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1/132 50 Cent poised to self destruct in latest album
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AFP - US rap star 50 Cent's fourth and latest album, titled 'Before I Self Destruct' and featuring a much-awaited duo with Eminem, is getting mixed reviews from the critics.
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2/132 Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP
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AP - Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.
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3/132 Chef Paula Deen accidentally hit by charity ham
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AP - Celebrity chef Paula Deen got an unexpected serving of ham — across her face.
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4/132 Hugh Jackman to star in sci-fi boxing tale
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AFP - Australian heartthrob Hugh Jackman is joining forces with Steven Spielberg in a futuristic movie about robot boxers, entertainment industry press reported Tuesday.
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5/132 Q&A: Shakira says new CD looks out for single gals
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AP - All the single ladies — Shakira is looking out for you!
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6/132 Review: `Princess and the Frog' is a hearty hop
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AP - The last time we heard from the hand-drawn animators at Disney, they offered up the barnyard tale 'Home on the Range.' The 2004 'toon was so forgettable it seemed as though it really might be the last time we ever heard from the hand-drawn animators at the studio where the art form was pioneered.
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7/132 Michelle Obama orders thigh-high French boots
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AFP - Michelle Obama has kicked aside controversy over her expensive French sports shoes and ordered thigh-high luxury boots from the same country, her new shoemaker said Tuesday.
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8/132 Music review: Rihanna's CD is decent, but uneven
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AP - Rihanna, 'Rated R' (Island Def Jam)
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9/132 Britain wins 5 International Emmys; 1st for Brazil
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AP - Julie Walters and Ben Whishaw took the top acting awards as British TV productions won five International Emmys on a night that saw Brazil get its first ever for a Bollywood-style telenovela.
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10/132 Rock-star wife details drug mayhem in new book
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Reuters - It could have been a great rock 'n' roll love story.
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11/132 Britain tops Emmy awards list, Brazil gets first
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AFP - Britain walked away with five International Emmy Awards on Monday, including for best performances, while Brazil joined the television elite for the first time at a gala ceremony in New York.
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12/132 ABC's `Good Morning America' cancels Lambert
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AP - ABC's 'Good Morning America' canceled an appearance by Adam Lambert following his racy American Music Awards performance, and he was quickly snapped up by ABC's morning rivals on CBS.
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13/132 The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes
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AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Nov. 23, 2009:
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14/132 UK poll shows ABBA band people most want to reform
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Reuters - The British public would like to see Swedish band ABBA reform more than any other act, according to a survey.
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15/132 Music Review: Jimmy Wayne shows sensitivity on CD
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AP - Jimmy Wayne, 'Sara Smile' (Valory)
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16/132 Music Review: Cosby rap CD bold but lacks spark
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AP - 'Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency' (Turtle Head Recordings)
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17/132 Adam Lambert's sexually-charged act draws complaints
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Reuters - ABC television said on Monday it had received about 1,500 complaints about the sexually-charged performance by 'American Idol' runner-up Adam Lambert at the American Music Awards on Sunday.
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18/132 Taylor Swift wins five American Music Awards
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Reuters - Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five prizes including artist of the year.
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19/132 U2 to headline UK's Glastonbury Festival
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Reuters - Irish rock band U2 are to headline next year's Glastonbury Festival on the 40th anniversary of the world's biggest green field arts and music event.
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20/132 Gael Garcia Bernal's new role is 'provocative'
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AP - Gael Garcia Bernal calls his latest film 'provocative.'
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21/132 King Kong figurine used in 1930s movie sold in UK
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AP - The tiny King Kong figurine that helped launch the career of one of cinema's biggest monsters has sold for about 121,000 pounds ($200,000) at a London auction.
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22/132 Review: `Ninja Assassin' sports a dull blade
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AP - When considering the meager merits of the bone-snapping, blood-splattered 'Ninja Assassin,' it's best to remember the words of John Goodman's PC-challenged character in 'The Big Lebowski': 'The man in the black pajamas, Dude. Worthy ... adversary.'
