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The Canadian Press - CALGARY - Several jurors in the trial of an Alberta man accused of killing his 12-year-old girlfriend's parents and younger brother wiped away tears Wednesday as they viewed graphic photographs of the murder scene.
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Big Three 'optimistic' about keeping continent-wide auto industry: Clement

The Canadian Press - DETROIT - The Big Three automakers are "optimistic" about keeping a continent-wide industry, even though they feel "sideswiped" by a sharp decline in U.S. sales, Industry Minister Tony Clement said Wednesday.
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Four bodies found inside Toronto home with 'call police' note posted on front door

The Canadian Press - TORONTO - A suburban home decorated for the holidays became the scene of a homicide investigation Wednesday after four bodies were discovered inside with a handwritten note on the front door reading "call police."
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Raptors hold off Wade, Heat

CBC - Chris Bosh scored 40 points Tuesday night and the Toronto Raptors lost. Wednesday night, it was Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat's turn.
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Jury to deliberate into 3rd day in shooting trial of bikers in South Dakota

The Canadian Press - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The jury in the trial of two Hells Angels bikers in South Dakota will deliberate into a third day after earlier saying they couldn't reach a verdict.
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Port Alberni man in critical condition after bear attack: police

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Economic crisis forces Alberta to trim $1.8 billion from energy royalty hikes

The Canadian Press - CALGARY - Alberta is rolling back a large portion of its contentious royalty hike in order to encourage more drilling in the province's sagging energy industry, which has been hit hard by tightening credit markets and falling commodity prices.
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Rawi Hage wins best novel award from Quebec writers' group

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Racing boss Bernie Ecclestone answers angry Canadian F1 fans

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Canada to get national securities regulator, Flaherty says

The Canadian Press - OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty insisted Wednesday that Canada will create a national securities regulator even if some provinces remain opposed.
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Sask. takes aim at illegal activity with legislation to seize proceeds of crime

The Canadian Press - REGINA - Saskatchewan has become the latest province to try to tackle violence by seizing the proceeds of crime, including cash, cars and homes.
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Canadians charged in murder-arson case on reservation at N.Y.-Quebec border

The Canadian Press - ST. REGIS MOHAWK RESERVATION, N.Y. - A Canadian couple face murder charges in the shooting death of a man found in his burning home in Hogansburg, a village in the Mohawk Indian reservation at New York's northern border.
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Habs hurt by lower loonie: Boivin

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No quick relief for the economy, Flaherty says

The Canadian Press - OTTAWA - Canadians should not expect quick relief from the deepening economic slump from next week's economic update, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Wednesday.
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Industry changes bankrupting cattle farmers: report

CBC - Cattle farmers are going bankrupt across Canada due to historically low prices tied to a highly integrated meatpacking and retail sector, the National Farmers Union says.
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Motorists divided over impact of lower gasoline prices in Canada


              The logo of the oil giant Chevron. The US fossil fuel firm has declared force majeure, or the inability to meet delivery obligations, on exports from its Escravos oil terminal in Nigeria.
              Photo:/AFP The Canadian Press - TORONTO - As he stood filling the tank of his Jeep at a downtown Toronto gas station for 79.3 cents a litre Wednesday, Chad Pegelo seemed unimpressed by the recent drop in pump prices.



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No one disciplined at Winnipeg hospital after homeless man dies in emerg room

The Canadian Press - WINNIPEG - No single person was to blame for the death of a homeless man during a 34-hour wait in an emergency department because it wasn't clear he was in the hospital seeking care, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority concluded Wednesday.
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Canada wants North America cap-and-trade system

Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative government, shifting positions in the wake of Barack Obama's election as U.S. president, said on Wednesday that it would work to develop a North America-wide cap-and-trade system to limit emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Convicted killer Phillion's confession a lie despite its accuracy, lawyers argue

The Canadian Press - TORONTO - A man whose murder confession put him behind bars for 31 years was a suicidal, inveterate liar whose admission of guilt cannot be believed, Ontario's highest court heard Wednesday.
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Jailed man who lopped off dog's ears had own lobe bitten off by inmate

The Canadian Press - WINDSOR, Ont. - A man from Windsor, Ont., who was jailed after cutting off a dog's ears and suffered a somewhat similar fate behind bars has been moved to another facility.
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Throne speech talks of auto aid

Governor General Michaelle Jean watches as the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod goes to summon Members of Parliament for the reading of the Throne Speech. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian WyldThe Canadian Press - OTTAWA - The Harper government is promising aid to the beleaguered auto sector as part of a five-point plan it hopes will protect Canada from the global economic crisis - and insulate the minority administration from political fallout.



