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Aide: Baucus nominated girlfriend for US attorney
48 mins ago
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus was romantically involved with a former staffer when he recommended her earlier this year to become the next U.S. attorney for Montana, a spokesman said.
Russian nightclub fire kills 103; many crushed
1 hr 27 mins ago
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Panicked clubgoers crushed each other to death in a popular Russian nightspot as they tried to flee a fast-moving fire that one eyewitness told The Associated Press was started by pyrotechnic fountains set up on the stage.
Obama: Efforts aimed at economy's long-term health
35 mins ago
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President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to reassure Americans frustrated by high unemployment that he's concentrating on jobs, while defending his administration's efforts to strengthen the economy on several fronts.
Saudi oil minister: oil prices 'perfect'
1 hr 36 mins ago
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Saudi Arabia's oil minister said current global oil prices are "perfect," as several key OPEC members indicated the group was unlikely to change output levels when it meets later this month.
Little resistance in new US-Afghan offensive
1 hr 59 mins ago
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U.S. Marines and Afghan troops, conducting the first offensive since the new American war plan was announced, met little resistance from insurgents Saturday as they worked to disrupt Taliban supply and communications lines in a key valley in southern Afghanistan.