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Thursday, July 2
EVENTS
15 dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan
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Bomber Strikes Government Bus in Pakistan
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US Marines taking over towns in Afghanistan
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US vice president in Iraq
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Palestinians detain rivals to strengthen grip
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Activists Held by Israel for Trying to Break Gaza Blockade
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Powerful weapons found in Northwest drug raids
Feds seize Madoff penthouse, wife leaves
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Surrender ends Russian flat siege
African leaders agree to Libya-led AU changes
Britain Asks Allies for Help on Employees Held in Iran
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Italy adopts law to curb migrants
Europe Releases $1.7 Billion to Ailing Latvia
SoCal-to-Vegas rail route wins federal designation
Moon probe returns first images
Australia discovers 3 new large dinosaurs
Descendant of India's last Mughal emperor is plucked from penury
AGENDAS
UN chief to lobby Myanmar for Suu Kyi's release
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Jackson memorial set for Tuesday in Los Angeles
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U.S. to Donate Drug to Combat Swine Flu
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FINDINGS
FBI notes: Saddam Hussein sought familiar refuge
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Living alone ups dementia risk
Scottish sheep shrink as climate change favours the weak
REACTIONS
U.S. Soldier May Be Held by Taliban, Military Fears
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South Korea: North Korea may fire more missiles
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Interim Honduras leader hints open to early vote
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Iran hardliners urge legal action against Mousavi
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Doomed Air France plane hit sea intact: investigators
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WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable'
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Congo: Rights Group Reports Attacks on Civilians
Yemenia Crash Stirs Calls for Stronger Watchdogs
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Preparing for Trip to Russia, Obama Praises Putin’s Protégé, at Putin’s Expense
U.S. Says It Will Preserve Secret Jails for Terror Case
Imelda Marcos sure she'll beat corruption charges
SC gov's wife says husband must earn back trust
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India media hails gay sex ruling
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HEARSAY
Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death
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Judge eyes quick action on Calif. gay marriage ban
BACKGROUND
Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
IOUs spell uncertainty for Calif. small businesses
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Brutal insurgency haunts Thai Muslim south
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Wednesday, July 1
EVENTS
Major military operation under way in Afghanistan
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Pakistan upping border force along Helmand stretch
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Roadside bomb kills Iraqi soldier in Baghdad
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NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missiles
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Mexican police find 14 bodies in drug war grave
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Plane with Comoros crash survivor arrives in Paris
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DEA joins Michael Jackson death probe
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Michael Jackson's will sets family trust, funeral sketchy
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Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy March Draws Thousands
Iran 'frees more British staff'
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Businessman Sentenced in Weapons Plot
Indian court decriminalizes consensual gay sex
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Israel: Court Orders Stiffer Charges in Shooting
Zimbabwe: Trial Ordered for Senior Party Official
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Transportation Secretary Resigns in Argentina
Croatia: Prime Minister Resigns Unexpectedly
US judge bans 'Rye' book sequel
Ariane lofts biggest 'space bird'
SC governor silent as clamor grows for resignation
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Hollywood actor Karl Malden dies
Death Toll Rises to 17 in Italy Train Derailment
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Hawaii's cheapest cruise sails into sunset
FINDINGS
FBI says Saddam's weapons bluff aimed at Iran
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Gene clues to schizophrenia risk
REACTIONS
Police: Bomb kills 2 officers in NW Pakistan
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Iran's reformists call Islamic regime illegitimate
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Iran 'disqualifies' EU from talks
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Honduras' interim leader blames Chavez for crisis
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Amnesty accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza
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US condemns Niger third term bid
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US call to free Vietnamese priest
Bolivia: President Denounces Obama Over Trade
French PM apologises to New Zealand for rugby disgrace
N.Korea stability rests on abuses and propaganda, say critics
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HEARSAY
