Mideast Diplomacy: Is Egypt Really Warming Toward Iran? (Time.com) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:15 PM PDT Time.com - The West should prepare for Egypt to pursue an independent foreign policy but it is still likely to be more of a rival than friend of Iran  
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NATO: Coalition helicopter crashes in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:00 PM PDT AP - A coalition helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, but both crew members have been recovered alive, NATO said.  
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Syria: Is Assad's Clan Turning Against Him? (Time.com) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:15 PM PDT Time.com - Growing ambitions and soap operatic history inside his own family challenge Bashar al-Assad's rule, as Syrian forces try to snuff out a growing popular revolt  
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Michael Sheen gives 72-hr Easter Passion performance (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:19 PM PDT AFP - "Frost/Nixon" actor Michael Sheen was giving a 72-hour live performance of The Passion over the Easter weekend, bringing the final hours of Jesus Christ's life to his home town, Port Talbot.  
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Activists: Clash kills 2 outside Tibetan monastery (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:22 PM PDT AP - An activist group says two people have died in a clash with Chinese police raiding a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in a restive western region.  
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Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:17 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades.  
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Thai, Cambodian troops clash again on disputed border Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:59 PM PDT PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian troops fought again Saturday on their disputed border, a day after four Thai and three Cambodian soldiers were killed in the worst bloodshed since the United Nations called for a ceasefire in February.  
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NATO hits near Gaddafi compound, Libya says three dead Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:12 PM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO jets hit a target near Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound in central Tripoli early Saturday, which the government described as a car park but which Reuters reporters said looked like a bunker.  
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Philippine landslide toll revised down, rescue resumes Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:51 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - Rescuers resumed a search on Saturday for survivors of a landslide that swept through a shanty town in a mining area on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, as the mayor revised down the death toll sharply.  
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Why I Want an Anti-War President Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:06 PM PDT Some readers have expressed surprise that I would potentially support Gary Johnson for president. Le  
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Syria urged to end deadly crackdown Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:56 PM PDT Obama leads condemnation and accuses Damascus of seeking Iranian help as almost 90 reported killed in latest protests.  
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VIDEO: French fears over influx of migrants Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:05 PM PDT France says it wants a mechanism to suspend visa-free travel around the European Union, after an influx of thousand of migrants fleeing the upheaval in Libya and Tunisia.  
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Goalkeeper Cech warns title rivals of Chelsea charge (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:44 PM PDT AFP - Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has warned Manchester United and Arsenal that his side are ready to take advantage of any more stumbles from their Premier League title rivals.  
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Taiwanese President Ma to try for second term (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:24 PM PDT AP - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will bid for a second term in next year's election, riding on a strong economic recovery and markedly improved ties with rival China.  
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Thai, Cambodian troops clash again on disputed border Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:20 PM PDT PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian troops clashed again on Saturday on their disputed border, Cambodian officials said, a day after fighting in the area killed at least four Thai paramilitary troops and three Cambodian soldiers.  
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Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:17 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades.  
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Philippine landslide toll revised down, rescue resumes Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:51 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - Rescuers resumed a search on Saturday for survivors of a landslide that swept through a shanty town in a mining area on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, as the mayor revised down the death toll sharply.  
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The Day The Cloud Died Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:51 PM PDT Written By Mark Hinkle To the tune of American Pie, with apologies to Don McLean? I can still  
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The Rabbi's Four Leadership Lessons Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:34 PM PDT Success is not a matter of what we think but how we think.... ...Very few of us stop to consider tha  
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Philippine landslide toll revised down, rescue resumes Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:51 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - Rescuers resumed a search on Saturday for survivors of a landslide that swept through a shanty town in a mining area on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, as the mayor revised down the death toll sharply.  
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