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23/132 French first lady Bruni to act for Woody Allen
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AFP - France's first lady, singing ex-supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has agreed to star in US auteur Woody Allen's next movie, she told a television interviewer.
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24/132 Brad Pitt's production company enters 'Dark Void'
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Reuters - 'Dark Void' will yield movie development matter.
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25/132 Smash 'Twilight' sequel enters record books
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Reuters - The 'Twilight' sequel scored the third-biggest opening weekend of all time at the North American box office on Sunday, as millions of young women swooned over the complex love triangle involving a high school girl, a vampire and a werewolf.
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26/132 John Mayer: 'I've Never Done Anything Because I Thought It Would Look Cool'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- He's dated a bevy of Hollywood beauties, pulled pranks on the paparazzi and says some outlandish things on Twitter - but John Mayer insists none of it is ever done just to enhance his image.In a new interview with Details magazine, the 'Who Says' singer gets candid on his love life, his Twitter obsession and the negative press about him.
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27/132 Gayle King: No Truth To Rumors Of Her Replacing Oprah
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NEW YORK, New York -- Now that Oprah Winfrey has announced her impending retirement in 2011, the search for the next queen of daytime TV is on.But as far as Gayle King is concerned, you can cross her name off of the list as possible Oprah replacements.
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28/132 Taylor Lautner: I Was Bullied as a Kid
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29/132 Gayle King: 'Trying to Wrap My Head Around' Oprah's Show Ending
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Winfrey's BFF tells Us 'I'm going to have a brief period of bereavement'
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30/132 Rihanna Rocks Times Square
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Rihanna rocks Times Square with a super sexy performance on 'Good Morning America.'
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31/132 ABC Cancels Adam Lambert's Good Morning America Performance
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Adam Lambert's Good Morning America performance scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled in light of his sexually charged number at the American Music Awards, TVGuide.com has confirmed.'Given his controversial live performance on the AMAs, we were ...
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32/132 Lindsay Lohan Stays at Ungaro Despite Disastrous Reviews
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33/132 ROLL CALL: Does Miley Cyrus Expect Everyone To Know Who She Is?
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By Jesse SperoLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Plus, is Emma Watson under a Spanish rock star's spell? Paula Deen vs. the ham - in slow motion! And, Katie Couric drops it like it's hot!Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!
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34/132 Mya is 3 points from perfect at 'Dancing' finale
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AP - Mya is poised to take the 'Dancing With the Stars' title after finishing three points away from perfect during the final night of competition Monday.
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35/132 Delaroche work 'ruined' in war rescued for show
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Reuters - A major work by French painter Paul Delaroche, thought to have been virtually destroyed during a World War Two German air raid on London in 1941, has been unrolled and found to be in good condition.
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36/132 Shock and Awe at the American Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert Shake Up the Place
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Fashion Wire Daily - Bondage may be the new look for the holidays if the outfits onstage at the American Music Awards held Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles were any indicator.
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37/132 Palin heads to Fla. town that feted her in 2008
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AP - Sarah Palin, who says the 2012 presidential election isn't on her radar, took her 'Going Rogue' book tour to the biggest of the battleground states Tuesday, including a stop in the retirement community where tens of thousands of people gave her star treatment in the 2008 presidential election.
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38/132 HP profit jumps on cost cuts, new market expansion
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AP - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cost-cutting and push into new markets is helping soften the blow from weakness in the company's mainstay businesses.
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39/132 Friends go online at Foursquare to meet offline
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AP - Laura Fitton's ascent has been staggering: In less than a year, she's become mayor of nine different places in several different states, all without giving any speeches or kissing any babies.
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40/132 Top 2 booksellers report losses, their shares fall
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AP - Barnes & Noble Inc. and Borders Group Inc., the nation's two largest brick-and-mortar book sellers, both posted quarterly losses Thursday and forecast a difficult holiday season, saying competition from discount chains and online retailers is stiffening.
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41/132 Adconion acquires assets of online video site Joost
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AFP - Adconion Media Group announced Tuesday it has acquired the assets of Joost, an online video portal from the founders of Skype that failed to live up to its pre-launch buzz.
