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China
Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in western China
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Super Bowl
Whitney Houston dies: Super Bowl national anthe...
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Davis Cup
Michael Llodra, Julien Benneteau give France 2-...
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Syria
Video: In focus: The crisis in Syria
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Egypt
Egypt: Tribesmen release Korean tourists in Sinai
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Mexico
Mob in Mexico kills 3 suspected kidnappers
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Iran
Iran: 30 million lose email access
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Pakistan
For Pakistan's prime minister, a question of lo...
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Gay Marriage
Wash. moves step closer to legalizing gay marriage
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Gabrielle Giffords
Navy names ship after Gabrielle Giffords
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China in the News
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BEIJING — An 18-year-old Tibetan nun has set herself on fire in western China in the latest such protest against Beijing's handling of its vast Tibetan regions, an overseas rights group said Sunday.
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WaPo
Group says teenage Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in west China in latest self-immolation
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- CBS Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in west China
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China's Sui Wenjing, Han Cong win pairs short program at Four Continents
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Harper says China will lend panda pair to Canada
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Obama budget seeks to boost trade enforcement, ratchet pressure on China
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- WaPo In China, will transition bring real change?
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LA Times
SoCal Iranians launch rally against Iran's regime, Russia and China
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Fox News
US eyes fresh start in China relations
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- WSJ The Battle for China's Soul
- WaPo Canadian PM and wife pose with baby panda as China agrees to lend 2 pandas to Canada
- CBS China author Han Han sues over ghostwriting claims
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Taiwan's 'Love' features Taiwan-China romance
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- WSJ China Funds Grease Rust-Belt Company
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China's Sui Wenjing, Han Cong win pairs short p...
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Harper says China will lend panda pair to Canada
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US eyes fresh start in China relations
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4 hr | down with war mongers | 6 |
Super Bowl in the News
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For breaking sports news alerts, text "SPORTS" to 98999. Among the annals of national anthems as a prelude to sporting events, few have topped the one delivered by Whitney Houston, who died Saturday , before Super Bowl XXV in 1991 in Tampa.
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Ford asks GM to pull Super Bowl ad
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Davis Cup in the News
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Michael Llodra and Julien Benneteau beat Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Milos Raonic 7-6 , 7-6 , 6-3 on Saturday to give France a 2-1 lead over Canada in their Davis Cup match.
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- WaPo Argentina rallies for doubles win over Germany, up 3-0 for place in Davis Cup quarterfinals
- WaPo Sweden wins doubles, cuts Serbia's lead to 2-1 in Davis Cup 1st round
- WaPo Defending champ Spain wins doubles, beats Kazakhstan 3-0 in Davis Cup
- WaPo Berdych, Stepanek win doubles to give Czechs 3-0 win over Italy in Davis Cup
- WaPo US sweeps Federer's Switzerland out of Davis Cup; Fish-Bryan win doubles for 3-0 lead
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Karlovic, Dodig win doubles to power Croatia to 2-1 lead over Japan in Davis Cup
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- WaPo Mardy Fish-Mike Bryan to face Federer-Wawrinka in Davis Cup doubles, attempt sweep
- LA Times U.S. takes 2-0 lead over Switzerland in Davis Cup
- WaPo Milos Raonic beats Julien Benneteau to give Canada 1-1 split with France in Davis Cup
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Elaine Quijano speaks with former Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns for more perspective on the growing crisis in Syria and what can be done to bring it to an end.
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- CBS Lebanese gunmen clash over Syria crisis
- CBS As Syria burns, neighboring Lebanon feels the heat
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Torn between factions, Lebanon a potential powder keg as neighbor Syria descends into chaos
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Diplomat: U.N. cannot keep quiet on Syria
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- CBS Syria TV: 25 killed, 175 wounded in Aleppo blasts
- CBS Syria's state-run TV reports two explosions in northern city of Aleppo, no word on casualties
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EU threatens new sanctions on Syria
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- CBS City of Homs becomes focus of Syria's uprising
- CNN Horror escalates in Syria as U.N. tries again to reach resolution
- CBS Video: Should the U.S. be more involved in Syria?
