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State Department official who pushed to change Benghazi storyline up ...

SOURCE: Fox News

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Published May 24, 2013 FoxNews.com The State Department official who played a key role in massaging the Obama administration's storyline...
Tabatha's Takeover: Why I Think Zoe Saldana's Hairdresser Should Be ...

SOURCE: People: StyleWatch

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George Pimentel/Wireimage First and foremost, she looked stunning at the Blood Ties premiere, don't get me wrong. That blue brocade...
Interpol rejects Russia bid to locate UK investor

SOURCE: Fox News

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The international police agency Interpol has rejected a Russian push to locate and arrest a Britain-based investor who is a...
Try Top Chef Winner Hung Huynh's Tuna Tacos

SOURCE: People

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Tuna tacos are also nice for summertime as it's light and refreshing, and when mixed with a little taco crunch,...
In Hollywood, a rowdy goodbye for Slayer's Jeff Hanneman

SOURCE: LA Times

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The afternoon light leaked through the open doors of the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday. But inside the venue, everything was...
Benitez Poised to Join Napoli-Club President

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Former Chelsea and Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is poised to join Napoli, the Serie A club's president Aurelio De Laurentiis...
Andy McSmith's Diary: The Professor's backing Bayern Munich to beat ...

SOURCE: The Independent

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Surely Gisela Stuart, the Bavaria-born Labour MP, can offer expert guidance on which team the neutrals should support in the...
Valdez Back in Big Uruguay Squad for Busy June Calendar

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Penarol defender Carlos Valdez has earned a recall to Uruguay's squad for next month's friendly against France, a World Cup...
Mexico: far fewer disappeared than feared

SOURCE: Fox News

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Mexico's top security official says far fewer people have disappeared during Mexico's drug war than were feared when the government...
'Designated driver' campaign model for distracted driving

SOURCE: United Press International

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Designated driver' campaign model for distracted driving Man behind 'designated driver' plans distracted driving campaign. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood...
Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns

SOURCE: Reuters

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Topics An Evanston police officer holds a firearm that was turned in as part of an amnesty-based gun buyback program...
Game On! Sports TV Lineup 5/24/2013

SOURCE: FanIQ

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So last night the Rangers pulled one off in OT to survive another day. The Blackhawks were unable to even...
British Village Protests Plan for Shale Gas Drilling

SOURCE: The New York Times

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May 24, 2013 Balcombe, England Despite the stakes, there was almost a festival spirit in this wealthy little village nestled...
2. Hujan, Love Me Butch combine forces in upcoming tour

SOURCE: The Star

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Saturday May 25, 2013 Hujan, Love Me Butch combine forces in upcoming tour Amped and dangerous: Love Me Butch, featuring...
Tory minister will be left holding the baby – but don't tell Vince ...

SOURCE: The Independent

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While legislation to encourage fathers to take a bigger share in the care of very young children is being prepared,...

Obama lifts order on Gitmo

Posted by: Robert Weller

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 17:27:00 -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 2013-05-24 13:54:17 -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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Obama suggests he may privatize Tennessee Valley Authority

Posted by: northsunm32

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:32:01 -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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Holder not likely to stay on as attorney general for duration of Obama's term (Opinion)

Posted by: Punditty

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 17:33:11 -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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Washington bridge collapse closes main I-5 route from Mexico to Canada

Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:30:37 -0700 | disasters-news

An oversized truck hit the Skagit River Bridge ceiling steel beams Thursday around 7:00 p.m., causing that section of the bridge to buckle and collapse, and sending several cars into the freezing water below, authorities said. Three people were subsequently...

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

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 15:51:45 -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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President Obama defends use of drones

Posted by: Jennifer Rees

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:14:10 -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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Woolwich attack: Lee Rigby's family pays tribute to slain soldier (Video)

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

Manchester :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 17:39:28 -0700 | disasters-news

Family members of Lee Rigby, the drummer soldier hacked to death in Woolwich, London, on Wednesday, attended a press conference Friday. Their pain is raw and terrible to watch. You want to reach out and put your arms around them...

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Trump accuses 87-year-old of 'playing the age card' after beating her in court

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 13:04:49 -0700 | political-news

Donald Trump won a hands-down, virtually “no contest” jury verdict in his federal court imbroglio against a Chicago suburban 87-year-old grandmother, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Jackie Goldberg had accused the real estate mogul, television celebrity and sometime presidential...

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Biggest LEGO model ever: Star Wars X-Wing descends on Times Square, New York

Posted by: Robert Myles

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:35:23 -0700 | entertainment-news

Danish toymaker LEGO, the maker of those tactile, dimpled little plastic bricks, Thursday unveiled a replica of the famous X-Wing fighter from the “Star Wars” films in Times Square, New York. LEGO's Times Square X-Wing exhibit is reputedly the largest...

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Anthony Weiner's life lesson - carry on

Posted by: PJesep

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 12:16:49 -0700 | political-news

Puns, jokes, and cheeky observations will follow former US Rep. Anthony Weiner in his bid to be New York City’s next mayor. The married Democrat, once respected for his public policy acumen, resigned from the US House of Representatives after...

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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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Janet Jackson: Is she or isn't she a billionaire?

Posted by: Phyllis L. Smith Asinyanbi

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 09:37:10 -0700 | entertainment-news

Janet Jackson (AKA Miss Jackson), 47, sister of the late Michael Jackson and youngest of the iconic Jackson family, has reportedly joined the mega rich by becoming a billionaire. Jackson has $1.2 billion in earnings, but does this mean she's...

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Woman caught in goat milk frenzy (#3 in the Mary Lou saga)

Posted by: Barry Ellsworth

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-24 02:54:23 -0700 | funny-news

Goat milk soap -- I didn't realize that it can become an obsession with some people, working them into a lather. However, when you consider that Cleopatra may have bathed in the soap to keep her skin soft and to...

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Jury deadlocked on Jodi Arias penalty: No sentence as retrial set

Posted by: VeronicaS

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 17:29:16 -0700 | disasters-news

The jury in the Jodi Arias murder trial was dismissed Thursday after they failed to agree on a sentence. Judge Sherry Stephens has now scheduled a retrial for July 18, reports The Associated Press. The jury, made up of eight...

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