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42/132 Big Bang atom smasher starts speeding proton beams
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AP - The world's largest atom smasher used its accelerator Tuesday to speed up proton beams for the first time as scientists moved ahead in efforts to learn more about the universe.
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43/132 Shuttle, station crews seal hatches for departure
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AP - After nearly a week together, the crews of shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station said goodbye Tuesday and closed the hatches between them.
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44/132 Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand
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AP - Ships in the south Pacific Ocean have been alerted that hundreds of icebergs believed to have split off Antarctic ice shelves are drifting north toward New Zealand, officials said Tuesday.
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45/132 China calls for stepped up climate cooperation with EU
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AFP - China called on the European Union Tuesday to step up cooperation on climate change, saying global warming would be at the top of the agenda at next week's China-EU summit.
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46/132 The nation's weather
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AP - Two main weather features were expected to bring active weather to the U.S. on Tuesday.
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47/132 Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails
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AP - The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after President Barack Obama took office.
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48/132 Coal-burning China invests in methane capture
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AFP - China, a massive consumer of fossil fuels and coal in particular, is trying to modernise its mines by containing emissions of methane and turning the toxic gas into a source of much-needed energy.
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49/132 Residents return to survey cost of devastating floods
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AFP - Residents in the flood-hit northwest began returning to their homes Monday but police warned it could take years to recover from the devastation left by the heaviest rainfall on record.
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50/132 Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu
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Reuters - Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said.
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51/132 Darwin book worth up to $100,000 found on shelf
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Reuters - A first edition of Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species,' which had been kept in a toilet bookcase for years, will go on sale this week and is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds ($66-100,000).
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52/132 Gang accused of killing to sell human fat
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Reuters - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
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53/132 Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling
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Reuters - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday.
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54/132 U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments
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Reuters - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.
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55/132 Johnny Depp named People's 'sexiest man alive'
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Reuters - 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star Johnny Depp was named People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' on Wednesday, reclaiming a title he first won in 2003.
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56/132 Lawmaker apologizes for insulting rival on Twitter
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Reuters - A Canadian member of Parliament learned the hard way on Tuesday that insulting a rival legislator by Twitter is not a good idea, especially if you're sitting around the same table at the time.
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57/132 Make toilets cool to fix sanitation woes?
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Reuters - Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, has a theory about why governments and people are so reluctant to talk about hygiene: it isn't cool.
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58/132 What's in a name? More than you might think
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Reuters - A London-based translation firm is offering parents-to-be the chance to check the meaning of prospective baby names in other languages to avoid inadvertently causing their offspring future embarrassment.
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59/132 Women disappointed by Gaddafi 'party'
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Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Rome for a U.N. food summit, spent several hours in the company of 200 Italian women recruited by an agency and tried to convert them to Islam, Italian media reported on Monday.
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60/132 U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks to young women from the ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks to young women from the White House Leadership and Mentoring Program during a preview of the State Dinner to be held in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Washington, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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(AP) - Customers shop for pies and other food items at Mann Orchard's in Methuen, Mass. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. The store expects to sell about 14,000 pies of all types for the Thanksgiving holiday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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62/132 Apple pies are assembled at Mann Orchard's in Methuen, Mass. ...
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(AP) - Apple pies are assembled at Mann Orchard's in Methuen, Mass. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. The store expects to sell about 14,000 pies of all types for the Thanksgiving holiday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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63/132 Jamie Iudica, director of engineering at Novartis, describes ...
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(Reuters) - Jamie Iudica, director of engineering at Novartis, describes the "infectious production harvest" process during a tour of the new Novartis flu vaccine production facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, November 24, 2009. The facility, which officially opened Tuesday, is the first large scale flu cell culture and adjuvant manufacturing facility in the United States. It will have the capability to produce seasonal flu cell culture vaccine, pre-pandemic vaccine and 150 million doses of pandemic vaccine within six months of an influenza pandemic declaration. REUTERS/Jason Arthurs (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SOCIETY HEALTH)
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(AP) - Two turkeys look out from their pen as customers wait to get into the retail store at Raymond's Turkey Farm in Methuen, Mass. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Owner Jim Rischer expects to sell 10,000 turkeys in the three days leading up to Thanksgiving. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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65/132 First lady Michelle Obama hosts a presentation to young women ...
