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- Economix: Declining Payoff From Black Colleges
- Russia's WTO Membership Faces Rocky Road
- Djokovic and Federer win in Dubai
- Chicago voters choosing new mayor
- Mexican leader slams U.S. coordination in drug war
- In aftermath of shooting, rising skepticism about American presence in Pakistan
- On the Runway: Playing a Sad Song for Joy
- Nations condemn Libyan crackdown
- England edge past Dutch
- The King of King's speech
- Bahrain protesters back in action
- Quake Slams Christchurch
- Somali Pirates Kill Four U.S. Hostages
- Food-Price Fall Seen as Plantings Rise
- EU to Admit GM Material in Animal Feed
- Japan Debt Warning Compounds Kan's Woes
- G-20 at Odds Over Prevention
- Myanmar Editor's Arrest Stirs Alarm
- Tripoli Clashes Kill at Least 62
- Medvedev Warns of Arab 'Disintegration'
| Economix: Declining Payoff From Black Colleges Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:19 PM PST One study finds that those attending historically black colleges and universities pay a significant wage penalty, but are more likely to be engaged in philanthropic and political activities.
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| Russia's WTO Membership Faces Rocky Road Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:45 PM PST Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization will be a central item on the agenda when Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits Brussels on Thursday—but the country is still seen facing a rocky road to secure entry.
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| Djokovic and Federer win in Dubai Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:49 PM PST Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer ease into the second round of the Dubai Championships with straight sets wins.
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| Chicago voters choosing new mayor Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:42 PM PST Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is favoured to win Chicago's most competitive mayoral election in more than two decades.
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| Mexican leader slams U.S. coordination in drug war Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:48 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Felipe Calderon has rejected accusations that a lack of coordination in Mexico is undermining his fight against drug cartels, saying the real culprit is the rivalry within U.S. intelligence agencies.
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| In aftermath of shooting, rising skepticism about American presence in Pakistan Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:33 PM PST ISLAMABAD - Raymond Davis, the American CIA contractor jailed for fatally shooting two Pakistani men last month, has quickly assumed the role of Pakistan's public enemy No. 1. But not far behind him are those who have come to be known as "Raymond Davises." 
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| On the Runway: Playing a Sad Song for Joy Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:23 AM PST Mark Seliger's collection of nudes, portraits and landscapes is just about the handsomest book of photographs to be published in awhile.
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| Nations condemn Libyan crackdown Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:26 PM PST Strong reaction and string of defections follow reports of massive use of force by Gaddafi against civilian protesters.
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| Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:39 AM PST England avoid early humiliation in Cricket World Cup with six-wicket win over Netherlands with eight balls to spare.
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| Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:25 AM PST Al Jazeera's senior policy analyst says Gaddafi's threats were no different from those of any foreign occupier.
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| Bahrain protesters back in action Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:21 PM PST Tens of thousands march in the first organised demonstration since unrest broke out in the Gulf Arab nation.
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| Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:38 PM PST New Zealand's second-largest city, Christchurch, was rocked Tuesday by an earthquake that destroyed part of its cathedral and killed at least 65 people, with officials warning the death toll could double as rescuers pick through collapsed offices and buildings.
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| Somali Pirates Kill Four U.S. Hostages Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:57 PM PST Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates were shot and killed by their captors, the U.S. military said, marking the first time U.S. citizens have been killed in a wave of pirate attacks plaguing waters off East Africa.
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| Food-Price Fall Seen as Plantings Rise Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:38 PM PST A rush by farmers to expand plantings in many parts of the world is raising expectations that food prices may retreat as early as the second half of this year.
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| EU to Admit GM Material in Animal Feed Posted: 22 Feb 2011 07:14 AM PST European Union officials approved proposals to allow trace amounts of unauthorized genetically modified, or GM, material in animal-feed imports.
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| Japan Debt Warning Compounds Kan's Woes Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:29 AM PST The hard-pressed government of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan suffered a critical setback Tuesday with a debt warning from one of the major ratings agencies, even as his party made a decision that could split it and unravel the administration.
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| Posted: 22 Feb 2011 07:21 AM PST The coalition of leading world economies known as the Group of 20 faces growing strains, with China and other countries increasingly at odds over how to prevent another financial crisis.
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| Myanmar Editor's Arrest Stirs Alarm Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:15 AM PST Myanmar's detention of an Australian newspaper editor is serving as a reminder about the hazards of working in the country at a time when Western investors are hoping for a chance to expand there.
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| Tripoli Clashes Kill at Least 62 Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:19 AM PST Human Rights Watch said witnesses in Tripoli have described Libyan forces firing "randomly" at protesters in the capital, and two hospitals in Tripoli reported at least 62 bodies have arrived since Sunday.
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| Medvedev Warns of Arab 'Disintegration' Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:19 AM PST In his direst comments on the uprisings yet, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned that the revolutions spreading across the Arab world could lead to "decades" of turmoil and the rise of Islamism.
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