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In Iran, Supreme Leader Wields True PowerIf the U.S. wants to improve relations with Iran, it can happen only with the approval of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran's supreme leader controls everything from Iran's nuclear program to full authority over foreign policy. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Feb 2009 | 9:29 pm British Bishop Arrested for Photographing Kids on RoofA British bishop who was arrested for taking photographs of his children perched on a rooftop said Thursday he may take legal action against police.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 5:03 pm Veteran crooner Aznavour to become Armenian envoyThe French singer, Charles Aznavour, agrees to become ambassador to Switzerland for his ancestral homeland of Armenia.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:50 pm Plane crash in NY state kills 50A US passenger plane crashes into a house in Buffalo, New York state, killing 50 people, including one on the ground.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:48 pm Gregg says he couldn't support Obama 100 percent (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:42 pm Iraqi police: Female suicide bomber kills 40BAGHDAD (AP) -- A female suicide bomber attacked a tent filled with women and children resting from a pilgrimage to a Shiite holy city south of Baghdad on Friday, killing 40 people and injuring 60 others, said officials....Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:41 pm Iraqi police: Female suicide bomber kills 40A female suicide bomber attacked a tent filled with women and children resting from a pilgrimage to a Shiite holy city south of Baghdad on Friday, killing 40 people and injuring 60 others,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:41 pm Iraqi police: Female suicide bomber kills 40 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:41 pm Hutu rebels killed in Congo raidAt least 40 Rwandan Hutu rebels are killed during an air raid in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:40 pm Algerian detained in France returns to Japan after over 4 yrs+(Kyodo) _ An Algerian resident of Japan arrived at Narita airport Friday night after being unable to return to his country of residence for more than four years following his arrest in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:39 pm American Idol winners launch new Disney experienceLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Five amateur singers seeking to become the first big winner at the American Idol Experience received help from an array of stars last night at the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:37 pm Plane crash near Buffalo kills 50A Continental commuter plane coming in for a landing nose-dived into a house in suburban Buffalo, sparking a fiery explosion ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:36 pm Virgin big joins Boston rogues' galleryWe presume Sir Richard Branson has collected some bizarre parting gifts during his wild 'n' wacky career, but a framed, mounted copy of his 1971 mug shot had to...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:34 pm 50 die in Buffalo plane crashContinental Express Flight 3407, operating a Canadian-made Bombardier Q400, was on flight from Newark, N.J., to Buffalo, N.Y.Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:32 pm Family anger over Menezes reviewNo police officers will be prosecuted following a review of evidence after the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm Oil price falls on Opec warningOil prices dip below $34 a barrel as producer group Opec says demand for oil will contract this year.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm Official: 40 civilians die daily in Sri Lanka warCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Artillery shelling and gunbattles between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels are killing about 40 civilians every day and wounding more than 100 others inside Sri Lanka's war zone, the top health official in the region said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:30 pm MDC minister arrested in HarareAn MDC official is arrested in Zimbabwe ahead of the swearing in of a new unity cabinet, his party says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:30 pm HIGHLIGHT IN MARSHFIELDNice moment in Marshfield courtesy of Brian Shacochis. Kind of puts sports in its proper perspective.Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:30 pm Congress readies final vote on $790B stimulus bill (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:28 pm Female bomber kills 32 on Iraqi pilgrimage routeKERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber blew herself up in a crowd of Shi'ite pilgrims on Friday, killing 32 people and wounding 84 others south of Baghdad during one of the holiest events of the Shi'ite calendar, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:28 pm Female bomber kills 32 on Iraqi pilgrimage route (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:28 pm New House of Blues fills Hub club voidWhat was once a house is now a castle. If you haven't visited a House of Blues since the Harvard Square location closed in 2003, you're in for a shock. While the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:27 pm U.S. offers Moscow concession on missile shield (Reuters)Reuters - The United States is ready to look at re-modeling its missile defense plans to include Moscow, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Friday in a concession to Russian anger over Washington's missile shield plans.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:27 pm U.S. offers Moscow concession on missile shieldMOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States is ready to look at re-modeling its missile defense plans to include Moscow, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Friday in a concession to Russian anger over Washington's missile shield plans.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:27 pm Plane crashes in New York state, killing 49 peopleBUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A passenger plane crashed into a house near Buffalo, New York, in snowy weather on Thursday night and burst into flames, killing 49 people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:23 pm US plane crashes on house killing 49 (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:23 pm BRITAIN STYLOPeople walk past a branch of Barratts shoe shop in London, Friday Feb. 13, 2009. Stylo PLC, owner of the PriceLess and Barratts shoe shops, which employs about 5,400 people, said Friday it would go into...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:23 pm APTOPIX ITALY G7Italian security forces stand in front of the Italian Finance ministry where the G7 (Group of Seven) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting will take place, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 13, 2009...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:23 pm Isla Fisher is out of control in "Confessions of a Shopaholic." - CNN
