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| Oct.1 |
Los Angeles |
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Spears loses custody of children |
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Afghanistan |
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U.S. offers rewards for 'bad guys' |
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| Oct.2 |
Washington |
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Blackwater boss defends company
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Washington |
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US claims success in war on drugs |
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| Oct.3 |
Washington |
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Bush veto for child health bill |
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| Oct.4 |
Minnesota |
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Huge fine for music downloader |
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USA |
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Jones admits steroids use |
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| Oct.5 |
New York |
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Jones pleads guilty in drug case
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| Oct.6 |
Washington |
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Bush: 'This government does not torture' |
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| Oct.7 |
Iraq |
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Petraeus: Iran still fueling war
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Baghdad |
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Blackwater 'killed 17', says Iraq |
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Costa Rica |
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Costa Rica supports US trade deal
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Baghdad |
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U.S.-Iraq Blackwater probe begins
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| Oct.8 |
New York |
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Jones returns Olympic medals |
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New York |
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Cleveland advances to ALCS over N.Y. |
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| Oct.9 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Court rejects CIA kidnap case |
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U. S. Midwest |
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Republicans clash over tax cuts |
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USA |
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Judge blocks Guantanamo move |
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
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Rice warns against Armenia bill
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Washington |
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Laura Bush to junta: Step aside |
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House of Representatives |
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US bill on Armenia moves forward 
A bill recognising the killing of Armenians in Ottoman times as genocide passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee by 27 votes to 21
| The nonbinding resolution says the deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire between in 1915-1923, resulting in the deaths of 1.5 million, amounted to 'genocide'
President Bush and key figures lobbied hard against the measure.
Turkish President Gul carried is calling the decision 'unacceptable,' saying it 'doesn't fit a major power like the United States.'
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Washington |
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Carter says U.S. tortures prisoners |
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Turkey |
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Turkey condemns US Armenia vote Turkey has denounced a vote by a US congressional committee recognising as genocide the 1915-17 killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks
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Washington |
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Armenia bill: Bush in damage control
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| Oct.11 |
Armenia |
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Armenia welcomes 'genocide' vote
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Baghdad |
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Plan puts Marines' focus on Afghanistan
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Turkey |
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Turkey recalls U.S. envoy Turkey warned of repercussions in a growing dispute over congressional efforts to label the World War I era killings of Armenians 'genocide'
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Sunni Triangle |
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Strike 'kills 15 civilians' 19 insurgents and 15 women and children have been killed in an operation north of Baghdad
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Philadelphia |
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Blackwater sued in U.S. court |
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| Oct.12 |
Moscow |
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Putin warns U.S. in missile talks Addressing Secretary of State Rice and Defense Secretary Gates, the Russian president appeared to mock the U.S. missile defense plan
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Norway |
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Gore shares Nobel Prize with U.N. panel
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Turkey |
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Angry Turks ready to cut U.S. ties
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California |
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Skies to be swept for alien life |
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USA |
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Gore says prize must spur action 
| Al Gore says his Nobel Peace Prize is a chance to 'elevate global consciousness' about the threat posed by climate change | |
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Moscow |
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US rejects Russian missile call
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USA |
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General Sanchez damns Iraq 'nightmare'
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Washington |
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U.S. plans for Turkey backlash
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| Oct.13 |
Moscow |
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Rice attacks Kremlin's power grip US Secretary of State has voiced concern about Russia's direction by saying too much power is concentrated within the Kremlin
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Baghdad |
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FBI quizzes Blackwater shooting survivors |
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Jerusalem |
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Rice to press Mid-East conference |
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| Oct.14 |
USA |
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Blackwater CEO: Guards definitely fired on |
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Turkey |
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Top general: 'U.S. shot its own foot' |
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| Oct.15 |
USA |
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Banks plan fund to revive market |
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USA |
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US loses cotton subsidies fight |
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Colorado |
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Colorado beat Arizona to complete sweep
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New York |
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Clinton tops campaign fundraising |
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| Oct.16 |
House of Representatives |
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Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent Democratic Rep. Tom Lantos: Yahoo misled Congress regarding information the company gave to Chinese authorities about the journalist Shi Tao
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Baghdad |
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Al-Maliki told U.S. to pull Blackwater |
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| Oct.17 |
USA |
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Further fall in home building |
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Washington |
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Dalai Lama honor stokes US-China tension
Expressing hope that the future of Tibet and China will move beyond mistrust, the Dalai Lama accepted the Congressional Gold Medal from Bush
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| Oct.18 |
Moscow |
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Putin: U.S. in Iraq is 'pointless' |
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| Oct.19 |
Southern California |
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Two marines to face Haditha trial Battalion commander Lt Col Jeffrey Chessani is charged with dereliction of duty and failing to report and investigate the deaths
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USA |
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Airmen punished for nuclear error
The Air Force has relieved several officers of their commands after a B-52 was mistakenly flown across the US loaded with nuclear-armed miss...
