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Car bomb kills 7 in Afghanistan

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:50:21 +0000

A car bomb exploded just outside the police headquarters of a southern Afghanistan city on Sunday, killing at least seven people, officials said.

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Clinton calls for friends of Syria to unite (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:50:17 +0000

AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday for “friends of democratic Syria” to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad’s regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of likeminded nations to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition.

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Insurers’ fine print can hike costs to the sky

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:36:15 +0000

New Yorkers who think they’ve done their health care homework are finding out that insurance companies can outsmart them with fine print and self-serving rules.

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Chief army defector promises fight to free Syria (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:36:13 +0000

AP – The commander of a force of rebel Syrian soldiers says they have no choice now but to fight to free the country of President Bashar Assad’s regime after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis.

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Free and Cheap NYC for the week of Feb. 5

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:22:11 +0000

MONKEYING AROUND. The interactive exhibit “Monkey King: A Story From China” allows kids to make mischief and work together to defeat demons and bring Buddhist scriptures back from India. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $11, children under 1 free.

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Analysis: Romney win leaves rivals few options (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:22:06 +0000

AP – Mitt Romney’s decisive victory in Nevada was never much in doubt. He won the state’s caucuses four years ago, kept his organization active and he could count on support from Mormons who made up a quarter of caucus goers this year.

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The French Riviera is a welcome winter getaway

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:08:33 +0000

“I came here more than 30 years ago and never left,” says Alix Delapalme, from Long Island, who I’ve just met outside St. Peter’s chapel in Villefranche-sur-Mer.

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GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:08:31 +0000

AP – Now it’s on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.

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Schools: No place for church services

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:54:36 +0000

Lieberman: The religious congregations at the heart of a recent controversy about the separation of church and state — nearly all of them Christian — are upset that a recent federal appeals court decision is forcing them out of the New York City public schools they have long called home.

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Syrian newspaper welcomes UN veto (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:54:32 +0000

AP – A Syrian state-run newspaper has welcomed the Russian and Chinese veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at stopping Damascus’ crackdown on the country’s uprising.

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