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  Clinton, Obama engage in bitter debate AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama accused each other of repeatedly and deliberately distorting the truth for political gain Monday night in a highly personal, finger-wagging debate that ranged from the war in Iraq to Bill Clinton's role in the campaign.

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  Israel ships fuel to Gaza, eases closure AP - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago

  NAHAL OZ CROSSING, Gaza Strip - Israel delivered fuel for Gaza's power plant on Tuesday, partially lifting a blockade it had imposed last week in response to a sharp increase in rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.

• NYC revives vote for calories on menus AP - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Hoping the fat-filled truth about certain fast-food items will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier, city officials are reviving a plan to force chains to post calorie counts for their foods right on the menu.

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  Food poisoning can be long-term problem AP - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - It's a dirty little secret of food poisoning: E. coli and certain other foodborne illnesses can sometimes trigger serious health problems months or years after patients survived that initial bout.

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  Serena, Henin lose at Australian Open AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  MELBOURNE, Australia - Maria Sharapova ended top-ranked Justine Henin's 32-match winning streak with a 6-4, 6-0 victory Tuesday to advance to the Australian Open semifinals for the fourth straight year.

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  Fed cuts interest rates in emergency move Reuters - 14 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed benchmark U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point in an emergency bid to lend support to a weak U.S. economy faced with increasing turmoil in global financial markets.

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  Futures fall further after Paulson comments Reuters - 29 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sock index futures fell further towards session lows on Tuesday after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the U.S. economy slowed materially in recent weeks.

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  Clinton, Obama clash in debate Reuters - Tue Jan 22, 4:36 AM ET

  MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama engaged in a bitter crossfire on Monday as their U.S. presidential campaign took an ugly personal turn on the Martin Luther King holiday.

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  Russia bombers to test-fire missiles in Atlantic Reuters - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday sent two long-range bombers to the Bay of Biscay, off the French and Spanish Atlantic coasts, to test-fire missiles in what it billed as its biggest navy exercise in the area since Soviet times.

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  Powers skeptical on Iran resolution deal Reuters - Tue Jan 22, 5:32 AM ET

  BERLIN (Reuters) - World powers played down prospects for a deal on new sanctions against Iran ahead of a meeting on Tuesday aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Tehran to curb its sensitive nuclear work.

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  Bird flu hits India as Turkey and Indonesia detect cases Reuters - 30 minutes ago

  KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - An outbreak of bird flu in India's most densely populated state could spiral out of control, officials said on Tuesday, as the disease spread to a seventh district.

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  Gaza lights up as Israel eases fuel blockade Reuters - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

  GAZA (Reuters) - Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant on Tuesday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched off international protests.

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  U.S. suffers first death in new armored truck Reuters - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military has suffered a first fatality in one of a new fleet of heavily armored vehicles designed to protect soldiers from roadside bombs, the military said on Tuesday.

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  Global stock markets hit by second day of turmoil AFP - 36 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Stock market turmoil swept around the world again Tuesday, with Asian shares pummeled by fears of a US recession before hopes of international action helped Europe put up resistance.

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  UN Security Council set for emergency meeting on Gaza AFP - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

  UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The UN Security Council was to meet in emergency session Tuesday on the humanitarian crisis triggered by Israel's crippling blockade of the Gaza Strip in response to militant rocket fire.

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  New Kenya deaths ahead of Annan mediation AFP - 8 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenyan police fired tear gas on Tuesday to disperse supporters of President Mwai Kibaki and six more deaths were reported in other clashes ahead of a mission by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan to end the political strife.

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  World pays last respects to Everest conqueror Hillary AFP - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago

  AUCKLAND (AFP) - Sherpas, mountaineers and a grateful nation mourned Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary at a state funeral Tuesday, more than half a century after he first stood on the roof of the world.

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  Poor countries must be proactive in cutting child deaths: UNICEF AFP - 19 minutes ago

  GENEVA (AFP) - The United Nations Children's Fund said Tuesday that developing countries must play an active role alongside global partnerships to further cut child mortality and raise overall care.

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  Pharmaceutical giant Roche reaches deal with Ventana AFP - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago

  ZURICH (AFP) - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has reached a merger agreement with US health diagnostics specialist Ventana Medical Systems for 3.4 billion dollars (2.36 billion euros), six months after launching its takeover bid, Roche announced Tuesday.

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  Europe sceptical about US stimulus plan AFP - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago

  BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU governments openly voiced doubts on Tuesday that a US stimulus plan would avert recession in the world's biggest economy as stock markets suffered a second day of heavy losses.

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  Massive volcano exploded under Antarctic icesheet, study finds AFP - Sun Jan 20, 1:35 PM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - A powerful volcano erupted under the icesheet of West Antarctica around 2,000 years ago and it might still be active today, a finding that prompts questions about ice loss from the white continent, British scientists report on Sunday.

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  Mitt Romney's economic record questioned Reuters - Sun Jan 20, 5:41 PM ET

  JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney is touting his revival of the Massachusetts' economy in a pitch to voters in Florida, a state that could make or break his White House bid, but some experts dispute that record.

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  Candidates take note as young Americans re-embrace politics AFP - Sun Jan 20, 10:07 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - America's youth are undergoing a political rebirth, and politicians have noticed.

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  Politics of race ensnare Democrats The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Jan 18, 3:00 AM ET

  Washington - As America pauses to honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have declared a truce over race. But the Democratic contest has been altered nonetheless.

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  U.S. says Iran still training Iraqi militias Reuters - Mon Jan 21, 11:26 AM ET

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Sunday there had been a dramatic drop in the number of Iranian weapons being used in Iraq but no let-up in Tehran's training and financing of Iraqi militias.