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'Birth tourism' tiny portion of immigrant babies
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Mobs attack home of Iranian opposition leader
72-year-old cleric has been protest leader By BRIAN MURPHY and NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN , Iran — Pro-government crowds swarmed outside the battered home of a key Irani...
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Miliband brothers fighting for Britain's top Labour post
LONDON — Mom is neutral
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Associated Press | Chuck Burton<br> The surf pounds the Oceana Pier as Hurricane Earl heads toward the eastern coast in Atlantic Beach Thursday. Mighty Earl weakens as it smacks N.C.
The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina’s dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the fi...
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Thinkstock<br> Thinkstock Thoroughly rinsing fruits and vegetables before they are eaten is one of the criteria of safe food preparation. Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
Research suggests many kitchens would flunk tests restaurants take
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Calderon says violence price worth paying in drug war
President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price...
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More Democrats buck plan to let taxes rise for rich
Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans
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Associated Press | Gerald Herbert<BR> Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. All 13 crew members were rescued. Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued
This time, Coast Guard crews unable to find any spill
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Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians
In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming...
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Police: Hostages planned escape
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