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Martin's last words on phone: 'Get off'
May 18, 2012 10:37 
cnn.com
Trayvon Martin's girlfriend, talking to him on the telephone, heard the teenager saying, "get off, get off" in the moments before his cell phone cut off and he was shot dead, according to a recording of the girl's interview with a prosecutor...
America
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European markets drop in response to economic worries
May 18, 2012 10:37
washingtonpost.com
ATHENS — Europe’s economic woes escalated Friday as fears mounted over troubled Spanish banks and the credit rating agency Fitch further downgraded Greece’s debt, citing heightened worries that the country might be forced to abandon the...
Europe
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On joint U.S.-Afghan mission, balancing suspicion and ambition
May 18, 2012 10:32
washingtonpost.com
SPINA, Afghanistan — When night came, after long hours in the desert, the Afghan troops poured into a one-story schoolhouse and sprawled out on the floor. Outside, the Americans were crammed in mine-resistant vehicles, gauging the risks of...
Asia
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Politics and activism take center stage at Cannes
May 18, 2012 10:29
washingtonpost.com
One doesn’t usually associate the Cannes Film Festival with politics and activism, but both were in the rainy air on Friday, when news hit the trade publications that Harvey Weinstein had acquired the documentary “The Oath of Tobruk,”...
World
Recreation & Entertainment
Will Sarah Palin continue string of successful endorsements this year?
May 18, 2012 10:24
washingtonpost.com
DALLAS — The question raised earlier this week about whether Sarah Palin is underestimated is more than a Washington parlor game. The answer will be of great interest in Texas, where the former Alaska governor and Lone Star Gov. Rick Perry are...
World
Politics
Donna Summer dies: Reports of public memorial inaccurate, says publicist
May 18, 2012 10:05
washingtonpost.com
The unexpected death of Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, at age 63 on Thursday has prompted an outpouring of love from her fans, some of whom left flowers near her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Even President Obama released a statement about...
World
Recreation & Entertainment
Review: Captains of 'Battleship' deserve medal
May 18, 2012 10:03
cnn.com
"Battleship" is a special-effects-heavy movie invented to extend the brand of a commercial board game -- suitable for ages 7 and up! -- in which two players move imaginary boats around a simple grid.
World
Recreation & Entertainment
Roasted fetuses found in Thai luggage
May 18, 2012 09:58
cnn.com
Six roasted fetuses covered with gold for black magic rituals were found in a Bangkok hotel room, and the gruesome discovery led to the arrest of a British citizen Friday, Thai police said.
World
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'Dictator' director on controversy
May 18, 2012 09:54
cnn.com
Larry Charles discusses Sasha Baron Cohen's characters and whether he worries if the audience will be offended.
World
Recreation & Entertainment
Gloria Gaynor on Summer
May 18, 2012 09:53
cnn.com
Donna Summer has died at the age of 63. Gloria Gaynor speaks to HLN's Showbiz Tonight about her memories of Summer.
World
Recreation & Entertainment
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