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UN chief appalled by deadly violence in Nigeria

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Women and children fleeing past unrest in Plateau State, Nigeria

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To Defenders, Some Earmarks Are Sound Politics

As GOP leaders in Congress consider whether to ban earmarks, there are some willing to speak up for the practice. In Florida, they include environmentalists concerned about finding money for Everglades restoration and local officials with big projects...

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The National Guard's Top 10 in 2010

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Soldiers from the Alabama National Guard build and maintain miles of HESCO barriers to protect Dauphin Island, Ala...

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Iraq: Ban hails new government as ‘major step’ in democratic progress

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Voting at a Baghdad polling station in Iraq's parliamentary elections on 7 March 2010

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