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internet marketing Gordon Brown today announced the end of the offensive to drive back the Taliban under operation Panther’s Claw. The Prime Minister praised the bravery of British troops who have suffered their bloodiest month in Afghanistan in July as they battled to clear an area of the southern Helmand province of insurgents....
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JAPAN’S government scrambled today to defuse the latest row sparked by its gaffe-prone Prime Minister Taro Aso who said at the weekend that “elderly people have no talent other than working.” With just over a month until key lower house elections in Japan, a country where seniors represent a large and… from WN.com – World...
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Today is Monday, July 27, the 208th day of 2009. There are 157 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 27, 1909, during the first official test of ’s first airplane, flew himself and a passenger, Lt. Frank Lahm, above Fort Myer, Va., for one hour and 12 minutes. On...
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Today’s Highlight in History: On July 27, 1909, during the first official test of the U.S. Army’s first airplane, Orville Wright flew himself and a passenger, Lt. Frank Lahm, above Fort Myer, Va., for one hour and 12 minutes. On this date: In 1789, President George Washington signed a measure establishing the Department of...
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The opening race today at Canterbury Park in Shakopee set a pari-mutuel payoff record for the track. Yappah Do was a 3-10 favorite in the race, which meant that a $10 win bet would have returned a $3 profit. Also, more than 96 percent of the $52,505 show pool on the race was bet...
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President Sarkozy of France was rushed to hospital today after collapsing whilst taking physical exercise, according to a statement from his office. Mr Sarkozy, 54, was immediately treated by his personal doctor, who is on call 24 hours a day, after… from WN.com – World News
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Today, we have Ellen degeneres living with Portia de Rossi and wanting to call their relationship a 'marriage.' But gays aren't the only ones impinging on … from Celebs Central: Latest celebrity news
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Today’s Highlight in History: On July 26, 1908, U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte ordered creation of a force of special agents that was a forerunner of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On this date: In 1775, Benjamin Franklin became America’s first Postmaster-General. In 1788, New York became the 11th state to ratify the...
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Today is Sunday, July 26, the 207th day of 2009. There are 158 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 26, 1908, U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte ordered creation of a force of special agents that was a forerunner of the . On this date: In 1775, became America’s...
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Distributed by Press Release EMAIL ARTICLE PRINT ARTICLE WASHINGTON (Map) – Your Ad Here document.write(‘ WASHINGTON, July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today announced at AED a new education initiative that will send up to 10,000 Iraqi students per year over the next five years to the United States, United Kingdom,...
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