where an army psychiatrist about to be sent to Iraq went on the rampage, gunning down 13 people and wounding 30.(AFP iactiv)
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67/136 Kolleen Alldridge (left) and Alice Thompson share a moment of ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Kolleen Alldridge (left) and Alice Thompson share a moment of reflection together after lighting candles at a small memorial for the Fort Hood victime. Gunman Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 30 in a shooting at the military base.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)
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68/136 VIDEO: Who is Nidal Malik Hasan? Fellow worshippers at the mosque ...
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(AFPTV) - VIDEO: Who is Nidal Malik Hasan? Fellow worshippers at the mosque outside Washington the gunman attended are trying to answer that question. Duration: 01:30(AFPTV)
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Church-goers attend a service at the Comanche Chapel on the grounds of Fort Hood. Worshippers have packed into churches to seek answers after a gunman opened fire at the US military base killing 13 and wounding 30, as army investigators appealed for help in their inquiry.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)
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(AFP/Getty Images) - A man shows his support near the front gate to Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. Investigators probing the massacre of 13 people at the Texas army base have been trying to piece together the motive behind the shooting believed to be the act of a lone army gunman.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)
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(Reuters) - A motorist prepares to put fuel into her car at a petrol station in Melbourne July 3, 2008. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas
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72/136 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during ...
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(Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem in this October 1, 2009 file photo. President Barack Obama was due to hold talks with Netanyahu in Washington on Monday amid floundering U.S. efforts to jump-start stalled Middle East peace talks. REUTERS/Dan Balilty/Pool
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(Reuters) - Cadbury's chocolate bars are seen in a shop in London September 7, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
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(Reuters) - A North Korean soldier looks south through a pair of binoculars on the north side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, July 8, 2009, on the 15th anniversary of the death of North Korea's founder and the late leader Kim Il-sung. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak
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(AP) - Graphic tracks the projected path of Hurricane Ida as of 9 p.m. EST Sunday
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(Reuters) - An NBC sign on the General Electric building in New York October 5, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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77/136 Dallas Cowboys receiver Miles Austin (19) scores the game winning ...
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(Reuters) - Dallas Cowboys receiver Miles Austin (19) scores the game winning touchdown past the Philadelphia Eagles defender Sheldon Brown (24) during the fourth quarter of NFL football game action in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer
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78/136 Cowboys topple Eagles 20-16
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AP - Miles Austin punctuated his touchdown catch by emphatically firing the ball into the stands.
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79/136 Saints go to 8-0 with 30-20 win over Panthers
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AP - What might be finest Saints team is off to the best start in club history. New Orleans moved to 8-0 on Sunday when Drew Brees overcame two early turnovers to pass for 330 yards and a touchdown in a 30-20 comeback victory over Carolina.
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80/136 Oklahoma out of AP poll, Stanford in
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AP - Over the past decade, Oklahoma has rarely been out of the AP Top 25 and Stanford has rarely been in.
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81/136 TCU moves into 4th place in BCS standings
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AP - All those blowouts have carried TCU to unprecedented heights in the BCS standings, giving the Horned Frogs hope — however slim — of becoming the first BCS buster to break into the national championship game.
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82/136 Rookie QB leads Bucs to first victory
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AP - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers saluted their past, then rookie Josh Freeman gave the struggling franchise hope for the future.
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83/136 Colts survive with 20-17 win over Houston
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AP - Indy's perfect season is still intact. Barely.
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84/136 Ancelotti warns of Gunners threat as Fergie fumes
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AFP - Carlo Ancelotti has rubbed salt into Manchester United's wounds over their controversial defeat at Chelsea by suggesting Arsenal are just as big a threat to his side's Premier League title ambitions.
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85/136 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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86/136 Edmonton hand Avalanche first home loss, 5-3
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AP - Ryan Potulny and Dustin Penner scored two of Edmonton's four power-play goals and also had assists, and the Oilers handed the Colorado Avalanche their first home loss of the season, 5-3 on Sunday night.
