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Washington |
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US deficit panel urges deep cuts |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistani man sues U.S. over drone |
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| Dec.2 |
 Japan |
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US-Japan military exercises begin More than 44,000 Japanese and American military personnel, 40 Japanese and 20 US warships are taking part in the drill off Japan's southern ...
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| Dec.3 |
Wisconsin |
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Russian denies world spam scheme |
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| Dec.4 |
Northern Israel |
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U.S. aircraft to help fight Israel fire |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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China 'orchestrated Google hack' |
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| Dec.5 |
Hillary |
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Wikileaks: Saudis 'militants' chief funders'
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US 'vital facilities' list leaked A long list of key facilities around the world that the US describes as vital to its national security has been released by Wikileaks
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| Dec.6 |
Washington |
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Deal reached on Bush era tax cuts Barack Obama has announced a bipartisan agreement has been reached to extend soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts to all Americans
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Southern Italy |
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Bodies of missing U.S. balloonists found |
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Wal-Mart bias case to top court |
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| Dec.7 |
North Carolina |
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Elizabeth Edwards loses battle with cancer
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Washington |
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US drops settlement freeze demand
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Washington |
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Obama pushes tax cut deal passage |
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Washington |
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U.S. pressure on China over North Korea |
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| Dec.8 |
Florida |
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SpaceX craft finally launches 
Map of Cape Canaveral Florida The first commercial spacecraft, the Dragon, a craft developed by the company SpaceX, to return from a low-Earth orbit splashed into the ocean
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USA |
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WikiLeaks: US 'wary of China role in Africa
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Los Angeles |
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Sampras's tennis trophies stolen |
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House of Representatives |
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House bars Guantanamo transfers |
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| Dec.9 |
New Orleans |
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Split verdict on Katrina killing |
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House of Representatives |
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U.S. Speaker to attend Nobel ceremony |
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| Dec.11 |
Manhattan |
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Madoff's son found hanged in NY Mark Madoff, 46, one of convicted US fraudster Bernard Madoff's sons has committed suicide in his apartment
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Washington |
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US envoy Holbrooke in 'critical condition'
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Washington |
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Obama prays for envoy's recovery |
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Alabama |
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Cam Newton captures Heisman Trophy |
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| Dec.12 |
Haiti |
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In Haiti, Palin urges to do more to help |
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
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U.S. diplomat Holbrooke dies| Richard C. Holbrooke spearheaded the end of the Bosnian war and served as the Obama administration's point man in the Afghan-Pakistan zone | |
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| Dec.14 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Yahoo cuts 600 jobs |
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Florida |
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Gunman dies at school in Florida |
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USA |
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US court indicts Dutch Farc rebel |
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North Korea |
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US envoy hopes to 'calm' N Korea |
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill 
| The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited penalties. The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in April killed 11 w... | |
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Micronesia |
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U.S. long-range missile defense test fails |
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Washington |
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US 'birther' officer found guilty |
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Washington |
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Afghan reports give bleak outlook |
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
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Deadline for disputed Ivory Coast leader |
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Washington |
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Obama says Afghan effort on track
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Oklahoma |
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John Duty executed using animal drug |
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| Dec.17 |
House of Representatives |
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US Congress passes Obama tax deal |
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North Korea |
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US envoy warns of Korea tinderbox
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California |
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'Captain Beefheart' dies aged 69 |
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| Dec.18 |
 North Korea |
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Richardson presents proposals to N. Korea New Mexico Gov. provided North Korea with a series of proposals in what he described as a 'good meeting' with the chief nuclear negotiator
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U.S. Senate |
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US soldier gay ban set for repeal The Senate has taken a key step towards allowing gay people to serve openly in the military
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USA |
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Bank of America cuts off Wikileaks |
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Knox appeal judge: evidence new reviews American Amanda Knox won a major victory an appellate judge granted approval of independent forensic reviews on pieces of evidence
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| Dec.19 |
Jerusalem |
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American tourist's body found in Israel |
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| Dec.20 |
Moscow |
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Russia warns US on nuclear treaty
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North Korea |
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US envoy sees N Korean 'progress'
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Japan |
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Toyota to pay U.S. $32M over recalls
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| Dec.21 |
Washington |
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US set to back net traffic rules
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Halliburton settles Nigeria bribery claims Oilfield contractor has agreed to pay Nigeria $35 million to settle allegations that led to charges against former VP Dick Cheney and other ...
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U.S. Senate |
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Senator: Bomber's release not justified An investigation into the release of Pan Am Flight 103 bomber has found the medical prognosis 'was inaccurate and unsupported by medical sci...
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Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu to seek release of spy Pollard
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Washington |
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Al Qaeda considered poisoning food
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| Dec.22 |
Washington |
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Obama signs law ending military gay ban| US President Barack Obama has signed a landmark law allowing gay people serving in the military to be open about their sexuality | |
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Washington |
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Obama hails nuclear treaty vote| The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia | |
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Beijing |
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China's president to make U.S. visit
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| Dec.23 |
Microsoft |
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Microsoft warns on IE browser bug
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Southern California |
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Southern California hit by severe storm
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Washington |
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US attacks 'sacred war' threats The US has denounced North for threatening a 'sacred war' against the South, whose military has been holding live-fire drills near the borde...
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| Dec.24 |
 Cuba |
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Cuba begins to publish U.S. documents A government-run website has begun translating into Spanish and posting online leaked U.S. government cables that discuss the island nation
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Puerto Rico |
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Earthquake shakes Puerto Rico
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| Dec.25 |
USA |
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Wikileaks exposes US drug wiretap
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| Dec.26 |
New York |
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Eastern US braced for blizzards A swathe of the US eastern seaboard is braced for an intensifying winter storm that is dumping heavy snow as it sweeps north
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U.S. tourists killed in Egypt bus crash 8 American tourists, 6 women and 2 men, were killed in a traffic accident while on a tour bus, 19 American tourists and two Egyptians were i...
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| Dec.27 |
New York |
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Travel chaos as blizzards hit US| Blizzards are sweeping north along the eastern coast, forcing the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights and disrupting rail and road traffic | |
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Washington |
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US attacks Russia tycoon verdict The US and Germany have voiced serious concerns about a second guilty verdict against the jailed Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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Mexico |
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Army planted weapon on dead American
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Canada |
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Salmonella found in U.S., Canada
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New York |
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US airports reopen after blizzard Airports have reopened in the north-eastern US after blizzards caused some 7,000 flights to be cancelled over the busy post-Christmas travel...
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| Dec.28 |
New York |
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US struggles after snow storms The north-eastern US is trying to get back to normal after blizzards left tens of thousands of air passengers stranded and many without power
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| Dec.29 |
New York |
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Anger grows over slow snow clean-up Anger is mounting in New York and New Jersey over the slow pace of snow removal following the major storms which brought the region to a hal...
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Panama |
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WikiLeaks: Panama asked U.S. for wiretap
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Washington |
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US 'revokes Venezuela envoy visa
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Haiti |
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U.S. aid worker released from Haiti jail
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| Dec.30 |
European Union |
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West attacks Khodorkovsky 'abuse'
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Arizona |
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West US bears brunt of new storms
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| Dec.31 |
Tribal Areas |
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Drone strike kills 4 in Pakistan
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Alaska |
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Miller accepts Senate loss
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