Iran hangs six for murder, two spared: report
AP: Ex-Edwards aide appears at federal courthouse
SEC lawyer raised alarm about Madoff: report
BACKGROUND
States without budgets as key deadline passes
Gap dividing Aborigines growing
NH city rallies around refugees to banish bedbugs
Tuesday, June 30
EVENTS
Iraqis celebrate US pullback but bombing kills 33
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Few Bidders to Develop Iraqi Oil and Natural Gas Fields
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Teen survivor of Yemeni jet crash 'doing well'
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Comorians protest as plane crash search resumes
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Police find 5 bodies, severed head in Mexico
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Gunmen fire on group of Detroit teens, wounding 7
North Korean ship under US scrutiny changes course
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U.S. Pursues Firms With Ties to North Korea
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OAS sends Honduras an ultimatum after coup
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US lawyer imprisoned in Belarus freed after pardon
Pakistan tribes request army aid against Taliban
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Ahmadinejad scraps African summit trip
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Algeria: Ex-C.I.A. Official Charged With Sex Assault
Argentina: Swine Flu’s Spread Leads to School Closings
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California misses budget deadline, readies "IOUs"
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Democrat Franken wins protracted Minn. Senate race
US judge overturns Stanford bail
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Sudan: National Elections Are Postponed Again
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UN begins Bhutto killing inquiry
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Georgia: Monitors of Truce With Russia Withdraw
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Greece acts to stub out smoking
All-day party celebrates China web filter delay
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Cuba: A New Rule Lets Workers Double-Dip
'Ugly' fruit back on sale in EU
Private funeral held for Fawcett
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AGENDAS
Jackson's will to be filed in court Wednesday
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Jackson's body 'to lie in state'
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China state news agency plans English TV service
FINDINGS
Vegetarians 'avoid more cancers'
Daily sex improves sperm quality, fertility conference told
REACTIONS
Interim Honduran leader vows Zelaya won't return
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Obama aide says no more troops to Afghanistan
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Barak: Too early to declare Israel settlement freeze
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Human Rights Group Says 29 Civilians Were Killed by Israeli Air Attacks in Gaza
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Unicef plea for Pakistan refugees
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Medical examiner: Ore. girl appeared malnourished
NYPD: High-profile buildings need tighter security
Fury at Rwanda sterilisation bill
Sarkozy Comments on Israeli Minister Make Waves
Zimbabwe Says China Is Giving It Loans
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HEARSAY
AP Exclusive: Insomniac Jackson begged for drug
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BACKGROUND
Khmer Rouge survivor's paintings saved his life
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Suicides shock 'happy' Bhutan
Monday, June 29
EVENTS
Bodies recovered in Yemeni plane crash
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Freight train derails in Italy, kills 13, burns 50
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Suicide bomber strikes at Afghan-Pakistan border
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Taliban scrap peace deal in Pakistan tribal area
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U.S. Resumes Surveillance Flights Over Pakistan
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Iran declares election fight over, vote valid
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Jackson's mother wins temporary control of estate
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Coroner team gathers evidence at Jackson home
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Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years
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Congressman's wife resigns from Detroit Council
Texas officials want investigation of gay bar raid
FDA confirms E. coli found in Nestle cookie dough
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Quake jolts China's Sichuan, damaging houses
Zimbabwe: Political Partnership Shows Further Strain
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Argentina: Health Minister Resigns Over Handling of Flu Cases
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Russia Begins War Games Near Georgia
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Man held over China ethnic clash
Italy: Priests Ordained Without Vatican’s Approval
Iraq launches milestone oil licensing round
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Lisbon passes German court test
Azerbaijan: Deal to Sell Natural Gas to Russia Is Signed
French Continue Search for Clues to Jet’s Loss
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AGENDAS
Exxon to pay interest on Valdez oil spill damages
Malaysia PM sets big reforms to boost investment
Czech Republic: Institute to Track Stolen Jewish Assets
FINDINGS
Report Questions Israeli Drone Strikes
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Study Says Blacks and Arabs Face Bias From Paris Police
Ladybird 'risk to 1,000 species'
REACTIONS
US military says 4 soldiers killed in Baghdad
