|  Romney wins Christie endorsement   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:29 PM PDT New Jersey Governor Chris Christie endorses Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination.   
 
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  |  Liberia ends peaceful vote, braces for results   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:49 PM PDT MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberians wrapped up a peaceful presidential election on Tuesday -- the West African state's second since a civil war -- though worries remained that the results could spark street clashes.    
 
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  |  VIDEO: NZ oil spill 'catastrophic'   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:08 PM PDT An oil spill from a stranded cargo ship off New Zealand has become the country's worst maritime environmental disaster, the government has said.   
 
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  |  Uganda MPs suspend all oil deals   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:13 PM PDT Uganda's parliament orders President Museveni's government to suspend all oil deals amid claims top officials received multi-million dollar bribes.   
 
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  |  99 Cents Only agrees takeover bid   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT US bargain retailer 99 Cents Only Stores agrees a takeover bid by a private equity firm and Canadian pension agency worth $1.6bn.   
 
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  |  VIDEO: NZ oil spill 'catastrophic'   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:08 PM PDT An oil spill from a stranded cargo ship off New Zealand has become the country's worst maritime environmental disaster, the government has said.   
 
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  |  VIDEO: Spy tactics cause concern in Germany   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:22 PM PDT Germany's justice minister has called for a national and state level probe into the use of controversial computer software to spy on people.   
 
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  |  Netanyahu says Shalit deal signed by both sides   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:17 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas had signed a deal for the release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.    
 
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  |  Protesters attempt to occupy US Senate   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:10 PM PDT Police arrest six demonstrators after nearly 100 flooded Capitol Hill in an effort to shut down Congress.   
 
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  |  Hijacked Italian ship freed off Somalia coast   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:11 PM PDT US and British commandos have rescued 23 crew members and arrested 11 pirates on board the Montecristo.   
 
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  |  Berlusconi government loses key parliament vote   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:05 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government lost a key parliamentary vote on Tuesday and some of his center-right leaders said a confidence vote would be necessary to ensure the coalition still had a workable majority.    
 
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  |  Candidates say they will not veer left to win French primary   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:24 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - The two candidates vying for the French Socialist party's presidential nomination said on Tuesday they would not shift their policies to the left after a surprisingly strong showing by a populist challenger in a first round vote.    
 
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  |  U.S. Accuses Iranians of Plotting to Kill Saudi Envoy   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT Federal authorities said they have foiled a plot by men linked to the Iranian government to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States and to bomb Saudi Arabian and Israeli embassies in Washington.    
 
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  |  Les Hinton to Face Parliament in News of the World Scandal   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:20 PM PDT Rupert Murdoch's former chief lieutenant, Les Hinton, will appear before Parliament to answer further questions on the News of the World phone hacking scandal, lawmakers said Tuesday.    
 
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  |  U.S. Ties Iran to Plot to Kill Saudi Envoy   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 01:02 PM PDT U.S. authorities said they charged two men in an Iranian-directed plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S.   
 
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  |  Israel, Hamas Reach Deal on Captured Soldier   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:34 PM PDT Israeli and Hamas officials reached a deal to free a captured Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, capping five years of negotiations.   
 
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  |  US 'foils Iran-linked Saudi envoy death plot'   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:39 PM PDT US authorities charge two Iranians over "plot directed by elements of Iranian government" to kill Saudi ambassador.   
 
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  |  Pressure Rises on Berlusconi After Vote   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:03 AM PDT Parliament fails to approve budget-review document, leaving prime minister stunned and opponents emboldened.   
 
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  |  Syrian opposition must avoid splits: activist   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Syria's opposition must avoid divisions that play into the hands of President Bashar al-Assad, particularly between campaigners inside and outside the country, Michel Kilo, a leading activist based in Syria, said Tuesday.    
 
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  |  Iran governmentt factions plotted to kill Saudi: U.S   Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:27 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iranian in custody has confessed to a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States and provided information about involvement by factions of the Iranian government, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday.    
 
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