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  3,200 Marines prepare for Afghan tour AP - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Military officials said that about 3,200 Marines are being told to prepare to go to Afghanistan — a move that will boost combat troop levels in time for an expected Taliban offensive this spring.

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  Mitchell, Selig, Fehr head to Congress AP - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig and union leader Donald Fehr are going to Capitol Hill today, three years after a theatrical hearing where both men were chastised for what lawmakers called a lax steroids policy.

• FCC asks Comcast about Internet filter AP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Comcast Corp. Monday said it has received letters of inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission regarding complaints that the company actively interferes with its subscribers' Internet traffic.

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  Ruling against Spears remains in effect AP - 33 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - A court commissioner has decided to keep in effect an order suspending Britney Spears' right to visit her two sons and keeping them in the custody of ex-husband Kevin Federline.

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  Report: Studios cancel writers contracts AP - 40 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Four major studios have canceled dozens of writers' contracts in a possible concession that the current television season cannot be saved, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

• Citigroup posts $9.83 billion loss Reuters - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc on Tuesday said it is raising at least $14.5 billion and cutting its quarterly dividend 41 percent to help shore up a capital base depleted by losses on subprime mortgages and consumer credit.

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  McCain, Romney in tight race as Michigan votes Reuters - Tue Jan 15, 2:42 AM ET

  DETROIT (Reuters) - Republican voters in Michigan make their choices in the U.S. presidential race on Tuesday, with native son Mitt Romney battling for political survival in a primary that could either revive or sink his campaign.

• Bush warns Iran not to be provocative in Gulf Reuters - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  RIYADH (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that he would hold Iran responsible if it hit American ships and warned the Islamic Republic not to behave provocatively in Gulf waters.

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  Rice praises Iraq, says more progress needed Reuters - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Iraq's leaders on Tuesday for passing the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis but said more progress was needed.

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  Troops to shoot rioters in Pakistan polls: Musharraf Reuters - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said troops will be ordered to shoot anyone trying to disrupt general elections due on February 18.

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  U.S. urges China to open up on defense build-up Reuters - Tue Jan 15, 4:22 AM ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific pushed China on Tuesday for more transparency over its military build-up and suggested its growing might was aimed at Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its territory.

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  Iraqi sees need for U.S. military until 2018: report Reuters - Mon Jan 14, 10:57 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq's defense minister said on Monday his country would need foreign military help to defend its borders for another 10 years and would not be able to maintain internal security until 2012.

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  New study blames Columbus for syphilis spread Reuters - Mon Jan 14, 8:16 PM ET

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - New genetic evidence supports the theory that Christopher Columbus brought syphilis to Europe from the New World, U.S. researchers said on Monday, reviving a centuries-old debate about the origins of the disease.

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  Four arrested after Kabul hotel attack kills seven AFP - Tue Jan 15, 4:22 AM ET

  KABUL (AFP) - Four men have been arrested after Taliban gunmen and a suicide bomber stormed the most luxurious hotel in Afghanistan and killed seven people including three foreigners, officials said Tuesday.

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  Kenyan political crisis shifts to parliament AFP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenyan police imposed a major security clampdown in Nairobi on Tuesday for the first day of parliament since a disputed presidential election as the opposition vowed to maintain pressure on President Mwai Kibaki.

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  At least 16 dead as Gaza violence heats up AFP - 54 minutes ago

  GAZA CITY (AFP) - At least 15 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces on Tuesday as fighting around the Hamas-run Gaza Strip escalated a day after the two sides launched talks on the core issues of their conflict.

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  US space probe glides over Mercury in first visit since '75 AFP - Tue Jan 15, 2:09 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US space probe soared over Mercury on Monday on a mission to unlock the mysteries of the smallest planet of the solar system which was last visited in 1975, NASA said.

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  Mediterranean diet in pregnancy wards off childhood asthma: study AFP - Mon Jan 14, 9:21 PM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - Women who follow the famous Mediterranean diet while pregnant may also be shielding their baby from childhood asthma and allergy, a study published on Tuesday says.

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  Citigroup raises $12.5 billion in fresh capital AFP - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (AFP) - Citigroup announced Tuesday it had raised 12.5 billion dollars (8.4 billion euros) of fresh capital, nearly seven billion of it from the government of Singapore, as it seeks to stem losses from the US housing crisis.

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  Britain's Tesco unveils mixed Christmas trading update AFP - Tue Jan 15, 5:22 AM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - Britain's biggest retailer Tesco on Tuesday reported surging sales over the Christmas period, driven by its international arm, but experienced flagging growth in its home market.

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  German experts crack Mona Lisa smile Reuters - Mon Jan 14, 11:33 AM ET

  BERLIN (Reuters) - German academics believe they have solved the centuries-old mystery behind the identity of the "Mona Lisa" in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait.

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  Bush seeks Saudi help to tame oil prices Reuters - 8 minutes ago

  RIYADH (Reuters) - President George W. Bush urged Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to help tame soaring oil prices which threaten the U.S. economy, saying exporters should help get more crude into the market.

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  Obama takes narrow lead over Clinton in Nevada Reuters - Mon Jan 14, 4:24 PM ET

  RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took a small lead over rival Hillary Clinton in Nevada ahead of Saturday's caucus, the party's next contest, according to a poll released on Monday.

• Israel to get "smarter" U.S.-made bombs than Saudis Reuters - Sun Jan 13, 9:10 AM ET

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States has agreed in principle to provide Israel with better "smart bombs" than those it plans to sell Saudi Arabia under a regional defense package, senior Israeli security sources said on Sunday.

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  French newspaper says Sarkozy might have wed Bruni Reuters - Mon Jan 14, 2:08 PM ET

  PARIS (Reuters) - A French newspaper reported on Monday that President Nicolas Sarkozy might have married his new girlfriend Carla Bruni last week, but the mother of the former Italian supermodel said she was unaware of any secret nuptials.