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Woman gets jail for ‘American Idol’ stalking
May 30, 2009Xinhuanet -- An Australian woman who stalked 'American Idol' contestant Diana DeGarmo over the internet was sentenced to 26 months in prison Friday. Tanya Maree Quattrocchi, 23, from Melbourne hacked into the MySpace account of 2004...
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US hides sexual abuse in Abu Ghraib
May 30, 2009Washington, May 28 (Prensa Latina) The Pentagon sought to publish pictures on torture applied by the CIA in the prison of Abu Ghraib during the administration of George W. Bush, but President Barack Obama revoked its...
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New foreclosure protection for renters
May 30, 2009Original source: You may think that not owning a home will protect you from foreclosure - but an estimated 40 percent of households facing eviction due to foreclosure are renters, not homeowners. Many renters have been...
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Palestinians honor Holocaust victims
May 30, 2009RAMALLAH, May 29 (IPS) - On a cool and overcast day, a procession of grim-faced people filed silently past pictures of heaps of skeletons piled high, of emaciated survivors with blank stares corralled behind barbed wire,...
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Caracas shuns gold firm as state pushes forward with development
May 30, 2009Original source: Venezuela has refused to renew a gold concession held by the US Gold Reserve corporation as the government boosts state control over its mineral wealth. According to Wednesday's edition of Venezuela's Official Gazette, the...
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