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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Dec 3, 4:46 pm ET
Washington - US emissions of greenhouse gases dropped 2.2 per cent in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to new government figures Thursday, as the country's deep recession and high oil prices drove down energy use. Emissions of carbon dio...
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Space War - Thu Dec 3, 9:34 pm ET
Brussels (AFP) Dec 3, 2009 - NATO and Russia agreed Thursday to strengthen cooperation, on the eve of the highest-level meeting between them since Moscow sent troops into Georgia last year, diplomats said.
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Dec 3, 4:46 pm ET
Washington - The gate crashers to a White House state dinner snubbed a real invitation on Thursday to a different centre of power in the nation's capital: Congress. Michaele and Tareq Salahi, would-be reality TV stars, declined to show up at a House ...
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Knoxville News Sentinel - Sat Dec 5, 8:18 pm ET
The top boys tennis recruit in the nation will be joining the University of Tennessee next month.Tennys Sandgren of Gallatin has decided to reunite with brother Davey at UT, his mother said Saturday."I think his brother was the biggest drawing card, and the coaches are awesome, too,'' Lia Sandgren said.Sandgren picked the Vols over Georgia, Vanderbilt and Texas A&M. However, his biggest decision ...
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Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 12:21 pm ET
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Pressure mounted on Germany and France to send more troops to Afghanistan after other NATO allies offered 7,000 reinforcements in response to President Barack Obama’s buildup of American forces.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 5:59 am ET
Georgia released five South Ossetians on Wednesday, the Russian-backed rebel region of South Ossetia said, in what appeared to be the first step in a European-mediated prisoner swap.
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UPI - Fri Dec 4, 10:42 pm ET
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Major League Baseball - Fri Dec 4, 9:48 pm ET
Pitchers lead rise of Rox prospects
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AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 10:28 am ET
Key allied pledges to the NATO-led international force in Afghanistan, in addition to the deployment of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements announced by President Barack Obama.
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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 10:39 am ET
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Dubai’s debt crisis won’t impair Georgia’s long-term plans to attract investment from the Persian Gulf region as the former Soviet republic attempts to rebuild an economy buffeted by a war with Russia and the global slump.
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San Diego Union-Tribune - Sat Dec 5, 4:21 am ET
A potentially explosive news conference with an alleged mistress was canceled and more details trickled out about the car accident that started all the trouble for Tiger Woods.
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Spartanburg Herald-Journal - Sat Dec 5, 11:09 am ET
Published: Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 5:27 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 5:27 a.m. No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Alabama at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
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UPI - Fri Dec 4, 6:35 pm ET
BRUSSELS, Montenegro, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- NATO offered the former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro a formal plan to join the organization as a step toward full membership.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 1, 7:43 am ET
IOC president Jacques Rogge said on Tuesday he trusted Russia to provide all the necessary security arrangements for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi following a deadly train bombing at the weekend.
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Technician - Fri Dec 4, 12:32 am ET
The first Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, considered by many as the most comprehensive arms control treaty in history, will expire tomorrow.