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Marquez calls out Pacquiao after defeating Diaz
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Juan Manuel Marquez retained his WBA and WBO lightweight titles with a unanimous decision victory over American Juan Diaz on Saturday before demanding a third fight with Manny Pacquiao.
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Iran rebuffs Obama's call to free U.S. detainees
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has rejected President Barack Obama's plea to release three Americans arrested more than a year ago near the Iraq border, the foreign ministry said, insisting that justice would take its course.
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Ethics trials highlight racial tensions in Congress
Proceedings slated for House members Maxine Waters and Charles Rangel could create a rift between the Congressional Black Caucus and other Democratic leaders.
The prospect of two long-serving African American lawmakers in the House enduring unprecedented public ethics trials seems likely to add to the growing tension between black members of Congress and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill and in the Obama administration.
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Burden of war in Afghanistan shifts even more to the U.S.
U.S. troops now account for about two-thirds of the NATO force in Afghanistan, and Americans make up more than two-thirds of July's Western military fatalities.
The platoon sergeant was inspecting the gaping crater left by a roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan when a second thunderous blast went off just 20 feet away.
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Death toll in Pakistan floods hits 800
Officials fear the number could rise once emergency teams are able to survey devastated areas. More than 26,000 people are said to be trapped on rooftops; many urgently need food and drinking water.
As the death toll from this week's flash floods rose to at least 800 Saturday, authorities tried desperately to rescue thousands of stranded villagers and deliver emergency relief to stricken areas.
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Many Haitians still homeless more than six months after quake
A thickening hopelessness hangs over the 1.5 million displaced people who await more durable shelters. 'I hope the international community can keep our hope alive, because it's fading,' one said.
Reporting from Corail-Cesselesse, Haiti
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Japan women step up to make big purchases in slow economy
More women are making their mark in a once male-dominated corporate workplace. Both single and married, Japanese women are earning more, analysts say, and they're not afraid to spend what they earn.
After 25 years working as an accounting assistant in a leading construction company, Asako Nakano decided two summers ago that she needed to stabilize her retirement plans. So she took the plunge and bought a condominium.
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Oil-damaged wetlands may just have to wait it out
Cleanup efforts often seem futile, and some biologists suggest simply letting nature take its course.
Although thick, sprawling oil slicks have vanished from much of the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, pockets of goo still menace delicate wetlands and there is no effective way to clean them up, experts said.
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Senate stalling on judges is like an old family feud
Obama has been able to fill only 36 of 134 seats that have opened on his watch. For some Republicans, it's simple payback.
Judge James Wynn of North Carolina, President Obama's nominee for the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, looked to be a safe bet for an easy Senate confirmation. He is a former Navy lawyer and a well-regarded state appellate judge with a moderate record and "well-qualified" rating from the American Bar Assn.
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Russian police swarm another free-assembly protest
Demonstrators again try to assert their constitutional right to gather in protest, but thousands of troops and riot police are at a downtown Moscow square to seize them.
The last time opposition demonstrators tried to march in downtown Moscow, Triumfalnaya Square was taken up by pro-Kremlin youth organizations donating blood. On Saturday, it was an auto show, complete with noisy and noxious car races.
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Mexican police rescue 2 kidnapped journalists
The cameramen were seized Monday after covering protests at a Durango prison that is said to be under the control of organized crime. One reporter remains unaccounted for.
Mexican federal police on Saturday rescued two of four journalists kidnapped five days earlier by a drug gang in northern Mexico, authorities said.
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Video offers window on rights abuses in Indonesia province
A video of an activist in restive Papua province being taunted and viciously killed by police bolsters allegations that the military and police there act with brute force and impunity.
The video, shot in the jungle of Indonesia's restive Papua province, shows a wounded political activist lying face-up on the ground, surrounded by an armed national police tactical squad.
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National intelligence nominee oversaw problematic contract
While James Clapper headed the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, an Alaska Native corporation contracted for information technology functions was continually cited for security deficiencies.
