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Two animal rights protesters are watched by a police officer outside the Bernard Matthews turkey farm in Holton, England. After the deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu was found in the farm, all the 160,000 turkeys on the farm were destroyed. (Photo by Max Nash/AP)

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England investigates bird flu outbreak

Officials were investigating the cause of a deadly bird flu outbreak on a farm in eastern England as workers culled thousands of turkeys to prevent the virus from spreading.

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CNN

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Bush plan seeks billions more for Iraq

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USA Today

Floods kill 29 in Indonesia; 340,000 flee

Horse-drawn carts rescued residents from flood-stricken districts in the Indonesian capital after flooding killed at least 29 people and forced some 340,000 to flee their homes.

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Yahoo! News

Senate poised for Iraq resolution showdown

Before a political showdown on Iraq, both sides maneuvered to gain support from the senators who will decide the fate of a resolution criticizing President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq.

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CBS News

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Baghdad security operation to start soon

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U.S. News & World Report

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Sources: Iran installs 328 centrifuges at atomic site

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Reuters

Tapes of Libby testimony to be released

Audio recordings of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's secret grand jury testimony will be released publicly after they are presented at his trial.

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Detroit Free Press

MIT professor on hunger strike over alleged racism

Corn Chex and a bagel might be an odd choice for a final meal, but that's the last thing MIT professor James Sherley intends to eat before embarking on a hunger strike on campus.

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ABC News

NATION

Syria: Talks with U.S. Iraq's only hope

President Bashar Assad said cooperation and negotiations between Syria and the United States could be the "last chance" to avoid full-scale civil war in Iraq.

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Florida Times-Union

Gorbachev wades into piracy row

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has urged Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede in a computer piracy case against a Russian headteacher.

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BBC

Worker injured in London letter bomb blast

A letter bomb exploded at a London company that controls the city's traffic congestion fee, fire officials said. One female worker suffered minor hand injuries.

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International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

Court martial looms for war objector

Anti-war activists consider 1st Lt. Ehren Watada a hero for his refusal to go to Iraq. The Army accuses him of betraying his fellow soldiers.

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Yahoo! News

States challenge national driver's license

A revolt against a national driver's license is quickly spreading across America. The Maine Legislature overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Jan. 26 objecting to the Real ID Act of 2005.

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AOL News

Recordings reveal California governor's disdain for Democrats

Recorded conversations of Arnold Schwarzenegger reveal the Republican governor's disdain for the Legislature's two Democratic leaders, with whom he publicly professed a close relationship.

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San Francisco Chronicle

SPORTS

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Manning's meticulous preparation keys Colts' victory

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Sports Illustrated

Woods, Federer, Henry team up in new venture

Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and Thierry Henry will team in an endorsement deal with Gillette that will put the trio in TV commercials around the world.

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HEALTH

More kids having weight-loss surgery

As the popularity of stomach surgery has skyrocketed among obese adults, a growing number of doctors are asking, "Why not children, too?"

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Examiner

Study: Children bombarded with online porn

More children and teens are being exposed to online pornography, mostly by accidentally viewing sexually explicit Web sites while surfing the Internet.

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CBS

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

PM says Australia must put price on carbon emissions

Australia must place a price on carbon emissions to fight climate change, Prime Minister John Howard said in an apparent softening on his refusal to join in global carbon trading.

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Environmental News Network

Climate change only one symptom of a stressed planet Earth

Climate change is just one of the many symptoms exhibited by a planet under pressure from human activities.

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GOOD NEWS

S.D. billionaire donates $400 million

Denny Sanford is not known just for the billions he made in banking - he's also known for the millions he has donated.

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Examiner

Lab disaster may lead to new cancer drug

Her carefully cultured cells were dead and Katherine Schaefer was annoyed, but just a few minutes later, the researcher realized she had stumbled onto a potential new cancer treatment.

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Yahoo! News

NATION

Deportation cases soar as L.A. jails screen more

The number of Los Angeles County jail inmates identified as suspected illegal immigrants nearly doubled in the year since the Sheriff's Department started investigating their legal status.

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Los Angeles Times

Bitter cold grips northern states

From Minnesota to New York, some schoolchildren are getting an extra long weekend because of the bitter chill that has spread over the eastern half of the country.

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Ledger

Lawmakers seek budget gold in elusive 'tax gap'

Constrained by big deficits and a pledge not to make them any bigger, lawmakers find themselves in an uncomfortable bind.

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BUSINESS

Hyundai chairman convicted of embezzlement

Hyundai Motor Co. Chairman Chung Mong-koo was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to three years in prison for a slush fund scandal that has weighed on the world's sixth-largest automaker.

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Forbes

Report: Chrysler plans to cut 10,000 jobs

DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group plans to cut more than 10,000 factory jobs and close at least two plants to return the U.S-based unit to profitability, the Detroit News said.

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Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Turner, ad firm to pay $2 million for Boston scare

Turner Broadcasting and a New York marketing firm agreed to pay $2 million in compensation for a "guerrilla" advertising campaign that sparked fears of terrorism in the Boston area.

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Reuters

Wonder Woman film director quits

Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon has pulled out of directing a feature film about Wonder Woman, citing creative differences.

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BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Internet boom in China is built on virtual fun

While America’s Internet users send e-mail messages and surf for information on their personal computers, young people in China are playing online games, downloading video and music.

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1867 nanomachine now reality

Nearly 150 years ago it was no more than a concept by a visionary scientist, but researchers have now created a minuscule motor that could lead to the creation of microscopic nanomachines.

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CNN

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Will Pope Benedict become a Mormon after he dies?

Pope Benedict was baptized at birth and will most likely be baptized again one year after his death, not by his Roman Catholic Church but by a Mormon he never met.

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Yahoo! News

EDUCATION

Indiana tries to keep best students home for college

Indiana wants its best students to stick around for college and afterward - and Gov. Mitch Daniels proposes paying them to do so, with $20,000 scholarships over four years.

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Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

More undergraduates turn to research

Traditionally, undergraduate education has taken place in the classroom, while research has been for graduate students and faculty. This trend is changing.

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CNN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

'Fast clothes' versus 'green clothes' — a face-off with environmental impact

Researchers at Cambridge University concludes clothes - and fast clothes in particular - are large and worsening source of the carbon emissions that contribute to global warming.

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International Herald Tribune

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Racing enthusiasts come to collect their winnings from bookies at the end of a race during the McDowell Indian Derby in Mumbai, India. The Derby is one of India's prestigious racing events and carries a purse of $224,000. (Photo by Gautam Singh / AP)

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