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LA Observed - Thu Dec 10, 12:38 pm ET
John Perez to be elected Speaker today, Essel wasted $156 per vote to lose, a pregnant woman murdered in Venice and more after the jump....
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UPI - Thu Dec 10, 12:08 pm ET
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The following is a transcript of remarks made Wednesday during the presentation of the 11th annual Awards for Corporate Excellence at the U.S. Department of State:
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 12:07 pm ET
The United States said Thursday it was concerned over the closure of a leading Ethiopian newspaper which said last week it had ceased publication following "months of government harassment".
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Washington City Paper - Thu Dec 10, 11:09 am ET
In his response, Simons wants readers to understand that you have to look at a restaurant’s totality, not just its product suppliers, before you can judge it on sustainable principles.
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NPR - Thu Dec 10, 10:37 am ET
Authorities in Pakistan say they are interrogating five young American Muslim men wanted in the United States for alleged contacts with a Pakistani militant organization linked to al-Qaida. A team from the FBI arrived Thursday to question the men, ages 18 to 25.
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Human Rights Watch - Thu Dec 10, 10:14 am ET
As we mark Human Rights Day this month―the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights―we are distressed to note that human rights and human rights defenders are under attack around the world.
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Track & Field News - Thu Dec 10, 10:11 am ET
BURKA, BEKELE, SALADINO NIJMEGEN (NED): Gelete Burka, the Ethiopian title defender from Valencia 2008 (after disqualification of Russian runners) at 1500 m is aiming to repeat the success at World Indoor Championships in Doha. She also wants to do some indoor races before, informs Global Sports Communication, the Dutch based agency headed by Jos Hermens.
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CNN - Thu Dec 10, 10:02 am ET
Daniel Deng, like thousands of other children, walked hundreds of miles to escape Sudan's war zone, moving for months farther and farther from his home country.
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Bloomberg - Thu Dec 10, 9:51 am ET
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistani authorities are questioning six U.S. citizens, including five men reported missing by their families in northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., on suspicion of involvement in terrorism.
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Washington City Paper - Thu Dec 10, 9:39 am ET
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The White House - Thu Dec 10, 9:32 am ET
Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador. Donald E. Booth, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Democratic Republic of ...
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CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 10, 9:00 am ET
Aeroplan today announced that its members have donated more than 6 million miles as part of "Aeroplan Match Days" with the following Aeroplan Beyond Miles partners: Médecins Sans Frontières, Schools Without Borders, the Stephen Lewis Foundation and Veterinarians Without Borders.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 7:39 am ET
Pakistani authorities were on Thursday questioning at least five US nationals with alleged links to Al-Qaeda, arrested on suspicion of plotting a militant strike, police and officials said.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 6:46 am ET
The FBI said it was probing the case of five terror suspects arrested in Pakistan, one of whom made an extremist-style "farewell" video before leaving his home in the United States.
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U.S. Department of Energy - Thu Dec 10, 6:11 am ET
WASHINGTON - Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Patricia A. Hoffman, Mari Del Carmen Aponte, Donald E. Booth, and Larry Persily to key administration posts.