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FBI warn of retaliation over al-Awlaki killing |
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Hundreds arrested in New York protest
More than 700 people from the Occupy Wall Street protest movement have been arrested on New York's City's Brooklyn Bridge
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New Hampshire |
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Perry: Send US troops to Mexico |
| Oct.3 |
Italy |
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Knox: 'I did not kill; I was not there'
4 years after she was arrested on suspicion of having killed her roommate, Amanda Knox pleaded with a jury to overturn her conviction
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New York |
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Nobel quandary after winner dies
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Italy |
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Knox murder conviction overturned
Map of Perugia Italy An Italian jury cleared Amanda Knox of murder and other charges, nearly four years after she was arrested
An appeals court overturns the murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito, jailed for the killing of UK student Meredith Kercher in 2007
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Italy |
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Knox to fly home after acquittal
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Los Angeles |
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Jackson 'was dead' in hospital |
| Oct.4 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple unveils refreshed iPhone 4S |
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Seattle |
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Knox 'overwhelmed' at US return |
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New York |
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Helicopter crashes in NYC river |
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Florida |
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Beltre powers Rangers back to ALCS |
| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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3 dead, 7 wounded in shootings |
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Alaska |
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Palin not running for president Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has declared she will not run for the White House next year
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Manhattan |
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Wall Street demonstrators gather |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies 
Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56
Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. Jobs introduced the colourful iMac computer, the iPod and the iPhone to the world. He was indistinguishable from his company, which he co-founded in the 1970s
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| Oct.6 |
Afghanistan |
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US goals in Afghanistan 'distant'
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'CIA doctor' faces treason charge
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Tigers beat Yankees 3-2, head to ALCS |
| Oct.7 |
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Afghanistan war marks 10 years The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan marked its 10th year having passed 2 milestones: The Taliban has been forced out of power and bin Laden is d...
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US economy adds 103,000 new jobs The economy added 103,000 jobs in September, ahead of many economists' expectations, but the jobless rate was stuck at 9.1%
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Wisconsin |
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Brewers Move To NLCS |
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European Union |
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Europe clears Microsoft Skype bid |
| Oct.8 |
New York |
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New York ID theft ring broken up |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Raiders owner Davis dead at 82 |
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$10 M bounty on al Qaeda in Iraq leader |
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California |
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California enacts pro-migrant law |
| Oct.9 |
Portugal |
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U.S. fugitive in Portugal fights extradition |
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London |
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McCartney weds American heiress |
| Oct.10 |
Sweden |
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Two awarded Nobel economics prize
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New York |
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US shares rise on euro bank pledge
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Manhattan |
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US rivals take Wall Street sides |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Jobs 'died of respiratory arrest' |
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USA |
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First two weeks of NBA cancelled
| Oct.11 |
Detroit |
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Detroit 'underwear bomber' trial begins Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 24, is a Nigerian man accused of attempting to bomb a flight with explosives sewn into his underwear
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Washington |
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US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot' 
The US says it has broken up a plot by agents linked to Iran to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington using explosives | |
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Washington |
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US to pressure Iran over 'plot'
| Oct.12 |
Detroit |
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'Underpants bomber' admits attack
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Los Angeles |
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Eight dead in California shooting
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Washington |
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Syrian-born American held for spying
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USA |
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Blackberry problems spread to US |
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Australia |
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Apple wins Samsung Australia ban |
| Oct.13 |
New York |
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Insider trader Rajaratnam jailed |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google third-quarter profits jump |
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Manhattan |
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New York protesters seek to stay |
| Oct.14 |
Washington |
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US troops to aid Uganda battle
President Obama is sending about 100 troops to help hunt down the leaders of the notoriously violent Lord's Resistance Army in and around Ug...
