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Obama: Goal is to finish job in Afghanistan
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President Barack Obama says his intention is to "finish the job" in Afghanistan but that the Afghan people "ultimately have to provide for their own security."
Man says emergence from long coma was like rebirth
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A Belgian man wrongly diagnosed as vegetative for 23 years told The Associated Press Tuesday that the discovery he was fully conscious brought him a feeling of rebirth after decades of loneliness and frustration.
Home prices up slightly in September
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The summer's trend of rising home prices is ebbing as the traditional home shopping season ends, two reports Tuesday showed.
Economy's rebound not as strong as first thought
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The economy is growing modestly, with consumers too wary about spending to invigorate the recovery.
Obama: US-Indian ties help define 21st century
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President Barack Obama marked the first state visit of his administration by praising India's prime minister and declaring that ties between the two countries would be "one of the defining relationships" of the 21st century.
China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal
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China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday, the only two people sentenced to death in a scheme to water down infant formula with an industrial chemical that left at least six children dead and sickened more than 300,000.
Saab future unclear as sale to Swedish firm fails
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A Swedish specialty automaker has backed out of a deal to buy Saab from General Motors Co., casting serious doubt on the future of the troubled brand.
Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists, steal food
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Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.
Festival of mass animal sacrifice begins in Nepal
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The ceremony began with prayers in a temple by tens of thousands of Hindus before dawn Tuesday. Then it shifted to a nearby corral, where in the cold morning mist, scores of butchers wielding curved swords began slaughtering buffalo calves by hacking off their heads.
Late field goal gives Titans 20-17 win over Texas
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Rob Bironas kicked a 53-yard field goal with less than a minute remaining and the Tennessee Titans beat the Houston Texans 20-17 Monday night for their fourth straight victory after an 0-6 start.
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