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Joe Biden uses the F word as Obama signs healthcare Bill
Leave it to Vice President Joe Biden to add a little, ahem, flair to the signing of a health care bill affecting millions of people.
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British poet laureate pens ode to injured Beckham
O Beckham, where art thou? David Beckham has become an unlikely muse to Britain's poet laureate, who has written a verse about the soccer star's career-threatening injury.
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Clashes erupt in Jerusalem; US envoy cancels trip
Hundreds of Palestinians in east Jerusalem set tires and garbage bins ablaze on Tuesday and hurled rocks at Israeli riot police, who responded with rubber bullets and tear gas.
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Biggest aftershock hits Chile on inauguration day
The largest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country today minutes before the inauguration of President Sebastian Pinera.
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Early results: Iraqi PM winning in 2 provinces
Early results from Iraq's key election began coming in Thursday, showing a coalition led by the prime minister ahead in two southern Shiite provinces.
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Twitter: The new White House bulletin board
If you're PressSec - White House press secretary Robert Gibbs' username on Twitter - you join the powerful social media platform and push your message across the Internet, 140 characters at a time.
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Former British spy arrested for selling secrets
A former MI6 spy stole top secret files on intelligence gathering techniques and offered to sell them for 2 million pounds ($2.9 million) to an unspecified foreign government, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
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Fierce storms in Europe kill 51, mostly in France
A violent late winter storm with fierce rain and hurricane-strength winds ripped across western Europe on Sunday, battering France and four other countries, leaving at least 51 people dead.
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GenNext Kennedy picks law over politics, for now
Joseph P Kennedy III, the son of a former Congressman and the grandson of Robert F Kennedy, said on Sunday he had decided against running for the US House from Massachusetts this year.
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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up
Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile's shattered streets on Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors.
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Obama to meet with Dalai Lama next week
US President Barack Obama will meet with the Dalai Lama at the White House next week.
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Opposition, govt supporters clash in Sri Lanka
Opposition supporters protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate scuffled with government-backers on the streets of Colombo on Wednesday.
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Brazil: Pilot crashes chopper, saves lives
A TV news helicopter pilot steered his crippled, out-of-control aircraft away from a busy highway before crashing in a grassy field during rush hour on Wednesday, losing his own life.
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Iran to mark revolution with a 'punch' to West
Iran's supreme leader vowed on Monday to deliver a "punch in the mouth" to the country's enemies if the opposition goes ahead with major new protests planned for this week.
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Ukraine vote: Pro-Russian candidate claims victory
Pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych declared victory in Ukraine's presidential runoff but his opponent rejected the claim, saying the vote was too close to call.
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Joe Biden uses the F word as Obama signs healthcare Bill
Leave it to Vice President Joe Biden to add a little, ahem, flair to the signing of a health care bill affecting millions of people.
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British poet laureate pens ode to injured Beckham
O Beckham, where art thou? David Beckham has become an unlikely muse to Britain's poet laureate, who has written a verse about the soccer star's career-threatening injury.
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Clashes erupt in Jerusalem; US envoy cancels trip
Hundreds of Palestinians in east Jerusalem set tires and garbage bins ablaze on Tuesday and hurled rocks at Israeli riot police, who responded with rubber bullets and tear gas.
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Biggest aftershock hits Chile on inauguration day
The largest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country today minutes before the inauguration of President Sebastian Pinera.
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Early results: Iraqi PM winning in 2 provinces
Early results from Iraq's key election began coming in Thursday, showing a coalition led by the prime minister ahead in two southern Shiite provinces.
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Twitter: The new White House bulletin board
If you're PressSec - White House press secretary Robert Gibbs' username on Twitter - you join the powerful social media platform and push your message across the Internet, 140 characters at a time.
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Former British spy arrested for selling secrets
A former MI6 spy stole top secret files on intelligence gathering techniques and offered to sell them for 2 million pounds ($2.9 million) to an unspecified foreign government, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
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Fierce storms in Europe kill 51, mostly in France
A violent late winter storm with fierce rain and hurricane-strength winds ripped across western Europe on Sunday, battering France and four other countries, leaving at least 51 people dead.
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GenNext Kennedy picks law over politics, for now
Joseph P Kennedy III, the son of a former Congressman and the grandson of Robert F Kennedy, said on Sunday he had decided against running for the US House from Massachusetts this year.
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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up
Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile's shattered streets on Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors.
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Obama to meet with Dalai Lama next week
US President Barack Obama will meet with the Dalai Lama at the White House next week.
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Opposition, govt supporters clash in Sri Lanka
Opposition supporters protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate scuffled with government-backers on the streets of Colombo on Wednesday.
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Brazil: Pilot crashes chopper, saves lives
A TV news helicopter pilot steered his crippled, out-of-control aircraft away from a busy highway before crashing in a grassy field during rush hour on Wednesday, losing his own life.
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Iran to mark revolution with a 'punch' to West
Iran's supreme leader vowed on Monday to deliver a "punch in the mouth" to the country's enemies if the opposition goes ahead with major new protests planned for this week.
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Ukraine vote: Pro-Russian candidate claims victory
Pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych declared victory in Ukraine's presidential runoff but his opponent rejected the claim, saying the vote was too close to call.
