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		Spiders get their space legs HOUSTON (Reuters) - Spiders flying as an educational project aboard the International Space Station seem to have gotten the hang of weightlessness.

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World Headlines UK militant 'killed in Pakistan' A fugitive British militant linked to an alleged UK plot to blow up transatlantic airliners is killed in Pakistan, reports say. Zimbabwe refuses Annan group visa Former UN head Kofi Annan and ex-US president Jimmy Carter cancel a visit to Zimbabwe after they are refused visas. Argentine man kills himself on TV A former police chief in Argentina, wanted for alleged crimes against human rights, shoots himself dead live on television.

N.Y. Fed Chief said to be Treasury pick Sources close to Obama's transition team are confirming reports that Obama will nominate Timothy Geithner, President of the N.Y. Federal Reserve Bank, to be Treasury Secretary. John Dimsdale reports. What has the bailout done so far? Billions have been spent on the bailout already, and we've been keeping track. Steve Henn reports where the money went for our series "Tracking the Bailout." Citigroup stocks take dramatic fall Citigroup stocks were selling at a dizzying pace on reports that the troubled company might be considering a merger. How did things get so bad for Citigroup so quickly? Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.