CNN - She's utterly rational as well (you can't talk her out of buying things -- she's too busy trying to talk herself into them), and it's that flaky combination that makes her an addict for our times. Review: 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' Debt isn't funny in 'Shopaholic' Source: Google News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:22 pm BRITAIN ROYAL EL SALVADOREl Salvador's ambassador to London, Dr. Roberto Avila-Avilez presents his credentials to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London, Friday. Feb. 13, 2009.(AP Photo/John Stillwell, pool)Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:22 pm Germany Honor KillingDefendant Ahmad Obeidi, right, talks to his defense lawyer Thomas Bliwier prior to the pronouncement of judgement at the regional court in Hamburg, northern German, Friday Feb. 13, 2009. The 24-year-old...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:20 pm Gordon Looking to End Winless Streak as Nascar Season Nears - New York Times
New York Times - By VIV BERNSTEIN DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Among the signs that Jeff Gordon was in the worst slump of his Nascar career in 2008: the silence of the fans. Riggs, Mayfield, Allmendinger earn Daytona starts NASCAR: Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch win Gatorade 150 heat races Source: Google News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:20 pm Jet makes safe emergency landing at LA airportLOS ANGELES - Authorities say an Air Pacific jetliner has made a safe emergency landing after it was forced to return to Los Angeles International Airport. Airport police...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:18 pm Popular actress Rie Miyazawa to wed+(Kyodo) _ Popular prizewinning Japanese actress Rie Miyazawa announced Friday that she is getting married and is six months pregnant. In a faxed message, Miyazawa, 35, who won the best...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:18 pm Hard timesAmerica's favourite motorsport faces credit crunch impactSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:14 pm Plane crashes in New York state, killing 49 people (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:13 pm PepsiCo 4Q Net Down 43% On $908 Million In Charges, Hedging Losses - CNNMoney.com
CNNMoney.com - PepsiCo Inc.'s (PEP) fourth-quarter net income dropped 43% as the stronger dollar pressured results and the beverage giant and snack-food maker reported $ 908 million in restructuring charges and hedging losses. PepsiCo's profit declines 43% PepsiCo Earnings Meet Estimates Source: Google News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:13 pm Murdered Student's Friends Testify Against KnoxOne of Kercher's friend told court Knox 'had no emotion' after the murder.Source: ABC News: International | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:12 pm Cash-strapped Mass. theater could sell propertyBEVERLY - The financially struggling North Shore Music Theatre is considering selling its Beverly property and then leasing it back as a way to stave off closure. David...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:08 pm Plane From Newark Crashes Near Buffalo, Killing 50 - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - By John Hughes and Hugo Miller Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- A Continental Airlines Inc. plane flying from Newark, New Jersey, crashed into a house yesterday on approach to the airport in Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 people on board and one person on the ... Video: Turkey values its major partner Fiery plane crash in upstate NY kills 49 people Source: Google News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:08 pm Emirates UAE Dubai Arabian ApprenticeCars pass by a giant billboard advertises the Hydra real-estate themed reality TV show called Hydra Executives, near a main highway in Dubai, UAE, on Jan. 19, 2009. The reality style TV show features teams...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:07 pm Europe hit by economic slowdownEuropean economies contracted in the fourth quarter of 2008, with some countries registering the worst figures in decades.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:06 pm Live text - West Indies v EnglandEngland, who name Owais Shah and James Anderson in their side, will bat first on day one of the second Test against West Indies in Antigua.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:06 pm 35 women, children killed near Iraq festival - CNN
CNN - BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A female suicide bomber detonated in a crowd of primarily women and children on their way to a religious festival Friday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 45 others, an Interior Ministry official said. Suicide Attack on Iraq Pilgrimage Kills 30 Suicide Bomber Kills 30 on Iraqi Pilgrimage Route Source: Google News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:06 pm Clinton aims to soothe jittery allies, woo ChinaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton hopes to reassure allies jittery about U.S. policy on North Korea and to set the tone for a productive relationship with China when she visits Asia next week on her first trip as secretary of state.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:03 pm Gregg says he couldn't support Obama 100 percent - The Associated Press