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Ousted leader announces bid to return to Honduras
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North Korea trying to enrich uranium, South says
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Israel intercepts Gaza aid boat: activists
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Niger court dissolution 'is coup'
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Doctors warn British public not to throw 'swine flu parties'
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Khmer Rouge survivor describes torture at S-21
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Russian in Extradition Battle Says U.S. Agents Violated Law
Ladybird 'risk to 1,000 species'
HEARSAY
AP Source: 10 others to be charged in Madoff probe
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British hostages 'were shot dead'
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Photo Stirs Speculation on North Korean Leader
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BACKGROUND
France found faults with crashed Yemeni plane
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Driver in 10-death Okla. wreck had clean record
Drug-Resistant Flu Strain Turns Up in Denmark but Doesn’t Last Long
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Sunday, June 28
EVENTS
More than 20 die in Pakistan's northwest
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3 dead, 60 hurt in central China train collision
Gunbattle in south Afghanistan kills top policeman
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Soldier killed on Kashmir border
Chaos erupts after Honduras coup
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Iran frees five from UK embassy
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Myanmar court rejects appeal for Suu Kyi witnesses
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Activists sail to Gaza with aid, defying Israel
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Argentine leader suffers sharp blow in vote
U.S. beef recall expanded, 18 illnesses suspected
Arizona moves to allow concealed guns in bars
Weeping, 1st Khmer Rouge prison survivor testifies
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Sudanese 'suspect' back in Canada
Woman in Sanford affair confirms relationship
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Gale Storm, perky star of 1950s TV, dies at 87
AGENDAS
Autopsy planned for TV pitchman Billy Mays
Fawcett to have private funeral
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REACTIONS
NKorea criticizes US missile defense for Hawaii
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Lawyer for doctor: Jackson had pulse when found
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Obama could mull second stimulus if needed: adviser
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Police deny Kenya torture claims
Nigerian militants say attack Shell despite amnesty
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European Union Warns Iran Against Acts of Intimidation
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U.S. Commander Says Iraq Forces Ready
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West skeptical on Russian security plan for Europe
Scientists attack energy industry
Pope Says Tests ‘Seem to Conclude’ Bones Are the Apostle Paul’s
HEARSAY
Support for Pakistan's anti-Taliban war seen solid
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Obama opposes energy bill trade penalties: reports
Israel May Shift on Settlements Freeze Amid Broader Effort
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Madoff can expect de facto life term at sentencing
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BACKGROUND
Deal on U.S. healthcare overhaul still uncertain
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Journalism Rules Are Bent in News Coverage From Iran
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Persian Station in Britain Rattles Officials in Iran
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In China, parents mourn children abducted by traffickers
Saturday, June 27
EVENTS
3 killed in pizzeria shooting outside Los Angeles
Pakistani forces kill 11 Taliban militants
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Al-Qaida-linked militants kill 2 Filipino soldiers
Somali pirates free Belgian ship
Thousands of anti-govt protesters mass in Bangkok
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Doctor tells police about Jackson's final moments
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Police question Australian opposition leader over email
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Argentine army in torture ruling
NATO and Russia resume security ties despite Georgia row
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Iraq secures cities for US exit
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Hariri named as Lebanon's new PM
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Honduran leader pushes ahead with divisive vote
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Albania votes in election seen as test for EU bid
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Northern Ireland's paramilitaries dump arsenal
Ruth Madoff forfeits asset claims, left with $2.5 million
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Ky. pastor welcomes guns, their owners to church
Amid Jewish revival, Poland gets openly gay rabbi
AGENDAS
Guinea-Bissau to elect new leader
REACTIONS
Mousavi rejects partial Iran vote recount
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Israel's Barak denies Gaza captive deal
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Afghan minister says drug strategy is 'perfect'
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HEARSAY
Report: Iran detains 8 local British Embassy staff
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South Korea getting U.S. missiles to boost defences: report
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Mid-term elections seen weakening Argentine leader
BACKGROUND
Did toxic chemical in Iraq cause GIs' illnesses?
