Obama Pulls Plug on Part of Health Overhaul Law Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:27 PM PDT The Obama administration says it is unable to go forward with a major program in the president's signature health care overhaul law — a new long-term care insurance plan.  
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PC is jailed for lying under oath Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:08 AM PDT A Greater Manchester Police officer is jailed for 12 months after he lied under oath to escape a driving ban.  
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Cuban Communists mull term limits Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:23 PM PDT The Communist Party of Cuba has announced that it will take up President Raul Castro's unprecedented call for term limits for all government officials.  
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Radioactive Hot Spots in Tokyo Point To Wider Problems Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:08 PM PDT Reports that cesium had accumulated as far away from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as Tokyo have raised new concerns about how far the contamination had spread.  
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TIMESCAST: TimesCast | October 14, 2011 Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:19 PM PDT Italy's prime minister survives a close confidence vote; and criticism grows for Republican candidate Herman Cain's tax reform plan.  
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Obama Sends Military Advisers to Uganda Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:03 PM PDT President Barack Obama said on Friday he was sending about 100 U.S. military advisers to Uganda to support central African allies pursuing Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and other rebel commanders.  
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Kansas City Bishop Indicted in Reporting of Abuse by Priest Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:20 PM PDT The indictment is the first ever of a Catholic bishop in the 25 years since the scandal over sexual abuse by priests first became public in the United States.  
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'Al-Qaeda' aids Somali refugees Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT A man claiming to be from al-Qaeda distributes aid in Somalia, highlighting the group's links with al-Shabab militants.  
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US sends troops to help fight LRA Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:04 PM PDT US President Barack Obama says he is sending about 100 US soldiers to Uganda to help regional forces battle the notorious Lord's Resistance Army.  
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Angolan court frees demonstrators Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:35 AM PDT Angola's Supreme Court orders the release of 18 youths jailed last month for protesting against President Jose Eduardo dos Santos's 32-year rule.  
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City Room: Man's Leg Pinned Under Police Motorcycle at Protest Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:46 AM PDT A video of the man, identified as a legal observer for the National Lawyers Guild, shows him writhing in pain after apparently being run over.  
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Denver Protest Site Dismantled Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:43 AM PDT At a Colorado offshoot of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, the police met little resistance, though two dozen arrest had been made by midmorning.  
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Arts & Leisure: Chris Martin of Coldplay Discusses ‘Mylo Xyloto’ Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:34 PM PDT With the release of "Mylo Xyloto" this month, Coldplay has had to prove itself a worthy inheritor to the biggest-band-in-the-world title and savior of the commercial viability of rock.  
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Police Charge Kansas City Bishop Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:09 PM PDT Kansas City's Catholic Bishop is facing a criminal charge for not telling police about child pornography that was found on a priest's computer.  
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Under-pressure Perry's jobs plan Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:27 PM PDT Rick Perry attempts to shore up his White House bid with a jobs-creation plan, and defends his wife's claim his campaign has been "brutalised" by opponents.  
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Thailand flooding: Fear brings people together Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:42 AM PDT Thailand's rice bowl is now Thailand's nightmare.  
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U.S. troops to help hunt 'army' leaders Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:54 PM PDT U.S. President Barack Obama is sending about 100 U.S. troops to Africa to help hunt down the leaders of the notoriously violent Lord's Resistance Army.  
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The mystery of Hussein Harmoush Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:51 AM PDT Gofran Hejazi does not know whether to refer to herself as a wife... or a widow.  
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Mixed ruling on Alabama migrants Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:43 AM PDT A US appeals court upholds and blocks key provisions of an Alabama immigration law that is seen as the toughest of its kind in the US.  
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U.N. council approves withdrawal of some Haiti troops Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:44 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Friday agreed to withdraw nearly 3,000 blue-helmeted troops and police, bringing the unpopular force's size close to where it was before a devastating earthquake in January 2010.  
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