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Obama Argues For Jobs Plan, Pressures GOP To Act

With the nation facing the specter of a renewed recession and Washington virtually paralyzed by partisan gridlock, President Obama sought to turn the screws on Republican lawmakers in his much anticipated speech Thursday to a joint session of Congress...

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World food prices remain steady during August, UN agency reports

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World food prices remained virtually unchanged during the month of August, with only slight increases...

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FOOD: Pressure on maize price grows

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The cost of maize meal-based porridge provided by aid agencies has been going up.

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At UN-backed consultative meeting, Somali regions agree to end dispute

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Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative for Somalia

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