Cholera cases still rising in Haiti Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:06 PM PDT The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti passes 250, health officials say, with more than 3,000 cases reported.  
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US Vote 2010: The real Glee club Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:46 PM PDT The members of CounterParts, a Glee Club in Philadelphia, offer their opinions on the upcoming US mid-term elections.  
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Drug violence claims Mexico lives Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:44 PM PDT A mother and her teenage children are shot dead after criminals attack police in northern Coahuila state.  
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Canadian at Gitmo faces trial or possible plea (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT AP - A Canadian who has been in U.S. custody since he was a teenager could see an end to eight years of legal limbo on Monday as his war crimes trial resumes amid talk of a possible last-minute plea deal to spare him a life sentence.  
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Fourteen dead in oil well blaze in Myanmar (AFP) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:00 PM PDT AFP - At least 14 people have been killed and 58 more injured in a fire at an oil well in central Myanmar, but the cause was unknown, an official in the military-ruled country said Monday.  
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US Vote 2010: The real Glee club Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:46 PM PDT The members of CounterParts, a Glee Club in Philadelphia, offer their opinions on the upcoming US mid-term elections.  
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Pakistan's Army Flexes Its Muscles (Time.com) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:45 PM PDT Time.com - Pakistan's Army Flexes Its Muscles  
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EU to help Greece counter clandestine immigration (AFP) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:09 PM PDT AFP - The European Union will help Greece face its growing problem with clandestine immigration, Internal Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said.  
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Amid China's Economic Boom, Philanthropy Lags (Time.com) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:45 PM PDT Time.com - Though China's number of billionaires is second only to the U.S., for most Chinese people, the idea of charity seems detached from their daily lives  
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A European Lynch Mob Is Coming For Bank of America Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:01 PM PDT A European Lynch Mob is Coming For Bank Of America. Fannie and Freddie may lead the way.  
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Siddle, Haddin back for Australia's T20 with SLanka (AFP) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:59 PM PDT AFP - Paceman Peter Siddle and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin have returned to Australia's squad for next weekend's Twenty20 match with Sri Lanka in Perth after injury, selectors said Monday.  
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U.N. will help, but not discuss, Afghan peace talks Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:57 PM PDT HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The United Nations' top diplomat in Afghanistan said on Sunday he will help with efforts to find a negotiated end to a war he believes has no military solution, but he will not discuss progress.  
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Mothers Don't Let Your Daughters Grow Up to be Innocent Spouses Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:38 PM PDT Suppose that wife does not work in 2010, or that she works but has enough income tax withheld and re  
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Haiti cholera toll tops 250 Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:53 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A multinational medical response has slowed deaths in a Haitian cholera epidemic that has killed more than 250 people so far, but the outbreak is likely to widen, a senior U.N. official said on Sunday.  
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Dump offer rejected by Naples mayors Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:53 PM PDT The mayors of several towns around the city of Naples have rejected a move by the government to delay the opening of a new landfill site, after weeks of protests by local residents over pollution.  
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Deaths in Pakistan shrine attack Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:58 PM PDT At least five people killed in a bomb blast after dawn prayers at famous Sufi shrine in eastern Punjab province.  
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Bomb kills 5 people at Sufi shrine in Pakistan (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:00 PM PDT AP - A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded at the gate of a famous Sufi shrine in central Pakistan during morning prayers Monday, killing at least five people, officials said.  
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Loophole for security firms on offer in Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:03 PM PDT AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai signalled his willingness to backtrack on a blanket ban on all private security firms, asking the foreign community for a list of projects needing protection.  
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Project aims to halt loss of Aboriginal languages (AFP) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:49 PM PDT AFP - Lorraine Injie smiles as she remembers the rich patchwork of Aboriginal languages used during her childhood in Australia's remote Pilbara region.  
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Safety Chief Warns China on Toys Posted: 24 Oct 2010 06:43 PM PDT Chinese toy makers will be hit with more U.S. recalls until they do a better job of attacking the root causes of safety defects, said the head of the U.S. agency that regulates product safety.  
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