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Iran war games 'defend nuclear sites'
Iran begins five days of war games to simulate strikes on its nuclear sites, warning it will retaliate if attacked.
Hundreds pulled from Indonesia ferry
More than 240 people are rescued after an Indonesian ferry sinks in stormy waters, but at least 29 people die, officials say.
Astronaut becomes father in space
Astronaut Randolph Bresnik becomes a father in space after his wife gives birth to a daughter back home on Earth in Texas.
 
New asset bubbles may be growing
There's growing concern that the world's central banks are flooding financial institutions with too much cash, setting the stage for another asset-bubble burst. Do banks just need to put on the brakes? Bob Moon reports.
Bill would allow Congress to audit Fed
A House committee has approved a bill sponsored by Republican Ron Paul to expand congressional oversight of the Federal Reserve. Steve Henn reports.
Change in cancer-screening guidelines
New recommendations have been issued for when you should get breast cancer mammograms and cervical-cancer screenings. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports some doctors believe patients need to change their mindsets.
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Church-goers are now being asked to be especially mindful of their personal property while attending services in the wake of a series of thefts at area churches last Sunday.
Rudy Giuliani is pointing his political aspirations toward the U.S. Senate. The former New York City Mayor is reportedly leaning away from a gubernatorial challenge, though polls show that he would be favored to beat incumbent David Paterson. Political insiders believe that Giuliani would like to take another run at the Presidency in 2012 and that the platform of a U.S. Senate seat would better assist that effort.
Officials of the NFTA are watching carefully as Albany mulls much tighter controls on the state's mass of public authorities. The oversight legislation "would slow us down," said NFTA Executive Director Lawrence Meckler, "if we have to go to Albany for approvals." No one is sure but there are 700 or 800 public authorities, said to owe $150 billion, far more than the state owes directly.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul plan has cleared an important Senate hurdle but lawmakers warned on Sunday of challenges ahead in winning support for passage, even among Obama's own Democrats.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program.
HEGANG, China (Reuters) - The death toll from China's latest coal mine disaster reached 92 on Sunday, state television said, and hopes dimmed that more survivors would emerge after a gas blast at a colliery in the nation's far northeast.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unilever United States Inc. said on Friday it was voluntarily recalling certain Shedd's Country Crock chilled side-dish products because they may contain sulfites.
World
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program.
Business
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks could sputter this week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.
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