#1 — BBC | Poland remembers World War start
A day of commemorations is taking place in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.
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#2 — CNN | ’Angry fire’ roars across 100,000 California acres
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Bone-dry conditions in an area that has not seen a major fire in more than 60 years pushed a Southern California wildfire from 45,000 acres to more than 100,000 acres in a matter of hours Monday, fire officials said.
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#3 — CNN | Former Miss California USA sues pageant officials
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Carrie Prejean has filed a lawsuit against Miss California USA officials who stripped her of her title, accusing them of libel and religious discrimination for her views on same-sex marriage.
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#4 — Fox | Health Care Reform Anger Has Deeper Roots
WASHINGTON — Recent town-hall uproars weren’t just about health care. They were also eruptions of concern that the government is taking on too much at once.
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#5 — Fox | Chinese Factories Face Labor Shortage
XINTANG, China — During the first half of this year, Yang Zongfu’s blue jean factory had few customers. Now, as his business picks up, he can’t find enough workers.
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#6 — DM | Blackout Britain warning
Britain faces the first widespread power blackouts since the 1970s because of looming energy shortages, Government documents reveal.
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#7 — Times | Lockerbie bomber letters to be published
Correspondence between the Scottish and British governments will be closely examined today to see the extent of any attempts by Westminster to influence decisions about the future of the Lockerbie bomber.
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#8 – Times | West faces losing battle over Afghan poll fraud
Widespread and systematic fraud during the Afghan presidential elections has tarnished the legitimacy of any future government and undermined the Nato campaign there, Western and Afghan officials have admitted.
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#9 — Times | Libya links co-operation on WPC Fletcher’s murder to Gaddafi case
Libya has linked its co-operation over the unsolved murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher in London to Britain helping its investigation of an attempt to kill Colonel Muammar Gaddafi that was allegedly financed by MI6.
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#10 — Times | New Japanese Prime Minister faces threat from ‘shadow shogun’ Ozawa
After a crushing election victory, the man soon to become Japan’s Prime Minister faces numerous perils, including record-high unemployment and an opposition hungry for revenge. But there is one threat that looms perhaps largest of all.
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#11 — Telegraph | Britain leads the world in under-age drinking
Under-age teenagers in Britain drink more than youths in any other developed country, according to a detailed investigation into the well-being of children around the world.
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#12 — Telegraph | Libya considers compensation for IRA victims
Libya is considering a compensation deal for victims of Tripoli-backed IRA terrorism, a senior official in Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s government has claimed.
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