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  1. Obama Tours Auto Plants to Spotlight Industry Recovery http://bit.ly/aT7Ngo 36 minutes ago via twitterfeed
  2. Cluster Munitions Treaty to Take Effect Sunday http://bit.ly/b3JDqn 36 minutes ago via twitterfeed
  3. Guinea Nears Democratic Transition http://bit.ly/aTDidY 36 minutes ago via twitterfeed
  4. BP CEO: Time to Scale Down Gulf Clean-Up http://bit.ly/bEGfxf about 2 hours ago via twitterfeed
  5. Helping the Needy in Gaza http://bit.ly/9vS1vp about 3 hours ago via twitterfeed
  6. Welcome Home, Baby http://bit.ly/deB3Ib about 5 hours ago via twitterfeed
  7. Army Private in WikiLeaks Case Transferred to US Military Jail http://bit.ly/9A3gam about 6 hours ago via twitterfeed
  8. Iran: Ready for Nuclear Talks With Vienna Group http://bit.ly/dDcm72 about 7 hours ago via twitterfeed
  9. Poll: Majority of Pakistanis View US as Enemy http://bit.ly/aXjC0q about 8 hours ago via twitterfeed
  10. 'Countdown to Zero' Calls for Action on Nuclear Weapons http://bit.ly/cJP1ET about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  11. China Conducts Military Exercise in South China Sea http://bit.ly/bXM6W7 about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  12. Bangladesh Garment Workers Protest Recent Wage Hike http://bit.ly/djYcWo about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  13. Three NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/9P1aRu about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  14. Australian Opposition Calls For Reopening of Controversial Refugee Camp http://bit.ly/dub4xh about 10 hours ago via twitterfeed
  15. Lebanon Hosts Syrian and Saudi Leaders Friday http://bit.ly/c03k2g about 11 hours ago via twitterfeed
  16. North Korea, UN Command Meet Again on Cheonan Incident http://bit.ly/bY6QiP about 12 hours ago via twitterfeed
  17. Mexican Government Says Top Drug Cartel Leader Killed http://bit.ly/9A1HCF about 12 hours ago via twitterfeed
  18. Pentagon Partners with FBI to Investigate Leaked Military Documents http://bit.ly/bC3tKT about 22 hours ago via twitterfeed
  19. Flying Cars Closer to Reality http://bit.ly/bN82vT about 22 hours ago via twitterfeed
  20. Prosecutors: French Mother Confesses to Killing Her 8 Newborns http://bit.ly/cAyEPz about 22 hours ago via twitterfeed
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