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(AP) - First lady Michelle Obama hosts a presentation to young women from the White House Leadership and Mentoring Program on the history and protocol surrounding State and Official Visits before the State Dinner for India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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66/132 India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, center, makes a toast with ...
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(AP) - India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, center, makes a toast with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, and Vice President Joe Biden during a luncheon at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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67/132 Vice President Joe Biden, left, helps India Prime Minister Manmohan ...
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(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden, left, helps India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, from the podium after a toast at a luncheon at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 . (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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68/132 India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, center, toasts with Vice ...
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(AP) - India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, center, toasts with Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a luncheon at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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69/132 Matt Stober (R), global head of Technical Operations for Novartis ...
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(Reuters) - Matt Stober (R), global head of Technical Operations for Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, and Russell Thirsk of Novartis describe the flu vaccine manufacturing process to the media at the new Novartis facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, November 24, 2009. The facility, which officially opened Tuesday, is the first large scale flu cell culture and adjuvant manufacturing facility in the United States. It will have the capability to produce seasonal flu cell culture vaccine, pre-pandemic vaccine and 150 million doses of pandemic vaccine within six months of an influenza pandemic declaration. REUTERS/Jason Arthurs (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SOCIETY HEALTH)
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(Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a single against the Florida Marlins in the first inning of the teams' MLB National League game in St Louis in this September 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Peter Newcomb
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(AP) - FILE - In an August 24, 1975 file photo, a crowd of 62,094 fans watch the Detroit Lions beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the home opener in the new 80,000 seat structure in Pontiac, Mich. The photo shows the still-unfinished dome, which was not yet inflated. A judge cleared the way Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 for Canadian company Triple Properties Inc. to pay $583,000 for the Pontiac Silverdome, built for $55.7 million in 1975 to house the NFL's Detroit Lions. (AP Photo/File)
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72/132 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L), Indian Prime Minister Manmohan ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L), Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toast during a luncheon at the State Department in Washington November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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73/132 A Novartis employee works in the area where MF-59, a distinguishing ...
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(Reuters) - A Novartis employee works in the area where MF-59, a distinguishing immune response booster used by Novartis in Europe, is added to vaccines at the Novartis flu vaccine facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, November 24, 2009. The facility, which officially opened Tuesday, is the first large scale flu cell culture and adjuvant manufacturing facility in the United States. It will have the capability to produce seasonal flu cell culture vaccine, pre-pandemic vaccine and 150 million doses of pandemic vaccine within six months of an influenza pandemic declaration. REUTERS/Jason Arthurs (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SOCIETY HEALTH)
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(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony at the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, south of Tehran, April 9, 2007. REUTERS/Caren Firouz
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75/132 A bio-reactor is seen located in the area where cells will be ...
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(Reuters) - A bio-reactor is seen located in the area where cells will be infected with the flu virus in the process of manufacturing vaccines at the Novartis facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, November 24, 2009. The facility, which officially opened Tuesday, is the first large scale flu cell culture and adjuvant manufacturing facility in the United States. It will have the capability to produce seasonal flu cell culture vaccine, pre-pandemic vaccine and 150 million doses of pandemic vaccine within six months of an influenza pandemic declaration. REUTERS/Jason Arthurs (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SOCIETY HEALTH)
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76/132 Dr. Andrin Oswald, chief executive of Novartis Vaccines and ...
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(Reuters) - Dr. Andrin Oswald, chief executive of Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, speaks with the media at the new Novartis facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, November 24, 2009. The facility, which officially opened Tuesday, is the first large scale flu cell culture and adjuvant manufacturing facility in the United States. It will have the capability to produce seasonal flu cell culture vaccine, pre-pandemic vaccine and 150 million doses of pandemic vaccine within six months of an influenza pandemic declaration. REUTERS/Jason Arthurs (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SOCIETY HEALTH)
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(Reuters) - The Novartis flu cell culture and adjuvant manufacturing facility is seen on the day of its official opening in Holly Springs, North Carolina, November 24, 2009. The facility, which officially opened Tuesday, is the first large scale flu cell culture and adjuvant manufacturing facility in the United States. It will have the capability to produce seasonal flu cell culture vaccine, pre-pandemic vaccine and 150 million doses of pandemic vaccine within six months of an influenza pandemic declaration. REUTERS/Jason Arthurs (UNITED STATES BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)
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78/132 An Afghan man and child walk past US Marines of 2nd Battalion ...
