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White House continues to slam insurers
President Obama is turning up the heat on private health insurers again, taking his increasingly populist health care overhaul pitch on the road to Missouri.
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Biden slams Israeli settlement move
The United States will hold both Israel and the Palestinians responsible for any steps that make peace between them more difficult, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday.
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Google to scan old Italian books
Italy signs a deal with Google to put online the contents of its two national libraries, including works by Dante and Galileo.
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BA strike talks end without deal
Talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.
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Burma: Election Laws May Shut Down Opposition Parties
(New York) - Newly issued laws in preparation for 2010 elections in Burma are designed to exclude the main opposition party and ensure a victory for the ruling military, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Beckham's return spoiled
Wayne Rooney (right) scores twice as Manchester United crush AC Milan 4-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League and ruin David Beckham's return to Old Trafford.
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Myanmar bars Suu Kyi's election participation
Myanmar's ruling junta has announced a new election law that disqualifies pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming national elections.
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Scientists to review climate body
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
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Israel supermarket uses parody film of Dubai assassins in advert
An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert.
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Contractors 'divert Somalia aid'
Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says.
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Police: 'Jihad Jane' tried suicide in '05
Colleen LaRose, the Pennsylvania woman indicted for allegedly conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, attempted to commit suicide in 2005, according to a police report filed at the time.
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Real crash out of Champions League
Lyon draw 1-1 in the Bernebau to earn a 2-1 aggregate win over Real Madrid.
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Cricket: Pakistan suspends players
Wednesday's decision by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to hand indefinite bans on two of their leading players is another example of how this great cricketing country lurches from crisis to crisis both on and off the field.
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Classy Man Utd crush sorry Milan
Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United beat Milan 4-0 on the night and 7-2 on aggregate to ease into the Champions League quarter-final.
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Bulger error man in plea to Straw
A man subjected to a hate campaign over false claims he is Jon Venables pleads with Jack Straw to reveal his new identity.
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'Lost Boys' star Corey Haim dies at 38
Former 1980s teen movie actor and heartthrob Corey Haim died early Wednesday, authorities said.
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EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
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Fifth charge in Singh murder case
Police charge a fifth person with the murder of a Huddersfield shopkeeper who was attacked during a robbery at his store.
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