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NATO allies meet in N.S. on worsening Afghan violence, increase in troops

The Canadian Press - HALIFAX, N.S. - Defence ministers with troops in southern Afghanistan meet in a tranquil Nova Scotia village Thursday and Friday, eager to hear how fresh brigades of U.S. soldiers may help contain rising militant violence.
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Quebec commission: several factors led to fatal collapse of snow-covered roof

The Canadian Press - MONTREAL - Quebec's health and safety commission says several factors led to last winter's collapse of a snow-covered roof northwest of Montreal which killed three women.
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Rae not trusted on economy: Poll

Bob Rae in Ottaw, Oct. 23, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickThe Canadian Press - OTTAWA - Bob Rae's tempestuous term as premier of recession-ravaged Ontario during the early 1990s could be a big liability if he's chosen to lead the federal Liberals, a new poll suggests.



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Dumont uses wife to help save flagging ADQ Quebec election campaign


              Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe address the media in Ottawa, Ontario in October 2008. Lawmakers must bolster Canada's slowing economy in the coming year by helping its auto sector, signing new trade pacts and boosting energy output, the government said Wednesday.
              Photo:Geoff Robins/AFP The Canadian Press - MONTREAL - In a break with Quebec political tradition, the wife of Action democratique du Quebec Leader Mario Dumont is playing a more prominent role in a bid to help his flagging campaign.



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'Hard decisions' needed during economic crisis: throne speech

CBC - The Conservative government introduced a plan Wednesday aimed at protecting Canada from the "extraordinary global economic challenge and uncertainty," and indicated that the country may have to run a deficit.
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Automakers hopeful for a comeback, Clement says after meetings

CBC - The three largest automakers in the United States are hopeful the industry will rebound from declining sales and the prospect of collapse, Canada's industry minister said Wednesday from Detroit.
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6 students hurt in Alberta school bus crash

CBC - Six students were hurt Wednesday morning when a school bus crashed into a ditch near Legal, Alta. north of Edmonton.
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Canada says fiscal stimulus may come next year

Jim Flaherty, Canadian Minister of Finance, speaks to the media after the federal and provincial finance ministers meeting in Toronto in this November 3, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mark BlinchReuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Wednesday it is unlikely to introduce any new economic stimulus measures until next year's budget and said it will slide into a deficit if necessary and curb public sector wage growth.



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Canada pledges auto aid, cap-and-trade system

Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada pledged new aid to its ailing auto sector on Wednesday and, in an apparent shift, it also said it would work toward a North America-wide cap-and-trade system to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
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Holyrood man charged with sex offences

CBC - An eastern Newfoundland man has been charged with several sex-related offences involving a girl under the age of 14.
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Winnipeg council opens door to new water corporation

CBC - Winnipeg council has voted to explore the idea of a new city-owned corporation to deliver water and sewage-treatment services to both Winnipeggers and neighbouring municipalities.
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Suspect in Kelowna slaying found dead in Mexico

CBC - A suspect in a Kelowna, B.C., homicide investigation has been found dead in Mexico, the RCMP said Wednesday.
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Next year's seal hunt 'proceeding as usual' despite threat of EU ban: Shea

The Canadian Press - ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Canada's new fisheries minister says she supports the commercial sealing industry and doesn't expect any major changes for next year's commercial hunt, despite a European Union proposal that threatens to ban seal products as early as 2009.
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Ottawa to focus on economy, trade


              Canadian Liberal Leader Stephane Dion speaks at election headquarters in October 2008 in St. Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Lawmakers must bolster Canada's slowing economy in the coming year by helping its auto sector, signing new trade pacts and boosting energy output, the government said Wednesday.
              Photo:Rogerio Barbosa/AFPAFP - OTTAWA (AFP) - Lawmakers must bolster Canada's slowing economy in the coming year by helping its auto sector, signing new trade pacts and boosting energy output, the government said Wednesday.



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Bank of Canada concedes for first time possible recession in Canada

Hungarian Finance Minister Janos Veres (L) talks with the Governor of the National Bank of Hungary Andras Simor at a conference at the Budapest stock exchange on November 20, 2008. Hungary, which avoided financial crisis with the help of a huge IMF-led rescue package last month, expects its economy to slide into recession next year. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY)The Canadian Press - OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada conceded for the first time that the Canadian economy could be headed for a recession, adding that more stimulus and lower interest rates are needed to cushion the steep fall.



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Alberta offers royalty-rate discount to stimulate new oil drilling

CBC - The Alberta government announced Wednesday it will offer resource companies starting new projects on or after Jan. 1 a reduced royalty rate in the short term to encourage new drilling in the province.
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Victoria police board member quits over hiring of new chief

CBC - A member of Victoria's police board has resigned over the hiring of a new chief.
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Seaplane operations resume at B.C. airline involved in fatal crash

A Grumman Goose lands at the airport in Port Hardy, B.C., in this Aug. 5, 2008, file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard LamThe Canadian Press - VANCOUVER, B.C. - The airline that lost its pilot and six passengers in a crash on a remote B.C. island is resuming its float plane operations along the B.C. coast.