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(AFP) - An Afghan man and child walk past US Marines of 2nd Battalion 2 Marines of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade on patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and promised to unveil a decision soon on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)
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(AFP) - A US Marine of 2nd Battalion 2 Marines of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade patrols with Afghan National Army soldiers as an Afghan girl carrying a chicken walks along a field in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Obama vowed to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and promised to unveil a decision soon on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)
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(AFP) - A US Marine on patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers walks past a tractor driven by an Afghan farmer in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. US President Barack Obama promised Tuesday he would unveil his decision "shortly" on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan and pledged: "It is my intention to finish the job."(AFP/Manpreet Romana)
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81/132 President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to "finish the job" ...
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(AFPTV/POOL) - President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and promised to unveil a decision soon on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Duration: 00:36(AFPTV/POOL)
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(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama promised Tuesday he would unveil his decision "shortly" on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan and pledged: "It is my intention to finish the job."(AFP/Saul Loeb)
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83/132 Flu vaccination containers are seen on the assembly line at ...
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(Reuters) - Flu vaccination containers are seen on the assembly line at the new Novartis flu vaccine facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, November 24, 2009. The facility, which officially opened Tuesday, is the first large scale flu cell culture and adjuvant manufacturing facility in the United States. It will have the capability to produce seasonal flu cell culture vaccine, pre-pandemic vaccine and 150 million doses of pandemic vaccine within six months of an influenza pandemic declaration. REUTERS/Jason Arthurs (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SOCIETY HEALTH)
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(AP) - This November 2009 photo supplied by the Chicago Botanic Garden shows a model of first lady Michelle Obama's childhood home. (AP Photo/Chicago Botanic Garden)
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85/132 Albert Pujols wins 2nd straight NL MVP award
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AP - Albert Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.
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86/132 Roethlisberger expected to play despite concussion
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AP - Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has a concussion, but is expected to play Sunday at Baltimore as long as he continues to pass the daily tests given to players who have sustained the injury.
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87/132 Hendrick turns attention to Earnhardt
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AP - Getting Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team back on track is Rick Hendrick's top priority now that Jimmie Johnson has his record fourth consecutive NASCAR championship.
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88/132 Giants RB Jacobs fine after injuring leg
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AP - New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs says his right leg feels 'really good' and he should play against Denver on Thursday.
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89/132 Mauer near-unanimous pick as American League MVP
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AP - At the ripe old age of 26, Joe Mauer now has an AL Most Valuable Player award to add to a jam-packed trophy case that already holds three batting titles, three Silver Sluggers and two Gold Gloves.
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90/132 Gunners seek Euro tonic ahead of Chelsea showdown
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AFP - Arsene Wenger has told his Arsenal stars to forget about a looming showdown with Chelsea and the absence of injured striker Robin van Persie as they look to book their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League.
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91/132 Selanne nets shootout winner for Ducks vs. Flames
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AP - Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 41 saves in his first victory of the season despite allowing Jarome Iginla's tying goal with 18 seconds left in regulation, and Teemu Selanne scored the only shootout goal in the Anaheim Ducks' 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.
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92/132 Del Potro keeps alive Tour Finals tennis challenge
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AFP - US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro kept alive his challenge at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/1) victory over Fernando Verdasco on Tuesday.
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93/132 Ochoa edges Shin for LPGA's top player award
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AP - Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin fought to the last hole for the LPGA's top player award.
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94/132 De la Hoya - King cannot diminish Haye's title
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AFP - Britain's David Haye will not have his World Boxing Association heavyweight crown diminished by the sanctioning of an interim title fight, Haye promoter Oscar de la Hoya said.
