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Analysis: Income gaps, corruption fuel China riots - The Associated Press
The Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — Widening income gaps, corrupt local administrations and policies that seem to favor the well-connected few over the disadvantaged many are fueling spasms of violence that spring up in cities across China. In the most recent case, …
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Liberia's Taylor: I'm a peacemaker not a monster - The Associated Press
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ending three years of silence, former Liberian President Charles Taylor began building his defense against war crimes charges Tuesday, portraying himself as a peacemaker rather than the cannibalistic warlord described by …
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Sotomayor on Sotomayor: Revises, extends her words - The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a good thing Sonia Sotomayor speaks Sotomayoran. After week upon week in which plenty of other people on the planet interpreted Sotomayor's past comments, the Supreme Court nominee at last got a chance to deconstruct her own …
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Review planned for terror alert system - The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department will review and possibly replace the often-ridiculed multicolored terror alert system created after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Since it was created in 2002, the system has been confusing and became …
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Hundreds protest in Iran, defying crackdown vow - The Associated Press
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the capital Thursday, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said. Turning garbage bins into burning …
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Debbie Rowe confirmed to attend Jackson memorial - The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe will attend the pop superstar's memorial service. Former Jackson business associate Marc Schaffel said on ABC's "Good Morning America" that Rowe was confirmed for VIP seats. …
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6 US troops killed in Afghanistan - The Associated Press
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KABUL (AP) — Two roadside bombs killed six American troops in Afghanistan on Monday, as a suicide bomber attacked the gate of the main NATO base in the south, officials said. The attacks come as thousands of US Marines continued with their massive …
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Israel deports activists detained going to Gaza - The Associated Press
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has deported a former US congresswoman, a Nobel peace prize laureate and other activists who were arrested trying to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, Israeli officials said Monday. The Israeli navy commandeered the …
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Marines suffer casualties in new Afghan campaign - The Associated Press
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NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) — US Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. One Marine was killed and …
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Missile experts see Soviet parts in NKorean rocket - The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of …
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