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Global climate deal ‘impossible’ in 2010

After the failure in Copenhagen, we heard plenty of talk about how people were going to take action and have this back on track soon. By “soon” they apparently meant 2011 or beyond. Obviously it’s not much of a priority for anyone, including the U…

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Miss Virginia wins 2010 Miss America crown

Cameron won a $50,000 scholarship and the crown in Las Vegas after a Saturday night pageant that started with 53 contestants.

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States to government: hands off education

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S. government discusses reauthorizing a sweeping education law and prepares to distribute billions of stimulus dollars for school reform, state legislatures are sending it a strong message: hands off.

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U.S. to resume Haiti medevac flights

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Sunday it would resume military evacuation flights to the United States for badly injured Haitian earthquake victims after a four-day suspension over cost and treatment questions.

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Five killed in fresh Somali clashes

Five people were killed and more than 50 injured in heavy exchange of fire between Islamic insurgents and security forces in the Somali capital, officials said.

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Obama shares ancestral ties with newest senator, George Bush?

After finding that seven previous US presidents, including George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, are his distant kin, President Barack Obama has now discovered that the nations newest senator Scott Brown is also his distant cousin.

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ADB lends support to social andamp; health issues of neast Indian state

The Asian Development Bank today extended its support to address the social and health issues and road improvement in the northeastern Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland.

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US draws the line for China with Taiwan package (News Analysis)

In announcing a $6 billion arms package for Taiwan, the Obama administration has drawn the line beyond which it would not let China push them.

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Silvio Berlusconi, wife meet to discuss divorce

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and wife Veronica Lario met nine months after estrangement to discuss details of their divorce settlement.

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South African President fathers 20th child with friends daughter

South African President Jacob Zuma is said to have fathered a lovechild with the daughter of chairman of football World Cups organising committee.

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