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Fans vent anger as Sergeant quits 'Strictly Come Dancing'


              Fans have expressed their disappointment as ageing former political journalist John Sergeant quit hit TV show 'Strictly Come Dancing' in an attempt to defuse a media-fuelled row which has threatened to divide the nation.
              Photo:/AFP AFP - LONDON (AFP) - Fans of 'Strictly Come Dancing' star and former political journalist John Sergeant kept up a chorus of complaint on Thursday after he apparently bowed to the opinion of the show's judges and quit the broadcast.



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Sri Lanka takes Tiger defences, kills scores: defence ministry


              Sri Lankan Buddhist monks take part in a march in Colombo on November 19, 2008 to celebrate troops taking control of the northern town of Pooneryn. Sri Lankan security forces on Thursday captured a key Tamil Tiger defence line after six days of intense fighting that left 'scores' of guerrillas dead.
              Photo:Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP AFP - COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces on Thursday captured a key Tamil Tiger defence line after six days of intense fighting that left "scores" of guerrillas dead, the defence ministry said.



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Japan-U.S. missile defense test fails off Hawaii
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Japanese warship failed to shoot down a ballistic missile target in a joint test with U.S. forces Wednesday because of a glitch in the final stage of an interceptor made by Raytheon Co, a U.S. military official said.
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Pakistan protests over U.S. missile strikes

A boy stands at the site of suspected U.S. drone attacks in the Janikhel tribal area in Bannu district of North West Frontier Province November 19, 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to lodge a protest over missile strikes launched by drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan, a Pakistani foreign ministry official said.



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Palestinians advertise peace plan in Israeli press
Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The PLO took the unprecedented step of placing advertisements in Israeli newspapers on Thursday to promote a six-year-old Arab peace plan for the region.
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Beijing to move thousands in renovation project
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese capital will double its investment in protecting the city's imperial-era neighborhoods next year but thousands of families will be moved in the process, state media said on Thursday.
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Shah Rukh Khan's Malaysian 'knighthood' postponed


              Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan has postponed a controversial ceremony to award him a Malaysian 'knighthood' because he is too busy, officials said Wednesday.
              Photo:Sajjad Hussain/AFP AFP - KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan has postponed a controversial ceremony to award him a Malaysian "knighthood" because he is too busy, officials said Wednesday.



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Protest-hit China says job stability top priority

A labourer works on scaffoldings at a construction site in Xiangfan, Hubei province November 20, 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Stabilising employment is the top priority for China, a minister said on Thursday as he revealed a rise in jobless workers triggered by a weakened export sector amid a series of strikes and protests.



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Afghanistan's disabled: lives broken by conflict


              Nafisa, who lost her legs in a rocket attack 14 years ago, sits in her house in Kabul in October 2008. A 2005 National Disability Survey undertaken by an organisation on behalf of the government found that 2.7 percent of Afghanistan's population was severely disabled.
              Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP AFP - KABUL (AFP) - Waheeda's arms were blown off in a suicide attack in the Afghan capital a few years ago. Flesh was also torn from one of her legs and she lost much of her vision. Her mashed face is split by an uneven scar.



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England bowled out for 240 in India one-dayer


              India's Harbhajan Singh (right) took three key wickets to restrict England to a modest 240 all out in 48.4 overs in the third one-day international on Thursday.
              Photo:Prakash Singh/AFP AFP - KANPUR, India (AFP) - India's Harbhajan Singh took three key wickets to restrict England to a modest 240 all out in 48.4 overs in the third one-day international here on Thursday.



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London stock market drops 2.25 percent at start of trading


              London's stock market slid 2.25 percent to under 4,000 points soon after the start of trading on Thursday, following sharp losses in Asia and overnight on Wall Street caused by deep recession worries.
              Photo:Carl de Souza/AFP AFP - LONDON (AFP) - London's stock market slid 2.25 percent to under 4,000 points soon after the start of trading on Thursday, following sharp losses in Asia and overnight on Wall Street caused by deep recession worries.



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ICC prosecutor seeks warrants in third Darfur probe


              South African soldiers serving with the United Nations in Darfur stand atop their armoured personnel carrier in the north of the troubled region. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked judges to issue arrest warrants for rebel commanders blamed for killing African 12 peacekeepers and wounding eight in Darfur in September.
              Photo:Stuart Price/AFPAFP - THE HAGUE (AFP) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court asked judges Thursday to issue arrest warrants for rebel commanders blamed for killing African 12 peacekeepers and wounding eight in Sudan's Darfur region in September.



