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Barack Obama's Half-Brother, George Obama, Gets a Book Contract ... - U.S. News & World Report border=

Barack Obama's Half-Brother, George Obama, Gets a Book Contract … - U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report
By Bonnie Erbe, Thomas Jefferson Street blog As hard as the book publishing industry has been hit by the recession, by the Kindle, and by the waning interest of the American public in the printed word, publisher Simon & Schuster must still have money …
Bossip
The Associated Press
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US: China need not pledge carbon cuts - United Press International border=

US: China need not pledge carbon cuts - United Press International

United Press International
BONN, Germany, June 12 (UPI) — The United States will not demand hard promises of cuts in carbon emissions from China, the head of a delegation to a climate change conference said Friday.
Xinhua
Washington Post
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Cassidy: Microlending taking off in US, too - San Jose Mercury News border=

Cassidy: Microlending taking off in US, too - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
"They can buy a second hot dog cart." The option is more important than ever as the Great Recession drags on. Weaver says he can think of few better economic stimulus plans. Small businesses create jobs even in hard times, while big companies cut them. …

Cassidy: Microlending taking off in US, too - San Jose Mercury News border=

Cassidy: Microlending taking off in US, too - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
"They can buy a second hot dog cart." The option is more important than ever as the Great Recession drags on. Weaver says he can think of few better economic stimulus plans. Small businesses create jobs even in hard times, while big companies cut them. …

US, SKorea stand by six-party North Korean talks: US - AFP border=

US, SKorea stand by six-party North Korean talks: US - AFP

AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US envoy Stephen Bosworth and South Korean officials agreed that the six-party negotiating process "remains the heart" of the effort to ensure North Korea's nuclear disarmament, a US official said.
New York Times
United Press International
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'Wolverine' hits $160m worldwide and women are 47% of U.S. audience - Los Angeles Times border=

'Wolverine' hits $160m worldwide and women are 47% of U.S. audience - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times, CA
It turns out Wolverine (or maybe the bare-chested Hugh Jackman) is a hero that women are willing to sit in the dark with — females accounted for 47% of tickets purchased in the US for the mutant movie this weekend. Ben Fritz of the Company Town blog …
E! Online
Screen Rant
Eclipse Magazine
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Is Israel heading for clash with US? - BBC News border=

Is Israel heading for clash with US? - BBC News

BBC News
By Katya Adler It is Israel's Independence Day - traditionally time for leading Israeli politicians to give big interviews about their country's past and future.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Reuters
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U.S. will 'lead the way' on int'l climate plan, Secretary Clinton says - New York Times border=

U.S. will 'lead the way' on int'l climate plan, Secretary Clinton says - New York Times

New York Times
By LISA FRIEDMAN, Greenwire Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on leaders of the world's largest economies today to rein in greenhouse gas emissions and pledged that the United States will "lead the way.
CNN
The Associated Press
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The Chinese Navy: How Big a Threat to the US? - TIME border=

The Chinese Navy: How Big a Threat to the US? - TIME

TIME
By Bill Powell / Shanghai Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2009 Chinese Navy ships moored at Sanya, in southern China's Hainan province. China's navy will move faster to build large combat warships, next-generation aircraft and sophisticated torpedoes in a …
The Associated Press
msnbc.com
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US: Palestinians need not recognize Israel as Jewish state before ... - Ha'aretz border=

US: Palestinians need not recognize Israel as Jewish state before … - Ha’aretz

Ha’aretz
By Akiva Eldar Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as the state of the Jewish people as a condition for renewing peace talks is unacceptable to the United States, the State Department said during special …
Jerusalem Post
The Associated Press
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