The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Judd Gregg says he pulled out for the job of commerce secretary because he felt uncomfortable being unable to support President Barack Obama 100 percent of the time. Video: Commerce Nominee Bows Out Groups resume lobbying Gregg on stimulus plan Source: Google News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:01 pm Pepsico 4th-quarter profit falls on some chargesPURCHASE, N.Y. - Pepsico, the world's second-biggest beverage maker, says its fourth-quarter profit fell partly on restructuring and impairment charges, but adjusted...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm US Photographer Wins World Press PhotoUS photographer wins top photo prize with dramatic image of housing crisis.Source: ABC News: International | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm Chase Utley's readiness top question for PhilliesCLEARWATER, Fla. - The mitts will start popping again when the Phillies hold their first official workout of spring training Saturday. Here are five questions the defending...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm 50 killed in plane crash near Buffalo
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:54 pm Marysville principal hopes for quick school rebuild - ABC Online
ABC Online - The principal of Marysville Primary School, north-east of Melbourne, says she hopes the school will be rebuilt as soon as possible after it was almost completely levelled by fire on Saturday. Life or lifestyle, warns fire chief Police block identity of man charged with arson over Australian ... Source: Google News | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:53 pm David Letterman not keen on Joaquin PhoenixActor Joaquin Phoenix's surreal sitdown with David Letterman had fans and pop culture pundits wondering yesterday whether the "Walk The Line" star was seriously...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:51 pm Darwin Takes The Cake - New Haven Independent
New Haven Independent - by Abram Katz | February 13, 2009 7:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) Although no one has actually seen Charles Darwin and some might describe his existence as only a theory, the founder of evolution was the guest of honor at a 200th birthday ... Video: Darwin's evolution ideas remain controversial - 13 Feb 09 Faith and evolution: Can they both hold truth? Source: Google News | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:51 pm paidContent.org - Mirosoft Going Into Owned Retail Stores; Hoping ... - Washington Post
Washington Post - Hoping for some Apple-like magic, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has announced plans to open its own chain of branded stores as it looks to catch up to its rivals. Microsoft Launches Retail Stores To Save Windows Microsoft to move into retail Source: Google News | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:51 pm Iraq suicide bomb kills pilgrimsAt least 30 people are killed by a female suicide bomber attack south of Baghdad, Iraqi police say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm Policemen pictured in an eastern Algiers suburbPolicemen pictured in an eastern Algiers suburb, June 2008. Two bomb blasts in eastern Algeria killed seven people in the hours after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced he will run for a new term,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:46 pm 'Seven killed' in Algeria bomb attacksTwo bomb blasts in eastern Algeria killed seven people in the hours after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced he will run for a new term, APS news agency quoted security sources as...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:46 pm Ken Griffey Jr. closer to Seattle returnSEATTLE - With talks apparently progressing rapidly between Ken Griffey Jr. and the Seattle Mariners, the last obstacle to Griffey's long-anticipated return to Seattle...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:45 pm Report: Turkish bombs kill 13 Kurdish rebels in IraqTurkey's state-run news agency said Friday that 13 Kurdish rebels were killed in northern Iraq during Turkish bombing last week.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm PepsiCo profit falls, matches Wall St viewRevenue rises 3 per cent to $12.73-billionSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm Space crash debris to orbit Earth for 10,000 yearsMOSCOW (AP) -- Debris from this week's satellite collision could circle Earth for up to 10,000 years, threatening many other satellites in an already-crowded area, Russia's Mission Control chief said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:43 pm China to Create Blacklist of Local JournalistsChina plans to create database of blacklisted local journalistsSource: ABC News: International | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:42 pm Commuter Plane Crash Near Buffalo, N.Y., Kills 50A commuter plane lost altitude and smashed into a house in a suburb of Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday night, killing 49 people on board and one person on the ground in the nation's first fatal crash of a commercial airliner in 2 1/2 years » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:41 pm Greece Acropolis MuseumIn this July 20, 2007 file photo is seen the new Acropolis museum in Athens. Greek officials say in Athens, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2009 the new museum showcasing masterpieces from the Acropolis will be inaugurated...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:39 pm Gaza militants fire rockets into IsraelAn agreement between Hamas and Israel to bring quiet to the war-torn Gaza Strip could be announced within days, Hamas officials ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:39 pm Microsoft announces $250000 Conflicker worm bounty - NetworkWorld.com