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Russia to send more warships to battle Somali pirates


              Pirates can be seen on the deck of the fishing vessel Tian Yu 8 on November 17, 2008 off the coast of Somalia. Somali pirate attacks have spun 'out of control', becoming more violent, frequent and extending further from the attackers' bases, a maritime watchdog said.
              Photo:Jason R. Zalasky/AFP AFP - MOGADISHU, (AFP) - Russia announced Thursday it would send more warships to combat piracy in the waters around Somalia, as the Saudi owners of the Sirius Star negotiated with the pirates holding their oil tanker.



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Chevron declares force majeure on Nigeria's Escravos exports


              The logo of the oil giant Chevron. The US fossil fuel firm has declared force majeure, or the inability to meet delivery obligations, on exports from its Escravos oil terminal in Nigeria.
              Photo:/AFP AFP - LAGOS (AFP) - US oil group Chevron has declared force majeure, or the inability to meet delivery obligations, on exports from its Escravos oil terminal in Nigeria until the end of the year after a militant attack, a spokesman said Thursday.



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Grenade fails to scare hardcore Thai protesters

An anti-government protester lies next to the area struck by a grenade blast at the government house in Bangkok November 20, 2008. REUTERS/Sukree SukplangReuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Diehard protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's offices brushed off a grenade attack that killed one person and wounded 23 on Thursday, saying they would continue their three-month sit-in to oust the government.



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Deadly flash floods hit storm-battered Australian city


              Map of Australia locating Brisbane, where flash floods killed one person and forced evacuations days after the city was hit by a violent storm, according to officials.
              Photo:/AFP AFP - BRISBANE, (AFP) - Flash floods killed a woman and forced evacuations as torrential rain drenched Australia's battered city of Brisbane Thursday just days after it was hit by a violent storm, officials said.



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Mbeki to mediate on powers for Zimbabwe PM: state media


              French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (right) and Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai give a press conference November 18 in Paris. Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition will meet next week in South Africa to negotiate the powers of the prime minister, a post created under a troubled power-sharing deal, state media said Thursday.
              Photo:Jacques Demarthon/AFP AFP - HARARE, (AFP) - Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition will meet next week in South Africa to negotiate the powers of the prime minister, a post created under a troubled power-sharing deal, state media said Thursday.



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Australia to lift controls on former Guantanamo convict


              File photo shows former Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks (L) with an unidentified driver (R). Australian police said Thursday they were ready to lift strict security restrictions on convicted Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks after he broke his silence to appeal for greater freedom.
              Photo:Greg Wood/AFP AFP - SYDNEY, (AFP) - Australian police said Thursday they were ready to lift strict security restrictions on convicted Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks after he broke his silence to appeal for greater freedom.



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Bangkok protest blast kills one, wounds 22: police


              One Thai protester was killed and 22 wounded Thursday in a blast at a Bangkok demonstration site, police said, raising fears of an upsurge in political violence after a recent lull.
              Photo:/AFP AFP - BANGKOK, (AFP) - One Thai protester was killed and 22 wounded Thursday in a blast at a Bangkok demonstration site, police said, raising fears of an upsurge in political violence after a recent lull.



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Rolls-Royce plans up to 2,000 job cuts in 2009


              A visitor looks at a Rolls Royce Trent 900 jet engine at the Farnborough Air Show in Surrey, southern England. Rolls-Royce, the British maker of plane engines, has said it anticipated cutting between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs worldwide in 2009.
              Photo:Leon Neal/AFPAFP - LONDON (AFP) - Rolls-Royce, the British maker of plane engines, said Thursday it anticipated cutting between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs worldwide in 2009, or up to five percent of its global workforce.



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Zimbabwe tells Annan to postpone visit


              Zimbabwe on Thursday told former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, pictured in October, to postpone a visit set for this weekend, when he plans to lead a group of dignitaries to highlight the humanitarian crisis.
              Photo:Carl de Souza/AFP AFP - HARARE, (AFP) - Zimbabwe on Thursday told former UN secretary general Kofi Annan to postpone a visit set for this weekend, when he plans to lead a group of dignitaries to highlight the humanitarian crisis here.



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Doubts hang over landmark Bangladeshi elections


              Supporters of former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed wait near her home in Dhaka on November 6, 2008. The prospect of Bangladesh holding its first democratic elections in seven years hung in the balance Thursday after the government refused to meet demands from a key party.
              Photo:Farjana Khan Godhuly/AFP AFP - DHAKA (AFP) - The prospect of Bangladesh holding its first democratic elections in seven years hung in the balance Thursday after the government refused to meet demands from a key party.



