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Pakistani militants expand abroad, starting in Bangladesh
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Wyclef Jean for Haiti president: Four challenges he'll face
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Kenya constitution referendum puts confidence into Nairobi stock market
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Sen. Mitch McConnell defends hearings on birthright citizenship
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Mitch McConnell predicts more bipartisanship in next Congress
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Obama lauds Ford's bid to boost auto exports, including 2011 Explorer
Elena Kagan confirmed to Supreme Court
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Watching the watcher in an eerily deserted cellblock
Christo and the art of the moment
A mother steps back from the pull of over-parenting
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Google Wave: Wave goodbye
Horizons
Batman: Arkham City emerges from shadows, reveals release date
Horizons
Android could knock Apple off its perch by 2012
At height of hurricane season, research teams take on storms
Unemployment claims spike, stocks fall
Social Security: Are we at a tipping point?
Salvador Dali exhibition exclusively at Atlanta museum
Proposition 8: Gay marriage ruling appeal filed
Nolan Ryan helps bring Texas Rangers closer to exiting bankruptcy
Everglades restoration plan scaled back again
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