In December 2001, shortly after James Clapper took the helm of the Pentagon's mapping intelligence agency, the agency privatized its information technology functions, giving 600 employees the choice of being laid off or going to work for a private contractor.
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Chelsea Clinton wedding a lavish — and very private — affair
Security and serenity reign as she marries Marc Mezvinsky at an elegant New York estate.
On a breezy summer night, behind the stone walls of a 106-year-old estate, hundreds of celebrities, dignitaries, family and friends gathered Saturday to witness Chelsea Clinton make Marc Mezvinsky the newest member of the Clinton political clan.
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An atheism debate writ large, on billboards
In North Carolina, a church group and an atheist group put up dueling signs quoting their respective versions of the Pledge of Allegiance. Each group accuses the other of rewriting U.S. history.
In the Internet age, the nation's culture wars are often waged through online blogs and e-mails. But across North Carolina, a heated church-state debate is playing out on an old-fashioned canvas: highway billboards.
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Water bomber crashes fighting B.C. wildfires
A water bomber helping to battle more than 300 wildfires burning across B.C. has crashed south of Lytton.
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Activists rally for Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - A few hundred supporters of a new Arizona law that cracks down on illegal immigrants rallied in central Phoenix Saturday, as tensions over the measure simmered.
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Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY
RHINEBECK, New York (Reuters) - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck on Saturday in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding.
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BP's scientific integrity is questioned
A House energy panel is concerned that scientists hired to assess the oil spill may be muzzled. The company's research funding is also under scrutiny.
As BP recruits scientists to assess damage from its massive oil spill and provide expert testimony in lawsuits, a congressional committee is demanding to see all its spill-related research contracts, warning BP America Chairman Lamar McKay against "any effort to muzzle scientists."
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Tight security at Chelsea wedding
The daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has married her long-term boyfriend at a lavish ceremony.
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Tight security at Chelsea wedding
The daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has married her long-term boyfriend at a lavish ceremony.
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Black 'enlightened' by prison time
Conrad Black has slammed the U.S. justice system as he reflected publicly on the 28 months he spent in a federal prison.
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Clinton pride at Chelsea wedding
The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is married to her banker boyfriend at a ceremony cloaked in secrecy.
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Clintons confirm Chelsea marriage
The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is married to her banker boyfriend at a ceremony cloaked in secrecy.
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Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY
RHINEBECK, New York (Reuters) - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck on Saturday in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding.
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Lebanon better able to catch alleged Israeli spies
A strengthening Lebanese government is helping the militant group Hezbollah bust alleged spy cells, sometimes using tools and tradecraft acquired from Western nations.
The chief of Lebanon's domestic security forces had a warning for the Hezbollah commander: "You've been infiltrated."
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Twitter user sends world's 20 billionth tweet
Twitter, the social networking site which allows users to say something in up to 140 characters, sees its 20 billionth message sent.
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Twitter user sends world's 20 billionth tweet
Twitter, the social networking site which allows users to say something in up to 140 characters, sees its 20 billionth message sent.
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Ont. young drivers face alcohol ban
Ontario's new zero blood-alcohol level policy for young drivers takes effect this weekend.
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Caribana stages 43rd annual parade
The 43rd annual Caribana Festival parade took over downtown Toronto on Saturday.
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Meats recalled for salmonella, Listeria
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. are warning the public not to consume certain Brandt ready-to-eat cooked meat products.
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Congress to probe Michigan oil spill
DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee will probe the spill of more than 800,000 gallons (3 million liters) of oil from an Enbridge Inc pipeline in southern Michigan this week, a Michigan congressman said on Saturday.
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Nuns prepare to leave N.B. community
A convent in the northern New Brunswick community of Lagacéville closes in September.
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Green Party names ex-NHLer Laraque deputy leader
The federal Green Party is hoping former NHL tough guy Georges Laraque will help beef up the party's presence in Quebec.
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P.E.I. beer prices bubble up
The price of beer and some spirits and wine rise on Prince Edward Island.
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