#1 — BBC | UK inquiry into Iraq war begins public hearings
The Iraq war inquiry’s public hearings have begun in London with top civil servants and a former spy chief giving evidence on the conflict’s origins.
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#2 — BBC | Death toll rises to 46 for Philippines killings
At least 46 people are now known to have died in a mass political killing the Philippines, after more bodies were discovered in a shallow grave.
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#3 — CNN | Preliminary reports link Chinese drywall, corrosion in U.S. homes
(CNN) — The suspected link between Chinese drywall and toxic effects reported by thousands of U.S. homeowners was strengthened Monday by three preliminary reports issued by the federal government.
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#4 — Fox | Lieberman Digs In on Gov’t-Run Health Option
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, speaking in that trademark sonorous baritone, utters a simple statement that translates into real trouble for Democratic leaders: “I’m going to be stubborn on this.”
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#5 — NY Times | Charges Detail Road to Terror for 20 Recruited in U.S.
Federal officials on Monday unsealed terrorism-related charges against men they say were key actors in a recruitment effort that led roughly 20 young Americans to join a violent insurgent group in Somalia with ties to Al Qaeda.
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#6 — NY Times | Right and Left Join to Take On U.S. Over Criminal Justice
WASHINGTON — In the next several months, the Supreme Court will decide at least a half-dozen cases about the rights of people accused of crimes involving drugs, sex and corruption. Civil liberties groups and associations of defense lawyers have lined up on the side of the accused.
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#7 — Times | Four politicians could be facing 10 years in jail for expenses fraud
Four MPs and peers involved in the expenses scandal could face jail sentences of up to ten years after the police asked prosecutors to consider charges for fraud or false accounting.
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#8 — Times | Prisoner exchange could see Israeli soldier swapped for Marwan Barghouti
Israel and the Palestinians are close to reaching agreement on a prisoner swap that could mean freedom for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years in exchange for the release of nearly a thousand Palestinian militants.
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#9 — Telegraph | China executes two for involvement in tainted milk scandal
China has executed two people for their roles in the tainted powdered-milk scandal which killed six children and left more than 300,000 sick last year.
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#10 — Telegraph | South Carolina governor Mark Sanford faces ethics allegations
Mark Sanford, the governor of South Carolina, faces 37 possible ethics violations, including charges that he violated rules on aeroplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released on Monday.
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