Blizzards strand drivers, Ennis earns Laureus award and other World news
The world news of 2013-03-12 on Tamugaia - Blizzards strand drivers for hours, and Ennis earns Laureus award.
Blizzards strand drivers for hours -
Hundreds of drivers were stranded in their vehicles in freezing conditions after snow bought traffic to a standstill....
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Ennis earns Laureus award -
Jessica Ennis was named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year, with fellow Britons Andy Murray and Sebastian Coe also picking up awards at a star-studded ceremony in Rio de Janeiro....
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Noye in new bid to reduce sentence -
Road rage killer Kenneth Noye is to launch his latest bid to get his sentence reduced....
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Falkland Islanders vote to stay British -
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World waits on historic papal election -
2:22 PM...
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Sarah Palin writing book about Christmas -
2:15 PM...
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Five coalition troops killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash -
Five members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force died Monday after a helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, the ISAF announced in a brief statement....
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2 Americans slain at special ops site in Afghanistan -
Two U.S. service members were killed and others were injured Monday in a possible insider attack in Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan officials said....
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Pakistan reeling from anti-Christian attack -
A Muslim mob attack set ablaze almost 200 buildings in a predominantly Christian neighborhood of Lahore, apparently after a drunken dispute among Christian and Muslim friends....
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Speeding, lies and a mistress bring down powerful UK politician -
A former British politician was sentenced to eight months on Monday after he admitted to lying about a speeding ticket, part of a scandal that revealed salacious details of his personal life....
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The GOP Plan to Balance the Budget by 2023 -
Rep. Paul Ryan, Wall St. JrnlAmerica's national debt is over $16 trillion. Yet Washington can't figure out how to cut $85 billion"”or just 2% of the federal budget"&a...
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Paul Ryan's Fantasyland Budget -
Eugene Robinson, Washington PostWASHINGTON -- If Rep. Paul Ryan wants people to take his budget manifestos seriously, he should be honest about his ambition: not so much to make the federal government fis...
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How to Weaken an Economy -
Victor Davis Hanson, PJ MediaIt is not easy to ruin the American economy; doing nothing usually means it repairs itself and soon is healthier than before a recession.But don't despair: there are plen...
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The Grand Bargain We Don't Need -
Robert Kuttner, Huffington PostPresident Obama has been meeting with small groups of Republican senators and representatives in an effort to reduce the damage of the so-called sequester -- the $85 billion...
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Don't Let Emotions Obscure Gun Debate -
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Blizzards strand hundreds in cars -
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Afghanistan helicopter crash kills five Nato troops -
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Falkland Islands referendum: overwhelming yes to staying British -
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Guardian, Independent and FT speak out on press regulation -
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Police could have stopped Jimmy Savile in the 1960s, says official report -
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