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- Persistent Taliban Clash With Marine Patrols and Try to Undo U.S. Gains
- Texas schoolbook fight heats up
- New Details on Kaczynski Crash
- New Accusations of War Crimes in Sri Lanka
- Emergency imposed in Kyrgyz city
- Oil Spill Has Florida Worried About Hit to Tourism
- Mothers of detained hikers arrive in Iran
- Obama and Calderón Decry Ariz. Immigration Law
- London 2012 unveils Games mascots
- Cameron wants 1922 committee change
- Calderon decries US immigration law
- Democrats See Hope for Fall in Victory in House Race
- Talk of Too Young as 13-Year-Old Takes On Everest
- British Coalition Offers Broad Reform Plan
- State of emergency in South Kyrgyzstan after ethnic clash
- Mosque row
- Travellers told to avoid Bangkok
- Teaching Candidates Aplenty, but the Jobs Are Few
- Ancient octopus mystery resolved
- Stellar blast sparks controversy
| Persistent Taliban Clash With Marine Patrols and Try to Undo U.S. Gains Posted: 19 May 2010 12:56 PM PDT The Marines say that the Taliban and drug lords want to regain control of the Afghan region of Marja and that defeating them will mean substantial resources and time. 
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| Texas schoolbook fight heats up Posted: 19 May 2010 12:33 PM PDT Tempers rise ahead of a vote on proposed changes to history and social studies courses taught in Texas public schools.
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| New Details on Kaczynski Crash Posted: 19 May 2010 12:28 PM PDT At least two passengers visited the cockpit of the Polish president's plane minutes before it crashed last month, Russian and Polish investigators said Wednesday in a preliminary report that drew no conclusions about the cause of the tragedy.
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| New Accusations of War Crimes in Sri Lanka Posted: 19 May 2010 12:13 PM PDT Two men who say they were members of Sri Lanka's military told Britain's Channel 4 News that the government ordered the execution of Tamil prisoners captured at the end of a separatist rebellion last year. 
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| Emergency imposed in Kyrgyz city Posted: 19 May 2010 12:37 PM PDT Decision follows deaths clashes in the south where ousted leader maintains support.
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| Oil Spill Has Florida Worried About Hit to Tourism Posted: 19 May 2010 12:35 PM PDT Already reeling in the slump, Florida is trying to convince tourists that the spill won't spoil their vacations.
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| Mothers of detained hikers arrive in Iran Posted: 19 May 2010 12:12 PM PDT The mothers of three American hikers detained in Iran are set to arrive in Tehran Wednesday evening, the hikers' attorney told CNN.
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| Obama and Calderón Decry Ariz. Immigration Law Posted: 19 May 2010 11:52 AM PDT President Obama joined with the visiting president of Mexico to denounce the new Arizona law aimed at stopping illegal immigrants.
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| London 2012 unveils Games mascots Posted: 19 May 2010 11:00 AM PDT Cartoon animations named Wenlock and Mandeville are the mascots for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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| Cameron wants 1922 committee change Posted: 19 May 2010 12:58 PM PDT David Cameron angers some of his MPs by trying to open up the Tories' powerful backbench committee to ministers.
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| Calderon decries US immigration law Posted: 19 May 2010 11:58 AM PDT Mexican president puts Arizona legislation on top of agenda during visit to Washington.
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| Democrats See Hope for Fall in Victory in House Race Posted: 19 May 2010 12:39 PM PDT Democrats interpreted the win in a Pennsylvania special election as clear evidence that they can prevail even in a tough political environment.
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| Talk of Too Young as 13-Year-Old Takes On Everest Posted: 19 May 2010 12:59 PM PDT Jordan Romero's attempt has stimulated a rousing dialogue among climbers.
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| British Coalition Offers Broad Reform Plan Posted: 19 May 2010 12:04 PM PDT Nick Clegg, Britain's deputy prime minister, said the government would abandon efforts to create ID cards and a children's database, and would limit the storage of citizens' D.N.A.
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| State of emergency in South Kyrgyzstan after ethnic clash Posted: 19 May 2010 10:47 AM PDT JALALABAD, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - A state of emergency was declared in Jalalabad on Wednesday after two people died and 74 were injured in clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian ethnic tinderbox.
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| Posted: 19 May 2010 10:57 AM PDT Battle flares over Ground Zero Islamic centre plan
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| Travellers told to avoid Bangkok Posted: 19 May 2010 12:10 PM PDT The UK Foreign Office advises British citizens to avoid travelling to Bangkok due to the ongoing violence in the Thai capital.
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| Teaching Candidates Aplenty, but the Jobs Are Few Posted: 19 May 2010 12:00 PM PDT In a profession long seen as recession-proof, applications far outnumber the jobs available for educators.
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| Ancient octopus mystery resolved Posted: 19 May 2010 10:19 AM PDT Trapped air in the shells of rare octopuses is the key to their survival in the deep sea, say scientists.
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| Stellar blast sparks controversy Posted: 19 May 2010 10:07 AM PDT Extraordinary stellar blast could be a new class of exploding star, say astronomers, but another team disagrees.
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