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Israel and Hamas may be close to prisoner exchange
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JERUSALEM Israel and the Islamist group Hamas appeared to be nearing a deal Monday to exchange a captured Israeli soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, possibly including a popular leader, a
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'He was brave as a warrior'
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Francisco Rodriguez is cared for after being knocked down during a match with Teon Kennedy. (Photo by Mike Baluk) The Chicago boxing community on Monday was mourning the death of Francisco 'Paco' Rodriguez,
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Death of 'Nino Azteka' stuns Chicago boxing community
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Francisco Rodriguez is cared for after being knocked down during a match with Teon Kennedy. (Photo by Mike Baluk) The Chicago boxing community on Monday was mourning the death of Francisco 'Paco' Rodriguez,
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Ex-spy sends letter to son of abductee
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Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy who was taught Japanese by abductee Yaeko Taguchi, has sent a letter and video message to Taguchi's son. In the letter dated Aug. 7, Kim said she is looking forward
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The mystery of Dr Aafia Siddiqui
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A Pakistani neuroscientist and mother of three is to stand trial in New York for attempted murder. But shadowy questions about her life remain â?? including her links to al-Qaida and her five 'lost' years
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PM gives thumbs up to US economy, dollar
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WASHINGTON: In an extraordinary endorsement of the United States economic resilience, Indias Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said questions about the American economic model and the setbacks it is suffering
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Senate's Women Could Sway Health Bill
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When Senate Democratic leaders first went behind closed doors to complete the health care legislation, the only women in the room were either committee staff members or officials from the White House.
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11 dead, 118 trapped after China mine blast: media
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BEIJING (AFP) - An explosion at a mine in northeast China early Saturday killed 11 workers and left 118 trapped, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. The incident happened at about 2:30 am (1830 GMT Friday)
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Stroger vetoes reduction of Cook County sales tax
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Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has again vetoed an effort to roll back an unpopular sales tax increase. Commissioners voted last week to reduce the sales tax to 1.25 percent from 1.75 percent
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Pricing Afghan troop buildup: $500,000 a soldier?
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Reporting from Washington - As President Obama measures the potential burden of a new war strategy in Afghanistan, his administration is struggling to come up with even the most dispassionate of predictions:
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In recession, one road led student back home
- 11/23/2009
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Melissa had always been too big for this town, her father liked to say. She was editor of the school newspaper, an intern in the U.S. Senate and the only student from Sentinel High School's Class of 2005
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Plan C for Afghanistan
- 11/23/2009
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President Obama is soon likely to settle on something closest to the third approach regarding Afghanistan. This will make no one very happy. Yet it might be the least dangerous choice. No one would choose
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Bears game a first for Cubs' Carlos Zambrano
- 11/23/2009
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Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano was in Soldier Field for the Bears' game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, watching from a suite with friends. Earlier, Zambrano was spotted wearing a Brian
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Cumbria braced for more floods
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Residents in areas of Cumbria hit by devastating floods have been warned to expect further heavy rain and possibly more flooding. The warning came after residents and business-owners returned to about
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Sachin must learn from Sourav: Saamna
- 11/23/2009
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MUMBAI: In a tactical move, the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna once again hit out at cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar in its Sunday edition, claiming that Sachin plays only for the Indian cricket board and
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Cameras not stopping crashes
- 11/22/2009
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State, city statistics conflict over effectiveness of technology The red-light camera enforced intersection of South Kedzie Avenue at 79th Street in Chicago on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. This intersection
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Crashes up after cameras installed
- 11/22/2009
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State, city statistics conflict over effectiveness of technology The red-light camera enforced intersection of South Kedzie Avenue at 79th Street in Chicago on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. This intersection
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Hurriyat: China has stake in S.Asia peace
- 11/22/2009
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SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - China has a stake in peace in South Asia, and Kashmir in particular, as part of the disputed region is under Beijing's control, Kashmir's main separatist alliance said. The
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Feeling the heat
- 11/22/2009
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Both are young and charismatic. Both were elected last fall to replace discredited incumbents (Nasheed's predecessor ruled the island nation for three decades and kept him in a political prison for years).
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China mine disaster kills at least 104
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HEGANG, China - Grieving miners' families demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China. The massive blast Saturday
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