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It’s Official: Susan Boyle Now As Big As The Beatles (Time.com)

November 18th, 2010

Time.com - When told about the achievement, Steve Jobs proudly stated that SuBo’s music has been available on iTunes from day one

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Palestinians say it’s time to recognize their state (Reuters)

November 9th, 2010

Reuters - Israel’s plan to build new homes on occupied land should be countered by international recognition of a Palestinian state, the chief Palestinian negotiator said on Tuesday.

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It’s go-for-broke time on 9th anniversary of war (AP)

October 6th, 2010

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 4, 2006 file picture, a woman looks out through a destroyed window after a bomb exploded in Kabul, Afghanistan in front of a cinema near the presidential palace, wounding at least four people, police said. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File) PHOTO PACKAGE FOR USE WITH AFGHANISTAN ANNIVERSARY STORIESAP - The war in Afghanistan enters its 10th year Thursday with key players hedging their bets, uncertain whether the Obama administration is prepared to stay for the long haul,…

Iraq says it’s independent as US ends combat (AP)

August 31st, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, walks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, before their meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Biden made a new appeal to Iraqi leaders Tuesday, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, to end the political deadlock and seat a new government. March 7 parliamentary elections left Iraq without a clear winner, and insurgents have since exploited the uncertainty to hammer Iraqi security forces. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said the end of American combat operations Tuesday leaves his country independent and an equal to the United States and he assured his…

Iran says it’s ready to sell arms to Lebanon (AP)

August 26th, 2010

AP - Iran is prepared to sell weapons to Lebanon if Beirut asks for help in equipping its military, Iran’s defense minister said Wednesday.

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It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No. It’s… a donkey (AP)

July 21st, 2010

AP - Authorities in Russia are opening an animal cruelty probe into a weekend stunt on a beach in southern Russia in which a donkey parasailed high over the surf.…

Iraq al-Qaida group says it’s behind embassy hits (AP)

April 9th, 2010

Iraqi security forces inspect the damage outside a destroyed house near the Egyptian consulate in central Baghdad last week. The Islamic State of Iraq, the Al-Qaeda front in the country, Thursday claimed the triple suicide bombings that struck foreign embassies and killed 30 people in Baghdad last week, a monitoring group said.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AP - Al-Qaida’s umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Friday for a triple suicide bombing outside foreign embassies in Baghdad, which killed more than 40 people.


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Vatican offers 3 reasons it’s not liable for abuse (AP)

March 30th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI handles a staff with crucifix during a memorial Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II, Monday, March 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - Dragged deeper than ever into the clerical sex abuse scandal, the Vatican is launching a legal defense that it hopes will shield the pope from a lawsuit in…

China says it’s up to the US to improve relations (AP)

March 7th, 2010

Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, right, gestures while Xie Xuren, China finance minister, speaks to the media during a financial and economy press conference of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 6, 2010. China's central bank governor acknowledged Saturday that Beijing is using its controversial exchange-rate controls to cope with the global crisis and said it will be cautious about retreating from the policy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China said Sunday that it is up to the United States to improve relations that soured over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack…

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