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Amnesty: Libyan militias torture Gadhafi loyalists, uproot rival communities
( 16-Feb-2012 )

NEW YORK _ The armed militias now ruling much of Libya are torturing detainees deemed loyal to the ousted regime of Moammar Gadhafi and driving entire neighbourhoods and towns into exile, Amnesty International said. Amnesty International quoted detainees as saying that they ``had been suspended i ....
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US Congress negotiators announce agreement on payroll tax cut, jobless benefits measure
( 16-Feb-2012 )

WASHINGTON _ Congressional negotiators ended a bruising election-year fight and sealed an agreement late Wednesday on legislation to renew a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, a top priority of President Barack Obama. The $150 billion measure represent ....
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Clinton, Kent to announce modest plan to reduce common pollutants
( 16-Feb-2012 )

WASHINGTON _ U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to announce a program to reduce emissions of common pollutants along with five other countries, including Canada, in an effort to combat global warming. Peter Kent, Canada's environment minister, is in the U.S. capital for the Thursd ....
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Oprah, others to attend formal launch of Lady Gaga's youth empowerment foundation at Harvard
( 15-Feb-2012 )

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. _ Oprah Winfrey and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are among those scheduled to join Lady Gaga at Harvard University this month for the launch of the singer's Born This Way Foundation. The non-profit foundation said in a statement Tuesday the event ....
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US says Iran is lashing out to "distract attention" from damage of sanctions
( 15-Feb-2012 )

WASHINGTON _ The White House says Iran is lashing out at the world to ``distract attention'' from the damage that international sanctions are having at home. Iran is claiming Wednesday that it has achieved two major advances in its program to master production of nuclear fuel, a defiant m ....
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