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		Civil rights beacon Odetta dead at 77 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Odetta, the deep-voiced folk singer whose ballads and songs became for many a soundtrack to the American civil rights movement, has died at age 77, her manager said on Wednesday.

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World Headlines US presses Pakistan over Mumbai US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Pakistan must "co-operate fully" to bring Mumbai's attackers to justice. Oil falls on poor economic data Oil prices fall after a barrage of bad economic data heightens fears of protracted global recession and declining demand. Zimbabwe 'asks for cholera help' Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation says.

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