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Day of protest against vote fraud begins in Russia (AP)
AP – Russians angered by allegedly fraudulent parliamentary elections protested Saturday in rallies across the country, a widespread wave of anger that tests the hold on power of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his ruling party.
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Blagojevich begins bleak countdown to prison (AP)
AP – Rod Blagojevich starts his Thursday facing a bleak countdown — 71 days before the twice-elected Illinois governor must say goodbye to his family and begin serving a 14-year sentence for corruption.
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Gingrich meets with Trump, begins first ad in Iowa (AP)
AP – Surging in polls, Newt Gingrich declared confidently Monday that he plans to run a general election campaign in all 50 states should he win the Republican presidential nomination. But he also found himself defending comments he had made about poor children — hinting at the potential troubles and new scrutiny he faces in the race.
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Snow, wind, rain smack Northeast; cleanup begins (AP)
AP – An unseasonably early snowstorm that blanketed parts of states from Maryland to Maine, knocking out power to millions and snarling air and highway travel, was forecast to slowly move north out of New England and officials warned it could be days before many see electricity restored.
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Snow, wind, rain smacks Northeast; cleanup begins (AP)
AP – An unseasonably early snowstorm that blanketed parts of states from Maryland to Maine, knocking out power to millions and snarling air and highway travel, was forecast to slowly move north out of New England and officials warned it could be days before many see electricity restored.
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Rally fed by European debt deal begins to slow (AP)
AP – The euphoric rally in share prices fed by a European deal to cut Greece’s debt and prevent larger countries from falling down the same hole slowed on Friday, as investors began to recognize the significant challenges that still face the continent.
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‘Merchant of Death’ trial begins in federal court
The man known around the world as the “Merchant of Death” was prepared to sell 100 surface-to-air missiles, 20,000 AK-47s, 10 million rounds of ammunition and more to kill Americans, prosecutors told a Manhattan jury Wednesday.
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