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Legality of S.C. gov's tryst raises questions
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Taliban Losses Are No Sure Gain for Pakistanis
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U.S. and Russia Differ on a Treaty for Cyberspace
Sabbath parking fuels Jerusalem religious tensions
Friday, June 26
EVENTS
Drug gang shootout kills 12 in Mexico
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9 killed in Okla. turnpike traffic wreck
5 militants killed in shootout in south Pakistan
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Three die in Thai rebel standoff
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Ethnic clash in Chinese factory kills 2, hurts 118
Nearly completed high-rise collapses in Shanghai
'Jena 6' beating case wraps up with plea deal
Michael Jackson death still unsolved after autopsy
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Madoff ordered to forfeit $171 billion
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House passes landmark climate change bill
Israeli soldiers scuffle with activists in WBank
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Egypt reopens crossing into Gaza
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U.S. gives Somalia about 40 tons of weapons
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US appoints envoy to Muslim world
Karzai invites Taliban to vote in election
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Brazil calls off search for Air France victims
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Plane lands safely in Md. after smoke report
Ruling delays Allen Stanford's jail exit
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Sri Lankan astrologer arrested after predicting president's fall
Emergency powers for Niger leader
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China: Europe Asks for Software Delay
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N Ireland paramilitaries 'decommission arms'
Japan, Korea debate exit strategy amid recovery
AGENDAS
NATO-Russia foreign ministers to open meeting
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FINDINGS
Zimbabwe’s Diamond Fields Enrich Ruling Party, Report Says
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Animal fats pancreas cancer link
REACTIONS
Iran election violence "outrageous," says Obama
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Holbrooke: US changing Afghan drug policy
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Israel plays down reports of imminent Gaza deal
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New H1N1 flu not going away: U.S. health agency
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Person close to Jacksons: Will, AEG role unclear
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Controller: IOUs signal Calif fiscal mismanagement
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Turkey Restates Determination to Join the European Union
HEARSAY
Googling for Argentine lover trumps Jacko, Farrah
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Search for Air France recorders likely to go on
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Shift Possible on Holding Terror Suspects
Thursday, June 25
EVENTS
Motorcycle bomb kills 13 in Baghdad market
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US, SKorea hold defense talks amid NKorea threats
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Islamists Amputate Limbs of 4 Somalis Accused of Theft
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2 indicted in Arizona diversity office bombing
China intellectuals seek release of dissident
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Beijing Adds Curbs on Access to Internet
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Honduras heads toward crisis over referendum
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Allen Stanford pleads not guilty in fraud case
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G8 meeting at work on shared document on Iran
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Zimbabwe: State Abducted Activist
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Court Confirms Death Sentence for Egyptian Tycoon
Israelis Cede More Control of West Bank Security
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Brazil's Lula signs Amazon bill
Spain: Vote on Changes to Inquiry Law
Germany: Dresden Loses Unesco Rating
Bulgarian Court Frees Former Kosovo Leader
Body of Pilot of Doomed Air France Flight Identified
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'Charlie's Angel' Farrah Fawcett dies at 62
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AGENDAS
Autopsy set after Michael Jackson's sudden death
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Opposition leader to seek rally permits
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House Democrats push for Friday climate vote
Inquiry to Focus on Flights’ Sensor Malfunctions
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China 'to block' Hummer takeover
FINDINGS
Vacations for Leaders Aren’t a Good Idea, Poll Says
Alcohol link to one in 25 deaths
Monkeys fall for visual illusion
REACTIONS
Pakistani Taliban claim Kashmir attack
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Hamas leader rejects "freak" Israel offer of state
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Bernanke denies Fed threatened BofA over Merrill deal
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe attacks West on sanctions, aid
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Amnesty urges Thailand to open lese-majeste trial
US says weapons sent to Somalia
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Obama pledges push this year for immigration reform
Officials: UN envoy arrives in Myanmar
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Russia: No Dissent on U.S. Air Base
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Diplomat says US to consider F-16 sale to Taiwan
Politicians call for disgraced governor to resign