NetworkWorld.com - By Ellen Messmer , Network World , 02/12/2009 The spreading Conflicker/Downadup worm is now viewed as such a significant threat that it's inspired the formation of a posse to stop it, with Microsoft leading the charge by offering a $250000 reward to ... With Global Effort, a New Type of Worm Is Slowed $250K Microsoft bounty to catch worm creator Source: Google News | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:37 pm Aso receives Valentine's Day chocolates on 'Friday the 13th'+(Kyodo) _ Prime Minister Taro Aso, struggling with sagging public support ratings coupled with criticism from popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, got a break on "Friday the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:36 pm Report: British boy becomes father at 13A British newspaper is reporting that a 13-year-old boy has become one of the country's youngest fathers. The mother is reportedly ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:35 pm India welcomes Pakistan probe, wants terror camps shutNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government and opposition parties cautiously welcomed Pakistan's investigation into the Mumbai attack on Friday, in a sign diplomatic tension between the two nuclear powers could wane.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:34 pm Gregg exit becomes partisan issue
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:34 pm Witness: No emotion by Italy student slay suspectPERUGIA, Italy (AP) -- An American student charged with the murder of her British roommate showed no distress and was cuddling with her boyfriend hours after the slaying, a friend of the victim testified on Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:29 pm Australia Wildfires Controlled BurningIn this Feb. 8, 2009 file photo, a fire erupts in a pine tree plantation northeast of Melbourne, Australia. In the aftermath of the most lethal wildfires in Australia's history, officials are again considering...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:28 pm Switzerland Plane CrashThe wreckage of a twin-jet business Falcon 10 plane, is recovered at the Engadin airport in Samedan, Switzerland, Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. The jet was en route from Vienna, Austria, when it had problems...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:27 pm Rockets Hit Israel, Hamas: Close To DealTwo rockets hit near a communal farm and the Israeli town of Sderot Friday, the Israeli military said. No one was injured in the attack, which came even as the militant Palestinian group Hamas indicated a peace deal with Israel was just days away.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:26 pm Skiing: Nagai comes from behind to win national title+(Kyodo) _ Hideaki Nagai overcame a sluggish start in the jumping portion with an explosive 10-kilometer cross country en route to winning his first Nordic combined national title on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:26 pm CYPRUS IRAN SHIPCypriot police officers with their motorcycles patrol the side where the Cypriot-flagged container ship Monchegorsk, seen in the background, believed to be the vessel that U.S. authorities suspect is carrying...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:22 pm Iraqi police: Suicide bomber kills 35A female suicide bomber attacked a procession of Shiite pilgrims — many of them women and children — south of Baghdad on Friday, killing 35 people and injuring 65 others.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:17 pm Algeria twin bombings kill seven: APS news agencyALGIERS (Reuters) - Twin bombings in eastern Algeria killed seven people late on Thursday including two members of the security forces and a fireman, the state news agency APS reported.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:16 pm 4TH LD: Clinton to meet Aso, Nakasone, families of abductees+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 11TH-12TH GRAFS) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold talks with Prime Minister Taro Aso and Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone on Tuesday ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm 3RD LD: Aso's cash handout plan on the line after Koizumi's remarks+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING ASO'S COMMENTS IN 4TH-5TH GRAFS) Prime Minister Taro Aso's cash handout scheme could now be on the line after his recent negative comments about postal...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:14 pm Oil climbs above $34 on mortgage reportsVIENNA (AP) -- Reports that the U.S. government may subsidize mortgage payments boosted prices above $34 a barrel Friday after investor skepticism about the U.S. stimulus package pulled prices near record lows....Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:08 pm Oil climbs above $34 on mortgage reportsReports that the U.S. government may subsidize mortgage payments boosted prices above $34 a barrel Friday after investor skepticism about the U.S. stimulus package pulled prices near...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:08 pm Air Canada swings to lossVolatile fuel prices, foreign exchange rates push airline into redSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Suspect charged in deadly Australian fireMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Authorities charged a man Friday with lighting one of the wildfires that killed a total of more than 180 people in Australia, and whisked him into protective custody to guard him from public fury....Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:59 am Suspect charged in deadly Australian fire (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:59 am Peanut plant owner becomes recluseWorld sees different side of benevolent peanut tycoon Stewart Parnell after salmonella outbreakSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:58 am Jury: Florida smoker died because of addiction (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:56 am New U.S. envoy in Afghanistan to assess securityKABUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's new envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan met key ministers in the Afghan capital on Friday, two days after triple Taliban attacks in the city demonstrated just how much security is deteriorating.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:49 am Official: Iraq Blast Kills 30 PilgrimsA female suicide bomber attacked a procession of Shiite pilgrims - many of them women and children - south of Baghdad, killing 35 people and injuring 65 others, officials said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:47 am European GDP shows worst contraction everConcerns deepen over German, French, Italian economies as G7 finance ministers gather in RomeSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:46 am Some states would benefit more from stimulus
