#1 — BBC | Concern at Nigeria Islamist death
Human rights campaigners have voiced concern over the death of the leader of an Islamic sect in Nigerian police custody, calling it “unlawful” killing.
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Times | Islamist sect leader shot dead after 600 killed in Nigeria siege
#2 — CNN | Too many clunkers, too little cash
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — This much seems certain about the Cash for Clunkers program: Consumers are happy to take government rebates to buy new cars.
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#3 — Fox | Stimulus Bill Funds Go to Art Houses Showing ‘Pervert’ Revues, Underground Pornography
Talk about a stimulus package.
The National Endowment for the Arts may be spending some of the money it received from the Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund nude simulated-sex dances, Saturday night “pervert” revues and the airing of pornographic horror films at art houses in San Francisco.
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#4 — Fox | House Kills F-22 Funding, But Rejects Most Obama Weapons Cuts
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House went along with Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ plans to kill the over-budget F-22 fighter jet, but has rejected his efforts to cut off several other big ticket items.
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PALMA DE MALLORCA, Balearic Islands — Spanish police say they are defusing a second bomb on the resort island of Mallorca, after an earlier explosion blamed on Basque separatist group killed two police officers.
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#6 — Times | Last Communist regime in mainland Europe falls in Moldova poll
Europe’s last Communist government fell yesterday after defeat in Moldova’s general election.
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#7 — Times | ‘Knowing that the world cried for her – that has comforted me’
Before Neda Soltan was shot last month she and her brother, Mohammed, planned to buy a piano. He has done so and put it in her room. Each night he plays it for an hour to remember her.
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Times | Deaths of Neda Soltan and other protesters speaks of Iran’s brutality
#8 — Telegraph | Iraq inquiry sessions to be held in secret
Witnesses will be able to give evidence to the inquiry into the Iraq war in secret even when matters of national security are not involved, its chairman has said.
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#9 — DM | Brown tries to win back voters with ‘fair play’ pledges
Gordon Brown hopes to win back the vote of Middle Britain by appealing to their sense of fair play and core values.
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