An Afghan Quandary: Fighting Corruption With Corrupt Officials Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:31 PM PST Corruption in Afghanistan, leaked cables say, is pervasive and dispiriting for American officials trying to build support for the Afghan government.  
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Cables Depict a Roller-Coaster Trajectory for Karzai, From Exalted to Baffling Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:30 PM PST Diplomatic reports show the trajectory of the Afghan president from a leader anointed by the West to an embattled one who baffles his allies.  
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City Room: Live Blog: The Rangel Censure Hearing Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:23 PM PST Representative Charles B. Rangel's House colleagues are voting on whether to censure him for ethics violations.  
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Nigeria may charge Cheney in Halliburton bribery probe Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:05 PM PST |
US prisoners 'may have to make own toilet paper' Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:38 PM PST Prisoners in the US state of Iowa could soon be making their own toilet paper, in what officials describe as a bid to save taxpayers money.  
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US House votes to keep tax cuts Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:07 PM PST The US House of Representatives passes a bill that would extend tax cuts for middle class Americans while letting them lapse for the wealthy.  
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Dutch hostage freed in Afghanistan: foreign minister Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:03 PM PST AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch aid worker and his Afghan driver, who were abducted in northern Afghanistan in October, have been freed, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Thursday.  
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DealBook: Credit the Fed for Healthy Banks Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:17 AM PST The central bank's data dump shows it freely lent money during the crisis-which just may have been the right thing to do  
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Suicide at Center of Publicist Mystery Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:57 PM PST A man apparently linked to the killing of Ronni Chasen, the Hollywood publicist, shot himself on Wednesday.  
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Ivory Coast army 'seals borders' Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:04 PM PST The Ivorian military says it has sealed the country's borders, as tensions rise amid confusion over the outcome of Sunday's presidential election run-off.  
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Temperatures plunge amid warnings Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:42 PM PST Temperatures are expected to plunge once again across Wales into Friday as fresh warnings are issued about snow and ice.  
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Cote d'Ivoire opposition chief wins Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:35 PM PST Presidential poll is far from over because victory must be validated by the country's constitutional council.  
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Movie Review | 'Black Swan': On Point, on Top, in Pain Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:22 PM PST In "Black Swan" Natalie Portman plays an ambitious ballerina straining to handle stardom.  
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Steaua Bucharest 1-1 Liverpool Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:52 AM PST Liverpool secure their passage to the last 32 of the Europa League, despite a blunder from goalkeeper Pepe Reina in a draw at Steaua Bucharest.  
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Neutron bomb inventor Cohen dies Posted: 02 Dec 2010 09:29 AM PST The man who invented the neutron bomb, Samuel Cohen, has died in California, at the age of 89  
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Spain art thieves steal 28 works Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:51 AM PST Spanish police reveal that 28 works of art, including one by Picasso, have been stolen from a warehouse near Madrid.  
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Carpetbagger: A Visit From an Acting Deity Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:22 AM PST Javier Bardem couldn't stop gushing over the fact Al Pacino came to the party following a screening of "Biutiful."  
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Protest in Haiti capital demands rerun of elections Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:54 AM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Around 2,000 protesters marched in Haiti's capital on Thursday demanding a rerun of Sunday's elections they said were skewed by fraud, as the jittery Caribbean nation awaited results expected next week.  
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Two bailed over 1988 murder case Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:41 AM PST Two people arrested for alleged perjury and perverting the course of justice at a 1988 murder trial are bailed.  
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‘I Destroyed Innocent Lives,’ Cheshire Killer Says Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:20 PM PST At the hearing at which he was sentenced to die, Steven J. Hayes said he was deeply sorry for the murders.  
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