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Explosion kills Hamas man in Gaza

An Israeli border police officer stands guard during a protest by left-wing activists in Tel Aviv calling for an end to cross-border violence November 18, 2008. REUTERS/Gil Cohen MagenReuters - GAZA (Reuters) - An explosion in the Gaza Strip killed a member of the Hamas Islamist group on Thursday, hospital staff and witnesses said.



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Activists send more leaflets to NKorea despite pleas, threats


              A balloon loaded with propaganda leaflets floats towards North Korea in October. South Korean activists Thursday launched tens of thousands of leaflets attacking North Korea's regime towards the border, ignoring threats from Pyongyang and pleas from Seoul.
              Photo:Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP AFP - GIMPO CITY, South Korea (AFP) - South Korean activists Thursday launched tens of thousands of leaflets attacking North Korea's regime towards the border, ignoring threats from Pyongyang and pleas from Seoul.



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South Pacific search has begun for 29 missing fishermen from burned boat
The Canadian Press - WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The New Zealand air force has opened a search for 29 fishermen after the charred remains of their boat was found abandoned near the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
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Obama names Daschle to lead health drive


              US President-elect Barack Obama's motorcade drives through the streets of Chicago. Obama picked former Senate leader Tom Daschle to lead his high-risk drive to end the US healthcare crisis and stocked his White House staff with loyal campaign aides.
              Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP AFP - WASHINGTON, (AFP) - Barack Obama picked former Senate leader Tom Daschle to lead his high-risk drive to end the US healthcare crisis and stocked his White House staff with loyal campaign aides.



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Dead teen's mom testifies in cyber-bullying trial

Lori Drew is shown in this Sept. 4, 2008 file photo. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Nick Ut)The Canadian Press - LOS ANGELES - The grieving mother of a Missouri girl told a jury Wednesday how her daughter hanged herself with a belt after receiving cruel messages on her MySpace account, some of which were from a boy whose identity was later revealed to have been invented by a neighbour.



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China at last tries to report the news first
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese media's increased reporting of protests over land, labor and investment issues reveals an attempt by the government to manage the impact of bad news by acknowledging it, sources said on Thursday.
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Strike shuts down Kathmandu after alleged Maoist murders


              A Nepalese policeman removes a burning tyre from a street in Kathmandu. Protestors shut down the Nepalese capital Kathmandu with a strike Thursday over the abduction and murder of two men, allegedly by the youth wing of the country's ruling Maoists.
              Photo:Pradeep Shrestha/AFPAFP - KATHMANDU (AFP) - Protestors shut down the Nepalese capital Kathmandu with a strike Thursday over the abduction and murder of two men, allegedly by the youth wing of the country's ruling Maoists.



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Global news agencies boycott Australian cricket


              Global news agencies -- Agence France-Presse (AFP), Associated Press, Reuters and Getty Images -- have boycotted coverage of the first cricket Test between Australia and New Zealand starting Thursday because of conditions imposed by organisers. 'AFP deeply regrets that it is unable to cover the Australian cricket season as planned,' said AFP chairman and chief executive Pierre Louette.
              Photo:Bertrand Guay/AFP AFP - SYDNEY (AFP) - Global news agencies have boycotted coverage of the first cricket Test between Australia and New Zealand starting Thursday because of conditions imposed by organisers.



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Thai protesters blame government for grenade attack

An anti-government protester lies next to the area struck by a grenade blast at the government house in Bangkok November 20, 2008. REUTERS/Sukree SukplangReuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - The leader of a long-running anti-government street protest in Thailand called for a major rally on Sunday to oust the "murderous government" after one of his supporters was killed by a grenade.



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Southeast Asia winning Malacca Straits battle for now: watchdog


              File photo shows Malaysian special forces climbing onto a vessel during an anti-piracy demonstration in the Straits of Malacca at Port Klang. Southeast Asia is winning the battle against piracy in the Malacca Straits but any reduction in vigilance could see a sudden return of high-seas banditry in the vital trade lane, a watchdog said Thursday.
              Photo:Jimin Lai/AFP AFP - JAKARTA (AFP) - Southeast Asia is winning the battle against piracy in the Malacca Straits but any reduction in vigilance could see a sudden return of high-seas banditry in the vital trade lane, a watchdog said Thursday.



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ICoast grapples, again, with river blindness


              A blind man, suffering from onchocerciasis or river blindness, caused by a parasitic worm and spread by the bite of an infected blackfly, is pictured in the Ivorian town of Kouadioa-Allaikro. River blindness is found in 30 African countries, in regions of six countries in the Americas, and Yemen.
              Photo:Issouf Sanogo/AFP AFP - KOUADIOA ALLAIKRO, Ivory Coast (AFP) - They're back. The black flies that transmit river blindness have re-emerged in parts of Ivory Coast, sparking a fresh campaign to ensure villagers can work their fields without fear.



