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Russian President Vladimir Putin waves at a polling station in Moscow. Russians voted in a parliamentary election where the only question is whether President Vladimir Putin's party will win merely a strong majority of seats or a crushing share. (Photo by Misha Japaridze / AP)

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Putin's party overwhelms parliamentary elections in Russia

Vladimir Putin's party won a crushing victory in parliamentary elections, paving the way for the authoritarian leader to remain in control even after he steps down as president.

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Fraud claims in Russia poll

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Darfur mission 'behind schedule'

An international peacekeeping force for the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur will start its mission with a third of the 26,000 troops initially pledged.

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BBC

7 dead as winter storm disrupts the Midwest

Forecasters predicted freezing rain and snow flurries in Iowa, a day after snow and ice plastered the Midwest, disrupting airport and highway traffic and leaving seven people dead.

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Winter storm causes chaos

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Chavez blasts Colombian president Uribe

A Colombian rebel group holding hostages had agreed to release some of them by the end of the year, but Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has derailed those plans, says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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BBC

Dog attack ignites immigration debate

An 85-pound German shepherd has become the unlikely face of the immigration debate after a judge ordered the dog to be put down for attacking an illegal immigrant.

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Police move against illegal immigration

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NATION

After fires, Calif. mudslide threat

Southern California's weather turned from dangerously dry to extremely wet as storms brought the threat of mudslides and flash floods to areas burned by recent wildfires, causing evacuation orders.

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TIME

Mysterious package possible link to missing woman

A man believed to be Drew Peterson asked two truck drivers to take a package to an undisclosed location in the early morning on the day his wife Stacy was reported missing, Illinois State Police said.

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CBS News

Fourth suspect appears in court as Redskins pay Taylor tribute

A fourth man arrested in the shooting death of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor appeared before a judge via video phone.

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Taylor murder suspects charged

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POLITICS

Bush keeps up pressure on Congress to approve war spending bill

President Bush is urging Congress to pass several pieces of legislation. Among them, the president is pushing for funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Voice of America

Thompson warns of welfare state

Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said that election of a Democrat to the White House in 2008 would open the way for a welfare state.

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BUSINESS

A great time to shop, for foreigners

Overseas shoppers whose countries have a stranglehold on the dollar are finding deals at U.S. stores and flying back to their homelands with their suitcases filled.

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TIME

Starbucks plans 2nd farm support center in Rwanda's capital

Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee chain, said it would open a second support center for coffee farmers in Kigali, Rwanda's capital, in 2008.

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Reuters

SPORTS

U.S. wins first Davis Cup title in 12 years

U.S. men's tennis broke a 12-year drought with a Davis Cup title win as the Bryan brothers completed a 3-0 sweep of Russia in the final.

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Bangkok Post

OSU tops the coaches poll; LSU is No. 2

Ohio State jumped to No.1 in the USA Today coaches' poll, but it was LSU's leap to No.2 that indicated the final Bowl Championship Series may mean an exciting post-season match-up.

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Columbus Dispatch

Miles will remain LSU's football coach

Les Miles turned down a chance to return to University of Michigan, the school where he played and coached, telling his team he would remain at Louisiana State University.

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Special teams, defense lead Navy's big win over Army

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HEALTH

Fruits, veggies a hard sell

Years after a concerted effort to boost consumption of healthful foods, Americans eat the same paltry amounts that they did in 1985.

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Simple steps to curb respiratory viruses

Just in time for flu season, researchers are making recommendations to cut the spread of respiratory viruses without the use of drugs.

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WebMD

Progress slow in fight against cancer

Despite optimistic claims, a growing number of patient advocates and researchers say they are discouraged by the nation's 36-year war against the disease.

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International Herald Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope critical of atheism, Christianity

Pope Benedict criticized modern-day atheism in a major document, saying it had led to some of the "greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice" ever known.

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London Free Press

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GOOD NEWS

New HIV drug approved in Canada

A new HIV-AIDS drug, the first in a promising new class of medications, has been given approval for the Canadian market for treatment when viruses are resistant to other HIV drugs.

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Good News Network

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China's Hu presses the flesh with AIDS patients

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Reuters

Skin cells: a new age of medicine

Scientists are giddy about the discovery that skin cells can be coaxed into behaving like stem cells. The cells could be some of the greatest tools modern medical science has ever devised.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WORLD

Turkish army fires on PKK in Iraq

The Turkish army says it has inflicted "heavy losses" on rebels from the Kurdish separatist PKK movement across the border in Iraq.

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Iraqi pilgrims journey to Mecca

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Reuters

Brothers in Holloway case walk away from jails -- again

Satish Kalpoe, one of two brothers rearrested in the 2005 disappearance of teenager Natalee Holloway, shook his attorney's hand after leaving a jail in San Nicolas, Aruba.

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ENVIRONMENT

Cruise ship sinking raises concern over tourism boom

When a cruise ship sank in Antartica, three others came to the rescue, an indication of a tourism boom that critics say threatens Antarctica's environment.

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Houston Chronicle

Delegates visit Bali for talks on climate

Government officials and industry lobbyists have arrived on the Indonesian island of Bali for two weeks of talks that are aimed at breathing new life into the troubled global climate treaty.

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International Herald Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Osbourne has garage sale

Heavy metal fans aren't usually seen making bids at high-end auctions, but they turned out in numbers to snatch up items put up for sale by Ozzy Osbourne.

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Yahoo! News

America shuns Hollywood's take on Iraq

Americans may be divided on many subjects, but they seem to agree on one thing: They will not buy tickets to see this year's crop of war films.

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Observer

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Facebook drops controversial 'opt-out' advertising service

Facebook, the social networking Web site, has been forced into a dramatic climbdown over a new advertising system after users in America expressed privacy concerns.

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London Independent

Intelligent software helps build perfect robotic hand

Scientists are working on intelligent software that will take them a step closer to building the perfect robotic hand.

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EDUCATION

Renewal of No Child Left Behind legislation challenged

Five years after President Bush's signature education program became law, No Child Left Behind is at a crossroads.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Overseas tutoring clicks in

A growing number of families in the United States are hiring tutors based in India to help their children with math, science, and even English.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

Barely-literate Australian teen sues education department

Beau Abela, 14, claims he lacks basic skills such as using a bus timetable, reading a menu or counting money, and he wants $300,000 in compensation.

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Daily Telegraph

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Is the Internet killing proper research?

Preparing a novel once meant months in libraries, but Web sites now offer instant insights. How profound they are is definitely another matter.

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Guardian

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The symbol of AIDS awareness hangs in front of Christ the Redeemer statue to commemorate World AIDS Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes / AP)

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