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Today's Front Page News:
Monitoring group: Iraq war deaths drop in 2010
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:02 pm PST
AP - A British group monitoring Iraqi civilian deaths said in its annual report that the number has dropped slightly since 2009 but warned of a lingering, low-level conflict in the years ahead. Full Story
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NJ gov, NYC mayor feel the heat after the blizzard
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:20 pm PST
AP - With many streets still unplowed, New Yorkers are griping that their billionaire mayor is out of touch and has failed at the basic task of keeping the city running, while New Jersey's governor is taking heat for vacationing at Disney World during the crisis. Full Story
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SKorea: NKorea builds up special forces
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:14 pm PST
AP - North Korea has faster, more powerful tanks prowling the world's most heavily armed border and 200,000 special forces poised to carry out assassinations and cause havoc in South Korea, a major military review said Thursday. Full Story
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US says it may evacuate Ivory Coast embassy
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:56 pm PST
AP - The United States has started planning for the possible evacuation of its embassy in Ivory Coast amid concerns that postelection violence could escalate into full-blown conflict, the State Department said Wednesday. Full Story
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Haiti judge declines charges against US aid worker
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:04 pm PST
AP - An American aid worker has been released from a notoriously overcrowded Haitian prison after a judge apparently cleared him of allegations that he kidnapped an infant from a hospital where he worked as a volunteer. Full Story
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Rig owner refuses to honor oil spill subpoenas
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:58 pm PST
AP - The owner of the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico is refusing to honor subpoenas from a federal board that has challenged the company's involvement in monitoring the testing of a key piece of equipment that failed to stop the oil spill disaster. Full Story
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AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:20 pm PST
AP - The first baby boomers will be old enough to qualify for Medicare Jan. 1, and many fear the program's obituary will be written before their own. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that baby boomers believe by a ratio of 2-to-1 they won't be able to rely on the giant health insurance plan throughout their retirement. Full Story
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Skype adding Wi-Fi, 3G video calling to iPhone app
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:08 pm PST
AP - A new version of the free iPhone app for Skype SA will let users make and receive video calls. Full Story
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Billy Taylor, ardent jazz promoter, dies at 89
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:00 pm PST
AP - Billy Taylor, an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer who became one of the genre's most ardent advocates through radio, television and the landmark Jazzmobile arts venture, has died at age 89. Full Story
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Coach K alone in 2nd on wins list; Duke romps
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:03 pm PST
AP - Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski moved past longtime rival Dean Smith into second place on the men's all-time wins list Wednesday night when the No. 1 Blue Devils routed North Carolina-Greensboro 108-62. Full Story
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China factory inflation eases, yuan hits record
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:27 pm PST
Reuters - Chinese inflation showed signs of cresting in a manufacturing survey on Thursday, an early indication that the government will be able to stick to its course of gradual rather than aggressive monetary tightening. Full Story
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California woman arrested in insider trading case
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:05 pm PST
Reuters - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday charged a California woman with leaking secrets about technology companies to two hedge funds in exchange for illegal payments, expanding their probe into insider trading. Full Story
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Sony sues to block LG from shipping phones to U.S.
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:52 pm PST
Reuters - Sony Corp has filed a patent infringement complaint seeking to block LG Electronics Inc from shipping smartphones such as its Rumor 2 model to the United States. Full Story
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Blizzard delays $1 billion in holiday sales
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:35 pm PST
Reuters - A blizzard in the Northeast this weekend postponed about $1 billion in holiday retail sales by keeping shoppers out of stores in the days after Christmas, research firm ShopperTrak said on Wednesday. Full Story
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Mayor Bloomberg under fire for handling of blizzard
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:58 pm PST
Reuters - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a political independent whose reputation was built on competence, may have been defeated this time by a blizzard. Full Story
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China pledges to continue exporting rare earths
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:34 pm PST
Reuters - China will continue to export rare earth minerals and said its export controls were for environmental protection reasons, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, after a government move to cut rare earth export quotas raised fresh international trade concerns. Full Story
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Iraq civilian death toll lowest since invasion: study
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:02 pm PST
Reuters - The number of Iraqi civilians killed in violence in Iraq this year fell to its lowest level since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, but the decline is slowing as low-level conflict takes root, a study showed on Thursday. Full Story
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Microsoft co-founder relaunches tech patent suit
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:44 am PST
Reuters - Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen relaunched a wide-ranging patent lawsuit against Apple Inc, Google Inc, Facebook and others with specific allegations that the companies are illegally using technology owned by his company. Full Story
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Denmark and Sweden foil 'Mumbai-style' massacre plot
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:04 pm PST
AFP - Denmark and Sweden said they had foiled a "Mumbai-style" plot by Islamic extremists to massacre staff at a Danish newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. Full Story
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I.Coast youth chief urges assault on Gbagbo rival's HQ
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:19 pm PST
AFP - Defiant Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo's most notorious lieutenant urged the strongman's diehard supporters to launch an unarmed assault on rival Alassane Ouattara's UN-defended base. Full Story
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