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Holy Land excavation digs into Mideast rifts


              An aerial photo shows the ancient hilltop fortress of Masada in the Judean desert. Sprawled across a hemispherical mound where the Judaean Hills meet the desert, ancient Herodium lies deep inside the occupied West Bank but has borne up a treasure trove of finds for Israeli archaeologists.
              Photo:Menahem Kahana/AFP AFP - HERODIUM, West Bank (AFP) - Sprawled across a hemispherical mound where the Judaean Hills meet the desert, ancient Herodium lies deep inside the occupied West Bank but has borne up a treasure trove of finds for Israeli archaeologists.



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Australia Guantanamo inmate breaks silence

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks walks away from Yatala Prison with his former step mother Bronwyn Mewett in Adelaide December 29, 2007, after his release. REUTERS/James KnowlerReuters - CANBERRA (Reuters) - The only Guantanamo Bay inmate convicted of terrorism offences, Australian David Hicks, has broken his self-imposed silence, calling on police to relax stringent controls over his freedom since his release from jail.



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Somali politicians fuel piracy, says African Union

The Liberian-flagged oil tanker MV Sirius Star is shown at anchor off the coast of Somalia, November 19, 2008. REUTERS/Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class William S. Stevens-US Navy/HandoutReuters - NAIROBI (Reuters) - The growth in piracy off Somalia is being aggravated by the country's feuding politicians and the United Nations should send peacekeepers there quickly, Africa's top diplomat said on Thursday.



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Cambodia will not 'wage war' with Thailand over border: PM


              Graphic fact file on the Preah Vihear temple, site of border spat between Cambodia and Thailand. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday repeated his country would not 'wage war' with neighbouring Thailand over a long-running border dispute that erupted into violence last month.
              Photo:Martin Megino/Gal/AFPAFP - PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday repeated his country would not "wage war" with neighbouring Thailand over a long-running border dispute that erupted into violence last month.



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Israeli leaders make secret visit to Jordan: report


              Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (right) listens to Minister of Finance Roni Bar-On speak during a special cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Olmert and Defence Minister Ehud Barak made a secret visit to Jordan and met with King Abdullah II, Israeli public radio reported
              Photo:Kevin Frayer/AFP AFP - JERUSALEM, (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defence Minister Ehud Barak made a secret visit to Jordan and met with King Abdullah II, Israeli public radio reported on Thursday.



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Bollywood film brings homosexuality out of closet


              Bollywood actors John Abraham (left) and Abhishek Bachchan during a promotional event for their movie 'Dostana' in Mumbai on November 13, 2008. There is much buzz about the industry's latest offering, 'Dostana' (friendship), a film about two men who pretend to be a couple, in which homosexuality -- illegal in India -- is a running theme.
              Photo:Pal Pillai/AFP AFP - NEW DELHI (AFP) - Once upon a time in Bollywood, a handsome hero would croon and bash up a few goons to win over his coy but willing lady love. If the film worked, the director could live happily ever after.



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Pakistani general calls for halt to missile strikes

A boy stands at the site of suspected U.S. drone attacks in the Janikhel tribal area in Bannu district of North West Frontier Province November 19, 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's army chief called for a halt to missile attacks on Pakistani territory by pilotless drone aircraft operated by Western forces in Afghanistan.



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Manpower head sees big layoffs globally


              Employee numbers will be cut sharply in many Western nations as companies pare costs to survive the global financial crisis, according to international recruitment company boss Jeffrey Joerres
              Photo:Manan Vatsyayana/AFP AFP - NEW DELHI (AFP) - Employee numbers will be cut sharply in many Western nations as companies pare costs to survive the global financial crisis, according to an international recruitment company boss.



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Philippine family planning bill headed for defeat: Church


              File photo shows a Philippina looking on as her children play in front of their shanty house in the Tondo neighbourhood of Manila. The Roman Catholic church on Thursday said it has sufficient support in the Philippine congress to defeat a controversial family planning bill promoting sex education and the use of contraceptives.
              Photo:Jes Aznar/AFP AFP - MANILA (AFP) - The Roman Catholic church on Thursday said it has sufficient support in the Philippine congress to defeat a controversial family planning bill promoting sex education and the use of contraceptives.



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Former great Javed Miandad takes over as director PCB


              The Pakistan Cricket Board appointed former captain Javed Miandad as director general, and he immediately vowed to bring international cricket to Pakistan.
              Photo:Jewel Samad/AFP AFP - LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - The Pakistan Cricket Board appointed former captain Javed Miandad as director general, and he immediately vowed to bring international cricket to Pakistan.



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England bat against India in third one-dayer


              India's Harbhajan Singh (right) took three key wickets to restrict England to a modest 240 all out in 48.4 overs in the third one-day international on Thursday.
              Photo:Prakash Singh/AFP AFP - KANPUR, India (AFP) - England captain Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to bat in the third one-day international against India at the Green Park stadium here on Thursday.



