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Israeli campaigning closes as polls open
February 11, 2009Original source: The two hawkish front-runners in the race to rule Israel made last-minute appeals to voters on Tuesday. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is stepping down over corruption charges, called the snap elections after hardline...
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Advocacy groups fear new wave of homeless
February 11, 2009ATLANTA, Georgia, 5 Feb (IPS) - Homeless advocates in the United States say if the new Congress and the Barack Obama administration do nothing, many more low-income people already teetering on the brink could end up...
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Love letters dying out as people favor romantic texts
February 11, 2009THE art of romance is dying out in Britain, with the majority of us preferring to say 'I Luv U' in a text message rather than compose a romantic letter or poem to a loved one,...
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Nissan to shed 20,000 car workers
February 11, 2009JAPANESE car manufacturer Nissan declared on Monday that it is slashing 20,000 jobs or 8.5 per cent of its global workforce.
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Decisive week for Obama’s anti-crisis measures
February 11, 2009Washington, (Prensa Latina) This will be a decisive week for US President Barack Obama to have his controversial economic rescue plan approved and to tour the south of the United States.
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