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| Pakistan holds 5 men missing from U.S.
December 9, 2009 at 9:38 pm
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| | Five people arrested in Pakistan had been reported missing in the United States, and police are confident they were planning terrorist acts, a Pakistani police official told CNN. |
| McChrystal: Taliban ranks weakening
December 9, 2009 at 9:31 pm
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| | Rank-and-file Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are tired and weakening, with some making offers to drop out of the conflict, the top U.S. commander there said. |
| Zelaya 'seeks safe conduct to Mexico'
December 9, 2009 at 9:06 pm
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| | Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya, who has been holed up in the Brazilian embassy in the Honduran capital since September 21, has asked the de facto government for safe conduct to Mexico, a top Honduran government official told CNN en Español. |
| Shot Venezuelan student buried
December 9, 2009 at 8:12 pm
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| | Mourners in the western Venezuelan state of Tachira on Wednesday laid to rest the body of a university student who was shot dead while participating in a student protest. |
| Israel: Deported student can't return
December 9, 2009 at 6:44 pm
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| | An Israeli high court ruled Wednesday that a female college student deported to Gaza by the Israeli military will not be allowed to return to the West Bank to finish her studies. |
| American denies Indian terror charges
December 9, 2009 at 1:31 pm
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| | David Headley, the Chicago, Illinois, man accused of involvement in terror plots in India and Denmark, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all 12 counts against him. |
| UK banks hit by 50 percent bonuses tax
December 9, 2009 at 12:32 pm
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| | Read full story for latest details. |
| Rains, violence leave Somali kids hungry
December 9, 2009 at 12:19 pm
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| | More and more mothers, clutching their rail-thin, malnourished children, are arriving at the packed waiting rooms of the Doctor Without Borders clinics in central Somalia, the aid group said. |
| Gore: Agreement needed to save planet from catastrophe
December 9, 2009 at 12:14 pm
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| | Al Gore tells CNN taking action to limit the impact of climate change is a "moral issue" and plays down a dispute between rich and poor nations at the Copenhagen summit. |
| Petraeus: Afghan violence to increase
December 9, 2009 at 11:41 am
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| | Coalition forces can attain "success" in Afghanistan, but violence will likely increase as the approved troop surge moves forward in stabilizing the war-torn country, a top U.S. commander told a Senate committee Wednesday. |
| Giant iceberg drifts towards Australia
December 9, 2009 at 11:39 am
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| | A massive iceberg -- more than twice the size of New York's Manhattan island -- is drifting slowly toward Australia, scientists said Wednesday. |
| Obama to go to Oslo for Nobel ceremony
December 9, 2009 at 11:34 am
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| | President Obama -- fighting wars in two countries -- will arrive in Norway on Thursday to accept the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. |
| Unmanned mini-sub crosses Atlantic
December 9, 2009 at 11:25 am
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| | A U.S.-built, unmanned mini-submarine on an ocean research mission has successfully crossed the North Atlantic by gliding on underwater currents, U.S. officials said Wednesday in Spain, where they came to retrieve it. |
| U.S. reveals most-screened nationalities
December 9, 2009 at 11:03 am
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| | The Transportation Security Administration is launching a "full review" into the online posting of a sensitive manual of screening procedures for law enforcement officers, diplomats, prisoners and federal air marshals. |
| Tiger ads vanish from TV
December 9, 2009 at 10:33 am
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| | Tiger Woods is all over the TV, but his ads haven't been. |
| Russia seeks U.S. aid on heroin flood
December 9, 2009 at 9:54 am
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| | Russia's top drugs adviser has called on the United States to use its troop surge into Afghanistan to help stem the flow of drugs entering its borders, as heroin addiction reaches epidemic levels. |
| Poor nations' fury over leaked climate text
December 9, 2009 at 7:32 am
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| | A leaked document known as the "Danish text" is driving an even deeper wedge between rich and poor countries embroiled in U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen. |
| Baghdad hit again, day after 130 killed
December 9, 2009 at 6:23 am
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| | A bomb hidden in a trash can exploded on a busy street in northeast Baghdad on Wednesday, killing two street sweepers and injuring seven other people, the Interior Ministry said. |
| Twitter creator unveils hot new venture
December 9, 2009 at 6:06 am
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| | Twitter creator Jack Dorsey Wednesday gave the first public demonstration of his hotly-anticipated latest venture -- a device to allow credit card payments by cell phone -- and revealed it would be given away for free. |
| Indonesians demand end to corruption
December 9, 2009 at 4:58 am
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| | Thousands of protesters gathered in several cities in Indonesia on Wednesday to push the government to deal with rampant allegations of corruption. |
| Meet the Irwins: Life after 'Croc Hunter'