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| Oct.21 |
Sadr City |
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U.S. forces battle militants in Sadr City Iraqi officials expressed outrage at what they say are civilian deaths in the wake of a massive military operation in the neighborhood
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Boston |
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Sox hammer Tribe in Game 7
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Southern California |
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Malibu celebrities feel the heat |
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| Oct.22 |
Washington |
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U.S. works to avoid Turkish incursion George Bush has told Turkey's president his administration will keep pressing Baghdad to clamp down on the rebels
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Southern California |
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Californians flee as fires rage
California has evacuated a quarter of a million people as fierce winds fan wildfires in the LA region from San Diego up to Santa Barbara
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China |
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China halts probe on U.S. exports |
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| Oct.23 |
U.S. Congress |
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Bush wants another $42 billion for wars |
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Southern California |
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500,000 flee wildfires 
Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in their vehicles
| The blazes have left 2 people dead and destroyed 1,200 homes and businesses. Fierce winds are fanning 16 fires that have razed land from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border
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Florida |
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Discovery rockets to space |
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Washington |
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Rice boosts Iraq firms oversight |
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| Oct.24 |
Washington |
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Bush declares major fire disaster
Conditions that created what Schwarzenegger dubbed 'the perfect storm for fire' eased, helping firefighters gain ground
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Washington |
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Official quits over Iraq security |
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Boston |
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Red Sox roar to Game 1 win over Rockies |
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Washington |
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Bush reaffirms Cuba embargo |
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| Oct.25 |
Washington |
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US imposes new sanctions on Iran
The US has stepped up its sanctions for 'supporting terrorists' and pursuing nuclear activities. It's target the finances of Islamic Revolution Guards
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Southern California |
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Fire winds ease |
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U.S. Congress |
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Vote on Armenian genocide put off Supporters of a resolution that would have declared the Ottoman-era killings of Armenians 'genocide' dropped their call for a vote on the measure
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Southern California |
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Bush flies over fires
US President has flown over the area devastated by the wildfires to see the extent of the damage for himself
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Boston |
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Schilling gives Sox 2-0 lead in World Series |
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| Oct.26 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple ready to set Leopard free
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San Diego |
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Wind lull calms fires
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Washington |
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US threat over Iraq embassy staff
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| Oct.27 |
Southern California |
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Pollution warning over fires
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Colorado |
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Matsuzaka, Red Sox take 3-0 lead |
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| Oct.28 |
New York |
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Space rocks go under the hammer
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London |
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Giants sink Dolphins in NFL first |
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Colorado |
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Red Sox sweep to World Series title| Red Sox swept to their second title in 4 years with a 4-3 win over the Rockies in Game 4. Lowell was named MVP of the series. After rallying from a 3-1 deficit against Cleveland in the AL champions... | |
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| Oct.29 |
Iraq |
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US hands over Karbala to Iraqis US forces have handed control of the mainly Shia province in central Iraq to local authorities in a tightly-guarded ceremony
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Gap fires 'child labor' contractor
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Somalia |
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U.S. destroyer pursues pirates| The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates | |
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Washington |
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Blackwater men 'given immunity' Private security contractors accused of shooting dead 17 Iraqis may have been offered partial immunity by the state department
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| Oct.30 |
Southern California |
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Court grants Spears child visits
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Judges delay death in Mississippi
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| Oct.31 |
Washington |
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US diplomats refuse Iraq postings
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USA |
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Anti-gay church to pay $10.9m
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Turkey |
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US giving Turkey PKK intelligence