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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Al-Qaida leader on trial for USS Cole attack

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The alleged mastermind of the deadly 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole warship off Yemen was arraigned Wednesday in a U.S. military court at Guantanamo. It was the first time alleged al-Qaida leader Abd al Rahim al Nashiri has appeared in court since he was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Berlusconi wins vote, loses support

ROME, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won a key budget vote Tuesday but it still may cost him his government, an opposition leader said. The ruling coalition group, led by Berlusconi, came up seven votes shy of a majority with just 308 out of 630 possible votes in the lower... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Jury: Conrad Murray guilty of killing Jackson

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles jury Monday found Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop star Michael Jackson. The verdict came after 8 1/2 hours of deliberation, following a six-week trial. Murray faces as much as four years in prison when he is sentenced... Sign in to see full entry.

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Papademos to be interim leader in Greece

ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Lucas Papademos, a one-time European Central Bank deputy president, was tapped Monday to be the interim leader of debt-riddled Greece's interim administration. The country's parties agreed to form a transition government that will help push a bailout package through... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

TV veteran Andy Rooney dead at 92

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Veteran CBS "60 Minutes" television essayist Andy Rooney died in New York Saturday of post-surgical complications, the network said. He was 92. Rooney died just five weeks after his 1,097th and final appearance on the news magazine show. He wrote his first opinion piece,... Sign in to see full entry.

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