- WaPo Lebanese gunmen clash in northern city over situation in neighboring Syria
- CBS Video: Bloodshed in Syria continues
- CBS Ex-ambassador: U.S. needs to do more in Syria
- CBS China: Syria veto won't hurt cooperation with US
- CBS China says Syria opposition delegation visited
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- Chicago Tribune Assad's forces intensify shelling on Syria's Homs
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Billions at stake as Russia backs Syria
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Who does the United States support in Syria?
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Torn between factions, Lebanon a potential powd...
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Diplomat: U.N. cannot keep quiet on Syria
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AL-ARISH, Egypt — — Three South Korean women were freed on Saturday a day after they were kidnapped by armed tribesmen in Egypt's Sinai peninsula when clan elders negotiated their release, a security official said.
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US Student Arrested in Egypt, Official Says
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Sen. McCain to Negotiate Release of U.S. Aid Workers in Egypt
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Rights group says climate of free expression in Egypt worsened since Mubarak overthrow
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- Fox News Joint Chiefs Chairman Dempsey meets with Egyptian military head over NGO crackdown
- WaPo Egypt: Tribesmen release 3 Korean tourists in Sinai a day after abduction
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Egypt's anti-NGO push has chilling effect
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- CNN On first anniversary of Mubarak's ouster, unease reigns in Egypt
- CBS Egypt arrests U.S. student, Aussie journalist
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Fox News
Egypt arrests US student, Australian journalist
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- CBS Egypt's ruling generals meet top Pentagon general
- CNN Private school's students join Egypt 's strike
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CBS
Egyptian security: 3 Koreans kidnapped in Sinai
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- CBS Egypt's military rulers warn of conspiracies
- CBS Egypt bars British woman from leaving country
- CBS Egypt's angry soccer fans are deep into politics
- CBS Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood wants government sacked
- WaPo Egypt, U.S. generals meet amid tensions over NGOs
- CBS Egypt's PM says US threats to cut aid won't work
- USA Today Egypt's military warns of plots on eve of strike
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood wants government sacked
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US Student Arrested in Egypt, Official Says
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Rights group says climate of free expression in...
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Egypt's anti-NGO push has chilling effect
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Mexico in the News
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TOLUCA, Mexico — Authorities say a mob in central Mexico has beaten three suspected kidnappers to death.
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- Fox News 3 inmates killed in northern Mexico prison
- CBS Mexico army finds 73 Central American migrants
- CBS Mexico party rally ends with 650 food-poison cases
- CBS TV producer to be sent to Mexico in wife's death
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TV producer lands in Mexico to face murder charges
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USA Today
Anonymous hacks CIA, Alabama, Mexico sites
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Mexico army finds 73 Central American migrants ...
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Lawmaker jokes about renaming Gulf of Mexico
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12 illegal immigrants from Mexico arrested in A...
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New documentary takes on failures in Mexico's s...
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Iran in the News
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TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian news agency reports that more than 30 million people in the country have lost access to foreign email services such as Gmail, Yahoo mail and Hotmail.
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LA Times
SoCal Iranians launch rally against Iran's regime, Russia and China
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CBS
Sarkozy advises against military strike on Iran
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- CBS Video: Iran: Stand by for big nukes news
- CBS Vatican says no Iran trip planned
- CBS State rallies in Iran mark 1979 Islamic Revolution
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CBS
Hamas leader visits Iran after outreach to Gulf
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CBS
Israel's president sends message of peace to Iran
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- CBS Ahmadinejad seeks rebound in Iranian elections
- WaPo Ahmadinejad tells Tehran rally Iran will soon announce 'big' new nuclear achievements
- WSJ Iran Cites Nuclear Progress
- CNN Iran to reveal nuclear achievements
- Fox News US Data in Iranian Hands After Downed Drone?
- USA Today Iran to reveal 'very big nuclear achievements'
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Iran displays model of captured US drone at rally on anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution
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Turkish diplomat: Iran is ready to cut a deal
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- CBS Singapore to extradite 4 people for Iran exports
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