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8 NATO soldiers killed in Afghan blasts were American
May 27, 2011 12:57 
cnn.com
All eight NATO soldiers killed by two blasts in southern Afghanistan this week were American, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday.
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Ghana police rescue 116 children forced or sold into labor; some sold for as little as $100
May 27, 2011 12:54
washingtonpost.com
ACCRA, Ghana — Ghanaian police say they have rescued 116 children who were forced into child labor in the country’s Volta Lake area. Human Trafficking Unit leader Superintendent Patience Quaye said Friday that police found parents in fishing...
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Official: Bin Laden sought Pakistan deal
May 27, 2011 12:52
cnn.com
Osama bin Laden considered seeking a deal with Pakistan under which al Qaeda leaders in the country would be protected and, in return, al Qaeda would refrain from attacking Pakistan, a U.S. official tells CNN.
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U.S. official: Bin Laden thought about seeking Pakistan deal
May 27, 2011 12:52
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Osama bin Laden considered seeking a deal with Pakistan under which al Qaeda leaders in the country would be protected and, in return, al Qaeda would refrain from attacking Pakistan, a U.S. official told CNN Friday.
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South Sudan says 80,000 flee after north takes Abyei
May 27, 2011 12:46
reuters.com
TURALEI, Sudan (Reuters) - Alel Bol fled with four of her six children when armed northerners on motorbikes roared into her home in Sudan's contested Abyei border region and, she said, bombs started falling from the sky.
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Gunmen kill chief of Iraq's commission targeting ex-Baathist
May 27, 2011 12:34
cnn.com
Ali Faisal al-Lami, the executive director of Iraq's Accountability and Justice Commission, was shot dead by gunmen Thursday evening, said interior ministry officials.
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An emotional cycle as soldiers return home
May 27, 2011 12:32
washingtonpost.com
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The wounded soldier holds a homemade poster ringed with Christmas lights. The widow stands in the back, hoping not to be seen. The mother squeezes her three-year-old son’s hand and leans forward in anticipation. Read full...
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Report: Marine never fired on SWAT officers who fatally shot him
May 27, 2011 12:29
cnn.com
A U.S. Marine who died in a flurry of bullets during a drug raid near Tucson, Arizona, never fired on the SWAT team, a report by the Pima County Sheriff's Department shows.
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'Glee' star Chris Colfer: 'Who could've predicted all of this?'
May 27, 2011 12:26
cnn.com
Chris Colfer told Piers Morgan that his mother was driving him home from his final audition when he got the call saying he'd landed the role of Kurt Hummel in "Glee." When Morgan asked the actor if he realized that the Fox series would become such a...
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PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - May 27
May 27, 2011 12:25
reuters.com
May 27 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in The New York Times business pages on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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