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- Officials say Karzai rival may choose to boycott runoff
- Israel to review its own Gaza war probe: source
- Sports of The Times: Fans Find Little Solace in Yankees’ Confidence
- Parishioners Fondly Recall Priest and Suspected Killer
- H1N1, Emergency in U.S., Is Still Spreading Globally
- Nigeria rebels announce ceasefire
- Democrats Are Optimistic That Public Option Will Be Approved
- Police arrest 18 at Jerusalem holy site
- Florida Is No. 1 Again in AP Poll, and ’Bama Falls
- Birth Control Bill Has Enemies in Philippines
- Clashes erupt at Aqsa compound
- Developing nation Anglicans decline pope's offer
- Cash probe after Israeli basketball boss's death
- Opposition activist killed in Russia's Ingushetia
- Protesters Clash at Jerusalem Temple Compound
- In Ingushetia, Another Opposition Figure Is Killed
- 'Freezer plan' bid to save coral
- Prosecutors Turn Tables on Student Journalists
- Another Opposition Activist Is Killed in Russia
- U.N. Inspectors Visit Once-Secret Iranian Site
| Officials say Karzai rival may choose to boycott runoff Posted: 25 Oct 2009 12:06 PM PDT KABUL -- The challenger to President Hamid Karzai is considering boycotting the upcoming runoff if his demands are not met to remove the leaders of Afghanistan's election commission who he believes are biased against him, campaign officials said Sunday. 
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| Israel to review its own Gaza war probe: source Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:40 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hoping to defuse a U.N. report fiercely critical of its war in Gaza, Israel plans to set up a team to double-check internal inquiries that cleared its forces of serious wrongdoing, a political source said Sunday.
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| Sports of The Times: Fans Find Little Solace in Yankees’ Confidence Posted: 25 Oct 2009 12:23 AM PDT Before Game 6 of the A.L.C.S., Yankees fans are contemplating a nightmarish possibility: can the Angels come back the way they've come back in previous playoff series? 
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| Parishioners Fondly Recall Priest and Suspected Killer Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:51 AM PDT Parishioners at the New Jersey church of a priest who was stabbed to death in his rectory last week described the suspect as a warm, friendly family man.
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| H1N1, Emergency in U.S., Is Still Spreading Globally Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:36 AM PDT Swine flu has continued to spread rapidly in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, though it has slowed in much of the Southern Hemisphere.
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| Nigeria rebels announce ceasefire Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:40 AM PDT Fighters in Niger Delta say government appears ready for "meaningful dialogue".
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| Democrats Are Optimistic That Public Option Will Be Approved Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:58 AM PDT Several Democratic senators voiced optimism that Congress would pass a health care bill containing at least the germ of a government-run insurance program.
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| Police arrest 18 at Jerusalem holy site Posted: 25 Oct 2009 08:42 AM PDT Police deployed tear gas and arrested 12 people on Sunday at Jerusalem's holiest site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram Al-Sharif.
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| Florida Is No. 1 Again in AP Poll, and ’Bama Falls Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT Florida regained the top spot Sunday in the Associated Press poll from Alabama, which had been ranked No. 1 for a week ahead of the Gators.
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| Birth Control Bill Has Enemies in Philippines Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:19 AM PDT Religious figures say legislation that would expand the poor's access to birth control is contrary to Catholic teaching. But the idea has more support in Congress than ever before.
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| Clashes erupt at Aqsa compound Posted: 25 Oct 2009 10:46 AM PDT At least 21 injured as Israeli police and Palestinians clash in Jerusalem's Old City.
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| Developing nation Anglicans decline pope's offer Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:54 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Conservative bishops who say they represent almost half the world's Anglicans urged fellow believers on Sunday to reform the Anglican Communion rather than take up Pope Benedict's invitation to join the Roman Catholic Church.
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| Cash probe after Israeli basketball boss's death Posted: 25 Oct 2009 08:43 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Tax Authority said on Sunday it had launched an investigation into suspicions a former basketball executive found hanged last week invested millions of dollars in players' money in a possible Ponzi scheme.
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| Opposition activist killed in Russia's Ingushetia Posted: 25 Oct 2009 12:00 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - An opposition activist from Russia's Ingushetia region was shot dead in his car on Sunday in the latest sign of rising violence in the North Caucasus.
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| Protesters Clash at Jerusalem Temple Compound Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:12 AM PDT The Israeli police clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians at a site sacred to Muslims and Jews in the latest sign of tension in Jerusalem.
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| In Ingushetia, Another Opposition Figure Is Killed Posted: 25 Oct 2009 10:30 AM PDT A longtime opposition figure in the North Caucasus was killed when his car was strafed with gunfire, adding another name to the list of activists who have been killed recently in the region.
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| 'Freezer plan' bid to save coral Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:01 AM PDT The prospects of saving coral reefs now appear so bleak that plans are being made to freeze samples for the future.
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| Prosecutors Turn Tables on Student Journalists Posted: 25 Oct 2009 01:12 AM PDT The Medill Innocence Project has been scrutinizing the work of law enforcement for decades. Now prosecutors say they want to scrutinize the students' methods.
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| Another Opposition Activist Is Killed in Russia Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:00 AM PDT A prominent opposition activist in Ingushetia was killed by unidentified gunmen in at least the third such killing in the North Caucasus region in three months.
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| U.N. Inspectors Visit Once-Secret Iranian Site Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT U.N. inspectors got their first look inside a once-secret uranium enrichment facility that has raised Western suspicions about the extent of Iran's nuclear program.
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