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JAPAN MARKETS-Stocks fall, focus on yen strength
Reuters
By Hideyuki Sano and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japanese
Nikkei stock benchmark was down 2 percent on Thursday, cutting earlier
losses as investors, shaken by a yen surge and a deepening nuclear power
plant crisis, warily picked up ...
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Specter of Rebel Rout Helps Shift US Policy on Libya
New York Times
By MARK LANDLER and DAN BILEFSKY WASHINGTON — The prospect of a deadly
siege of the rebel stronghold in Benghazi, Libya, has produced a striking
shift in tone from the Obama administration, which is now pushing for the
United Nations to authorize ...
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Libya: US urges tough United Nations resolution
BBC News
The US has said the UN should consider more than just a no-fly zone over
Libya, amid Security Council division on a draft resolution. US ambassador
Susan Rice said a no-fly zone would only bring limited help. She hoped for
an early vote on a draft. ...
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4 New York Times journalists missing in Libya
Los Angeles Times
The newspaper says two reporters and two photographers were apparently
picked up by Libyan forces near Ajdabiya. The New York Times reported
Wednesday that four of its journalists covering the fighting in Libya were
missing. The newspaper said it had ...
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Petraeus Tells Panel July Drawdown in Afghanistan May Include Some Combat
Troops
New York Times
By ELISABETH BUMILLER WASHINGTON — Gen. David H. Petraeus told Congress
on Wednesday that some American combat troops might be included in an
initial withdrawal of United States forces from Afghanistan in July, but he
said that he was still preparing ...
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'Blood money' frees CIA contractor in Pakistan
Bennington Banner
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pakistan abruptly freed the CIA contractor who shot and
killed two men in a gunfight in Lahore after a deal was sealed Wednesday to
pay $2.34 million in "blood money" to the men's families. The agreement,
nearly seven weeks after the ...
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Michelle Obama Writing a Book on Healthy Food
New York Times
By JULIE BOSMAN Michelle Obama will write a book about the organic garden
she planted on the South Lawn of the White House and the virtues of eating
fresh, locally grown food, a cause that has been the centerpiece of her
work as first lady. ...
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Guns on campus gets first approval in Texas House
Houston Chronicle
© 2011 AP AUSTIN, Texas — On her first day of class, 51-year-old Marie
Kilian was talking with other students at Sam Houston State University
about what to do if a gunman walked in and started shooting. Run. Tackle
him. Throw textbooks. ...
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And President Obama's choice to win the NCAA tournament is …
msnbc.com
President Obama filled out his NCAA Tournament bracket today, picking
Kansas — that's a red state! — as his eventual tourney champ. The
filling out of the bracket at the Oval Office has become quite a tradition;
having begun, as you know, ...
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No Jurors Picked for Komisarjevsky Trial on First Day
Patch.com
Thirty jurors were excused as the defense and prosecution seek to find a
suitable panel for the highly publicized trial. By Fred Musante | Email the
author | 8:24pm The death penalty trial of Cheshire home invasion defendant
Joshua Komisarjevsky is ...
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