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Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karrubi and their wives were placed in a “safe house” for their own welfare, but they have not been arrested, Iranian government
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A member of the Benghazi city council said the Libyan cities under rebel control have appointed an ex-justice minister to lead a temporary government, the Daily Mirror reported Sunday. Meanwhile,
Maryland’s highest court ruled Thursday in favor of an Orthodox Jewish plaintiff who missed part of a medical malpractice trial because it was scheduled during a two-day Jewish holiday. He
In a scathing report, Democrat Congressman Pete Stark produced a report showing that for 2010, five major health insurers raked in a total of $11.7 billion in net profit, all
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After being sprayed with pepper spray, Recruit B. Bush goes through an obstacle course like gauntlet during training for a new class of orrections officers on Riker’s Island. They face
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