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Sun and planets formed differently than thought?
Planetary scientists claim that the sun and its inner planets may have formed differently than previously thought.
A team, led by the University of California, says that data revealed differences between the sun and planets in oxygen and nitrogen, which are two of the most abundant elements in our solar system.
Karzai rules out asking for more US troops
Afghan President Hamid Karzai ruled out Sunday asking the United States for more troops if the security situation in Afghanistan deteriorates during or following the US military drawdown.
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Court rules against Nicole Smith heirs
The US Supreme Court ruled against Anna Nicole Smith’s heirs, bringing an end to their $88-million claim to the estate of the blonde bombshell’s former husband J. Howard Marshall. Smith married Marshall, a Texas oil baron, when he was 89-years-old, and the billionaire died in 1995 without including the now-deceased former Playboy Playmate in his will.
NATO forces trying to 'kill Gaddafi', says top US admiral
The top US admiral involved in the Libyan war has admitted to a US congressman that NATO forces are actively targeting and trying to kill Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
According to CBS News, House A
Eye on 2012, Obama cuts Afghan troops
US President Barack Obama announced plans for a faster withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan in a prime-time televised address from the White House on Wednesday night, saying that Al Qaeda was now under “more pressure” than at any time since the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Cellphone may link Osama bin Laden to Pak spies: Report
A cellphone used by Osama bin Laden’s courier appears to show that the Al Qaeda leader was aided by militants linked to Pakistani intelligence, The New York Times said on Thursday.
Libya's Gaddafi considering leaving capital: report
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is "seriously considering" leaving the capital Tripoli following a blistering series of NATO air raids, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing US officials.
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Obama: 30,000-plus surge troops leaving Afghan
Beginning to wind down a long and devastating war, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday night he was pulling home 33,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by next summer, withdrawing the "surge" of f
US will not tolerate safe havens in Pakistan: Obama
As US President Barack Obama announced a drawdown of US forces from Afghanistan from next month, he served a notice on Islamabad that terrorist safe havens in Pakistan would not be tolerated.
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Pulitzer Prize winner admits to being illegal immigrant
Eighteen years after arriving in the US and three years since he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, Filipino journalist Jose Antonio Vargas revealed a long-held secret on Wednesday: he is an illegal immigr