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95/132 49ers' Vernon Davis gets a broom and goes curling
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AP - Vernon Davis stepped onto the ice and started moonwalking, fully confident he could conquer the sport of curling — or at the least be respectable. He is an NFL star, after all.
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96/132 British panel begins inquiry on Iraq war
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AP - An inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war kicked off Tuesday with top government advisers testifying that some Bush administration officials were calling for Saddam Hussein's ouster as early as 2001 — long before sanctions were exhausted and two years before the U.S.-led invasion.
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97/132 Families want Blair answers as Iraq war probe begins
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AFP - The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday with families of soldiers killed in combat desperate to hear Tony Blair justify the decision to join the US-led invasion.
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98/132 Lloyds bank launches historic rights issue
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AFP - State-rescued Lloyds bank launched the country's largest-ever rights issue on Tuesday to raise 13.5 billion pounds from existing shareholders.
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99/132 FTSE 100 closes lower
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AFP - Leading shares closed lower on Tuesday as the market digested worse-than-expected US economic growth figures.
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100/132 Bank of England reveals secret loans to RBS, HBOS
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AFP - The Bank of England admitted Tuesday that it lent a total of 61.6 billion pounds to Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS in secret during last year's financial crisis, adding that the cash had been repaid.
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101/132 British Iraq war probe starts hearings
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AFP - A long-awaited public inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war held its first hearing Tuesday, six and a half years after Tony Blair controversially led the country in backing the US-led conflict.
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102/132 Thatcher back at Downing Street for portrait unveiling
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AFP - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher returned to her old offices in Downing Street on Monday for the unveiling of a new portrait of the 'Iron Lady' at a reception hosted by Gordon Brown.
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103/132 MoD to name judge for Iraq deaths probe
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AFP - The government will this week announce details of an inquiry into the alleged torture and murder of Iraqi detainees by British troops, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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104/132 Police agree compensation for De Menezes shooting
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AFP - Police said Monday they have agreed a compensation deal with the family of an innocent Brazilian who was shot dead in London four years ago after being mistaken for a suicide bomber.
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105/132 Cadbury shares rise on report of Nestle interest
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AP - Shares in British chocolate maker Cadbury PLC hit their highest level in at least five years Monday on reports that another rival, Switzerland's Nestle SA, may make a takeover bid.
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106/132 Police officer jailed in Britain for fiancee killing
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AFP - A policeman was jailed for at least 18 years on Monday for the 'brutal' murder of his fiancee, also a police officer, days before their wedding.
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107/132 N.Ireland parties unite after huge car bomb planted
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AFP - Northern Ireland's leaders closed ranks Monday to denounce weekend attacks including a huge car bomb which only just failed to go off, in a new threat to the long-troubled province's fragile peace process.
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108/132 Leterme to return as Belgian PM Wednesday
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AFP - Belgium's ex-prime minister Yves Leterme -- who quit amid a bank bailout scandal last year -- will bounce back as government chief within 24 hours, incumbent Herman Van Rompuy said Tuesday.
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109/132 France shows off cutting-edge navy ship in Russia
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AP - French officers on Tuesday showed off a cutting-edge warship to a potential buyer — the Russian navy, whose pursuit of an amphibious assault capacity is frightening some neighboring countries.
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110/132 Darwin first edition sells for 100,000 pounds
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AFP - A first edition of Charles Darwin's seminal 'On the Origin of Species' found in a family's toilet in southern Britain sold for more than 100,000 pounds Tuesday, Christie's auction house said.
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111/132 Premier League strugglers Portsmouth sack Hart
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AFP - Paul Hart became the first English Premier League manager to lose his job this season after he was 'relieved of his duties' by basement club Portsmouth on Tuesday.
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112/132 Merkel waiting for 'thank-you letter' from GM
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AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she was expecting a 'comprehensive thank-you letter' from General Motors for huge loans to keep the auto maker's Opel unit afloat, which she said had now been repaid.
