#1 — BBC | Bloodshed blights Acapulco resort
Thirteen people have been killed in an outbreak of drug-related violence in the southern Mexican beach resort of Acapulco, officials have said.
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#2 — BBC | Tens of thousands gather for Thailand opposition rally
Tens of thousands of Thai opposition supporters have gathered in Bangkok to press the government to step down.
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#3 — BBC | Thousands attend anti-Berlusconi protest in Rome
Tens of thousands of Italians have been taking part in a protest in Rome’s main square against the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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#4 — CNN | Iran arrests 30 accused of U.S.-backed cyber war
(CNN) — Iran has arrested 30 people for waging what it called an organized, U.S.-backed cyber war against the nation, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported Saturday.
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#5 — Fox | Pattern of Wear on Runaway Prius Brakes Raises Questions
A federal safety investigation of the Toyota Prius that was involved in a dramatic incident on a California highway last week found a particular pattern of wear on the car’s brakes that raises questions about the driver’s version of the event, three people familiar with the investigation told the Wall Street Journal.
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#6 — Fox | GOP Lawmaker: White House Job Offer to Sestak Would Have Been a ‘Crime’
A GOP lawmaker says that the White House committed a “crime” if it offered Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak a federal job in exchange for dropping his primary challenge to Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa.
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#7 — NY Times | New Fraud Cases Point to Lapses in Iraq Projects
Investigators looking into corruption involving reconstruction in Iraq say they have opened more than 50 new cases in six months by scrutinizing large cash transactions — involving banks, land deals, loan payments, casinos and even plastic surgery — made by some of the Americans involved in the nearly $150 billion program.
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#8 — DM | Jack Straw to publish plans to abolish House of Lords ‘very shortly’
Labour’s election manifesto will include plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber, a minister confirmed today.
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#9 — Times | Ed Miliband’s adverts banned for overstating climate change
TWO government advertisements that use nursery rhymes to warn people of the dangers of climate change have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for exaggerating the potential harm.
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#10 — Telegraph | More cracks in the eurozone despite likely deal for Greece
Europe’s leaders will do their best to put on a show of unity as early as Monday when they announce that they stand ready to help Greece recover from its financial disaster.
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