December 9, 2009 at 4:40 am
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| | I always wanted to meet Steve Irwin. He was the quintessential Aussie who took manliness to a whole new level, wrestled man eating crocodiles, wrangled poisonous snakes and would pick up any of God's creatures to show the world how remarkable animals really are. |
| Volkswagen buys $2.5B Suzuki stake
December 9, 2009 at 4:35 am
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| | German auto giant Volkswagen is buying a a 20 percent stake in Japan's Suzuki Motor Corporation, in a deal worth $2.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday. |
| Lock-down as N. Korea nuke talks start
December 9, 2009 at 3:49 am
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| | The highest-level talks between the United States and North Korea since President Barack Obama took office unfolded Wednesday in Pyongyang, with a virtual lock-down on information. |
| Blacks in Cuba 'treated with disregard'
December 9, 2009 at 1:57 am
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| | A group of prominent African-Americans has challenged Cuba's race record, accusing the island nation of harassing its black citizens and cracking down on civil rights activists. |
| Winning hearts, wallets in Afghanistan
December 8, 2009 at 11:38 pm
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| | Two of the biggest goals for U.S. forces in Afghanistan are building up Afghan security forces and convincing Taliban fighters to lay down their arms -- and cash could come into play in achieving both. |
| Sudan rejects war crimes warrant for president
December 8, 2009 at 11:10 pm
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| | Sudan will never hand over President Omar al-Bashir to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity to the ICC, Sudan's ambassador to the U.N. says. |
| Anti-drug chief killed in Honduras
December 8, 2009 at 11:03 pm
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| | Unidentified gunmen killed Honduras' top anti-drug cop on Tuesday, a national police spokesman told CNN. |
| Japan GDP revised heavily downward
December 8, 2009 at 10:21 pm
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| U.N. envoy: Somalia aid faces crisis
December 8, 2009 at 9:02 pm
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| | A global recession and the hijacking of international aid are among factors behind a potentially "life-threatening" humanitarian funding crisis facing Somalia as aid funds dwindle, according to the United Nations' top envoy to Somalia. | | | 
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| Ronaldo double leaves Real on top
December 8, 2009 at 6:00 pm
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| | Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Real Madrid as they won 3-1 in Marseille on Tuesday to top Group C of Champions League qualifying. |
| Four-goal Bayern put out Juventus
December 8, 2009 at 5:51 pm
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| | Bayern Munich eliminated fellow European powerhouses Juventus from this season's Champions League with a superb 4-1 win in Turin on Tuesday night. |
| Top soldier: Critical time for Afghanistan
December 8, 2009 at 4:49 pm
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| | Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, says finding bin Laden and rolling back a resurgent Taliban is critical to winning the war. |
| H1N1 virus attacks deep into the lungs
December 8, 2009 at 4:18 pm
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| | In the rare cases when the H1N1 virus kills, scientists have found, it penetrates deep into the lungs, creating widespread damage -- a pattern similar to what killed millions during previous flu pandemics in 1918 and 1957. |
| Greece downgraded over high debt
December 8, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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| | Read full story for latest details. |
| Obama's Main Street bailout
December 8, 2009 at 3:18 pm
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| | President Obama on Tuesday outlined a broad new proposal to try to spur jobs and give more help to Main Street consumers and businesses. |
| U.S. envoy faces tough job in N. Korea
December 8, 2009 at 2:14 pm
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| | The top U.S. envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, has arrived in Pyongyang for meetings aimed at determining whether North Korea will return to the six-party talks on its nuclear program. |
| FBI ex-chief to lead Fort Hood inquiry
December 8, 2009 at 1:44 pm
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| | Former FBI and CIA Director William Webster will lead an outside investigation of the FBI's "policies, practices and actions" before the November massacre at Fort Hood, the bureau announced Tuesday. |
| Al Qaeda claims aid worker kidnappings
December 8, 2009 at 12:38 pm
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| | Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said Tuesday it was holding three Spanish aid workers kidnapped late last month in Mauritania, and Spain's Foreign Minister said the government considered the claim "credible." |
| Paramedics called to Tiger's house
December 8, 2009 at 9:47 am
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| | Paramedics responded early Tuesday to a medical call on the street where Tiger Woods lives, the county fire service said. |
| UK backs Afghan fight after 100th death
December 8, 2009 at 8:50 am
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| | Britain's prime minister on Tuesday defended the mission in Afghanistan as "vital" to protecting his country from terrorists, following the death of the 100th British serviceman in Afghanistan this year. |
| Climate chief dismisses e-mail outrage
December 8, 2009 at 7:42 am
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| | One of the world's leading authorities on climate change has dismissed the contents of controversial e-mails leaked from the University of East Anglia as nothing more than friends and colleagues "letting off steam." |
