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• John Lennon's killer is up for parole
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:21:45 EDT)

Mark David Chapman, convicted killer of music icon John Lennon, is up for parole for the sixth time and may be questioned this week.


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• Jonathan Butler: South Africa's music powerhouse
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:16:52 EDT)

When singer-songwriter and guitarist Jonathan Butler took the stage at Southern California's Long Beach Jazz Festival, the smooth, sunny music poured out as if he could no longer contain it.


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• NASA to share tips to maintain trapped miners' mental and physical health
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:16:30 EDT)

NASA teams usually use their knowledge to help astronauts many miles above the earth's surface. But on Tuesday, a group of experts from the U.S. space agency will share their advice for the 33 miners who have been trapped 2,300 feet underground in Chile since August 5.


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• U.N. sets up health clinics to treat Pakistan's flooding victims
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:09:49 EDT)

The United Nations has established more than a thousand health clinics across Pakistan in the wake of widespread flooding, a U.N. official said.


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• U.N.: More than 230 civilians killed in Somalia in recent weeks
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:03:45 EDT)

More than 230 civilians in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu have died in fighting over the past two weeks between Somali transitional government forces and Al-Shabaab militants, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday.


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• Black farmers association to call on U.S. Senate to fund settlement
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:36:14 EDT)

The National Black Farmers Association will call for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to fund a historic discrimination case settlement involving minority farmers.


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• Thousands strike in France over pension reforms
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:32:05 EDT)

Thousands of workers across France staged a one-day strike Tuesday to protest government plans to raise the retirement age.


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• Former flight attendant to appear in court
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:31:31 EDT)

Steven Slater, probably the nation's most famous former flight attendant, is scheduled to be in a New York courtroom Tuesday.


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• Mexican officials: Gunmen behind massacre of 72 have been killed
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:23:58 EDT)

Six of the suspected gunmen responsible for the killings of 72 migrants in Mexico have been identified, Mexican authorities said Monday, the state-run Notimex news agency reported.


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• Dutch paper: Van der Sloot admits extortion
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:20:49 EDT)

Joran van der Sloot admitted in an interview with a Dutch newspaper that he extorted money from the family of Natalee Holloway, but his attorney in a Peruvian murder case suggested Monday that his client's comments may have been mistranslated.


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• Nano technology could cool the heat from server farms
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:13:22 EDT)

The internet may soon be a greener place thanks to new research that looks set to slash the carbon footprint of our surfing by introducing nanotechnology to computer servers.


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• Families mourn as death toll climbs in Guatemala landslides
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:08:35 EDT)

Officials say about 40 people were buried in two landslides here. Four of them were Carlos Coti's family members.


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• Pakistani flood victims face perilous journey home
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:04:24 EDT)

Rehmad Abbasi was only 20 yards from land. As the heavily-pregnant woman waded with her family through the thick, muddy water, she lost her footing. When Rehmad silently slipped underwater in front of me it almost seemed deliberate. I expected her to spring up immediately. But the current was deceptively strong.


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• Saudi women raise their voices over male guardianship
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:01:25 EDT)

In Saudi Arabia, women may seldom be seen, but they are starting to be heard -- especially when it comes to the country's guardianship system.


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• Djokovic destroys Fish to reach U.S. Open quarters
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:00:49 EDT)

Novak Djokovic breezed into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open with a straight sets demolition of home hope Mardy Fish in their fourth round match at Flushing Meadows on Monday.


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• CNN Poll: GOP can handle budget slightly better than Democrats
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:00:25 EDT)

Republicans have a slight edge over Democrats on the economy, according to a new national poll.


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• Philippine massacre trial expected to drag on
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:56:36 EDT)

Even if a landmark murder trial starts Wednesday in the Philippines, the accused might well die of old age before the case ends, a lawyer said.


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• Independents break election deadlock in Australia
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:55:31 EDT)

Two independent lawmakers from rural Australia broke a parliamentary deadlock on Tuesday, giving the country its first elected female prime minister.


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• Wildfires burn in Colorado, Oklahoma
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:54:29 EDT)

Evacuations were ordered and classes canceled as crews battled a fast-moving wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, early Tuesday, authorities said.


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• Tea Party backs O'Donnell in Delaware Republican Senate primary
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:53:11 EDT)

With the momentum of Joe Miller's surprising win over Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska Republican Senate primary, the Tea Party movement is setting its sights on Delaware.


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