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Obama asks Americans to honor fallen soldiers on Memorial Day

SOURCE: United Press International

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Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,...
Blackout 505 rally at Dataran PJ (live updates)

SOURCE: The Star

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The eighth and final 505 Blackout rally, was scheduled to begin at 5pm Saturday at the Dataran PJ in Petaling...
James L. Tolbert, Lawyer to Black Hollywood, Dies at 86

SOURCE: The New York Times

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But she had little interest in marrying a man who pieced together his income by hosting parties and concerts in...
Police to appeal rejection of trio's remand, says Zahid

SOURCE: The Star

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The police will appeal against the decision by a magistrate Friday to deny remand on three individuals who were detained...
Salted chocolate cookies with ginger and coconut

SOURCE: Christian Science Monitor

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In Praise of Leftovers posted the recipes for these cookies on Mother's Day . We thought the mother's wisdom and...
CURRICULUM DEBATE:Ohio District Mulls Allowing Creationism in ...

SOURCE: Fox

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Published May 25, 2013 FoxNews.com A proposal by an Ohio school district to add creationism to a list of controversial...
Virginia mom jailed for allegedly mooning son's school bus

SOURCE: Fox News

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Va. A Suffolk mother will spend weekends behind bars after mooning her son's school bus following a confrontation with...
Emily Schuman whipped up Cupcakes and Cashmere in her spare time

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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A Guide to Defining Your Style, Reinventing Your Space, and Entertaining With Ease," it hit shelves last August and landed...
Cheap beers getting pricier

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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Thirsty beachgoers and barbecuers will be paying more for their cheap beer this Memorial Day weekend, one of the nation's...
Straight Sets: A Rising French Star, Complete With Fast Food

SOURCE: The New York Times

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Recent Posts May 25 Benoit Paire breaks rackets, lacks consistency and enjoys McDonald's...May 24 No one can pinpoint exactly when...
F1 Is a Superego Trip for Wurz's Wife

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Truth can be stranger than fiction in Formula One so perhaps it was inevitable that even some regulars were fooled...
PKR rejects Najib's 'insincere' call for reconciliation, says ...

SOURCE: The Star

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PKR has rejected Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak 's call for reconciliation, saying that it is insincere, said...
Factory fire crews dampen down

SOURCE: BBC

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Crews dampen down after Greenfield blaze A large plume of smoke from the blaze on Friday Firefighters have remained overnight...
City's historic windows protected

SOURCE: BBC

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Belfast City Hall's historic stained glass protected The historic stained glass upper windows of Belfast City Hall will be protected...
Robin Soderling: Tennis' missing man

SOURCE: BBC

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The uncertain future of Nadal conqueror In 2009 Robin Soderling became the founding and, so far, only member of the...

Obama lifts order on Gitmo

Posted by: Robert Weller

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 04:27:54 -0700 | disasters-news

President Obama says the US is revising the way it fights terror because today’s threats resemble the kind of terrorism faced before Sept. 11. For those who were skeptical that intentions would be followed by actions, Obama lifted the ban...

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Multiple explosions, heavy gunfire rock Kabul (Video)

Posted by: Nina Rai

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-25 03:39:46 -0700 | disasters-news

Multiple large blasts rocked a bustling area in the center of Kabul followed by gunfire Friday, police said. It is a second blast to hit the Afghan capital in little over a week. A witness describing the incident told Reuters...

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On Tennessee Valley Authority, Republicans seek to defend New Deal from Obama

Posted by: northsunm32

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 19:23:55 -0700 | political-news

The Tennessee Valley Authority dates from 1933 and was a key project in President Franklin Roosevelt's plans to create huge infrastructure projects that would create jobs and produce benefits to those in the area. Hidden away in a new budget...

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Author under investigation for calling Portuguese president 'a clown'

Posted by: Robert Myles

Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-25 02:25:17 -0700 | political-news

The Portuguese attorney general’s office has opened an investigation after celebrated Portuguese Author Miguel Sousa Tavares, referred to Portugal’s head of state, President Aníbal Cavaco Silva, as a clown in a recent interview. The author’s remarks could see him...

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What we can learn from Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Tough only gets you so far

Posted by: msarzo

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 00:41:11 -0700 | political-news

When a federal judge put the clamps Friday on Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio's use of racial profiling in an aggressive campaign to target illegal immigrants, he sent a message that anyone who seeks the limelight will also suffer...

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Syrian government agrees to attend international peace conference

Posted by: arkar

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-25 02:47:46 -0700 | disasters-news

With the bloody civil war in Syria having claimed more than 80,000 lives and displaced millions, the present stalemate between the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition suggests that this now-two-year-long conflict may continue, but efforts are underway to broker...

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Zimmerman's murder trial draws near so let the smear campaign begin (Video)

Posted by: VeronicaS

Sanford :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 02:57:20 -0700 | disasters-news

Opinion As George Zimmerman’s murder trial scheduled to begin June 10 draws near, a concentrated smearing of the victim has begun. Defense lawyer Mark O’Mara is blanketing the Internet with images of Trayvon Martin in what I will call “full...

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2 arrested, fighter jets scrambled after threat aboard plane from Pakistan to England

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Manchester :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-25 00:26:50 -0700 | political-news

A Boeing 777 on route from Pakistan to the United Kingdom, and carrying more than 300 people, was diverted to an airport outside London on Friday after two men threatened to blow the plane up, CNN reported. Police arrested the...

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Holder not likely to stay on as attorney general for duration of Obama's term (Opinion)

Posted by: Punditty

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 00:02:19 -0700 | political-news

Eric Holder has been President Barack Obama’s attorney general since being confirmed in February 2009, but regardless of what comes next in the unfolding saga of the federal government spying on members of the press, history is not on Holder’s...

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'Functionally obsolete' bridge collapse shows need to fix aging infrastructure

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 02:21:42 -0700 | political-news

"We've still got too many roads that are in disrepair, too many bridges that aren't safe." – President Obama, March 2013 A long section of an Interstate 5 bridge connecting the United States to Canada collapsed Thursday evening, and many...

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England joins chorus against European involvement with Hezbollah

Posted by: Nathan Salant

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-25 02:47:46 -0700 | disasters-news

England has added its voice to boost efforts to blacklist the military wing of the Hezbollah organization from operating in the 27 countries of the European Union. England's Foreign Office said it had formally moved to have parts of the...

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Google ads facing antitrust probe from FTC

Posted by: Joe Kukura

Mountain View :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 18:26:54 -0700 | business-news

Google's ongoing dominance in the Internet display ad business is seemingly unstoppable, but there may be one thing that can stop them -- a federal agency with the authority to shut them down. According to a report by Bloomberg News,...

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Al-Jazeera bans article critical of Zionism only to republish it later

Posted by: northsunm32

Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-24 12:00:13 -0700 | political-news

An article entitled "The Last of the Semites" was published in Al-Jazeera May 14. However, it was removed Sunday, May 19. The article by Columbia University Professor Joseph Massad came under attack as soon as it was printed. The article...

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President Obama defends use of drones

Posted by: Jennifer Rees

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 01:17:19 -0700 | political-news

During a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, Thursday, President Obama spoke in detail about the use of drones, forcefully defending the US drone program and attempting to justify the contentious strikes as legal and necessary to...

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What diet is right for you

Posted by: Stephanie Weaver

Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 17:34:26 -0700 | health-news

Women are not the only ones who want to stick to a healthy diet to lose weight and trim down. Guys also want to maintain their sexy physique with nutritional food choices. But with so many types of diets out...

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