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Seychelles |
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U.S. warship captures pirate mother ship |
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Washington |
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Obama seeks China aid over Iran
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| Apr.2 |
Washington |
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Obama to 'ratchet up' Iran pressure
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USA |
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US enhances air security checks |
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U.S. official: Iran to ship arms to Taliban New U.S. military intelligence suggests Iran plans to smuggle new shipments of weapons into Afghanistan in the coming weeks
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Washington |
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US concern at Karzai fraud claim
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U.S. Catholics urge Vatican reforms |
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| Apr.3 |
USA |
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Apple iPad hits shops in America |
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Indiana |
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Butler oufought Michigan in semifinal |
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Indiana |
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Duke wallops WVU, 78-57 |
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| Apr.4 |
 North Mexico |
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Earthquakes rattle Pacific Coast 
A string of earthquakes and aftershocks rattled the Pacific Coast of the U.S. and Mexico on Sunday, including a magnitude 7.2 quake
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Washington |
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U.S. delays report on China currency |
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| Apr.5 |
 Peshawar |
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Explosions kill 67 near U.S. consulate| A terrorist attack killed two consulate Pakistani security guards and at least four others. All U.S. citizens were accounted for | |
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Florida |
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Space shuttle Discovery blasts off |
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US Georgia |
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Tiger Woods returns to Masters |
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Washington |
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US anger at Peshawar consulate attack
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 Iraq |
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Video shows deaths of 2 journalists in Iraq One of two Reuters photojournalists killed in a 2007 attack by a U.S. helicopter gunship was being rescued when the gunship's crew fired on the...
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Indiana |
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Duke won national title
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| Apr.6 |
Washington |
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Obama limits US nuclear arms use President's administration has unveiled plans to significantly narrow the circumstances in which the US would use nuclear weapons
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USA |
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Blast killed at least 25 miners Map of Montcoal West Virginia USA One of the men killed in coal mine explosion at the Massey Energy Co. knew of the danger but didn't let it bother him
| 4 others are unaccounted for at The blast at the Massey Energy Co.
The cause had not been determined as rescuers worked to bore ventilation holes into the Upper Big Branch Mine
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North Korea |
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US man sentenced to hard labour
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| Apr.7 |
USA |
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Martina Navratilova has breast cancer
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Colorado |
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'Qatari diplomat detained' on US plane |
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| Apr.8 |
 Moscow |
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Obama, Medvedev sign arms treaty| The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a major nuclear arms control , reduces the nuclear stockpiles of both nations. The agreement cuts the number of nuclear weapons he... | |
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Afghanistan |
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Video: US soldier captured in Afghanistan |
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Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu pulls out of US nuclear summit
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US Georgia |
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Woods off to rousing start at Masters |
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U.S. Senate |
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U.S.-Russia arms treaty to face GOP |
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| Apr.9 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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4 killed in U.S. aircraft crash
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Supreme Court Justice Stevens to retire |
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Moscow |
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Adopted boy sent back to Russia
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USA |
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4 missing West Virginia miners found dead
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Kyrgyzstan |
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US suspends Kyrgyzstan flights |
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| Apr.10 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Twitter used to predict box office hits |
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| Apr.11 |
US Georgia |
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Mickelson seals third Masters win
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Washington |
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Obama warns of nuclear terrorism |
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Washington |
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Obama hosts summit on nuclear security |
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USA |
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Vigils to be held for hikers detained in Iran |
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| Apr.12 |
Washington |
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Ukraine to remove uranium stockpile Ukrainian President Yanukovich followed his meeting with President Obama announced that it will get rid of all its highly enriched uranium
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Washington |
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Obama, Hu meeting focuses on Iran
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Washington |
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Obama opens nuclear security summit
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| Apr.13 |
Japan |
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Toyota stops US sales of Lexus GX 460 |
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Washington |
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Obama: 'Real progress' at nuclear summit President Obama said that the 47-nation summit he convened raised global awareness of the threat of nuclear terrorism and yielded commitments
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| Apr.15 |
Haiti |
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Charges against U.S. missionaries dropped |
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| Apr.16 |
Haiti |
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Charges not dropped against Americans |
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New York |
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Goldman Sachs accused of fraud
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| Apr.18 |
London |