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HEARSAY
Lebanon's Hariri set to become prime minister: sources
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Doctor flees Iran over "Neda" killing: report
US swine flu cases may have hit 1 million
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Whale chief mulls ending hunt ban
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Wednesday, June 24
EVENTS
US drone attack claims 80 lives in Pakistan
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Roadside bomb kills five policemen in Iraq
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Bomb strikes Shiite market in Baghdad, killing 69
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Sudan: 4 sentenced to die for US diplomat killing
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Iowa coach who helped launch NFL careers is slain
Off-duty officer shoots 2 in lot after Angels game
Feds arrest head of anti-gang group in LA
FBI 'cracks $50m healthcare scam'
U.S. renews sanctions against North Korea
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Jailed N Korea reporters visited
Israel Cancels U.S. Envoy’s Session
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Kosovo Ex-Prime Minister Arrested on War Crimes
Kyrgyz lawmakers back deal to keep US base open
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Obama signs $106 billion bill for Iraq, Afghan wars
U.S.-China Military Talks Resume
China reclaims $4 billion of embezzled public money
Sarkozy Reshuffles His Cabinet
AGENDAS
California set to issue IOUs as fiscal crisis weighs
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U.S. and Venezuela to restore expelled ambassadors
Iran unrest to dominate G8 summit
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Swiss to destroy papers in international nuke smuggling case
Politkovskaya case to be retried
FINDINGS
Many sharks 'facing extinction'
'Misty caverns' on Enceladus moon
New cancer drug 'shows promise'
Vulture-bone flute 'world's oldest musical instrument'
REACTIONS
Mousavi Web site: 70 professors detained in Iran
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Iran's Ahmadinejad compares Obama to Bush
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NKorea warns of 'fire shower of nuclear' attack
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U.S. urges China to scrap Internet filter plan
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US general says troops need new view of Aghan war
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U.N. rights chief: Guantanamo chapter not yet closed
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Netanyahu says hopes for U.S. settlement understanding
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Russia: Chechen Vows to Avenge Attack on a Neighboring Leader
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Poor nations plead for money at U.N. crisis meeting
South Carolina Governor Sanford admits extramarital affair
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HEARSAY
TV: Al-Qaida says it killed American in Mauritania
Investigators eye problems with DC track circuit
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Strike Reportedly Missed Chief of Pakistani Taliban by Hours
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BACKGROUND
Women in Iran's protests: head scarves and rocks
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Tuesday, June 23
EVENTS
Investigators seek why automated train didn't stop
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Conservative candidate in Iran pulls complaint
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UK expels two Iranian diplomats
Canada and Newsweek Seek Release of Reporter Detained in Iran
Missile death toll at 55 in Pakistan
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Roadside Bomb Kills 3 Aid Workers in Northern Afghanistan
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Mauritania: American Aid Worker Is Killed
China's top dissident arrested for subversion
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Police arrest Maoist 'spokesman'
Bolivia: 8 Mennonites Accused of Rape
Hamas parliament Speaker released
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Russia: Ingushetia Leader Is Still in Critical Condition
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Pentagon approves creation of cyber command
Andres weakens to tropical storm, back out to sea
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Hurricane Andres pounds western Mexico, one dead
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Setback in Search for Missing Jet’s Flight Recorder
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SF lawmakers pass Haight smoke shop ban
Back to work for South Carolina guv who took hike
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Antigua fires finance regulator
Britain: New Rules Proposed on Lawmakers’ Expenses
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AGENDAS
Fed to hold fire on buying, talk down rate hikes
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Whaling peace talks 'to continue'
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Albanians, Cut Off, Get Set to Vote
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FINDINGS
In New Theory, Swine Flu Started in Asia, Not Mexico
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REACTIONS
China says North Korea a "serious concern"
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China, US say to work to avoid sea confrontations
China accused over unfair trade
U.S. warns of threats against Sudan government, West
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Banking "broken," consumers need help: watchdog
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Public health plan could save money faster: policy group
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U.S. recession to bottom out this year: OECD
Ex-detainees allege US Afghan abuse
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Madagascar leader says ex-president planning coup