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:43 am Global Economic Crisis Is Threat To U.S. SecurityU.S. intelligence agencies have produced their annual assessment of security threats. On one hand, the al-Qaida terrorist network is said to have suffered a setback. On the other, the global economic crisis has produced new security threats. Also, the situation in Afghanistan is worsening and prospects for peace in the Middle East are disappearing. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:43 am Is U.S. Ready to Work With Russia on Missiles?U. S. may be ready to work with Russia on a new missile defense system in EuropeSource: ABC News: International | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:41 am Checking on promises Obama didn't make
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:40 am Police: Female suicide bomber kills 35, wounds 65 in IraqA female suicide bomber attacked a procession of Shiite pilgrims many of them women and children south of Baghdad on Friday, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:37 am Rebound after tragedyAbout a year after a devastating van accident, a New Brunswick school's basketball team is on the verge of a provincial finalSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:36 am May I Have This Dance? Neigh... (Seriously, Great Pic)Stallions fighting on North Dakota reservation. Enlargeable, wallpaper.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:30 am Gaza militants fire rockets into IsraelJERUSALEM (AP) -- An agreement between Hamas and Israel to bring quiet to the war-torn Gaza Strip could be announced within days, Hamas officials said, as rocket fired from the territory Friday further strained an informal cease-fire....Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:24 am Female suicide bomber kills 35 in IraqAttacks procession of Shiite pilgrims — many of them women and childrenSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:15 am Space collision debris to orbit Earth for milleniaMOSCOW (AP) -- The chief of Russia's Mission Control says clouds of debris from the collision between U.S. and Russian communications satellites will circle Earth for thousands of years and threaten numerous satellites....Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:11 am Congress set to pass stimulus plan, send to ObamaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Friday is expected to pass a $789 billion economic stimulus package that is aimed at unleashing large spending and tax cuts to help dig the economy out of a 14-month recession.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:10 am Man Charged With Arson in Deadly Australian Fire, Child PornA 39-year-old man has been charged with lighting a fatal bushfire and possessing child pornography.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:09 am B.C. man awarded $1.3-million from taxmanJury decides that raid on his home trampled on his Charter rightsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:01 am 5 children killed in Afghan battleWere caught in crossfire between Australian troops and TalibanSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am N.Y. Plane Crash Kills 49 On Board, 1 On GroundA commuter plane slammed into a home near Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday night. Authorities say all 49 people on board were killed along with one person on the ground. The 74-seat Q400 Bombardier aircraft, operated by Colgan Air, was flying from New Jersey to Buffalo Niagara International Airport in light snow and fog. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Judd Gregg Withdraws As Obama's Commerce PickSenator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire was supposed to be the third Republican in the Obama Cabinet. Instead, he became the third Cabinet choice to withdraw from consideration. Gregg had sought the job and then accepted it little more than a week ago, but then found the policy differences too great. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Obama Determined To Work On BipartisanshipSenator Gregg says he wasn't "a good pick" for the Obama administration. The White House said Thursday it was relieved that Gregg made the decision before he was confirmed as commerce secretary. Obama said Gregg's decision won't keep him from working with the GOP. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am G7 powers head to Rome as crisis ragesROME (Reuters) - G7 finance ministers headed to Rome to discuss the global economic crisis on Friday with a warning from Germany that the world could be plunged back into the dark days of the 1930s if governments resorted to protectionism.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am 9/11 widow killed in crash near Buffalo
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:49 am Demo of toy blocks that think and talk to each other! (TED)These are cookie-sized, computerized tiles called Siftables that you can stack and shuffle in your hands. But they can do math, play music, and react to each other. Is this the dawn of spatially-aware computing? MIT student David Merrill got a great reaction from the crowd in this short demo.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:36 am Japan, Sweden hold bailout lessons for USTOKYO (AP) -- As the U.S. grapples with its banking crisis, President Barack Obama is pointing to Sweden and Japan as offering lessons for what the United States should - and shouldn't - do....Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:34 am What Just Happened in Israel?Elections on Tuesday were supposed to end a political deadlock in Israel, but now the countryâs politics are more complicated than ever. Centrist party Kadima won the most seats of any party, but the conservative Likud Party and an assortment of...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:29 am Man Charged In Australian WildfiresAuthorities charged a man with lighting one of the wildfires that killed a total of more than 180 people in Australia, and whisked him into protective custody to guard him from public fury.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am The Daily Show’s Best Evolution MomentsIn honor of Charles Darwin turning 200 years young today (you don’t look a day over 139, Chuck!), here are some of the finest evolution-related clips from The Daily Show’s history.