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AP - A major Sunni Arab bloc Thursday suspended talks with Shiite and
 Kurdish parties on a new government after scores of Sunni mosques were
 attacked and dozens of bodies found in a wave of reprisal violence
 following the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine.

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AP - Under a secretive agreement with the Bush administration, a company
 in the United Arab Emirates promised to cooperate with U.S.
 investigations as a condition of its takeover of operations at six
 major American ports, according to documents obtained by The Associated
 Press.

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AP - The concave, snow-covered roof of a large Moscow market collapsed
 early Thursday, killing at least 47 people and forcing rescuers to
 clear away concrete slabs and metal beams to reach possible survivors
 trapped in the wreckage, officials said.

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AP - After fleeing the war-torn Republic of Congo, Alain Maboussou found
 work at a Nebraska meatpacking plant. Now he plans to quit that job and
 return to school after winning part of a record $365 million Powerball
 jackpot.

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The Christian Science Monitor - It's a question that has dogged the
 nuclear industry since the 1970s: What can it do with spent fuel rods?

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AP - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped
 by a larger-than-expected amount last week, indicating the nation's
 labor market remains strong.

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AP - When researchers set out to test whether two nutritional
 supplements helped relieve arthritis pain, many were hopeful that a
 clear-cut answer would emerge about the popular yet unproven
 alternative treatment.

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AP - Oscar-winning actor Joe Pesci will not be charged for allegedly
 punching a fan who photographed him in a shopping center parking lot,
 officials said Wednesday.

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AP - A homeless man who police say tried to take a sheep from the Little
 Rock Zoo has been arrested on numerous charges. A security guard at the
 zoo called police Tuesday evening after spotting a man carrying a trash
 can with a sheep in it, a police report said.

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AP - Wayne Gretzky's hand-picked club fell way short, his aging corps of
 veterans unable to match up with speedier Europeans. The Americans
 suffered the same fate, leaving Italy with only one victory.

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Reuters - Iraq's main Sunni Muslim bloc pulled out on Thursday of
 negotiations for the formation of a new government, blaming the ruling
 Shi'ite alliance for sectarian violence that has killed dozens of
 Sunnis in the past 24 hours.

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Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Lebanon
 under tight security on Thursday to show support for a government
 working to shake loose the influence of its former political master
 Syria.

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Reuters - The roof of a covered market in Moscow collapsed on Thursday,
 possibly under the weight of snow, killing at least 35 people and
 trapping others in the rubble, emergency services said.

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Reuters - Around 1,000 Indonesians staged a protest outside a building
 housing the Danish embassy on Thursday against cartoons of Prophet
 Mohammad, two days after the Danish envoy returned to the country.

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Reuters - Ignoring government denials that fugitive general Ratko Mladic
 has been cornered after four years on the run, the Serbian press
 offered up to half a dozen versions on Thursday of what was really
 going on.

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AFP - The snow-laden roof of a Moscow food market collapsed before dawn
 as traders toiled inside, killing at least 31 people, injuring 25 and
 trapping others in the wreckage.

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AFP - Ugandans turned out in droves for landmark polls dominated by
 President Yoweri Museveni's bid to beat the most serious challenge to
 his 20-year rule from opposition leader Kizza Besigye.

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AFP - Afghanistan has "huge problems" and NATO troops will be in the
 country for "years and years", the commander of Canada's forces in
 Afghanistan told a British newspaper.

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AFP - A controversial constitutional expert defended the White House's
 powers to authorize warrantless spying on Americans.

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AFP - The White House is scrambling to rescue a deal giving a state-run
 Arab firm control of operations at six major US ports and to limit the
 political fallout from the controversial arrangement.

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