Russia: Officials fired in lawyer jail death probe
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fired 20 senior prison officials, including the capital's prison chief, following a probe into the death of a jailed lawyer, officials said Friday.
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Fri Dec 11 09:05:39 PST 2009
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Japan emperor to meet Chinese VP: officials
Japan will extend special treatment to Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, breaking with protocol to allow him to meet Emperor Akihito in a hastily arranged audience, officials said Friday.
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Fri Dec 11 09:14:49 PST 2009
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NATO officials: Russian should give Afghan arms
NATO plans to ask Russia to contribute more to the escalating Afghan war by donating AK-47 assault rifles, grenade launchers, artillery, armored vehicles and other weapons to the expanding ...
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Fri Dec 11 07:36:47 PST 2009
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State officials unveil Health Improvement Plan
Improving children's health and reducing obesity and tobacco use are the focus of a plan released Thursday for improving the health outcomes of Oklahoma residents, who officials said have h...
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Fri Dec 11 04:49:26 PST 2009
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Officials: Men 'here for jihad'
Five arrested in Pakistan contacted radical groups, including two linked to al-Qaeda, officials say.
Washington Post,
Fri Dec 11 03:38:57 PST 2009
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U.K. Military Officer Blasts Officials On Iraq
Britain's senior military representative in Iraq said that "amateurs" were put into key roles in post-invasion Iraq, and lives had been lost as a result. Lt. Gen. Frederick Viggers said sen...
NPR,
Fri Dec 11 07:46:57 PST 2009
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Ex-MAN Manager Charged With Bribing Kazakh Officials (Update1)
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- A former executive at MAN SE
Bloomberg,
Fri Dec 11 07:51:10 PST 2009
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Officials seek release of 57 Philippine hostages
Officials negotiated for a second day Friday with government-armed former militiamen who took 57 villagers hostage in the southern Philippines to press their demands that murder and banditr...
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Thu Dec 10 17:33:58 PST 2009
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Immigration officials arrest 286 in state-wide sweep
LOS ANGELES Immigration officials arrested 280 people
Orange County Register,
Fri Dec 11 11:23:51 PST 2009
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Obama Plan Aims to Empower Afghans Beyond Kabul, Officials Say
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is turning to local militias in Afghanistan and expanding support of provincial authorities to overcome weaknesses in President Hamid Karzai
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Thu Dec 10 16:18:15 PST 2009
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Ukraine wants 2 billion dollars from IMF: officials
Ukraine on Friday appealed to the International Monetary Fund for a loan of around two billion dollars to overcome an "extremely difficult" financial situation, government officials said.
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance,
Fri Dec 11 10:47:43 PST 2009
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Health officials: Is gas leak linked to cancer?
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Orange County Register,
Fri Dec 11 09:23:51 PST 2009
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Chandler school officials consider 2010 bond election
Chandler school officials may ask voters for permission to sell bonds next fall to repair aging rooftops and buildings.
The Arizona Republic,
Fri Dec 11 10:18:12 PST 2009
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N.J. officials probe private lobbying group on how it spends taxpayer funds
2003 File photoDoug Cabana, New Jersey Associations of Counties board member, says he wants to see changes the organization tight its belts in spending.Elected officials today will ask a pr...
The Star-Ledger,
Fri Dec 11 09:26:59 PST 2009
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NM officials, experts to develop biofuels plan
New Mexico's elected officials want to develop a strategic plan to make the state a leader in the biofuels industry.
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Thu Dec 10 12:54:53 PST 2009
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South Africa: Passport officials busted
Pretoria has suspended dozens of officials being investigated for giving fake birth certificates and citizenship to mainly Pakistani foreigners, nearly a year after Britain said corrupt off...
The New Zealand Herald,
Fri Dec 11 08:45:56 PST 2009
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Russia: Officials fired in lawyer jail death probe
The Kremlin says that President Dmitry Medvedev has fired 20 senior prison officials following a probe into a jailed lawyer's death.
AP via Yahoo! Philippines News,
Fri Dec 11 08:11:00 PST 2009
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Oakland officials unveil waterfront ballpark sites for the A's
The city is placing its hopes of keeping the A's in Oakland on three waterfront sites where officials believe a new baseball-only stadium can be built.
Contra Costa Times,
Fri Dec 11 07:05:10 PST 2009
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Five U.S. Muslims detained in Pakistan tried to join Taliban , officials say
Five young American Muslims detained in Pakistan wanted to join militants in the country's Taliban-ruled tribal region, battle U.S. troops in neighboring Afghanistan and die as martyrs, pol...
New York Daily News,
Fri Dec 11 02:52:46 PST 2009
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