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Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fierce combat and multiple deployments are taking a heavy psychological toll on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, where one in five fighters at lower ranks suffer mental health problems, the Army said on Friday.

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Afghan war taking psychological toll on troops: Army

Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – Money can’t buy love or happiness and in the case of Bernard Madoff, Wall Street’s biggest swindler, it couldn’t buy good taste either.

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"Garish" Madoff loot set for U.S. Marshals auction

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Families and supporters of activists jailed in China are hoping that US President Barack Obama will fight for their freedom next week in Beijing, but many fear they will be disappointed.

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Obama urged to raise rights in China

Reuters – HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army psychiatrist charged with 13 counts of murder in the Fort Hood Army base shootings may be permanently paralyzed from the waist down due to the gunshots used to subdue him, his lawyer said on Friday.

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Fort Hood suspect may be permanently paralyzed

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States on Friday urged North Korea to abandon its “bellicose rhetoric” in the wake of a naval clash with South Korea just days before President Barack Obama’s ongoing trip to Asia.

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US calls on N.Korea to tone down ‘bellicose’ rhetoric

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. health regulators requested information from nearly 30 makers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages on why they believe their products are safe.

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FDA seeks data on alcohol, caffeine in drinks

Reuters – DETROIT (Reuters) – Workers at a Ford Motor Co assembly plant in Missouri have started a vote that would authorize a strike as the automaker and the United Auto Workers union continue talks aimed at resolving disputes over local plant conditions.

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Ford Missouri plant holds strike authorization vote