| Scores dead as car bombs rock Baghdad
December 8, 2009 at 5:03 am
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| | The toll from a series of bombings in central Baghdad quickly climbs to at least 101 people killed and 182 others wounded, the Interior Ministry says. |
| Pakistan under increasing attacks
December 8, 2009 at 3:36 am
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| | The death toll from an explosion at a crowded market in Lahore has risen to 54, authorities said Tuesday. |
| U.S. defense chief arrives in Afghanistan
December 8, 2009 at 3:06 am
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| | U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday, a week after President Barack Obama announced he was sending 30,000 additional troops to the central Asian nation. | 
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| Obama talks surge with general, envoy
December 7, 2009 at 10:54 pm
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| | President Obama met with his top officials in Afghanistan on Monday to reiterate what is needed for the success of the troop surge he ordered, while the Pentagon announced the first U.S. forces in the surge will deploy later this month. |
| Knox 'ready to fight on,' parents say
December 7, 2009 at 10:40 pm
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| | The parents of American student Amanda Knox say their daughter is ready to face the appeals process as she begins serving her 26-year prison sentence for murder. |
| School stampede in China turns deadly
December 7, 2009 at 10:40 pm
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| | A stampede on a school staircase in central China's Hunan province killed eight students and injured 26 others, state media reported. |
| Top U.S. envoy heads to North Korea
December 7, 2009 at 9:55 pm
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| | The top U.S. envoy for North Korea was headed for Pyongyang on Tuesday for the highest-level talks between the two countries since President Barack Obama took office. |
| U.N. official optimistic on climate accord
December 7, 2009 at 9:16 pm
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| | U.N. Development Programme head Helen Clark has said she's optimistic there will be a binding international treaty next year to cut greenhouse gas emissions. |
| Iran wants arms dealer in U.S. released
December 7, 2009 at 6:07 pm
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| | Iran is calling for the release of an Iranian arms dealer who U.S. authorities say tried to illegally buy U.S. weapons for the Tehran government and was secretly charged, arrested and extradited, state-run media reported Monday. |
| Central U.S. braces for winter storm
December 7, 2009 at 5:20 pm
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| | A major winter storm walloped much of the United States Monday, snarling morning commutes in some areas and dumping snow as far south as Arizona. |
| Knox verdict leaves questions hanging
December 7, 2009 at 5:05 pm
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| | Amanda Knox is in an Italian jail, sentenced to spend the next 26 years there for the 2007 slaying of her roommate Meredith Kercher while the two were exchange students in Italy. |
| Taliban: Offensive starts January
December 7, 2009 at 5:00 pm
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| | The Pakistani Taliban are waiting the weather out and will take on the military when winter arrives in Pakistan's tribal region, said Taliban leader Hakeemullah Mehsud in a phone call with CNN. |
| Lost U.S. pilots blame controllers
December 7, 2009 at 3:41 pm
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| | The Northwest Airlines pilots who flew past their destination city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 21 have blamed air traffic controllers for the snafu. |
| Branson unveils 'SpaceShipTwo'
December 7, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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| | Billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson on Monday unveiled the winged rocket his company developed to give paying customers a brief taste of space. |
| U.S. citizen charged over India attacks
December 7, 2009 at 12:55 pm
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| | A U.S. citizen has been charged with alleged involvement in planning last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, the Justice Department said Monday. |
| Russia mourns nightclub blaze victims
December 7, 2009 at 12:41 pm
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| | Russia observed a day of mourning Monday for the victims of Friday's nightclub inferno in Perm, from which the death toll rose to 113 overnight, when a woman died of her injuries. |
| Protesters descend on Copenhagen
December 7, 2009 at 12:12 pm
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| | The largest-ever gathering of climate protesters will assemble in Copenhagen this week for the long-awaited COP15 summit, raising the prospect of clashes with authorities as they attempt to highlight their concerns to world leaders. |
| Blast kills 2 in southern Thailand
December 7, 2009 at 10:55 am
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| | An explosion killed at least two people Monday in a city in southern Thailand, a police official who is familiar with the investigation said. |
| Europe: U.S., China must match climate goals
December 7, 2009 at 8:59 am
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| | The United States and China have not offered to go far enough to combat climate change, a top EU official says as a major international summit on the subject opens. |
| Facebook board aims to keep kids safe
December 7, 2009 at 8:45 am
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| | Facebook has joined forces with five Internet groups to help protect kids, the social-networking site said. |
| Iran police clash with protesters
December 7, 2009 at 8:08 am
