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- The Shiite hard-liner tapped as Iraq's new
prime minister promised Saturday to swiftly finish building a unity
government after parliament elected a top national leadership,
ending months of political deadlock as the nation spiraled into
chaos.
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- Nepali security forces opened fire on a
march by tens of thousands of demonstrators heading toward the
royal palace Saturday to protest King Gyanendra's rule. More than
200 were injured in the melee.
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Denver are thankful for quick action that thwarted a passenger who
claimed to have a bomb.
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with Delta Air Lines Inc. that avoided a walkout and includes an
initial 14 percent wage cut for pilots and assurances the union
won't block any company effort to terminate its pension plan.
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- Unable to drive down high oil prices,
President Bush is spending Earth Day promoting futuristic hydrogen
fuel technology as a way to wean Americans from gas-guzzling
vehicles.
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of a milestone speech in his career with a shot at the Bush
administration.
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alone tried to sell the little girl for $7,000 so he could make
improvements to his house, police said Friday.
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Kentucky.
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Duke's lacrosse team says she's convinced "somebody did something
besides underage drinking."
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"opportunity in Vietnam."
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car crash Friday, the eve of her daughter's wedding, along with two
relatives who had just been picked up at the airport, authorities
said.
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classified information to the news media, an agency official said
Friday.
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land in the fog near Indiana University, killing all five people
aboard, police said Friday.
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doormen, porters and elevator operators who stayed up into the wee
hours, awaiting the end of a labor cliffhanger: To strike or not to
strike.
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- Nepal's king vowed Friday to return power
to the people of this Himalayan kingdom after weeks of massive
protests and increasing international pressure.
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the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
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a shooting spree at their high school but were stopped after one of
them discussed the plot on a Web site, law enforcement and school
officials said.
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- A major earthquake hit a distant region of
Russia's Far East on Friday, causing unknown damage and casualties,
an emergency official said.
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Jintao's moment in the sun.
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these days with the explosion of new technologies.
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vapors Thursday, killing livestock and forcing about 260 people
from their homes.
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cut of Nigeria's oil revenue exploded a car bomb inside a military
base, ending weeks of relative calm with a blast that killed at
least two people and sent a fireball into the night sky.
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falling from a window on the seventh floor of an apartment
building, authorities said.
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lacrosse player from Essex Fells home from a team party says his
passenger seemed calm, and everything seemed "just fine."
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executives and hundreds of employees of a crate and pallet
manufacturer as part of a crackdown on those who employ illegal
workers.
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training.
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