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Madoff asks for 12 years in jail
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Minn. teen says he's angry about continuing chemo
Berlusconi denies paying for sex
HEARSAY
NKorean cargo ship could test new UN sanctions
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Report: Kim Jong Il puts son as head of spy agency
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Iran's Khamenei may be a casualty in vote crisis
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Russia unhappy at U.S.-Kyrgyz air base deal: report
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Former Vice President Cheney to publish memoir: report
BACKGROUND
Corruption tops many Iraqis' concerns, not security
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Monday, June 22
EVENTS
Investigators probe capital's worst subway crash
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Iraq hit by fresh wave of attacks
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Suicide Bomber Kills 2 Civilians in Afghanistan
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Suicide Bomber on Motorcycle Kills 7 Civilians in Afghanistan
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UK forces in major Afghan assault
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Taliban commander shot dead in northwest Pakistan
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Iran's top electoral body rules out vote annulment
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Closely watched NKorean ship still off China coast
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India bans Maoist communist party
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Tropical Storm Andres nears hurricane strength
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Quake jolts Anchorage, Alaska, but damage minimal
2 rescued after drifting 52 hours off Aleutians
Indiana man sought in wife's killing arrested
Calif. wife allegedly had sick husband killed
Craigslist slaying suspect pleads not guilty
US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using air base
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Obama signs landmark law to regulate tobacco
Mexico investigators search for 9 in day care fire
Rwanda: Jail Term in Genocide
Somalia: Sentenced to Amputation
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France: 25 Arrests in Jewel Thefts
Romanians leave NI after attacks
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Gambia: Journalists Free on Bail
Apple chief Jobs 'back at work'
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AGENDAS
New U.S. orders in Afghanistan aim to reduce deaths
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Obama set to push healthcare and energy reform
Clinton to Skip Meetings
Founder's grandson to lead Toyota
FINDINGS
Confidence slipping in Obama economy rescue: poll
REACTIONS
Iran says courts will teach protesters a lesson
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Palau president: Gitmo detainees still fear China
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Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France
Official: No black box signals from Flight 447
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Policymakers caution on global economy
China: Artist Urges Online Boycott
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President of Mexico Urges Action on Emissions
BACKGROUND
Amateur video turns woman into icon of Iran unrest
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Indonesia legal system under fire over e-mail case
700 NYC teachers are paid to do nothing
Despite Law, Job Conditions Worsen in China
Heirs race to find Nazi-looted art before time runs out
Sunday, June 21
EVENTS
NM police looking for suspects in Denny's killing
Suicide bomber kills three Afghan soldiers
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About 40,000 leave before new Pakistan battle
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Airstrikes kill 21 more in Pakistan
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Ingush leader wounded in suicide bombing attack
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Maoist alert issued during strike
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Death toll from Iraq's Kirkuk blast rises to 73
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Two dead British hostages named
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Philippines reports 1st swine flu-related death
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Australian helicopter crashes trying to get close to crocodile
Atlantic crash bodies identified
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'Mafia man' arrested in Venezuela
UK announces £5m aid for Zimbabwe
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Whaling talks target compromise
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US tries to stop Geronimo lawsuit
Tropical Storm Andres Forms Off Mexico
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AGENDAS
Australia PM Rudd faces crisis week
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British MPs to elect new Speaker
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FINDINGS
Americans struggle to pay for healthcare: study
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REACTIONS
Mousavi defiantly calls for continued protests
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NKorea threatens to harm US if attacked
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NYT editor: We had to keep mum on Afghan abduction
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Al Qaeda says would use Pakistani nuclear weapons
Critics: Burial site for Hudson PCBs is inadequate
Palin spars with critics over ethics complaints
Iacocca: GM, Chrysler should repay US loans fast
Israel's Barak sees chance for peace progress
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Internet boycott calls to mark China filter debut
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Top German spy says more Russian snooping on firms