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| | Despite a heavy police presence in and around Tehran, demonstrators took to the streets on Monday to protest Iran's regime as the country marked a key national anniversary. |
| Dubai World set to sell overseas assets
December 7, 2009 at 6:45 am
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| Deadly suicide blast hits Pakistan
December 7, 2009 at 3:45 am
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| | Two people were killed and 20 injured when a suicide bomber detonated outside a district courthouse in Peshawar on Monday, authorities said. |
| U.S. military teenagers arrested in Japan
December 7, 2009 at 2:23 am
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| | Four American teenagers, all children of U.S. military personnel, have been arrested on charges of attempted murder after a woman was knocked off her motorbike with rope strung across two poles, Japanese police said. |
| Philippine martial law under debate
December 7, 2009 at 1:43 am
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| | The Philippine House of Representatives and Senate were meeting Monday to debate the imposition of martial law in the country's south by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the aftermath of last month's massacre of 57 civilians. |
| Key global climate talks begin in Copenhagen
December 6, 2009 at 10:58 pm
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| | Almost 100 heads of state are gathering in Copenhagen for the U.N. climate change summit where delegates will get down to the business of negotiating a global deal. | | | 
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| Exit polls: Morales re-elected in Bolivia
December 6, 2009 at 9:59 pm
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| | Bolivian President Evo Morales has been re-elected leader after getting more than 60 per cent of the ballots in Sunday's elections, exit polls suggest. |
| Obama rallies support for health care
December 6, 2009 at 8:36 pm
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| | President Barack Obama met Sunday with Senate Democrats to try to rally support for a sweeping health care bill undergoing a heated debate in the chamber. |
| Iraq amends election law after months of dispute
December 6, 2009 at 7:46 pm
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| | Iraqi lawmakers have struck a deal to revise the country's elections law after months of bickering that may force a delay of the upcoming parliamentary vote. |
| Protesters riot during Athens march
December 6, 2009 at 6:08 pm
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| | The anniversary of a fatal police shooting triggered a new riot in Greece's capital Sunday, with protesters occupying a university building and throwing rocks and burning garbage at police. |
| Death toll rises in Russia nightclub fire
December 6, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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| | Suspects in an explosive inferno at a Russian nightclub that killed at least 112 people will face charges Monday, authorities have said. |
| Lesbian bishop risks Church row
December 6, 2009 at 10:54 am
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| | Los Angeles Episcopalians elected an openly lesbian bishop late Saturday, the denomination's news service reported. |
| Iran prepares for Students Day protests
December 6, 2009 at 10:42 am
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| | Iranian authorities are trying to head off possible protests on Monday, when the country marks the 1953 murders of three university students. |
| Karzai urges U.S. patience in Afghanistan
December 6, 2009 at 10:40 am
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| | Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the U.S. and its allies must have patience and "stay with us" if Afghanistan is not ready to assume security control by July, 2011. |
| Safety fears over popular Christmas toy
December 6, 2009 at 6:29 am
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| | The maker of Zhu Zhu Pets, one of the hottest-selling toys of the holiday season, defended its product after a consumer Web site said one of the robotic hamsters carries high amounts of a dangerous chemical. |
| Record $3.2M for Washington letter
December 6, 2009 at 5:23 am
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| | A letter penned by George Washington praising the new Constitution sold for $3.2 million at an auction, the highest price for a letter by America's first president. |
| Philippine official: Rebellion charges to be laid
December 6, 2009 at 3:57 am
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| | Many arrested under martial law in the southern Philippines following last month's massacre will face rebellion charges, the nation's justice secretary says. |
| U.S. wheelchair escapee 'most wanted'
December 6, 2009 at 2:18 am
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| | A wheelchair-bound Texas inmate, who escaped on foot from two armed guards during a prisoner transfer, is now on the U.S. Marshals' 15 most-wanted fugitives list. |
| UK weather service counters global warming skeptics
December 6, 2009 at 12:08 am
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| | The UK's weather service is to publish records to counter claims that global warming data is being manipulated to favor the argument that climate change is man-made. |
| Football: Sent-off Ronaldo Real hero
December 5, 2009 at 6:22 pm
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| | Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off after inspiring Real Madrid to an incident-packed 4-2 victory at home to Almeria on Saturday night, in which he created a goal, scored one and also missed a penalty. |
| Philippines: More arrests over killings
December 5, 2009 at 6:20 pm
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| | Troops in the southern Philippines early Sunday took advantage of martial law to hunt down those believed responsible for last week's killings there. | | | 
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