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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Somalia wracked by drought, thousands dead

DADAAB, Kenya, July 16 (UPI) -- The misery and death in Somalia from a devastating drought is "shocking," a spokesman for the humanitarian organization CARE says. A thousand or more new refugees arrive at the camp at Dadaab, Kenya, from neighboring Somalia every day, but there is nowhere for them to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Blagojevich posts $450,000 bond

CHICAGO, July 15 (UPI) -- A federal judge ordered former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to post a $450,000 bond Friday, secured by his Chicago house and a Washington condo. U.S. District Judge James Zagel rejected prosecutors' request for a $1 million bond, the Chicago Tribune reported. At the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Betty Ford eulogized for her courage

PALM DESERT, Calif., July 13 (UPI) -- Former first lady Betty Ford was remembered at her funeral service in California Tuesday as a woman unafraid of speaking out on taboo subjects. Ford, the wife of President Gerald Ford, got the world's attention back in the 1970s and '80s when she spoke out on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Obama won't sign short-term debt measure

WASHINGTON, July 11 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Monday ruled out any short-term fix for the country's debt and deficit problem. "What I won't consider are 30-day 60-day, 90-day or 180-day stopgap resolutions to this problem," Obama said during a news conference. "This is the United States... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 11, 2011

Minnesota shutdown still going strong

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 11 (UPI) -- Minnesota's state government shutdown has reached 11 days, and there is no sign it will be ending any time soon, officials say. There have been no newly scheduled talks about the budget, and Republican and Democrat leaders held dueling news conferences Friday, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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