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:20 am New York plane crash kills 49CLARENCE - A commuter plane crashed into a suburban Buffalo home and erupted in flames late Thursday, killing all 48 people aboard and one person on the ground, authorities said. Flames silhouetted the shattered home after Continental...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:18 am Groups join to spend $10 million on thank-you adsA variety of interest groups are joining to spend more than $10 million in television and newspaper ads that thank 83 lawmakers for expanding children's health insurance and urge them not to stop there.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:10 am Commercial airline crashes with fatalitiesA list of airline accidents with fatalities in the U.S. since 1995 and before Thursday's crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 into a home in suburban Buffalo, N.Y., which killed 48 on the plane and one on the ground:Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:08 am Obama must find commerce secretary — againAdd this to Barack Obama's to-do list: Find a commerce secretary — for a third time.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:08 am More than 40 rebels killed in Congo air raidMore than 40 rebels suspected of atrocities during Rwanda's 1994 genocide were killed in an overnight air raid, a military spokesman said Friday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:07 am American Anthony Suau wins World Press PhotoAmerican photographer Anthony Suau has won the top prize in the World Press Photo competition with an image of a police officer searching a debris-strewn home to ensure the evicted residents have left after a mortgage foreclosure.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:07 am City, county officials to vote on Marlins ballparkSouth Florida politicians are set to vote on a new stadium in downtown Miami for the Florida Marlins.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:05 am Suspect charged in Australia fires
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:03 am Rwanda's move into Congo fuels suspicion
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Report: N. Korea could test-fire missile this monthNorth Korea's most advanced long-range missile is being assembled at a launch site for a possible test-firing later this month, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 9:51 am The human diet: high nutrition and cookingRichard Wrangham has tasted just about everything that chimpanzees eat in Africa and once considered seeing if he could live on that diet.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2009 | 9:45 am Colleges keep students in school with extra aidJasmine Young's stress level was rising as fast as the balance on her unpaid college bills as a new semester approached at Oakland University.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2009 | 9:40 am Obama seen likely to hedge on missile defensePresident Barack Obama's go-slow approach to missile defenses in Europe is stirring speculation that he is planning either to deep-freeze the costly project he inherited from the Bush administration or use it as a bargaining chip in broader security talks with Russia.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2009 | 9:39 am Satellite smash-up creates dangerous debrisAn object the size of a marble can unleash the same energy as a hand grenadeSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 13 Feb 2009 | 9:30 am Hamas Says Agreement on Long-Term TruceHamas deputy says militant group has agreed to long-term truce with IsraelSource: ABC News: International | 13 Feb 2009 | 9:20 am No one home: 1 in 9 housing units vacantA record 1 in 9 U.S. homes are vacant, a glut created by the housing boom and subsequent collapse.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 9:06 am Peanut plant owner becomes recluse after outbreakIn his hometown in central Virginia, the peanut company executive at the center of a criminal investigation over the national salmonella outbreak is known as a respected businessman who just weeks ago told friends and clients his life was going well.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2009 | 9:03 am Nepal poet finds love in detention center
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Michael Schumacher crashes his motorbikeSeven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher suffered minor injuries in a motorbike accident in Spain on Wednesday.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2009 | 8:40 am Plane crash New York: Audio of air traffic controllers' search for doomed jetAir traffic controllers' desperate attempt to locate doomed Continental Airlines flight 3407.Source: Telegraph Major News | 13 Feb 2009 | 8:38 am Suspect charged in lighting of deadly Australian wildfireAuthorities charged a man Friday with lighting one of the wildfires that killed a total of more than 180 people in Australia, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 8:22 am U.S. tweaks Internet privacy guidelinesFederal regulators tweaked recommendations for how websites should collect, save and share information about users, extending them to Internet service providers and mobile users. "You may have a contract with your ISP and everywhere you go, they can be collecting information on you."Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2009 | 7:50 am Celtics rally late as Mavs go cold
