#1 — BBC | Protesters defy Iranian rally ban
Protesters have shouted slogans in support of a key opponent of the Iranian president, during a mass rally in Tehran, reports say.
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CNN | Protesters chant ‘death to dictator’ at annual Tehran rally
Telegraph | Iran: clashes as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls Holocaust a ‘lie’
#2 — CNN | Cadaver dogs indicate possible remains on Garrido property
ANTIOCH, California (CNN) — Two cadaver dogs working separately each showed interest in the same area of property belonging to kidnapping suspects Phillip and Nancy Garrido, a possible indication of human remains, police said Thursday.
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#3 — CNN | Berlusconi seeking Afghan exit for Italian troops
ROME, Italy (CNN) — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said it would be “best” for the country’s troops to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible after six were killed in a car bombing in Kabul.
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#4 — Fox | Massachusetts Moves a Step Closer to Reversing Law to Appoint Successor to Kennedy
The Massachusetts House voted late Thursday to change state law to give Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick the power to appoint a temporary successor to the late U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy until a special election is held early next year.
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#5 — Fox | U.N. Whistleblower Receives Historic Defamation Payout, Still Wants Job Back
NEW YORK — Maria Veiga uncovered corruption while working for the U.N.’s weather agency in Switzerland, and what did she get for it?She got fired.
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#6 — Times | Lockerbie bomber releases appeal dossier
The Lockerbie bomber today released the papers that he believes would have secured his release on appeal.
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#7 — Times | Soldier to sell second-highest gallantry medal earned in Iraq
A soldier who won Britain’s second-highest honour for gallantry is selling his medal at auction to raise the money to buy a new home.
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It’s pretty sad when a soldier must sell his awards, regardless how noble the cause. Of course, some soldiers threw their medals away (Kerry) but that’s just politics.