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87/136 Murray beats Youzhny to take Valencia title
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AFP - British top seed Andy Murray defeated Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Valencia ATP title and capture his sixth trophy of the season.
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88/136 Haye shocks Valuev in WBA heavyweight title bout
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Reuters - Briton David Haye clinched the WBA world heavyweight title with a points win over holder Nikolai Valuev of Russia on Saturday.
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89/136 Kurt Busch wins at Texas
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AP - Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against a wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.
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90/136 UK watchdog rejects tabloid hacking allegations
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AFP - The Press Complaints Commission has dismissed allegations that News of the World newspaper hacked the mobile phones of celebrities, footballers and politicians to glean stories.
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91/136 Blair in last bid for EU president job: report
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AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair has made a flurry of phone calls to European leaders in a last ditch effort to boost his chances of becoming EU president, according to a report Monday.
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92/136 Leaders defend Afghan mission as Britain remembers war dead
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AFP - Leaders sought to bolster public support for the war in Afghanistan on Sunday, as the deaths of two more soldiers brought a grim poignancy to Remembrance commemorations for the war dead.
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93/136 Queen leads Britain's ceremony for war dead
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AP - Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead Sunday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported that more than 200 British soldiers have been killed in combat in Afghanistan.
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94/136 British soldier killed in Afghanistan
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AFP - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, bringing Britain's losses since the 2001 US-led invasion of the country to 231, the Ministry of Defence said Sunday.
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95/136 British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
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AP - Britain's Defense Ministry says a British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan.
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96/136 War support flagging as nation remembers fallen
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AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the country's top commander in Afghanistan on Sunday tried to revive support for the fight against the Taliban as thoughts on Remembrance Sunday turned to those killed.
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97/136 Support for Afghan war fading: poll
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AFP - Public support for the war in Afghanistan is falling, while more than 40 percent do not understand why British troops are fighting there, a poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed.
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98/136 Remember Afghanistan victims alongside WWI: British PM
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AFP - The fallen soldiers of World War I must not be forgotten as Britain mourns those killed in the current battles in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said as the country prepared to mark Remembrance Sunday.
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99/136 BA cabin crew to vote on strike: union
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AFP - Thousands of British Airways cabin crew are to vote on whether to take industrial action, the Unite trade union said Saturday, in a row over job cuts and new contracts.
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100/136 Murdered French students' parents claim against UK
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AFP - The parents of two French students brutally killed in London are demanding compensation from the British government for mistakes that could have prevented the murders, their lawyer said on Saturday.
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101/136 G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
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AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.
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102/136 Govt in push for new nuclear plants
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AFP - The country could face a serious energy crisis unless plans to build new nuclear power stations are implemented, the energy secretary revealed in an interview Saturday.
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103/136 Butcher takes biro to meet the queen
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AFP - A butcher who received a medal from Queen Elizabeth kept his trusty pen tucked behind his ear throughout the ceremony, newspapers reported Saturday.
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104/136 Allianz reports 1.32 billion euros in Q3 profit
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AFP - German insurance group Allianz posted Monday a third quarter profit of 1.32 billion euros (1.97 billion dollars), in line with expectations and nearly double the previous year's figure.
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105/136 Britain's Brown urges debate on banking reform
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AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday urged banks to debate reform including a possible tax on global financial transactions, in the wake of the G20 finance ministers' meet.
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106/136 Germany celebrates memory of Berlin Wall falling
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AP - With concerts and memorials on Monday, Germans will celebrate the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down 20 years ago.
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107/136 Clinton: Berlin Wall festivities not just a party
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AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Europeans and Americans on Sunday to see the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a call to action against new global threats.
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108/136 Turkey: Indicted Sudan leader won't attend summit
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AP - Turkey said Sunday that Sudan's internationally indicted leader, President Omar al-Bashir, will not attend a conference of Muslim nations in Istanbul.
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109/136 Pope Benedict honors Paul VI in Italian birthplace
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AP - Pope Benedict XVI made a one-day pilgrimage Sunday to northern Italy to pay tribute to Paul VI, his predecessor who made him a cardinal.
