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India gov't wins vote on foreign retailers entry

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By By NIRMALA GEORGEAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian government won a vote in in parliament's powerful lower house Wednesday that gave backing to its plans to open up the country's massive retail sector to international big-box companies such as Wal-Mart. The government won

Man calls 14-foot canoe on Boston Harbor his home

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By By BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Michael Richard Smith is a man without a fixed address, someone who leaves it to the wind and tide in Boston Harbor to help decide where he'll dream from night to night. With his possessions packed in a 14-foot canoe, the wiry, mustachioed

NY subway victim's daughter: 'What's done is done'

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By By COLLEEN LONG and DEEPTI HAJELAAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The daughter of a man pushed in front of a subway train and photographed a split-second before his death said Wednesday after a suspect was arrested that it "would have been great" if someone had helped her father up but "what

About 350 die in Philippine typhoon, 400 missing

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By By BULLIT MARQUEZAssociated Press NEW BATAAN, Philippines (AP) - A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines has killed almost 350 people with nearly 400 missing, authorities said Thursday. More bodies were

UK Treasury chief juggles budget as outlook dims

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By By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Britain's Treasury chief George Osborne said Wednesday that the recovery of the U.K. economy is taking longer than he had hoped and warned more spending cuts will be needed to get public finances under control. With official growth forecasts

Quotations of the day

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By By The Associated Press "I'm prepared to make some tough decisions on some of these issues, but I can't ask folks who are, you know, middle class seniors who are on Medicare, young people who are trying to get student loans to go to college, I can't ask them to sacrifice and not

FBI Releases Details Of Samantha Koenig's Abduction & Murder

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FBI Press Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Anchorage Police Department, after speaking to family members, are able to release additional details of the kidnapping and murder of

FBI Releases Details Of Samantha Koenig's Abduction & Murder

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

Vet Says VA Hospital Won't Let His Service Dog Inside For Appointments

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SPOKANE, Wash. - Posttraumatic stress disorder is a diagnosis the VA hospital is all too familiar with. In many cases, veterans who suffer from PTSD are given service animals to help them through their day-to-day life. Veteran William Morisette was prescribed a service dog to help with his

Vet Says VA Hospital Won't Let His Service Dog Inside For Appointments

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th