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Shares set for quiet start with US markets closed
The yen has resumed its slide after the Group of 20 world's biggest economies…

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In trying to sink Hagel, GOP takes aim at Obama
Republicans have found a boatload of reasons to try to sink Chuck Hagel's…

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Army may have to extend deployments in Afghanistan
Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan next year may see their war tours extended…

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Attacked Algerian gas plant to resume partial work
The Algerian gas complex that came under terrorist attack last month will…

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UAE to buy US-made drones in military expansion
A defense official in the United Arab Emirates says the Gulf nation has…

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Morales nationalizes Spanish-owned airport company
President Evo Morales nationalized on Monday the Spanish-owned venture that…

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Law, Mara Talk 'Side Effects'
Actors Jude Law and Rooney Mara explore society's relationship with the…

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Conn. nuke plant to seek higher hot water limit
Connecticut's nuclear plant is preparing to ask federal regulators for…

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Mo. man freed on bond before murder retrial
A Missouri man whose conviction in the 1990 slaying of a rural neighbor was…

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High-stakes fight over soybeans at high court
Vernon Hugh Bowman seems comfortable with the old way of doing things right…

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Today in History for Monday, February 18th
Highlights of this day in history: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is…

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Palestinian rally for hunger striker turns violent
Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers on Friday at several…

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British PM calls on India to ease business rules
British Prime Minister David Cameron called on India to further open up to…

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Turkey: 8 retired military officers arrested
Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have arrested eight more…

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Sunnis gather in Iraqi cities in mass protests
Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims rallied on Friday in several Iraqi cities…

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Gay marriage support has risks for GOP lawmakers
As more state legislatures around the country consider whether to legalize…

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Gays in Belarus face reprisals for activism
Police in Belarus are going after gays raiding their clubs and locking up…

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Havana restores monument to victims of USS Maine
It was a little before 10 p.m. that February night in 1898 when a fiery…

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Pakistani killed in car crash with US diplomat
An American diplomat in Pakistan got in a car crash with two Pakistanis on a…

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Hagel stalled, but confirmation still expected
By delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary…

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