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2009 | 7:31 am You respect my rights and I'll respect yoursUntil pot-smokers and gun owners and low-taxers and sexual minorities recognize that liberty is indivisible and that we're all in this together, we're going to be picked off piecemeal by government officials all too happy to exploit our mutual antagonisms.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2009 | 7:30 am Jail Considers Making Inmates Pay for Toilet PaperInmates at the Des Moines County jail in Burlington may have to begin paying for toilet paper. The county is facing a more than $1.7 million deficit in this year's budget and the Board of Supervisors gave department heads the option of cutting costs or facing the possibility of unpaid furloughs or layoffs.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2009 | 7:11 am Democrat? Republican? Who Keeps F'ing Us Over?Who argued for taking this cap on executive pay out of the stimulus bill? Do we have a free and strong press in this country? Or are they in on it, too? If not, then find out who did this to us.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2009 | 6:50 am Cocaine now Cheaper than Beer and WineThe Home Office has admitted that the street price of both cocaine and heroin has fallen by nearly half in the last ten years, making the most dangerous illegal drugs cheaper than they have ever been.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2009 | 6:41 am FBI Expects Major Financial Bailout Fraud to RiseInvestigations will focus on big-name companies and the cases are likely to be similar in scope and complexity to that of failed energy giant Enron, Deputy Director John Pistole tells a Senate panel.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2009 | 6:30 am Happy 200th, President LincolnAbraham Lincoln was hailed on his 200th birthday with celebrations from his home states of Kentucky and Illinois to the nation's ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 6:22 am General says security permanent in Iraq's southThe U.S. commander who oversees most of southern Iraq said Thursday that he believes recent security gains there are permanent ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2009 | 6:20 am Clinton Begins Official Travels With Visit To AsiaWith special U.S. envoys already traveling in the Middle East and Afghanistan, and European officials flocking to Washington to meet with her, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has decided to go to Asia on her first official trip. Beginning Sunday, she is to visit China, Japan, Indonesia and South Korea. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Feb 2009 | 6:10 am Maine's GOP Senators Emerge As Key Deal MakersIn Washington this week, Maine's Republican senators, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, played a pivotal role in crafting a deal on the $789 billion stimulus package. They are part of an increasingly rare breed: moderate Republicans. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Feb 2009 | 5:44 am Bankruptcy Boom Is Big Business For LawyersAs the U.S. economy sours, a growing number of people are being forced into bankruptcy. More than 1 million people filed for bankruptcy last year. This trend is attracting new attorneys to one part of the legal profession — consumer bankruptcy law. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Feb 2009 | 5:35 am Scientists Finish First Draft Of Neanderthal GenomeResearchers in Germany say they have drawn up a map of about 60 percent of the genetic "letters" in the genome of Neanderthals. The map is expected to help reveal what genetic differences allowed humans to leave Neanderthals in the evolutionary dust. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Feb 2009 | 5:24 am Bushfire arrest made as fresh blaze threatens townshipPolice arrested a suspect today in connection to one of the deadly wildfires in southern Australia that killed more than 180 people and left about 7,000 homeless. Police did not release any details about the suspect, but a newspaper...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Feb 2009 | 2:57 am Bondi Beach reopens after first shark attack in 60 yearsSYDNEY - Sydney's iconic Bondi beach has reopened after a surfer was severely mauled in the first shark attack there for almost 60 years. The 33-year-old surfer was savaged on Thursday evening, the day after a navy diver was mauled...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Feb 2009 | 2:18 am Third Obama cabinet nominee withdraws nameWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Judd Gregg withdrew his nomination as Commerce secretary on Thursday in an embarrassing setback to President Barack Obama's efforts to bridge party differences in his fight against recession.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:25 am US child killer spared jailFLAGSTAFF, Arizona - A 9-year-old charged with killing his father and another man has been offered a plea deal that would spare him any jail time, his attorney said on Thursday. "We aren't going to sign him up for prison,"...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:24 am WATCH: Education in AfghanistanSource: ABC News: International | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:21 am Dutch city fears loss of porn collectionAMSTERDAM - Officials in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden say the municipal pornography archive is missing and they fear it may be lost for good or stolen. Spokesman Erik Krikke of the city's historical centre says the archive...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Feb 2009 | 1:03 am Shark attacks stun Bondi bathersTwo shark attacks in two days, one within sight of Sydney Opera House and one off Bondi Beach, have left Australians feeling distinctly nervous about getting in the water. In the latest incident, a surfer was mauled at dusk yesterday...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Feb 2009 | 12:01 am World economic crisis is top security threat: U.S.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global economic crisis has become the biggest near-term U.S. security concern, sowing instability in a quarter of the world's countries and threatening destructive trade wars, U.S. intelligence agencies reported on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Feb 2009 | 11:22 pm Satellite collision: British radar station tracking crash debris in spaceDebris clouds formed by the collision of two satellites thought to be the firstever crash between two orbiting spacecraft.Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 Feb 2009 | 11:18 pm Pope tells Jewish leaders he will visit IsraelVATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI told American Jewish leaders Thursday that he plans to visit Israel in May, coupling the long-awaited announcement with his strongest condemnation of Holocaust denial. The 81-year-old pope assured the group that the Catholic Church was "profoundly and irrevocably committed to reject all anti-Semitism," helping to ease Jewish furor that followed the pope's reinstatement of an ultraconservative bishop who questioned the extent of the Holocaust....Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 12 Feb 2009 | 11:01 pm Hamas leader announces 'agreement on longterm truce with Israel'Senior Hamas leader says truce with Israel announced within 48 hours.Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 Feb 2009 | 10:25 pm Experts warn of more space crashes after US and Russian satellites collideSpace scientists issued a stark warning yesterday over the "inevitable" prospect of more satellites crashing into each other.Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 Feb 2009 | 10:15 pm Earthquake Strikes Indonesia, Injures 42A powerful earthquake off eastern Indonesia briefly triggered a tsunami warning, causing a stampede of residents to higher ground. Hundreds of buildings were damaged and at least 42 people injured, some seriously.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 9:30 pm Fury soars as hunt for arsonists is widenedPolice have arrested two suspects in connection with Victoria's disastrous bushfires and are searching for a third in a widening hunt for Australia's most despised criminals. The arrests came as 150 detectives in a special task...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Feb 2009 | 9:29 pm US Navy seizes nine suspected pirates in Gulf of AdenSOMALIA - For the second day in a row, US forces have apprehended pirates in the Gulf of Aden, treacherous waters off the Somali coast where American and international forces have been battling pirates preying on international...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Feb 2009 | 9:28 pm Polish thieves steal four tanksWARSAW, Poland - Polish police say thieves stole four Soviet-era tanks that were being used for target practice at an army test range in eastern Poland. Each weighs more than 20 tons and police suspect they were stolen for scrap...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Feb 2009 | 9:17 pm Celebrity-fronted bush fire appeal raises $26mAn overnight telethon in Australia has raised more than $26 million for the Red Cross Bush Fire Appeal. The Channel Nine broadcast brought together entertainers in Melbourne and Whittlesea including the likes of Jimmy Barnes and...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Feb 2009 | 8:42 pm Archbishop speaks in support of primary school receptionist facing sackWoman facing the sack after she sought support from her church when her daughter was scolded for talking about Jesus.Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 Feb 2009 | 8:35 pm Gordon Brown says failed bankers should give bonuses backBankers who fail will be forced to hand back their bonuses under a plan by Gordon Brown to "clawback" undeserved financial rewards.Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 Feb 2009 | 7:23 pm Slim Election Win For Israeli ModeratesFinal results in Israel's election show the moderate Kadima Party has one more seat in the new parliament than Benjamin Netanyahu's hawkish Likud. But Tzipi Livni may not have enough support to form a strong government.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 6:46 pm U.S. Lost Track Of Guns In AfghanistanAn independent study finds that the U.S. has been shoveling weapons into the hands of Afghan troops but can't ensure they don't wind up in the hands of Taliban fighters.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 6:30 pm Why Are Britons' Teeth So Bad? A New ClueRecent survey suggests Britons are treating their own dental problems.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Feb 2009 | 6:26 pm Shark Attacks Aussie Surfer Day After Diver Loses HandA surfer was attacked Thursday by a shark at Sydney's famous Bondi Beach, seriously injuring his left hand and arm.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 4:40 pm Injured Koala Finds Fame And FriendshipGlobal interest in the fate of "Sam" has been intense since a photograph of firefighter David Tree offering her a bottle of water in a burned-out forest was splashed across the Internet.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 4:30 pm Pope Declares Holocaust a 'Crime Against God'In a message aimed at easing the rancor over a bishop's denial of the Holocaust, Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday called the slaughter of 6 million Jews a crime against God, and the Vatican said he would make his first visit to Israel in May.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 4:06 pm Israel's Tilt Right An Obstacle For ObamaIsrael's shift to the right could throw a monkey wrench into President Barack Obama's conciliatory overtures to Iran and his budding drive to promote Arab-Israeli peacemaking, writes The Associated Press.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 4:00 pm Muslim Teacher Probed for Alleged Anti-Semitic LessonA Muslim religion teacher in Vienna has been suspended for allegedly giving his students anti-Semitic pamphlets.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 3:39 pm Peace Activist Kidnapped By Gunmen in PhilippinesA Sri Lankan peace activist became the latest victim of a wave of kidnappings in the southern Philippines blamed on Al Qaeda-linked militants, officials said Friday.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 3:39 pm Surfer Suffers Severe Injuries in Sydney Shark AttackAustralia's most famous beach reopened Friday, hours after a surfer's arm was shredded by a shark the second shark attack in Sydney in as many days.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 3:21 pm Pope: Holocaust Denial "Unacceptable"Pope Benedict XVI has told Jewish leaders that any denial of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable, especially if a priest does it.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 12:37 pm 'Diary of Anne Frank' Rescuer Celebrates 100th BirthdayGies gave the collection to Anne's father Otto, the only survivor among the eight people who hid in the concealed attic of the canal-side warehouse. He published it in 1947.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 12:26 pm Chavez Supporters Rally to End Political Term LimitsTens of thousands of Venezuelans clad in red flooded the streets of the capital on Thursday, saying a referendum that would end term limits is the only way President Hugo Chavez can complete what he calls a socialist revolution.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2009 | 12:14 pm
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