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110/136 Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall
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AP - Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.
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111/136 Bruni-Sarkozy tells of 8 years in psychoanalysis
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AP - During her years as a top model, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave psychoanalysis nary a thought.
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112/136 Police say suicide bomber kills 3 in Pakistan
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AP - A suicide bomber in a rickshaw detonated his explosives near a group of policemen in northwest Pakistan's main city of Peshawar, killing three people Monday, police said.
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113/136 Iraq electoral law passes, sets up national vote
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AP - Iraq's parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal.
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114/136 Rescuers dig for survivors in buried Salvador town
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AP - Soldiers and residents dug through rock and debris looking for dozens of people missing when a mudslide covered a town in El Salvador, part of a wave of flooding and landslides that has killed at least 124 people in this Central American country.
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115/136 Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive
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AP - In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class.
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116/136 Roy Bennett's terrorism trial begins in Zimbabwe
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AFP - The terrorism trial of Zimbabwe's Roy Bennett, which prompted Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's government boycott was due to resume Monday in Harare.
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117/136 France's NKorea envoy heads to Pyongyang
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AFP - France's special envoy on North Korea, Jack Lang, left China for Pyongyang on Monday on a five-day mission expected to include talks on the North's disputed nuclear programme, French diplomats said.
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118/136 Australians want PM to be tougher on boat people
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Reuters - New opinion polls added pressure on Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Monday to take a tougher stand against asylum-seekers and end a standoff involving 78 boat-people picked up by an Australian ship off Indonesia.
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119/136 In Fight Against AIDS, Kenya Confronts Gay Taboo
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Time.com - Kenya launches an unprecedented campaign to survey the country's gay population about their sexual behaviors -- taking on a subject long met with hostility in the country.
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120/136 House health care overhaul faces Senate stone wall
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AP - The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.
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121/136 Expanding drug treatment: Is US ready to step up?
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AP - Based on the rhetoric, America's war on drugs seems poised to shift into a more enlightened phase where treatment of addicts gains favor over imprisonment of low-level offenders. Questions abound, however, about the nation's readiness to turn the talk into reality.
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122/136 Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu
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AP - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
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123/136 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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124/136 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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125/136 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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126/136 '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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127/136 Shrinking AIDS funding threatens gains: aid group
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AFP - Waning international donor support for the fight against AIDS is a threat to a decade of progress in HIV treatment, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Thursday.
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128/136 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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129/136 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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130/136 Stocks eye retailers as jobless ranks grow
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Reuters - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer.
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131/136 Kraft set to formalize hostile Cadbury bid: sources
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Reuters - Kraft Foods Inc is expected to formalize on Monday a hostile takeover bid for Britain's Cadbury Plc valued at roughly 10.2 billion pounds ($16.7 billion), sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
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132/136 Opel unions see autonomy as condition to talks
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Reuters - Opel's top German labor leader said on Sunday he was willing to hold negotiations over a restructuring of the European carmaker under its parent General Motors so long as it gains greater independence.
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133/136 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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134/136 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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135/136 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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136/136 Staff at struggling German retail giant agree to tighten belts
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AFP - Employees of the embattled German department store chain Karstadt, owned by the insolvent retail group Arcandor, agreed Saturday to take salary cuts as part of a last-ditch effort to save their jobs.
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![Joanna Krupa's ruled the Dancing with the Stars leader board the past two weeks — a surprise, as it turns out, to partner Derek Hough. 'Now the truth's coming out and he told me he told his dad the first week [of rehearsals] that I was a plank of wood or something!' the 30-year-old Krupa tells TVGuide.com. 'It's just so hard at first, but then something clicked and I slowly started getting into it.' The swimsuit model has not only impressed Hough, but herself as well. See what she has to say about her progress, her new Playboy spread and more.](http://moblog.whmsoft.net/zenphoto/en/index.php?album=news_english_2009_11&image=3554_23d75a25160dce4815434b3b859c4200.jpg "Joanna Krupa Exceeded Her Dancing Expectations, 'Proud' of Playboy Cover")
