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Glenn Beck rally planned at King site
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 20:21The stage is being set for the Glenn Beck "Restoring Honor" rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. The rally will be held on Saturday. (AP Photo/
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Bogota unlikely to redo U.S. base pact
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 20:21A U.S.-Colombia military basing agreement that was blocked last week by Colombia's highest court is not likely to be renegotiated, Colombian officials told The Washington Times on Thursday.Following a...
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Facing Long Mine Rescue, Chile Spares No Expense
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 20:08Chile is sparing no expense or attempted innovation in trying to rescue the miners trapped by a cave-in on Aug. 5, fully aware that the country — and the world — is closely watching the or...
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Kiln Saunas Make a Comeback in South Korea
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 20:08SOUTH KOREA — In the relative cool of midnight, Seo Seok-gu’s workers break the seals on the kilns and, using long steel hooks, drag out what remains of the oak logs that were inserted a w...
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3 Men in Canada Charged With Terrorism
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 20:08American Idol' ' was the third person arrested as part of an alleged plot against targets in Canada and abroad, police said Thursday. The two other suspects made a brief appearance in court on Thursd...
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Politicians to fight freeze at schools
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:59In a country where politicians make statements whenever they decide where to plant trees on Tu Bishvat and light candles on Hanukka, a new sacred date has now become political fodder: the first day ...
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Task force aims at stopping 2nd Shoah
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:59BERLIN – “The idea is to learn from the first one [Holocaust] so the second one will not be able to exist,” Dan Tichon, chairman of the International Holocaust Task Force and a former speaker ...
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Opposition Hopes to Make a Comeback
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:59CARACAS - The campaign for Venezuela's Sept. 26 legislative elections is officially on, and the opposition, which boycotted the last vote five years ago, is back in the running, hoping to win enough s...
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'Idol' hopeful arrested in Canadian terrorist roundup
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:40his 2008 audition for the show had any say, he'd probably be arrested for bad singing as well. Khurram Syed Sher and two other suspects were picked up on charges they had plans to make bombs and use ...
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New Orleans' progress mixed with pain
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:38NEW ORLEANS — From jazz funerals to block parties to solemn church memorials, residents across the Gulf Coast are planning a medley of events to remember the devastation wrought by Hurricane Kat...
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Was the war worth it
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:38In a USA TODAY poll, 60% of Americans say "No," when asked "Do you think the situation in Iraq was worth going to war over?" Similar majorities either felt that the war did not make the USA safer from...
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Retroactive degrees, for students who had credits
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:38If community colleges were to find all the formerly enrolled students whose academic records qualify them for an associate degree and retroactively award them the credential, then the number of associ...
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4 hurt evacuating jet after tire blowout
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:32(CNN) -- A JetBlue Airways plane blew a tire while landing in Sacramento, California, on Thursday, triggering an emergency evacuation and leaving four passengers with minor injuries, authorities repor...
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Australian lizards on verge of evolutionary leap
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:31Scientists observing a small group of Australian lizards very closely, believe they may be watching evolution happen right before their eyes. A variety of Australian skink - like snake but with four ...
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Force plan to cut 23% of officers
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:24Central Scotland Police is planning to cut 194 police posts over the next four years to save millions of pounds. Documents prepared by Chief Constable Kevin Smith show that 180 civilian staff also fa...
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Struck-off teacher numbers rising
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:24We would never expect large numbers of teachers to be struck off for incompetence but we do need a system which can reach this point if needs be”
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UN cites 'genocide' in DR Congo
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:24The BBC has seen a draft UN report that says crimes by the Rwandan army and allied rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo could be classified as genocide. The report details how they targeted Rwandan...
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Wheat genome boost to food supply
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:24UK scientists have released draft sequences of the wheat genome, which they think could make a vital contribution to securing global food supplies. The researchers also say their efforts could help B...
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Taliban 'Targeting Aid Workers In Pakistan'
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:24download Flash from the Adobe download website. The militant group said the presence of foreigners is "unacceptable" but the UN warned it would not be deterred by threats of violence. The Tali...
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Taleban to target flood aid workers
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:21THE Pakistan Taleban is planning attacks against foreigners delivering emergency aid in the aftermath of devastating floods, according to an American defence official.
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