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113/132 Ireland hit by public sector strike against cuts
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AFP - Recession-hit Ireland was severely disrupted by a one-day strike Tuesday as about 250,000 public sector workers protested at planned austerity cuts in next month's budget.
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114/132 2 warlords plead innocent in Congo massacre trial
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AP - Two Congolese militia leaders sent child soldiers and other fighters to wipe out a village in a revenge attack that left more than 200 men, women and children dead, a prosecutor told judges Tuesday at the International Criminal Court.
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115/132 Prostitute claims Berlusconi offered help with inn
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AP - The prostitute at the center of Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal claims in a new book that she slept with him on the understanding he would help her set up a countryside inn but she got 'nothing' in return.
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116/132 Belgian man: end of coma misdiagnosis like rebirth
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AP - With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration.
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117/132 Wooing of Taliban fighters is dangerous game
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AP - A battered taxi sped up a dusty road toward a squad of Afghan soldiers searching for bombs planted in the dirt. Army gunmen who had fanned out for protection readied for a suicide attacker. The car screeched to a halt.
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118/132 Philippines declares emergency after 46 killed
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AP - The Philippine president placed two southern provinces under emergency rule Tuesday as security forces unearthed more bodies, pushing the death toll to 46 in some of the deadliest election violence in the nation's history.
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119/132 Festival of mass animal sacrifice begins in Nepal
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AP - The ceremony began with prayers in a temple by tens of thousands of Hindus before dawn Tuesday. Then it shifted to a nearby corral, where in the cold morning mist, scores of butchers wielding curved swords began slaughtering buffalo calves by hacking off their heads.
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120/132 DR.Congo war crimes trial starts at The Hague
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AFP - Two Congolese militiamen pleaded not guilty on Tuesday as they were accused in The Hague of plotting to wipe out a village where their forces killed civilians, raped women and enslaved child soldiers.
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121/132 Obama: US-Indian ties help define 21st century
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AP - President Barack Obama said Tuesday that U.S. ties with India will be 'one of the defining relationships' of the 21st century as he welcomed India's prime minister for the first state visit of his administration.
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122/132 India fears losing US favor even as Obama fetes Manmohan Singh
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The Christian Science Monitor - As India's prime minister Manmohan Singh arrives to a red carpet welcome in Washington Monday – the first state guest of President Barack Obama – commentators in India seemed more preoccupied with the United States' growing friendship with China.
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123/132 UN: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996
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AP - The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday.
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124/132 Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu
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AP - A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.
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125/132 Schumer says failure not an option on health care
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AP - Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands.
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126/132 Health reform: Is tax on 'Cadillac' plans fair?
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AP - Schoolteacher Kinzi Blair makes only $46,000 a year, but she has what many would consider a 'Cadillac' health plan, now targeted for a big tax increase by health reformers.
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127/132 Canada stops use of one batch of flu vaccine
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Reuters - Some Canadian provinces have stopped using a particular batch of the H1N1 flu vaccine after six people experienced severe allergic reactions, the country's health agency said on Monday.
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128/132 Wall St weighed by GDP, home prices data
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Reuters - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, a day after the Dow hit a 13-month high, after data showed the economy grew in the third quarter, but at a slower rate than expected.
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129/132 U.S. Q3 economic growth revised down, house prices up
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Reuters - The U.S. economy grew more slowly than first thought in the third quarter, but a fifth month of gains in house prices in September and an improvement in consumer morale signaled the anemic recovery was intact.
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130/132 FDIC fund falls into red, Bair urges lending
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Reuters - The fund used to safeguard U.S. bank deposits dropped to a negative balance of $8.2 billion in the third quarter, the first shortfall since 1992, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said on Tuesday.
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131/132 Rajaratnam denies insider charges, blasts wiretaps
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Reuters - Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam attacked a U.S. regulator's lawsuit on Tuesday, denying insider trading charges and saying government wiretaps violated his constitutional rights.
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132/132 Fed pleased with U.S. growth, leery of policy risks
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Reuters - Federal Reserve officials are increasingly confident the U.S. economic recovery is sustainable, but they do not see employment picking up soon, according to minutes from their November meeting released on Tuesday.
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