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Charlie Wilson , the former Texas Representative played by Tom Hanks in the 2007 film "Charlie Wilson’s War," died today at the age of 76. Wilson, of course, helped fight the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 80′s by funneling aid and arms to the Afghan mujahedin — who later became the Taliban …
Mediabistro.com · February 10, 2010, 1:21 PM (PST)
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
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TITANYEN, Haiti- Haitian President Rene Preval said Wednesday that his government has buried 270,000 bodies since the Jan. 12 earthquake — many more than the 2004 Asian tsunami killed in a dozen nations — but it remains unclear who’s doing the counting. The new death toll, which Preval’s office …
Boston Globe · February 10, 2010, 1:14 PM (PST)
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Idaho Statesman
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KEARNEY, Neb. – A standoff with a gunman inside a Kearney bank ended after about two hours when the man surrendered to police this afternoon. The man emerged without his shotgun from the Wells Fargo Bank, and police immediately took him into custody. They then entered the bank to check for people …
Omaha World-Herald · February 10, 2010, 1:07 PM (PST)
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Town Hall
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BOISE, Idaho- In the days after the Haiti earthquake, Laura Silsby made a series of calls around the country to mobilize a trip to rescue orphaned children from the disaster. She enlisted members of her Baptist church and told them she had all the necessary paperwork. She even found a Kentucky …
Boston Globe · February 10, 2010, 12:24 PM (PST)
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A blizzard howled up the East Coast on Wednesday, making roads from Baltimore to New York City so treacherous that even plow drivers pulled over and bringing more misery to a Mid-Atlantic region having the snowiest winter on record. In Pennsylvania, the governor closed large stretches of major …
Forbes · February 10, 2010, 1:14 PM (PST)
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Big Hollywood
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BAGHDAD- Iraq has ordered hundreds of private security guards linked to Blackwater Worldwide to leave the country within seven days or face possible arrest on visa violations, the interior minister said Wednesday. The order comes in the wake of a U.S. judge dismissing criminal charges against five …
Boston Globe · February 10, 2010, 1:14 PM (PST)
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Rock Hill Herald
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From left, NACCP chief executive Benjamin Todd Jealous, Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network and National Urban League president Marc Morial, speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House following their meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington, Wednesday …
NPR News · February 10, 2010, 1:21 PM (PST)
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WRAL
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The International Olympic Committee’s finances are on the upswing despite global economic troubles. IOC president Jacques Rogge says the committee’s financial reserves stood at $466 million at the end of 2009, up from $422 million the previous year. The fund has grown …
ESPN.com · February 10, 2010, 10:08 AM (PST)
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Washington Post
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Celine Dion is returning to the Las Vegas Strip in 2011 to begin a three-year run at Caesars Palace. The Grammy award-winning singer announced Wednesday she’ll return to the 4,300-seat Colosseum, home of her previous show, "A New Day." It grossed more than $400 million and was seen by nearly 3 …
Arizona Daily Star · February 10, 2010, 1:14 PM (PST)
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Reading Eagle
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An Ohio task force investigating human trafficking in that state says nearly 800 immigrants a year are forced into the sex trade or sweatshop-type jobs. The report by the Trafficking in Persons Study Commission released Wednesday also finds that more than 1,000 children born in Ohio are forced into …
Napa Valley Register · February 10, 2010, 1:14 PM (PST)
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