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Oh I’m sure he was not bowing this time…. Right?

July 9: President Obama and France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy take their places for a photo with junior G-8 delegates, including Brazil’s Mayora Tavares, left, at the G-8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy.

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GM Camaro went … Gay?

GM pitches Chevrolet Camaro to gay men with beefcake video

 

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‘Iran could, but probably won’t build a bomb within a year’

Both the US and Israel believe Iran has the technical capacity to build one nuclear bomb within a year if it decides to do so, but both countries also believe the chances that Teheran will indeed make that decision are slim, according to assessments made known to The Jerusalem Post.

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Hu Says China Will Deal Harshly With Instigators

URUMQI, China, July 9 — Chinese President Hu Jintao and other top leaders of the Communist Party vowed Thursday to severely punish those responsible for the bloody, ethnically charged clashes this week in the far western region of Xinjiang.

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Tornado blows train off tracks

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Iran refuses to back down ‘one step’ in nuclear row

Iran will not back down "even one step" over its nuclear work, a senior adviser to the country’s top authority said in remarks published on Thursday, making clear Tehran’s continued defiance in a row with the West.

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EU retracts criticism of Israeli settlements

The European Commission on Thursday backtracked on its unusually harsh criticism of Israeli settlements, declaring that a statement released earlier this week did not reflect the commission’s position.

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Up To 10,000 Illinois Prisoners May Be Released

Up to 10,000 convicted criminals could soon be released early from prisons across Illinois. It’s all because of the state’s budget mess. Gov. Pat Quinn says cutting those prisoners loose could save more than $100 million. But at what cost to you?

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Chinese troops flood streets after riots

URUMQI, China (AP) – Thousands of Chinese troops flooded into this city Wednesday to separate feuding ethnic groups after three days of communal violence left 156 people dead, and a senior Communist Party official vowed to execute those guilty of murder in the rioting in western China.

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Akron police investigate teen mob attack on family

Akron police say they aren’t ready to call it a hate crime or a gang initiation. But to Marty Marshall, his wife and two kids, it seems pretty clear.

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