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Manhattan |
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Occupy Wall Street protesters held |
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Alabama |
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Mixed ruling on Alabama migrants |
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Washington |
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U.S.: Case against Iran strengthens |
| Oct.15 |
Yemen |
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Drone attack kills Al-Awlaki's son |
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Manhattan |
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NY protests move to Times Square
Map of Times Square USA Police in New York have arrested about 70 people, as Occupy Wall Street protesters moved to Times Square | |
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Texas |
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Rangers Win ALCS
| Oct.16 |
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Indy 500 Champ Dies
Dan Wheldon, who won the Indy 500 for the second time this May, died after a massive, fiery wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300
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Cardinals win NLCS over Brewers
| Oct.17 |
FBI |
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FBI DNA database plans under fire
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Iran |
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Iran willing to look at Saudi plot evidence |
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Antarctica |
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Stranded American researcher evacuated |
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Nevada |
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Racing world mourns Dan Wheldon |
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Iran |
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Ahmadinejad pours scorn on Saudi 'plot' |
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Washington |
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Troop-numbers talks with Iraq ongoing |
| Oct.18 |
New York |
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Goldman Sachs reports $393m loss |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple full-year profits rise 85%
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Afghanistan |
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Haqqani network boosts infiltration |
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Nevada |
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Republicans trade barbs in CNN debate |
| Oct.19 |
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Ohio police hunt escaped animals
Map of Zanesville Ohio Ohio Police have shot and killed dozens of exotic animals that escaped from a private zoo in Zanesville. The animals' owner killed himself | |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan army chief warns US |
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Kabul |
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Clinton arrives in Afghanistan
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Missouri |
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Carpenter, Cards Win Game 1 |
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Los Angeles |
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Jackson doctor 'clueless' on drug |
| Oct.20 |
Los Angeles |
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Fatal dose 'not down to Jackson' |
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Missouri |
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World Series: Rangers Pull Even |
| Oct.21 |
Afghanistan |
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Clinton: US 'held meeting with Haqqanis' |
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Washington |
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Obama: Iraq war will be over by year's end
President Barack Obama announced that virtually all U.S. troops will come home from Iraq by the end of the year
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New York |
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Saudi Arabian heir to throne dies Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud was King Abdullah's half brother, first in line to the Saudi throne and minister of defence and aviation
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North Korea |
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N Korea and US agree on war dead |
| Oct.22 |
Western Australia |
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Shark kills US diver in Australia |
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Texas |
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Cards Win Game 3 |
| Oct.23 |
Texas |
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Rangers Even World Series |
| Oct.24 |
Syria |
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U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria The United States has temporarily pulled its ambassador out of Syria as a 'result of credible threats against his personal safety'
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New York |
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Not guilty plea in Saudi terror plot case |
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Texas |
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Rangers 1 win from World Series crown |
| Oct.25 |
Texas |
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End of Cold War-era nuclear bomb
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South Carolina |
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Rick Perry unveils flat tax plan
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Tokyo |
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Dreamliner begins maiden flight |
| Oct.26 |
Hong Kong |
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Dreamliner completes first flight
Boeing's Dreamliner has finally had its maiden commercial voyage from Tokyo to Hong Kong, three years later than planned
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Connecticut |
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FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man Rajat Gupta, 62, a former director at investment bank, has been taken into custody on charges relating to a hedge fund insider trading case
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Washington |
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US confused by 'power struggle' in Iran
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New York |
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Madoff couple 'attempted suicide'
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U.S. Congress |
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'Unequal' US sees Occupy clashes
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Manhattan |
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Confidant testifies in Viktor Bout trial
| Oct.27 |
Missouri |
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Cardinals Force Game 7 |
| Oct.28 |
Ethiopia |
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US launches drones from Ethiopia
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Washington |
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Sgt. on trial for alleged sport killings Calvin Gibbs, 26, faces a military court martial on Friday for numerous charges, including the murder of three Afghan civilians
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Southern Thailand |
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US military to survey Thai floods The Thai authorities have asked US military helicopters to survey flooding, which has hit the north and is now threatening the capital Bangk...
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Tennessee |
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Occupy protesters held across US
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New York |
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NBA sides break off; Nov. games canceled |
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Missouri |
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Cardinals clinch World Series win
Map of ST. LOUIS Missouri St Louis Cardinals won baseball's World Series after beating Texas Rangers 6-2 in the decisive seventh game
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Pennsylvania |
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Snowstorm to hit US East Coast An unseasonable snowstorm may bring up to 10 inches (25 cm) of early snowfall to the US East Coast this weekend
| Oct.29 |
Kabul |
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9 Americans, including 4 troops killed
Map of Darulaman Afghanistan A suicide bomber has attacked a bus carrying foreign troops in the Afghan capital killing 13 US soldiers
| Oct.30 |
Pennsylvania |
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Early snowstorm killing three people
| Oct.31 |
Washington |
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Herman Cain denies sexual harassment
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Arizona |
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Arizona smashes Mexican drug ring