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World opinion of US rises under Obama |
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Washington |
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U.S. plans against Iran being updated |
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| Apr.19 |
Washington |
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US summons Syrian envoy over Hezbollah |
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| Apr.20 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google reveals government data requests |
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Washington |
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Civil rights leader Dorothy Height dies |
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Pakistan |
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Youths in terror trial allege mistreatment |
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| Apr.21 |
Washington |
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U.S. warn for possible attacks in India |
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Louisiana |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames
| At least 11 missing after blast. Massive oil spill is the largest offshore spill in U.S. history and among the largest oil spills in history. The spill stemmed from a sea-floor oil gusher
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USA |
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Solar Observatory returns images |
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USA |
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South Park warned on Muhammad
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| Apr.22 |
New York |
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Obama pushes case for bank reform bill US President Barack Obama will push the case for more government regulation of big banks in a speech to financial leaders
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Wisconsin |
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US man names Pope in abuse lawsuit A man who says he was the victim of a paedophile priest is bringing a lawsuit against the Pope and the Vatican in a US federal court
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Virginia |
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11 pirates brought to U.S. for prosecution |
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Louisiana |
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Oil slick spreads from sunken rig |
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Washington |
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Obama's vow over oil rig disaster
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| Apr.23 |
Arizona |
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Arizona signs tough immigration bill Governor Jan Brewer has signed into law an immigration bill seen as one of the toughest in the US, despite strong criticism by President Obama
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Minnesota |
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US man 'aided suicides via web'
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Washington |
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G20: Economy is emerging from recession faster than expected
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| Apr.24 |
Washington |
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US urges quick action on Greece at IMF Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has called on the IMF, the EU and the Greek government to act quickly to tackle Greece's debt crisis
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New York |
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Goldman executives in crash profit boasts Released e-mails : Goldman Sachs executives boasted about the money the bank was making while the US housing market was collapsing in 2007
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Mississippi |
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Tornado leaves 10 dead amid destruction
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| Apr.25 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel reverses its iPad ban |
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Louisiana |
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Efforts to stop leak after oil rig explosion Officials found oil was leaking from the well Deepwater Horizon. Rescuers suspended the search for 11 people missing
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| Apr.26 |
Miami |
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Noriega extradited to France 
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North Carolina |
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Magic advance in the NBA playoffs |
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U.S. Senate |
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Senate bars bank reform debate |
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| Apr.27 |
Yemen |
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U.S.-born cleric in al Qaeda video
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U.S. Senate |
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Goldman Sachs' under fire at hearing Chief executive Lloyd Blankfein has denied his bank contributed to the US financial crisis by betting some of its own investment products would...
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Washington |
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Hezbollah 'has improved missiles' - US
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Boston |
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Celtics eliminate Heat in Game 5 |
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Louisiana |
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Fears mount over oil leak |
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| Apr.28 |
U.S. Senate |
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Republicans allow financial reform debate Republicans in the Senate have dropped their objection to a debate on the most significant reforms to financial regulations since the 1930s
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Louisiana |
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Coast Guard sets fire to oil leaking in Gulf
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House of Representatives |
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Hearing questions legality of drone attacks
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Louisiana |
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New leak found in Gulf of Mexico oil spill The estimated amount of oil leaking from a sunken rig has increased to as much as 5,000 barrels a day -- 5 times more than what was believed
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| Apr.29 |
Washington |
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Clinton blasts Iran, Syria
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Louisiana |
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Oil reaches coast in US disaster Up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day are spilling into the water. Oil has started washing ashore on the Gulf Coast from a leaking offshore well
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| Apr.30 |
Louisiana |
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Air Force to spray chemicals on slick US Air Force planes are preparing to spray oil-dispersing chemicals off the coast as the operation to tackle a huge slick is stepped up
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Tennessee |
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Student guilty of Palin hacking
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Washington |
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Mid-East talks 'set for launch'
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Washington |
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Pressure mounts on BP to tackle slick Calls for swifter action were led by Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano, who urged BP to commit more resources to tackling the catastrop...
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Los Angeles |
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Gaso sent Lakers to playoff 2nd round |
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Obama, Medvedev sign arms treaty The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a major nuclear arms control , reduces the nuclear stockpiles of both nations