UN head in polio eradication call
Ancient Holy Land quarry uncovered, team says
HEARSAY
Fed mulling revamp of repo market: report
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Immigration enforcement in Arizona could toughen
Road cleaned by neo-Nazis may be named for rabbi
BACKGROUND
World's media seeks ways around Iran clampdown
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Budget crisis forces deep cuts at Calif. schools
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Greener diet reduces dairy cows' methane burps
Lesson from NY: Long-lost children rarely turn up
Great whites are 'serial killers'
Saturday, June 20
EVENTS
Suicide truck bomber kills dozens in northern Iraq
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16 people killed in eastern China factory blast
Woman killed fleeing Ill. train derailment, blast
Ammonia leak at NC plant kills 1, injures 4
7 militants killed by Pakistan citizens militia
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Rockets hit US base at Bagram, kill 2 US troops
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Times Reporter Escapes Taliban After 7 Months
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NIreland police charge 2 over attacks on Romanians
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Moderate quake shakes central California
Abortion opponents return to Kan. clinic
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China police rescue trafficked children
Coroner Adds to Questions in Italy Murder Case
Ethiopia rejects Somali request
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Zimbabwe PM jeered by UK exiles
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Bermuda Premier Escapes Censure Over Uighurs
Self-rule introduced in Greenland
Red panda at ND zoo has rare set of triplets
Space tourism comes a step closer in New Mexico
Record crowd for Solstice sunrise
FINDINGS
No change in bone cancer deaths
REACTIONS
Two British hostages feared dead in Iraq
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Iran says 13 people killed in violent clashes
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US urges Iran to end 'violence'
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Nigeria militants say attack two Shell oil pipelines
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Tibetan Monks Tell Tale of Escape From China
NKorea criticizes US nuclear protection of South
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Singapore says would act if North Korea ship has WMD
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Australian PM and treasurer reject calls to quit
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Haitians leery of 2nd election round amid violence
Dalai Lama says favors democratic leadership
As Arms Meeting Looms, Russia Offers Carrot of Sharp Cuts
HEARSAY
AP: Conn. officials were warned about attack chimp
Japan eyes bigger military as tension rises: report
BACKGROUND
Fire moves into houses abandoned by foreclosures
Friday, June 19
EVENTS
1 dead from train derailment northwest of Chicago
Nestle recalls Toll House cookie dough after E. coli warning
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Bomb Kills 2 Americans
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Iraq karate coach shot and killed
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Somalia: A Third High-Profile Killing
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Congo: Fighting Erupts in the East
Nonprofit reverses plan to give injured vet a home
Stanford indicted in massive U.S. fraud case
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Gay couples can use married names on passports
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United Nations: 3 Named to Investigate Bhutto’s Killing
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China Disables Some Google Functions
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UN Financial Summit attracts 14 world leaders
EU agrees Irish treaty compromise
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Switzerland agrees to US tax deal
NZ jury jails father of 'Pumpkin'
Argentine golden shipwreck found
Ocean Combed for Jet Data in Biggest Aviation Search
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AGENDAS
Abortion clinic in focus again, with vigil planned
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Talks due on Madagascar
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Greece to unveil Acropolis museum
FINDINGS
Study: Beijing's air worse than at past Olympics
1 in 4 South African men surveyed admit to rape
'Surprise' prostate result probed
Colombia: Coca Growing Declines
REACTIONS
Iran warns opposition against staging street rally
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Officials: 50 militants dead in Pakistan fighting
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Mubarak says time is right for Arab-Israeli peace
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Zimbabwe PM urges UK exiles home
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Prosecutors: Sentence Madoff without delay
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UN calls for Peru clashes probe
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United Nations: Financial Crisis Means More Hunger
CDC sees "something different" with new flu
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HEARSAY
US, regional powers may meet on NKorea next month
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U.N. panel considers expanding North Korea blacklist
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Apple boss 'had liver transplant'
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BACKGROUND
Democrats push for new government health plan
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Once hush-hush, drug war plays big in Mexico vote
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FBI files show wide "Deep Throat" investigation
Charles Packer
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