#1 — NP | Cheney says he may not cooperate with CIA probe
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said he might refuse to speak with a prosecutor investigating suspected CIA prisoner abuses, a probe he branded as political and bad for national security.
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Fox | Cheney Slams Obama’s ‘Politicized’ Probe of CIA Interrogations
#2 — CNN | 2 firefighters die battling blaze in Los Angeles County
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Fire officials late Sunday identified two firefighters who died accidentally while battling a fast-spreading wildfire in Los Angeles County.
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#3 — CNN | Hurricane Jimena takes aim at Baja California
(CNN) — Packing winds of 140 mph, Hurricane Jimena was approaching Baja California on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, forecasters said.
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#4 — BBC | US Afghan strategy ‘not working’
A report by the top US general in Afghanistan is expected to say that the current military strategy is not working, the BBC understands.
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#5 — BBC | Police to wrap up Dugard search
Police in California say they will soon end the search of the property where Jaycee Lee Dugard was held for 18 years, along with a neighbouring house.
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#6 — Fox | Boy, 10, Faces Murder Charge in Dad’s Death
BELEN, N.M. — A 10-year-old New Mexico boy is facing a murder charge in the shooting death of his father.
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#7 — Fox | Burmese Rebels Surrender Weapons, Flee to China
MENG PENG, China — Hundreds of ethnic rebels have fled clashes in northeastern Burma, surrendering their weapons and uniforms to Chinese border police and crossing to safety after several days of skirmishes with Burma government troops.
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#8 — DM | Workers losing their final salary pensions
One in six of the most generous pension schemes has now been closed to existing members, according to research.
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#9 — Times | Scottish referendum Bill heads for defeat as parties close ranks
A Bill on an independence referendum will form the centrepiece of the SNP’s legislative programme to be unveiled later this week, but the flagship policy stands little or no chance of becoming law.
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#10 — NY Times | As Big Banks Repay Bailout Money, U.S. Sees a Profit
Nearly a year after the federal rescue of the nation’s biggest banks, taxpayers have begun seeing profits from the hundreds of billions of dollars in aid that many critics thought might never be seen again.
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#11 — Telegraph | Dual-screen laptop on sale by Christmas
The world’s first truly dual-screen laptop, which will allow computer users to multi-task while on the move, is due to go on sale by the end of the year.
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