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US 'dark side' raised in Pakistani scientist case


              Pakistani civil rights activists hold placards during an anti-US protest in Karachi in August, 2008. A New York federal judge has referred to allegations that Siddiqui, was abducted and tortured by US or allied forces prior to her extradition from Afghanistan in August.
              Photo:Asif Hassan/AFP AFP - NEW YORK (AFP) - The "dark side" of US counter-terrorism took center stage in the court case of a mentally ill Pakistani woman accused of attacking US officers in Afghanistan.



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Philippine military send medical teams to fight typhoid outbreak


              A nurse checks up on a typhoid fever patient in southern Philippines, earlier this year. The Philippine military has mobilised medical teams to help fight an outbreak of typhoid fever that has left more than 100 people hospitalised northeast of Manila, according to the military.
              Photo:Jay Directo/AFP AFP - MANILA (AFP) - The Philippine military has mobilised medical teams to help fight an outbreak of typhoid fever that has left more than 100 people hospitalised northeast of Manila, according to the military.



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France charges Rwanda aide amid Kigali protests


              Rwandan President Paul Kagame (L) talks with Rose Kabuye during a summit in Nairobi on November 7. French judicial officials have charged the longtime comrade-in-arms of Rwanda's president over an assassination in the run-up to the 1994 genocide, as anti-European protests unfolded in Kigali.
              Photo:/AFP AFP - PARIS (AFP) - French judicial officials charged a longtime comrade-in-arms of Rwanda's president over an assassination in the run-up to the 1994 genocide, as anti-European protests unfolded in Kigali.



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Malaysian island may lose heritage status over building row: report


              Malaysia's Penang island, world-renowned for its architecture and culture, could lose its UNESCO world heritage listing if four new high-rise hotels are built in its capital, reports said Thursday.
              Photo:Bertrand Guay/AFPAFP - KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia's Penang island, world-renowned for its architecture and culture, could lose its UNESCO world heritage listing if four new high-rise hotels are built in its capital, reports said Thursday.



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Woman posed as teen online in suicide case: attorney

A computer keyboard is seen in this 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Catherine Benson/FilesReuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Missouri woman established a fake identity online to torment a vulnerable teenage girl who later committed suicide, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday in a trial that is being closely watched by the burgeoning social networking industry.



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Obama taps Daschle to lead health drive


              US media has reported that Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, seen here in 2007, will be asked to run the Department of Homeland Security.
              Photo:Karen Bleier/AFP AFP - WASHINGTON (AFP) - Barack Obama has picked former Senate leader Tom Daschle to end the US healthcare crisis and stocked his White House staff with loyal campaign aides, as new contenders emerged on Thursday for key cabinet posts.



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California court to hear gay marriage ban case

Sharon Papo (R) and her partner Amber Weiss display their wedding rings after exchanging wedding vows at City Hall on the first full day of legal same-sex marriages in San Francisco, California June 17, 2008. REUTERS/Erin SiegalReuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand in the meantime.



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Prospect for auto bailout dims

United Auto Workers (UAW) President Ron Gettelfinger (L) and General Motors CEO Richard Wagoner talk before the start of a hearing about the automotive industry held by the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington November 19, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.



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Obama taps Arizona governor for homeland security: report

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano speaks during closing ceremonies of the 26th Border Governors Conference at Universal Studios in Los Angeles August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Fred ProuserReuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources.



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Lawmakers clash in debate over automaker bailout


              A old Chevrolet truck for sale in a Detroit parking lot on November 19. Democrats in the US Congress proposing an additional US$25 billion bailout for ailing automakers have been stalled by Republican lawmakers who have maintained that the sector should use funds from a previous bill.
              Photo:Spencer Platt/AFP AFP - WASHINGTON (AFP) - A 25-billion-dollar bailout for ailing automakers mooted by the Democrats remained stalled in the US Congress Thursday as Republican lawmakers said the sector should use funds from a previous bill.



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Zimbabwe rivals to meet Mbeki in S.Africa

In this combination photo, Zimbabwe opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai (L) addresses a news conference in Harare May 27, 2008, and Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) attends his inauguration at State House in Harare, June 29, 2008. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/ Philimon BulawayoReuters - HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party and the opposition will meet in South Africa next week to review President Robert Mubabe's plan to unilaterally form a unity government, an opposition official said Thursday.



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US 'dark side' raised in Pakistani scientist case


              A Pakistani girl carries a placard of US detained Pakistani woman Aafia Siddiqui at a demonstration in Karachi in August. A New York federal judge has referred to allegations that Siddiqui was abducted and tortured by US or allied forces prior to her extradition from Afghanistan in August.
              Photo:Asif Hassan/AFPAFP - NEW YORK (AFP) - The "dark side" of US counter-terrorism took center stage in the court case of a mentally ill Pakistani woman accused of attacking US officers in Afghanistan.



