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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a new program designed to ignite jobs growth and fight the "human tragedy" of high unemployment, while vowing to control the exploding deficit. Full Story »
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WINDERMERE, Florida (AFP) - The Tiger Woods scandal took an unexpected turn on Tuesday as his mother-in-law was rushed to hospital in the dead of night after collapsing at his Florida mansion. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Ohio became the first state Tuesday to execute a convicted murderer with just one drug in a new procedure that has raised a host of legal and ethical questions over lethal injection and capital punishment. Full Story »
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MIAMI (AFP) - A judge Tuesday reduced from a life term to a 30-year sentence the punishment for a high-profile member of a Cuban spy ring that has long been a key dispute between communist Cuba and the United States. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Imagine tearing open that large present under the Christmas tree with your name on it and finding inside... a fire extinguisher. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US business lender CIT Group said Tuesday it won court approval to emerge from bankruptcy this week under a pre-packaged reorganization plan. Full Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google on Tuesday released a version of its Chrome Web browser for Macintosh computers in a challenge to Safari software Apple offers users of its machines. Full Story »
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AFP) - New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur is on the brink of two National Hockey League milestones as he begins what should be a record-breaking week for the 37-year-old Canadian. Full Story »
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PORTLAND, Oregon (AFP) - Portland Trail Blazers forward Rudy Fernandez is hopeful that a surgical procedure to ease pressure upon nerves in his back will ease the pain the Spaniard is feeling in his right leg. Full Story »
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JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Oscar-winning star Morgan Freeman said Tuesday he felt he did "a good job" portraying Nelson Mandela in a film about the former South African president's appearance at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Full Story »
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