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August 12, 2009

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Arab League considers new Syria measures

The Sudanese head of the Arab League observer mission to Syria resigned Sunday, hours before foreign ministers began to consider a proposal to send a new mission to the country including U.N. monitors, according to officials.
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Feb 12, 2012 10:47 am
Greek Parliament starts debate on austerity laws

Greek lawmakers on Sunday began debating legislation introducing severe austerity measures necessary for the country to secure a $171.46 billion bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund and stave off bankruptcy.
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Feb 12, 2012 9:43 am
Scorsese's 'Hugo' leads Oscar nominations

Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo" leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director honor for the Oscar-winning filmmaker.
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Jan 24, 2012 10:35 am 1 Photo
Gingrich wins SC primary

Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset win in the South Carolina primary Saturday night.
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Jan 21, 2012 7:50 pm
Teen finished (interrupted) circumnavigation

Laura Dekker set a steady foot aboard a dock in St. Maarten on Saturday, ending a yearlong voyage aboard a sailboat named "Guppy" that apparently made her the youngest person ever to sail alone around the globe, though her trip was interrupted at several points.
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Jan 21, 2012 3:41 pm
12th body found on cruise ship

Italian Coast Guard divers have found a woman’s body in a corridor of a submerged section of the capsized Costa Concordia, raising to at least 12 the number of dead in the cruise liner accident.
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Updated Jan 21, 2012 12:06 pm 1 Photo
Get the latest on the SC primary

For the latest news, polls and vote tallies from the South Carolina primary, visit our Nation & World page »
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Jan 21, 2012 10:00 am 1 Photo
Friday, January 20, 2012
Legendary blues singer Etta James dies

Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul. In real life, little about James was as genteel as that song. The singer has died at age 73.
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Jan 20, 2012 11:58 am 1 Photo
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Santorum edges Romney in Iowa count

In a surprise flip, Rick Santorum edged front-runner Mitt Romney by 34 votes in the final tally of the Iowa caucuses, Republican officials said Thursday.
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Jan 19, 2012 11:28 am 1 Photo
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Wikipedia, Google protest bills

Wikipedia is blocking visitors from its English-language articles and Google has blacked out the logo on its home page as they join other sites in protesting legislation pending in Congress.
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Jan 18, 2012 10:06 am 1 Photo
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Romney wins NH primary

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, adding to a first-place finish in last week's Iowa caucuses and establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination. Ron Paul finished second, with Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum trailing.

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Jan 10, 2012 9:03 pm
Friday, January 6, 2012
Unemployment drops in burst of hiring

The nation added 200,000 jobs in December in a burst of hiring that drove the unemployment rate to its lowest in almost three years.
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Jan 6, 2012 1:21 pm
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Adviser: Bachmann ending campaign

Get the latest news from the Iowa caucuses and the campaigns of GOP presidential hopefuls here.
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Updated Jan 4, 2012 11:37 am 1 Photo
Sunday, January 1, 2012
AP's Top 10 news stories of 2011

The killing of Osama bin Laden during a raid by Navy SEALs on his hideout in Pakistan was the top news story of 2011, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors. Here are 2011's top 10 stories, in order, along with a poll for you to cast your vote on the biggest story of the year.
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Jan 1, 2012 6:15 am 1 Photo
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Last US troops leave Iraq, ending war

The last U.S. soldiers rolled out of Iraq across the border into neighboring Kuwait at daybreak Sunday.
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Dec 18, 2011 10:15 am
Friday, December 16, 2011
Penn St. coach: I saw molestation, reported it

A Penn State assistant football coach testified Friday that he believes he saw former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky molesting a boy on campus and that he fully conveyed what he had seen to two Penn State administrators.
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Dec 16, 2011 12:54 pm 1 Photo
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Dozens arrested at Occupy Boston

Police officers swept through Dewey Square early Saturday, tearing down tents at the Occupy Boston encampment and arresting dozens of protesters, bringing a peaceful end to the 10-week demonstration.
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Dec 10, 2011 1:00 pm 1 Photo
Friday, December 2, 2011
Cain will make announcement Sat.

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Dec 2, 2011 2:31 pm
Monday, November 21, 2011
Supercommittee admits failure

The bipartisan leadership of a special congressional deficit supercommittee has officially announced that the panel has failed to reach an agreement.

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Nov 21, 2011 5:13 pm
1 from Mich. named Rhodes Scholar

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Nov 21, 2011 8:01 am
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Gadhafi son captured

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Nov 19, 2011 11:01 am
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Berlusconi to resign

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi prepared to resign Saturday after parliament's lower chamber passed European-demanded reforms, ending a 17-year political era and setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing Italy back from the brink of economic crisis.
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Nov 12, 2011 1:51 pm
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Good deed repaid - quickly

One good turn deserves another: A stranger stopped to help Sara Berg change a blown tire. Then, minutes later and a quarter-mile down the road, Berg and her cousin repaid the kindness, using CPR to help save the stranger’s life when he went into cardiac arrest.
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Nov 8, 2011 5:30 pm
Monday, November 7, 2011
Jackson's doctor guilty

Michael Jackson's doctor was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter after a trial that painted him as a reckless caregiver who administered a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic that killed the pop star.
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Nov 7, 2011 4:35 pm
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Andy Rooney dies at 92

Andy Rooney, wry "60 Minutes" commentator, has died at 92.
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Nov 5, 2011 9:51 am