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US economic woes deepen after data, Fed outlook


              People go up on a shopping mall escalator on October 15 in Pasadena, California. The already grim outlook for the US economy has taken another turn for the worse as data highlighted risks of deflation and further weakness while the Federal Reserve has acknowledged the potential for a protracted recession.
              Photo:David Mcnew/AFP AFP - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The already grim US economic outlook took another turn for the worse Wednesday as data highlighted risks of deflation and further weakness, and the Federal Reserve acknowledged the potential for a long recession.



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U.S. National Book Awards go to slave, outlaw books
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A book about a slave family with ties to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and novel about a notorious Florida outlaw were among the winners at America's 59th annual National Book Awards on Wednesday.
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Obama signals priority with Daschle pick

Former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) applauds during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, in this August 27, 2008 file photograph. REUTERS/Chris WattieReuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama selected Tom Daschle, a heavyweight former senator, to be his health secretary on Wednesday, while former President Bill Clinton took steps to help secure his wife the nation's top diplomatic job.



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US seeks to modify rules governing Guantanamo appeals process


              File photo shows Camp Justice, part of a legal complex at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba. The US Justice Department asked a federal judge to review the rules for handling 113 appeal cases by 'war on terror' detainees being held at the US naval base prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to court documents.
              Photo:Brennan Linsley/AFP AFP - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Justice Department asked a federal judge to review the rules for handling 113 appeal cases by 'war on terror' detainees being held at the US naval base prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to court documents.



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U.S. foreign policy experts give Obama U.N. advice

President-elect Barack Obama looks back during his flight from Chicago to Washington to meet with President George W. Bush at the White House November 10, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of U.S. foreign policy leaders, including Democratic and Republican ex-Cabinet members, urged an incoming Obama administration to strengthen ties with the United Nations.



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"Bing bang" goes on in Iceland's "Lazy Town"

Magnus Scheving (L), creator and star of the international children's television show 'LazyTown', is seen in his character of 'Sportacus' along with his co-star 'Ziggy' in an undated handout screen grab. As the Icelandic economy melts down, 'Lazy Town' -- which directly employs just 50 people normally and 160 when the show is in production -- has been bombarded with job applications, many from soon-to-be redundant bankers. REUTERS/LazyTown Entertainment/HandoutReuters - GARDABAER, Iceland (Reuters) - On a quiet Sunday in the "Lazy Town" warehouse, the man many of the world's children know as Sportacus was working up some optimism for Iceland.



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Palin, Alaska grapple with lower crude prices
Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Falling oil prices will take a bite out of Alaska's state budget and put a damper on oil-field investment, Gov. Sarah Palin told a conference of major North Slope oil operators on Wednesday.
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U.S. Postal service honors Bob Hope with stamp
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bob Hope already has been named an "honorary veteran" by the U.S. government, but on Wednesday the Postal Service said it will give the late comedian another honor -- a commemorative stamp.
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U.S. Coast Guard drops search for missing Dominicans
Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday it suspended its search for a boat with more than 90 illegal migrants aboard thought to have sunk last week as it sailed between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
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House panel backs Waxman as energy chairman
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California environmentalist narrowly beat a long-time friend of the U.S. auto industry on Wednesday in a preliminary battle to head the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Alaska Republican Sen. Stevens concedes defeat
Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, convicted last month of corruption charges, conceded defeat on Wednesday in his bid for an eighth term, a day after his Democratic opponent claimed victory.
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Burger King begins limiting sodium in "Kids Meals"

A person walks in a Burger King restaurant in Taipei October 22, 2008. REUTERS/Pichi ChuangReuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Burger King Corp, the world's No. 2 hamburger chain, will limit sodium in its "Kids Meals" as it works to change its reputation for serving some of the industry's most unhealthy food.



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Big Pharma seeks to shape U.S. health plan
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major drug makers want their voices heard as U.S. Democrats, traditionally critics of the industry, start crafting plans to expand health insurance coverage and cut the escalating costs of care.
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US strongly condemns Al-Qaeda number two's Obama insult


              This IntelCenter video grab image received on November 19, 2008, shows a new video still that al-Qaeda's as-Sahab released entitled, 'Exit of Bush and Arrival of Obama'. The United States on Wednesday condemned Al-Qaeda number two Ayman Zawahiri for calling US president-elect Barack Obama a 'house negro,' saying it exposes his terrorist group's anti-democratic values.
              Photo:/AFP AFP - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday condemned Al-Qaeda number two Ayman Zawahiri for calling US president-elect Barack Obama a "house negro," saying it exposes his terrorist group's anti-democratic values.



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